themusicaddict: February 2025

Thursday, February 27, 2025

(Finished February 26th, 2025) Part 1 of The Super S's of the Seventies

Hello,

Rock legends from the 70s with names start with S- either first name, last name or band name.

1) Stevie Wonder "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours":

2) Bruce Springsteen "Jungleland":

3) Rod Stewart "Maggie May":

4) Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band "Turn The Page":

5) Stephen Stills "Love The One You're With":

6) The Spinners "Could It Be That I'm Falling In Love":

7) Santana "Black Magic Woman":

8) Supertramp "Dreamer":

9) Barbra Streisand "The Way We Were":

10) Paul Simon "Mother and Child Reunion":

11) Styx "Lady":

12) Steely Dan "Brown Cow":

13) Carly Simon "That's The Way I Always Heard It Should Be":

14) Boz Scaggs "Dinah Flo":

15) Stevie Wonder "We Can Work It Out":

16) Bruce Springsteen "Darkness On The Edge Of Town":

17) Rod Stewart "You Wear It Well":

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Monday, February 24, 2025

(Finished February 24th, 2025) Part 2 of Fitting Songs For An Angry America

Hello,

It feels like such a dark time in our country. It's never a good feeling when an oligarchy is in charge and trying to destroy this country. Here's a bunch of songs that can serve as a soundtrack to the possible end of America. I'm really trying to be optimistic but it's so hard.

18) Pearl Jam "Leash":

19) Aerosmith "Hangman's Jury":

20) 'Til Tuesday "Voices Carry":

19) Bruce Springsteen "Darkness On The Edge Of Town":

20) Soul Asylum "Runaway Train":

21) Candlebox "Far Behind":

22) ) Pearl Jam "Spin The Black Circle":

This song is very appropriate for this blog. 23) Garbage "The Men Who Rule The World":

24) Evanescence "Bring Me To Life":

25) Pearl Jam "Last Resort":

26) Harvey Danger "Flagpole Sitta":

27) Alanis Morissette "Right Through You":

28) Nine Inch Nails "Head Like A Hole":

29) Martika "Toy Soldiers":

30) The Toadies "Possum Kingdom":

31) Alice In Chains "Man In The Box":

32) Public Enemy "Fight The Power":

33) Warrant "Dirty, Rotten, Filthy Stinking Rich":

34) Pink Floyd "Waiting For The Worms":

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Saturday, February 22, 2025

(Finished February 22nd, 2025) Introducing Ronnie Baker Brooks

Hello,

I'm seeing Ronnie Baker Brooks tonight, he'll be playing here in Salt Lake City at The State Room. SuperBubble opens the show at or about 8:00pm. For this blog I'll be using his setlist from Jammin' Java at Viena, Virginia.

First up a couple of songs from Superbubble:

1) "Say Something":

2) "SoundMarch":

Ronnie Baker Brooks:

This is one of his newer songs, a song he didn't play at the below referenced show. This is one of my favorite songs of his "Blues In My DNA":

Set 1 1) Born In Chicago":

2) "I Just Want To Make Love To You":

I couldn't find a video for Ronnie's version, this is John Lee Hooker and Bonnie Raitt's version. 3) "I'm In The Mood":

4) "Lonnie Brooks Blessing":

5) "My Love Will Make You Do Right":

6) "I'm Feeling You":

This video is at last year. 7) "Accept My Love":

8) "My Boo":

9) "Stuck on Stupid":

10) "Take Me Witcha":

Set 2) 11) "Remedy":

12) "Instant Gratification":

13) "Robbing Peter To Pay Paul":

14) I Found A Dollar Looking For A Dime":

15) "Old Love":

16) "I Got To Make You Mine":

17) "All I Want For Christmas (Is To Be With You):

18) "Times Have Changed":

19) "Let Me Love You Baby":

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(Finished February 22nd, 2025) Part 3 of The Top 200 Rock Songs of the 90s: Songs 166-148

Hello,

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.

