(Finished August 30th, 2024) Part 2 of The Best Sexy Country Love Songs

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Here are some of the sexiest country songs.

18) Clare Dunn "Tuxedo":

19) Brad Paisley "Ticks":

20) T.G. Shepherd "Do You Wanna Go To Heaven":

21) K.T. Oslin "Do Ya":

22) Pam Tillis "Maybe It Was Memphis":

23) Garth Brooks "That Summer":

Quite literally one of the greatest songs ever. 24) Keith Whitley "When You Say Nothing At All":

25) Brad Paisley "Mud On The Tires":

Just one of the all-time greatest country songs ever. 26) Alabama "Old Flame":

27) Charlie Rich "Behind Closed Doors";

28) Josh Turner "Firecracker":

29) Kenny Rogers "Love Or Something Like It":

30) Ronnie McDowell "In A New York Minute":

31) Gary Allan "Nothing On But The Radio":

32) Billy Currington "Must Be Doing Something Right":

33) Terri Gibbs "Somebody's Knocking":

34) Conway Twitty "I'd Love To Lay You Down":

35) Keith Anderson "Pickin Wildflowers":

36) Eric Church "Like A Wrecking Ball":

37) Johnny Duncan & Janie Fricke "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better":

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(Finished August 29th, 2024) Part 1 of The Best Songs About Animals/ Animal Related Song Titles

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"And I want, and I need, animal." 1) Def Leppard "Animal":

2) The Scorpions "The Zoo":

3) Lene Lovich and Nina Hagen "Don't Kill The Animals":

4) Pearl Jam "Animal":

5) Rival Sons "Wild Animal":

6) Mumford and Sons "Little Lion Man":

7) The Tokens "The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)":

8) Survivor "The Eye Of The Tiger":

9) Jefferson Airplane "White Rabbit":

10) Elton John "Crocodile Rock":

11) Rock Lobster":

12) Michael Martin Murphey "Wildfire":

13) Al Stewart "Year of The Cat":

14) The Stray Cats "Stray Cat Strut":

15) Baha Men "Who Let The Dogs Out":

16) Bob Marley and the Wailers "Buffalo Soldier":

17) Fleetwood Mac "Tusk":

18) Neneh Cherry "Buffalo Stance":

19) Alice In Chains "Rooster":

20) U2 "The Fly":

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(Finished August 26th, 2022) Part 2 of The Best Seven Individual Years In Pop Music, Madonna 1985-1991

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Was there ever a more significant seven years in pop music history for a performer than Madonna's 1984 to 1990? In that timeframe she released the CDs "Like A Virgin", "True Blue" and the "Who's That Girl" soundtrack. She also released "Like A Prayer", the "You Can Dance" dance CD and her greatest hits collection "The Immaculate Collection". She also released the soundtrack to "Dick Tracy, it's the "I'm Breathless" soundtrack. In that timeframe she released the below songs, many of these are classic Madonna tunes. She also acted in five movies, with an additional movie being released during that time that she had been made earlier.  The best movie she was associated with during that time was "Vision Quest". She contributed "Gambler" and one of her best ballads "Crazy For You" to that movie. She also went on three different tours.

My good friends at amazon are delivering a book about Madonna and the entire 80s music era tomorrow, I look forward to reading that book. It's Mary Gabriel's "Madonna: A Rebel Life". 

21) featuring Prince "Love Song":

I forgot how great that song is. 22) "Material Girl":

23) "More":

24) "Now I'm Following You, Parts 1 & 2":

25) "Oh Father":

26) "Open Your Heart":

27) "Over and Over":

One of my all-time favorites by Madonna. 28) "Papa Don't Preach":

29) "Promise To Try":

30) "Something To Remember":

31) "Spanish Eyes":

32) With Jellybean Benitez "Sidewalk Talk":

33) "Sooner or Later":

34) "Spotlight":

35) "Stay":

36) "Till Death Do Us Part":

37) "True Blue":

38) "Vogue":

39) "White Heat":

"Who's That Girl":

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(Finished August 25th, 2028) Part 3 of The Best of Tearjerker Songs

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Great sad songs, songs that are poignant and songs that are tearjerkers.

