February 1, 20232 yr Author February 1st Today we're also celebrating the 68th birthday of Frankie Sullivan from Survivor, the 48th birthday of Big Boi, the former member of OutKast, and the 29th birthday of Harry Styles! Happy birthdays! 1969. "Crimson and Clover" Tommy James and the Shondells {US0211/-} XS0niyiKlcw "Crimson and Clover" is a great little nugget of psychedelic pop. It isn't preoccupied with remaining a concise pop song with structure. Instead, it's trippy, choppy, and goes into strange little production quirks. In the beginning, it has good bubblegum feel-good love lyrics that Tommy James performs grandly and almost stoically. However, halfway through the song, the song decides to abandon that and instead focus on playful drugged-out experimentation, with chopped-up vocals, distorted guitar slides, and acidy bass. And it's just a lot of fun to hear how many studio tricks they can cram into this song. Very interesting track, truly one of the highlights of psychedelia's golden era. Rating: 8/10 -- 1975. "January" Pilot {-/UK0365} WdcrTUcdO0Q January just ended yesterday. Sorry Pilot you were off by just one day! But I would excuse it since this is a pretty good song. And yeah, the January here is actually referring to a girl rather than the month. It's a little bubblegum jam with a great little guitar riff. The lyrics don't actually make any sense whatsoever, with the verses being about romantic upheavals and the chorus being the band's rise to stardom thanks to their earlier hit "Magic" (good song). But that's totally fine, because I like cheerful and exubherant bubblegum music even if it's nonsensical. The vocals aren't the greatest, but they're still pretty adequate for this. And I actually really like the "You've been chasing the world!". Rating: 7/10 -- 1975. "Laughter in the Rain" Neil Sedaka {US0352/-} Neil Sedaka was one of those artists that was huge in the early '60s doo-wop era but faded from the charts once British Invasion was in full swing. It seemed he was pretty done for, but suddenly had a major career revival in the mid-'70s. MtIibcNDQ6o "Laughter in the Rain" is an unexpectedly good song. It has that sophisticated soft rock sound, complete with piano keys and smooth saxophone. The lyrics are a pretty stupid story about loving someone while walking in the rain. Nonetheless, Neil Sedaka elevates this song with great tenderness in his delivery, culminating in an impressively sweet chorus. This is a song that doesn't try too hard, which is a good thing because it's better not to complicate a nice little silly love song like this. Rating: 7/10 -- 1997. "Beetlebum" Blur {-/UK0758} Here's another key band in the whole britpop movement of the '90s. I really like Blur, I think they a very interesting and quirky ideas in their songwriting and composition without having to resort to electronic experimentation in their music like Radiohead. In the eternal fight of Blur vs. oasis, Blur definitely wins out for me. WAXnqjUfal4 "Beetlebum" is a depressed and jaded song about drug addiction. It paints a fairly colorless and dejected picture of going out of a heroin rush. Yet at the same time, its delivery sounds almost hopeful and reassuring. Damon Albarn, unlike Liam Gallagher, is a fantastic vocalist, whether it be on Blur or on his later project Gorillaz, and makes me feel almost giddy in how great he sounds in his introspectiveness. The music is rhythmed by a heavily distorted guitar, which allows for a more outwardly oriented hook. Maybe not as good as the true fun rocker "Song 2," which was released around the same time, but that's some pretty stiff competition. This is a fantastic song regardless! Rating: 9/10 -- 2003. "Bump, Bump, Bump" B2K ft. P. Diddy {US0889/-} It's a certainly bumping day for music, but these certainly aren't bummers for songs. CgiX53hjAPc "Bump Bump Bump" is a goofy song about dem butts. But that's okay when it's also got a geniunely great beat mixed with some lovely Spanish guitar and a fantastic orchestral hit punctuating said chorus. The boy band does a decent job of cooing at their ladies' imposant derriere, even if I'm not huge on hard Omarion tries to have impressive vocal runs. I'm also impressed that P. Diddy doesn't sound he's about to fall asleep and geniunely puts some passion into his bars for once. Fun song. Really the worst part of this might just be the fact that the disgusting R. Kelly was involved with it at all. Rating: 7/10 -- 