My 65th Birthday Music Playlist. A song from each year since I was born. Starting with 2015 and going back to 1950. This list will come with Liner Notes - written by me - when do you get Liner Notes - used to get them on the album covers on the inside flap. Anyway starting off with a Rock/Hip Hop song.
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2015 Feel Right - Mark Ronson ft. Mystikal Uptown Special ............Everyone probably knows Mark Ronson's work with Bruno Mars on 'Uptown Funk' Well this one is 10x funkier. And the Video should be an award winner - Check it out at the following https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ognnZ3r2qyQ
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2014 Airwaves Ray Lamontagne The Gambler Soundtrack .........Heard this song for the first time at the end of the Gambler Movie which in my opinion was a pretty bad movie - but this song really caught my attention - glad I watched this bad movie till the end to catch this song.
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2013 Suit & Tie featuring JAY Z Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience..........Saw this first on SNL - great song - thought it would be the song of the year.
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2012 Hold On Alabama Shakes Boys & Girls..........The Lead singer Brittany Howard has such a great voice - bluesy, soulful with a bit of raspy Gospel. First heard this on the Silver Linings Playbook Soundtrack which BTW was a good movie.
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2011 The Walk Mayer Hawthorne How Do You Do..........Is this the new millennium Motown Sound? Sounds like it came form the 60's - and this guy is from Detroit.
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2010 Hey Soul Sister Train CD Single .........Catchy tune from a good Rock/Pop group.
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2009 I Gotta Feeling The Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. (The Energy Never Dies)..........What can I say - not only will tonight be a good night but the whole year will be a good year.
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2008 I'm Yours Jason Mraz Sampler 001 Rock --- Not a good year for music - in my opinion - but this one is good.
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2007 Valerie Amy Winehouse Lioness: Hidden Treasures --- I have not really followed or heard many songs by Amy Winehouse but this song is really soulful - there are a few versions but this is by far the best version.
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2006 Ain't Nothing Wrong With That Robert Randolph & the Family Band Colorblind - Stomp the Yard Soundtrack --- Robert Randolph is a star - would love to see him live. Heard this song at the end of the movie Stomp The Yard and was blown away.
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2005 We Belong Together Mariah Carey The Emancipation of Mimi --- It sounds like Mariah Carey is crying the song instead of singing it especially the second verse.
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2004 Yeah! Usher Feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris Confessions --- Catchy tune - nice Rap ending - Yeah?.
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2003 The Way You Move - Outkast - 2004 Grammy Nominees --- A few good songs from this album but this one is the best - redone a few times but this is the original and the best.
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2002 Hot In Herre - Nelly - Grammy Nominees 2003 --- Good Hip-Hop song - Nelly has done a lot of good Hip hop songs - this is the first that I've heard from him.
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2001 Someone to Call My Lover - Janet Jackson Single Edit - I like this song - especially this version - with a sampling of America's Ventura Highway in the background.
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2000 Ride Wit Me - Nelly - Country Grammar - Another Nelly Song - R&B meets Hip Hop
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1999 Never Let You Go - Third Eye Blind - Alice @ 97.3: This Is Alice Music, Vol. 4 - Rock n Roll music in the 90's a rare thing as the music world changed during the decade.
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1999 Honorable Mention Hey Leonardo (She Likes Me for Me) - Blessid Union of Souls - Alice @ 97.3: This Is Alice Music, Vol. 3 - And another Rock type song for the 90's.
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1998 Still Not A Player - Big Punisher f. Joe - Capital Punishment - 'I'm not a Player I just crush a lot' Not sure what that means but its a line in the song that repeats.
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1997 Mo Money Mo Problems - Notorious BIG - Life After Death - Samples music from Diana Ross's 'I'm Coming Out' with Puff Daddy.
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1996 3 AM - Matchbox Twenty - Yourself Or Someone Like You -
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1995 California Love - Tupac - 2Pac Greatest Hits --- Another Hip-Hop song that merges R&B with Rap - 'he mentions Sassoons - remember that brand of Jeans?
