This list of 16 songs everyone over 50 should own, is brought to you by that prestigious music authority, the AARP. :rolleyes:
Once Upon a Time by Frank Sinatra, 1965
Harvest Moon by Neil Young, 1992
Lately by Stevie Wonder, 1980
A House is Not a Home by Dionne Warwick, 1964
Little Green by Joni Mitchell, 1971
Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio, 1995
Landslide by Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac, 1975
Hotel California by The Eagles, 1977
You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC, 1980
C'est La Vie - You Can Never Tell by Emmylou Harris, 1977
He Stopped Loving Her Today by George Jones
Stop, Hey What's that Sound by Buffalo Springfield, 1967
Crazy by Patsy Cline, 1962
God only knows by the Beach Boys, 1966
Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley, 1957
In my life by The Beatles, 1965
They mean own on their MP3 players, right? :rolleyes:
Here's my 22, only one song overlaps... this is a work in progress...
Roy Orbison - “Crying” - 1961
Beach Boys - “God Only Knows” - 1965
Glen Campbell - “Wichita Lineman” - 1968
Derek & the Dominoes - “Layla” - 1971
Paul and Linda McCartney - “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” - 1971
10cc - “I’m Not In Love” - 1975
Brothers Johnson - “Strawberry Letter 23” - 1977
Al Stewart - “Time Passages” - 1978
Kate Bush - “Wuthering Heights” - 1978
DEVO - “Satisfaction” - 1979
Talking Heads - “Once In A Lifetime” - 1980
Squeeze - “Tempted” - 1981
Waitresses - “I Know What Boys Like” - 1982
Smiths - “How Soon Is Now” - 1984
Chameleons - “Swamp Thing” - 1986
Siouxsie and the Banshees - “Cities In Dust” - 1986
Lloyd Cole - “No Blue Skies” - 1990
Ben Folds Five - “Brick” - 1997
The Verve - “Bitter Sweet Symphony” - 1997
New Radicals - “You Get What You Give” - 1998
Eminem - “My Name Is” - 1999
I think you mean everyone over 70 Bruce. ;)
I'm only 58 and I like all the songs on Bruce's list.
Whuuuuuut? No one has, IMO, the most important and idealistic song ever written?
"Imagine" by John Lennon - 1971
And no Rundgren on my list?
Todd Rundgren - "We Gotta Get You a Woman" - 1970
Challenge, pick on AC/DC song,
"You shook me all night long" would not have been my choice, "It's a long way to the top if wanna rock'n'roll" maybe.
Any list of songs that has no Zeppelin is bunk
This is an excellent demonstration of why AARP is the devil, giving their acolytes moments of doubt, making the masses doubt their worthiness. Afraid of failing in the be there or be square test, the nervous will redouble their contributions and efforts to spread the AARP gospel with a zeal worthy of Mormons and JWs.
A Devilish clever ploy because music is personal, there can be no one list fits all, definite list of 16 or 24, or 100, must haves.
Challenge, pick on AC/DC song,
"You shook me all night long" would not have been my choice, "It's a long way to the top if wanna rock'n'roll" maybe.
Tough choice. They're both great songs, but I think I'll pick "It's a long way..." cuz Bon is telling you sumthin useful where as in "You shook me...", Brain is just bragging about one of his wild nights.
Any list of songs that has no Zeppelin is bunk
So, does that mean you will kill anyone who hates LZ, and put them on the "Stairway To Heaven"?
Small clarification, mine are singles only
this was the era when singles were important and varied and represented something in our popular culture
As for AC DC it has to be a Bon song and I would say Dirty Deeds just because no song has ever been written about providing contract killings and whatnot... at a bargain
it's really rare for a hit single to be an advertisement... normally the ads ran between the songs
...Stop, Hey What's that Sound by Buffalo Springfield, 1967...
Not even close to the name of that song..."For What It's Worth" is name of the tune. And it was on the album "Buffalo Springfield" by (you guessed it) Buffalo Springfield, released in '66.
it's really rare for a hit single to be an advertisement... normally the ads ran between the songs
Roger Miller's "King of the Road":
♪ ♫Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents.
No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah, but, two hours of pushin' broom
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room♪ ♫
Not even close to the name of that song..."For What It's Worth" is name of the tune. And it was on the album "Buffalo Springfield" by (you guessed it) Buffalo Springfield, released in '66.
I have it, but obviously AARP doesn't. This is not my list, I don't even think I could make a list of "should owns". :headshake Own all the songs!
Matthew Sweet - "Girlfriend" - 1991
thank goodness I'm not over 50 :/
King of the Road: hate hate hate ....my dad played it repeatedly on the drive to Cornwall every year.
I really don't get the purpose of the list though. Are you supposed to stop listening to new music when you hit 50?