I did this for standards. I would, naturally, include a number of songs from that list here, but I'm not going to try to figure out which ones should be included on both. There may be some overlap in what actually goes here. And it will take several posts. This is not a radio format since a nunmber of songs I don't want would be here if it were.
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- Thread starter vchimpanzee
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And you are threatening to share yet another long list of song titles with all of us. Why?
ABBA--Dancing Queen, I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do, Take a Chance on Me
Ace--How Long
Air Supply--Even the Nights Are Better, Every Woman in the World, Here I Am, Lost in Love, The One That You Love
Allman Brothers--Ramblin' Man
Ambrosia--Ambrosia--Biggest Part of Me, How Much I Feel, You're the Only Woman
America--Daisy Jane, Tin Man, Ventura Highway
Rick Astley--Never Gonna Give You Up
Atlanta Rhythm Section--Imaginary Lover, So Into You, Spooky
Atlantic Starr--Always
Patti Austin and James Ingram--Baby Come to Me
Average White Band--Pick Up the Pieces
Beatles--And I Love Her, Do You Want to Know a Secret, Here Comes the Sun, Here There and Everywhere, I'll Follow the Sun, Michelle, P.S. I Love You, Yesterday
Bee Gees--Jive Talkin', Night Fever, Staying Alive, You Should Be Dancing
Blackbyrds--Walking in Rhythm
Blondie--The Tide Is High
Blood Sweat and Tears--Spinning Wheel, You Make Me So Very Happy
Karla Bonoff--Personally
Jackson Browne--Somebody's Baby
Peabo Bryson--If Ever You're in My Arms Again
Michael Buble--Lost, Moondance
Cardigans--Lovefool
Captain and Tennille--Shop Around, You Never Done It Like That
Charlene--I've Never Been to Me
Chi-Lites--Oh Girl
Chicago--Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose--Too Late to Turn Back Now
Creedence Clearwater Revival--Lookin' Out My Back Door
Crosby Stills & Nash--Wasted on the Way
Paul Davis--Cool Night, Do Right, I Go Crazy, '65 Love Affair, Sweet Life
Dire Straits--Sultans of Swing, Walk of Life
Dr. Hook--Sharing the Night Together, When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman
Doobie Brothers--Black Water, Listen to the Music, Long Train Runnin', Takin' It to the Streets, What a Fool Believes
Eagles--Best of My Love, Hotel California (original), I Can't Tell You Why, Lyin' Eyes, Peaceful Easy Feeling, Seven Bridges Road, Take It Easy, Take It to the Limit, Tequila Sunrise
Earth Wind and Fire--After the Love Has Gone, September, The Way of the World
Yvonne Elliman--Hello Stranger, If I Can't Have You, Love Me
Fabulous Thunderbirds--Wrap It Up
Fifth Dimension--Stoned Soul Picnic
Fine Young Cannibals--Good Thing
Firefall--Just Remember I Love You, You Are the Woman
Fleetwood Mac--Don't Stop, Dreams
John Fogerty--Centerfield, The Old Man Down the Road
Four Tops--Ain't No Woman, When She Was My Girl
Glenn Frey--The Heat Is On, The One You Love
Friends of Distinction--Grazing in the Grass
Art Garfunkel--Wonderful World
J Geils Band--Freeze Frame
Andy Gibb--Don't Throw It All Away, An Everlasting Love, I Just Wanna Be Your Everything, Shadow Dancing
Go-Gos--Our Lips Are Sealed, Vacation, We Got the Beat
Dobie Gray--Drift Away
Bill Haley and the Comets--Rock Around the Clock
Hall and Oates---I Can't Go for That, Kiss on My List, Rich Girl, Sara Smile, She's Gone
Hamilton Joe Frank and Reynolds--Don't Pull Your Love
Harpers Bizarre--The 59th Street Bridge Song
Isaac Hayes--Theme from "Shaft"
Bertie Higgins--Key Largo
Rupert Holmes--Escape
Hues Corporation--Rock the Boat
Michael Jackson--Ben, Rock with You
Jackson 5--ABC, I'll Be There, I Want You Back, Never Can Say Goodbye, Rockin' Robin
Jewel--You Were Meant for Me
Billy Joel--An Innocent Man, Don't Ask Me Why, Just the Way You Are, My Life, She's Always a Woman, Tell Her about It, The Longest Time, Uptown Girl
Elton John--Blue Eyes, Crocodile Rock, Daniel, Little Jeannie, Philadelphia Freedom, Sad Songs, Your Song
Elton John and Kiki Dee-Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Howard Jones--Things Can Only Get Better
