(Started January 31st, 2026) Rage Against The Machine Is The Band We Need Now

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With the disastrous Trump regime terrorizing America the band we need right now is the angry and butt kicking Rage Against The Machine. Here are some of their best songs and other great protest songs. Resist now and until the regime is no longer. Most people would probably assume from looking at me that I'm MAGA. But my Mom taught me better than that and I'm as far from being MAGA as one can be.

I'm sending my RATM floodlight into the sky for them to write new material about these scary times we live in.

1) Rage Against The Machine "Bombtrack":

2) Rage Against The Machine "Testify":

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

"American Idiot" is truly one of the greatest CDs ever made. 4) Green Day "American Idiot":

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

6) Green Day "The American Dream Is Killing Me":

7) Rage Against The Machine "Settle For Nothing":

This song played on my morning walk and I thought these lyrics were spot on for the times we live in now. 8) Creed "One":

"I feel angry, I feel helpless

Want to change the world, yeah

I feel violent, I feel alone

Don't try and change my mind, no"

9) Rage Against The Machine "Bullet In The Head":

10) Judas Priest "You've Got Another Thing Coming":

11) Rage Against The Machine "Know Your Enemy":

12) Queensryche "Empire":

With them wanting to have 1.5 trillion for the defense budget, can you imagine what the numbers are for their other government programs. None of my money should go to ICE. 13) Rage Against The Machine "Wake Up":

14) Queensryche "Spreading The Disease":

15) Rage Against The Machine "Fistful of Steel":

16) Bruce Springsteen "Death To My Hometown":

17) Rage Against The Machine "Township Rebellion":

From "Les Mis" 18) "Do You Hear The People Sing":

19) Rage Against The Machine "Freedom":

20) Queensryche "Suite Sister Mary":

21) Rage Against The Machine "Calm Like A Bomb":

22) Bruce Springsteen "Streets of Minneapolis":

I have included this song twice intentionally, this may be the most necessary song for these times. 23) Rage Against The Machine "Killing In The Name":

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(Finished January 28th, 2026) I Agree With The Boss!!

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I agree with the Boss 100% on this subject. Why is the DHS/ ICE surging in Minnesota when there's roughly 23 times more illegal immigrants in Texas?

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(Finished January 27th, 2026) Part 4 of The 50s and 60s: Two, Three or More of the Best Songs From Each Year

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Let's go back to the 50s and 60s. I'll share two, three or more of the best songs from every year of every decade. That will go all the way to 2026. Billboard started keeping track of this in 1946 and that's the year I started with.

1959) 

52) Johnny Horton "The Battle of New Orleans":

53) Lloyd Price "Personality":

54) Bobby Darin "Dream Lover":

If this isn't the greatest song of all-time I don't know what would be. Thanks to the 80's movie "Always" reminding me of this song's existence. 55) The Platters "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes":

56) The Everly Brothers "Till I Kissed You":

57) The Crests "16 Candles":

58) Elvis Presley "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such As I":

59) Ray Charles "What I'd Say":

60) The Coasters "Poison Ivy":

61) Fats Domino "I Want To Walk You Home":

62) Frankie Ford "Sea Cruise":

63) Dion and the Belmonts "A Teenager In Love":

What the Hell? Songs:

64) Dodie Stevens "Pink Shoe Laces":

65) Dave Cortez "The Happy Organ":

66) Annette Funicello "Tall Paul":

67) Preston Epps "Bongo Rock":

68) Jackie Wilson "Lonely Teardrops":

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(Finished January 25th, 2026) Part 5 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.

69) Duran Duran "Rio":

70) Fleetwood Mac "Big Love":

71) After The Fire "Der Kommissar":

I thought this one might be from the 70s, but no it's from 1981. 72) Rod Stewart "Tonight I'm Yours":

73) Rick Springfield "Jessie's Girl":

74) The Cars "You Are The Girl":

75) Buster Poindexter "Hot Hot Hot":

76) Dead or Alive "In Too Deep":

77) Depeche Mode "But Not Tonight":

78) Def Leppard "Women":

79) Def Leppard "Rocket";

80) Janet Jackson "Nasty":

81) Fleetwood Mac "Seven Wonders":

82) Depeche Mode "Master and Servant":

83) Dire Straits "Skateaway":

84) Duran Duran "Union of the Snake":

85) R.E.M. "Fall On Me":

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(Finished January 24th, 2026) Part 1 of chart2000.com's Top 200 Songs 2000 to 2024

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This is chart2000.com's Top 200 Songs of 2000 to 2024.  