35) Whitney Houston "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?":

36) Tom Odell "Another Love":

37) Carrie Underwood "Backsliding":

38) Sia "Chandelier":

This would be a greatest hits if there were greatest hits in tearjerkers songs. Prepare to be overwhelmed by the feels. I really wanted Clay and Hannah to get together. 39) Lord Huron "The Night We Met":

40) Elton John "Candle In The Wind":

41) James Blunt "Goodbye My Lover":

42) Coldplay "Fix You":

43) "Dark Paradise":

44) Lady Gaga "You and I":

45) The Counting Crows "Goodnight Elisabeth":

46) Dire Straits "Romeo and Juliet":

47) Don Henley "End of The Innocence":

48) Green Day "Whatsername":

49) The Verve Pipe "The Freshman":

50) First Aid Kit "Ghost Town":

51) Eric Carmen "All By Myself":

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(Finished August 22nd, 2024) Part 7 of The Best, No Matter How Obscure, Videos of The Beginning Days of Music Videos Through 1989

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In honor of the 43rd anniversary of MTV, these are the who knows how many best videos from MTV's early days. I am also including videos from pre-MTV days. This blog has expanded from my original intent. From only 51 songs to who knows how many songs? From videos from the late 70s to 1989 now from any notable video since music videos were made. 

I'm changing these blogs to the best, no matter how obscure videos of The Beginning Days Of Music Videos Through 1989.  I also just might post all the great songs from that era.

103) Richard Marx "Don't Mean Nothing";

104) Scandal "The Warrior":

105) Tone Loc "Wild Thing":

106) Living Color "Cult of Personality":

107) Bryan Adams "The Summer of '69":

108) Simple Minds "Don't You (Forget About Me)":

109) A Flock of Seagulls "Heartbeat Like A Drum":

110) Art of Noise "Close To The Edit

111) The Alarm "Stand":

112) Billy Crystal "You Look Marvelous":

113) The Cars "Since You're Gone":

114) Dead or Alive "Something In My House":

115) Devo "Girl U Want":

116) Michael Jackson "Thriller":

117)  Prince "Little Red Corvette":

118) Abba Waterloo

119) Blancmange "Don't Tell Me":

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(Finished August 20th, 2024) Part 6 of The Best, No Matter How Obscure, Videos of The Beginning Days of Music Videos Through 1989

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In honor of the 43rd anniversary of MTV, these are the who knows how many best videos from MTV's early days. I am also including videos from pre-MTV days. This blog has expanded from my original intent. From only 51 songs to who knows how many songs? From videos from the late 70s to 1989 now from any notable video since music videos were made. 

I'm changing these blogs to the best, no matter how obscure videos of The Beginning Days Of Music Videos Through 1989.  I also just might post all the great songs from that era.

86) ELO "Don't Bring Me Down":

87) Loverboy "Turn Me Loose":

88) Styx "Too Much Time On My Hands":

89) Cheap Trick "Dream Police":

90) The Tubes "She's A Beauty":

91) Kansas "Carry On My Wayward Song":

92) Golden Earring "Radar Love":

93) Meat Loaf "Bat Out of Hell":

94) Midnight Oil "Beds Are Burning":

95) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ""Don't Come Around Here No More":

96) The Primitives "Crash":

97) Martika "Toy Soldiers":

98) Don Johnson "Heartbeat":

99) Sammy Hagar " I Can't Drive 55":

100) The Police "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic":

101) The Hooters "All You Zombies":

102) The Rolling Stones "Start Me Up":

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(Updated August 18th, 2024) Part 3 of What's Up Man? The Best Songs With "Man" In The Title

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This is my first blog in this series in 15 months, I like to shake things up.

