OK, I'm starting to get a feel for how I'm going to do this blog thing. Here on my personal domain blog I'm going to put stuff that would probably have a more limited audience, folks that are interested in the stranger or sillier aspects of she who is Dawno.
That said, I found this meme while surfing the blogiverse. "Look back at the top 100 songs from the year of your high school graduation... and find the songs that wouldn't inspire you to change the station" The blogger gives a quick link and directions on how to get the top 100 list. If you want to do the meme you'll have to go to his site for your list. My list is below the cut. I've put an asterisk beside the ones that wouldn't inspire me to change the station - or jam a sharp stick through my ear drums as the case may be. I've also put a few editorial comments after the titles of some of them. Thus you have another insight into my youthful influences.
Some quick observations about my reaction to doing this list. First off I graduated in 1975. Yes, this year is my 30th reunion year. The music I listened to was cool. Just trust me on that, ok? Apparently the tastes of whomever determines the top 100 were overly influenced by TV. Captain and Tennille had the #1 hit? And Rhinestone Cowboy was #2. Now I'm ok with 7 and 9 but of the top ten those are the only ones.
And of course as an adult the music I listen to most is "Classic Rock" preferably from the 60's and 70's. I did get a bit of an education in what kids today listen to because every morning when I'd drive my daughter to school she'd turn to one of "her" stations. When there was nothing on she liked we had a classical music station pre-set but no way she'd listen to NPR. It was a short drive but I'd hear a song or two and some of them I liked. I have no idea who the bands were or what the titles were -- we never heard those that I can remember. There was one song that I always tried to figure out the lyrics to -- something about birds in trees? It was very hard to understand. I liked it though, I'd give it a 72 -- it's got a good beat, Mr. Clark.
1. Love Will Keep Us Together, The Captain and Tennille
2. Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen Campbell
3. Philadelphia Freedom, Elton John
4. Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Freddy Fender
5. My Eyes Adored You, Frankie Valli
6. Shining Star, Earth, Wind and Fire
*7. Fame, David Bowie
8. Laughter In The Rain, Neil Sedaka
*9. One Of These Nights, Eagles
10. Thank God I'm A Country Boy, John Denver
11. Jive Talkin', Bee Gees
*12. Best Of My Love, Eagles
*13. Lovin' You, Minnie Riperton
14. Kung Fu Fighting, Carl Douglas (seriously??? what was wrong with people in 75?)
*15. Black Water, Doobie Brothers
*16. Ballroom Blitz, Sweet (this one just has camp value)