200-183, 182-167, 166-148, 147-131, 130-114, 113-97, 96-80, 79-63, 62-46, 45-28, 27-15, 14-1

166) Donald Fagen "Tomorrow's Girls":

165) Peter Gabriel "Big Time":

164) Beth Hart "Spiders In My Bed":

163) Van Morrison "Real Real Gone":

162) Allman Brothers Band "Seven Turns":

161) Bob Seger "Lock and Load":

160) Billy Joel "All About Soul":

159) ZZ Top "Pincushion":

158) Rage Against The Machine "Killing In The Name":

157) Aerosmith "Falling In Love (Is Hard On The Knees)":

A song I haven't ever heard of until seeing this countdown. 156) Joan Jett and the Blackhearts "Backlash":

155) Blondie "Maria":

154) The Dave Matthews Band "What Would You Say":

153) Coverdale/Page "Pride and Joy":

152) Joe Satriani "Summer Song":

151) AC/DC "Thunderstruck":

150) Smashing Pumpkins "Today":

Judas Priest has some great songs, but this isn't one of them. This song should not be on this list. 149) Judas Priest "Painkiller":

Is Hootie and the Blowfish the worst band ever? No, because there's Insane Clown Posse to consider. 148) Hootie and the Blowfish "Let Her Cry":

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

(Finished February 20th, 2025) The Best of Saliva

Hello,

I don't know a lot about Saliva, although I have heard a few of their songs. Due to my lack of knowledge and me wanting to get to know their music better I got this list from this website: https://returnofrock.com/saliva-songs-ranked/

20) "Judgment Day":

19) "Raise Up":

18) "Rest In Pieces":

17) "Weight of The World":

16) "Turn The Tables":

15) "Hunt You Down":

14) "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll":

13) "Time To Shine":

12) "Don't Question My Heart":

11) "Superstar 2":

10) "Doperide":

9) "On It To Win It":

8) "Survival of The Sickest":

7) "King Of My World":

6) "Your Disease":

5) "I Walk Alone":

4) "Superstar":

3) "Ladies and Gentleman":

2) "Click Click Boom":

1) "Always":

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Monday, February 17, 2025

(Finished February 17th, 2025) Happy Birthday Peter Gabriel: His Best

Hello,

Happy birthday Peter Gabriel. He was born 75 years ago, on February 13th, 1950. Gabriel started his career as an early member of Genesis. He later broke out on his own and has created some amazing songs in his career. Peter Gabriel had many amazing songs but he peaked in 1986 with "So". Here are some of Peter's best songs, starting with several classic songs from "So":

1) "Sledgehammer":

2) "Big Time":

3) "Red Rain":

4) featuring Kate Bush "Don't Give Up":

5) "In Your Eyes":

6) "Mercy Street":

7) "Shock The Monkey":

8) "Solsbury Hill":

9) "Steam":

10) "Games Without Frontiers":

11) "Digging In The Dirt":

12) "Come Talk To Me":

13) "Shaking The Tree":

14) "I Don't Remember":

15) "I Have The Touch":

16) "Love Can Heal (Dark Side Mix)":

Written by Peter Gabriel. 17) Shakira "Timor":

18) "San Jacinto":

19) "Intruder":

20) featuring Sinead O'Connor "Blood of Eden":

21) "Kiss That Frog":

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Saturday, February 15, 2025

(Finished February 15th, 2025) Part 1 of Fitting Songs For An Angry America

Hello,

1) Seven Mary Three "Cumbersome":

2) Soundgarden "Rusty Cage":

3) Panic! At The Disco "I Write Sins Not Tragedies":

4) The Psychedelic Furs "Pretty In Pink":

5) Veruca Salt "Seether":

6) Ministry "N.W.O. (New World Order)":

7) Drowning Pool "Bodies":

8) Pearl Jam "Do The Evolution":

9) Halocene "Welcome To The Black Parade":

10) Megadeth "Kill The King":

11) Rage Against The Machine "Take The Power Back":

12) Alice In Chains "Rooster":

13) Tori Amos "Crucify":

14) Jackyl "Down On Me":

15) Ozzy Osbourne "The Ultimate Sin":

16) Guns N' Roses "You Could Be Mine":

17) The Scorpions "Alien Nation":

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Thursday, February 13, 2025

(Finished February 13th, 2025) Part 1 of The Best Pop Songs: Not Necessarily Pop But Popular (Overall Or At Least To Someone)

Hello,

Pop songs, but more popular than pop.

