(Started February 5th, 2023) Part 1 of The Best Country Songs of 1983

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What were the best country songs 40 years ago? Here's a few dozen of them.

1) Alabama "Lady Down On Love":

2) John Anderson "Swingin":

3) Crystal Gayle "The Sound of Goodbye":

4) Alabama "The Closer You Get":

5) Earl Thomas Conley "Your Love's On The Line":

6) Kenny Rogers "Eyes That See In The Dark":

7) Shelley West "Jose Cuervo":

8) John Anderson "Black Sheep":

9) "He's A Heartache Looking For A Place":

10) George Strait "A Fire I Can't Put Out":

11) Reba McEntire "Can't Even Get The Blues":

12) "One of A Kind, Pair of Fools":

13) "Dixieland Delight":

14) "Pancho and Lefty":

15) Alabama "Dixieland Delight":

16) Mickey Gilley with Charly McClain "Paradise Tonight":

17) Crystal Gayle "Till I Gain Control Again":

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(Finished February 4th, 2023) Part 23 of themusicaddict's Actual Greatest Songs Of All-Time: Top 130 Songs

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Another Greatest Songs of All-Time issued from on high by Rolling Stone magazine. I love that magazine and have been a subscriber since approximately the early 80s. I understand that people have different tastes in music. That's the way it should be, but like everyone else I have my own opinions. Just as fervently as I agree with some of their choices I also disagree with some of their choices. Currently I'm working on my Top 130 Songs of All-Time and honorable mentions. There are just some songs that I can't not include in the Greatest Songs of All-Time. I started with 100 Greatest Songs of All-Time. That has inched up to several hundred songs and will continue to rise. For this blog I'm going to focus on the actual Greatest Songs Of All Time, not the honorable mentions. These songs are part of my Top 130 GSOAT.

These lists are very fluid. Most of these songs could have also been in my All-Time Top 100 if only I had thought of them earlier. There are probably at least 700 songs that will always be in my GSOAT. Again these are GSOAT, 17 of my Top 130 GSOAT. 

I don't think I have published my actual Top 130 greatest songs of all-time, I'm starting that tonight. Why 130 songs? Why not? I was reminded of many of the below songs by perusing Rolling Stone's Top 500 songs of all-time.

There are Top 310 greatest songs of all-time- without a doubt. This is locked in stone and will not change. Now of course I'm lying. This isn't even my Top 130 GSOAT right now. That will be constantly changing as I remember songs, discover new songs, discover old songs, fall out of love with songs, fall in love with songs etc. And the number by the song is no way my personal ranking for that song, it's just a way to help me keep this organized.

35) Pearl Jam "Even Flow":

36) Roxette "It Must Have Been Love":

37) My Chemical Romance "The Sharpest Lives":

38) Mariah Carey "Vision of Love":

39) Ozzy Osbourne "Crazy Train":

40) Lady Gaga "Poker Face":

41) Public Enemy "Fight The Power":

42) Beastie Boys "Intergalactic":

43) The Platters "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes":

44) Stevie Wonder "Master Blaster (Jammin')":

Bonus clip: the amazing Ms. Lauryn Hill's cover of "Master Blaster (Jammin')":

45) Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young "Ohio":

    

46) Earth, Wind and Fire "September":

47) Oasis "Wonderwall":

48) A Taste of Honey "Sukiyaki":

49) Eric Church "Springsteen":

50) Mark Ronson "Uptown Funk":

51) The Human League "Don't You Want Me":

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(Finished February 4th, 2023) Part 3 of The Best of Modern Ballads

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After getting fired from my job today I had a bit more time than usual. Back to back romantic comedies "Marry Me" and "Begin Again" put me in both a ballad and a Frank Sinatra mood. I'm exploring the ballad mood tonight and maybe Frank Sinatra tomorrow. Out of those two movies "Marry Me" is easily the best of the two movies. 

