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(Finished March 4th, 2024) Part 1 of Yes, the 80s Was A Very Diverse Musical Decade
Hello, Was the 80s a diverse decade for music or not? When I Googled that question I received several comments. According to sciencealert.com 80s was the least diverse decade for music. https://www.sciencealert.com/science-finds-that-the-80s-was-the-least-diverse-decade-for-music MentalFloss says 80s music is boring: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63897/80s-music-boring-according-science brillianto states that 80s music is diverse: https://brilliantio.com/what-type-of-music-was-popular-in-the-1980s/ PBS.org: computer scientists prove 80s music is boring.:…
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(Finished February 29th, 2024) Part 6 of The Top 200 Rock Songs of the 70s: 114-98
Hello, I’m using the website ultimateclassicrock.com/70s-songs/ as the foundation for this series of blogs. This is a very rough ranking of the Top 200 70s rock songs from this Ultimate Classic Rock countdown. I won’t be able to get all the rankings done tonight. I will do the best I can. From Ultimate Classic Rock’s…
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(Finished February 27th, 2024) Part 3 of The Greatest Instrumentals Ever
Hello, The greatest instrumentals of all-time. Either complete instrumentals or with minimal vocalizations. The last of these instrumental blogs, I hope you have enjoyed them. 35) Yello “Oh Yeah”: 36) Herbie Hancock “Rockit”: 37) John Barry “Born Free”: 38) Vangelis “Chariots of Fire”: 39) Henry Mancini Theme From “Love Story”: 40) Love Unlimited Orchestra “Love’s…
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(Finished February 26th, 2024) Part 2 of The Greatest Instrumentals Ever
Hello, The greatest instrumentals of all-time. Either complete instrumentals or with minimal vocalizations. 18) Chuck Mangione “Feels So Good”: 19) Herb Alpert “Rise”: 20) Enigma “Sadeness”: 21) Harold Faltermeyer “Axel F”: 22) Rhythm Heritage “Theme From SWAT”: 23) Bill Conti “Gonna Fly Now (Theme From “Rocky”)”: 24) Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. “Mission Impossible”:…
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(Finished February 23rd, 2024) Part 5 of The Top 200 Rock Songs of the 70s: 131-115
Hello, I’m using the website ultimateclassicrock.com/70s-songs/ as the foundation for this series of blogs. This is a very rough ranking of the Top 200 70s rock songs from this Ultimate Classic Rock countdown. I won’t be able to get all the rankings done tonight. I will do the best I can. From Ultimate Classic Rock’s…
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(Finished February 22nd, 2024) Happy 50th Birthday James Blunt
Hello, James Blunt was born this day in Hampshire, England. Happy 50th birthday James! For some reason many people don’t like James Blunt, which I’ve never understood. I have quite always liked his music starting with his debut CD “Back To Bedlam”. I saw him in concert a few years ago and he was great.…
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(Finished February 21st, 2024) Part 3 of The Best Dance Songs of All-Time
Hello, I’m learning a new job now and it’s wearing me out. I need some great dance songs as I let my brain rest. 35) Anita Ward “Ring My Bell”: 36) The Village People “Macho Man”: 37) Yarbrough and Peoples “Don’t Stop The Music”: 38) Johnny Kemp “Just Got Paid”: 39) The KLF featuring Tammy…
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(Finished February 14th, 2024) R.I.P./Happy Birthday Ray Manzarek, The Doors 17 Most Played Songs
Hello, For all intents and purposes the Doors died when Jim Morrison, Mr. Mojo Risin’ himself, died. I know the other original members tried to continue for awhile and there have been other attempts to to revive The Doors. But there will never be another Jim Morrison- for good and for bad- and thus there…
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(Finished February 14th, 2024) Part 8 of Rolling Stone’s 200 Best Songs of the 80s: Songs 104-88
Hello, Rolling Stone has released another Top 200 Best 80s songs list. I’m going to post the songs from 200 to 1 and review each song. Is it worthy of it’s ranking, is it too high and is it too low. I’m not a big fan of Rolling Stone’s rankings as they include songs that…