(Finished April 20th, 2021) Part 6 of Same Title, Different Songs, Song Titles 17-19

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I got a bit out of order, whoops. I'll catch up eventually.

17a) The Cars "Hello Again":

17b) Hoobastank:

Just a ridiculously beautiful song. 17c) Neil Diamond:

18a) Pearl Jam "Alive":

18b) Krewella:

18c) Massive Wagons:

18d) Black Eyed Peas "":

18e) Meat Loaf

18f) "P.O.D":

18g) Sia

18h) SR-71:

Some of the best lyrics in a pop song ever. 19a) U2 "One":

19b) Creed

19c) Metallica:

19d) Three Dog Night:

19e) The Bee Gees:

19f) Swedish House Mafia featuring Pharrell "One (Your Name)":

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(Updated June 19th, 2021) Part 3, Letter C, Potential GSOAT: The Top 900ish Greatest Songs of All-Time: (A Work Very Much In Progress)

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I've tried to do this series of blogs and then given up on it several times. However this time I'm sure I have a better plan and that it might actually work. Right now I'm coming up with my Top 900ish songs of all-time. Although I might have to go a couple of songs beyond that, thus the ish in the title.

Right now I'm working on a list of songs that are no-doubters and will for sure be in my Top 900. I plan on having 1 list of 900ish songs as my first tier. I plan on having a second and third tier of 100 greatest songs of all-time (GSOAT). I'm only one person and putting this list together won't be quick and I'll be updating this blog frequently. They're in alphabetical order so it's easier to keep track of the songs on this list. The number in front of the songs is my way to keep track of how many songs I've posted.

I don't know if any of these songs will finish in the Top 900ish songs of all-time or not. Some will, some won't. Even if they don't make it these are still great songs.

The numbering is a guesstimate. 

146) Cab "Animal":

147) Camilla Cabello "Havana":

148) Glen Campbell "Galveston":

149) Glen Campbell "Rhinestone Cowboy":

150) Irene Cara "Breakdance":

151) Irene Cara "Out Here On My Own":

152) The Carpenters "Top of the World":

153) The Carpenters "We've Only Just Begun":

154) The Cars "Bye Bye Love":

155) The Cars "Drive":

156) The Cars "Touch and Go":

157) Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash "Jackson":

158) Roseanne Cash "Hold On":

159) Roseanne Cash "I Don't Know Why You Don't Love Me":

160) Roseanne Cash "Seven Year Ache":

161) Peter Cetera and Cher "After All":

162) Peter Cetera and Amy Grant "Next Time I Fall":

163) Peter Cetera and Chaka Kahn "Feels Like Heaven":

164) Tracy Chapman "Across The Lines":

165) Tracy Chapman "Baby Can I Hold You Tonight":

166) Tracy Chapman "Talkin 'Bout A Revolution":

167) Cheap Trick "Ain't That A Shame":

168) Cheap Trick "The Flame":

169) "If You Want My Love":

170) Cheap Trick "I Want You To Want Me":

171) Cheap Trick "Surrender":

172) Cheap Trick "Tonight It's You":

173) Cheap Trick "Voices":

174) Cheap Trick "Way of the World":

175) Chubby Checker "The Twist":

176) Cher "Bang Bang "My Baby Shot Me Down":

177) Cher "Believe":

178) Cher "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves":

179) Cher "Half Breed":

180) Cher "Heart of Stone":

This song is not crap, it's a great song. 181) Cher "Just Like Jesse James":

182) Eagle Eye Cherry "Save Tonight":

183) Neneh Cherry "Buffalo Stance":

184) Neneh Cherry "Kisses In The Wind":

185) Kenny Chesney

186) Kenny Chesney

187) Kenny Chesney

188) Kenny Chesney

189) Chic

190) Chic

191) Chicago "Along Comes A Woman":

192) Chicago "":

193) Chicago "Stay The Night":

194) Chromeo "Don't Turn The Lights":

195) Chromeo "Night By Night":

196) Chumbawamba "Tubthumping":

197) Eric Church "Sinners Like Me":

198) Eric Church "Two Pink Lines":

199)) Cinderella "Shake Me":

200) Cinderella "Somebody Save Me":

201) Cinderella Nobody's Fool":

202) Cinderella "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)":

203) Eric Clapton's Unplugged version of "Layla":

204) Eric Clapton

205) Eric Clapton "":

Brandy Clark "Stripes":

Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson

The Clash "Rock The Casbah":

The Clash "Should I Stay Or Should I Go":

Joe Cocker "":

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

Collateral 

Collateral

Collateral 

Collective Soul

Collective Soul

33) Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight":

Phil Collins

Shawn Colvin "Sonny Came Home":

The Commodores "Night Shift":

The Commodore "Three Times A Lady":

Corona "":

The Counting Crows "":

34) The Counting Crows "Omaha":

35) The Counting Crows "Rain King":

The Cranberries "Dreams":

The Cranberries "I Shot John Lennon":

Creed

) Creed "Weathered":

Creedence Clearwater Revival "Bad Moon Rising":

36) Creedence Clearwater Revival "Fortunate Son":

) Creedence Clearwater Revival "Lookin' Out My Back Door":

) Creedence Clearwater Revival "Travelin' Band":

Creedence Clearwater Revival "Who'll Stop The Rain":

37) Jim Croce "Operator (Time In A Bottle)":

38) Jim Croce "Bad Bad Leroy Brown":

Christopher Cross "Ride Like The Wind":

The Cure "Friday I'm In Love":

The Cutting Crew "":

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(Updated May 24th, 2021) Part 2, Letter A, Potential GSOAT: The Top 900ish Greatest Songs of All-Time: (A Work Very Much In Progress)

Hello,

I've tried to do this series of blogs and then given up on it several times. However this time I'm sure I have a better plan and that it might actually work. Right now I'm coming up with my Top 900ish songs of all-time. Although I might have to go a couple of songs beyond that, thus the ish in the title.

Right now I'm working on a list of songs that are no-doubters and will for sure be in my Top 900. I plan on having 1 list of 900ish songs as my first tier. I plan on having a second and third tier of 100 greatest songs of all-time (GSOAT). I'm only one person and putting this list together won't be quick and I'll be updating this blog frequently. They're in alphabetical order so it's easier to keep track of the songs on this list. The number in front of the songs is my way to keep track of how many songs I've posted.

I don't know if any of these songs will finish in the Top 900ish songs of all-time or not. Some will, some won't. Even if they don't make it these are still great songs.

These songs are potential GSOAT. Of course they're great songs, but are they GSOAT? I'll listen to them a time or two and see if they hit that GSOAT sweet spot. Of course all opinions are subjective.

This first song will probably be the only song that I won't be able to tie one musician to, there are just too many great versions. That song being "Can't Help Falling In Love".

1a) Elvis Presley:

1b) UB40:

  Just when I thought the Elvis version was the best comes this amazing version.  From "Crazy Rich Asians" 1c) Kina Grannis:

1d) Haley Reinhart:

2) .38 Special "If I'd Been The One":

3) .38 Special "Caught Up In You":

4) .38 Special "Hold On Loosely":

5) 311 "All Mixed Up":

6) A*Teens "Halfway Around The World":

7) A*Teens "Hi and Goodbye":

8) Abba "Winner Takes It All":

8) Abba "Money, Money, Money":

9) Paula Abdul "Cold Hearted":

10) Paula Abdul "Forever Your Girl":

11) Paula Abdul "Rush Rush":

) AC/DC "Girls Got Rhythm":

12) AC/DC "Moneytalks":

) AC/DC "Shake The Foundations":

13) AC/DC "Thunderstruck":

14) AC/DC "Who Made Who":

9) Ace of Base "All That She Wants":

10) Ace of Base "Don't Turn Around":

11) Ace of Base "The Sign":

12) Bryan Adams "Cuts Like A Knife":

13) Bryan Adams "Straight From The Heart":

14) Ryan Adams "New York":

Ryan Adams 

Adele "Set Fire To The Rain":

) Adele "Someone Like You":

15) American Pearl

16) Amorettes "Everything I Learned I Learned From Rock and Roll";

17) Tori Amos "Winter":

The Animals "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood":

Adam Ant

Adam Ant

Asia "Heat of The Moment":

18) The Association "Never My Love":

19) The Ataris "":

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(Started April 17, 2021) Part 1 of The Best New Wave, Alternative and Oddball Songs of 1981

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What were some of the most popular songs of 40 years ago?

In no particular order these are the 51 best New Wave, Alternative or oddball songs of 1981. So many of these songs remind me of the early days of MTV, when they used to be relevant. Not only relevant but they brought a bunch of attention to obscure songs that might have been completely forgotten. Who would have known The Buggles "Video Killed The Radio Star" without MTV?

