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Post by kim on Jan 22, 2011 15:42:05 GMT -5
As much as you and I hate them...give us one Pop Song that you hate to admit that you like...or in this case...one that you feel now compelled to admit to liking.......  Awwwwwww c'mon now...we all have one. These are songs that defined a special moment in our lives. Ones that are dear to our hearts... Aside from the heavy metal armor that we all wear when we slip on those tight jeans...hahaha...and comb our hair just so...hahahaha...there is a chink in that armor...and that is what? I'll go first and say that I have a number of them... However!...the first one that comes to mind is Gilbert O'Sullivan's "OooWacka Doo Wacka Day". It's a long story, and one I won't bore ya with, suffice it to say that it was relative to a childhood sweetheart, one that I think about to this day. I lost contact with her in my late teens and still think about where she might be and what she is doing...and whenever I hear that song...(which I hear quite often because I downloaded the bastard)...it takes me back to those innocent days in the early 70's. Hey! I'll betcha this...My friend Bucky is gonna come through with Edison Lighthouse.......I'll just betcha.............. Thanks Kim |
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Post by rtbuck on Jan 22, 2011 17:42:55 GMT -5
Kim & everyone:
I decided to go with a list of all my favorites & thinking back to What a great time it was sitting in the sun with your transisitor radio tuned to WKBW AM1620 while sipping Tab or Fresca & opening packs of Wacky Packages stickers. Here are my Favorite AM Radio Hits of that era:
1) Love Grows(Where my Rosemary Goes) by Edison Lighthouse
2) Chevy Van by Sammy Johns
3) Hitching a Ride by Vanity Fair
4) Afternoon Delight by Starland Vocal Band
5) Dancing in the Moonlight by King Harvest
6) Down by the Lazy River by the Osmonds
7) Moonlight Feels Right by Starbuck
8) I Just Want to Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb
9) Lowdown by Bozz Skaggs
10) Heartbeat is a Lovebeat by the DeFranco Family
11) Rock Me Gently by Andy Kim
12) Hot Child in the City by Nick Gilder
13) Walking in Rhythm by the Blackbyrds
14) Devil Woman by Cliff Richard
15) Billy Don't Be a Hero by Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods
16) Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks
17) Go All the Way by the Raspberries
18) Wildfire by Michael Murphy
19) The Night Chicago Died by Paperlace
20) Saturday Night by the Bay City Rollers
21) I'd Really Love to See You Tonight by England Dan & John Ford Coley
22) Beach Baby by First Class
23) Weekend in New England by Barry Manilow
24) Dream Weaver by Gary Wright
25) Jeans On by David Dundas
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Post by Pete on Jan 22, 2011 20:26:46 GMT -5
I don't have the disdain for pop music as mush as most on here. I mostly listen to rock but often do enjoy pop music of all eras including currently.
