I published Part 1 of this blog series on March 24th, 2024.
Love, sex and desire. Here are some songs from all eras for those songs. There are some obvious songs I'm not including because they are just too skanky. Sorry "Darling Nikki", great song but definitely way too skanky.
Okay I'm trying this again. This is the definitive, last, final blog series of themusicaddict's greatest songs of all-time. But of course I will continue to add songs as I think of songs and new songs are released. For instance a couple of Chappell Roan songs will be somewhere on this list.
Songs from nearly all genres will be represented on this list, even disco.
86) "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)'":
87) Joan Osborne "One of Us":
88) Alicia Keys "Samsonite Man":
89) Carrie Underwood "Church Bells":
90) Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk":
91) The Black Keys "Gold On The Ceiling":
92) Living Colour "Cult of Personality":
93) Steve Perry "Oh Sherrie":
From Lin Manuel-Miranda's latest musical, "Warriors": 94) "Same Train Home":
95) Whitney Houston "Just The Lonely Talking Again":
96) Weezer "The World Has Turned And Left Me Here":
Friday, May 23rd, 2025 was the original day that Billy Joel and Sting were supposed to perform in Salt Lake City. However that original concert was postponed to May 22nd, 2026. But on the original day they were supposed to perform here all of Billy Joel's concerts were cancelled moving forward. Feeling a bit of sadness I'm combining two blog topics here. 1) What could have been if Joel and Sting hadn't had to cancel their concert? and 2) Songs Rocking My iPod. A lot of these songs are appropriate for both blogs.
1) Billy Joel "The Downeaster 'Alexa"":
2) Billy Joel "The Ballad of Billy The Kid":
3) Billy Joel "Keeping The Faith":
4) Billy Joel "Pressure":
5) Billy Joel "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant":
Songs Rocking My iPod:
6) Billy Joel "Allentown":
7) The Accidentals "Earthbound":
8) Kula Shaker "Hush":
9) Alice Merton "Lash Out":
10) Warren Zeiders "The Cards I've Been Dealt":
11) Benson Boone "Death Wish Love":
12) Lauren Daigle "You Say":
13) Maneskin "Baby Said":
14) Creed "Weathered":
15) The Producers "What's He Got":
16) Rick Springfield "Love Is Alright Tonite":
17) They Might Be Giants "Twisting":
Shelby will be opening for Wynonna and Little Big Town when they come to Utah in late August. 18) Shelby Lynne "I Only Want Be With You":
Thanks to Billboard Magazine these are the Hot 100 Songs for May 17th, 1986
There are so many things wrong with this song and video. 83) New Edition "A Little Bit of Love (Is All It Takes)":
82) The S.O.S. Band "The Finest":
81) Katrina and the Waves "Is That It":
80) Stevie Nicks "Has Anyone Written Anything For You?":
Oh yeah this was the synth heavy 80s. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. This is one of the more mediocre synth songs. 79) Trans-X "Living On Video":
Thanks to Billboard Magazine these are the Hot 100 Songs for May 17th, 1986.
100) Stevie Wonder "Overjoyed":
99) Elton John "Nikita":
98) Jackson Browne "For America":
97) Ozzy Osbourne "Shot In The Dark":
96) Bonnie Tyler "If You Were A Man":
Oh yeah I've heard this song. 95) Jimmy Harnen with Synch "Where Are You Now?":
This blast of rock is one of Nicks' finest solo moments. 94) Stevie Nicks "I Can't Wait":
I remember this song also. 93) Marilyn Martin "Night Moves":
92) ABC "Vanity Kills":
91) Loverboy "This Could Be The Night":
90) Jermaine Stewart "We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off":
89) Wild Blue "Fire With Fire":
88) The Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy "Peter Gunn":
87) Animotion "I Want You":
86) Belinda Carlisle "Mad About You":
85) Robert Tepper "Don't Walk Away":
Tonight was the first time that I've ever heard this song and I'm grateful for that. This song is either the definition of either meh or mediocre. 84) Graham Nash "Innocent Eyes":
I'm surprised there are so many great duets from the 70s. I had to do a lot of work just to get enough songs for two blogs. Admittedly on some of these songs I'm stretching the definition of what a duet is.
1) Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway "The Closer I Get To You":
2) Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)":
3) John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John "You're The One That I Want":
4) Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. "You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)":
5) Seals and Crofts "Summer Breeze":
6) Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond "You Don't Bring Me Flowers":
7) England Dan and John Ford Coley "I'd Really Love To See You Tonight":
8) Peaches and Herb "Reunited":
9) Peaches and Herb "Shake Your Groove Thing":
10) Elton John and Kiki Dee "Don't Go Breaking My Heart":
11) Seals and Crofts "Hummingbird":
12) John Stewart and Stevie Nicks "Gold":
13) John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John "Summer Nights":
14) Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn "Louisiana Woman and Mississippi Man":
15) England Dan and John Ford Coley "Nights Are Forever Without You":
16) The Kendalls "Sweet Desire":
17) Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'":
Out of great darkness can come some great art. I've long been very interested in the Vietnam War , that and World War 2 are two of the most interesting times in our history. In my interest in the Vietnam War I've been reading Karl Marlantes' "Matterhorn". This is set in 1969 Vietnam and it follows several soldiers and the life they live in the mud, rain and bullets of Vietnam.
