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Post by Whitneyfan on Aug 28, 2011 8:14:29 GMT 1
84. Midnight train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & the pipsReleased in 1973 this has become one of the staples of soul music, despite only reaching #10 at the time. Written by Jim Weatherly, it was taken from their 'Imagination' album, which also included the fantastic 'Best thing that ever happened to me'. Gladys has such a pure soulful voice and it's hard to imagine anybody else singing this.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Aug 28, 2011 8:27:26 GMT 1
83. Carry the blame - River city peopleOh this just gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. This is the heartbreaking tale of a woman's guilt after having had an abortion and is just a classic in my eyes. It reached #13 in 1990 as a double A-side with their hauntingly fantastic version of the Mamas and the Papas classic 'California dreamin''. This was written by Steve Cottier and featured on the band's amazingly brilliant album 'Say something good'. Sadly they broke up after just two albums, but Siobhan Maher-Kennedy's solo album 'Immigrant flower' is worth getting.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Aug 28, 2011 8:39:30 GMT 1
82. S.O.S. - AbbaNineteen tracks in and we've finally come to an Abba song. S.O.S. was written by Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Stig Anderson and featured on their 1975 self-titled album. It was their breakthrough song in the UK, reaching #6 after none of the songs since 'Waterloo' had done well at all. Like most of their songs this is a timeless pop classic that is loved by people of all ages and from all backgrounds, and they had a brilliant knack of writing a melody that is so infectious that now there isn't a big hit of theirs that everybody doesn't know. It's a song that's so good that even Pierce Brosnan got away (nearly) with singing this on the film 'Mamma mia'.
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Post by evansabove on Aug 28, 2011 8:40:16 GMT 1
I had totally forgotten about The River City People and I am sure i bought their first album. CTB is a powerful song, wouldnt be in my top 100 but thanks for the memory
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Post by Whitneyfan on Aug 28, 2011 8:55:50 GMT 1
81. Don't stop believin' - JourneyI doubt this power rock anthem (written by Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry and Neal Schon) really needs any introduction now, but back in 1981 when it was first released (from the album 'Escape') it only reached #62. Fast forward 28 years later and the song would start to climb the charts on download sales alone. Now I know Simon Cowell and the X-factor will claim all of the credit for this, but they only discovered the song after it had already gained some popularity due to its use on the final episode of the Sopranos, some two years earlier, although Joe McElderry's performance of the song in the final did ensure it a place in the UK top ten for the first time, peaking at #6. They repayed the favour to the public by (thankfully) refusing to let Simon use the song for the winner's Christmas single. There was another popular version however, as the Glee Cast managed to do better and take the song to #2 in 2010 after performing it on the first episode of the series, and it's actually a very good version which is a good pop song in its own right.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Aug 28, 2011 8:58:30 GMT 1
I had totally forgotten about The River City People and I am sure i bought their first album. CTB is a powerful song, wouldnt be in my top 100 but thanks for the memory I still listen to that album sometimes, every song is so powerful and heart-felt with meaningful lyrics.
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Post by evansabove on Aug 28, 2011 8:58:43 GMT 1
I prefer the Glee version of DSB
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Post by raliverpool on Aug 28, 2011 10:32:36 GMT 1
81. Don't stop believin' - JourneyI doubt this power rock anthem (written by Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry and Neal Schon) really needs any introduction now, but back in 1981 when it was first released (from the album 'Escape') it only reached #62. Fast forward 28 years later and the song would start to climb the charts on download sales alone. Now I know Simon Cowell and the X-factor will claim all of the credit for this, but they only discovered the song after it had already gained some popularity due to its use on the final episode of the Sopranos, some two years earlier, although Joe McElderry's performance of the song in the final did ensure it a place in the UK top ten for the first time, peaking at #6. They repayed the favour to the public by (thankfully) refusing to let Simon use the song for the winner's Christmas single. There was another popular version however, as the Glee Cast managed to do better and take the song to #2 in 2010 after performing it on the first episode of the series, and it's actually a very good version which is a good pop song in its own right. Actually Simon Cowell/X-Factor "discovered" the song after it had already been an enormous USA#4; Canadian #4 & Australian #5 hit via the Glee Cast. As Glee had been broadcast in those countries in the summer of 2009, six months prior to being televised on E4 in the UK.
