As a fan of a wide variety of popular (and not-so-popular) music from the 1950s (and sometimes even earlier) up through the present, one of my bucket list projects for years has been to put together a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time. At some point I decided that, once I got around to figuring that out, I could put it out on a blog, for the infinitesimally small proportion of the Internet world that might be interested. So, here we are. While the Top 100 will be a major focus, I also plan to post on a variety of other musical (and occasionally non-musical) topics, in which you may or may not be interested. (If a particular posting doesn’t ring your bell, you’re only a few clicks away from a dancing cat video on YouTube.)

Thursday, August 16, 2018

Aretha Franklin


https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/aretha-franklin-musics-queen-of-soul-dies-at-76/2018/08/16/c35de4b8-9e9f-11e8-83d2-70203b8d7b44_story.html?utm_term=.c35350cb1f4c
 
It seems somehow appropriate that the news of Aretha’s death broke during WXPN’s weekly-in-the-summer “Throwback Thursday”, which today has been devoted to music by women. Fittingly enough, it's now morphing into a longer tribute to The Queen Of Soul.
 
I saw her live twice, once at Wolf Trap many years ago, and in November of 2012 at DAR Constitution Hall (attended by, among others, Michelle Obama and Eric Holder). Both shows were great, although relatively short. Her recorded legacy, of course, is amazing.
 
Favorite songs:
Ain’t No Way
Angel
Freeway Of Love
Respect
Chain Of Fools
Day Dreaming
Rock Steady
Until You Come Back To Me
I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
I Say A Little Prayer
Who’s Zoomin’ Who
Something He Can Feel
Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves
 (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman
Since You’ve Been Gone
 
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  1. JFAugust 16, 2018 at 5:00 PM

    1. You make me feel (like a natural woman)
    2. Sweet Sweet Baby (Since you been gone)
    3. Respect

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    1. Mike RhoadsAugust 24, 2018 at 10:32 AM

      All good choices. I had a hard time stopping at 15.

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