(Finished February 29th, 2024) Part 1 of The Best Songs of 1974

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Now that we have survived to 2024, I want to go back 60 years and review the best songs for every 10 years up to today. I started with 1954, I only have one blog for that year as I know so few songs. I took a brief look at 1944 and I only knew a few songs. However not enough songs to post a blog about that year. To me the best thing that happened in 1944 was D-Day.

Each decade moving forward I know more songs from that decade. I know a lot more songs from 1964 than 1954 for instance. It will probably peak with 1984, one of the greatest years of music ever. Then 1994 I know a lot of songs, but 2004, 2014 and 2024 I know less songs each year. 

The biggest musical stars of 1974 were Bad Company, Queen, John Lennon, Wings, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Olivia Newton-John and Elton John.

1) Chicago "(I've Been) Searchin' For So Long":

2) Bad Company "Ready For Love":

3) Gordon Lightfoot "Sundown":

4) Billy Preston "Nothing From Nothing":

5) Rufus and Chaka Kahn "Tell Me Something Good":

6) Abba "Waterloo":

7) Kiss "Strutter":

1974 had two of the sappiest songs of any era, although both are classics. This one is sad, but there are a lot of memories that come with regrets. 8) Happy Chapin "Cat's In The Cradle":

Appearing with Elton John in concert. 9) John Lennon "Whatever Gets You Through The Night":

I'm reading Marlon James "A Brief History of Seven Killings". It's a fictional Jamaican reggae singer simply called The Singer. However the author isn't trying to hide that the fictional singer is none other than the great Bob Marley. I've only read about the first 60 pages but so far I would suggest it to my fellow music lovers. 10) Bob Marley and the Wailers "No Woman No Cry":

11) Bachman-Turner Overdrive "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet":

12) Queen "Killer Queen":

13) Linda Ronstadt "You're No Good":

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

This song is sad, but it's not as sappy as "Seasons In The Sun" and "Cat's In The Cradle". It's one of the greatest songs of all-time. What a master course in how to sing a song near perfectly. 15) Barbra Streisand "The Way We Were":

1974 had two of the sappiest songs of any era, although both are classics. This one is sad, but there are a lot of good memories. 16) Terry Jacks "Seasons In The Sun":

17) Paperlate "The Night Chicago Died":

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(Finished February 6th, 2026) Part 3 for The Top 100ish Pop Punk Songs

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I finished and updated this blog on February 6th, 2025. 

I'm going to try and rank these into my Top 100ish Pop Punk songs of all-time. We'll see how that goes. I realize I don't have the time to do that but I'll try to have at least 100 of the best Pop Punk songs. What is Pop Punk, it's a genre of music that provides both the best of pop and punk in the same song. In other words its poppy songs that rock. At least that's my definition. Now people are going to disagree with my definition of Pop Punk and that's perfectly fine. Either enjoy this blog, make your own blog or do both.

35) Jimmy Eat World "The Middle":

36) The Interrupters "Got Each Other":

37) All American Rejects "Swing Swing":

38) Metro Station "Where's My Angel":

39) Green Day "Welcome To Paradise":

40) Sugarcult "Los Angeles":

41) Taking Back Sunday "Flicker, Fade":

42) Angels & Airwaves "Hallucinations":

43) Weezer "Undone (The Sweater Song)":

44) My Chemical Romance and The Used "Under Pressure":

45) Yellowcard "Lights and Sounds":

46) blink-182 "Kings of The Weekend":

47) Bowling For Soup "Ohio (Come Back To Texas)":

48) Paramore "Brick By Boring Brick":

49) Fall Out Boy "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs":

50 Blink-182 "What's My Age Again":

51) Reel Big Fish "Sell Out":

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(Updated February 26th, 2024) The Coolest Band Names of Up and Coming Rock Bands: Their Names Are Cool, But Are They Any Good?

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My two favorite bands below are Phantom Party and The Wrecks. All of these bands have some good songs but I suggest you really check out the two above bands. When I refer to song plays, those are the plays on YouTube Music.

The Accidentals are aight, but they aren't a rock band at all. I'm looking for great up and coming rock bands. 1a) "What A Waste":

1b) "Wildfire":

1c) "Night Train":

This is my favorite of all of The Accidental songs that I have played. "I'm a switchblade renegade.....". Their plays range from 641 plays ("Nightlife") to "Michigan and Again" (630k plays). 1d) "Earthbound":

2a) Air Traffic Controller "Hurry Hurry":

2b) "The House":

2c) "Ferocious":

With a name like that they have to be a rock band. Their decent but don't quite live up to that magnificent name. Their number of song plays range from 71 (a live version of "The Saint") to 1.5k plays ("The Friend"). 3a) Boom Said Thunder "Honey":

3b) "The Friend":

3c) "The Uncalm":

These guys seem like they haven't released any music in a few years. On YouTube music their songs range anywhere from one play ("Charlie") to 1.8k plays ("Tunnel of Love"). My first impression I'm quite liking their jangly and upbeat rock music. I could see me really liking this band- but they are really far away from breaking out in America. 4a) Phantom Party "Catholic School":

4b) "Sunflower Eyes" (Beach Cult Version)":

4c) "Tunnel of Love":

"Let's find out where the real monsters are." 4d) "Selma":

Ringo Deathstarr is definitely one of the coolest names for an up and coming band. They're another band that I don't know that I would call rock, but they have some good songs. Their songs range from 560 listens (a live version of "Never") to 429,000 plays ("Kaleidoscope") 5) Ringo Deathstarr

5a) "Kaleidoscope":

5b) "Stare At The Sun":

5c) "Guilt":

Surf Rock Is Dead- yes, that's their name, not a commentary on surf rock. At least I don't think it is. Their song plays range from 765 plays ("Fitting The Mold") to 199,000 plays (for "As If)".

