(Updated October 5th, 2022) Part 2 of Songs With The Best Lyrics

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What makes a great song? Well to typically be a classic song you need a combination of great music and great lyrics. But it's easier to be a great song with great music than great lyrics. But the combination of both is an amazing combination.

12) Simon and Garfunkel "The Sounds of Silence":

And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
No one dared 
Disturb the sound of silence


13) John Lennon "Imagine":

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people sharing all the world, you

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

"I can't pretend a stranger is a long lost friend". That's one of my favorite lyrics of all-time. Neil Peart was a genius writer of lyrics. 14) Rush "Limelight":

Living in a fish eye lens
Caught in the camera eye
I have no heart to lie
I can't pretend a stranger
Is a long-awaited friend

All the world's indeed a stage
And we are merely players
Performers and portrayers
Each another's audience
Outside the gilded cage

15) Pink Floyd "Time":

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day

Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.

Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town

Waiting for someone or something to show you the way

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain.

And you are young and life is long and there is time to kill today.

And then one day you find ten years have got behind you.

No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun.

16) Pink Floyd "Comfortably Numb":

There is no pain you are receding
A distant ship, smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying
When I was a child
I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown
The dream is gone
I have become comfortably numb


17) Christina Perri "A Thousand Years":
I have died everyday, waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more

Time stands still
Beauty in all she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything, take away
What's standing in front of me
Every breath, every hour has come to this

One step closer


18) The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again":
I'll tip my hat to the new constitution
Take a bow for the new revolution
Smile and grin at the change all around
Pick up my guitar and play
Just like yesterday
Then I'll get on my knees and pray
We don't get fooled again
Don't get fooled again
No, no

Yeah!

Meet the new boss
Same as the old boss


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

Sometimes I get the feelin'
She's watchin' over me
And other times I feel like I should go
And through it all, the rise and fall
The bodies in the streets
And when you're gone, we want you all to know

We'll carry on, we'll carry on
And though you're dead and gone, believe me
Your memory will carry on
We'll carry on
And in my heart, I can't contain it
The anthem won't explain it


19) Pearl Jam "Black":
I know someday you'll have a beautiful life
I know you'll be a star
In somebody else's sky
But why
Why
Why can't it be
Oh can't it be mine

20) Alice In Chains "Rooster":
Walkin' tall machine gun man
They spit on me in my home land
Gloria sent me pictures of my boy
Got my pills 'gainst mosquito death
My buddy's breathin' his dyin' breath
Oh god please won't you help me make it through

Here they come to snuff the rooster, ah yeah
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
You know he ain't gonna die
No, no, no ya know he ain't gonna die

21) Little Big Town "The Breaker":

(Finished October 4th, 2022) Long Live Loretta Lynn

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Loretta Lynn, the Coal Miner's Daughter, died today at the age of 90. Among the many people she worked with over her career included Conway Twitty, Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton and many others.  She also worked with Jack White on her critically loved CD "Van Lear Rose". 

Miss Lynn also recorded several classic albums and songs, including many of those below. She was a woman who didn't just sing love songs. She sang songs about what it was like to be a woman of her times. Her "The Pill" praised the benefits of the birth control song. It was quite controversial for the time. To show how much time has changed, a song about a birth control pill wouldn't even cause a ripple now.

From her song lyrics one can tell that she loved her Daddy quite a bit, well she will now be able to see him again. They certainly don't make country singers as real as Miss Lynn now.

"Don't Come Home Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)":

"Fist City":

"You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)":

"Coal Miner's Daughter":

featuring Conway Twitty "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man":

"One's On The Way":

I love this song's title and it's a pretty good song as well. "When A Tingle Becomes A Chill":

Featuring Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette "Wings of a Dove":

Featuring Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette "Silver Threads and Golden Needles":

Loretta Lynn "Band of Gold":

These songs are from the CD she made with Jack White, "Van Lear Rose":

"Van Lear Rose":

featuring Jack White "Portland, Oregon":

"Trouble On The Line":

With Vince Gill "Miss Being Mrs.":

"God Makes No Mistakes":

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(Finished October 3rd, 2022) Part 3 of The Best of 1982 Pop Culture

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Music Television (MTV) debuted on August 1st, 1981. Bands such as Duran Duran, A Flock of Seagulls, Billy Idol, Men At Work, Queen, Michael Jackson and eventually many other bands used the new format to break into prominence.

From inthe80s.com and mainly mrpopculture.com these are some of the biggest pop culture moments of that year. 1982 (and 1983) was the year of "Thriller", "E.T.", the debut of the Late Show With David Letterman, "Blade Runner", "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan", "First Blood", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", the hilarious "48 Hours", the heartbreaking "Sophie's Choice", Pink Floyd "The Wall", "Tron" and others. Remember many of these movies might look dated now, but back in 1982 this was cutting edge technology. I actually watched "Wrath of Khan" with my youngest son today. It's a bit dated, but it was still pretty good.

