These are some of the best songs of all-time. The good, the bad, the sad, the happy, the up, the down, the fun, the brutal, the sexy and the oh my that's not sexy at all. This is inspired by a NPR story about love songs.
The saddest line in all of pop music has to be "It must have been love, but it's over now." This song is from the "Pretty Woman" movie. If you're looking for a good Broadway soundtrack I highly suggest the "Pretty Woman" Broadway CD. 1) Roxette "It Must Have Been Love":
2) Styx "The Best of Times":
3) Sade "No Ordinary Love":
4) Chris Isaak "Wicked Game":
5) Meat Loaf "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)":
6) Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch "Good Vibrations":
These are some of the best songs of all-time. The good, the bad, the sad, the happy, the up, the down, the fun, the brutal, the sexy and the oh my that's not sexy at all. This is inspired by a NPR story about love songs.
18) "Every Rose Has It's Thorn":
19) Dionne Warwick "Walk On By":
20) The Cutting Crew "(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight":
21) Taylor Swift "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together":
22) Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved":
23) Sheena Easton "For Your Eyes Only":
24) The 5th Dimension "One Less Bell To Answer":
25) Sting "Fortress Around Your Heart":
26) Paramore "Misery Business":
27) Elton John "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues":
28) Willie Nelson "Always On My Mind":
29) Gloria Gaynor "I Will Survive":
30) Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U":
31) Carly Simon "You're So Vain":
32) "Hallelujah":
33) Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson "I Know Him So Well":
34) Meat Loaf featuring Aspen Miller "Paradise By The Dashboard Light":
This is the most bizarre rock countdown I've ever seen. It has several songs by Maria McKee (who?), The Allman Brothers (they were okay in the 70s) and Saraya (Who? Part 2). I would much more prefer my Top 200 90s rock countdown, but this one is easier to work with in this context. If you want to look at the website where this countdown resides: https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-200-rock-songs-of-the-90s/
It seems I published an older countdown? I'm not sure, but the list that came from the current Classic Rock History doesn't match up with what I have. I have no idea what I was doing. I'm going to keep the previous blogs as is and start all over with song #200.
If this was my own Top 90s rock songs countdown, this song would close to if not in the Top Ten songs. I suggest this song instead Third Eye Blind "Semi-Charmed Life":
That's a perfectly okay song.. 181) The Rolling Stones "Sparks Will Fly":
...but it's nowhere as good as this song The Cranberries "Zombie", let's replace the above song with the Cranberries classic:
I love the passion he sings this song with. 180) Nirvana "Heart-Shaped Box":
179) The Counting Crows "Mr. Jones":
178) Bon Jovi "Bed of Roses":
"This is a funny old song" indeed. 177) Rod Stewart "Cigarettes and Alcohol":
I suggest this song instead, another song by Rod Stewart "Rhythm of My Heart":
Of course "The Motown Song" would be a good replacement as well.
176) Elton John "The One":
Oh I've heard this song before and like it. Although it's nowhere close to being a Top 200 rock song of the 90s. 175) Rush "Test For Echo":
Here's another 90s Rush rocker. Rush "Neurotica":
At least 2,000 songs would be more appropriate here. Sorry but the man just cannot sing. 174) Bob Dylan "World Gone Wrong":
Let's put this song here in place of the above terrible Bob Dylan song. Spacehog "In The Meantime":
173) Saraya "Hitchin' a Ride":
172) Red Hot Chili Peppers "Californication":
171) Radiohead "Paranoid Android":
170) The Cure "Friday I'm In Love":
169) Alanis Morissette "Perfect":
168) Sheryl Crow "Anything But Down":
167) Aerosmith "Eat The Rich":
I suggest this song instead, also by Aerosmith. "Fever":
This is the most bizarre rock countdown I've ever seen. It has several songs by Maria McKee (who?), The Allman Brothers (they were okay in the 70s) and Saraya (Who? Part 2). I would much more prefer my Top 200 90s rock countdown, but this one is easier to work with in this context. If you want to look at the website where this countdown resides: https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-200-rock-songs-of-the-90s/
It seems I published an older countdown? I'm not sure, but the list that came from the current Classic Rock History doesn't match up with what I have. I have no idea what I was doing. I'm going to keep the previous blogs as is and start all over with song 200.
"FM" is a little remembered movie- well at least I don't remember it. The movie is about the drama behind a FM radio station dealing with corporate idiots trying to maximize profits. I don't care so much about the movie itself, but that soundtrack! WOW!! Here's the movie's trailer.
