Music speaks to generations, defines eras, is subjective and of course a matter of personal taste. Having said all that, I have been rolling around in my head some songs that I think were greatness the first time I heard them - signficant classics in no particular order. I probably lean a little more to the 60's, but these songs, to me, still stand the test of time. I will probably add to the list later, but here are a few off the top of my head. Please feel free to add to the list: 1. My Back Pages - The Byrds 2. Ride My See-saw - The Moody Blues 3. Hypnotized - Fleetwood Mac 4. Day in the Life - The Beatles 5. Us & Them - Pink Floyd 6. Are you going to San Francisco - Scott McKenzie 7. 8 Miles High - The Byrds 8. Strawberry Fields - The Beatles 9. I'm Not In Love - 10CC 10. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
I hope we're not keeping to only 10. My head would explode. Personally, I'd replace 10CC with The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys by Traffic. Wish you were here by Pink Floyd is on my list too. And y'all flame away but I'm a sucker for anything Peter, Paul and Mary. Her voice, oh her voice. Blowin' in the Wind may well be their best but I'm not discounting anything from them. Down to the Crossroads by Cream has gotta count for something too. I could go on and on but let's hear from the learned guests of HF!
I am keeping 10cc on that list and replacing #6 with ? and the Mysterians In there for me as well is Archie Bell and the Drells with Tighten Up, Starbuck with Moonlight Feels Right. I am also putting War - Spill The Wine. That is what quickly comes to mind.
Take it easy (Jackson Browne) Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix) A little help from my friends (Beatles) Me and Bobbie McGee (K. Kristofferson) Janis Joplin version Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Amie (Pure Prairie League) Sweet home Alabama (Lynyard Skynyrd) Born to be wild (Mars Bonfire) Steppenwolf version Light my fire (The Doors) Mr Tambourine Man (B. Dylan) I'll add an extra one because the song, "I want to hold your hand", wasn't one of the Beatles' best but it was the first Beatles song I heard, either on KLIF or KBOX, headed to the Dr. Pepper high school basketball tournament (I think that's what it was called) in December 1963.
Thanks Doc. I have to admit that it required some research to remind me. My spontaneous memory isn't what it used to be.
OK, LonghornCatholic pass the chips and jalapenos. We have enough cheesy for nachos! The song, however, is awesome.
This is a really great video of a great band which is not cheesy like some think. They were super talented and their sound changed with the times yet still brought back that DooWop type thing. In this video you can tell it's the 70s but man they look the part. They kind of look tired as if they had been partying hard for years which they likely were. There is just something about it that is sort of sad. I love this song and now this video. Without further delay... Four Seasons - Who Loves You?
Good stuff guys and for sure we don't need to keep it to 10. Several of you had a some good suggestions - Low Spark, Crossroads, Spill the Wine, Old Hippie & I00p lists. I heard yrs ago that Archie Bell & the Drells played UT Fraternity parties and other gigs in Austin area before they started that famous new dance in Houston Texas... and made it big. Not something I will put on the list, but probably my alltime favorite song is: "So you want to be a Rock n' Roll Star by the Byrds. Here are few more nominees: 1. Season of the Witch - Donovan 2. Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon & War 3. Communications Breakdown - Zepplin 4. Something in the Air - Thunderclap Newman 5. I'm a Man - Spencer Davis Group 6. Fortunate Son - CCR On the lighter side / Motown: 1. Sun Godess - Ramsey Lewis & EWF 2. Grazin' in the Grass - Friends of Distinction 3. The Horse - forgot who that was by 4. Apples Peaches Pumpkin Pie - Jay & The Techniques 5. What is Hip - Tower of Power Songs we can all agree do not deserve to be on the list: 1. Sugar, Sugar - the Archies 2. ABC - The Jackson Five 3. Gypsies Tramps & Thieves - Cher 4. Don't go Breakin my Heart - E. John 5. I am Woman - Helen Ready Re: above songs... if I am listening to an oldie station while working outside - those are songs I will get down off the ladder to turn down the volume.