There are a few classic man songs, but I think the female gender is much better represented in classic songs.  I found out that's not actually the case though. For some reason nearly all these man songs were sung by men.

35) The Four Seasons "Walk Like A Man":

36) Garth Brooks 'The Night I Called The Old Man Out":

37) Hall and Oates "Maneater":

38) Tears For Fears "Break The Man":

39) The Heavy "What Makes A Good Man?":

40) The Highwaymen "The Highwayman":

I love this song so damn much. 41) Joan Osborne "Right Hand Man":

42) Johnny Rivers "Secret Agent Man":

43) Kenny Chesney "The Tin Man":

44) Lordi "Would You Love A Monsterman":

45) The Marvelettes "Please Mr. Postman":

46) Metallica "Of Wolf and Man":

47) Mieka Pauley "Be Like The Man":

48) Muddy Waters "Hoochie Coochie Man":

49) Muddy Waters "Mannish Boy":

50) Mumford and Sons "Little Lion Man":

51) Neil Diamond "Solitary Man':

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(Finished August 17th, 2028) Part 2 of The Best of Tearjerker Songs

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Great sad songs, songs that are poignant and songs that are tearjerkers.

18) Pearl Jam "Black":

19) U2 "Kite":

20) Fleetwood Mac "Landslide":

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

22) Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved":

23) Whitney Houston "I Have Nothing":

24) No Doubt "Don't Speak":

25) Lana Del Rey "Summertime Sadness":

26) Dan Seals "My Old Yellow Car":

27) Gotye featuring Kimbra "Someone I Used To Know":

28) Tracy Chapman "Fast Car":

29) Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald "On My Own":

30) Lady A "Need You Now":

31) "Alessia Cara "Scars To Your Beautiful":

32) We The Kings "Check Yes Juliet":

33) Smokey Robinson and the Miracles "Tracks of My Tears":

34) Carole King "It's Too Late":

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(Started August 14th, 2028) Part 1 of The Best of Tearjerker Songs

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Great sad songs, songs that are poignant and songs that are tearjerkers.

1) Eric Church "Springsteen":

2) Terry Jacks "Seasons In The Sun":

3) Sufjan Stevens "Casimir Pulaski Day":

4) Bruce Springsteen "The River":

5) Michael Jackson "She's Out Of My Life":

6) The Kinks "Come Dancing":

7) The Platters "Smoke Gets In Your Eye":

8) George Jones "He Stopped Loving Her Today":

9) Skeeter Davis "End of The World":

I still remember this amazing performance from "American Idol". Jordin Sparks 10a) I Who Have Nothing":

10b) Shirley Bassey "I Who Have Nothing":

11) Joni Mitchell "Both Sides Now":

12) The Counting Crows "A Long December":

This song get me in the feelings every time I hear it. 13) Peter, Paul and Mary "Puff The Magic Dragon":

14) The Smiths "There's A Light That Never Goes Out":

15) Harry Chapin "Cats In The Cradle":

16) "Hallelujah":

17) Simon and Garfunkel "Sounds of Silence": 

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(Finished August 13th, 2024) Part 5 of The Best, No Matter How Obscure, Videos of The Beginning Days of Music Videos Through 1989

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In honor of the 43rd anniversary of MTV, these are the who knows how many best videos from MTV's early days. I am also including videos from pre-MTV days. This blog has expanded from my original intent. From only 51 songs to who knows how many songs? From videos from the late 70s to 1989 now from any notable video since music videos were made. 

I'm changing these blogs to the best, no matter how obscure videos of The Beginning Days Of Music Videos Through 1989.  I also just might post all the great songs from that era.

