(Finished May 30th, 2023) Part 6 of the Best Pop, Rock and Soul Songs of 1986

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After watching another great episode of "Cold Case" I continue to say that show uses music to highlight and emphasize the emotions that enhance the storyline. Tonight I watched the Season 1 finale of "Cold Case", it's the episode entitled "Lover's Lane". The story is based in 1986, in other words a lot of great music from 1986 played. The first 8 songs below are songs played in that episode of "Cold Case". Some of those songs aren't actually from 1986. Starting with the ninth song though starts many of the greatest songs of that year.

It reminds me again how great the music was in 1986, but then again every year of the 80s had amazing music.

86) RUN-D.M.C. "My Adidas":

87) Kenny Loggins "Playing With The Boys":

88) Madonna "Open Your Heart":

89) The Cutting Crew "(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight":

90) The Call "I Still Believe (Great Design)":

91) Jackson Browne "Lives In The Balance":

92) Janet Jackson "Nasty":

93) Sara "Starship":

94) Falco "Rock Me Amadeus":

95) Miami Sound Machine "Bad Boy":

96) "Level 42 Something About You":

97) Miami Sound Machine "Conga":

98) Simple Minds "Alive and Kicking":

99) The Jets "You Got It All":

100) Peter Gabriel featuring Kate Bush "Don't Give Up":

101) Ozzy Osbourne "Lightning Strikes":

102) Lionel Richie "Dancing On The Ceiling":

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(Finished May 29th, 2023) Part 2 of the Most Fun Songs of the Late 70s and the 80s

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This is at least the 700th blog that I've written about the greatest decade of music ever. The music of the late 70s throughout the end of the 1989 is indeed amazing. Inspired by watching the "Tetris" movie and the amazing 80s songs they played I thought we needed yet another 80s blog. This one will feature some great late 70s songs as well.

18) Murray Head "One Night In Bangkok":

19) Prince "Pop Life":

20) The Go-Go's "We Got The Beat":

21) Walk Like An Egyptian":

22) The J. Geils Band "Freeze Frame":

23) Great White "Once Bitten, Twice Shy":

24) Tommy Tutone "867-5309/ Jenny":

25) Shannon "Give Me Tonight":

26) Chic "Le Freak":

27) Shannon Easton "Strut":

28) Gloria Estefan "Rhythm Is Going To Get You":

29) Oingo Boingo "Who Do You Want To Be Today":

30) The Time "Jungle Love":

31) Mary Jane Girls "In My House":

32) Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It For The Boy":

33) The S.O.S. Band "Take Your Time (Do It Right)":

34) Nick Lowe "I Knew The Bride When She Used To Rock and Roll":

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(Started May 28th, 2023) Part 1 of the Most Fun Songs of the Late 70s and the 80s

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This is at least the 700th blog that I've written about the greatest decade of music ever. The music of the late 70s throughout the end of the 1989 is indeed amazing. Inspired by watching the "Tetris" movie and the amazing 80s songs they played I thought we needed yet another 80s blog. This one will feature some great late 70s songs as well.

1) Europe "The Final Countdown":

2) The Knack "My Sharona":

3) Blondie "Heart of Glass":

4) The Pet Shop Boys "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)":

5) Bonnie Tyler "Holding Out For A Hero":

6) Stevie Wonder "Sir Duke":

7) CJ and Co "Devil's Gun":

8) Joe Jackson "Is She Really Going Out With Him":

9) "Ring My Bell":

10) Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing":

11) Billy Ocean "Get Outta My Dreams Get Into My Car"

12) ABC "The Look of Love":

13) Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer":

14) The Gap Band "You Dropped A Bomb On Me":

15) Stacey Q "Two of Hearts":

16) Wang Chung "Everybody Have Fun Tonight":

17) Men Without Hats "The Safety Dance":

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(Finished April 2nd, 2023) Part 4 of Pop/ Rock/ Country Songs With Religious References

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Looking for a Sunday themed blog for this Sunday, thus it's pop/rock and country songs with some religious references. Sorry no sappy songs, I'm looking at you "Jesus Take The Wheel". Some of these songs are more religious than others. 

