(Finished May 15th, 2025) Part 2 of The Best Songs of The Vietnam Era 1965-1975

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Out of great darkness can come some great art. I've long been very interested in the Vietnam War , that and World War 2 are two of the most interesting times in our history. In my interest in the Vietnam War I've been reading Karl Marlantes' "Matterhorn". This is set in 1969 Vietnam and it follows several soldiers and the life they live in the mud, rain and bullets of Vietnam.

Tonight I watched the movie "The Greatest Beer Run". The movie starts off as a frolic, but Zac Efron's character sees the brutal reality of the Vietnam War when he's out on the greatest beer run. Including seeing that sometimes our government lies to us. This movie is so much more realistic, gritty and entertaining than I expected.

I know that Vietnam for America started for America in about 1954 when America had to come and save the French in Dien Bien Phu. I just picked a random timeframe for this blog series.

I don't think one can ever have an idea of the horror and misery of the Vietnam War unless you were there. However I think these two pop culture experiences, especially "Matterhorn", can at least give you a taste of this brutal experience. Many of these songs have nothing to do with the Vietnam War, they were just released while the war was going on.

I took these songs from iwannabejimmorrison's list on rateyourmusic.com, other websites and I also used my own brain cells.

18) Jean Knight "Mr. Big Stuff":

19) Cat Stevens "Wild World":

20) Bill Withers "Lean On Me":

21) The New Seekers "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)":

22) Jim Croce "Bad Bad Leroy Brown":

23) Steely Dan "Reelin' In The Years":

24) Maria Muldaur "Midnight At The Oasis":

25) Billy Preston "Nothing From Nothing":

26) Paul McCartney and Wings "Jet":

27) The Bee Gees "Jive' Talkin'":

28) Queen "Killer Queen":

29) Carole King "I Feel The Earth Move":

30) Abba "Waterloo":

31) The Beatles "Hello Goodbye":

32) B.B. King  "The Thrill Is Gone":

33) The Boxtops "The Letter":

34) Joe Cocker "With A Little Help From My Friends":

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(Finished May 11th, 2025) Part 1 of The Best Songs of The Vietnam Era 1965-1975

Hello,

Out of great darkness can come some great art. I've long been very interested in the Vietnam War , that and World War 2 are two of the most interesting times in our history. In my interest in the Vietnam War I've been reading Karl Marlantes' "Matterhorn". This is set in 1969 Vietnam and it follows several soldiers and the life they live in the mud, rain and bullets of Vietnam.

Tonight I watched the movie "The Greatest Beer Run". The movie starts off as a frolic, but Zac Efron's character sees the brutal reality of the Vietnam War when he's out on the greatest beer run. Including seeing that sometimes our government lies to us. This movie is so much more realistic, gritty and entertaining than I expected.

I know that Vietnam for America started for America in about 1954 when America had to come and save the French in Dien Bien Phu. I just picked a random timeframe for this blog series.

I don't think one can ever have an idea of the horror and misery of the Vietnam War unless you were there. However I think these two pop culture experiences, especially "Matterhorn", can at least give you a taste of this brutal experience. Many of these songs have nothing to do with the Vietnam War, they were just released while the war was going on.

I took these songs from iwannabejimmorrison's list on rateyourmusic.com, other websites and I also used my own brain cells.

1) Pink Floyd "Wish You Were Here":

2) Led Zeppelin "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You":

3) The Who "Baba O'Riley":

4) Jefferson Airplane "White Rabbit":

Everytime I hear the lyrics of this song it sounds like it was written about Donald Trump. 5) Creedence Clearwater Revival "Fortunate Son":

6) Simon and Garfunkel "The Sound of Silence":

7) Martha and the Vandellas "Nowhere To Run":

8) Neil Diamond "Cherry, Cherry":

9) Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels "Devil With A Blue Dress On":

10) Aretha Franklin "Respect":

11) Strawberry Alarm Clock "Incense and Peppermints":

12) Otis Redding "(Sittin' On) The Dock of The Bay":

13) Hugo Montenegro "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly":

14) The Fifth Dimension "Aquarius/ Let The Sunshine In":

15) Gary Puckett and the Union Gap "This Girl Is A Woman Now":

Obviously this isn't the original version. 16) Edwin Starr "War":

17) Brook Benton "Rainy Night In Georgia":

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(Finished May 10th, 2025) The Best Songs About Kick, Kicks, Kicking and Legs

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These are the best songs that feature the word kick, kicks or legs.

1) AC/DC "Kick You When You're Down":

2) Def Leppard "Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)":

3) Dia Frampton "Don't Kick The Chair":

4) Frank Sinatra "I Get A Kick Out of You":

5) Foster The People "Pumped Up Kicks":

6) Heart "Kick It Out":

The album is also known as "Kick" and is INXS' best album. 7) INXS "Kick":

8) Motley Crue "Kickstart My Heart":

This song remains as outstanding now as it did back in the day. 9) Simple Minds "Alive and Kicking":

10) Big and Rich "Kick My Ass":

11) Nat King Cole "Get Your Kicks On (Route 66)":

Bonus Song: Depeche Mode "Route 66":

I know they're not the original band to sing this song, but this is my favorite version of this song. 12) Rage Against The Machine "Kick Out The Jams":

13) Paul Revere and The Raiders "Kicks":

14) The Magic Numbers "Long Legs":

15) ZZ Top "Legs":

16) Bread "Down On My Knees":

17) Tears For Fears "Head Over Heels":

18) Alanis Morissette "Head Over Feet":

19) Glen Campbell "Country Boy (You've Got Your Feet In L.A."):

20) Gloria Estefan "Get On Your Feet":

21) The Go-Go's "Head Over Heels":

22) Unlikely Candidates "Follow My Feet":

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(Finished May 8th, 2025) Part 1 of The Twentyish Best Soundtrack Songs Of All-Time (Maybe?)