1) The Human League "Love Action (I Believe In Love)":

2) Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes":

Has anyone ever had a thought wondering what Danny Elfman looked like without a shirt on? I didn't think so, some things just aren't meant to be seen. 3) Oingo Boingo"Only a Lad":

4) Men At Work "Who Can It Be Now":

5) Men At Work "Down Under":

6) Men At Work "Be Good Johnny":

7) The Go-Go's "Our Lips Are Sealed":

8) The Go-Go's "We Got The Beat":

9) The Pretenders "Message of Love":

10) The Pretenders "Talk of The Town":

11) Duran Duran "Girls On Film":

12) Duran Duran "Planet Earth":

13) Kim Wilde "Kids In America":

14) The Tom Tom Club "Genius of Love":

15) Heaven 17 "We Don't Need No Fascist Groove Thing":

16) The Police "Spirits In The Material World":

17) The Police "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic":

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(Updated May 22nd, 2021) Part 1 of The Top 900ish Greatest Songs of All-Time: A-C (A Work Very Much In Progress)

Hello,

I've tried to do this series of blogs and then given up on it several times. However this time I actually have better plan and that it might work. Right now I'm coming up with my Top 100 songs of all-time, although it might break out a couple of songs beyond that. When I thought that only 100 GSOAT  I was incredibly naive. Now my goal is to keep it to about 900ish songs

Right now I'm working on a list of songs that are no-doubters and will for sure be in the Top 500. I hope to have 1 list of 500 songs as my first tier of greatest songs ever. I'm only one person and putting this list together won't be quick. However I'll be updating this blog frequently. These are the only no doubters Top 900ish All-Time Greatest Hits. These are in alphabetical order so it's easier to keep track of the songs on this list. The number in front of the songs is just a way for me to keep track of how many songs I've posted. As of April 22nd, 2021 I have several hundred no doubt about it GSOAT.

I'm only counting this as one song, although all four musicians have superb versions of "Can't Help Falling In Love":

1a) Elvis Presley:

1b) UB40:

  Just when I thought the Elvis version was the best comes this amazing version.  From "Crazy Rich Asians" 1c) Kina Grannis:

1d) Haley Reinhart:

2) .38 Special "Rockin' Into The Night":

3) 311 "Down":

4) A*Teens "Hi and Goodbye":

5) Abba "Chiquitita":

6) ) Abba "Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)":

7) Abba "Mamma Mia":

8) Abba "Money Money Money":

9) Abba "S.O.S":

10) Abba "Take A Chance On Me":

11) Abba "The Winner Takes It All":

12) Paula Abdul "Straight Up":

13) AC/DC "Back In Black":

14) AC/DC "Moneytalks":

15) AC/DC "Thunderstruck":

16) AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long":

17) Ace of Base "The Sign":

"I know her love is true, but it's so damn easy making love to you". 18) Bryan Adams "Run To You":

19) Bryan Adams "Somebody":

20) Adele "If It Hadn't Been For Love":

21) Adele "Rolling In The Deep":

22) Adele "Rumor Has It":

23) Trace Adkins "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk":

24) Trace Adkins "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing":

25) Aerosmith "Angel":

26) Aerosmith "Dream On":

27) Aerosmith "Livin' On The Edge":

28) Aerosmith "Sweet Emotion":

29) Aerosmith "Walk This Way":

30) Christina Aguilera "Fighter":

31) Aha "Take On Me":

32) Alabama "":

33) Alabama "Old Flame":

 34) Alabama "":

35) Alice In Chains "Get Born Again":

36) Alice In Chains "":

37) Deborah Allen "Baby I Lied":

38) Alphaville "Forever Young":

39) America "Sister Golden Hair":

40) Tori Amos "Crucify":

41) Tori Amos "Silent All These Years":

42) The Animals "House of the Rising Sun":

43) Fiona Apple "Criminal":

I realize that 3 songs for April Wine seems like a lot. I disagree as I'm collecting the GSOAT and all of these songs are exactly that. 31) April Wine "I Like To Rock":

32) April Wine "Just Between You And Me":

33) April Wine "Roller":

34) Aqua "My Oh My":

Aquabats "Martian Girl":

38) "Arcade Fire"Crown of Love":

29) Arcade Fire "Rebellion (Lies)":

30) Arcade Fire "Sprawl 2 (Mountains Beyond Mountains)":

) Arcade Fire "Wake Up":