52) Natalie Merchant "Wayfaring Stranger":

53) Keith Urban "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16":

54) Martika "Love...Thy Will Be Done":

55) Billy Joel "River of Dreams":

56) Garth Brooks "Unanswered Prayers":

57) Needtobreathe featuring Gavin DeGraw "Brother":

58)Maren Morris "My Church":

59) Miranda Lambert "The House That Built Me":

60) Lauren Daigle "Love Like This":

61) Amy Grant "Better Than A Hallelujah":

62) Silke and Hagen Roesler "Chainbreaker":

63) Mr. Mister "Broken Wings":

64) Elton John "I'm Still Standing":

65) Kelly Clarkson "Stronger What Doesn't Kill You":

66) Whitney Houston "I Didn't Know My Own Strength":

67) Rachel Platten "I'll Stand By You":

68) "Mr. Blue Sky":

69) "I'm Like A Bird":

70) "Girl On Fire":

71) Sade "Soldier of Love":

(Finished May 27th 2023) Part 2 of Selected Best(ish) Rock Songs of Now!! And The Last Couple of Years

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These are some of the best songs of the last couple years, or maybe a bit beyond.

Probably not the usual song you would consider for this type of blog. However Olivia Rodrigo is great and this song rocks. 18) Olivia Rodrigo "Brutal":

19) Daughtry "Heavy Is The Crown":

20) Rammstein "Zick Zack":

21) Metallica "Screaming Suicide":

22) Duran Duran featuring Ivorian Doll "Hammerhead":

23) Maneskin "Supermodel":

24) Yungblud "Tissues":

25) Within Temptation "The Fire Within":

26) Maggie Lindemann "she knows it":

27) Falling In Reverse "Voices In My Head":

28) All Time Low "Sleepwalkin":

29) Story of The Year "War":

30) Nothing But Thieves "Welcome To The DCC":

31) Dial Tone "Catch Your Breath":

32) Tigercub "The Perfume of Decay":

33) Skillet "Psycho In My Head":

34) Atreyu "Watch Me Burn":

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(Finished May 26th, 2023) Phantogram

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Phantogram is visiting Ogden, Utah and I have the chance of going. I thought I would post a blog about them while listening to their music. It's not the worst music I've ever heard, but it's also something that I don't want to pay my hard earned money to go see live.

1) "When I'm Small":

2) "Mouthful of Diamonds":

3) "As Far As I Can See":

4) "Don't Move":

5) "You Are The Ocean":

6) "Fall In Love":

7) "Black Out Days":

8) "You Don't Get Me High Anymore":

9 "Make A Fist":

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(Finished May 23rd, 2023) Part 3 of The Most Poignant Songs

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The most poignant, sweet, beautiful and amazing songs. What does poignant mean? From bing.com, the meaning of poignant is "evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret". But poignancy means to me any strong emotion or feeling.

35) James Ingram "Just Once":

36) The Scorpions "Wind of Change":

37) Evanescence "My Immortal":

38) Joan Osborne "One of Us":

39) U2 "Red Hill Mining Town":

40) Glenn Close "Send In The Clowns":

41) Bette Midler "From A Distance":

42) Elaine Paige "Memory":

43) Anne Hathaway "I Dreamed A Dream";

44) John Parr "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)":

45) The "Chess" ballad Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson "I Know Him So Well":

46) James Ingram "One Hundred Ways":

47) Pearl Jam "Last Kiss":

48) Death Cab For Cutie "We Looked Like Giants":

49) Simon and Garfunkel "Sound Of Silence":

50) Percy Faith "Theme From A Summer Place":

51) Peter Schilling "Major Tom":

52) Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas":

53) Mike and the Mechanics "The Living Years":

54) Stevie Nicks Leather and Lace:

Here's a newer band with a poignant song. 55) Inhaler "Perfect Storm":

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(Finished May 22nd, 2023) Part 1 of Selected Best(ish) Rock Songs of Now!! And The Last Couple of Years

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These are some of the best songs of the last couple years, or maybe a bit beyond.

