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.)

Saturday, January 28, 2023

Shuffle #159 (January 28, 2023)

Massachusetts – The Bee Gees

Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) – Bruce Springsteen

Numb / Encore – Jay-Z & Linkin Park

Channel Z – The B-52’s

The Man Who Can’t Be Moved – The Script

To Give (The Reason I Live) – Frankie Valli

Drift Away – Dobie Gray

Play It Fair – LaVern Baker

In The Shape Of A Heart – Jackson Browne

 

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2023 at 7:51 PM

    This week in 1968 includes what may be my favorite top 20 of any week in the decade:

    1 JUDY IN DISGUISE (With Glasses) –•– John Fred and His Playboy Band
    2 CHAIN OF FOOLS –•– Aretha Franklin
    3 GREEN TAMBOURINE –•– The Lemon Pipers
    4 WOMAN, WOMAN –•– The Union Gap Featuring Gary Puckett
    5 BEND ME, SHAPE ME –•– The American Breed
    6 HELLO GOODBYE –•– The Beatles
    7 SPOOKY –•– The Classics IV
    8 DAYDREAM BELIEVER –•– The Monkees
    9 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE –•– Gladys Knight and the Pips
    10 IF I COULD BUILD MY WHOLE WORLD AROUND YOU –•– Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
    11 SUSAN –•– The Buckinghams
    12 NOBODY BUT ME –•– The Human Beinz
    13 DIFFERENT DRUM –•– The Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt
    14 I SECOND THAT EMOTION –•– Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
    15 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN –•– The Temptations
    16 ITCHYCOO PARK –•– The Small Faces
    17 GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD/CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU (Medley) –•– The Lettermen
    18 LOVE IS BLUE –•– Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra
    19 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET –•– Engelbert Humperdinck
    20 BABY, NOW THAT I’VE FOUND YOU –•– The Foundations

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    1. Mike RhoadsJanuary 30, 2023 at 9:37 AM

      Without giving it a lot of thought, I might go with September 18, 1965. I could do without the Freddy Cannon and Sonny tracks, but the rest range from reasonably good to excellent.

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    2. Mike RhoadsJanuary 30, 2023 at 9:37 AM

      1 1 HELP! –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-7 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
      2 3 EVE OF DESTRUCTION –•– Barry McGuire (Dunhill)-5 (2)
      3 2 LIKE A ROLLING STONE –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-9 (2)
      4 4 YOU WERE ON MY MIND –•– We Five (A&M)-9 (4)
      5 13 CATCH US IF YOU CAN –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-5 (5)
      6 10 THE “IN” CROWD –•– The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo)-8 (6)
      7 11 HANG ON SLOOPY –•– The McCoys (Bang)-6 (7)
      8 9 IT AIN’T ME BABE –•– The Turtles (White Whale)-7 (8)
      9 7 I GOT YOU BABE –•– Sonny and Cher (Atco)-11 (1)
      10 14 HEART FULL OF SOUL –•– The Yardbirds (Epic)-8 (10)
      11 6 UNCHAINED MELODY –•– The Righteous Brothers (Philles)-10 (4)
      12 8 PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG (Part 1) –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-10 (8)
      13 18 ACTION –•– Freddy Cannon (Warner Brothers)-6 (13)
      14 19 LAUGH AT ME –•– Sonny (Atco)-5 (14)
      15 5 CALIFORNIA GIRLS –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-9 (3)
      16 31 YOU’VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES –•– The Fortunes (Press)-5 (16)
      17 15 HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME –•– Mel Carter (Imperial)-13 (8)
      18 26 WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE –•– The Animals (MGM)-6 (18)
      19 12 IT’S THE SAME OLD SONG –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-8 (5)
      20 20 THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS –•– The Miracles (Tamla)-10 (16)

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    3. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2023 at 1:41 PM

      As good as it get.

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    4. Mike RhoadsFebruary 1, 2023 at 7:49 PM

      Previous week was almost as good, as it had Nothing But Heartaches, and Down In The Boondocks.

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  2. John G FenimoreFebruary 4, 2023 at 7:09 AM

    You know how I feel about 1965.

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