OK, limiting myself to 10, but in no particular order: 1. Pinball Wizard -- The Who 2. Long, Long Time -- Linda Ronstadt 3. Touch Me -- The Doors (all-time favorite song) 4. Time Won't Let Me -- The Outsiders 5. C'mon Marianne -- The Four Seasons (wrong spelling, but hey!) 6. Bernadette -- The Four Tops (actually, anything by the Tops, Motown's greatest gift to the world; their music is iconic) 7. One More Time to Live -- The Moody Blues 8. Homeward Bound -- Simon and Garfunkel 9. Suffragette City -- David Bowie 10. God Only Knows -- The Beach Boys
"You've made me so very happy" is a personal favorite. Perhaps it isn't as iconic as the thread requires but oh my..... I used to go ice skating as a kid and when this or really any other BS&T song started playing, it was ON. No body was immune from my evil at that point. I hope TOF doesn't read Quacks, but man oh man was that fun. Sorry you had to hear about it this way dad!
Harry Nilsson's work is some that I always neglect, but deserves to be in there somewhere; 'Jump Into The Fire" & / or "Everybodys Talkin' "
I don't have a lisr.....the one song I almost always think of from thst era is The Stones Paint It Black
All mine are from the late seventies. I was a little kid then, but a was obsessed with music and was never seen without my transistor radio in hand. 1) cheap trick - I want you to want me 2 Queen - We will rock you/We are the champions 3) George Harrison- My sweet lord 4) Supertramp- Logical song 5) Blondie - Heart of Glass 6) Dont Bring ME down- ELO 7) Knack- My Sharona 8) Sweet- Love is like Oxygen 9) Linda Ronstadt- Blue Bayou 10) Andy Gibb- I Just Want To Be Your Everything
strawberry fields forever - beatles shine on you crazy diamond - pink floyd scenes from an italian restaurant - billy joel what is and what should never be - zeppelin bohemian rhapsody - queen in my life - beatles killing me softly with his song - roberta flack fm - steely dan ribbon in the sky - stevie wonder a day in the life - beatles
Sounds of Silence- Simon &Garfunkel America- Simon &Garfunkel Blowin' in the Wind- Dylan My Generation- The Who Ohio- Crosby,Stills,Nash,&Young Truckin'- The Grateful Dead American Pie- Don McClean Can't Find My Way Home- Blind Faith(I prefer the Ellen Mcllwaine version). I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag- Country Joe & The Fish Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues- Danny O'keefe Gimmie' Shelter;Street Fighting Man;Jumpin' Jack Flash- Rolling Stones
"American Woman" - The Guess Who "I Just Want to Celebrate" - Rare Earth "Free Ride" - Edgar Winter Group "Lean on Me" - Bill Withers "So Very Hard to Go" - Tower of Power "Kodachrome" - Paul Simon "That's the Way of the World" - Earth, Wind & Fire "Alone Again" - Gilbert O'Sullivan "Living for the City" - Stevie Wonder "Here I am (Come and Take Me" - Al Green "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" - Marvin Gaye "Keep on Truckin" - Eddie Kendricks "Shaft" - Isaac Hayes "Who's that Lady" - The Isley Brothers
The sixties was a little before my time, but not by much. So mine are mid to late 70’s.SIDE ONE: Elton John – Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me Jim Croce – I Got A Name Led Zepplin – Kashmir Moody Blues – Gemini Dream Linda Ronstadt – Someone To Lay Down Beside Me Allman Brothers – Melissa James Taylor – Fire And Rain Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar Van Morrison – Into The Mystic Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here SIDE TWO: Neil Diamond – Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show Chicago – Old Days Beach Boys – Wouldn’t It Be Nice Billy Joel – "The Stranger” (yeah, the whole damn album) Emerson, Lake, & Palmer – Still You Turn Me On Blue Oyster Cult – Cities On Flame Bob Seger – Turn The Page Heart - Crazy On You Van Halen – Running With The Devil Rush - Red Barchetta
