(Finished January 5th, 2026) Part 12 of My All-Time Favorite, Not Necessarily Best, 1280ish Songs

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January 5th, 2026 update. These blogs are a long ways from being complete. I have updated them to focus on the fact that these are my favorite songs, not necessarily the best. I have also update the number of songs to 1280- which is much more realistic than the previously listed 680 songs. I will eventually have to update that number as well as I keep on finding favorite new songs. 

These aren't the best songs in my opinion, these are my favorite songs. There aren't a lot of differences between the two lists, but there are differences. For instance I love "We Built This City", but a lot of people don't consider that song as the best. But because the song rocks so hard it's easily one of my all-time favorite songs. 

Yes my projected number of favorite songs has doubled and will continue to rise likely. There are just so many great songs out there.

188) Ray Parker Jr. "Ghostbusters":

189) Brooks and Dunn "Brand New Man":

190) The 1975 "Chocolate":

Such a pretty song. 191) Gerry and the Pacemakers "Ferry Across The Mersey":

Another pretty song. 192) The Beach Boys "Good Vibrations":

This is the best thing about a baby that will just not go to sleep at 3:00am. I remember those days and I have no desire to relive them. 193) The Talking Heads "Stay Up Late":

194) Chappelle Roan "Pink Pony Club":

195) Marc Chesnutt "Almost Goodbye":

196) Steely Dan "Hey 19":

197) Whitesnake "In The Still of the Night":

198) The Beastie Boys "Girls":

199) Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know":

200) Big and Rich "Live This Life":

201) James Ingram and Linda Ronstadt "Somewhere Out There":

202) The Glenn Miller Band "In The Mood":

203) Lin Manuel-Miranda et. al "Alexander Hamilton":

204) Fitz and the Tantrums "Out of My League":

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(Finished January 4th, 2026) Part 2 of Kings, Queens, Jacks and Even A Few Jokers

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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.

18) Ned Miller "From A Jack To A King":

19) Roger Miller "King of The Road":

From "Moulin Rouge" Original Broadway Soundtrack. 20) "Sympathy For The Duke":

21) The Eurythmics "King and Queen of America":

22) Billy Ocean "Caribbean Queen":

The King of Rock and Roll. 23) Elvis vs Junkie XL "A Little Less Conversation":

24) Queen "Killer Queen":

25) Ronnie McDowell "The King Is Gone":

26) ELO "Rock and Roll Is King":

27) The Queen of Disco Donna Summer "Bad Girls":

28) Prince and Mavis Staples "Melody Cool":

29) Trans-Siberian Orchestra "Prince of Peace":

30) April Wine "Sign of The Gypsy Queen":

31) Rocket Queen

This is a bit of a stretch but a great song. 32) Rooney "Daisy Duke":

33) B.B. King "The Thrill Is Gone":

34) Lady Gaga "The Joker":

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(Finished January 3rd, 2026) Part 4 of Fun and Joyous Songs of the 80s

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When I'm just watching TV, watching a show set in space in the 23rd century I don't think I'm about to hear a song from the 80s. That would be the 1980s. Out of nowhere comes Wham!'s "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go". But sure enough there it was and I was reminded of the universality of 80s music. Even when I try I can't escape it. Here are some great and fun songs from the 80s. 

This show was Season 3, episode 2 "Wedding Bell Blues" and I hate to say how boring that episode was. Also the end of the episode suggested what the next episode would be about. I have no desire to see that episode. I've pretty much given up on that show.

There are so few sci-fi shows that are great. So far I've been enjoying the bizarre "Pluribus". It's bizarre in a very entertaining way though. I also have been enjoying "Welcome To Derry". I need a good show to watch with about 50 episodes I can just watch without spending time looking for something to watch.

My iPod is still rolling out this gem on a semi regular basis. 52) Young MC "Bust A Move":

53) Neil Young "Rockin' In The Free World":

54) ZZ Top "Cheap Sunglasses":

55) Kim Carnes "More Love":

56) Prince "1999":

57) Dan Seals "My Baby's Got Good Timin'":

58) Billy Squier "All Night Long":

59) R.E.M. "Driver 8":

60) The Bangles "Manic Monday":

61) Def Leppard "Run Riot":

62) Falco "Rock Me Amadeus":

63) Hall and Oates "Method of Modern Love":

64) Kool and the Gang "Celebration":

65) Night Ranger "You Can Still Rock In America":

66) Oak Ridge Boys "Juliet":

67) Gary Numan "Cars":

68) The Who "Eminence Front":

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(Finished January 2nd, 2026) Part 5 of the Best of 1973

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Happy New Year's!! Let's hope this year doesn't suck as much as 2025! Last year was a brutal year.

What were some of the biggest hits of 50 years ago, 1973? Also a couple of days ago I discovered the British version of "Life on Mars", part of which is based in 1973. That got me thinking I could post a blog about the best songs of 1973, then I realized that was also 50 years ago. 

I've watched the first couple episodes of "Life On Mars" and so far so good. It's a bit of a formula in that there's a case a week. But there's also the fish out of water aspect of Sam Tyler coming from 2006 to 1973. Or at least that's what his reality appears to be. In the second episode Sam says he wishes he could have been put in 1988. I agree with him on that. The only reason I would want to go to 1973 over 1988 is to be able to see Led Zeppelin in their full glory. 

The song that inspired the title of the show was released in 1973. There is a second show in this series. It's also named after a David Bowie song "Ashes to Ashes". 

I have worked hard to limit the duplicates in these next songs. If I'm not successful in that then enjoy them twice.

69) Vicki Lawrence "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia":

70) The Four Tops "Ain't No Woman Like I Got":

71) Tanya Tucker "Blood Red And Goin' Down":

72) The Temptations "Papa Was A Rolling Stone":

73) Elton John "Candle In The Wind":

74) Wings "Jet":

75) Here Comes Rhymin' Simon" Paul Simon "Kodachrome":

76) Bob Marley and The Wailers "Get Up Stand Up":

77) ZZ Top "La Grange":

78) Bob Marley and The Wailers "Kinky Reggae":

79) Pink Floyd "Time":

80) Led Zeppelin "Dancing Days":

81) The Doobie Brothers "Long Train Running":

82) Led Zeppelin "D'yer Maker":

83) Olivia Newton-John "Let Me Be There":

84) Jeanne Pruett "Satin Sheets":

85) Tom T. Hall "I Love":

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