(Finished February 21st, 2021) Part 1 of Best Live Performances, Songs 1-14

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I was aiming for a specific performance of a song, not just any live performance. However if I run out of ideas I may go that route.

These first three performances are from "MTV Unplugged", is that even a show any more. 1) Rod Stewart "Reason To Believe":

2) Nirvana "Where Did You Sleep Last Night":

3) Eric Clapton "Layla":

The drummer is kicking butt on this song. 4) Midnight Oil "Kosciusko":

From "Frampton Comes Alive". 5) Peter Frampton "Baby, I Love Your Way":

From Live at Red Rocks. 6) U2 "Sunday Bloody Sunday":

7) Guns N' Roses "Knockin' On Heaven's Door":

From "World Wide Live" 8) The Scorpions "Big City Nights":

9) The Zoo":

10) "Since I've Been Loving You":

Live At Madison Square Garden 12) "Black Dog":

13) "What Is and What Should Never Be":

Live from "Celebration Day". 13) Led Zeppelin "Kashmir":

Live on March 1982 on the Speak of the Devil tour. 14) Ozzy "Crazy Train":

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(Finished February 21st, 2021) Part 3 of Best Songs About Love the Second Time Around, Songs 35-52

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35) Take That "Back For Good":

36) Taylor Swift "I Wish You Would":

37) The Thompson Twins "Hold Me Now":

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

39) George Michael "One More Try":

40) Pink featuring Nate Reuss "Give Me One Reason":

41) John Lennon "(Just Like) Starting Over":

42) Sade "Still In Love With You":

43) Patsy Cline "Back In Baby's Arms":

44) Bette Midler "Every Road Leads Back To You":

I love Shinedown, they're an amazing band. 45) Shinedown "Second Chance":

46) Randy Goodrum "Second Chance At Love":

47) Timmy T "One More Try":

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

49) Dan Hill featuring Vonda Sheppard "Can't We Try":

50) The Supremes "Back In My Arms Again":

51) Whitney Houston "Until You Come Back":

52) Whitney Houston "Where Do Broken Hearts Go":

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(Finished February 23rd, 2021) Part 3 of Selected Best Duets, Songs 35-51

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Happy birthday to my favorite sister-in-law.

35) Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams "Too Much Too Little Too Late":

36) Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway "The Closer I Get To You":

37) Michael McDonald and Patti Labelle "On My Own":

From "Rent". 38) Rosario Dawson and Adam Pascal "Light My Candle":

39) Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson "Friends and Lovers":

40) Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. "You Don't Have To Be A Star":

41) Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland "Promiscuous":

42) James Taylor and Carly Simon "Mockingbird":

43) Frank and Nancy Sinatra "Something Stupid":

44) Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'":

I had never heard of this song before, but how powerful it is!! 45) Laura Osnes and Melissa Van Der Schyff "You Love Who You Love":

Wow that is so incredibly powerful, great songs written by Cyndi Lauper. From "Kinky Boots". 46) "Not My Father's Son":

47) The Spinners and Dionne Warwick "Then Came You":

From "Phantom of the Opera". 48) Gerard Butler and Emmy Rossum "Music of The Night":

49) Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston "It Takes Two":

50) John Mellencamp and MeShell Ndegeocello "Wild Night":

Get ready for goosebumps!! 51) First Aid Kit "Ghost Town":

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(Finished February 18th, 2021) Part 1 of The Best of Change Songs, Songs 1-17

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Rather unexpectedly I received a job offer at another branch of the bank I work for today. I'm strongly tempted, but not 100% sure I'm going to make the change. I thought this would be a good time to do a blog of songs about change. This is about all kinds of change. Thanks to Spinditty for many of these songs.

1) Motley Crue "Time For Change":

2) REO Speedwagon "Roll With The Changes":

3) The Scorpions "Winds of Change":

Some songs are about when change isn't really that much of a change. 4) Cinderella "The More Things Change":

From one of the best 80s soundtracks "Vision Quest". 5) John Waite "Change":

Whether you want to change or not you inevitability will. 

6) Cyndi Lauper "Change of Heart":

7) Cyndi Lauper "Money Changes Everything":

8) The Airborne Toxic Event "Changing":

9) Damone "New Change of Heart":

10) Dwight Yoakam "Things Change":

11) Journey "Change For The Better":

12) Gavin DeGraw "Everything Will Change":

13) Raydio "You Can't Change That":

14) Sarah Brightman "Love Changes Everything":

15) Tears For Fears "Change":

16) INXS "Don't Change":

17) Sia "Courage To Change":

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(Finished February 17th, 2021) Part 2 of Random, Under Appreciated Songs of the 80s (and early 90s), Songs 18-34

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I've added the early 90s to this blog as so many songs from the 80s are indistinguishable from the early 90s.

