This is a series of blogs about songs, albums, bands etc that mention any form of royalty. This will apply to kings, queens, princes, princesses, jacks and jokers. This will include dukes, duchess, viscounts, barons, viscountesses and yes jokers. And of course that includes the king of rock and roll, king of pop, queen of pop, King, Prince etc.
1) Gene Chandler "The Duke Of Earl":
2) The Click Five "Pop Princess":
From the CD "Rise and Fall of A Midwest Princess" 3) Chappell Roan "Hot To Go":
4) Prince "Baltimore":
5) Stevie Wonder "Sir Duke":
The Queen of Pop 6) Madonna "Papa Don't Preach":
7) The King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley "Viva Las Vegas":
8) Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody":
9) Ava Max "Kings and Queens":
10) We The Kings "Check Yes Juliet":
11) The amazing Halsey "Castle":
12) Abba "Dancing Queen":
13) Lorde "Royals":
14) Thompson Twins "King For A Day":
From the movie "The Prince of Egypt". 15) Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey "When You Believe":
When I started this blog series I was looking for songs that that talked about old songs. Songs like "1985" and "Timeless". That eventually grew into the best songs about nostalgia, time passing and the past. I still packed this blog with the best songs that talk about old songs.
35) Elton John "Candle In The Wind":
36) Nelly Furtado "...On The Radio (Remember The Days)":
37) Dooley Wilson As Time Goes By":
38) Jim Croce "Time In A Bottle":
39) Tim McGraw "Red Ragtop":
41) Al Stewart "Time Passages":
42) Peter, Paul and Mary "Puff The Magic Dragon":
43) Darius Rucker "Don't Think I Don't Think About That":
In this issue of AARP Magazine there are several mentions of great music. Ringo Starr, still going strong, is the cover story and picture. Editor Robert Love's Between Us mentions how many on his staff have music trigger memories. He mentions a few of the songs and the memories associated. I completely understand this as so many songs trigger memories.
Some of my song triggering memories include Glenn Frey's "The One You Love". I was a dumb punk kid sophomore at my high school and I asked a girl that was a senior to dance. Amazingly she said "yes" and it was an amazing experience for me.
Other song triggering memories: everytime I hear Sister Sledge's "We Are Family" I think of the 1979 World Series between the Pirates and Orioles. I was cheering for the Pirates and that song was their theme song. (Speaking of great World Series how about that Freddie Freeman ending Game 1 of the 2024 World Series hitting a grand slam.) Since I've heard so much of Randy Newman's "I Love LA" lately due to the Dodgers, it obviously makes me think of the Dodgers. I think of my ex-wife when I hear Meat Loaf "I'll Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)". For that matter Green Day's "Whatsername" and America's "Sister Golden Hair" also remind me of my ex. Lady A's "Need You Now" came out around my divorce and that song takes me back to the divorce. It took me awhile before I could listen to that song again.
More memories: Missing Persons "Words" reminds me of my first high school stomp. The Cars "Let The Good Times Roll" reminds me of my first day of high school. Dan Fogelberg's "Same Old Lang Syne" gives me both a feeling of contentment and melancholy- yeah I'm not sure how that's possible also. "Who Let The Dogs Out" and Bruce Channel's "Hey Baby" remind me of fun time at Lavell Edward Stadium in Provo, Utah.
This issue also has a great story about music and the mind. It tells about how music helps patients with dementia, how music sparks memories of long dead friends and family, how music helped Tony Bennett when he was in the throes of dementia and other amazing facts and stories.
1) Melissa Etheridge "I'm The Only One":
2) Barbra Streisand "People":
3) U2 "With Or Without You":
4) U2 "Beautiful Day":
5) Alicia Keys "Diary":
Oh my goodness I love this song so much. 6) Gerry and the Pacemakers "Ferry Cross The Mersey":
7) Merle Haggard's "Swinging Doors":
8) Henry Mancini "Pink Panther" Theme Song:
Pirates World Series memories. 9a) Sister Sledge "We Are Family":
The actual song. 9b) Sister Sledge "We Are Family":
It's funny what songs strike memories for people. I don't know that I have ever heard this song before and I'm a TMBG fan. But for this staffer of AARP magazine it brings up memories. 10) They Might Be Giants "New York City":
11) Ringo Starr "Photograph":
These next three songs were mentioned by Ringo Starr in the feature about him. However that doesn't tie me to having the Beatles versions of these songs. 12) Joe Cocker took the Beatles song and made it his own. This is how to do a cover. "With A Little Help From My Friends":
I could have went with the Beatles, Motley Crue or U2. I went with U2 as they stole this song back from Charles Manson. 13) U2 "Helter Skelter":
Such a beautiful song. 14) The Beatles "Blackbird":
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.