Katrina and the Waves--Walking on Sunshine
K.C. and the Sunshine Band--Get Down Tonight, I'm Your Boogie Man
Kool and the Gang--Celebration, Too Hot
Huey Lewis and the News--Back in Time, But It's Alright, Heart of Rock and Roll, I Want a New Drug, Workin for a Living
Little River Band--Reminiscing
Lobo--Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love
Kenny Loggins--Footloose, Heart to Heart, I'm Alright, This Is It
Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks--Whenever I Call You Friend
Loggins and Messina--Your Mama Don't Dance
Melissa Manchester--You Should Hear How She Talks about You
Manhattans--Kiss and Say Goodbye, Shining Star
Marshall Tucker Band--Heard It in a Love Song
Peter McCann--Do You Wanna Make Love
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson--Say Say Say
Michael McDonald--Sweet Freedom
Christine McVie--Got a Hold on Me, Love Will Show Us How
MFSB--TSOP
Miami Sound Machine--Bad Boys
Ingrid Michaelson--Girls Chase Boys
Steve Miller Band--Jet Airliner, Rockin' Me
Stephanie Mills--Never Knew Love Like This Before
Ronnie Milsap--Any Day Now, He Got You, I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World, It Was Almost Like a Song, Lost in the Fifties Tonight, Pure Love, Smoky Mountain Rain
Modern English--I Melt with You
Juice Newton--Angel of the Morning, Break It to Me Gently, Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me, Queen of Hearts, The Sweetest Thing
Olivia Newton-John--Deeper Than the Night, If You Love Me Let Me Know, Let Me Be There, Please Mister Please
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta--You're the One That I Want
O'Jays--Love Train
Roy Orbison--Oh Pretty Woman
Orleans--Still the One
Pablo Cruise--Love Will Find a Way
Ray Parker Jr.--A Woman Needs Love, You Can't Change That
Peaches and Herb--Reunited,
Player--Baby Come Back
Mike Post--Rockford Files
Elvis Presley--All Shook Up, Always on My Mind, Are You Lonesome Tonight, Can't Help Falling in Love, Crying in the Chapel, Don't Be Cruel, Good Luck Charm, It's Now or Never, Kentucky Rain, Love Me Tender, Loving You, Return to Sender, Suspicious Minds, Teddy Bear, Viva Las Vegas, The Wonder of You
Billy Preston--Nothing from Nothing
Queen--Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Eddie Rabbitt--Driving My Life Away, I Love a Rainy Night
Bonnie Raitt--Have a Heart
Rascals--Groovin', How Can I Be Sure
Ray Goodman & Brown--Special Lady
Helen Reddy--Emotion
Lionel Richie--All Night Long
Righteous Brothers--Soul and Inspiration
LeAnn Rimes--How Do I Live, Unchained Melody
Johnny Rivers--Poor Side of Town
Smokey Robinson--Being with You
Linda Ronstadt--When Will I Be Loved
Samantha Sang--Emotion
Sanford-Townsend Band--Smoke from a Distant Fire
Boz Scaggs--Lowdown
Seals and Crofts--Get Closer, You're the Love
Neil Sedaka--Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1975), Laughter in the Rain
Bob Seger--Old Time Rock and Roll
Silver Convention--Fly Robin Fly
Carly Simon--Nobody Does It Better, That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be, The Right Thing to Do, You Belong to Me
Paul Simon--Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover, Slip Slidin' Away
Simon & Garfunkel--Mrs. Robinson, Sounds of Silence
Sister Sledge--We Are Family
Sixpence None the Richer--Breathe Your Name, Kiss Me, There She Goes
Percy Sledge--When a Man Loves a Woman
Spandau Ballet--True
Spinners--Could It Be I'm Falling in Love, Games People Play, I'll Be Around, One of a Kind, Rubberband Man
Spinners and Dionne Warwick--Then Came You
Bruce Springsteen--Dancing in the Dark, Pink Cadillac
Starship--Nothing's Gonna Stop us Now
Al Stewart--Time Passages, Year of the Cat
Stray Cats--Rock This Town, Sexy + 17, Stray Cat Strut
Stylistics--Betcha by Golly Wow, Break Up to Make Up, I'm Stone in Love with You, You Are Everything, You Make Me Feel Brand New
Swing Out Sister--Breakout
Temptations--Just My Imagination, My Girl
Frankie Valli--Can't Take My Eyes off You, Grease, My Eyes Adored You
Village People--In the Navy, Macho Man, Y.M.C.A.