1) Alanis Morissette "Ironic":

2) Backstreet Boys "I Want It That Way":

3) Christina Aguilera "Genie In A Bottle":

4) Spice Girls "2 Becomes 1":

5) Sinead O' Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U":

6) Ace of Base "The Sign":

7) Mazzy Star "Fade Into You":

8) Seal "Kiss From A Rose":

9) Aqua "Barbie Girl":

10) George Michael "Freedom '90":

11) Madonna "Vogue":

12) K's Choice "Not An Addict"

13) U2 "Mysterious Ways":

14) Sixpence None The Richer "Kiss Me":

15) Billie Myers "Kiss The Rain":

16) Soul Asylum "Runaway Train":

17) Sir Mix A Lot "Baby Got Back":

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Monday, February 10, 2025

(Finished February 10th, 2025) Part 1 of The 40s and 50s: Two or Three of the Best Songs From Each Year

Hello,

Let's go back to the 40s and 50s, two or three of the best songs from each year of that decade. Billboard started keeping track of this in 1946, I went back to that year.

I only knew two songs from this year. I put one of the songs I was familiar with and the number one song of that year. 1946) Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers "Personality":

2) Perry Como "Prisoner of Love":

1947) Francis Craig "Near You":

4) King Cole Trio "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons":

1948) Spike Jones "William Tell Overture":

6) Kay Kyser with Gloria Wood "Woody Woodpecker":

1949) Vaughn Monroe "Riders In The Sky":

8) Perry Como "Some Enchanted Evening":

9) Dinah Shore "Buttons and Bows":

So many of the 30 songs on this list were later remade by other musicians. It's the later versions of those songs that we remember. 1950) Red Foley "Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy":

11) Patti Page "Tennessee Waltz":

1951) The Four Aces "It's No Sin":

13) Nat King Cole with Les Baxter "Too Young":

1952) Jo Stafford with Paul Weston "You Belong To Me":

15) Vera Lynn "Auf Wiedersehen Sweetheart":

1953) Ray Anthony "Dragnet":

17) June Valli "Crying In The Chapel":

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Saturday, February 8, 2025

(Finished February 8th, 2025) The 70s: Two of the Best Songs Fom Each Year

Hello,

Let's go back to the 70s, two of the best songs from each year of the 70s.

1970)

1) The Guess Who "American Woman":

2) Edison Lighthouse "Love Grows "Where My Rosemary Goes)":

1971)

3) Paul Revere and The Raiders "Indian Reservation":

4) Jean Knight "Mr. Big Stuff":

1972)

5) The Hollies "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress":

What a beautiful song. 6) Cat Stevens "Morning Has Broken":

1973)

7) Tony Orlando and Dawn "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Ole Oak Tree":

8) Steely Dan "Reelin' In The Years":

1974)

9) Barbra Streisand "The Way We Were":

10) Maria Muldaur "Midnight At The Oasis":

1975)

11) Carl Douglas "Kung Fu Fighting":

12) Sweet "Ballroom Blitz":

1976)

13) England Dan and John Ford Coley "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight":

14) Hot Chocolate "You Sexy Thing":

1977)

15) Jimmy Buffett "Margaritaville":

16) Barry Manilow "Weekend In New England":

1978)

Bee Gees "Night Fever":

Paul Davis "I Go Crazy":

1979)

19) The Knack "My Sharona":

"Remember you almost had it all". 20) Melissa Manchester "Don't Cry Out Loud":

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(Finished February 8th, 2025) Chappell Roan and Other Hot To Go Female Singers

Hello,

I have had Chapelle Roan's "Hot To Go" on my mind all day. I decided to build a blog around Miss Roan, your Grammy New Artist of the Year Winner.

1) Chappell Roan "Hot To Go":

2) "Pink Pony Club":

I couldn't find the video for her Grammy's version of this song, but that version was amazing. From "Saturday Night Live" the live version of "Pink Pony Club":