31) The Arctic Monkeys "I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor":

32) Asia

33) Asia

34) Audioslave "Dandelion":

35) Audioslave "Gasoline":

36) Audioslave "Like A Stone":

37) Audioslave "Set It Off":

38) Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock "It Takes Two":

39) The B-52s

40) The B-52s

41) Bananarama "Cruel Summer":

42) Bananarama "Venus":

43) Band Aid "Do They Know It's Christmas":

As a DJ on X96, here in Salt Lake used to say, "bare naked ladies my favorite kind". 44) The Barenaked Ladies "If I Had A Million Dollars":

45) The Barenaked Ladies "The Old Apartment":

46) Shirley Bassey "Big Spender":

47) The Beastie Boys "Girls":

48) The Beastie Boys "Intergalactic":

49) The Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive":

50) The Bee Gees "Tragedy":

40) The Bee Gees "":

41) Belly "Feed The Tree":

41) Berlin "Take My Breath Away":

) Black Box "":

) Black Box "":

Not even two million views for this stone cold classic? 42) The Black Crowes "Hard To Handle":

43) The Black Crowes "Remedy":

44) The Black Crowes "She Talks To Angels":

45) Blondie "Heart of Glass":

46) "Blue Oyster Cult "Burnin For You":

47) James Blunt "Goodbye My Lover":

48) James Blunt "You're Beautiful":

Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi

49) Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead or Alive":

50) Boston "More Than A Feeling":

51) Boston "Peace of Mind":

52) Boston "Rock and Roll Band":

David Bowie "":

David Bowie "":

55) Bowie "Suffragette City":

53) Laura Branigan "Gloria":

54) Laura Branigan "Self-Control":

"All I Ask of You":

"Eden":

Sarah Brightman with Michael Crawford "The Mirror (Angel of Music)":

Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford "Phantom of the Opera":

Sarah Brightman "Time To Say Goodbye":

56) Garth Brooks "":

57) Garth Brooks "The Thunder Rolls":

58) Garth Brooks "Wolves":

59) Meredith Brooks "Bitch":

) Bobby Brown "Every Little Step":

) Bobby Brown "":

60) Jackson Browne "Load Out/ Stay":

52) Jackson Browne "Somebody's Baby":

) Buckcherry "Sorry":

53) The Buggles "Radio Killed The Video Star":

Bush "Everything Zen":

Bush ""

Bush "":

C + C Music Factory "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)":

54) Cake "Rock N' Roll Lifestyle":

) Irene Cara "Flashback (What A Feeling)":

55) Glen Campbell "Rhinestone Cowboy":

56) Candlebox "Far Behind":

The Carpenters "Superstar":

The Cardigans "Love Fool":

Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is A Place On Earth":

The Carpenters "Superstar":

Johnny Cash "":

Johnny Cash "The Man Comes Around":

57) Peter Cetera "The Glory of Love":

58) Chainsmokers featuring Halsey "Closer":

59) Tracy Chapman "Fast Car":

60) Tracy Chapman "":

61) Cheap Trick "Dream Police":

) Kenny Chesney

Kenny Chesney

) Kenny Chesney

62) Chubby Checker "The Twist":

Chic "":

Chic "":

63) Chicago "25 or 6 to 4":

64) Chicago "Love Me Tomorrow":

65) Chicago "Stay The Night":

66) Chicago "":

67) Eric Church "Springsteen":

68) Cinderella "Don't Know What You Got":

69) Cinderella "Nobody's Fool":

70) Cinderella "Shake Me":

71) Eric Clapton "Layla":

72) Petula Clark "Downtown":

73) The Clash "Train In Vain":

Patsy Cline

Patsy Cline

) Paula Cole "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone":

) Collective Soul

74) Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight":

75) Phil Collins ""

76) The Commodores "Brick House":

77) The Commodores "Easy":

78) The Commodores "Still":

79) The Commodores "Sail On":

80) The Counting Crows "A Long December":

81) Counting Crows "Omaha":

) Counting Crows "Rain King":

) Cranberries "Zombie":

82) Creedence Clearwater Revival "Fortunate Son":

83) Crosby, Stills "Ohio":

84) Crosby, Stills & Nash "":

85) Crosby, Stills 

86) Christopher Cross "Arthur's Theme":

87) Crowded House "Don't Dream It's Over":

CSS "Music":

88) The Cure "Just Like Heaven":

) Miley Cyrus

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