Gino Vanelli--I Just Wanna Stop
The Main Ingredient--Everybody Plays the Fool
Walker Brothers--Make It Easy on Yourself, Sun Ain't Gonna Shine
Wang Chung--Everybody Have Fun Tonight
War--Low Rider, Why Can't We Be Friends
Jennifer Warnes--Right Time of the Night
Wham!--Everything She Wants, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Al Wilson--Show and Tell
Wings--Silly Love Songs
Steve Winwood--Roll with It
Stevie Wonder--For Once in My Life, I Wish, Isn't She Lovely, My Cherie Amour, Sir Duke, You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Ace--How Long
Air Supply--Even the Nights Are Better, Every Woman in the World, Here I Am, Lost in Love, The One That You Love
Allman Brothers--Ramblin' Man
Ambrosia--Ambrosia--Biggest Part of Me, How Much I Feel, You're the Only Woman
America--Daisy Jane, Tin Man, Ventura Highway
Rick Astley--Never Gonna Give You Up
Atlanta Rhythm Section--Imaginary Lover, So Into You, Spooky
Atlantic Starr--Always
Patti Austin and James Ingram--Baby Come to Me
Average White Band--Pick Up the Pieces
Beatles--And I Love Her, Do You Want to Know a Secret, Here Comes the Sun, Here There and Everywhere, I'll Follow the Sun, Michelle, P.S. I Love You, Yesterday
Bee Gees--Jive Talkin', Night Fever, Staying Alive, You Should Be Dancing
Blackbyrds--Walking in Rhythm
Blondie--The Tide Is High
Blood Sweat and Tears--Spinning Wheel, You Make Me So Very Happy
Karla Bonoff--Personally
Jackson Browne--Somebody's Baby
Peabo Bryson--If Ever You're in My Arms Again
Michael Buble--Lost, Moondance
Cardigans--Lovefool
Captain and Tennille--Shop Around, You Never Done It Like That
Charlene--I've Never Been to Me
Chi-Lites--Oh Girl
Chicago--Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is
Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose--Too Late to Turn Back Now
Creedence Clearwater Revival--Lookin' Out My Back Door
Crosby Stills & Nash--Wasted on the Way
Paul Davis--Cool Night, Do Right, I Go Crazy, '65 Love Affair, Sweet Life
Dire Straits--Sultans of Swing, Walk of Life
Dr. Hook--Sharing the Night Together, When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman
Doobie Brothers--Black Water, Listen to the Music, Long Train Runnin', Takin' It to the Streets, What a Fool Believes
Eagles--Best of My Love, Hotel California (original), I Can't Tell You Why, Lyin' Eyes, Peaceful Easy Feeling, Seven Bridges Road, Take It Easy, Take It to the Limit, Tequila Sunrise
Earth Wind and Fire--After the Love Has Gone, September, The Way of the World
Yvonne Elliman--Hello Stranger, If I Can't Have You, Love Me
Fabulous Thunderbirds--Wrap It Up
Fifth Dimension--Stoned Soul Picnic
Fine Young Cannibals--Good Thing
Firefall--Just Remember I Love You, You Are the Woman
Fleetwood Mac--Don't Stop, Dreams
John Fogerty--Centerfield, The Old Man Down the Road
Four Tops--Ain't No Woman, When She Was My Girl
Glenn Frey--The Heat Is On, The One You Love
Friends of Distinction--Grazing in the Grass
Art Garfunkel--Wonderful World
J Geils Band--Freeze Frame
Andy Gibb--Don't Throw It All Away, An Everlasting Love, I Just Wanna Be Your Everything, Shadow Dancing
Go-Gos--Our Lips Are Sealed, Vacation, We Got the Beat
Dobie Gray--Drift Away
Bill Haley and the Comets--Rock Around the Clock
Hall and Oates---I Can't Go for That, Kiss on My List, Rich Girl, Sara Smile, She's Gone
Hamilton Joe Frank and Reynolds--Don't Pull Your Love
Harpers Bizarre--The 59th Street Bridge Song
Isaac Hayes--Theme from "Shaft"
Bertie Higgins--Key Largo
Rupert Holmes--Escape
Hues Corporation--Rock the Boat
Michael Jackson--Ben, Rock with You
