Subject: The Best Ten Songs of the past 50 years
Posted by: redwaldo
Date: Jan 10 11
Following the popular 60s thread,I've decided to post a thread on the best songs of the last half century.
These songs can be from any genre(rock,pop,folk,jazz)and can be singles,from albums etc.
Here's my Top Ten(1960-2010)
1) Hey Jude-The Beatles
2) Imagine-John Lennon
3)Satisfaction-The Rolling Stones
4)House of the Rising Sun-The Animals
5)Love Her Madly-The Doors
6)Revolution-The Beatles
7)The Jean Genie-David Bowie
8)Baba O'Riley-The Who
9)In My Life-The Beatles
10)Both Sides,Now-Joni Mitchell
This is a provisional list and may change;you can post as many lists as you want.After a couple of months I'll call for FINAL lists and I will compile the Top 50 songs for the past 50 years(points 10-1st;9-2nd etc.)
What are your top ten songs?
Posted by: redwaldo
Date: Jan 10 11
Following the popular 60s thread,I've decided to post a thread on the best songs of the last half century.
These songs can be from any genre(rock,pop,folk,jazz)and can be singles,from albums etc.
Here's my Top Ten(1960-2010)
1) Hey Jude-The Beatles
2) Imagine-John Lennon
3)Satisfaction-The Rolling Stones
4)House of the Rising Sun-The Animals
5)Love Her Madly-The Doors
6)Revolution-The Beatles
7)The Jean Genie-David Bowie
8)Baba O'Riley-The Who
9)In My Life-The Beatles
10)Both Sides,Now-Joni Mitchell
This is a provisional list and may change;you can post as many lists as you want.After a couple of months I'll call for FINAL lists and I will compile the Top 50 songs for the past 50 years(points 10-1st;9-2nd etc.)
What are your top ten songs?
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lesley153
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One of the songs in Arpeggionist's list, Y'rushalayim shel zahav, was a hit all over the world. (There may be others we've heard without realising!) Reply #121. May 26 11, 8:44 AM |
Lochalsh 
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It's just occurred to me that I might have put "Erev shel shoshanim" on my list. I thought it was an old song, but I now see it may have been from the 1950s. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unZkA3A2s7A (I'll leave my list as it is, just because I said I would. This is one of my favorite tunes, though.) Reply #122. May 26 11, 9:15 AM |
redwaldo
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FINAL lists due NOW! Reply #123. May 26 11, 6:14 PM |
shoeman425
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1. go now-moody blues 2. woman-peter and gordon 3. hollywood blvd- kinks 4. like a rolling stone-bob dylan 5. positively 4th street- bob dylan 6. rag doll- four seasons 7. downtown train- rod stewart 8. come on eileen- dexy's midnight runners 9. dancing queen- abba 10. i want to kiss you all over- exile Reply #124. May 26 11, 11:18 PM |
| redwaldo
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Thanks for that interesting list shoeman-Final lists due NOW! Reply #125. May 27 11, 5:04 PM |
| redwaldo
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My FINAL list 1) Hey Jude-The Beatles 2) Imagine-John Lennon 3) House Of The Rising Sun-The Animals 4) Revolution-The Beatles 5) Won't Get Fooled Again-The Who 6) Both Sides, Now-Joni Mitchell 7) Love Her Madly-The Doors 8) Satisfaction-The Rolling Stones 9) The Jean Genie-David Bowie 10) Layla-Derek and the Dominoes Any more FINAL lists? 9) Reply #126. May 28 11, 5:41 PM |
| redwaldo
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The Top Ten Songs of last half-century- FINAL list by FT'ers 1) Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen (clear winner) 2) American Pie- Don McLean 3) Hey Jude-The Beatles Like A Rolling Stone-Bob Dylan (equal) 5) Imagine- John Lennon 6) Satisfaction-The Rolling Stones A Day In The Life-The Beatles (equal) 8) Suite: Judy Blue Eyes- Crosby, Stills and Nash 9) Hallelujah- Leonard Cohen 10) Won't Get Fooled Again- The Who Thanks to all the FT'ers who participated in this thread! Reply #127. May 29 11, 7:14 PM |
| Lochalsh
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Thanks to *you* for initiating the thread and compiling the results! (Hoping my applause is reaching all the way to Australia :) ) Reply #128. May 29 11, 7:48 PM |
Aussiedrongo
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I echo Lochalsh's thanks. Job well done Mark. That is a great list of songs and I think it clearly demonstrates that a lot of FT members have an appreciation of fine music. Three of the songs in my personal top ten have made it onto this list. (Dylan, CS&N, The Who). I must admit I'm surprised that 'Stairway to Heaven', which regularly appears in the top ten of listener polls on radio stations, didn't make its way in here. Then again I'm not sure if anybody voted for it. Once again, well done and thanks Mark. Reply #129. May 29 11, 10:16 PM |
kufan888
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^ Stairway to Heaven was in my first list :) Thanks so much Mark. It cant have been easy going back through all those lists and tallying the results. Maybe Ill do something similar with movies. Reply #130. May 30 11, 12:12 AM |
| redwaldo
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The top 100 UK songs (as determined by The Guardian music journalists) have been published today. Have a look at the list. (no pay wall) Too many 1980s songs at the top for me! Reply #131. Jun 05 20, 4:54 AM |
BizarreLoveTriangle
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Nothing wrong with the 80s,you got a link for the list? Reply #132. Jun 05 20, 5:27 AM |
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