(Finished June 19th, 2022) Part 11 of Selected Classic Ballads

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I started watching Amazon Prime's so very good (so far) Season 1 of "Reacher". Check it out. Anyway there's a scene where Reacher was dancing with his potential lady friend, Roscoe (yes, that's her name). Patsy Cline's "Crazy" inspired Roscoe to ask Reacher to dance. They went to the dance floor and that nearly perfect song matched the romantic moment perfectly. I was inspired to work on a series of classic ballads, starting with "Crazy".

169) Bread "Everything I Own":

170) Giant "I'll See You In My Dreams":

171) Journey "Who's Crying Now":

172) Atlantic Starr "Secret Lovers":

173) Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson "Friends and Lovers":  

174) Donna Lewis "I Love You Always Forever":

175) Billy Ocean "Suddenly":

176) Dido "White Flag":

177) Patti Labelle featuring Michael McDonald "On My Own":

178) Billy Joel "Honesty":

179) The Commodores "Night Shift":

I'm pretty sure this is the second time I posted this song, that means you can enjoy it twice. 180) Anita Baker "Giving You The Best I Got":

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

182) Cheap Trick "The Flame":

183) Anita Baker "Sweet Love":

184) Toto "I'll Be Over You":

185) Milli Vanilli "Blame It On The Rain":

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(Finished June 18th, 2022) Part 4 of A Selection of The Best Songs of the 60s and 70s

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I published the first part of this blog about 3 years ago and part 2 yesterday.

What do you do when you have a friend that wears a Rolling Stones shirt but doesn't know who they are? Well duh you post a blog sharing with them music from an old man. I hope people of all ages enjoy this blog and these songs.

49) Skeeter Davis "The End of the World":

50) Simon and Garfunkel "America":

51) The Sweet "Little Willy":

52) Johnny Rivers "Summer Rain":

53) Jimi Hendrix "May This Be Love":

54) Jefferson Airplane "Somebody To Love":

55) The Doors "When The Music's Over":

56) Neil Diamond "Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon":

57) Cream "White Room":

58) Dionne Warwick "Do You Know The Way To San Jose":

59) The Grass Roots "Midnight Confessions":

60) Johnny Cash "Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line":

61) The Cowsills "Hair":

62) Creedence Clearwater Revival "Lodi":

63) The Guess Who "Undun":

64) Led Zeppelin "What Is and What Should Never Be":

65) Coven "One Tin Soldier":

66) The 5th Dimension "Wedding Bell Blues":

67) Crabby Appleton "Go Back":

68)  The Grass Roots "Temptation Eyes":

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(Finished June 16th, 2022) Part 3 of A Selection of The Best Songs of the 60s and 70s

Hello,

I published the first part of this blog about 3 years ago and part 2 yesterday.

What do you do when you have a friend that wears a Rolling Stones shirt but doesn't know who they are? Well duh you post a blog sharing with them music from an old man. I hope people of all ages enjoy this blog and these songs.

35) Herman's Hermits "There's A Hush All Over The World":

36) The Doors "The End":

37) Jimi Hendrix "Red House":

38) The Zombies "Time of the Season":

39) Stevie Wonder "Superstition":

40) The Moody Blues "Ride My See Saw":

41) Marvin Gaye "Let's Get It On":

42) The Rolling Stones "Paint It Black":

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

44) The Archies "Sugar Sugar":

45) Stand By Your Man":

46) David Bowie "Space Oddity":

47) Buffalo Springfield "For What It's Worth":

48) Ten Years After "I'd Love To Change The World":

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(Finished June 15th, 2022) Part 2 of A Selection of The Best Songs of the 60s and 70s

Hello,

I published the first part of this blog about 3 years ago.

What do you do when you have a friend that wears a Rolling Stones shirt but doesn't know who they are? Well duh you post a blog sharing with them music from an old man. I hope people of all ages enjoy this blog and these songs.

18) The Rolling Stones "19th Nervous Breakdown":

19) The Band "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down":

20) Ennio Morricone "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly":

21) Otis Redding "Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay":

22) The Beatles "I Am The Walrus":

23) The Beach Boys "Good Vibrations":

24) The Crystals "Then He Kissed Me":

25) Creedence Clearwater Revival "Fortunate Son":

26) The Rolling Stones "Shattered":

27) The Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter":

28) The Ronettes "Be My Baby":

29) Connie Francis "Where The Boys Are":

30) Strawberry Alarm Clock "Incense and Peppermint":

30) Carole King "It's Too Late":

31) The Beatles "Paperback Writer":

32) The Rolling Stones "Brown Sugar":

33) Aretha Franklin "Think":

34) The Sweet "Ballroom Blitz":

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(Finished June 14th, 2022) Part 10 of Selected Classic Ballads

Hello,

Started watching Amazon Prime's so very good (so far) Season 1 of "Reacher". Check it out. Anyway there's a scene where Reacher was dancing with his potential lady friend, Roscoe (yes, that's her name). Patsy Cline's "Crazy" inspired Roscoe to ask Reacher to dance. They went to the dance floor and that nearly perfect song matched the romantic moment perfectly. I was inspired to work on a series of classic ballads, starting with "Crazy".

152) Elton John "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues":

A so-called power ballad. 153) Thunder "Love Walked In":

154) Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band "Main Street":

155) Gloria Estefan "Anything For You":

156) Kiss "Beth":

157) Expose "Seasons Change":

158) Lobo "I'd Love You To Want Me":

159) A Taste Of Honey "Sukiyaki":

160) John Waite "Missing You":

161) Procol Harum "A Whiter Shade of Pale":

162) Bryan Adams "Straight From The Heart":

163) Simply Red "Holding Back The Years":

164) 10cc "The Things We Do For Love":

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

166) Foreigner "I Want To Know What Love Is":

167) The Jets "Make It Real":

168) Chicago "Hard To Say I'm Sorry":

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(Finished June 13th, 2022) Part 4 of The Best Songs of 1968 to 1970

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I watched another episode of the Apple TV "For All Mankind" series tonight. It's set in the late 60s-early 70s and some of the songs from that era just so good. I wanted to trip the light fantastic on this series of blogs from the best songs of those years. 

In some ways those songs seem so innocent, but hiding a darker truth underneath. It feels like there's a big societal change coming. That darker undercurrent was seen with the student protests of Vietnam, the 1968 Democratic National Convention riots and the chaos at the Altamont Rolling Stones concert. But also we had the mostly peaceful Woodstock concert and of course the moon landings, which seemed to bring Americans together. It certainly was an interesting time. What a great time for music!!

52) The Guess Who "American Woman":

53) Bread "It Don't Matter To Me"

54) Brook Benton "Rainy Day In Georgia":

55) Canned Heat "On The Road Again":

56) Chicago "25 or 6 to 4":

57) The Carpenters "They Long To Be Close To You":

58) Led Zeppelin "Good Times, Bad Times":

59) Glen Campbell "Wichita Lineman":

60) Sugarloaf "Green Eyed Lady":

61) Chicago "Beginnings":

62) Aretha Franklin "Think":

63) Ides of March "Vehicle":

64) Peter, Paul and Mary "Leaving On A Jet Plane":

65) The Hollies "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother":

66) Deep Purple "Hush":

67) Diana Ross "Ain't No Mountain High Enough":

68) Edwin Starr "War":

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(Finished July 13th, 2022) Part 1 of Classic Rock Songs That Continue To Resonate Today

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This is another blog inspired by music from "Reacher". Oscar Finlay is a man that loves a good old 80s rock jam, meanwhile Reacher is more of a Blues guy. Two different blog series have been inspired by music from "Reacher". First it was classic ballads inspired by "Crazy". Now it's mostly great 80s rock inspired by "Carry On My Wayward Son" and "Caught Up In You". I so love hearing these songs again, they bring back so many memories. Thankfully most of those memories are great.

I love this lead singer and all of his red hair. Sadly he has moved on to the next life. 1) Kansas "Carry On My Wayward Son":

2) .38 Special "Caught Up In You":

3) Norman Greenbaum "Spirit In The Sky":

4) Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love":

5) Tears For Fears "Shout":

6) Europe "The Final Countdown":

7) Bon Jovi "Livin' On A Prayer":

8) AC/DC "Back In Black":

9) ZZ Top "Gimme All Your Lovin'":

10) Bon Jovi "I'll Be There For You":

11) Alice Cooper "Poison":

12) Boz Scaggs "Lowdown":

13) .38 Special "Hold On Loosely":

14) .38 Special "Like No Other Night":

15) Iron Maiden "The Number of The Beast":

16) Iron Maiden "Run To The Hills":

17) AC/DC "Shoot To Thrill":

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