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Post by evansabove on Aug 28, 2011 10:36:07 GMT 1
82. S.O.S. - AbbaNineteen tracks in and we've finally come to an Abba song. S.O.S. was written by Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Stig Anderson and featured on their 1975 self-titled album. It was their breakthrough song in the UK, reaching #6 after none of the songs since 'Waterloo' had done well at all. Like most of their songs this is a timeless pop classic that is loved by people of all ages and from all backgrounds, and they had a brilliant knack of writing a melody that is so infectious that now there isn't a big hit of theirs that everybody doesn't know. It's a song that's so good that even Pierce Brosnan got away (nearly) with singing this on the film 'Mamma mia'. Yes he was *nearly* not flat singing it . Great choice of ABBA track although most of their singles are good enough to make a top 100
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Post by TheThorne on Aug 28, 2011 19:19:24 GMT 1
I had totally forgotten about The River City People and I am sure i bought their first album. CTB is a powerful song, wouldnt be in my top 100 but thanks for the memory met them at a signing ,chatted to the singer and she gave me free tickets to see them that night,great band should have been bigger
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Post by raliverpool on Aug 28, 2011 20:09:43 GMT 1
I had totally forgotten about The River City People and I am sure i bought their first album. CTB is a powerful song, wouldnt be in my top 100 but thanks for the memory met them at a signing ,chatted to the singer and she gave me free tickets to see them that night,great band should have been bigger Do you remember Kindred Spirit the mid 1990s band she formed with Bangle drummer Debbi Peterson?
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Post by Whitneyfan on Aug 29, 2011 20:09:46 GMT 1
80. Love is a battlefield - Pat BenatarOriginally released in 1983 this was finally a UK hit in 1985 when it got as high as #17. It should have done a lot better as the song (written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman) has a killer hook and is one of the best power rock ballads ever. Taken from the album 'Live from Earth', Pat's fiery vocals make her one of the ultimate rock chicks of the decade for me.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Aug 29, 2011 20:19:11 GMT 1
79. Here I go again - WhitesnakeFrom one classic power rock anthem to another. This was written by David Coverdale and Bernie Marsden and was originally included on their 1982 album, 'Saints & sinners'. A new version was featured on their '1987' album and then a new remix (the best version in my opinion) reached #9 in the same year, 1987. As rock anthems come they don't get much bigger than this.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Aug 29, 2011 20:28:59 GMT 1
78. Moonlight shadow - Mike OldfieldAlthough uncredited, Maggie Reilly sings all of the vocals on this, but it was written by Mike himself. Taken from the 1983 album 'Crises' this reached #4 in the same year. The song has a classic Oldfield backing that could be a great instrumental in its own right, but with the folky dream-like vocals to go with it it is just like having your cake, eating it and going for a second slice.
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Post by evansabove on Aug 29, 2011 20:32:45 GMT 1
Great choice with Pat Benatar. It's a toss up between We Belong & LIAB for my favourite track of hers.
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Post by raliverpool on Aug 29, 2011 20:51:49 GMT 1
Great choice with Pat Benatar. It's a toss up between We Belong & LIAB for my favourite track of hers. My favourite Pat Benatar track is this UK#67 smash hit & her penultimate US Top 40 hit: Sadly the youtube clip of a pre famous Katy Perry singing this song at a "pub" gig have been removed.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Aug 30, 2011 8:16:49 GMT 1
77. Circle in the sand - Belinda CarlisleThis is Belinda and her most sultry. Circle in the sand was her third big solo hit in the UK and it reached #4 in 1988 as the third top ten hit from her breakthrough album 'Heaven on Earth'. Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, who wrote a few of her big hits, this is soft rock infused pop at its very finest.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Aug 30, 2011 9:10:44 GMT 1
76. All around the world - Lisa StansfieldLike Belinda, Lisa is another of my favourite female artists of the late earlies and nineties. This soulful pop track was taken from her acclaimed album 'Affection' and topped the charts in 1989. Written by Lisa, along with Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, this is her only solo #1 to date, although she has topped the charts along with George Michael and Queen in 1993 and Band Aid II in December 1989.
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Post by evansabove on Aug 30, 2011 9:39:05 GMT 1
I saw Belinda in concert recently and she is as fab as ever. Always loved Lisa Stansfield but never got to see her live
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Post by Whitneyfan on Aug 31, 2011 11:53:26 GMT 1
75. Seven wonders - Fleetwood MacStevie Nicks works her magic on this infectious track, which was the second of six singles to be released from the uber-successful 'Tango in the night' album, although it was Sandy Stewart who wrote the song (Stevie did add some extra lyrics though). !987 was the year when the band made their big comeback although, for reasons I'll never fathom, this could only manage to reach #56 in the UK charts.
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