2014. "Rather Be" Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne {-/UK1250} m-M1AtrxztU "Rather Be" accomplishes everything I'm looking for in house music. For one thing, it's immaculately produced. C lean Bandit enjoys adding a little organic touch to their house beats, such as string music and orchestral details, and when they sound this good I for one welcome those additions. It also features the incredible Jess Glynne as its vocalist. As I previously stated, house is truly at its best simply j a just by having a disco diva rocking some anthemic beats. And Jess Glynne certainly possesses the vocal prowess of a disco diva. The lyrics are simple, but they pair beautifully with the buoyant feeling of ecstatic love feelings that emanates from the music. Rating: 8/10 -- 2018. "God's Plan" Drake {US1071/UK1334} xpVfcZ0ZcFM It's funny that this is most recent song on here, yet it's also by far the least vivid. The Canadian rapper Drake first rose to prominence entirely on the strength of being a refreshingly subdued and introspective rapper in an era when over-the-top machismo and hedonism were rap's bread-and-butter. And, while he produced some truly great material in that style over the years, such as "Hold On, We're Going Home" and "Hotline Bling," it eventually reached a point where it felt like it was overstaying its welcome. "God's Plan" feels like the point at which he began to become a parody rather than an innovative presence. This song is devoid of all life and color. It tries to be this personal onlook on his life, but fails to be engaging due to its sleepiness and sluggishness. Drake's anesthetized flow is pretty bad on this, and clumsy lines like "I feel bad, sometimes I don't" also aren't helping. sI suppose it blew up the way it did because of its airy production and the kind of sweet video clip, because otherwise it's a shallow and boring song that thinks itself more highly than it truly is. Rating: 4/10 Edited February 1, 20232 yr by Telsorrow
February 2, 20232 yr Author February 2nd Today we're celebrating the 46th birthday of Shakira! Happy birthday! 1974. "The Way We Were" Barbra Streisand {US0317/-} Barbra Streisand, a ridiculously talented singer and actress, and arguably the queen of Broadway. She's a full a EGOT winner! ifWOSnoCS0M "The Way We Were" is a lovely ballad written for a film of the same name that I've never seen. It has a gorgeously constructed and soaring melody, as well as equally lovely nostalgia-tinged lyrics. Barbra is successful in injecting geniunity into her performance. Her voice has a distinct sadness to it. And the high notes she hits are incredible. And, while the song arrangements aren't spectacular, I like how it came together as one big theatrical ballad that the vocalist manages to elevate into gorgeous territory. One of the best ballads to reach the top of the charts. Rating: 8/10 -- 1980. "Too Much Too Young - The Special A.K.A. Live!" The Special A.K.A. ft. Rico {-/UK0450} I have no idea why the British charts even allowed EPs like these to top the single charts, asthey were definitely closer in format to albums than to singles. But oh well, it happened (and not just once). Here we have the Specials, one of the most beloved ska acts in the British music landscape. Iu6VzNalclQ So ska, a Jamaican genre where the rhythm is defined by its signature off-beat and prominent brass, first arrived in Britain through a wave of immigration. Around the late '70s-early '80s, there was a vibrant ska scene that exploded in popularity, mixing the original Jamaican sound with the newly fangled new wave sounds of the time. This marriage resulted in a deliciously eccentric sound which you could hear on this. Unlike the double sides, I won't review each song individually and do an average of the scores. This is a pretty odd EP anyway since it's a live recording of some concert, so it feels more like one long continuous performance rather than a true collection of songs. It's got some pretty good performance energy and lively enthusiasm, so I could definitely see the appeal of this EP. But at the same time, this is definitely not my prefered way of listening to music. I think I would have rather listened to the more polished studio recordings of the individual ska tracks. Rating: 6/10 -- 1991. "3 a.m. Eternal" The KLF {-/UK0659} HDsCeC6f0zc The early '90s were a very changeful time for electronica. House music had now fully reached the mainstream, and started