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Post by kim on Jan 23, 2011 12:38:47 GMT -5
Kim & everyone: I decided to go with a list of all my favorites & thinking back to What a great time it was sitting in the sun with your transisitor radio tuned to WKBW AM1620 while sipping Tab or Fresca & opening packs of Wacky Packages stickers. Here are my Favorite AM Radio Hits of that era: 1) Love Grows(Where my Rosemary Goes) by Edison Lighthouse 2) Chevy Van by Sammy Johns 3) Hitching a Ride by Vanity Fair 4) Afternoon Delight by Starland Vocal Band 5) Dancing in the Moonlight by King Harvest 6) Down by the Lazy River by the Osmonds 7) Moonlight Feels Right by Starbuck 8) I Just Want to Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb 9) Lowdown by Bozz Skaggs 10) Heartbeat is a Lovebeat by the DeFranco Family 11) Rock Me Gently by Andy Kim 12) Hot Child in the City by Nick Gilder 13) Walking in Rhythm by the Blackbyrds 14) Devil Woman by Cliff Richard 15) Billy Don't Be a Hero by Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods 16) Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks 17) Go All the Way by the Raspberries 18) Wildfire by Michael Murphy 19) The Night Chicago Died by Paperlace 20) Saturday Night by the Bay City Rollers 21) I'd Really Love to See You Tonight by England Dan & John Ford Coley 22) Beach Baby by First Class 23) Weekend in New England by Barry Manilow 24) Dream Weaver by Gary Wright 25) Jeans On by David Dundas Bucky,... It's incredible to think that others were doing the same thing and listening to the same music that you were kind enough to list above. You've sparked a memory with that statement and I have to admit, that I was pretty much doing the same thing back in the summer of 74' Getting out of grade 9 or "ninth grade" if you will, was a celebration and I recall one sunny, warm day, sitting outside of the corner store with a friend, listening to a little radio that we had, opening up these friggn' packs of Wacky Cards...always looking for the elusive "Crust Toothpaste" card that I could never seem to get!!!  Plenty of "Helene Cooties" or "Lice a Roni", "Gadzooka Bubblegum", "Jailo", "Chock Full Of Nuts And Bolts Coffee" and a whole wack of others...hahaha. I must say...I sure threw out a shitload of that crappy gum that they included...haha...didn't you???...hahahaha. What were they?...5 or 10 cents a pack at the time? The funny thing was, I never did stick them on anything, and as a kid, preferred to save them for posterity? Sadly, once I got older, these items from my youth eventually found their way to the garbage I suspect?...along with the Mad Magazines, comics, plastic models and old coins that I used to collect. To this day, I wonder if there were some "keepers" in that collection of childhood treasures? In regards to the music that you have kindly taken the time to list, know this, a good majority of those tunes are on my flash player, and I listen to them on a weekly basis...for these are also childhood treasures that I've been partial to, and ones, thankfully that can be easily found once again, and are mine for the keeping as I approach my 2nd childhood....... Thanks Bucky! Kim |
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Post by blackers45 on Jan 24, 2011 0:39:35 GMT -5
Wow, Bucky. that was my local channels playlist back in the day. Back then i hated that they played em so much, now i really like them. Go figure
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Post by Warpig on Jan 24, 2011 9:28:01 GMT -5
Still The One by The Orleans, I always liked that tune back in the day & still do.
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Post by Pete on Jan 24, 2011 12:11:58 GMT -5
I have a lot of current pop on my computer today I was listening to my play list on random really loud and it went from Justin Timberlake to Black Sabbath.... lol I'm bipolar musically.
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Post by spacel0rd on Jan 24, 2011 13:10:06 GMT -5
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Post by rtbuck on Jan 24, 2011 13:10:57 GMT -5
I have a lot of current pop on my computer today I was listening to my play list on random really loud and it went from Justin Timberlake to Black Sabbath.... lol I'm bipolar musically. Pete, That is awesome! I love doing the same thing. Random is great, mine can go from Fast as a Shark by Accept to Blah Blah Blah by Ke$ha  I always try to stay current with some stuff & I actually don't mind Ke$ha. I seen her perform last year on SNL & really loved her performance...great shock value |
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Post by Pete on Jan 24, 2011 13:14:45 GMT -5
I have a lot of current pop on my computer today I was listening to my play list on random really loud and it went from Justin Timberlake to Black Sabbath.... lol I'm bipolar musically. Pete, That is awesome! I love doing the same thing. Random is great, mine can go from Fast as a Shark by Accept to Blah Blah Blah by Ke$ha I always try to stay current with some stuff & I actually don't mind Ke$ha. I seen her perform last year on SNL & really loved her performance...great shock value Lol that's funny I don't mind Ke$ha either but thought her performance was terrible on SNL... go figure? |
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Post by Pete on Jan 24, 2011 13:16:04 GMT -5
I like and all the ones Spacel0rd posted and own the first two and will probably get the third one too.