1) Skid Row "Hell or High Water":

2) Skid Row "The Gang's All Here":

3) Rolling Quartz "Delight":

4) Rolling Quartz "Holler":

5) Rolling Quartz "Rock'n'roll paradise":

6) Plush "Sober":

7) Plush "Better Off Alone/ Barracuda":

8) Plush "Why Do I Even Try":

9) Maneskin featuring Tom Morello "Gossip" I love when the line "Don't act you don't know" goes into Tom Morello's very distinct guitar solo.

So sip the gossip, drink till you choke

Sip the gossip, burn down your throat

You're not iconic, you are just like them all

Don't act like you don't know

10) blink-182 "Edging":

11) Linkin Park "Lost":

12) Ozzy Osbourne "Patient Number 9":

Miss Lavigne ably covering a Kelly Clarkson classic. 13) Avril Lavigne "Breakaway":

14) Shinedown "Daylight":

15) Ghost "Spillways":

One of the best of bands that kicking butt right now. 16) Skillet "Surviving The Game":

17) Iron Maiden "Writing On The Wall":

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(Finished May 21st, 2023) Part 3 of The Best 80sish Synth Songs

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I like to make the joke that the best way to tell if a movie is an 80s movie is by the synth music in the background. Many times those are great synth songs, but not always. There were a lot of terrible synth songs in the 80s. It was a trend that a lot of people tried to exploit, some much better than others.

Thanks again to ranker.com for the ideas. Also thanks to Paramo de Tres Incendios Records for their Synth Pop YouTube video. Thanks for introducing to so much new music.

35) Johnny Hates Jazz "Shattered Dreams":

36) New Order "The Perfect Kiss":

This is one of those songs that take me back to the classic early days of MTV. I wonder what would have happened to songs like this without MTV. 37) After The Fire "Der Kommissar":

38) Thompson Twins "Doctor Doctor":

39) Visage "Fade To Grey":

40) Heaven 17 "Feels Like Heaven":

41) Alphaville "Forever Young":

42) Eurythmics "Here Comes The Rain Again":

43) Icehouse "Great Southern Land":

44) Thompson Twins "Hold Me Now":

45) Talk Talk "It's My Life":

46) Depeche Mode "Just Can't Get Enough":

47) Thompson Twins "Lay Your Hands On Me":

48) Human League "Love Action":

49) King "Love and Pride":

50) Eurythmics "Love Is A Stranger":

51) 'Til Tuesday "Voices Carry":

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(Finished May 21st, 2023) Part 2 In Honor of Andy Rourke The Selected Best of New Wave

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In light of Andy Rourke's death yesterday here's some of the selected best of New Wave. Yes, of course that will include some of the Smiths best music. This series of blogs also goes out to Pete Burns, the flam- boyant singer for Dead or Alive. Also these series of blogs are dedicated to Andy Fletcher, keyboardist and bass guitarist for Depeche Mode. Other 80s musicians who died way too young include Stuart Adamson of Big Country.

And how could I forget Michael Hutchence, lead singer for INXS, who died of suicide. I can't remember what INXS song it was now, but I heard an INXS to start off my morning walk the other day. But that song put me immediately into a great mood.

18) Animotion "Obsession":

19) XTC "Dear God":

20) A Flock of Seagulls "I Ran (So Far Away)":

21) Romeo Void " A Girl In Trouble (Is A Temporary Thing):

22) Blancmange "Don't Tell Me":

23) Big Country "In A Big Country":

24) Peter Murphy "Cuts You Up":

25) INXS "The One Thing":

26) Love and Rockets "No New Tale To Tell":

27) Murray Head "One Night In Bangkok":

28) M "Pop Muzik":

29) Alphaville "Forever Young":

30) Siouxsie and the Banshees "Kiss Them For Me":

31) Split Enz "I Got You":

32) The Church "Under The Milky Way":

33) Echo and the Bunnymen "Bring On The Dancing Horses":

34) The Talking Heads "Once In A Lifetime":

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(Finished May 21st, 2023) Part 1 In Honor of Andy Rourke The Selected Best of New Wave

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In light of Andy Rourke's death yesterday here's some of the selected best of New Wave. Yes, of course that will include some of the Smiths best music. This series of blogs also goes out to Pete Burns, the flam- boyant singer for Dead or Alive. Also these series of blogs are dedicated to Andy Fletcher, keyboardist and bass guitarist for Depeche Mode. Other 80s musicians who died way too young include Stuart Adamson of Big Country.