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1994 Stay - Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories - Reality Bites - In my opinion not a great year for songs but this one isn't bad - another soundtrack song.
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1993 Memphis in the Meantime - John Hiatt - Bring the Family --- John Hiatt is one of my favorite artists/singer - songwriter. This is a great album - has many great songs but this is the best along with Tennessee Plates.
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1992 Solar Sex Panel - Little Village - Little Village --- Think about the concept - great song - Super Group too bad they didn't record more together. John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, Jim Keltner. BTW same group that recorded Memphis in the Meantime.
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1992 Honorable Mention Dyslexic Heart - Paul Westerberg - Singles [Original Soundtrack] --- Part of the Singles Soundtrack - Very catchy tune and creative.
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1991 Good Man, Good Woman - Bonnie Raitt With Delbert McClinton --- As far as duets go this has to be one of the best and both great artists with great voices.
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1991 Honorable Mention Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana - Nevermind - The start of the Grunge sound - also good Rock n Roll.
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1990 King Of Wishful Thinking - Go West - Pretty Woman Soundtrack - I think this is the opening of the movie - a really good song, good vocals and a good soundtrack.
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1989 Once Bitten Twice Shy - Great White - The Best of Great White: 1986-1992 --- An Ian Hunter Song, but I like this version a little better.
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1988 Every Little Step I Take - Bobby Brown - Bobby Brown - Nice R&B tunes before all his trouble started.
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1987 Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson - History [Disc 1] --- One of his best - and he's had a lot of hits.
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1986 Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money - Sound Of Money: Greatest Hits --- This song is on my all time favorite list. Never get tired of listening to it - with Ronnie Spector.
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1985 Centerfield - John Fogerty - The Long Road Home: The Ultimate John Fogerty/Creedence Collection --- A baseball song - can't go wrong with that and from John Fogerty post Creedence.
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1984 Who's Your New Romeo - Southside Johnny - CD Single --- Southside Johnny from the Jersey shore which is Springsteen territory - this is a solo without the Jukes.
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1983 Rock Of Ages - Def Leppard - Pyromania - Heavy Rock n Roll - This is just one of many good Classic Rock songs from Def Leppard
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1982 Jack & Diane - John Mellencamp - American Fool --- Another one of my all time favorites - when he was know as John Cougar.
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1981 Don't Stop Believin - Journey - Journey --- I remember this song from when I moved down to Florida - it used to play in the jukeboxes in all the Bars. Was the most popular at the time.
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1980 You Shook Me All Night Long - AC / DC - Back In Black --- Rock N Roll - Hard Rock - Heavy Metal whatever you want to call it. But this one is a real heavy rocker.
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1979 Westside Pow Pow - Desmond Child And Rouge - Desmond Child And Rouge --- I saw this group at The Bottom Line in the Village. They were introduced by Gilda Radner and accompanied by G.E. Smith on Guitar. Great NYC sound and group.
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1978 Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon - The Best Of Warren Zevon: A Quiet Normal Life --- This song has a great beginning - I thought Warren Zevon was English based on this song - he is American and this song is a great song and my introduction to his music.
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1977 Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever --- Great Song and great Soundtrack and oh yes great movie - takes place in Bensohurst Brooklyn.
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1976 Lowdown - Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees - Great Song - Great Album - Boz Scaggs is one of my favorite artists and continues to be to this day.
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1975 Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run - Well this album really made him famous. I remember buying this album and I wasn't sure which song to listen to first - I looked at the songs and saw a bunch of guests and horns on '0th Avenue Freezeout' so I started with that song and continued listening to the whole album even to this day - and the opening song 'Thunder Road' is classic and is just a great start to the album.
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1974 Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band - The Best of Lite FM Disc 2 - Instrumental and funky and an Above Average Band - I think a Scottish R&B band.
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1973 Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) - Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle - The Boss - Their 2nd album and such a great song - 'Stuck in the Swamps of Jersey' one of his best songs. Of course so many great songs and albums to follow.