its process of splintering and diversifying into various substyles. One of these was the genre of eurodance, a fantastically cheesy but frantic sound that defined the European rave scene of mid-'90s, defined by its bright synth appregios, throbbing bass, disco diva hook and some rapper dude. "3 a.m. Eternal" kind of sounds like that transition between house and eurodance. It was originally released in 1989 as a fairly typical acidy house type of song. But the 1991 remix truly took it to the next level, making it much maximalist, a faster beat, a stronger groove and so much more. It's great! I love the use of the ethereal soul singer here, the choral parts and the "Ancients of Mu Mu!" chant. I don't even mind the cheesy rapper they've added in to this version, as his parts work great with the fast-pace of the song and the datedness adds even more charm. Truly a ground-breaking and influential single. Rating: 8/10 -- 2002. "Hero" Enrique Iglesias {-/UK0919} koJlIGDImiU Enrique Iglesias, one of the most ridiculously handsome guys to ever reach the top of the charts, goes full on 9/11 tribute song here. This was obviously not originally meant as a memorial for that tragic event and released as pop ballad as any other. But its uplifting message, the theme of being a hero and the timing of release meant that it was the perfect song for a commemoration. And it definitely helped boosting its sale numbers too. I'm gonna be honest and say that I don't find this song very good. I find Enrique Iglesias' performance far too forced and strained. The composition is pretty generic and I don't like the big choir part near the end. And the cheesy lyrics are more aggravating to me than uplifting. I guess it's kind of produced nicely and probably helped many people to cope in fairly dark times, so I can't hold too much scorn against it. But it's definitely so-so. Rating: 5/10 -- 2013. "Get Up (Rattle)" Bingo Players ft. Far East Movement {-/UK1220} 6_BGKyAKigs Now this is definitely not how to do a house song! If you thought the rapping on "3 a.m. Eternal" was too cheesy, I've got something for you that's much more ridiculous and egregious. I could excuse the Far East Movement on their equally ridiculous "Like a G6", since that song had at least a geniunely fun beat. But here, the mechanical beat that sounds like a painful drill sound and the lifeless and generic drop coupled with the fratbro rapping geniunely put me in an annoyed mood. There's practically nothing that's remotedly fun here, it's all try-hard and obnoxiously in-your-face. I hate the cheesy whistling, I hate the tacky pitch-shifted vocals and I certainly hate lines like "My style is technotronic". This song is only 10 years old, but it has aged so poorly it might as well be a fossilized relic from long lost civilization. Also what a horrible video clip! Rating: 3/10 -- 2013. "Thrift Shop" Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz {US1022/UK1221} QK8mJJJvaes It's a good day today if you love to have some cheese in your pop music. I've never been too into Macklemore's pop persona, since it always seemed too corny for his own good. But I can't deny how well the corniness works great on a song like "Thrift Shop". It's a geniunely fun celebration of a song for going thrift shopping and general sustainable fashion in general. And was definitely something needed in era when a lot of people were struggling due to a pretty bad financial crisis. It's shamelessness is truly admirable, and I like how it subverts the typical hedonism in rap music and its taste for expensive things without being denigrating in the process. It's also produced pretty impeccably by Ryan Lewis. I love the brass parts especially, and the hook truly sticks with you. And While Macklemore is skilled enough of a rapper, the weakest link here is some of the jokes he cracks up. As much as R. Kelly sucks, that line was low, come on Macklemore. Otherwise it's a really fun song. Rating: 7/10 Edited February 2, 20232 yr by Telsorrow
