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, February 7, 2026

Shuffle #187 (February 4, 2026)

It's A Laugh – Hall & Oates

Stranger On The Shore – Mr. Acker Bilk

I Could Have Told You So – Eva Cassidy & Chuck Brown

You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon

The End Is Not In Sight – Jesse Winchester

Snow – Jesse Winchester

Do It Any Way You Wanna – People's Choice

All Strung Out – Nino Tempo & April Stevens

Poison Ivy – The Coasters

Walk Through The Bottomland – Lyle Lovett

Baby You Know You Ain't Right – Junior Walker & The All Stars

Don't Take Away My Heaven – Aaron Neville

Just A Little Bit Better – Herman's Hermits

Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song) – The Buckinghams

Hang On To Your Love – Sade

(They Call It) Stormy Monday – Lou Rawls & Les McCann Trio, Les McCann Ltd & Lou Rawls

Loves Me Like A Rock – Paul Simon

Paperback Writer – The Beatles

No Memories Hangin' Round – Rosanne Cash

Driving Away from Home (Jim's Tune) – It's Immaterial

All Star – Smash Mouth

Words – The Monkees

Human Touch – Bruce Springsteen

Shout, Pts. 1 & 2 – The Isley Brothers

Mirage – Tommy James & The Shondells

I Did It – Modern Man

Getting In Tune – The Who

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 21, 2026 at 6:41 PM

    A great top 10 this week in 1968 (with one noteable exception):
    1 LOVE IS BLUE –•– Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra
    2 (Theme From) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS –•– Dionne Warwick
    3 SPOOKY –•– The Classics IV
    4 I WISH IT WOULD RAIN –•– The Temptations
    5 (Sittin’ On) THE DOCK OF THE BAY –•– Otis Redding
    6 SIMON SAYS –•– 1910 Fruitgum Co.
    7 GREEN TAMBOURINE –•– The Lemon Pipers
    8 I WONDER WHAT SHE’S DOING TONITE –•– Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
    9 GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD/CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU –•– The Lettermen
    10 NOBODY BUT ME –•– The Human Beinz

    In addition, the classic question from songs on this week's top 40- "Who wrote it?" (something to be discussed in a darkened dorm room way past sleep time):
    My Baby Must Be a Magician (Smokey Robinson)
    Different Drum (Mike Nesmith)
    Itchycoo Park (Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriot)
    Bottle of Wine (Tom Paxton)
    Nobody But Me (Isley Bros.)

    Finally, the questions that cannot possibly by answered also from songs from this week in 1968:
    Susan, do you have to be confusin'?
    Isn't it groovy in a daydream? (We Can Fly - Cowsills)
    Does the question count when you feel good as good as I do? Do you? (We Love Us - Association -ugh)
    Are you going to Scarborough Fair?

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    1. Mike RhoadsFebruary 23, 2026 at 6:09 PM

      I can certainly live without Simon Says.

      I would have gotten Nesmith and Isleys (I have the song), and might have guessed Smokey. Paxton is a big surprise.

      And how about Woman, woman, have you got cheating on your mind?

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    2. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2026 at 7:38 AM

      And we all know her laughter cannot hide...
      And from the same Warwick album (but not currently in the top 40), does anyone know the way to San Jose?

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    3. Mike RhoadsFebruary 24, 2026 at 2:22 PM

      Refer back to https://ramblingrhoads.blogspot.com/2023/02/burt-bacharach.html :-)

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