6a) "Miss You":

6b) "As If":

6c) "Anymore":

6d) "In Between":

The Wrecks song plays range from to "Favorite Liar" (6.5 million plays) to a live version of "Four" (242 plays). 7a) "Favorite Liar":

7b) "This Life I Have":

7c) "Lifestyle":

7d) "Sonder":

7e) "I Love This Part":

7f) "Psycho Killer":

(Finished February 22nd, 2024) Part 2 for The Top 100ish Pop Punk Songs

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I'm going to try and rank these into my Top 100ish Pop Punk songs of all-time. We'll see how that goes. I realize I don't have the time to do that but I'll try to have at least 100 of the best Pop Punk songs. What is Pop Punk, it's a genre of music that provides both the best of pop and punk in the same song. In other words its poppy songs that rock. At least that's my definition. Now people are going to disagree with my definition of Pop Punk and that's perfectly fine. Either enjoy this blog, make your own blog or do both.

18) Against Me "White Crosses":

19) Panic At The Disco "I Write Songs, Not Tragedies":

20) Fall Out Boy "Suga We're Going Down":

21) The Killers "Mr. Brightside":

22) Bowling For Soup "1985":

23) No Doubt "Spiderwebs":

24) Paramore "Monster":

25) Bettie Serveert "Deny All":

26) Sleigh Bells "Infinity Guitars":

27) 5 Seconds of Summer "Emotions":

28) Weezer "The Good Life":

29) My Chemical Romance "Teenagers":

30) Smoking Popes "Need You Around":

31) Paramore "That's What You Get":

32) All Time Low "Painting Flowers":

33) Damone "Out Here All Night":

34) The Ataris "So Long Astoria":

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(FInished February 18th, 2024) Songs That Change Tempo During The Song

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These are songs that the tempo changes during the actual song. Why do people change tempos in songs? I don't really know the answer to that question, however I have a feeling it has something to do with 

Wait for that incredible drum solo near the end of this song. 1) Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight":

2) Evanescence "My Immortal":

This song changes tempo several times. Rachel Platten "Fight Song":

This songs tempo is all over the place, from mellow to head banging. 4) Queen "Bohemian Rhapsody": 

5) Creed "Higher":

6) The Script "Hall of Fame": 

7) The Who "Baba O'Riley":

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

9) Franz Ferdinand "Take Me Out":

10) Fun. featuring Janelle Monae "We Are Young":

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

12) The Beach Boys "Good Vibrations":

13) Radiohead "Paranoid Android":

14) Elton John "Tiny Dancer":

15) Billy Joel "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant":

16) Kelly Clarkson "What Makes You Stronger":

17) Donna Summer "Last Dance":

One of my current favorite songs!! 18) Pink "Timebomb":

One of my all-time favorite songs. 19) Lionel Richie "Say You Say Me":

20) Wings "Band On The Run":

21) Guns N' Roses "Live and Let Die":

22) Lauren Daigle "Still Rolling Stones";

23) Christina Aguilera "Fighter":

24) The Cranberries "Zombie":

25) Live "Lightning Crashes":

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(Finished February 16th, 2024) Part 3 of The Best 64 Songs from 41 years Ago February 19th, 1983's Billboard Hot 100

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These countdowns are from Billboard Hot 100 countdowns. By best songs, obviously that's subjective. I'll include the band, name of song and where that song ranked that week. Those places I skipped a song that indicates that I didn't think that wasn't a good enough song for that countdown. On this blog I've decided to go with all the great songs on that week's countdown. These are the best songs for that week, not the entire year.

34) Dexy's Midnight Runners "Come On Eileen" (42):

35) Night Ranger "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" (43):

36) Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers "You Got Lucky" (44):

37) ABC "Poison Arrow" (45):

38) Vandenberg "Burning Heart"(47):

39) Thompson Twins "Lies" (52):

40) The Weather Girls "It's Raining Men" (55):

41) Dan Fogelberg "Make Love Stay"(59):

42) Don Henley "Dirty Laundry" (60):

43) After The Fire "Der Kommissar" (61):

44) Stephen Bishop "It Might Be You" (62):

45) Missing Persons "Windows" (63):

46) Ric Ocasek "Something To Grab For" (66):

47) John Cougar "Hand To Hold On To" (67):

48) Donald Fagen "New Frontier (70):

49) OXO "Whirly Girl" (73):

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(Finished February 13th, 2024) Part 2 of The Best 64 Songs from 41 years Ago February 19th, 1983's Billboard Hot 100

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These countdowns are from Billboard Hot 100 countdowns. By best songs, obviously that's subjective. I'll include the band, name of song and where that song ranked that week. Those places I skipped a song that indicates that I didn't think that wasn't a good enough song for that countdown. On this blog I've decided to go with all the great songs on that week's countdown. These are the best songs for one week, not the entire year.

17) Lionel Richie "You Are" (18):

18) Pretenders "Back On The Chain Gang" (19):

19) Golden Earring "Twilight Zone" (20):

20) Journey "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" (22):

21) Hall and Oates "One On One" (24):

22) Hall and Oates "Maneater" (25):

23) Juice Newton "Heart Of The Night" (26):

24) Joe Jackson "Breaking Us In Two" (27):

25) Saga "On The Loose" (28):

26) Moving Pictures "What About Me" (29):

27) A Flock of Seagulls "Space Age Love Song" (30)

28) The Clash "Rock The Casbah" (31):

29) Frida "I Know There's Something Going On" (32):

30) Earth, Wind & Fire "Fall In Love With Me" (33):

31) Styx "Mr. Roboto" (34):

32) Neil Diamond "I'm Alive" (35):

33) Eric Clapton "I've Got A Rock and Roll Heart" (40):

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