February 3, 20232 yr Author February 3rd Today we're celebrating the 33rd birthday of Sean Kington and the 47th birthday of Daddy Yankee! Happy birthdays! 1968. "Green Tambourine" The Lemon Pipers {US0197/-} NBFY1-eEhdU A nice little psychedelic pop song from basically a one-hit wonder act. This might in fact be the most hippie song to ever top the Billboard Hot 100. Despite the fact that the song is about a tambourine and features one prominently, my favorite instrument may be the sitar, which has an unique sound and creates a fun groov here. Vocal feedbacks are a fairly common trick in psychedelic music; I really like how it was used here and wish it had been featured even more prominently. Rating: 7/10 -- 1973. "Crocodile Rock" Elton John {US0289/-} The very first of a long list of Hot 100 charttoppers for Elton John! KY_AqsdLMJc While "Crocodile Rock" is a fun little jam reminiscing about one's adolescence and the early days of '50s rock 'n' roll, it's not one of my favorite Elton John songs.While it's well-crafted, it's not particularly memorable, and at times it even feels like a throwaway early '60s dance tune which is definitely not my favorite era for music. After a while, the buzzing synth and Elton's "Lalalala"s in the chorus does become grating as well. As a songwriter, Elton John is capable of far more impressive work than this, but I have to admit that it's not bad at all and I'll now get to hum it for an entire day. Rating: 6/10 -- 1979. "Heart of Glass" Blondie {US0463/UK0433} WGU_4-5RaxU "Heart of Glass" is a ground-breaking song that blurs the line between disco and new wave. It's a disco song at heart, and a good one at that. The groove isn't immediately gripping, but rather gradually builds to stick in your head. The guitar riffs and various rock influences blend beautifully with the disco production. And the spacy synths that were sweeping the pop charts at the time truly elevate this song to the level of a great ode to the future. Debbie Harry sounds completely jaded about her romantic situation, as evidenced by the lyrics and her dulled diction, but she manages to keep things interesting by depicting her colorless romance with colorful vocals. Truly elevating this to a bittersweet anthem of a song. Rating: 8/10 -- 1990. "Nothing Compares 2 U" Sinéad O'Connor {US0717/UK0641} 0-EF60neguk Before shocking the world by tearing up a photo of the then-current Pope on live television, Sinéad O'Connor dominated the 1990 singles charts with this great ballad. It's a ballad written by Prince himself but that he never released, and it ended up as a forgotten deepcut on the album of some funk band. But, thankfully, Sinnéad rediscovered it and elevated it to become this behemoth of a single. Although competently written, the lyrics on here aren't amazing. A lot of it is just blank observations about a breakup. Sinnéad's shockingly great and raw display of heartbroken emotion, however, is truly what elevates this song to the rank of greatness. You can hear her gutted emotion in her voice and the way she enunciates certain words. The song has few bells and whistles, and its simplicity works wonders in this context. This is truly a monument to what every sad song should strive to be. Rating: 8/10 -- 2001. "It Wasn't Me" Shaggy ft. RikRok {US0868/UK0891} 2g5Hz17C4is This song has some questionable morals, to say the least. So this guy thinks he was caught cheating by his lover and asks what he should do, and the immediate response from his friend is to flat out lie to her face. But, given how bad his situation is portrayed in the chorus, it's pretty clear that this is all for laughs. And it manages to be funny, which is something that most comedy songs fail to do. Rik Rok is an intriguing R&B vocalist with a unique high-pitched voice, and it's a shame he didn't make it beyond this one hit. Shaggy's signature strong patois may be difficult to understand for those unfamiliar with dancehall, but it truly adds a nice flavor and a fun cadence to the song, especially when combined with that pop reggae fusion beat that has a pretty great hip hop sheen to it. Morals aside, this is a mindlessly enjoyable song! Rating: 7/10
February 4, 20232 yr Author February 4th Today we're celebrating the 41st birthday of Kimberly Wyatt, a former member of the Pussycat Dolls! Happy birthday! 1965. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" The Righteous Brothers {US0127/UK0186} So Phil Spector certainly was someone huh. Before being convincted of actually murdering two people, he was a genius music producer in the late '50s to the mid-'60s reinventing pop music with his "wall-of-sound" concept, a process where studio music gets arranged as several dense layers of orchestration and It's a fantastic sound that went on to influence decades of amazing music, it's just a shame that this can be attributed to basically a monster. uOnYY9Mw2Fg "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" was produced by Phil himself, and you can definitely hear the brilliance at work with how dense and emotionally explosive that chorus is. That being said, I always found the verses a little underwhelming compared to that gigantic chorus. Rating: 8/10 -- 1978. "Uptown Top Ranking" Althea and Donna {-/UK0417} Beginning in the '70s, Western acts' appropriated reggae, dubbed "cod reggae," dominated the charts. British artists appeared to be particularly fond oftaking the genre and diluting it thoroughly through studio filters and genre bending. So it's nice to see an actual Jamaican act top the British charts every now and then. joh37lrvf-s "Uptown Top Ranking" isn't particularly memorable, but it's certainly adequate. The production is fun and sunny, and the beat is strinkingly catchy as it's based around a certain '60s riddim that was knowing a bit of a renaissance around the time with many other reggae songs featuring it, most notably like "Three Piece Suit". I think the vocals are a little too sloppy and amateurish for my liking. The two performers here were still teenagers at the time, so it makes sense. But I definitely prefered stronger, more passionate vocals to go along the beat. Rating: 6/10 -- 1978. "Stayin' Alive" Bee Gees {US0439/-} fNFzfwLM72c "Stayin' Alive" truly marked the pinnacle of the obsession with Saturday Night Fever, and established the Bee Gees as the true kings of camp (in a very positive way). And this song is truly magnificent and glorious. The use of the Gibbs brothers' falsetto has always been hit-or-miss (especially in the post-SNF era), but here it's used to its full potential. This song is packed with great hook after hook, with the vocals rising it all to lushous bliss, capable of bringing a ghost feel alive again. The melody pops and is extremely memorably. It's expertly crafted and produced with the excellent guitar riff and the danceable groovy beat. Truly a gem of the height of disco. Rating: 9/10 -- 1989. "When I'm with You" Sheriff {US0681/-} mMwBWlCFuY4 This is another weird story of a journey to number 1. As you probably can tell from the video, this is actually a soft rock ballad from 1983. At the time the song came out, it barely made any splash on the charts and quickly got forgotten. The group even disbanded a few years into the mid-'80s. Yet against all odds, some radio DJ in the late '80s brought the song back into rotation and from there it suddenly knew an explosion of a new found popularity. How this got as big as it did is to anyone's guess. I guess the American public was missing the simpler times of when soft rock dominated the charts in a time when gated drums were the modus operandi of the pop landscape. Who knows. And all I have to say: really? Of all the amazing music that goes completely unnoticed, you decide to bring back this mediocre power ballad from some anonymous band? This song is just detestable in its clichédness. It's got whiny vocals, uninteresting lyrics copy-pasted from a million other power ballads, underwhelming instrumentation and one laughably bad final note change. You couldn't have picked something more boring for a charting renaissance. Rating: 2/10 -- 1995. "Think Twice" Céline Dion {-/UK0716} Céline Dion, arguably the queen of the adult contempo radios in the '90s. I'm personally not huge into most of her stuff personally (I know, what an original opinion to share with denigrating rock elitists!), since a lot of her songs are very interestingly composed or oversung. Though sometimes she can definitely put out one truly epic ballad like "It's All Coming Back to Me Now". vGwIaL0jOUg Unfortunately, "Think Twice" is not a great song in my opinion. Her passionate singing is evident and admirable, but the song was poorly produced, so those rocking vocals went to waste. I dislike the dinky keyboard notes that appear on occasion; they cheapen the arrangements. The section where the guitar solo begins and her voice fades in is completely embarrassing. Everything in the production is mushy and doesn't stand out. The melody is at least sort of ok, and Céline's soulful performance helps it along, but it's a very forgettable song otherwise. Rating: 5/10 -- 2006. "Nasty Girl" The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm {-/UK1027} Aside from his bland and sleepy rapping abilities, my least favorite aspect of Puff Daddy is that he clearly cashed in big time on the death of