188) U2 "New Year's Day":
189) Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls":
190) Adam Ant "Goody Two Shoes":
191) Blondie "Heart of Glass":
192) Men Without Hats "Pop Goes The World":
193) Eddy Grant "Romancing The Stone":
194) Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson "Friends and Lovers":
195) The Steve Miller Band "Abracadabra":
196) Pat Benatar "Love Is A Battlefield":
197) Ray Parker Jr. "Ghostbusters":
198) Raydio "You Can't Change That":
199) The Bee Gees "How Deep Is Your Love":
200) Genesis "Land of Confusion":
201) The Cutting Crew "I've Been In Love Before":
I'm closing out this blog entry by sharing songs from three of the greatest CDs of the 80s. First up the "Footloose" soundtrack, Guns N' Roses "Appetite For Destruction" and finally Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation 1814". 202) Kenny Loggins "Footloose":
I'm not sure how accurate this is, but according to Wikipedia all of these people were born on October 2nd. I looked for other musicians with birthdays in October, but these were the five best musicians.
Sting was born on October 2nd, 1951 1) The Police "Message In A Bottle":
2) The Police "Bring On The Night":
3) The Police "Spirits In The Material World":
4) The Police "King of Pain":
5) Sting "Fields Of Gold":
6) Sting "All This Time":
7) Sting "We'll Be Together":
8) Sting "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You":
9) Sting "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free":
Human League's Phillip Oakley was born on October 2nd, 1955. These next eight songs are by The Human League. 10) "Don't You Want Me":
Chicago was formed in 1967, originally calling themselves Chicago Transit Authority. They've released several great songs since their beginning with their last big hit coming in November 1989's "What Kind of Man Would I Be?" Their last CD was 2022's "Born For This Moment". In order to have enough songs for two blogs I've thrown in several Peter Cetera songs. Cetera left Chicago in 1985.
1) Chicago "Along Comes A Woman":
2) Chicago "Hard To Say I'm Sorry/ Get Away":
3) Chicago "Look Away":
4) Chicago "Stay The Night":
5) Peter Cetera and Amy Grant "Next Time I Fall":
6) Chicago "Love Me Tomorrow":
7) "What Kind of Man Would I Be":
8) Chicago "You're The Inspiration":
9) Chicago "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love":
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.
171) Elton John "Nikita":
172) Big Country "In A Big Country":
173) Indigo Girls "Closer To Fine":
174) Pat Benatar "Invincible":
175) The Alan Parsons Project "Don't Answer Me":
176) Toto "Rosanna":
177) The Moody Blues "Your Wildest Dreams":
178) Steve Winwood "Higher Love":
179) Boy Meets Girls "Waiting For A Star To Fall":
180) Jermaine Stewart "We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off":
181) Lisa Stansfield "All Around The World":
182) Sade "Smooth Operator":
183) Rick James "Super Freak":
184) Madonna "Express Yourself":
One of the more iconic videos of the 80s. 185) Twisted Sister "We're Not Gonna Take It":
Salt-N-Pepa, Terence Trent D'arby, Prince, Michael and Janet Jackson, Living Colour, Public Enemy, Anita Baker, Vanessa Williams, Tina Turner, many others and a few one or two hit wonders. All that adds up to a great 3 year run for all of music, specifically black musicians.
1987 to 1989 was an amazing three year period for black musicians, here are most of those classic songs. Get ready to listen to some classic jams you haven't heard for awhile.
1) Salt-N-Pepa "Shake Your Thang":
2) Salt-N-Pepa "Push It":
These next four songs are all by Terence Trent D'arby (Now known as Sananda Maitreya). 3) "If You Let Me Stay":
4) "Dance Little Sister":
5) "Wishing Well":
6) "Sign Your Name":
7) George Michael and Aretha Franklin "I Knew You Were Waiting For Me":
This was a much different time in the music business. In the late 80s most musicians released a CD every year. From 1984 to 1992 Prince released a new CD every year. That includes to him releasing the double CD "Sign O' The Times" in 1987, "Lovesexy" in 1988 and The "Batman" soundtrack in 1989. 8) Prince "Sign of the Times":
9) Prince featuring Sheena Easton "U Got The Look":
10) Prince "Alphabet St.":
11) Prince "The Future/1999"":
12) Prince featuring Sheena Easton "The Arms of Orion":
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.
154) Devo "Working In A Coal Mine":
155) The Clocks "She Looks A Lot Like You":
156) Huey Lewis and the News "Workin For A Livin":
157) Kate Bush "Running Up THat Hill":
158) Laura Branigan "Self-Control":
159) Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger":
160) The Lightning Seeds "Life of Riley":
161) Bow Wow Wow "Do You Wanna Hold Me":
162) INXS "Disappear":
163) Cinderella "Don't Know What You've Got (Til It's Gone)":
164) Dead or Alive "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)":
165) Jackson Browne "Somebody's Baby":
166) Journey "Only The Young":
167) .38 Special "If I'd Been The One":
168) Enya "Orinoco Flow":
169) Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians "What I Am":
Thirteen years ago I wrote this on Facebook: "Cure for a bad day, 80's music. I'm rocking out to "One Night In Bangkok" right now on Spotify. If you don't have Spotify yet you need to get it asap." I love this comment I haven't even used Spotify for ten or eleven years. When I listen to music I listen to my iTunes, YouTube and YouTube music.