Tonight I watched the movie "The Greatest Beer Run". The movie starts off as a frolic, but Zac Efron's character sees the brutal reality of the Vietnam War when he's out on the greatest beer run. Including seeing that sometimes our government lies to us. This movie is so much more realistic, gritty and entertaining than I expected.
I know that Vietnam for America started for America in about 1954 when America had to come and save the French in Dien Bien Phu. I just picked a random timeframe for this blog series.
I don't think one can ever have an idea of the horror and misery of the Vietnam War unless you were there. However I think these two pop culture experiences, especially "Matterhorn", can at least give you a taste of this brutal experience. Many of these songs have nothing to do with the Vietnam War, they were just released while the war was going on.
I took these songs from iwannabejimmorrison's list on rateyourmusic.com, other websites and I also used my own brain cells.
18) Jean Knight "Mr. Big Stuff":
19) Cat Stevens "Wild World":
20) Bill Withers "Lean On Me":
21) The New Seekers "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)":
22) Jim Croce "Bad Bad Leroy Brown":
23) Steely Dan "Reelin' In The Years":
24) Maria Muldaur "Midnight At The Oasis":
25) Billy Preston "Nothing From Nothing":
26) Paul McCartney and Wings "Jet":
27) The Bee Gees "Jive' Talkin'":
28) Queen "Killer Queen":
29) Carole King "I Feel The Earth Move":
30) Abba "Waterloo":
31) The Beatles "Hello Goodbye":
32) B.B. King "The Thrill Is Gone":
33) The Boxtops "The Letter":
34) Joe Cocker "With A Little Help From My Friends":
Out of great darkness can come some great art. I've long been very interested in the Vietnam War , that and World War 2 are two of the most interesting times in our history. In my interest in the Vietnam War I've been reading Karl Marlantes' "Matterhorn". This is set in 1969 Vietnam and it follows several soldiers and the life they live in the mud, rain and bullets of Vietnam.
Tonight I watched the movie "The Greatest Beer Run". The movie starts off as a frolic, but Zac Efron's character sees the brutal reality of the Vietnam War when he's out on the greatest beer run. Including seeing that sometimes our government lies to us. This movie is so much more realistic, gritty and entertaining than I expected.
I know that Vietnam for America started for America in about 1954 when America had to come and save the French in Dien Bien Phu. I just picked a random timeframe for this blog series.
I don't think one can ever have an idea of the horror and misery of the Vietnam War unless you were there. However I think these two pop culture experiences, especially "Matterhorn", can at least give you a taste of this brutal experience. Many of these songs have nothing to do with the Vietnam War, they were just released while the war was going on.
I took these songs from iwannabejimmorrison's list on rateyourmusic.com, other websites and I also used my own brain cells.
1) Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here":
2) Led Zeppelin "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You":
3) The Who "Baba O'Riley":
4) Jefferson Airplane "White Rabbit":
Everytime I hear the lyrics of this song it sounds like it was written about Donald Trump. 5) Creedence Clearwater Revival "Fortunate Son":
6) Simon and Garfunkel "The Sound of Silence":
7) Martha and the Vandellas "Nowhere To Run":
8) Neil Diamond "Cherry, Cherry":
9) Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels "Devil With A Blue Dress On":
10) Aretha Franklin "Respect":
11) Strawberry Alarm Clock "Incense and Peppermints":
12) Otis Redding "(Sittin' On) The Dock of The Bay":
13) Hugo Montenegro "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly":
14) The Fifth Dimension "Aquarius/ Let The Sunshine In":
15) Gary Puckett and the Union Gap "This Girl Is A Woman Now":
Obviously this isn't the original version. 16) Edwin Starr "War":
These are the best songs that feature the word kick, kicks or legs.
1) AC/DC "Kick You When You're Down":
2) Def Leppard "Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)":
3) Dia Frampton "Don't Kick The Chair":
4) Frank Sinatra "I Get A Kick Out of You":
5) Foster The People "Pumped Up Kicks":
6) Heart "Kick It Out":
The album is also known as "Kick" and is INXS' best album. 7) INXS "Kick":
8) Motley Crue "Kickstart My Heart":
This song remains as outstanding now as it did back in the day. 9) Simple Minds "Alive and Kicking":
10) Big and Rich "Kick My Ass":
11) Nat King Cole "Get Your Kicks On (Route 66)":
Bonus Song: Depeche Mode "Route 66":
I know they're not the original band to sing this song, but this is my favorite version of this song. 12) Rage Against The Machine "Kick Out The Jams":
13) Paul Revere and The Raiders "Kicks":
14) The Magic Numbers "Long Legs":
15) ZZ Top "Legs":
16) Bread "Down On My Knees":
17) Tears For Fears "Head Over Heels":
18) Alanis Morissette "Head Over Feet":
19) Glen Campbell "Country Boy (You've Got Your Feet In L.A."):
I've adapted this list from Billboard's top 75 soundtrack songs of all-time. Whereas they use stats and other unbiased methodologies I am using my 100% bias in selecting what songs go on this list. I can't believe how many songs on this list are from the late 70s and the 80s. That was truly the best time for songs from soundtracks. The newest song on this list is six years old, it's Post Malone and Swae Lee's "Sunflower".