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1972 Suavecito - Malo - Malo - A Little Latin music from Carlos Santana's brother. A nice mellow song.
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1971 Statesboro Blues - The Allman Brothers Band - A Decade Of Hits 1969-1979 - Saw them at the Fillmore East - I think this is the version from the show I saw. Great music and a great band.
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1970 Woodstock - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu - Been There - Done That - Was at Woodstock - Snuck in - What an experience.
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1969 Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II - Great Heavy Metal Group - First introduced to them on their first album - But loved this song.
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1968 Born to Be Wild - Steppenwolf - Best of Steppenwolf - 20th Century Masters - Great Song - I think this song is representative of the 60's generation.
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1967 Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? Hendrix - what an ICON - I think I may have been the first in my neighborhood to buy this album - Great songs. I remember playing this album to a drummer friend and he loved this song but also loved the beatier song ' Fire'. Great album and his follow-on albums were just a good if not better.
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1967 Honorable Mention Come See About Me - Junior Walker & The All Stars - Greatest Hits --- Motown - This is a Supreme's song which was good - but Jr Walkers version is better in my opinion.
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1966 Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steve Winwood - This Group was way ahead of its time with some of the greatest Classic Rock Songs and this being one of the greatest - and the vocals from Steve Winwood are unmatched.
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1966 Honorable Mention - Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie - Jay and the Techniques - Jay and the Techniques AM Top 40 music - one of the best of all time. I still listen to this song and its still fresh.
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1965 Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones - Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) - The Stones - they say the greatest Rock N Roll Band - I agree and when this song came out it was an instant favorite - followed by many more favorites.
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1964 I Get Around - The Beach Boys - Billboard Top Rock 'n' Roll Hits - 1964 - Great AM music - I an still hear Cousin Brucie on the AM radio playing this song.
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1963 I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles - Meet The Beatles - Well this marks the change of music - the British invasion and Beatlemania begins.
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1962 Sherry - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - The Four Seasons - My favorite group growing up - loved all of their songs.
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1961 Runaround Sue - Dion - Classic Old & Gold, Volume 2 Song lives on today. I can still listen to this song and it reminds me of the early 60's growing up in Brooklyn.
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1960 Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - Golden Oldies Vol. 11, Greatest Rock N' Roll Hits 50's - 70's - What can I say - this is such a great song - redone by many. I used to use this as a trivia question - What was the shortest song that ever made it to no. 1?
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1959 Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin - Bobby Darin Didn't really like this song growing up - but as I got older I started to really appreciate Bobby Darin - great voice and a great collection of songs - This one happens to be one of his biggest hits.
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1958 Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochrane - 7 inch single - Really heard this song first from the Who Live at Leeds Album. Went back and listened to the original - even better and before its time. Still lives on.
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1957 Wake Up Little Suzie - The Everly Brothers - Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1957 - A great Duo with many great songs - this is one of their best.
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1956 Hound Dog - Elvis Presley - All Time Greatest Hits (Disc 1) - Remember hearing this on my Mother's Transistor Radio - Am Station
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1955 Maybelline - Chuck Berry - CD Single - All of Check Berry's songs are great and rockers. This one is also a car song.
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1954 Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets - Bill Haley - Rock N Roll - one of the pioneers.
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1953 Rags to Riches - Tony Bennett - Goodfellas - Mob songs - from the best Mob movie Goodfellas.
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1952 Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats - The Best of Sun Records - There are a lot of car songs - this is one of the best - Rocket 88 Oldsmobile - not a Cadillac - but still GM. Do they still make Oldsmobiles?
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1951 Sixty Minute Man - Billy Ward and The Dominoes - 7 inch single - Check out this song - pretty funny but a great pre-Doo Wop song. They followed it up with 'Can't do sinty anymore' check em both out.
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1950 Mona Lisa - Nat King Cole - Nat King Cole - The year I was born - but a classic song
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