17. (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, B.J. Thomas
18. He Don't Love You (Like I Love You), Tony Orlando and Dawn
*19. At Seventeen, Janis Ian
20. Pick Up The Pieces, Average White Band
21. The Hustle, Van McCoy and The Soul City Symphony
*22. Lady Marmalade, Labelle
*23. Why Can't We Be Friends?, War
24. Love Wont Let Me Wait, Major Harris
25. Boogie On Reggae Woman, Stevie Wonder
26. Wasted Days And Wasted Nights, Freddy Fender
27. Fight The Power, Pt. 1, Isley Brothers
28. Angie Baby, Helen Reddy
29. Jackie Blue, Ozark Mountain Daredevils
30. Fire, Ohio Players
31. Magic, Pilot
32. Please Mr. Postman, Carpenters
*33. Sister Golden Hair, America
34. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Elton John
35. Mandy, Barry Manilow (OMG!!)
36. Have You Never Been Mellow, Olivia Newton-John (and OMG!!! #2)
37. Could It Be Magic, Barry Manilow (sigh, why bother with the OMGs anymore?)
*38. Cat's In The Cradle, Harry Chapin
39. Wildfire Michael Murphy
40. I'm Not Lisa, Jessi Colter
41. Listen To What The Man Said, Paul Mccartney and Wings
42. I'm Not In Love, 10cc
43. I Can Help, Billy Swan
44. Fallin' In Love, Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
45. Feelings, Morris Albert (wwooohhh oohhhho oohhh Feeeelings - ack ack gag)
46. Chevy Van, Sammy Johns
47. When Will I Be Loved, Linda Ronstadt
48. You're The First, The Last, My Everthing, Barry White
49. Please Mr Please, Olivia Newton-John
*50. You're No Good, Linda Ronstadt
51. Dynomite, Bazuka
52. Walking In Rhythm, Blackbyrds
53. The Way We Were / Try To Remember, Gladys Knight and The Pips
*54. Midnight Blue, Melissa Manchester
55. Don't Call Us, We'll Call You, Sugarloaf
*56. Poetry Man, Phoebe Snow
57. How Long, Ace
58. Express, B.T. Express
59. That's The Way Of The World, Earth, Wind and Fire
*60. Lady, Styx
61. Bad Time, Grand Funk
*62. Only Women Bleed, Alice Cooper
63. Doctor's Orders, Carol Douglas
64. Get Down Tonight, K.C. and The Sunshine Band
65. You Are So Beautiful / It's A Sin When You Love Somebody, Joe Cocker
66. One Man Woman-One Woman Man, Paul Anka and Odia Coates
67. Feel Like Makin' Love, Bad Company
68. How Sweet It Is, James Taylor
*69. Dance With Me, Orleans (this one is kind of an anomaly but I liked it)
70. Cut The Cake, Average White Band
71. Never Can Say Goodbye, Gloria Gaynor
72. I Don't Like To Sleep Alone, Paul Anka
73. Morning Side Of The Mountain, Donny and Marie Osmond (I wish the morning side of the mountain had fell on them)
*74. Some Kind Of Wonderful, Grand Funk
75. When Will I See You Again, Three Degrees
76. Get Down, Get Down (Get On The Floor), Joe Simon
77. I'm Sorry / Calypso, John Denver
*78. Killer Queen, Queen (boy I hope this was higher up in some other year)
79. Shoeshine Boy, Eddie Kendricks
80. Do It (Til You're Satisfied), B.T. Express
*81. Can't Get It Out Of My Head, Electric Light Orchestra (I'm not sure I remember this one but I liked ELO)
82. Sha-La-La (Makes Me Happy), Al Green
83. Lonely People, America
84. You Got The Love, Rufus
85. The Rockford Files, Mike Pos (uh, a TV theme song? I mean, it was good but who'd buy the single??)
86. It Only Takes A Minute, Tavares
87. No No Song / Snookeroo, Ringo Starr
88. Junior's Farm / Sally G, Paul McCartney and Wings
89. Bungle In The Jungle, Jethro Tull
90. Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance), Leo Sayer
91. Someone Saved My Life Tonight, Elton John
*92. Misty, Ray Stevens (I have a weakness for Ray, sorry, and this was kinda fun to listen to)
93. Bad Blood, Neil Sedaka
94. Only Yesterday, Carpenters
95. I'm On Fire, Dwight Twilley Band
*96. Only You, Ringo Starr
97. Third Rate Romance, Amazing Rhythm Aces
*98. You Aint Seen Nothin' Yet / Free Wheelin', Bachman-Turner Overdrive
99. Swearin' To God, Frankie Valli
100. Get Dancin', Disco Tex and The Sex-O-lettes (seriously? the Sex-O-lettes? You'd think I'd remember that...)
Some of these we definately agreed on. We might have gotten along "sorta" back then;)
The minute I see "Fame" the damn song goes through my head, and then the song to the movie goes through to my head and they get sort of jumbled up together. I did not approve of much of 1975-1976 Bowie...too disco and I felt personally betrayed, then he got into his strange late 70's period and I forgave him.
But I like it now...and yes, the damned song is running through my head, still now in an odd duet with Seventeen ( one of the best songs of the mid-70's)
I was very nerdy. Band, choir, drama, newspaper and yearbook...that kind of stuff. If you could get along with those folk we would have been buddies.
I just liked Bowie's voice. Sometimes his songs didn't do it for me entirely but I'd suffer through them.
Posted by: Dawno at August 30, 2005 07:45 PM