Songs of High School

I got this from a Blog that I think is Called Wild Flower http://cworley.blogspot.com/ When I was in high school I hated the music on the radio, so my list will be really, really pathetic. I will be honest about #1 and out myself as a person who actually likes one song by Wham!

Here's the instructions:
List the top 100 songs from the year that you graduated high school Bold the ones you actually like. Pick a favorite. Underline that favorite. And strikethrough the ones you loathe. Italicize the ones you consider to be guilty pleasures.

You can get your top songs here:www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1985.htm

1. Careless Whisper, Wham!
2. Like A Virgin, Madonna
3. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Wham!
4. I Want To Know What Love Is, Foreigner
5. I Feel For You, Chaka Khan
6. Out Of Touch, Daryl Hall and John Oates
7. Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Tears For Fears
8. Money For Nothing, Dire Straits
9. Crazy For You, Madonna
10. Take On Me, A-Ha
11. Everytime You Go Away, Paul Young
12. Easy Lover, Phil Collins and Philip Bailey
13. Can't Fight This Feeling, REO Speedwagon
14. We Built This City, Starship
15. The Power Of Love, Huey Lewis and The News
16. Don't You (Forget About Me), Simple Minds
17. Cherish, Kool and The Gang
18. St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion), John Parr
19. The Heat Is On, Glenn Frey
20. We Are The World, U.S.A. For Africa
21. Shout, Tears For Fears
22. Part-Time Lover, Stevie Wonder
23. Saving All My Love For You, Whitney Houston
24. Heaven, Bryan Adams
25. Everything She Wants, Wham!
26. Cool It Now, New Edition
27. Miami Vice Theme, Jan Hammer
28. Lover Boy, Billy Ocean
29. Lover Girl, Teena Marie
30. You Belong To The City, Glenn Frey
31. Oh Sheila, Ready For The World
32. Rhythm Of The Night, Debarge
33. One More Night, Phil Collins
34. Sea Of Love, Honeydrippers
35. A View To A Kill, Duran Duran
36. The Wild Boys, Duran Duran
37. You're The Inspiration, Chicago
38. Neutron Dance, Pointer Sisters
39. We Belong, Pat Benatar
40. Nightshift, Commodores
41. Things Can Only Get Better, Howard Jones
42. All I Need, Jack Wagner
43. Freeway Of Love, Aretha Franklin
44. Never Surrender, Corey Hart
45. Sussudio, Phil Collins
46. Strut, Sheena Easton
47. You Give Good Love, Whitney Houston
48. The Search Is Over, Survivor
49. Missing You, Diana Ross
50. Separate Lives, Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin
51. Raspberry Beret, Prince and The Revolution
52. Suddenly, Billy Ocean
53. The Boys Of Summer, Don Henley
54. One Night In Bangkok, Murray Head
55. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free, Sting
56. Obsession, Animotion
57. We Don't Need Another Hero, Tina Turner
58. Material Girl, Madonna
59. Better Be Good To Me, Tina Turner
60. Head Over Heels, Tears For Fears
61. Axel F, Harold Faltermeyer
62. Smooth Operator, Sade
63. In My House, Mary Jane Girls
64. Don't Lose My Number, Phil Collins
65. All Through The Night, Cyndi Lauper
66. Run To You, Bryan Adams
67. Glory Days, Bruce Springsteen
68. Voices Carry, 'Til Tuesday
69. Misled, Kool and The Gang
70. Would I Lie To You?, Eurythmics
71. Be Near Me, ABC
72. No More Lonely Nights, Paul McCartney
73. I Can't Hold Back, Survivor
74. Summer Of '69, Bryan Adams
75. Walking On Sunshine, Katrina and The Waves
76. Freedom, Wham!
77. Too Late For Goodbyes, Julian Lennon
78. Valotte, Julian Lennon
79. Some Like It Hot, Power Station
80. Solid, Ashford and Simpson
81. Angel, Madonna
82. I'm On Fire, Bruce Springsteen
83. Method Of Modern Love, Daryl Hall and John Oates
84. Lay Your Hands On Me, Thompson Twins
85. Who's Holding Donna Now, Debarge
86. Lonely Ol' Night, John Cougar Mellencamp
87. What About Love, Heart
88. California Girls, David Lee Roth
89. Fresh, Kool and The Gang
90. Do What You Do, Jermaine Jackson
91. Jungle Of Love, The Time
92. Born In The USA, Bruce Springsteen
93. Private Dancer, Tina Turner
94. Who's Zoomin' Who, Aretha Franklin
95. Fortress Around Your Heart, Sting
96. Penny Lover, Lionel Richie
97. All She Wants To Do Is Dance, Don Henley
98. Dress You Up, Madonna
99. Sentimental Street, Night Ranger
100. Sugar Walls, Sheena Easton

I couldn't possibly pick a favorite out of these, as I wouldn't be that hurt if they all went away forever.

Great Songs-Graceland

Graceland by Paul Simon
From the album Graceland

This song came onto the iPod the other day while I was listening with the little iPod headphones. I've heard this song so many zillions of times that I was a little disappointed, but I kept working at whatever I was doing and not very long later I was totally sucked into the song. Maybe it's the immediacy of hearing it on headphones (which I normally don't use) or the fact I haven't heard the song in a while, but I was again impressed by Simon's offbeat stories. The Man's a genius.

Idiot Mix #1

Here's a mix I've been listening to lately, it fits nicely on a CD.

1. When the World Ends Dave Matthews Band
2. Zebra John Butler Trio
3. Flake Jack Johnson
4. Girl Beck
5. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours Stevie Wonder
6. She Caught The Katy Taj Mahal
7. Crimes Of Paris (Electric Version) Elvis Costello
8. Uncomplicated Los Lobos
9. Today Smashing Pumpkins
10. Heavy Things Phish
11. Please Forgive Me David Gray
12. I Miss You Blink-182
13. Roadrunner The Modern Lovers
14. My Baby Don't Tolerate Lyle Lovett
15. Can't Cry Anymore Sheryl Crow
16. Amsterdam Guster
17. We Can Work It Out The Beatles
18. Black Friday Steely Dan

Great Songs- Dean Moriarty (On the Road)

"The Persecution and Restoration of Dean Moriarty (On the Road)" By Aztec Two-Step is a song I wish more people could hear. It's one of my favorite songs, and if it got a bit more play on the radio I think it would be a favorite of a lot of people. Written in the early 1970s, it really should have become more of a hit than it did.

We just went to see Aztec Two-Step in a tiny little movie theater, and it was a great, great show. Guitarist Neal Shulman is especially impressive and I'm a big fan of Rex Fowler's vocals. My family noted that these guys could have been really big stars, but their lyrics are a little off to be a bid hit with the mainstream music fan, which is a fair assessment. On this particular song, however, they nailed it, especially for us fans of jack kerouac/ dean moriarty/ neal cassady.

The version of the song on this particular album is good, but I actually prefer the original, which is available on iTunes.