Jackson 5--ABC, I'll Be There, I Want You Back, Never Can Say Goodbye, Rockin' Robin
Jewel--You Were Meant for Me
Billy Joel--An Innocent Man, Don't Ask Me Why, Just the Way You Are, My Life, She's Always a Woman, Tell Her about It, The Longest Time, Uptown Girl
Elton John--Blue Eyes, Crocodile Rock, Daniel, Little Jeannie, Philadelphia Freedom, Sad Songs, Your Song
Elton John and Kiki Dee-Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Howard Jones--Things Can Only Get Better
Katrina and the Waves--Walking on Sunshine
K.C. and the Sunshine Band--Get Down Tonight, I'm Your Boogie Man
Kool and the Gang--Celebration, Too Hot
Huey Lewis and the News--Back in Time, But It's Alright, Heart of Rock and Roll, I Want a New Drug, Workin for a Living
Little River Band--Reminiscing
Lobo--Where Were You When I Was Falling in Love
Kenny Loggins--Footloose, Heart to Heart, I'm Alright, This Is It
Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks--Whenever I Call You Friend
Loggins and Messina--Your Mama Don't Dance
Melissa Manchester--You Should Hear How She Talks about You
Manhattans--Kiss and Say Goodbye, Shining Star
Marshall Tucker Band--Heard It in a Love Song
Peter McCann--Do You Wanna Make Love
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson--Say Say Say
Michael McDonald--Sweet Freedom
Christine McVie--Got a Hold on Me, Love Will Show Us How
MFSB--TSOP
Miami Sound Machine--Bad Boys
Ingrid Michaelson--Girls Chase Boys
Steve Miller Band--Jet Airliner, Rockin' Me
Stephanie Mills--Never Knew Love Like This Before
Ronnie Milsap--Any Day Now, He Got You, I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World, It Was Almost Like a Song, Lost in the Fifties Tonight, Pure Love, Smoky Mountain Rain
Modern English--I Melt with You
Juice Newton--Angel of the Morning, Break It to Me Gently, Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me, Queen of Hearts, The Sweetest Thing
Olivia Newton-John--Deeper Than the Night, If You Love Me Let Me Know, Let Me Be There, Please Mister Please
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta--You're the One That I Want
O'Jays--Love Train
Roy Orbison--Oh Pretty Woman
Orleans--Still the One
Pablo Cruise--Love Will Find a Way
Ray Parker Jr.--A Woman Needs Love, You Can't Change That
Peaches and Herb--Reunited,
Player--Baby Come Back
Mike Post--Rockford Files
Elvis Presley--All Shook Up, Always on My Mind, Are You Lonesome Tonight, Can't Help Falling in Love, Crying in the Chapel, Don't Be Cruel, Good Luck Charm, It's Now or Never, Kentucky Rain, Love Me Tender, Loving You, Return to Sender, Suspicious Minds, Teddy Bear, Viva Las Vegas, The Wonder of You
Billy Preston--Nothing from Nothing
Queen--Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Eddie Rabbitt--Driving My Life Away, I Love a Rainy Night
Bonnie Raitt--Have a Heart
Rascals--Groovin', How Can I Be Sure
Ray Goodman & Brown--Special Lady
Helen Reddy--Emotion
Lionel Richie--All Night Long
Righteous Brothers--Soul and Inspiration
LeAnn Rimes--How Do I Live, Unchained Melody
Johnny Rivers--Poor Side of Town
Smokey Robinson--Being with You
Linda Ronstadt--When Will I Be Loved
Samantha Sang--Emotion
Sanford-Townsend Band--Smoke from a Distant Fire
Boz Scaggs--Lowdown
Seals and Crofts--Get Closer, You're the Love
Neil Sedaka--Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1975), Laughter in the Rain
Bob Seger--Old Time Rock and Roll
Silver Convention--Fly Robin Fly
Carly Simon--Nobody Does It Better, That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be, The Right Thing to Do, You Belong to Me
Paul Simon--Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover, Slip Slidin' Away
Simon & Garfunkel--Mrs. Robinson, Sounds of Silence
Sister Sledge--We Are Family
Sixpence None the Richer--Breathe Your Name, Kiss Me, There She Goes
Percy Sledge--When a Man Loves a Woman
Spandau Ballet--True
Spinners--Could It Be I'm Falling in Love, Games People Play, I'll Be Around, One of a Kind, Rubberband Man
Spinners and Dionne Warwick--Then Came You
Bruce Springsteen--Dancing in the Dark, Pink Cadillac
Starship--Nothing's Gonna Stop us Now
Al Stewart--Time Passages, Year of the Cat
Stray Cats--Rock This Town, Sexy + 17, Stray Cat Strut
Stylistics--Betcha by Golly Wow, Break Up to Make Up, I'm Stone in Love with You, You Are Everything, You Make Me Feel Brand New
Swing Out Sister--Breakout
Temptations--Just My Imagination, My Girl
Frankie Valli--Can't Take My Eyes off You, Grease, My Eyes Adored You
Village People--In the Navy, Macho Man, Y.M.C.A.
Gino Vanelli--I Just Wanna Stop
The Main Ingredient--Everybody Plays the Fool
Walker Brothers--Make It Easy on Yourself, Sun Ain't Gonna Shine
Wang Chung--Everybody Have Fun Tonight
War--Low Rider, Why Can't We Be Friends
Jennifer Warnes--Right Time of the Night
Wham!--Everything She Wants, Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Al Wilson--Show and Tell
Wings--Silly Love Songs
Steve Winwood--Roll with It
Stevie Wonder--For Once in My Life, I Wish, Isn't She Lovely, My Cherie Amour, Sir Duke, You Are the Sunshine of My Life
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I thought it might show I'm not as narrow-minded musically as some of you think. Then again, when you see what is missing, maybe not..
Also, it might show what a soft oldies radio format could sound like.
I like this list!
Looks like your answer to "Which Elvis songs should we play?" was "All of them!"
No Dionne Warwick other than the duet with the Spinners? No Linda Ronstadt other than When Will I Be Loved? Five by Air Supply but only one by Fleetwood Mac? No Rod Stewart at all? (Oops, I'm discussing the list!)
Dionne Warwick's songs are all under standards, on the other thread. So are Linda Ronstadt's, The Carpenters (I assume), and Neil Diamond (I assume). I decided not to check to see what was there and what wasn't.
Wait, I thought I had three by Fleetwood Mac.
I may have to rethink Rod Stewart, but plenty of his songs are under standards. just not the ones you were expecting.
I have realized that I didn't include any surfing songs by Jan and Dean or The Beach Boys, so like the other thread, this one is not complete.
Good programme; it almost sounds like you're building a library similar of what Foreground Music One was in its heyday but more oldies-driven.
I'd post my current project (started about 15 years ago as a clone of Foreground but quickly took on a life of its own) but at almost 3500 lines I doubt this BBS software would process it without choking....
Dude, cut it out. He's building a library and it's (I assume) early in development. I'm sure your personal music libraries probably weren't as huge and complete as Muzak's when they were in their early stages, were they? I'm kind of glad you didn't see my "AM Only" clone library when I started developing it about two years ago: "No Johnny Mathis other than 'When Sunny Gets Blue'? *fume* No Gordon Lightfoot other than 'Minstrel of the Dawn'? Three by Perry Como but no Andy Williams? *froth* Where's Percy Faith? No Patsy Cline at all? AAAAAAGHHHHHHH MY CHEST!! SOMEBODY CALL 911 DAMMIT!!!!!!! *heavy breathing*"
If you don't approve of vchimp's selections, feel free to grab some CDs and MPx files and build your own library. Be sure to post it here for all of us to mock.
I'd post my current project (started about 15 years ago as a clone of Foreground but quickly took on a life of its own) but at almost 3500 lines I doubt this BBS software would process it without choking....
Dude, cut it out. He's building a library and it's (I assume) early in development. I'm sure your personal music libraries probably weren't as huge and complete as Muzak's when they were in their early stages, were they? I'm kind of glad you didn't see my "AM Only" clone library when I started developing it about two years ago: "No Johnny Mathis other than 'When Sunny Gets Blue'? *fume* No Gordon Lightfoot other than 'Minstrel of the Dawn'? Three by Perry Como but no Andy Williams? *froth* Where's Percy Faith? No Patsy Cline at all? AAAAAAGHHHHHHH MY CHEST!! SOMEBODY CALL 911 DAMMIT!!!!!!! *heavy breathing*"
If you don't approve of vchimp's selections, feel free to grab some CDs and MPx files and build your own library. Be sure to post it here for all of us to mock.
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Actually, this is close to a complete list, but I think like the other one, it'll have additions later on as I think of them. And if the songs are older or softer, they probably are already in the list for standards.
Some things donāt need to be shared.
^-- Hataz ganna keep hatin, yo.
I do something similar with some Christmas mixes with pop, rock, CCM, Dr. Demento style comedy music, and various audio and comedy clips. I put it on a flash drive, and run it at random on my car stereo. It could be Bing Crosby one minute and Weird Al Yankovic the next. I have enough now that I can't listen to it all during the Christmas season. š
The more I think about it the more songs I realize I left out. There's no one master list for this topic like there is for the standards list. There are four lists, created when a web site I was a member of limited the length of posts. Once that site shut down I was able to move those posts to where they could be expanded and then edited. I have made notes over the years listing additions I wanted to make, but apparently I didn't make those additions. Either that or I never thought of adding the songs.
And soon I will add a second post listings many of the songs I didn't put in the first post. I did not intentionally include songs that were in the standards list, but in the case of Elvis and a couple of others I might have. I might also have left out songs that were not in the standards list.
What I use to do on my music player was separate artists by folders. The most significant LPs of songs by Beach Boys, Chicago, Beatles, plus the hits by Elvis, etc., were in folders.
But later, I decided to throw all the pop hits by those artists and every other artist I possess, basically tons of pop Top 40 hit songs I like from 1955-1984, with some from the 90s like Enya, into one big folder. About 3k songs total.
I put the player on random and may hear Chuck Berry or Connie Francis and then CCR or Tommy James then maybe Tom Petty from 1979, Fleetwood Mac from the 70s, then a great early 80s song, followed by early 60s, then an early 70s Carpenters, then mid 60s, then late 50s, maybe a Glenn Miller song, then Fine Fine Day from 84 by Tony Carey, then Del Shannon's Runaway, a lot of Motown, etc. It's a big variety.
If I want to hear a Chicago or Beach Boys LP, I still have those folders, but focus mostly on the singles. One of those folders is Cusco, a great new age act, and other Art Bell music.
But later, I decided to throw all the pop hits by those artists and every other artist I possess, basically tons of pop Top 40 hit songs I like from 1955-1984, with some from the 90s like Enya, into one big folder. About 3k songs total.
I put the player on random and may hear Chuck Berry or Connie Francis and then CCR or Tommy James then maybe Tom Petty from 1979, Fleetwood Mac from the 70s, then a great early 80s song, followed by early 60s, then an early 70s Carpenters, then mid 60s, then late 50s, maybe a Glenn Miller song, then Fine Fine Day from 84 by Tony Carey, then Del Shannon's Runaway, a lot of Motown, etc. It's a big variety.
If I want to hear a Chicago or Beach Boys LP, I still have those folders, but focus mostly on the singles. One of those folders is Cusco, a great new age act, and other Art Bell music.
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These are just some of the songs I should have included above. Amazingly, I made four lists back ten years ago, when the web site I was on limited the size of posts. And these songs weren't on any of them. Some of the songs here I put on lists of what I intended to add to the four lists, and just never did. I don't think any of these are on my standards list, but my intention was not to include any of the songs from there.
Andrea True Connection--More More More
Beach Boys--Fun Fun Fun, Help Me Rhonda, I Get Around
James Brown--I Got You
Gene Chandler--Duke of Earl
Coasters--Charlie Brown
Creedence Clearwater Revival--Have You Ever Seen the Rain
Crosby Stills Nash & Young--Our House
Cee-Lo Green--Forget You
Four Seasons--Big Girls Don't Cry, Dawn, Let's Hang On, Rag Doll, Sherry, Walk Like a Man
Aretha Franklin--Respect
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes--If You Don't Know Me by Now
Hot Butter--Popcorn
Bryan Hyland--Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
Jan and Dean--The Little Old Lady from Pasadena
Elton John--Honky Cat
Madness--Our House
Madonna--Borderline, Take a Bow
Mamas & the Papas--California Dreamin', Dedicated to the One I Love, Monday Monday
Barry Mann--Who Put the Bomp
Marcels--Blue Moon
Joni Mitchell--Big Yellow Taxi, Help Me
Monkees--Daydream Believer, I'm a Believer, Last Train to Clarksville
Monotone--Book of Love
Sam & Dave--Soul Man
Seals & Crofts--Summer Breeze
Neil Sedaka--Bad Blood
Bob Seger--Like a Rock
Paul Simon--Love Me Like a Rock
Spaniels--Goodnite Sweetheart Goodnite
Supremes--Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Baby Love, Come See about Me, Where Did Our Love Go, Stop in the Name of Love, Where Did Our Love Go, You Can't Hurry Love
Temptations--Ain't Too Proud to Beg, Get Ready, I Can't Get Next to You
Tokens--The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Pharrell Williams--Happy
Wild Cherry--Play That Funky Music
Sheb Wooley--Purple People Eater
Andrea True Connection--More More More
Beach Boys--Fun Fun Fun, Help Me Rhonda, I Get Around
James Brown--I Got You
Gene Chandler--Duke of Earl
Coasters--Charlie Brown
Creedence Clearwater Revival--Have You Ever Seen the Rain
Crosby Stills Nash & Young--Our House
Cee-Lo Green--Forget You
Four Seasons--Big Girls Don't Cry, Dawn, Let's Hang On, Rag Doll, Sherry, Walk Like a Man
Aretha Franklin--Respect
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes--If You Don't Know Me by Now
Hot Butter--Popcorn
Bryan Hyland--Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
Jan and Dean--The Little Old Lady from Pasadena
Elton John--Honky Cat
Madness--Our House
Madonna--Borderline, Take a Bow
Mamas & the Papas--California Dreamin', Dedicated to the One I Love, Monday Monday
Barry Mann--Who Put the Bomp
Marcels--Blue Moon
Joni Mitchell--Big Yellow Taxi, Help Me
Monkees--Daydream Believer, I'm a Believer, Last Train to Clarksville
Monotone--Book of Love
Sam & Dave--Soul Man
Seals & Crofts--Summer Breeze
Neil Sedaka--Bad Blood
Bob Seger--Like a Rock
Paul Simon--Love Me Like a Rock
Spaniels--Goodnite Sweetheart Goodnite
Supremes--Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Baby Love, Come See about Me, Where Did Our Love Go, Stop in the Name of Love, Where Did Our Love Go, You Can't Hurry Love
Temptations--Ain't Too Proud to Beg, Get Ready, I Can't Get Next to You
Tokens--The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Pharrell Williams--Happy
Wild Cherry--Play That Funky Music
Sheb Wooley--Purple People Eater
I went back and looked at my list on the standards board. I removed all but one from this list that goes here (which I will find a way to post eventually) and added two. The list on the standards board (the updated version which I will also post somewhere) has "all of them".
Great list vhcimpanzee. Again you demonstrate your knowledge of great music of years gone by!!
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