And how could I forget Michael Hutchence, lead singer for INXS, who died of suicide. I can't remember what INXS song it was now, but I heard an INXS to start off my morning walk the other day. But that song put me immediately into a great mood.

1) Modern English "Melt With You":

2) Yazoo "Don't Go":

3) The Human League "Don't You Want Me":

4) The Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls":

5) The Smiths "How Soon is Now":

6) The Smiths "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out":

7) The Dead Milkmen "Punk Rock Girl":

8) Depeche Mode "Enjoy The Silence":

9) Berlin "Metro":

10) King "Love and Pride":

11) Billy Idol "White Wedding":

12) Q Feel "Dancing In Heaven":

13) Bow Wow Wow "Do You Wanna Hold Me":

14) Material Issue "Valerie Loves Me":

15) Real Life "Send Me An Angel":

16) Crowded House "Don't Dream It's Over":

17) Depeche Mode "But Not Tonight":

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(Finished May 18th, 2023) Part 1 of Best Songs About Alienation/ Anxiety/ Discomfort Etc.

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My current job inspired this series of blogs. These are the best songs about alienation, anxiety and discomfort.

The Vietnam War may have been the most alienating of all American wars. This song, this video and that tragic war are all fit for each other. 1) The Doors "The End":

2) Weezer "In The Garage":

3) Disturbed "Stupify":

4) Rihanna "Disturbia":

5) Paramore "CrushCrushCrush":

6) Avril Lavigne "Head Above Water":

7) Linkin Park "Crawling":

8) Tori Amos "Crucify":

9) Garbage "Only Happy When It Rains":

10) Lana Del Rey "Summertime Sadness":

11) Pink Floyd "Shine On You Crazy Diamond":

12) The Rolling Stones "Paint It Black":

13) Green Day "Boulevard of Broken Dreams":

14) Tears For Fears "Mad World":

15) Echo and the Bunnymen "People Are Strange":

16) R.E.M. "Everybody Hurts":

17) Pearl Jam "Black":

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(Finished May 17th, 2023) Part 10 of Random, Underappreciated Songs of the 80s (and early 90s), Songs 154

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I'm going to go where YouTube, old memories and the greatest decade for music ever take me. I started this blog series over two years ago. Sometimes I just yearn to listen to the classics from the past. This is one of those times. I've worked very hard to not have duplicates, but if I do that's a well deserving song that's a little bit less obscure.

154) The Fixx "Secret Separation":

155) Jane Wiedlin "Rush Hour":

156) U2 "Red Hill Mining Town":

157) David and David "Welcome To Boomtown":

158) El Debarge "Who's Johnny":

159) Robert Palmer "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On":

160) ELO "So Serious":

161) Klymaxx "Meeting In The Ladies Room":

162) Mr. Mister "Is It Love":

163) Living In A Box "Living In A Box":

164) Frida "I Know There's Something Going On":

165) Gino Vannelli "Black Cars":

166) Yes "Love Will Find A Way":

167) Art of Noise "Close (To The Edit)":

168) The Judds "Why Not Me":

169) 2 Unlimited "No Limit":

170) "Walking On Broken Glass":

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(Finished May 16th, 2023) Part 9 of Random, Underappreciated Songs of the 80s (and early 90s), Songs 137-1

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I'm going to go where YouTube, old memories and the greatest decade for music ever take me. I started this blog series over two years ago. Sometimes I just yearn to listen to the classics from the past. This is one of those times. I've worked very hard to not have duplicates, but if I do that's a well deserving song that's a little bit less obscure.