Now here's the movie's soundtrack. 1) Steely Dan "FM (No Static At All)":
2) Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band "Night Moves":
3) The Steve Miller Band "Fly Like An Eagle":
4) Foreigner "Cold As Ice":
5) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers "Breakdown":
6) Randy Meisner "Bad Man":
7) The Eagles "Life In the Fast Lane":
8) Steely Dan "Do It Again":
9) Boz Scaggs "Lido Shuffle":
10) Boston "More Than A Feeling":
11) Linda Ronstadt "Tumbling Dice"(Live):
12) Linda Ronstadt "Poor, Poor Pitiful Me" (Live):
13) Jimmy Buffett "Livingston Saturday Night":
14) Dan Fogelberg "There's A Place In The World for a Gambler":
This is at least the 700th blog that I've written about the greatest decade of music ever, that would be the 80s. 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.
From time to time I go back to see if there's a blog I could work on from about a year ago. This is one of those blogs. I thought now would be a good time to continue this blog series.
120) Duran Duran "Union of The Snake":
121) Bryan Adams "Somebody":
122) Echo and the Bunnymen "Lips Like Sugar":
123) Joe Jackson "Is She Really Going Out With Him":
124) Anita Ward "Ring My Bell":
125) George Michael "Faith":
126) Abba "The Name of the Game":
127) Andy Gibb "Shadow Dancing":
128) LTD "Everytime I Turn Around (Back In Love Again":
129) Erasure "Phantom Bride":
130) The Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive":
131) Eddy Grant "Electric Avenue":
132) The Go Go's "Our Lips Are Sealed":
133) Queen featuring David Bowie "Under Pressure":
On the incredibly sad night we found out we'll have to live under the draconian rule of president Dumbass again. I find this incredibly sad and heartbreaking. The man has no moral character, honesty isn't a thing he values and he has the brain cells of a donkey. He's like Danny Devito in "Twins", he has every bad attribute one person can have. It's going to be four more years of hell with this buffoon as our "leader".
Although this makes me very sad I did have some positive feelings. I still live in the greatest country in the world- for now. This is a time we are going to have to stand up our fellow Americans and anyone else that needs our help.
18) Bill Conti "Gonna Fly Now (Theme From 'Rocky')":
I wish we could just do this for the next four years. Sadly no amount of shaking will get rid of Trump? 19) Taylor Swift "Shake It Off":
20) Chumbawamba "Tubthumping":
21) The Beatles "Let It Be":
22) Michael Jackson "Black Or White":
23) This is another "Wish You Were Here" by Incubus, but with a much different feeling:
24) Pink Floyd "Shine On You Crazy Diamond":
25) Soundgarden "Rusty Cage":
26) Christopher Cross "Ride Like The Wind":
27) Martha and the Vandellas "Nowhere To Run":
28) The Smiths "How Soon Is Now":
29) Tori Amos "Crucify":
30) XTC "Here Comes President Kill Again":
31) Christina Aguilera "The Fighter":
This song was written about the type of person that Donald Trump was. A man who earned money the old fashioned way- he earned it. Trump indeed was 'a fortunate son" and now he's going to be the commander-in-chief? 32) Creedence Clearwater Revival "Fortunate Son":
"Your misery and hate will kill us all." 33) My Chemical Romance "Welcome To The Black Parade":
34) Billy Preston "Nothing From Nothing":
35) Bob Marley and The Wailers "Get Up, Stand Up":
These are songs from Dio's "Sacred Heart", "Strange Highways", "Magica" and "Killing The Dragon". Also songs from The Scorpions "Face The Heat", "Pure Instinct", "Eye To Eye", "Unbreakable" and "Sting In The Tail".
Two of the greatest heavy metal, metal, hard rock or rock groups of the 80s onward are Dio and The Scorpions. Both are two of my favorite bands of all-time and I love their earlier and later music. The CDs represented below are CDs that I'm not that familiar with. I want to honor both bands and check out their less known music. Also R.I.P. to Mr. Ronnie James Dio, an all-around great talent.
First up from Dio's lesser known CDs come these next 15 songs:
1) "Hungry For Heaven":
2) "Fallen Angels":
3) "Rock and Roll Children":
4) "Shoot Shoot":
5) "Strange Highways":
6) "Jesus, Mary and The Holy Ghost":
7) "One Foot In The Grave":
8) "Bring Down The Rain":
9) "Discovery & "Magica Theme":
10) "Turn To Stone":
11) "As Long As It's Not About Love":
12) "Killing The Dragon":
13) "Along Comes A Spider":
14) "Like The Beat Of A Heart":
15) "Just Another Day":
From The Scorpions lesser known CDs come these next 18 songs:
