(Finished April 28th, 2025) Part 3 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 swing.

35) The Brian Setzer Orchestra "Jump, Jive and Wail":

36) Rihanna "Take A Bow":

37) Passenger "Let Her Go":

38) Katy Perry "Wide Awake";

39) Lulu "To Sir With Love":

40) The Spin Doctors "Two Princes":

41) The Bee Gees "Tragedy":

42) King "Love and Pride":

43)  Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug "Havana":

44) Simply Red "Holding Back The Years":

45) Brandi Carlile "The Story":

46) Meat Loaf "Objects In The Mirror May Be Closer Than They Appear":

47) Aerosmith "Sweet Emotion":

48) Mariah Carey "Vision of Love":

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

50) Alicia Keys "Samsonite Man":

51) AC/DC "Back In Black":

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(Finished April 26th, 2025) Part 2 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.

18) Heavy D and the Boyz "Now That We Found Love":

19) Montell Jordan "This Is How We Do It":

20) Chumbawamba "Tubthumping":

21) Peter Gabriel "The Glory of Love":

22) The Smiths "There's A Light That Never Goes Out":

23) Alicia Keys "No One":

24) Dan Seals "Addicted":

25) Boys 2 Men "Motownphilly":

26) Sarah Vaughan "Peter Gunn" (Max Sedgley Remix):

27) LL Cool J "Mamma Said To Knock You Out":

28) Living Color "The Cult of Personality":

29) John Anderson "Down In Tennessee":

30) Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer":

31) Raye "Environmental Anxiety":

32) Chappell Roan "Pink Pony Club":

33) Guns N' Roses "November Rain":

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

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(Finished April 26th, 2025) Part 1 of The Greatest Songs of All-Time

Hello,

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.

1) The Cult "She Sells Sanctuary":

2) Gary Numan "Cars":

3) Echo and the Bunnymen "The Killing Moon":

4) Amy Winehouse "You Know I'm No Good":

5) Beyonce "Crazy In Love":

6) Alabama "Old Flame":

7) Motley Crue "Kickstart My Heart":

8) Boz Scaggs "Breakdown Dead Ahead":

9) John Williams "Main Title From "Star Wars":

10) David Foster "Love Theme From "St. Elmo's Fire":

11) Herman's Hermits "Henry The 8th":

12) Lady Gaga "Poker Face":

13) Lucy Thomas "Hallelujah":

14) The Commodores "Still":

15) Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young "Ohio":

16) America "Sister Golden Hair":

17) Hollywood Undead "Gangsta Sexy":

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(Finished April 24th, 2025) Part 2 of Songs Rocking My iPod

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Every once in awhile I like to share the songs that have been played on my morning walks. You know just in case anyone cares the kind of music an old dude is listening too. Even if you care these are all a bunch of great songs. Enjoy!!

18) The Script "Paint The Town Green":

19) Paramore "Misery Business":

20) Culture Beat "Mr. Vain":

21) Enigma "Sadeness, Part 1":

22) Robbie Dupree "Hot Rod Hearts":

23) Soul Asylum "Somebody To Shove":

24) Yellowcard "Ocean Avenue":

25) Demi Lovato "Cool For The Summer":

26) Madonna "The Power of Goodbye":

27) Montgomery Gentry "Gone":

28) Lorrie Morgan "We Both Walk":

29) Echosmith "Sour":

30) Boy Kill Boy "Back Again":

31) Van Halen "Finish What Ya' Started":

32) Trombone Shorty "Lifted":

33) Depeche Mode "People Are People":

My iPod has absolutely fallen in love with this song. It seems like it plays every time I use my iPod. 34) Magic "Rude!":

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(Finished April 21st, 2025) Part 2 of The Best Songs By The Best Black Female Singers of All-Time

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These are the best songs by the best black female singers of all-time. One of my favorite new singers in any genre is the singer, Raye. I'm going to eventually post all the great songs by each musician. I will eliminate a musician when I run out of great songs for them. Eventually I will get down to one musician, my early guess is that will be Whitney Houston. We will find out. As of now I'm at 77 musicians.

18) Marilyn McCoo/ The Fifth Dimension "One Less Bell To Answer":

19) Shirley Bassey "Goldfinger":

20) En Vogue "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It":

21) Janelle Monae "I Like That":

22) Jordin Sparks featuring Chris Brown "No Air":

23) Oleta Adams "Get Here":

24) Mary Jane Girls "All Night Long":

25) Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It For The Boy":

26) TLC "Waterfalls":

27) Sweet Sensation "Sincerely Yours":

28) Salt-N-Pepa "Shoop":

29) Apollonia "Since I Fell For You":

 30) The S.O.S. Band "Take Your Time (Do It Right)":

31) Mary Wells "My Guy":

32) Vanessa Williams "The Right Stuff":

This is a near perfect mash up. 33) Sarah Vaughan "Peter Gunn (Max Sedgley Mix)":

34) Prince featuring Mavis Staples and Tevin Campbell "Graffiti Bridge":

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(Finished April 19th, 2025) Part 2 of The Best Songs of 1982 to 1985

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Last week I received an e-mail from a classmate from the high school from where we graduated. This summer will be our 40th anniversary from high school. I thought it was a very rude e-mail as there's no way that I graduated from high school 40 years ago. That and hearing Echo and the Bunnymen "Bring On The Dancing Horses" inspired this blog. These are the best songs from 1982 to 1986, all genres. These were four years were some of the greatest years in the history of the music. 

Here are some of the best CDs from this timeframe, just a sample. 1) Prince "Purple Rain" 2) Michael Jackson "Thriller" 3) Duran Duran "Rio" 4) Styx "Kilroy Was Here" 5) "Flashdance" Soundtrack 6) Huey Lewis and The News "Sports" 7) Billy Idol "Rebel Yell" 8) Alabama "Mountain Music" 9) INXS "Listen Like Thieves" and 10) "Footloose" Soundtrack. 

18) Michael Jackson "Thriller":

19) The Go-Go's "Vacation":

20) The Oak Ridge Boys "American Made":

21) Steve Perry "Oh Sherrie":

22) Twisted Sister "I Wanna Rock":

23) Tina Turner "What's Love Got To Do With It":

24) The Plimsouls "A Million Miles Away":

25) Tommy Tutone "867-5309/Jenny":

26) Rush "Distant Early Warning":

27) The Forester Sisters "Just In Case":

28) Huey Lewis and the News "The Heart of Rock and Roll":

29) R.E.M. "Radio Free Europe":

30) Alabama "The Closer You Get":

31) The Scorpions "Rock You Like A Hurricane":

32) Paul Hardcastle "19" (The Destruction Mix):

33) Dead or Alive "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)":

34) Midnight Oil "The Power and the Passion":

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(Finished April 17th, 2025) Part 1 of The Best Songs By The Best Black Female Singers of All-Time

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These are the best songs by the best black female singers of all-time. One of my favorite new singers in any genre is the singer, Raye.

1) Raye "Environmental Anxiety":

2) Karyn White "Secret Rendezvous":

3) Neneh Cherry "Inner City Mama":

4) Dionne Warwick "Heartbreaker":

5) Brenda Russell "Piano In The Dark":

6) Jody Watley "Some Kind of Lover":

7) Eddie Money featuring Ronnie Spector "Take Me Home Tonight":

8) Emeli Sande "Next To Me":

9) Joan Armatrading "The Weakness In Me";

10) Grace Jones "Demolition Man":

One of my favorite songs from the Vietnam era. 11) Martha and the Vandellas "Nowhere To Run":

12) Thelma Houston "Don't Leave Me This Way":

13) Tammi Terrell "All I Do Is Think About You":

According to Wikipedia Pebbles is mixed race, including black and white heritage. 14) Pebbles "Giving You The Benefit of The Doubt":

15) Shannon "Let The Music Play":

16) Shontelle "T-Shirt":

17) Macy Gray "She Ain't Right For You":

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