100 songs I would have in a virtual jukebox

[steveinbsas]

An old ”friend" recently got in touch with me for the first time in almost fifty years. The last time we were together (on a road trip from Phoenix to San Francisco in 1976) we caught Neil Diamond's July 4th concert in Las Vegas

After she asked about the artists and the songs I have listened to the most during the past half century, I got the idea to make a list of the top 100 tunes I would consider downloading to an SD to use in a Bluetooth speaker like a portable jukebox.

The list is comprised mostly of pop, soft, and progressive rock. A few of the tunes date back to the early sixties, and all were current releases when I heard them for the first time. These are songs I have never become tired of hearing. It might be worth noting in advance that I was a Frank Sinatra fan before I became a teenager in 1963

Here's the list as the songs came to mind; it isn't in chronological order:

1a. Wouldn't It Be Nice
1b. God Only Knows.
The Beach Boys

2a. For No One
2b. Here Comes The Sun
The Beatles

3a. Hymn To Her
3b. I'll Stand By You.
The Pretenders

4a. Both Sides Now
4b. Free Man In Paris
Joni Mitchell

5a. The Right Thing To Do
5b. Comin" Around Again.
Carly Simon

6a. I Am I Said
6b. Holly Holy
Neil Diamond

7a. Early Morning Rain
7b. Beautiful
Gordon Lightfoot

8a. So Many Stars
8b. Like A Lover
Sergio Mendez &;Brazil 66 w/Lani Hall

9a. So Far Away
9b. Natural Woman
Carol King

10a. No Regrets
10b. Urge For Goin'
Tom Rush

11a. Catch The Wind
Donovan
11b. Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Gordon Lightfoot

12a. I Know You're Out There Somewhere
12b. Go Now
The Moody Blues

13a. You And Me (We Wanted It All)
13b. The Summer Wind.
Frank Sinatra

14a. Last Tango
14b. Losin You
Clemence lhomme

15a. Gentle On My Mind
15b. True Grit
Glen Campbell

16a. I'll Never Find Another You
16b. A World Of Our Own
The Seekers

17a. When The Sun Goes Down Lady Gaga
17b. Do I Love You
Paul and Athena Anka

18a. Thank You
Dido
18b. Never Enough
Lauren Allred

19a. Tears Of The Sun
Kieko Matsui
19b. Anticipation
Carly Simon

20a. From This Moment
20b. Forever And Always
Shania Twain

21a. Dreamboat Annie
Heart
21b. Good. Vibrations
The Beach Boys

22a. Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
22b. Where The Streets Have No Name U2

23a. American Woman
The Guess Who
23b. In My Life
The Beatles

24a. I'm Not Anyone
Sammy Davis
24b. When We Were Young
Adele

25a. My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys
Willie Nelson
25b. All Time High
Rita Coolidge

26a. Midnight Without You
Chris Botti
26b. Sara
Fleetwood Mac

27a. Elusive Butterfly
Bob Lind
27b. Take It Easy
The Eagles

28a. Gold
Jon Stewart
28b. California Dreamin
The Momas And The Papas

29a. Roll Me Away
29b. Hollywood Nights
Bob Seeger

30a. Running On Empty
Jackson Brown
30b. And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind.
Neil Diamond

31a. Ordinary World
Duran Duran
31b. Slave To Love
Roxy Music

32a. Monday Monday
32b. Twelve Thirty
The Momas And The Papas

33a. I'm Still The Same Girl
33b. Breakout.
Swing Out Sister

34a. Eye In The Sky
34b. Traveler
Allan Parsons Project

35a. Love's Been Good To Me
35b. I Concentrate On You
Frank Sinatra

36a. Rainy Days And Mondays
36b. Superstar
The Carpenters

37a. Horse With No Name
America
37b. Help Is On The Way
Little River Band

38a. Windows Of The World
38b. Don't Get Me Wrong
The Pretenders

39a. That's What Friends Are For
39b. No Night So Long
Dione Warwick

40a. Your Song
40b. Friends
Elton John

41a. Don't Worry Baby w/Lorri Morgan
41b. I Can Hear Music w/Kathy Triccoli
The Beach Boys

42a. The Shadow Of Your Smile
42b. For Once In My Life
Tony Bennett

43a. What I Did For Love
42b. Good Times
Jack Jones

44a. Maggie May
44b. Forever Young
Rod Stewart

45a. The Air That I Breathe
The Hollies
45b. This Guy 's In Love With You
Herb. Alpert

46a. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
46b. Make It Easy on Yourself
The Walker Brothers

47a. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
47b. Soul And Inspiration
The Rightous Brothes

48a. Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
48b. He Went To Paris
Jimmy Buffet

49a. Catch The Wind.
Donovan
49b. The Living Years.
Mike And The Mechanics

50a. The Windmills Of Your Mind (Video)
50b. The Look Of Love
Dusty Springfield

 

[PatriotsFan]

Excellent choices. There are debatibles. but who am I to say what you would have in your virtual jukebox / spotify / what ever! Rock on dude!!!

