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Post by Dawn on Jan 23, 2009 14:32:15 GMT -5
Another round of songs to consider and rate. Our scale: 5.0 - A song you absolutely love, one of your absolute favorites 4.0 - While not quite top-tier, a song you enjoy a lot 3.0 - Not a favorite, but you basically like it 2.0 - A "meh" song, you could take it or leave it 1.0 - Yikes! Turn that song off!  **************************************************** Barracuda - Heart 4.25 Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly 4.0 I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson 1.25 (I remember this was very overplayed back in the day. He pretty much lost me after Thriller) Everybody Loves a Clown - Gary Lewis & the Playboys 3.3 (pleasant song you don't hear much on oldies radio these days) Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross 5.0 (absolutely love this!) Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond 4.0 Lies - Thompson Twins 3.5 Good Thing - Paul Revere & the Raiders 4.3 (another one of the songs I remember from way back, although the first version of it I heard was one of those "HIT" Records soundalikes) Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett 3.5 I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner 2.0 Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney & Wings 4.75 (one of the greatest basslines ever!) Undun - Guess Who 4.5 Against All Odds - Phil Collins 2.5 Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester 3.5 Mountain of Love - Johnny Rivers 2.5 |
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Post by Dawn on Jan 24, 2009 23:28:51 GMT -5
Just bumping this up for those who may not have seen it yet...
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Post by Ken on Jan 25, 2009 3:34:51 GMT -5
Barracuda - Heart 5.0 It still gets played here quite often on the local classic rock station, But I've never grown tired of it. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly 5.0 I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson 1.25 Wow, I don't remember this one at all, lol  I had a listen to an audio sample, and it really didn't do much for me. The three tracks I remember hearing at the time were Bad, Man in The Mirror and Smooth Criminal. Everybody Loves a Clown - Gary Lewis & the Playboys 4.3 I've always enjoyed all of Gary's hits, especially Count Me In, She's Just My Style and Save Your Heart For Me. Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross 5.0 Me too, it takes me right back, everytime I hear it. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond 4.0 Childhood memories Lies - Thompson Twins 2.2 Never was a huge fan, Hold Me Now IMO, was their best. Good Thing - Paul Revere & the Raiders 5,0 Killer! One of the first Paul Revere hits I heard. Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett 4.2 I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner 3.0 I listened to this quite a bit when it was current, saw the video several times as well. I listen to their other hits way more often. I can't recall the last time I gave this a spin. Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney & Wings 4.75 "One of the greatest basslines ever!" Dawn, I couldn't agree more! Undun - Guess Who 4.9 Against All Odds - Phil Collins 3.0 Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester 3.1 Mountain of Love - Johnny Rivers 4.8 |
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Post by 55dodger on Jan 25, 2009 14:30:31 GMT -5
Barracuda - Heart 4.5
Really one of their best
Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly 4.0
I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson 1.0
Everybody Loves a Clown - Gary Lewis & the Playboys 2.0
Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross 3.5
Only an ok song for me
Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond 4.5
Love it!!
Lies - Thompson Twins 2.5
Not really big on the Twins
Good Thing - Paul Revere & the Raiders 3.5
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett 4.0
Fun song
I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner 2.0
Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney & Wings 4.0
(one of the greatest basslines ever!) Agree
Undun - Guess Who 4.5
Really underrated song
Against All Odds - Phil Collins 2.5
Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester 2.5
Got tired of it really fast
Mountain of Love - Johnny Rivers 2.5
Not one of his best
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Jan 25, 2009 22:45:24 GMT -5
Barracuda - Heart 3.4
Not my favorite by them, but not bad.
Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly 4.0
Classic!!
I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson 2.9
Not a fave, but I don't mind it that much.
Everybody Loves a Clown - Gary Lewis & the Playboys 2.5
Like I always say. Gary Lewis has no voice! It is forgiven for This Diamond Ring and maybe one or two others, where he makes it work. But not this one.
Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross 3.0
Pretty good, but also not a fave.
Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond 3.4
Overplayed
Lies - Thompson Twins 3.0
Pretty good, but also not a fave.
Good Thing - Paul Revere & the Raiders 4.0
Good one
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett 4.2
Good song that has become a classic on several levels
I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner 3.3
I love Lou's voice, and I've never minded the big hair ballads at all. The thing that I DON'T like about this song is it sounds like someone has grabbed another guy by the lapels and his shaking him back and forth screaming "I want To Know What Love Is, and You better tell me or else!!"
Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney & Wings 5.0
It's a Nancy song from my courtin' days, and #6 all time!
Undun - Guess Who 4.3
Likely a top 500 song
Against All Odds - Phil Collins 3.0
Close to my favorite by Phil, and that's not saying that much.
Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester 3.8
Good song, but it doesn't stand up to Midnight Blue
Mountain of Love - Johnny Rivers 3.3
I prefer the original by Harold Dorman
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Post by edehl on Jan 26, 2009 0:32:28 GMT -5
Barracuda - Heart 2.5 (Even though Ann and Nancy are practically from my backyard, I'm not really into Heart.)
Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly 3.0
I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson 2.0
(I've got to admit, until today I had never heard this song. I live in a MJ-free area, I suppose. I wonder if the talking segment at the beginning of the song was always included..?)
Everybody Loves a Clown - Gary Lewis & the Playboys 3.0
Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross 4.0
(When my husband and I would take nighttime rides on his motorcycle years ago, this song would often go through my head.....It's a perfect nighttime, wind-blowing-through-your hair freely song.)
Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond 4.0 (Another happy childhood song. Reminds me of a summer morning.)
Lies - Thompson Twins 2.0 (Never a TT fan.)
Good Thing - Paul Revere & the Raiders 4.0
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett 3.5
I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner 2.0 (It's an OK song, but Gene Simmons ruined it for me. If you want to know what I'm talking about, google "Gene" and the songs title.)
Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney & Wings 5.0 (Heeeere I go......AGAIN!)
Undun - Guess Who 5.0 (Great song.....love the Guess Who)
Against All Odds - Phil Collins 2.0
Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester 3.5
Mountain of Love - Johnny Rivers 2.5
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Post by Dawn on Jan 26, 2009 11:56:33 GMT -5
Barracuda - Heart 5.0 It still gets played here quite often on the local classic rock station, But I've never grown tired of it. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly 5.0 I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson 1.25 Wow, I don't remember this one at all, lol I had a listen to an audio sample, and it really didn't do much for me. The three tracks I remember hearing at the time were Bad, Man in The Mirror and Smooth Criminal. Everybody Loves a Clown - Gary Lewis & the Playboys 4.3 I've always enjoyed all of Gary's hits, especially Count Me In, She's Just My Style and Save Your Heart For Me. Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross 5.0 Me too, it takes me right back, everytime I hear it. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond 4.0 Childhood memories Lies - Thompson Twins 2.2 Never was a huge fan, Hold Me Now IMO, was their best. Good Thing - Paul Revere & the Raiders 5,0 Killer! One of the first Paul Revere hits I heard. Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett 4.2 I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner 3.0 I listened to this quite a bit when it was current, saw the video several times as well. I listen to their other hits way more often. I can't recall the last time I gave this a spin. Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney & Wings 4.75 "One of the greatest basslines ever!" Dawn, I couldn't agree more! Undun - Guess Who 4.9 Against All Odds - Phil Collins 3.0 Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester 3.1 Mountain of Love - Johnny Rivers 4.8 Count Me In is probably my favorite Gary Lewis song. I used to hear his hits quite a bit on the oldies stations back in the late '80s-early '90s, but almost never do these days. I'm the same way with the Foreigner song - usually when I listen to them now, it's their older songs like Double Vision or Cold As Ice, or the songs from 4. |
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Post by Dawn on Jan 26, 2009 12:00:53 GMT -5
Barracuda - Heart 4.5 Really one of their best Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly 4.0 I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson 1.0 Everybody Loves a Clown - Gary Lewis & the Playboys 2.0 Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross 3.5 Only an ok song for me Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond 4.5 Love it!! Lies - Thompson Twins 2.5 Not really big on the Twins Good Thing - Paul Revere & the Raiders 3.5 Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett 4.0 Fun song I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner 2.0 Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney & Wings 4.0 (one of the greatest basslines ever!) Agree Undun - Guess Who 4.5 Really underrated song Against All Odds - Phil Collins 2.5 Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester 2.5 Got tired of it really fast Mountain of Love - Johnny Rivers 2.5 Not one of his best Agree about Barracuda being one of Heart's best. Ann's vocals are phenomenal, and there's some great guitar on the track as well. Cracklin' Rosie is one of those songs that has aged very well, and has a certain warmth to it. I like a lot of Neil's work from around this period, like Sweet Caroline and Song Sung Blue. |
