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.)

Monday, January 4, 2016

Natalie Cole


2015 ended on a sad note with Natalie Cole’s death on December 31st at the age of 65. She began her career as a successful soul singer – “This Will Be” is one of the sassiest and best examples of that genre – and later moved on to perform the standards of an earlier age. For better or worse, she’s probably best known for her posthumous duet “Unforgettable” with her father, the great singer and pianist Nat King Cole. I’m normally not a fan of virtual duets, especially when one of the partners has to be summoned back from the grave, but this one’s a glorious exception.
 
My personal Natalie Cole favorites:
 
Unforgettable
I’ve Got Love On My Mind
Inseparable
Someone That I Used To Love

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