Some of the best/ intriguing books of 1982 included Alice Walker's "The Color Purple", Stephen King's "The Gunslinger" (first of his classic "Dark Tower" series), Thomas Keneally's "Schindler's List", Ken Follet's "The Man From St. Petersburg", Jean Auel's "The Valley of Horses", James Michener's "Space"and  Kurt Vonnegut's "Deadeye Dick".

Best Broadways plays of 1982 included "Cats", "84 Charing Cross Road", "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" and "Torch Song Trilogy".

The 12ish best movies of 1982 and when appropriate music from those movies.

1) "E.T.":

Neil Diamond "Heartlight":

The Clubber Lang "Rocky",  2) "Rocky 3":

Rocky had to get the eye of the tiger to defeat Clubber Lang. Survivor "The Eye of the Tiger":

I didn't like this movie when I first saw it and it hadn't aged well by the second time I watched it. But what a ballad!! 3)"An Officer and A Gentleman":

In my opinion the song is better than the movie, Joe Cocker and Maureen McGovern "Up Where We Belong":

This was in in the incredibly bizarre "Breakfast at Tiffanys", but also in "An Officer and a Gentleman":

 The 80s were the decade of movies for horny teenage boys, "Porky's" was the creme de la creme of that genre. And by best of the best I mean best of the worst.  4) "Porky's":

Watched this movie with my son the other day. It's very dated, but still a very solid film.

5) "Star Trek 2: "The Wrath of Khan":

6) "Firefox":

7) "The World According To Garp":

Oh I loathe this movie so much. The trailer makes it look like such a good movie, but it's a bore. No desire to see the sequel. 8) "Blade Runner":

I don't know if I like Spicoli or Mr. Hand better. Along with Porky's two of the horniest movies of the 80s. 9) "Fast Times At Ridgemont High":

Jackson Browne "Somebody's Baby":

This was when Eddie Murphy was at or near his peak. This is a great and hilarious movie, but they shouldn't have made the sequel. 10) "48 Hours":

11) Night Shift

Marshall Crenshaw "Someday, Someway":

12) "Missing":

"Missing" Main Theme:

13) "Pink Floyd: The Wall":

"Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2":

"When The Tigers Broke Free":

"Young Lust":

"Comfortably Numb":

"In The Flesh/ Run Like Hell"/Waiting For The Worms":

14) "The Last American Virgin":

This video may have one of the saddest endings ever, ah the unpredictability of young love- or any love. But what a great song, an incredibly beautiful song!! James Ingram "Just Once":

The Police "De Do Do Do De Da Da Da":

Gleaming Spires "Are You Ready For The Sex Girls":

The Cars "Since You're Gone":

The Waitresses "I Know What Boys Like":

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(Finished October 2nd, 2022) Part 2 of The Best of 1982 Pop Culture

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Music Television (MTV) debuted on August 1st, 1981. Bands such as Duran Duran, A Flock of Seagulls, Billy Idol, Men At Work, Queen, Michael Jackson and eventually many other bands used the new format to break into prominence.

From inthe80s.com and mainly mrpopculture.com these are some of the biggest pop culture moments of that year. 1982 (and 1983) was the year of "Thriller", "E.T.", the debut of the Late Show With David Letterman, "Blade Runner", "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan", "First Blood", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", the hilarious "48 Hours", the heartbreaking "Sophie's Choice", Pink Floyd "The Wall", "Tron" and others. Remember many of these movies might look dated now, but back in 1982 this was cutting edge technology. I actually watched "Wrath of Khan" with my youngest son today. It's a bit dated, but it was still pretty good.

Some of the best/ intriguing books of 1982 included Alice Walker's "The Color Purple", Stephen King's "The Gunslinger" (first of his classic "Dark Tower" series), Thomas Keneally's "Schindler's List", Ken Follet's "The Man From St. Petersburg", Jean Auel's "The Valley of Horses", James Michener's "Space"and  Kurt Vonnegut's "Deadeye Dick".

Best Broadways plays of 1982 included "Cats", "84 Charing Cross Road", "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" and "Torch Song Trilogy".