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Post by Dawn on Jan 26, 2009 12:08:04 GMT -5
Barracuda - Heart 3.4 Not my favorite by them, but not bad. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly 4.0 Classic!! I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson 2.9 Not a fave, but I don't mind it that much. Everybody Loves a Clown - Gary Lewis & the Playboys 2.5 Like I always say. Gary Lewis has no voice! It is forgiven for This Diamond Ring and maybe one or two others, where he makes it work. But not this one. Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross 3.0 Pretty good, but also not a fave. Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond 3.4 Overplayed Lies - Thompson Twins 3.0 Pretty good, but also not a fave. Good Thing - Paul Revere & the Raiders 4.0 Good one Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett 4.2 Good song that has become a classic on several levels I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner 3.3 I love Lou's voice, and I've never minded the big hair ballads at all. The thing that I DON'T like about this song is it sounds like someone has grabbed another guy by the lapels and his shaking him back and forth screaming "I want To Know What Love Is, and You better tell me or else!!" Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney & Wings 5.0 It's a Nancy song from my courtin' days, and #6 all time! Undun - Guess Who 4.3 Likely a top 500 song Against All Odds - Phil Collins 3.0 Close to my favorite by Phil, and that's not saying that much. Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester 3.8 Good song, but it doesn't stand up to Midnight Blue Mountain of Love - Johnny Rivers 3.3 I prefer the original by Harold Dorman Agree about Margaritaville. Very good writing, especially lyrically, and the melody is easy to sing along with. LOL about I Want to Know What Love Is! ;D It does get kinda intense vocally on the song in places. |
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Post by Dawn on Jan 26, 2009 12:22:23 GMT -5
Barracuda - Heart 2.5 (Even though Ann and Nancy are practically from my backyard, I'm not really into Heart.) Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly 3.0 I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson 2.0 (I've got to admit, until today I had never heard this song. I live in a MJ-free area, I suppose. I wonder if the talking segment at the beginning of the song was always included..?) Everybody Loves a Clown - Gary Lewis & the Playboys 3.0 Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross 4.0 (When my husband and I would take nighttime rides on his motorcycle years ago, this song would often go through my head.....It's a perfect nighttime, wind-blowing-through-your hair freely song.) Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond 4.0 (Another happy childhood song. Reminds me of a summer morning.) Lies - Thompson Twins 2.0 (Never a TT fan.) Good Thing - Paul Revere & the Raiders 4.0 Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett 3.5 I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner 2.0 (It's an OK song, but Gene Simmons ruined it for me. If you want to know what I'm talking about, google "Gene" and the songs title.) Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney & Wings 5.0 (Heeeere I go......AGAIN!) Undun - Guess Who 5.0 (Great song.....love the Guess Who) Against All Odds - Phil Collins 2.0 Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester 3.5 Mountain of Love - Johnny Rivers 2.5 I'm not sure if this was true of all areas, but the stations I heard I Just Can't Stop Loving You on in '87 played an edited version - no spoken part, but beginning with the music that you hear about 40 seconds into the video/YouTube version. I really like the Guess Who as well. A couple of years ago, Mark got me their Anthology CD for Christmas, and that introduced me to some great album cuts I hadn't heard before, especially their '68 - '71 material. I'm working on getting some of their albums. |
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Post by Dawn on Jan 26, 2009 12:34:15 GMT -5
Ok, let's see how this grouping of songs fared with our rankings:
Barracuda - Heart 3.93
Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly 4.0
I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson 1.68
Everybody Loves a Clown - Gary Lewis & the Playboys 3.02
Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross 4.1
Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond 3.98
Lies - Thompson Twins 2.64
Good Thing - Paul Revere & the Raiders 4.16
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett 3.88
I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner 2.46
Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney & Wings 4.7
Undun - Guess Who 4.64
Against All Odds - Phil Collins 2.6
Don't Cry Out Loud - Melissa Manchester 3.28
Mountain of Love - Johnny Rivers 3.12
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Our top three: Silly Love Songs, Undun, Good Thing
Our bottom three: I Just Can't Stop Loving You, I Want to Know What Love Is, Against All Odds
Thanks for playing! I'l have a new round up in a few!
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