200) Mya "Case of The Ex (Watcha Gonna Do)":

199) Panic! At The Disco "High Hopes":

198) Creed "Higher":

197) Katy Perry "Hot N Cold":

196) OMI "Cheerleader":

195) Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger":

194) Blu Cantrell "Hit 'em Up Style (Oops!)":

193) Fat Joe & Ashanti "What's Luv":

192) Lenny Kravitz "Again":

191) Halsey "Without Me":

190) Jack Harlow "Lovin' On Me":

189) The Chainsmokers & Daya "Don't Let Me Down":

188) Pink "Get The Party Started":

187) Sia "Chandelier":

186) Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya & Pink "Lady Marmalade":

185) 50 Cent and Olivia "Candy Shop":

184) Uncle Kracker "Follow Me":

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(Finished January 19th, 2026) Part 3 of The 40s and 50s: Two, Three or More of the Best Songs From Each Year

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

1957 (cont):

Just an absolutely amazing song. 35) Marty Robbins "A White Sport Coat and Pink Carnation":

36) Sam Cooke "You Send Me":

Still has a place on my iPod. 37) Fats Domino "Blueberry Hill":

1958) 

Also this song has a place on my iPod, although it's a much more recent addition. 38) Domenico Modugno "Volare (Nel blue, dipinto di blu)":

39) The Champs "Tequila":

40) Sheb Wooley "The Purple People Eater":

41) The Everly Brothers featuring The Crickets "Bird Dog":

42) The Silhouettes "Get A Job":

43) Danny and the Juniors "At The Hop":

44) The Coasters "Yakety Yak":

45) Monotones "Book of Love":

46) Little Anthony and the Imperials "Tears On My Pillow":

47) Jerry Lee Lewis "Great Balls of Fire":

Bonus: I've never seen this movie, but I love this clip with Dennis Quaid":

48) The Chordettes "Lollipop":

49) The Teddy Bears "To Know Him Is To Love Him":

50) Buddy Holly "Peggy Sue":

51) The Everly Brothers "All I Have To Do Is Dream":

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(Finished January 17th, 2026) Part 10 of The Greatest Songs of All-Time

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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.

154) Huey Lewis and the News "The Power of Love":

It's a musicaddict law that everytime I post this song I have to post this video. 155) Electric Light Orchestra "Don't Bring Me Down":

156) My Chemical Romance "Welcome To The Black Parade":

157) Kelsea Ballerini "I Miss Me More":

158) Boston "More Than A Feeling":

159) Alan Jackson "Here In The Real World":

160) Rush "Tom Sawyer":

161) The Cure "Just Like Heaven":

Bonus video: Robert Smith and Olivia Rodrigo "Just Like Heaven":

162) Aretha Franklin "Respect":

163) Madonna and Jonathan Pryce "I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You":

164) John Lennon "Imagine":

165) Olivia Newton John and Electric Light Orchestra "Xanadu":

166) Whitney Houston "One Moment In Time":

167) Nancy Sinatra "These Boots Are Made For Walking":

168) Duran Duran "Come Undone":

169) Jackyl "Down On Me":

170) Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson "Beauty and The Beast":

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(Finished January 15th, 2026) Part 1 of Let's Enjoy Some of the Best Songs of 1986

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I have been working a lot of hours of late so I haven't had as much time to blog. My busy schedule should calm down soon and hopefully I can go back to a more regular blogging schedule. 

What were some of the biggest hits from 40 years ago? Well let's go back and find out. For the most part I have stayed away from the biggest hits of that year. But these are still some pretty great songs.  

