9/8/2005

SONGS OF YOUR LIFE

It’s been a while since I hopped on a music meme, but Bryan finally came up with one that sounds like fun.

Here’s how you play: Go to Music Outfitters, search on the year you graduated high school, get the list of the top 100 songs, and highlight the ones that wouldn’t make you change the radio station instantly. Bryan says his year (’86) was a low-water mark for music, but my year (’90) is scarcely any better.

1. Hold On, Wilson Phillips
2. It Must Have Been Love, Roxette
3. Nothing Compares 2 U, Sinead O’Connor
4. Poison, Bell Biv Devoe
5. Vogue, Madonna
6. Vision Of Love, Mariah Carey
7. Another Day In Paradise, Phil Collins
8. Hold On, En Vogue
9. Cradle Of Love, Billy Idol
10. Blaze Of Glory, Jon Bon Jovi
11. Do Me!, Bell Biv Devoe
12. How Am I Supposed To Live Without You, Michael Bolton
13. Pump Up The Jam, Technotronic
14. Opposites Attract, Paula Abdul
15. Escapade, Janet Jackson
16. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You, Heart
17. Close To You, Maxi Priest
18. Black Velvet, Alannah Myles
19. Release Me, Wilson Phillips
20. Don’t Know Much, Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville
21. All Around The World, Lisa Stansfield
22. l Wanna Be Rich, Calloway
23. I Remember You, Skid Row
24. Rub You The Right Way, Johnny Gill
25. She Ain’t Worth It, Glenn Medeiros Featuring Bobby Brown
26. If Wishes Came True, Sweet Sensation
27. The Power, Snap
28. (Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection, Nelson
29. Love Will Lead You Back, Taylor Dayne
30. Don’t Wanna Fall In Love, Jane Child
31. Two To Make It Right, Seduction
32. Sending All My Love, Linear
33. Unskinny Bop, Poison
34. Step By Step, New Kids On The Block
35. Dangerous, Roxette
36. We Didn’t Start The Fire, Billy Joel
37. I Don’t Have The Heart, James Ingram
38. Downtown Train, Rod Stewart
39. Rhythm Nation, Janet Jackson
40. I’ll Be Your Everything, Tommy Page
41. Roam, B-52’s
42. Everything, Jody Watley
43. Back To Life, Soul II Soul
44. Here and Now, Luther Vandross
45. Alright, Janet Jackson
46. Ice Ice Baby, Vanilla Ice
47. Blame It On The Rain, Milli Vanilli
48. Have You Seen Her, M.C. Hammer
49. With Every Beat Of My Heart, Taylor Dayne
50. Come Back To Me, Janet Jackson
51. No More Lies, Michel’le
52. Praying For Time, George Michael
53. How Can We Be Lovers, Michael Bolton
54. Do You Remember, Phil Collins
55. Ready Or Not, After 7
56. U Can’t Touch This, M.C. Hammer
57. I Wish It Would Rain Down, Phil Collins
58. Just Between You and Me, Lou Gramm
59. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven, Phil Collins
60. Black Cat, Janet Jackson
61. Can’t Stop, After 7
62. Janie’s Got A Gun, Aerosmith
63. The Humpty Dance, Digital Underground
64. I’ll Be Your Shelter, Taylor Dayne
65. Free Fallin’, Tom Petty
66. Giving You The Benefit, Pebbles
67. Enjoy The Silence, Depeche Mode
68. Love Song, Tesla
69. Price Of Love, Bad English
70. Girls Nite Out, Tyler Collins
71. King Of Wishful Thinking, Go West
72. What Kind Of Man Would I Be?, Chicago
73. Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over), Technotroic
74. Here We Are, Gloria Estefan
75. Epic, Faith No More
76. Love Takes Time, Mariah Carey
77. Just Like Jesse James, Cher
78. Love Shack, B-52’s
79. All Or Nothing, Milli Vanilli
80. Romeo, Dino
81. Everybody Everybody, Black Box
82. I Go To Extremes, Billy Joel
83. Whip Appeal, Babyface
84. Oh Girl, Paul Young
85. C’mon and Get My Love, D-Mob With Cathy Dennis
85. (It’s Just) The Way That You Love Me, Paula Abdul
87. We Can’t Go Wrong, Cover Girls
88. When I’m Back On My Feet Again, Michael Bolton
89. Make You Sweat, Keith Sweat
90. This One’s For The Children, New Kids On The Block
91. What It Takes, Aerosmith
92. Forever, Kiss
93. Jerk Out, Time
94. Just A Friend, Biz Markie
95. Whole Wide World, A’me Lorain
96. Without You, Motley Crue
97. Swing The Mood, Jive Bunny and The Mastermixers
98. Thieves In The Temple, Prince
99. Mentirosa, Mellow Man Ace
100. Tic-Tac-Toe, Kyper

That’s nine out of one hundred. No wonder I developed a talk-radio addiction.