his friend, The Notorious B.I.G., in 1997. All of the last-minute posthumous releases and tribute songs lacked authenticity and seemed more like a cheap attempt to capitalize in on the death of an East Coast rap legend. So it's truly disgusting that Diddy's label, Bad Boys Records, decided to still capitalize on Biggie's name nearly a decade after his death. I despise when labels capitalize on the names of once-prolific artists who have since died by releasing posthumous albums/singles on which the artist had no creative say whatsoever. It still is a problem to this day with rappers like Juice Wrld getting releases years after their death. ufKxCclo7-c So "Nasty Girl" samples "Nasty Boy," a deepcut song from one of Biggie's albums. And the sampled parts feel tacked on and don't seem to serve the song at all. This could have easily been a Nelly and P. Diddy collaboration song, and it would have made no difference other than the prestigious name recognition. "Nasty Girl" is a fun song on its own. I like the bouncy production by Jazze Pha, and I like how good Nelly sounds on this. He shines when he juggles between a Midwest rapper and a poppy R&B singer. It's truly a shame that this song had to be released with such a frustrating context, because it could have been geniunely great if P. Diddy wasn't so money-hungry and exploitative. Rating: 6/10 -- 2006. "Check on It" Beyoncé ft. Slim Thug {US0921/-} Q1dUDzBdnmI Rating: -/10 -- 2012. "Twilight" Cover Drive {-/UK1186} 73noUWDDpWw Rating: -/10 -- 2012. "Set Fire to the Rain" Adele {US1011/-} Ri7-vnrJD3k Rating: -/10 Edited February 5, 20232 yr by Telsorrow
February 5, 20232 yr Author February 5th Today we're celebrating the 59th birthday of Duff McKagan frpm Guns N' Roses! Happy birthday! 1960. "Why" Anthony Newley {-/UK0096} G8iFpJ7_xZA Rating: -/10 -- 1966. "My Love" Petula Clark {US0153/-} MrzC6-_d6-4 Rating: -/10 -- 1968. "Blackberry Way" The Move {-/UK0265} CkDecETN9TY Rating: -/10 -- 1972. "Telegram Sam" T. Rex {-/UK0309} iIuoTo_bgEA Rating: -/10 -- 1977. "Torn Between Two Lovers" Mary MacGregor {US0414/-} xFB1yytGLRA Rating: -/10 -- 1983. "Africa" Toto {US0528/-} FTQbiNvZqaY Rating: -/10 -- 2000. "Rise" Gabrielle {-/UK0847} na93MI5NFy0 Rating: -/10
February 6, 20232 yr Author February 6th Today we're celebrating the 57th birthday of Rick Astley! Happy birthday! 1953. "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" Perry Como & The Ramblers {-/UK0005} SOoXSnrEIYk Rating: -/10 -- 1982. "The Model" / "Computer Love" Kraftwerk {-/UK0494} GEnx9xS79Lc ZtWTUt2RZh0 Rating: -/10 -- 1982. "Centerfold" The J. Geils Band {US0513/-} BqDjMZKf-wg Rating: -/10 -- 1988. "Could've Been" Tiffany {US0651/-} sDZzlmGkb18 Rating: -/10 -- 1999. "You Don't Know Me" Armand Van Helden ft. Duane Harden {-/UK0814} yNSpLqmY6K0 Rating: -/10 -- 2020. "Before You Go" Lewis Capaldi {-/UK1364} Jtauh8GcxBY Rating: -/10
February 7, 20232 yr 'Centrefold' and 'You Don't Know Me' are my favourites there. For Toto 'Africa' is a good song and has that mix of guitars and synths that were popular in the 80s. For Toto though, I prefer their 70s hard rock hit 'Hold The Line'. 'Explode' and 'Lick Ya Down' I preferred from Cover Drive. 'Twilight' is very cheesy EDM pop. Edited February 7, 20232 yr by TheSnake
February 7, 20232 yr Author February 7th Today we're celebrating the 74th birthday of Joe English, the former member of Wings, the 61st birthday of David Bryan from Bon Jovi and the 75th birthday of David Campbell! Happy birthdays! 1970. "Venus" Shocking Blue {US0229/-} 8LhkyyCvUHk Rating: -/10 -- 1976. "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" Paul Simon {US0389/-} ABXtWqmArUU Rating: -/10 -- 1981. "Woman" John Lennon {-/UK0474} ZhfWiU8wGCc Rating: -/10 -- 1981. "Celebration" Kool and the Gang {US0497/-} 3GwjfUFyY6M Rating: -/10 -- 1987. "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" Aretha Franklin & George Michael {US0625/UK0584} fDxzQJaA228 Rating: -/10 -- 1987. "Open Your Heart" Madonna {US0620/-} snsTmi9N9Gs Rating: -/10 -- 1998. "Doctor Jones" Aqua {-/UK0783} -1jPUB7gRyg Rating: -/10 -- 2004. "Take Me to the Clouds Above" LMC vs. U2 {-/UK0970} Yos4iNlTs4Y Rating: -/10 -- 2009. "The Fear" Lily Allen {-/UK1088} q-wGMlSuX_c Rating: -/10 -- 2009. "My Life Would Suck Without You" Kelly Clarkson {US0969/UK1089} cRM70Jw7F4M Rating: -/10
February 7, 20232 yr Will you be going back to the ones you've left blank? I enjoy reading your comments on each song.
