Sunday, February 19, 2023

(Finished February 19th, 2023) Part 2 of Great Songwriters and Their Best Songs

Hello,

These are great songs written or co-written by talented songwriters. My first songwriter blog was Jim Weatherly, Burt Bacharach and David Foster. This blog is the best songs written or co-written by Carole King. Also the best songs written or co-written by Leiber and Stoller. I'm going to post my favorite version of the song below.

One of the many amazing songs from Carole's amazing "Tapestry". 36) Carole King "It's Too Late":


37) Martika "I Feel The Earth Move":


38) "So Far Away":


39) Kylie Minogue "The Loco-Motion":


40) The Chiffons "One Fine Day":


41) The Drifters "Up On The Roof":


42) Hermans Hermits "I'm On To Something Good":


43) The Shirelles "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow":


44) The Monkees Pleasant Valley Sunday":


45) The Everly Brothers "Crying In The Rain":


46) Steve Lawrence "Go Away Little Girl":


47) James Taylor "You've Got A Friend":


48) Aretha Franklin "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman":


49) Carole King "Tapestry":


Now for songs written or co-written by Leiber and Stoller. First up an appearance on Letterman:


50) Wilbert Harrison  "Kansas City":


R.I.P. Raquel. 51) Cher and Raquel Welch "I'm A Woman":


52) Elvis Presley "Hound Dog":


53) The Coasters "Searchin":


54) The Coasters "Young Blood":


55) Elvis Presley "Jailhouse Rock":


56) Elvis Presley "You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)":


57) The Coasters "Yakety Yak":


58) The Coasters "Charlie Brown":


59) The Coasters "Poison Ivy":


60) The Searchers "Love Potion # 9":


There seems to be some confusion who exactly wrote this song, but Leiber and Stoller definitely produced this version. 61) The Drifters "There Goes My Baby":


62) Ben E King "Stand By Me":


63) Elvis Presley "She's Not You":


64) George Benson "On Broadway":


I was introduced to this song by Ms. Sparks excellent version of this song. 65) Jordin Sparks "I (Who Have Nothing)":


66) Michael McDonald "I Keep Forgettin (Everytime You're Near)":


67) The Coasters "Riot In the Cell Block #9":


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