(I can’t explain why the numbers don’t work out in the list. It’s a WordPress thing.)

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7 Comments

  1. (1972) - I’ll just list the ones that wouldn’t make me change immediately -

    3. American Pie, Don McLean
    4. Without You, Nilsson
    13. Oh Girl, Chi-Lites
    17. Heart Of Gold, Neil Young
    18. Betcha By Golly, Wow, Stylistics
    28. A Horse With No Name, America
    32. Nights In White Satin, Moody Blues
    37. Sunshine, Jonathan Edwards
    39. Day After Day, Badfinger
    40. Rocket Man, Elton John
    44. Morning Has Broken, Cat Stevens
    45. The City Of New Orleans, Arlo Guthrie
    50. Hold Your Head Up, Argent
    56. Bang A Gong (Get It On), T. Rex
    57. Mother And Child Reunion, Paul Simon
    60. Layla, Derek and The Dominos
    63. Black And White, Three Dog Night
    64. Sylvia’s Mother, Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show
    65. Hurting Each Other, Carpenters
    70. Hot Rod Lincoln, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
    73. Anticipation, Carly Simon
    74. Never Been To Spain, Three Dog Night
    76. School’s Out, Alice Cooper
    77. Saturday In The Park, Chicago
    80. Family Affair, Sly and The Family Stone
    86. Taxi, Harry Chapin
    88. I Saw The Light, Todd Rundgren
    91. Roundabout, Yes
    92. Doctor My Eyes, Jackson Browne
    94. Vincent / Castles In The Air, Don Mclean

    I have no idea what those songs say about my musical taste.

    Comment by Harry — 9/8/2005 @ 5:16 pm

  2. Somehow, I come up with a round number of 10 from my 100 in 1989.

    5. Miss You Much, Janet Jackson
    10. Giving You The Best That I Got, Anita Baker
    14. Don’t Wanna Lose You, Gloria Estefan
    17. The Look, Roxette
    36. Buffalo Stance, Neneh Cherry
    44. Batdance, Prince
    51. So Alive, Love and Rockets
    67. Miss You Like Crazy, Natalie Cole
    74. Welcom To The Jungle, Guns N’ Roses
    99. The End Of The Innocence, Don Henley

    Comment by Paul — 9/9/2005 @ 10:18 pm

  3. This much is clear and certain:

    ‘72 was a better year for popular music than was ‘89.

    Comment by Paul — 9/9/2005 @ 10:20 pm

  4. Twenty-four.

    4. I Want To Know What Love Is, Foreigner
    7. Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Tears For Fears
    8. Money For Nothing, Dire Straits
    10. Take On Me, A-Ha
    11. Everytime You Go Away, Paul Young
    16. Don’t You (Forget About Me), Simple Minds
    21. Shout, Tears For Fears
    27. Miami Vice Theme, Jan Hammer
    34. Sea Of Love, Honeydrippers
    41. Things Can Only Get Better, Howard Jones
    53. The Boys Of Summer, Don Henley
    54. One Night In Bangkok, Murray Head
    55. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free, Sting
    60. Head Over Heels, Tears For Fears
    61. Axel F, Harold Faltermeyer
    62. Smooth Operator, Sade
    63. In My House, Mary Jane Girls
    67. Glory Days, Bruce Springsteen
    68. Voices Carry, ‘Til Tuesday
    70. Would I Lie To You?, Eurythmics
    74. Summer Of ‘69, Bryan Adams
    82. I’m On Fire, Bruce Springsteen
    91. Jungle Love, The Time
    92. Born In The USA, Bruce Springsteen
    95. Fortress Around Your Heart, Sting

    Comment by The Librarian — 9/11/2005 @ 11:03 pm

  5. Miscounted. 25.

    Comment by The Librarian — 9/11/2005 @ 11:09 pm

  6. 7 out of 100:

    10. Informer, Snow
    27. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles), Proclaimers
    41. Come Undone, Duran Duran
    45. Hip Hop Hooray, Naughty By Nature
    50. What’s Up, 4 Non Blondes
    81. Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat), Digable Planets
    95. Hey Jealousy, Gin Blossoms

    Man, 1993 sucked.

    Comment by Vidiot — 9/13/2005 @ 10:58 pm

  7. Meme First and the Gimme Gimmes?
    Another meme, this time from The Bemusement Park. I’ll let him explain:Here’s how you play: Go to Music Outfitters, search on the year you graduated high school, get the list of the top 100 songs, and highlight the ones that

    Trackback by telescreen.org — 9/16/2005 @ 8:18 am

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