18) Donald Fagen "I.G.Y.";

19) Ray Parker Jr. "The Other Woman":

20) Rush "Subdivisions":

21) The Dazz Band "Let It Whip":

22) Men At Work "Who Can It Be Now?":

23) Haircut 100 "Love Plus One":

24) George Clinton "Atomic Dog":

25) ABC "Poison Arrow":

Billy Idol "Come On Come On":

27) Billy Squier "Everybody Wants You";

28) Patrice Rushen "Forget Me Nots":

29) Culture Club "I'll Tumble For You":

30) James Ingram featuring The Boston Pops "One Hundred Ways":

31) Aldo Nova "Heart To Heart":

32) George Benson "Turn Your Love Around":

33) Frank and Moon Unit Zappa "Valley Girl":

34) Prince "1999":

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(Finished October 2nd, 2022) Part 8 of The Best 80s Ballads: Songs 103-119

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"Cobra Kai" Season 3, episode 10 when Ali (the still beautiful Elisabeth Shue), Daniel and Johnny all get together and I had a complete surge of 80s nostalgia. Then Journey's classic "Faithfully" started playing and the feels took over. Here are a few of the hundreds of great 80s ballads. Long live the pop culture of the 80s.

103) Expose "When I Looked At Him":

104) Alabama "There's No Way":

105) Elton John "Sacrifice":

106) Kenny Rogers and Dottie West "What Are We Doin' In Love":

107) Atlantic Starr "Always":

108) Neil Diamond "Hello Again":

109) The Oak Ridge Boys "I Guess It Never Hurts To Hurt Sometime":

110) Alabama "You've Got The Touch":

111) Dionne Warwick "No Night So Long":

112) John Anderson "Wild and Blue":

113) Anita Baker "Giving You The Best I Got":

114) Brenda Russell "Piano In The Dark":

Back in the day we called these power ballads. 115) Cinderella "Nobody's Fool":

116) Christopher Cross "Never Be The Same":

117) Alabama "Feels So Right":

118) Peter Cetera "The Glory of Love":

119) Tracy Chapman "Fast Car":

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(Finished October 1st, 2022) Part 1 of The Best of 1982 Pop Culture

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Music Television (MTV) debuted on August 1st, 1981. Bands such as Duran Duran, A Flock of Seagulls, Billy Idol, Men At Work, Queen, Michael Jackson and eventually many other bands used the new format to break into prominence.

From inthe80s.com and mainly mrpopculture.com these are some of the biggest pop culture moments of that year. 1982 (and 1983) was the year of "Thriller", "E.T.", the debut of the Late Show With David Letterman, "Blade Runner", "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan", "First Blood", "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", the hilarious "48 Hours", the heartbreaking "Sophie's Choice", Pink Floyd "The Wall", "Tron" and others. Remember many of these movies might look dated now, but back in 1982 this was cutting edge technology. I actually watched "Wrath of Khan" with my youngest son today. It's a bit dated, but it was still pretty good.

Some of the best/ intriguing books of 1982 included Alice Walker's "The Color Purple", Stephen King's "The Gunslinger" (first of his classic "Dark Tower" series), Thomas Keneally's "Schindler's List", Ken Follet's "The Man From St. Petersburg", Jean Auel's "The Valley of Horses", James Michener's "Space"and  Kurt Vonnegut's "Deadeye Dick".

Best Broadways plays of 1982 included "Cats", "84 Charing Cross Road", "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers" and "Torch Song Trilogy".

1) Toto "Africa":

2) Toni Basil "Mickey":

3) Hall and Oates "Maneater":

4) Alabama "Mountain Music":

5) Asia "Sole Survivor":

6) Billy Idol "Hot In The City":

7) Stevie Wonder "That Girl":

8) Joe Jackson "Steppin Out":

9) John Waite "Change":

10) Kenny Rogers "Through The Years":

11) Aldo Nova "Foolin' Yourself":

12) The Pointer Sisters "I'm So Excited":

13) The Gap Band "Early In The Morning":

14) Air Supply "Even The Nights Are Better":

15) Mel McDaniel "Big Ole Brew":

16) John Anderson "Wild and Blue":

17) Hall and Oates "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)":

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(Started September 29th, 2022) Part 2 of The Most Fun Songs of All-Time

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Sometimes when one is in a bad mood it's better to go with a happy song than a cathartic song. That's what this blog is. I looked for the most fun, joyful, silly, uplifting etc. songs. Enjoy.

18) Dexy's Midnight Runners "Come On Eileen":

19) The Turtles "Happy Together":

20) American Authors "The Best Day of My Life":

I know there are some dark lyrics here, but overall a fun song. 21) Jason Mraz "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)":

22) Usher "DJ Got Us Falling In Love":

23) They Might Be Giants "Istanbul (Not Constinaple)":

24) James Brown "I Got You (I Feel Good)":

25) Stars on 45 "Stars On 45":

26) Of Monsters and Men "Little Talks":

27) Never Gonna Give Us Up":

28) Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling":

29) a-ha "Take On Me":

30) Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne "Rather Be":

31) Saint Motel "My Type":

32) Vance Joy "Riptide":

33) Paul Nicholas "Heaven On the 7th Floor":

34) Ray Parker Jr. "Ghostbusters":

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