One of the most beautiful and powerful songs of all-time. 1) Lionel Richie "Say You, Say Me":

2) Whitney Houston "How Will I Know":

3) Prince and the Revolution "Kiss":

4) Janet Jackson "Nasty":

5) DeBarge "Who's Johnny":

6) Billy Ocean "Love Zone":

7) Cameo "Word Up":

8) Gregory Abbott "Shake You Down":

9) Ready For The World "Love You Down":

10) The Forester Sisters "Just In Case":

11) Alabama "She and I":

12) Hank Williams Jr. "Ain't Misbehavin":

13) Restless Heart "That Rock Won't Roll":

The song is from 1986, this duet is from 2023. 14) Reba McEntire featuring Cody Johnson Whoever's In New England":

I don't ever remembering seeing this video for this song before. 15) Dan Seals "Everything That Glitters Is Not Gold":

16) Bon Jovi "Livin On A Prayer":

17) The Cutting Crew "I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight":

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(Finished January 12th, 2026) Part 5 of The Best Love Songs

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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. And yes I know that this blog series could literally turn into hundreds of blogs.

69) Air Supply "Making Love Out Of Nothing":

70) Boy Meets Girl "Waiting For A Star To Fall":

71) The Bangles "Eternal Flame":

72) The Thompson Twins "You Take Me Up":

73) The Guess Who "Undun":

74) David Foster "Love Theme From "St. Elmo's Fire":

One of the most breathtakingly beautiful songs of all-time. 75) Simon and Garfunkel "Scarborough Fair":

76) The Manhattans "Kiss and Say Goodbye":

77) Styx "Don't Let It End":

78) Billy Paul "Me and Ms. Jones":

79) Toto "I Won't Hold You Back":

80) Survivor "The Search Is Over";

81) Don Henley and Patti Smyth "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough":

82) Chris De Burgh "Lady In Red":

83) Patrick Swayze "She's Like The Wind":

84) George Michael "One More Try":

85) Billy Ocean "The Colour of Love":

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(Finished January 10th, 2026) Part 2 of The 40s and 50s: Two or Three of the Best Songs From Each Year

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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 and that's the year I started with.

1954) 

18) The Crew-Cuts with David Carroll "Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)":

19) Dean Martin "That's Amore":

1955) 

20) Bill Haley and his Comets "Rock Around The Clock":

21) Bill Hayes "The Ballad of Davy Crockett":

22) Tennessee Ernie Ford "Sixteen Tons":

Wow, 1956 was such a great year. This is the first year when I recognize several songs. Thus I'm going to give this year more than three songs. 

1956) 

23) Elvis Presley "Don't Be Cruel":

24) Doris Day "Que Sera Sera":

25) The Platters "The Great Pretender":

26) Johnnie Ray "Walkin' In The Rain":

27) Patience and Prudence "Tonight You Belong To Me":

28) Gene Vincent "Be-Bop-A-Lula":

29) Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers "Why Do Fools Fall In Love":

30) Vic Damone "On The Street Where You Live":

31) Fats Domino "Blueberry Hill":

32) Gogi Grant "The Wayward Wind":

1957) 

33) Elvis Presley "All Shook Up"

34) The Everly Brothers "Bye Bye Love":

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(Finished January 7th, 2026) Part 5 of The Super S's of the Seventies

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Rock legends from the 70s with names start with S- either last name or band name. Originally I was going to include musicians whose first name starts with s on this list. That's why Stevie Wonder is here. However once you put the great Stevie Wonder on a list you- or at least I- don't take him off. Enjoy some memories- for those of you old enough- and some nostalgia.

69) Starland Vocal Band "Afternoon Delight":

70) Boz Scaggs "It's Over":

71) Steely Dan "Pretzel Logic":

72) Cat Stevens "Peace Train":

73) Donna Summer "Dim All The Lights":

74) Ringo Starr "Back Off Boogaloo":

75) Styx "Blue Collar Man":

76) Al Stewart "Time Passages":

77) Scorpions "Loving You Sunday Morning":

78) Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young "Teach Your Children":

79) Billy Swan "I Can Help":

80) Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams "Heaven Knows":

81) Steely Dan "Rikki Don't Lose That Number":

82) Supertramp "Ain't Nobody But Me":

83) The Stylistics "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart):

84) Rod Stewart "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)":

85) Stevie Wonder "I Wish":

86) Stackridge "Humiliation":

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(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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