1a) Murray Head "One Night In Bangkok":
1b) A "One Night In Bangkok" remix:
2) Starship "We Built This City":
Oh man how much do I love this song. 3) Glenn Frey "The One You Love":
This song comes from "Raised On Radio", a CD that Rolling Stone calls one of the 50 Most Disappointing Albums of All-Time. The other 49 CDs on that list I agree with, but "Raised on Radio" is a pretty great CD. 4) Journey "Girl Can't Help It":
5) Madonna "Crazy For You":
6) Ozzy Osbourne "The Ultimate Sin":
7) April Wine "Sign of the Gypsy Queen":
Thanks to Strangelove The Depeche Mode Experience for reminding me of this great song. I had forgotten about this song for probably over 30 years. When I went and saw the tribute band in concert I was reminded of this amazing song. 8) Depeche Mode "But Not Tonight":
9) Madonna "Express Yourself":
10) MARRS "Pump Up The Volume":
11) Olivia Newton-John "Twist of Fate":
12) Milli Vanilli "Blame It On The Rain":
13) Quarterflash "Find Another Fool":
14) Little River Band "Take It Easy On Me":
15) Christopher Cross "Arthur's Theme (The Best That I Can Do)":
Great sad songs, songs that are poignant and songs that are tearjerkers.
85) Olivia Newton-John "Hopelessly Devoted To You":
86) Waylon Jenning "Amanda":
87) Lorrie Morgan "Something In Red":
88) George Jones "Window Up Above":
89) Simon and Garfunkel "Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme":
90) Jake Owen "The One Who Got Away":
91) Lin Manuel Miranda and Renee Elise Goldsberry "It's Quiet Uptown":
92) Stevie Wonder "I Just Called To Say I Love You":
93) Tony Orlando and Dawn "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Old Oak Tree":
94) Keith Whitley "When You Say Nothing At All":
These next three songs are from Linda Ronstadt's amazing CD "Cry Like A Rainstorm, Howl Like The Wind". 95) Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville "All My Life":
96) Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville "Don't Know Much":
This is one of my continuing blog topics when the mood strikes.
Yes I still have an iPod and I love it very much. I go out on my walks in the morning, listen to my iPod and sing at the top of my lungs. These are some of those amazing songs that make my walks so great.
1) Boston "Don't Look Back":
2) Matchbox Twenty "Queen of New York City":
3) Metallica "Enter Sandman":
This is the perfect song to both exercise to and sing along with. 4) Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears 4) Sugarfoot
5) Joyous Wolf "Had Enough":
Another great Joyous Wolf song "Mother Rebel":
6) XTC "The Mayor Of Simpleton":
7) Dirty Honey "Break You":
8) Lorrie Morgan "Something In Red":
When I heard this song this morning I was reminded yet again how great the "Hamilton" musical is. Working With Lemons. 9) "Satisfied":
10) Demi Lovato "City Of Angels":
11) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Don't Do Me Like That":
This is one of the most fun songs to sing along with. 12) Alice Merton "No Roots":
13) Rag N' Bone Man "Human":
14) Neneh Cherry "Buffalo Stance":
15) The Lightning Seeds "Pure":
16) Louis XIV "Air Traffic Control":
From one of England's greatest bands ever. 17) The Smiths "Girlfriend In A Coma":
The lead singer from another one of England's greatest bands ever. 18) Robert Plant "Tall Cool One":
This band should be so much bigger than they are!! 19) Maneskin "Mammamia":
I've been working on my list of greatest songs of all-time. Usually if I consider a song as a greatest song of all-time I can make that instantly. But there's some songs that are right on the border. I decided to do this blog to figure out if these songs are themusicaddict's greatest songs of all-time.
Stay tuned.
52) Outkast "So Fresh, So Clean":
52) Kermit The Frog "The Rainbow Connection":
53) Alvvays "Archie, Marry Me":
54) Lana Del Rey "Young and Beautiful":
55) Prince "She's Always In My Hair":
56) twenty one pilots "Overcompensate":
I know she has been getting a lot of love lately, but I had never heard this song. I don't know that it's a greatest song of all-time now, but it's pretty good. 57) Chappell Roan "Hot To Go":
58) Simply Red "Holding Back The Years":
Almost 300 million views. 59) The Manhattans "Kiss and Say Goodbye":
60) James Taylor "Copperline":
61) Shawn Colvin "Sunny Came Home":
Yes! Yes! Yes! This is easily one of the greatest songs of all-time. 62) The Chicks "You Were Mine":
63) Miranda Lambert "The House That Built Me":
64) Sugarland "Baby Girl":
This is the first time I'm hearing this song. 65) Alice Chater "Don't Let My Boyfriend Get In Your Way":
Frank has several greatest songs of all-time. 66) Frank Sinatra "Fly Me To The Moon":