35) Olivia Rodrigo "Driver's License":

36) Paloma Faith "Only Love Can Hurt Like This":

37) The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey "Closer":

38) Anne-Marie "2002":

39) Lana Del Rey "Summertime Sadness":

40) Keira Knightley "A Step You Can't Take Back":

41) Halsey "Without Me":

42) Rag N' Bone Man "Human":

43) A Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera "Say Something":

44) Dua Lipa "Be The One":

45) Lana Del Rey "Young and Beautiful":

46) Avril Lavigne "Wish You Were Here":

47) Lady Gaga "Always Remember Us This Way":

48) Labrinth "Beneath Your Beautiful":

49) U2 "Landlady":

50) Lady Gaga "You and I":

51) Christina Perri "A Thousand Years

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(Finished February 3rd, 2023) Part 2 of The Best of Modern Ballads

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After getting fired from my job today I had a bit more time than usual. Back to back romantic comedies "Marry Me" and "Begin Again" put me in both a ballad and a Frank Sinatra mood. I'm exploring the ballad mood tonight and maybe Frank Sinatra tomorrow. Out of those two movies "Marry Me" is easily the best of the two movies. 

18) Sia "Chandelier":

19) Lady Gaga "I'll Never Love Again":

20) Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line "Meant To Be":

21) Avril Lavigne "Head Above Water":

22) Paramore "The Only Exception":

23) Harry Styles "Sign of the Times":

24) Hailee Steinfeld featuring BloodPop "Capital Letters":

25) Alessia Cara "Scars To Your Beautiful":

26) Lukas Graham "7 Years":

27) Maroon 5 "Don't Wanna Know":

28) Keira Knightley "Tell Me If You Wanna Go Home":

29) First Aid Kit "Ghost Town":

30) Pink and Nate Ruess "Just Give Me A Reason":

31) Maroon 5 "One More Night":

32) Billie Eilish "No Time To Die":

33) Maroon 5 "Memories":

34) Taylor Swift "Wildest Dreams";

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(Finished February 3rd, 2023) Part 1 of The Best of Modern Ballads

Hello, 

After getting fired from my job today I had a bit more time than usual. Back to back romantic comedies "Marry Me" and "Begin Again" put me in both a ballad and a Frank Sinatra mood. I'm exploring the ballad mood tonight and maybe Frank Sinatra tomorrow. Out of those two movies "Marry Me" is easily the best of the two movies. 

1) Lady Gaga "Hold My Hand":

2) Ed Sheeran "Shape of You":

3) Jennifer Lopez "On My Way":

4) Birdy "Wings":

5) Keane "Somewhere We Know":

6) Lord Huron "The Night We Met":

7) Maroon 5 "Memories":

8) Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved":

9) Passenger "Let Her Go":

10) Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper "Shallow":

11) Taylor Swift featuring Shawn Mendes "Lover":

12) Pink "A Million Dreams":

13) OneRepublic "Counting Stars":

14) Ed Sheeran "Perfect":

15) Adele "Someone You Love":

16) John Legend "All of Me":

17) Charlie Puth "Attention":

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(Started February 2nd, 2023) Part 2 Best 80s Sax Songs, Well Mostly 80s

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Just the sax ma'am for the best decade of music ever. Thanks to Rhino's YouTube channel 80s Songs With Saxophones for many of the selections below.

18) The Jets "You've Got It All":

19) Sade "Your Love Is King":

20) Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band "Bobby Jean":

21) Sting "Fortress Around Your Heart":

22) Tim Cappello "I Still Believe":

23) INXS "Never Tear Us Apart":

24) Eric Carmen "Hungry Eyes":

25) Madness "One Step Beyond":

26) Romeo Void "Never Say Never":

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

28) Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Withers "Just The Two of Us":

"Time of My Life":

"On The Dark Side":

Rick James "Super Freak":

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

"The One You Love":

Same Old Lang Syne

Rick Springfield "Don't Walk Away":

Hazel Connor "Will You":

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(Finished February 2nd, 2023) Part 1 Best 80s Sax Songs, Well Mostly 80s

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Just the sax ma'am for the best decade of music ever. Thanks to Rhino's YouTube channel 80s Songs With Saxophones for many of the selections below.

Is this the best sax solo ever? Probably!! 1) Wham! "Careless Whisper":

This songs starts off with the smooth sounds of the sax. 2) Men At Work "Who Can It Be Now":

3) Hall and Oates "Maneater":

4) Sade "Smooth Operator":

5) Quarterflash "Harden My Heart":

6) Foreigner "Urgent":

7) Glenn Frey "You Belong To The City":

8) David Bowie "Modern Love":

9) The Blow Monkeys "Digging Your Scene":

10) Kenny Loggins "Danger Zone":

11) Spandau Ballet "True":

12) Duran Duran "Rio":

13) INXS "What You Need":

14) Tears For Fears "The Working Hour":

15) Billy Ocean "Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)":

16) The Beastie Boys "Brass Monkey":

17) Paula Abdul "Forever Your Girl":

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