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Post by rtbuck on Jan 24, 2011 15:05:30 GMT -5
I like and all the ones Spacel0rd posted and own the first two and will probably get the third one too. Yeah Space had some decent stuff there! I just heard Fitz & the Tantrums yesterday for the first time through my brother in Law & I enjoyed them. |
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Post by Trexx on Jan 26, 2011 16:49:00 GMT -5
If it wasn't for you guys I would never listen to anything new.
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Post by Trexx on Jan 26, 2011 17:52:07 GMT -5
Kim & everyone: I decided to go with a list of all my favorites & thinking back to What a great time it was sitting in the sun with your transisitor radio tuned to WKBW AM1620 while sipping Tab or Fresca & opening packs of Wacky Packages stickers. Here are my Favorite AM Radio Hits of that era: 1) Love Grows(Where my Rosemary Goes) by Edison Lighthouse 2) Chevy Van by Sammy Johns 3) Hitching a Ride by Vanity Fair 4) Afternoon Delight by Starland Vocal Band 5) Dancing in the Moonlight by King Harvest 6) Down by the Lazy River by the Osmonds 7) Moonlight Feels Right by Starbuck 8) I Just Want to Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb 9) Lowdown by Bozz Skaggs 10) Heartbeat is a Lovebeat by the DeFranco Family 11) Rock Me Gently by Andy Kim 12) Hot Child in the City by Nick Gilder 13) Walking in Rhythm by the Blackbyrds 14) Devil Woman by Cliff Richard 15) Billy Don't Be a Hero by Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods 16) Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks 17) Go All the Way by the Raspberries 18) Wildfire by Michael Murphy 19) The Night Chicago Died by Paperlace 20) Saturday Night by the Bay City Rollers 21) I'd Really Love to See You Tonight by England Dan & John Ford Coley 22) Beach Baby by First Class 23) Weekend in New England by Barry Manilow 24) Dream Weaver by Gary Wright 25) Jeans On by David Dundas Holy Gawd! That's a smile worthy list. The Gary Wright, Boz Scaggs & Bay City Roller offerings strike a chord here. I'd add: Gerry Rafferty's 'Baker Street' www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF5dtePX5Jk Oh! Hot-DAMN, the GUITAR SOLO is so worthy! Jean Knight's 'Who Do You Think You Are, Mr. Bigstuff? ' www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxJ2fn3mREg Funk... dripping with FUNK and extra FUNK ON TOP! Helen Reddy's 'Delta Dawn' www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAP5xuP3l0MYOU WILL be singing the chorus. That gospel will get to you, you're powerless! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtuvXrTz8DYJackson Brown's 'The Load Out w/Stay' ...Remember!?! This was before Bob Segar's 'Turn The Page'. Terrific! www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5va1iaLj2MNeil Diamond's 'Brother Love's Salvation Show' That voice! One TREMENDOUS exhibition of talent! Plus, it's just a cool song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN86d0CdgHQJohn Denver's 'Take Me Home Country Roads' J.D. was fucking huge in the olden days. Dang. I almost forgot! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVAfe6sF5rEJohn Denver's SIGNATURE SONG... 'Thank God I'm A Country Boy!' Unashamed to love this one here. If your foot resists tapping you're a tarnished, tainted soul. |
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Post by snakesandladders on Jan 28, 2011 12:57:29 GMT -5
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Post by FunkyCanuck on Jan 29, 2011 18:27:37 GMT -5
I luff George Michael...and Wham!
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Post by Trexx on Jan 31, 2011 19:21:08 GMT -5
I luff George Michael...and Wham! This tops the "Heck-of-an-Admission" so far for 2011. Oh sheeiit  |
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Plenty of "Helene Cooties" or "Lice a Roni", "Gadzooka Bubblegum", "Jailo", "Chock Full Of Nuts And Bolts Coffee" and a whole wack of others...hahaha.
I always try to stay current with some stuff & I actually don't mind Ke$ha. I seen her perform last year on SNL & really loved her performance...great shock value
, J-LO, Lady Gaga, Beyoncè, Madonna, etc.