You're not the only one to think the picture below was Michael Hutchencence.

18) When In Rome "The Promise":

19) Billy Joel "It's Still Rock and Roll To Me":

Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers,

You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers"

Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways

It's still rock and roll to me

20) Phil Collins "I Missed Again":

21) Depeche Mode "Enjoy The Silence":

22) John Parr "St Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)":

23) The Eurythmics "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)":

24) INXS "The One Thing":

25) Midnight Oil "Beds Are Burning":

26) Christopher Cross "Arthur's Theme (The Best You Can Do)":

27) Fiction Factory "(Feels Like) Heaven":

28) The Police "Synchronicity 2":

29) Laura Branigan "Self Control":

30) Klymaxx "I Miss You":

31) Prince "Kiss":

32) Roxette "It Must Have Been Love":

One of my top 5 favorite Def Leppard songs. 33) Def Leppard "Women":

34) The very smooth Gregory Abbott "Shake You Down":

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(Started February 16th, 2021) The Best Songs About Money And By Eddie Money

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I went to Ranker, which is a great website as I'm always relying on their lists for my blogs, looking for inspiration. However a subject didn't really break out for me. Since I didn't want to spend my whole night looking for a topic. I settled for a topic I rarely, if ever, have posted songs about- money.  I went to ranker.com and have selected the best money songs from their list.

And what other song would I start with besides this song? 1) Pink Floyd "Money":

2) Abba "Money Money Money":

3) Dire Straits "Money For Nothing":

4) AC/DC "Moneytalks":

5) Cyndi Lauper "Money Changes Everything":

6) The Pet Shop Boys "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)":

7) Barenaked Ladies "If I Had $1,000,000":

8) Macy Gray "It Ain't The Money":

9) Antonio Banderas "And  The Money Keeps On Rolling In and Out":

10) Broken Witt Rebels "Money":

11) Prince "Money Don't Matter 2 Night":

12) The Flying Lizards "Money (It's What I Want)":

13) "Daddy's Money":

14) Rush "The Big Money":

15) Simply Red "Money's To Tight To Mention":

16) Willie Nelson "If You Got The Money Honey I Got The Time":

17) The O'Jays "For The Love Of Money":

18) ABC "How To Be A Millionaire":

19) Johnny Kemp "Just Got Paid":

20) Don't Pay The Ferryman

21) U2 "Daddy's Going To Pay For Your Crashed Car":

These songs are the best of Eddie Money:

) "Take Me Home Tonight":

) "Two Tickets To Paradise":

"I Wanna Go Back":

"Baby Hold On":

"Shakin":

"Think I'm In Love":

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(Finished February 24th, 2021) Great Songs That Are More Obscure Than They Should Be

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An amazing cover of the Sly Fox classic. 1) The Wondergirls featuring Robbie Williams "Let's Go All The Way":

2) Prince "Witness 4 The Prosecution (Version 2)":

3) The Four Tops "Remember When":

This song slipped out of my consciousness for decades until I heard it again a couple of years ago. I can't believe this amazing song isn't more well known and played. 4) Martha and the Vandellas "Nowhere To Run":

The only place this song isn't obscure is on my blog. 5) John Stewart featuring Stevie Nicks "Gold":

6) Robert Plant "29 Palms":

7) XTC "Senses Working Overtime":

8) Ten Years After "I'd Like To Change The World":

9) K's Choice "Not An Addict":

10) April Wine "Roller":

11) Mitch Ryder "Devil In A Blue Dress/ Good Golly Miss Molly":

12) The Animals "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstand":

13) Spirit "I Got A Line On You":

14) Wishbone Ash "Throw Down The Sword":

15) Uriah Heep "Look At Yourself":

16) Big Star "September Gurls":

17) Loverboy "Queen of the Broken Hearts":

18) Climax Blues Band "Couldn't Get It Right":

19) The Great Society "Sally Go Round The Roses":

20) The Greg Kihn Band "The Break Up Song (They Don't Write Em)":

21) The Breakfast Club "Right On Track":

22) Stan Ridgway "Drive She Said":

23) Regina "Baby Love":

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