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I've adapted this list from Billboard's top 75 soundtrack songs of all-time. Whereas they use stats and other unbiased methodologies I am using my 100% bias in selecting what songs go on this list. I can't believe how many songs on this list are from the late 70s and the 80s. That was truly the best time for songs from soundtracks. The newest song on this list is six years old, it's Post Malone and Swae Lee's "Sunflower". 

Let the feels begin. 1) Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes "Up Where We Belong":

Bonus Song Dire Straits "Tunnel of Love":

2) Diana Ross "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You Going To)":

3) Frankie Valli "Grease":

Bonus songs: I've always been a fan of this song from "Grease" as well. The "Grease" Soundtrack is an amazing soundtrack. Frankie Valli "Beauty School Dropout":

Stockard Channing "There Are Worse Things That I Could Do":

Although I've heard these "Purple Rain" songs probably hundreds of times, they still sound as fresh today as they did in 1984. 4) Prince "Let's Go Crazy":

Bonus Songs: Prince "Baby, I'm A Star":

Prince "When Doves Cry":

5) Peter Cetera "The Glory of Love":

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

Bonus song David Foster "Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire":

7) Prince "Kiss":

8) Jon Bon Jovi "Blaze of Glory":

9) Seal "Kiss From A Rose":

Bonus song: U2 "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me":

10) Ray Parker Jr. "Ghostbusters":

Bonus Song: The Thompson Twins  "In The Name of Love":

11) Huey Lewis and The News "The Power of Love":

Bonus Song: Huey Lewis and The News "Back In Time":

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(Finished May 5th, 2025) Part 5 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.

69) Joe Cocker "You Are So Beautiful":

The Dead Milkmen "Punk Rock Girl":

71) The Village People "YMCA":

72) The Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive":

73) The Beastie Boys "Intergalactic":

74) Paul Westerberg "Dyslexic Heart":

75) Billy Idol "Mony Mony":

There will be a few songs from this soundtrack on this list, one of the best soundtracks ever. 76) Shania Twain and Breland "Boots Don't":

77) Boston "It's Easy":

78) Terry Jacks "Seasons In The Sun":

79) RUN-D.M.C. "It's Tricky":

80) Christopher Cross "Ride Like The Wind":

81) Pearl Jam "Even Flow":

82) Lady Gaga "You and I":

83) Kelsea Ballerini "How Do I Do This":

I'm going to go see these guys in concert in August for a second time. 84) "Boondocks":

85) MaRynn Taylor "Every Single Summer":

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(Finished May 3rd, 2025) Part 2 of The Best Duets of the 1990s

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The best duets of the 90s. I was surprised by how few great duets there were in the 90s. Consider my definition of a duet to be very liberal in these blogs.

17) Pet Shop Boys "Go West":

18) Roxette "Joyride":

19) Babyface featuring Toni Braxton "Give You My Heart";

20) The Judds "Love Can Build A Bridge":

21) Rockell with Collage "Can't We Try":

22) Roxette "How Do You Do?":

23) Tim McGraw and Faith Hill "It's Your Love":

24) Roxette "Wish I Could Fly":

25) Everything But The Girl "Missing":

I'm not sure what Bryan White sings on this song, I never heard a male voice. He must have been singing in the background. 26) Shania Twain featuring Bryan White "From This Moment On":

27) La Bouche "Be My Lover":

28) 2 Unlimited "Twilight Zone":

29) Meat Loaf and Cher "Dead Ringer For Love":

30) Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville "All My Life":

31) Lauryn Hill and D'Angelo "Nothing Even Matters":

32) Brooks and Dunn "You Can't Take The Honky Tonk Out of The Girl":

33) Tim McGraw and Faith Hill "It's Your Love":

34) Temple of The Dog featuring Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder "Hunger Strike":

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(Finished May 1st, 2025) Part 4 of The Greatest Songs of All-Time and Songs Rocking My iPod Today

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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 hard rock/ heavy metal.

This is the only song that didn't play on my iPod today, I included it after reading about in Classic Rock magazine. 52) The Waterboys "Whole Of The Moon":

53) George Benson "On Broadway":

54) Alice Merton "Lash Out":

55) Megadeth "Kill The King":

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

57) Dua Lipa "IDGAF":

58) ZZ Top "Tubesnake Boogie":

59) The cast of "Hamilton". "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)":

60) Black Stone Cherry "Blame It On The Boom Boom":

61) Drowning Pool "Bodies":

62) Kenny Chesney "All I Need To Know":

63) twenty-one pilots "Stressed Out":

64) The B-52's "Strobe Light":

65) Dua Lipa "Levitating":

66) Styx "Renegade":

67) Journey "Stone In Love":

68) Ronnie Baker Brooks "All True Man":

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