 

[Alby]

33b. Breakout.
Swing Out Sister

So good to see this one on the list. I remember listening repeatedly to the song on freezing early morning drives to work in (my) winter of 1987. In July of '88, beginning an overland tip from Lima, I bought a cassette of the album and listened to it endlessly through rattling cheap headphones on afternoon and overnight bus and train trips through the Andes (to Arequipa, Puno, Cusco, La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz) and then across the plains on to Brazil, Paraguay, and finally to Buenos Aires. Every time I've since relistened to the album, this particular song has always evoked and transported me back to the motion of those vehicles and the dry landscapes seen through the windows on a journey that, one way or another, eventually led me to come back and live in both Lima and Buenos Aires:

(I bought the following two Swing Out Sister albums (Kaleidoscope World and Get in Touch with Yourself), but then somehow forgot about the band and assumed they had ceased recording. It was only a few years ago that I discovered they have been consistently releasing albums through the succeeding three decades, and I'm still trying to catch up.)

 

[nikad]

31a. Ordinary World
Duran Duran
31b. Slave To Love
Roxy Music

I would be definitely adding these to mine, the bottom line is: never stop listening to music. Rock on.

 

[steveinbsas]

I would be definitely adding these to mine, the bottom line is: never stop listening to music. Rock on.

Thanks, nikad. It was not coincidental that these two songs came to mind at virtually the the same moment.

I leave a radio in the kitchen on all night as well as during the day when I leave the property. It's tuned to an FM station in Bahía Blanca. They play a lot of soft rock in English I am amazed how often they play Ordinary World.

 

[Caribbean Cool]

An old ”friend" recently got in touch with me for the first time in almost fifty years. The last time we were together (on a road trip from Phoenix to San Francisco in 1976) we caught Neil Diamond's July 4th concert in Las Vegas

After she asked about the artists and the songs I have listened to the most during the past half century, I got the idea to make a list of the top 100 tunes I would consider downloading to an SD to use in a Bluetooth speaker like a portable jukebox.

The list is comprised mostly of pop, soft, and progressive rock. A few of the tunes date back to the early sixties, and all were current releases when I heard them for the first time. These are songs I have never become tired of hearing. It might be worth noting in advance that I was a Frank Sinatra fan before I became a teenager in 1963

Here's the list as the songs came to mind; it isn't in chronological order:

1a. Wouldn't It Be Nice
1b. God Only Knows.
The Beach Boys

2a. For No One
2b. Here Comes The Sun
The Beatles

3a. Hymn To Her
3b. I'll Stand By You.
The Pretenders

4a. Both Sides Now
4b. Free Man In Paris
Joni Mitchell

5a. The Right Thing To Do
5b. Comin" Around Again.
Carly Simon

6a. I Am I Said
6b. Holly Holy
Neil Diamond

7a. Early Morning Rain
7b. Beautiful
Gordon Lightfoot

8a. So Many Stars
8b. Like A Lover
Sergio Mendez &;Brazil 66 w/Lani Hall

9a. So Far Away
9b. Natural Woman
Carol King

10a. No Regrets
10b. Urge For Goin'
Tom Rush

11a. Catch The Wind
Donovan
11b. Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Gordon Lightfoot

12a. I Know You're Out There Somewhere
12b. Go Now
The Moody Blues

13a. You And Me (We Wanted It All)
13b. The Summer Wind.
Frank Sinatra

14a. Last Tango
14b. Losin You
Clemence lhomme

15a. Gentle On My Mind
15b. True Grit
Glen Campbell

16a. I'll Never Find Another You
16b. A World Of Our Own
The Seekers

17a. When The Sun Goes Down Lady Gaga
17b. Do I Love You
Paul and Athena Anka

18a. Thank You
Dido
18b. Never Enough
Lauren Allred

19a. Tears Of The Sun
Kieko Matsui
19b. Anticipation
Carly Simon

20a. From This Moment
20b. Forever And Always
Shania Twain

21a. Dreamboat Annie
Heart
21b. Good. Vibrations
The Beach Boys

22a. Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
22b. Where The Streets Have No Name U2

23a. American Woman
The Guess Who
23b. In My Life
The Beatles

24a. I'm Not Anyone
Sammy Davis
24b. When We Were Young
Adele

25a. My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys
Willie Nelson
25b. All Time High
Rita Coolidge