Let the feels begin. 1) Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes "Up Where We Belong":
Bonus Song Dire Straits "Tunnel of Love":
2) Diana Ross "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You Going To)":
3) Frankie Valli "Grease":
Bonus songs: I've always been a fan of this song from "Grease" as well. The "Grease" Soundtrack is an amazing soundtrack. Frankie Valli "Beauty School Dropout":
Stockard Channing "There Are Worse Things That I Could Do":
Although I've heard these "Purple Rain" songs probably hundreds of times, they still sound as fresh today as they did in 1984. 4) Prince "Let's Go Crazy":
Bonus Songs: Prince "Baby, I'm A Star":
Prince "When Doves Cry":
5) Peter Cetera "The Glory of Love":
6) John Parr "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)":
Bonus song David Foster "Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire":
7) Prince "Kiss":
8) Jon Bon Jovi "Blaze of Glory":
9) Seal "Kiss From A Rose":
Bonus song: U2 "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me":
10) Ray Parker Jr. "Ghostbusters":
Bonus Song: The Thompson Twins "In The Name of Love":
11) Huey Lewis and The News "The Power of Love":
Bonus Song: Huey Lewis and The News "Back In Time":
Okay I'm trying this again. This is the definitive, last, final blog series of themusicaddict's greatest songs of all-time. But of course I will continue to add songs as I think of songs and new songs are released. For instance a couple of Chappell Roan songs will be somewhere on this list.
Songs from nearly all genres will be represented on this list, even disco.
69) Joe Cocker "You Are So Beautiful":
The Dead Milkmen "Punk Rock Girl":
71) The Village People "YMCA":
72) The Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive":
73) The Beastie Boys "Intergalactic":
74) Paul Westerberg "Dyslexic Heart":
75) Billy Idol "Mony Mony":
There will be a few songs from this soundtrack on this list, one of the best soundtracks ever. 76) Shania Twain and Breland "Boots Don't":
77) Boston "It's Easy":
78) Terry Jacks "Seasons In The Sun":
79) RUN-D.M.C. "It's Tricky":
80) Christopher Cross "Ride Like The Wind":
81) Pearl Jam "Even Flow":
82) Lady Gaga "You and I":
83) Kelsea Ballerini "How Do I Do This":
I'm going to go see these guys in concert in August for a second time. 84) "Boondocks":
The best duets of the 90s. I was surprised by how few great duets there were in the 90s. Consider my definition of a duet to be very liberal in these blogs.
17) Pet Shop Boys "Go West":
18) Roxette "Joyride":
19) Babyface featuring Toni Braxton "Give You My Heart";
20) The Judds "Love Can Build A Bridge":
21) Rockell with Collage "Can't We Try":
22) Roxette "How Do You Do?":
23) Tim McGraw and Faith Hill "It's Your Love":
24) Roxette "Wish I Could Fly":
25) Everything But The Girl "Missing":
I'm not sure what Bryan White sings on this song, I never heard a male voice. He must have been singing in the background. 26) Shania Twain featuring Bryan White "From This Moment On":
27) La Bouche "Be My Lover":
28) 2 Unlimited "Twilight Zone":
29) Meat Loaf and Cher "Dead Ringer For Love":
30) Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville "All My Life":
31) Lauryn Hill and D'Angelo "Nothing Even Matters":
32) Brooks and Dunn "You Can't Take The Honky Tonk Out of The Girl":
33) Tim McGraw and Faith Hill "It's Your Love":
34) Temple of The Dog featuring Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder "Hunger Strike":
Okay I'm trying this again. This is the definitive, last, final blog series of themusicaddict's greatest songs of all-time. But of course I will continue to add songs as I think of songs and new songs are released. For instance a couple of Chappell Roan songs will be somewhere on this list.
Songs from nearly all genres will be represented on this list, even hard rock/ heavy metal.
This is the only song that didn't play on my iPod today, I included it after reading about in Classic Rock magazine. 52) The Waterboys "Whole Of The Moon":
53) George Benson "On Broadway":
54) Alice Merton "Lash Out":
55) Megadeth "Kill The King":
56) Billy Joel "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant":
57) Dua Lipa "IDGAF":
58) ZZ Top "Tubesnake Boogie":
59) The cast of "Hamilton". "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)":
60) Black Stone Cherry "Blame It On The Boom Boom":