69) Sniff N' The Tears "Driver's Seat":

70) George Harrison "Got My Mind Sent On You":

71) The Fixx "Red Skies At Night":

72) Paul McCartney "Coming Up":

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

74) Aerosmith "Angel":

75) Michael Jackson "Rock With You";

76) Missing Persons "Words":

77) The Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)":

78) Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer":

79) Gerry Rafferty "Baker Street":

80) John Lennon "(Just Like) Starting Over":

81) Quarterflash "Harden My Heart":

82) Sinead O'Connor "I Want Your Hands On Me":

83) Starship "We Built This City":

One of those songs that there's a strong possibility it will never leave my iPod. 84) The Kinks "Come Dancing":

85) Jane Wiedlin "Rush Hour":

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(Finished August 11th, 2024) Part 5 of The Best of the Best- The Most Deserving Diamond Certified CDs

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These are the best of the best diamond certified CDs. I will only be focusing on original CDs and not any greatest hits collections. I'll only make an exception for Bob Marley's "Legend". I know that's a greatest hits collection, but it seems it was meant to raise awareness of the great music of Bob Marley and The Wailers. Not all Diamond CDs are equal. I'll post the six best songs from each CD.

13) Carole King "Tapestry": "I Feel The Earth Move":

Carole King is such a brilliant songwriter that many other musicians wanted to sing her songs. There's a selection of those songs below. Martika "I Feel The Earth Move":

Carole King "So Far Away":

Rod Stewart "So Far Away":

Carole King "Tapestry":

Carole King "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman":

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

Carole King "It's Too Late":

Carole King "You've Got A Friend In Me":

James Taylor and Carole King "You've Got A Friend In Me":

These next seven songs are all by Meat Loaf. 14) Meat Loaf "Bat Out of Hell": "Bat Out Of Hell":

"You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)":

"Heaven Can Wait":

"All Revved Up With No Place To Go":

"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad":

She's amazing, such a great singer and so damn sexy. "Paradise By the Dashboard Light":

"For Crying Out Loud":

15) The "Dirty Dancing" Soundtrack: Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes "(I've Had) The Time of My Life":

The Ronettes "Be My Baby":

Patrick Swayze featuring Wendy Fraser "She's Like The Wind":

Eric Carmen "Hungry Eyes":

Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs "Stay":

Bruce Channel "Hey! Baby":

Tom Johnston "Where Are You Tonight":

The Five Satins "In The Still of the Night":

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(Finished August 9th, 2024) Part 4 of The Best, No Matter How Obscure, Videos of The Beginning Days of Music Videos Through 1989

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In honor of the 43rd anniversary of MTV, these are the who knows how many best videos from MTV's early days. I am also including videos from pre-MTV days. This blog has expanded from my original intent. From only 51 songs to who knows how many songs? From videos from the late 70s to 1989 now from any notable video since music videos were made. 

I'm changing these blogs to the best, no matter how obscure videos of The Beginning Days Of Music Videos Through 1989.  I also just might post all the great songs from that era.

52) Oingo Boingo "Nothing Bad Ever Happens To Me":

53) The Lightning Seeds "Pure":

54) Billy Ocean "Loverboy":

55) Alannah Myles "Black Velvet":

56) Milli Vanilli "Girl I'm Going To Miss You":

57) Tracey Ullman "They Don't Know":

58) Ratt "Round & Round":

59) New Order "Round and Round":

60) Van Halen "Hot For Teacher":

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

62) Alice Cooper "Poison":

63) Poison "Every Rose Has It's Thorn":

64) Stacey Q "Two of Hearts":

65) Herbie Hancock "Rockit":

66) The Animals "House of the Rising Sun":

67) Gary Numan "Cars":

68) Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart":

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(Finished August 7th, 2024) Part 4 of The Greatest Hits of Broadway

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On March 1st, 2024 my rock concert girlfriend and I will be going to see "Les Miserables" here in the Eccles Theatre in Salt Lake City. This will be the seventh or eighth time I've seen this amazing musical. It quite likely is my favorite Broadway play ever. 