26a. Midnight Without You
Chris Botti
26b. Sara
Fleetwood Mac

27a. Elusive Butterfly
Bob Lind
27b. Take It Easy
The Eagles

28a. Gold
Jon Stewart
28b. California Dreamin
The Momas And The Papas

29a. Roll Me Away
29b. Hollywood Nights
Bob Seeger

30a. Running On Empty
Jackson Brown
30b. And The Grass Won't Pay No Mind.
Neil Diamond

31a. Ordinary World
Duran Duran
31b. Slave To Love
Roxy Music

32a. Monday Monday
32b. Twelve Thirty
The Momas And The Papas

33a. I'm Still The Same Girl
33b. Breakout.
Swing Out Sister

34a. Eye In The Sky
34b. Traveler
Allan Parsons Project

35a. Love's Been Good To Me
35b. I Concentrate On You
Frank Sinatra

36a. Rainy Days And Mondays
36b. Superstar
The Carpenters

37a. Horse With No Name
America
37b. Help Is On The Way
Little River Band

38a. Windows Of The World
38b. Don't Get Me Wrong
The Pretenders

39a. That's What Friends Are For
39b. No Night So Long
Dione Warwick

40a. Your Song
40b. Friends
Elton John

41a. Don't Worry Baby w/Lorri Morgan
41b. I Can Hear Music w/Kathy Triccoli
The Beach Boys

42a. The Shadow Of Your Smile
42b. For Once In My Life
Tony Bennett

43a. What I Did For Love
42b. Good Times
Jack Jones

44a. Maggie May
44b. Forever Young
Rod Stewart

45a. The Air That I Breathe
The Hollies
45b. This Guy 's In Love With You
Herb. Alpert

46a. The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
46b. Make It Easy on Yourself
The Walker Brothers

47a. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
47b. Soul And Inspiration
The Rightous Brothes

48a. Son Of A Son Of A Sailor
48b. He Went To Paris
Jimmy Buffet

49a. Catch The Wind.
Donovan
49b. The Living Years.
Mike And The Mechanics

50a. The Windmills Of Your Mind (Video)
50b. The Look Of Love
Dusty Springfield

What an original idea! Good for you.

 

[darksider415]

Great selection, speaking as a much younger prog fan. I think I would've pulled from Madman Across the Water for the Elton John picks, but there are some awesome choices here, including the Neil Diamond picks, and especially the Alan Parsons Project.

 

[steveinbsas]

Great selection, speaking as a much younger prog fan. I think I would've pulled from Madman Across the Water for the Elton John picks, but there are some awesome choices here, including the Neil Diamond picks, and especially the Alan Parsons Project.

Thanks. Friends and Your Song are actually the only two Elton John songs I ever realy liked, but there are undoubtedly many that I've never heard.

At 7:30 this morning, as I walked through the living room on my way to the kitchen, I could hear The Eye In The Sky by The Allan Parsons Project on the radio.

It's great to know how folks of all ages like Neil Diamond. He had a couple of songs that made tbe charts when I was in high school (I graduated on my 18th birthday in 1968).

I became a "serious" Neil Diamond fan in December of 1969 when I first heard the "touching you touching me" album, which includes Holly Holy, Both Sides Now, and Until It's Time For You To Go.

 

[elhombresinnombre]

What a selection! Thank you @steveinbsas for taking the trouble to make that list and then share it.

No. 30a, Running on Empty by Jackson Browne is an amazing song from a groundbreaking album though my absolute favourites from that are the last two tracks The Load Out/Stay which run into each other. I almost always well up inside when Rosemary Butler comes in with that first chorus of Stay and when David Lindley picks it up in falsetto the second time around, it ought to break the mood, but it doesn't. Somehow it just intensifies it.

Brilliant..
...Absolutely brilliant.

 

[steveinbsas]

Excellent choices. There are debatibles. but who am I to say what you would have in your virtual jukebox / spotify / what ever! Rock on dude!!!

Thanks again Patriots Fan. As I indicated in the first post, the list was created as the songs came to mind and the critetia was that I still enjoy listeming to them. I wouldn't be able to win a debate that they're the top 100 tunes of the past fifty years.

I know that the songs in pay to play jukeboxes are changed frequently, based on how often they get played (or not)., and I want to change one "virtual disc" on the list.

I'm going to pull
43a. What I Did For Love
43b. Good Times
Jack Jones

And replace it with
43a. I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight
43b. Play Me
Neil Diamond

Neil wrote both songs and they should have been on the list frm the start.

As he's been my favorite artist since 1969, I've listened to his songs more than most of the others combined, with Sinatra a close second.