February 8, 20232 yr Author February 8th Today we're celebrating the 65th birthday of Dr. Fink from Prince and the Revolution, the 49th birthday of Guy-Manuel, the former member of Daft Punk, and the 37th birthday of Anderson .Paak! Happy birthdays! 1960. "Teen Angel" Mark Dinning {US0026/-} KG_VIcoiCFA Rating: -/10 -- 1976. "Fire" Ohio Players {US0353/-} zqsYNc_M988 Rating: -/10 -- 1986. "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" Billy Ocean {-/UK0565} -n3sUWR4FV4 Rating: -/10 -- 1992. "I'm Too Sexy" Right Said Fred {US0765/-} P5mtclwloEQ Rating: -/10 -- 1997. "Ain't Nobody" LL Cool J {-/UK0759} v5bSFf0mC0k Rating: -/10 -- 2003. "All the Things She Said" t.A.T.u. {-/UK0948} 8mGBaXPlri8 Rating: -/10 -- 2003. "All I Have" Jennifer Lopez ft. LL Cool J {US0890/-} yeSJ2YdhG5k Rating: -/10 -- 2014. "Dark Horse" Katy Perry ft. Juicy J {US1033/-} 0KSOMA3QBU0 Rating: -/10
February 9, 20232 yr Author February 9th Today we're celebrating the 81st birthday of Carole King! Happy birthday! 1959. "Stagger Lee" Lloyd Price {US0010/-} KG_VIcoiCFA Rating: -/10 -- 1963. "Hey Paula" Paul and Paula {US0085/-} ogYVuITwJOE Rating: -/10 -- 1974. "Love's Theme" Love Unlimited Orchestra {US0318/-} RLTJ95kj9ng Rating: -/10 -- 1985. "I Know Him So Well" Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson {-/UK0545} s2SDInk6voA Rating: -/10 -- 1991. "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" C+C Music Factory ft. Freedom Williams {US0739/-} LaTGrV58wec Rating: -/10
February 9, 20232 yr I never knew Gonna Make You Sweat was a US #1! :o Strange that house music didn't start to take off more in the UK charts after this. I like the hard rock influenced dance sound of Gonna Make You Sweat and Snap - The Power. 'Loves Theme' is a great instrumental piece.
February 10, 20232 yr Author February 10th Today we're celebrating the 86th birthday of Roberta Flack! Happy birthday! 1968. "Love is Blue" Paul Mauriat {US0198/-} G_BwAwlwilM Rating: -/10 -- 1990. "Opposites Attract" Paula Abdul & The Wild Pair {US0712/-} xweiQukBM_k Rating: -/10 -- 2001. "Whole Again" Atomic Kitten {-/UK0890} 1V0xQkk9kbc Rating: -/10
February 11, 20232 yr Author February 11th Today we're celebrating the 44th birthday of Brandy and the 42nd birthday of Kelly Rowland! Happy birthdays! 1978. "Figaro" Brotherhood of Man {-/UK0418} G_BwAwlwilM Rating: -/10 -- 1989. "Straight Up" Paula Abdul {US0682/-} G_BwAwlwilM Rating: -/10 -- 2012. "Titanium" David Guetta ft. Sia {-/UK1187} G_BwAwlwilM Rating: -/10 -- 2016. "Pillowtalk" Zayn {US1051/UK1310} G_BwAwlwilM Rating: -/10
February 12, 20232 yr Author February 12th Today we're celebrating the 71st birthday of Michael McDonald of the Doobie Brothers, the 55th birthday of Chynna Phillips from Wilson Phillips and the 43rd birthday of Gucci Mane! Happy birthdays! 1969. "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" Amen Corner {-/UK0266} rmWEQubXP04 Rating: -/10 -- 1972. "Let's Stay Together" Al Green {US0267/-} uSu6tcbMOu0 Rating: -/10 -- 1977. "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" Julie Covington {-/UK0400} adUPdnzCAk8 Rating: -/10 -- 1994. "The Power Of Love" Céline Dion {US0786/-} Y8HOfcYWZoo Rating: -/10 -- 2005. "Like Toy Soldiers" Eminem {-/UK1003} lexLAjh8fPA Rating: -/10 -- 2011. "Price Tag" Jessie J ft. B.o.B {-/UK1156} qMxX-QOV9tI Rating: -/10
