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 18, 2021

Phil Spector

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/phil-spector-lionized-producer-of-1960s-pop-and- convicted-murderer-dies-at-81/2021/01/17/92b66e42-9c5a-11ea-a2b3-5c3f2d1586df_story.html

 

Screwed-up people make great art. (OK, GrooveLily’s song from their Striking 12 musical was about Hans Christian Andersen, but it definitely applies here as well.)

 

Favorite songs:

You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' – The Righteous Brothers

Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love

Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Hearts – Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans

There’s No Other Like My Baby – The Crystals

Spanish Harlem – Ben E. King

Ebb Tide – The Righteous Brothers

Be My Baby – The Ronettes

He’s A Rebel – The Crystals*

Hung On You – The Righteous Brothers

Do I Love You – The Ronettes

 

* - actually performed by Darlene Love and the Blossoms

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