These final three songs are from "Moulin Rouge", one of the best jukebox musicals ever. 49) "More More More":

50) "El Tango De Roxanne":

51) "Sympathy For The Duke":

These next six songs are from the amazing "Come From Away" 52) "28 Hours/ Wherever We Are":

53) "Darkness and Trees":

54) "Welcome To The Rock":

55) "On The Edge":

56) "Stop The World":

57) "Something's Missing":

58) "Finale":

These next six songs are from the fantastic musical "Kinky Boots" 59) "Step One":

60) "Land of Lola":

61) "Raise You Up/ Just Be":

63) "Not My Father's Son":

64) Annaleigh Ashford "The History of Wrong Guys":

65) "Sex Is In The Heel":

These next three songs are from "Annie Get Your Gun", 66) Ethel Merman "There's No Business Like Show Business":

67) "Doin' What Comes Naturally":

68) "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)":

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(Finished August 4th, 2024) Part 3 of The Most Memorable Videos of The Beginning Days of Music Videos Through 1989

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In honor of the 43rd anniversary of MTV, these are the who knows how many best videos from MTV's early days. I am also including videos from pre-MTV days. This blog has expanded from my original intent. From only 51 songs to who knows how many songs? From videos from the late 70s to 1989 now from any notable video since music videos were made. 

35) Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Want To Have Fun":

36) Madonna "Papa Don't Preach":

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

38) Dire Straits "Money For Nothing":

39) Huey Lewis and The News "The Power of Love":

One of the best ballads of this era. 40) George Michael "Careless Whisper":

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

42) The Hooters "And We Danced":

43) Icehouse "Electric Blue":

44) Midnight Oil "Beds Are Burning":

45) The Tubes "She's A Beauty":

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

47) The B-52's "Love Shack":

48) The Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian":

49) Haysi Fantayzee "Shiny Shiny":

50) Boom Crash Opera "Onion Skin":

51) U2 "Sunday Bloody Sunday":

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(Finished August 4th, 2024) Part 2 of The Most Memorable Videos of The Beginning Days of Music Videos Through 1989

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In honor of the 43rd anniversary of MTV, these are the who knows how many best videos from MTV's early days. I am also including videos from pre-MTV days. This blog has expanded from my original intent. From only 51 songs to who knows how many songs? From videos from the late 70s to 1989 now from any notable video since music videos were made. 

18) The Talking Heads "Burning Down The House":

19) Queen "Under Pressure":

20) David Bowie "Space Oddity":

21) Peter Schilling "Major Tom (Coming Home)":

22) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Don't Come Around Here Anymore":

23) The Bee Gees "Too Much Heaven":

24) ZZ Top "Legs":

25) Taco "Puttin On The Ritz":

26) Quiet Riot "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)":

27) Thomas Dolby "She Blinded Me With Science":

28) Michael Jackson "Billie Jean":

29) Duran Duran "Hungry Like The Wolf":

30) Styx "Mr. Roboto":

31) John Mellencamp "Pink Houses":

32) The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again":

33) Modern English "I Melt With You":

34) David Lee Roth "California Girls":

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(Started August 2nd, 2024) Part 1 of The Most Memorable Videos of The Beginning Days of Music Videos-1989

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In honor of the 43rd anniversary of MTV, these are the 51 best videos from MTV's early days. This blog has extended from my original intent. From only 51 songs to who knows how many songs? From videos from the late 70s to 1989 now from any notable video since music videos were made. 

The first video played on MTV. 1) The Buggles "Video Killed The Radio Star":

2) Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody":

3) Madness "One Step Beyond":

4) Paul Hardcastle "19":

5) Abba "Dancing Queen":

6) Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of the Heart":

7) Madonna "Like A Prayer":

In my mind this is the most creative and imaginative video of all-time. It also helps that the song is great. 8) a-ha "Take On Me":

9) Procol Harum "A Whiter Shade of Pale":

10) The Monkees "Daydream Believer":

11) Michael Jackson "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough":

12) J. Geils Band "Love Stinks":

13) Abba "Mamma Mia":

14) Nancy Sinatra "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'":

15) Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight":

16) Blotto "I Wanna Be A Lifeguard":

17) Ram Jam "Black Betty":

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