137) Huey Lewis and The News "Hip To Be Square":

138) Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give You Up":

139) Mariah Carey "Vision of Love":

140) Maxi Priest "Close To You":

141) Technotronic "Pump Up The Jam":

142) Lisa Stansfield "All Around The World":

143) Rick Astley "Whenever You Need Someone":

144) Calloway "I Wanna Be Rich":

I had completely forgotten this song. 145) Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown "She Ain't Worth It":

146) Sweet Sensation "If Wishes Come True":

147) Reba McEntire "Rumor Has It":

148) U2 "Trip Through Your Wires":

149) Samantha Fox "Love House":

150) Santana "Winning":

151) Manfred Mann's Earth Band "Runner":

152) Slade "Run Runaway":

153) Stacey Q "We Connect":

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(Finished May 14th, 2023) Part 8 of Random, Underappreciated Songs of the 80s (and early 90s), Songs 120-136

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I'm going to go where YouTube, old memories and the greatest decade for music ever take me. I started this blog series over two years ago. Sometimes I just yearn to listen to the classics from the past. This is one of those times. I've worked very hard to not have duplicates, but if I do that's a well deserving song that's a little bit less obscure.

120) UB40 "Can't Help Falling In Love":

121) Boom Crash Opera "Onion Skin":

It's Sunday night and I'm already working for next weekend. 122) Loverboy "Working For The Weekend":

123) Huey Lewis and the News "Working For A Living":

124) Sade "Never As Good As The First Time":

125) Baltimora "Tarzan Boy":

126) Sheena Easton "Modern Girl":

127) The Bangles "Hazy Shade of Winter":

128) The Romantics "Talking In Your Sleep":

129) The Vapors "Turning Japanese":

130) The Bee Gees "One":

131) Force MDs "Tender Love":

132) MC Hammer "Have You Seen Her":

133) Lorrie Morgan "Something In Red":

134) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "The Waiting":

135) Michael Jackson "Wanna Be Starting Something":

136) Huey Lewis and the News "Walking On A Thin Line":

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(Started May 13th, 2023) Part 7 of Random, Underappreciated Songs of the 80s (and early 90s), Songs 103-119

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I'm going to go where YouTube, old memories and the greatest decade for music ever take me. I started this blog series over two years ago. Sometimes I just yearn to listen to the classics from the past. This is one of those times.

Skip to about the 25 second mark. 103) The Jets "You've Got It All":

104) INXS "Guns In The Sky":

105) En Vogue "Free Your Mind":

106) Eddie Money "Shakin":

This song is so obscure that I didn't even know what song I was talking about on my own blog notes. 107) Scarlet and Black "You Don't Know":

108) Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band "Against The Wind":

109) Enya "Orinoco Flow":

Just one of the many amazing musicians we've lost the last several years. R.I.P. Christine.  110) Christine McVie "Got A Hold On Me":

111) Christopher Cross "Never Be The Same":

112) Midnight Oil "Kosciusko":

113) Tori Amos "Crucify":

114) Neneh Cherry "Kisses On The Wind":

115) Danger Danger "Naughty Naughty":

116) Fleetwood Mac "Seven Wonders":

117) Young MC "Bust A Move":

118) The Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian":

119) Stevie Wonder "Ain't Gonna Stand For It":

(Finished May 11th, 2023) Part 5 of the Best Pop, Rock and Soul Songs of 1986

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After watching another great episode of "Cold Case" I continue to say that show uses music to highlight and emphasize the emotions that enhance the storyline. Tonight I watched the Season 1 finale of "Cold Case", it's the episode entitled "Lover's Lane". The story is based in 1986, in other words a lot of great music from 1986 played. The first 8 songs below are songs played in that episode of "Cold Case". Some of those songs aren't actually from 1986. Starting with the ninth song though starts many of the greatest songs of that year.

It reminds me again how great the music was in 1986, but then again every year of the 80s had amazing music.

69) Peter Gabriel "In Your Eyes":

70) ZZ Top "Velcro Fly":

71) Jermaine Stewart "We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off":

72) Glass Tiger "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)":

I believe the kids of today would call this a "banger". 73) RUN-D.M.C. "Raising Hell":

74) Madonna "Papa Don't Preach":

75) Madonna "Love Makes The World Go Around":

76) "Heaven In Your Eyes":

77) The Smiths "Bigmouth Strikes Again":

78) Spandau Ballet "Through The Barricades":

79) Pet Shop Boys "Opportunities":

80) Boston "We're Ready":

81) Fabulous T-Birds "Tuff Enuff":

82) The Georgia Satellites "Keep Your Hands To Yourself":

83) World Party "Ship of Fools":

84) Double "Captain Of Her Heart":

85) The Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian":

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