February 13, 20232 yr Author February 13th Today we're celebrating the 73rd birthday of Peter Gabriel, the former Genesis member, the 57th birthday of Freedom Williams, a former part of C+C Music Factory, the 49th birthday of Robbie Williams and the 35th birthday of Aston Merrygold from JLS! Happy birthdays! 1961. "Calcutta" Lawrence Welk {US0045/-} iFyp750ZbY8 Rating: -/10 -- 1971. "One Bad Apple" The Osmonds {US0249/-} Q3Ax1yA9q74 Rating: -/10 -- 1982. "Town Called Malice" / "Precious" The Jam {-/UK0495} YfpRm-p7qlY T0mDmabbR1E Rating: -/10 -- 1993. "No Limit" 2 Unlimited {-/UK0685} r6FVk2k4qsM Rating: -/10 -- 1999. "Maria" Blondie {-/UK0815} VoOG7LEyUJ0 Rating: -/10 -- 1999. "Angel of Mine" Monica {US0839/-} 3eOuK-pYhy4 Rating: -/10 -- 2020. "Blinding Lights" The Weeknd {US1097/UK1365} 4NRXx6U8ABQ Rating: -/10 Edited February 13, 20232 yr by Telsorrow
February 14, 20232 yr Author February 14th Today we're celebrating the 51st birthday of Rob Thomas from Matchbox Twenty, and ... MINE! Happy birthdays! 1958. "The Story of My Life" Michael Holliday {-/UK0068} Gzk0bdlDr3Y Rating: -/10 -- 1968. "Mighty Quinn" Manfred Mann {-/UK0244} klWzVuxdygg Rating: -/10 -- 1970. "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" / "Everybody Is a Star" Sly and the Family Stone {US0230/-} wj5VODa-eTY 0AT9g0B_QAQ Rating: -/10 -- 1976. "Forever and Ever" Slik {-/UK0384} TtrVvO40SDg Rating: -/10 -- 1987. "Livin' on a Prayer" Bon Jovi {US0621/-} lDK9QqIzhwk Rating: -/10 -- 1998. "Nice & Slow" Usher {US0824/-} DIpQ4AZSAf8 Rating: -/10 -- 2004. "The Way You Move" Outkast ft. Sleepy Brown {US0900/-} xI5NQ-0Ubfs Rating: -/10 -- 2015. "Love Me like You Do" Ellie Goulding {-/UK1287} AJtDXIazrMo Rating: -/10
February 15, 20232 yr Author February 15th Today we're celebrating the 63rd birthday of Mikey Craig from Culture Club, and the 28th birthday of Megan Thee Stallion! Happy birthdays! 1969. "Everyday People" Sly and the Family Stone {US0212/-} u8r32Scvbds Rating: -/10 -- 1975. "You're No Good" Linda Ronstadt {US0354/-} XxgwjC3Rxi4 Rating: -/10 -- 1986. "How Will I Know" Whitney Houston {US0589/-} m3-hY-hlhBg Rating: -/10 -- 1997. "Discotheque" U2 {-/UK0760} TpvF7Qq9svk Rating: -/10
February 16, 20232 yr Author February 16th Today we're celebrating the 62nd birthday of Andy Taylor, a former member of Duran Duran, and the 33rd birthday of The Weeknd! Happy birthdays! 1967. "This Is My Song" Petula Clark {-/UK0229} Km07FuH8nxs Rating: -/10 -- 1980. "Coward of the County" Kenny Rogers {-/UK0451} DRpV0GePYeM Rating: -/10 -- 1980. "Do That to Me One More Time" Captain and Tennille {US0482/-} gfqKe6nqndA Rating: -/10 -- 1991. "Do the Bartman" The Simpsons {-/UK0660} Q7ycjcQHoaw Rating: -/10
February 16, 20232 yr 'The Mighty Quinn' certainly has a memorable chorus. I really like 'The Way You Move' by Outkast, a chorus brass riff I remember a lot from the time like Touch and Go 'Would You....'
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