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Pick a song that defines each year (1954-2012) not personal favorites, and the songs that defined the year: popularity, influence, iconic status, etc. 1976: Hotel California - Eagles 1987: Livin' On a Prayer - Bon Jovi [Edited 1/12/13 2:19am] | |
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I'm not gonna do all of 'em, that's too much but here's a few: 1962: Blowing in the Wind 1963: The Times They Are a-Changing 1965: Respect 1968:Street Fighting Man 1969: Star Spangled Banner by Jimi 1971: What's going on After that I don't really know how much music really was a Sing o' the Times as opposed to just entertainment. Bruce Springsteen keeps the flame burning though. | |
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Some more! 1967: Sgt Pepper 1977: Anarchy in the UK 1984: Born in the USA 1987: Sign o'the Times 1989: Let Love Rule | |
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you think that the version of Otis Redding is more important? | |
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Well, he WAS the original. I first thought of Like a Rolling Stone, but didn't just want to name Dylan songs! | |
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I'll do some
1972: Let's Stay Together - Al Green/American Pie - Don McLean 1973: Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Night & The Pips 1974: Nothing From Nothing - Billy Preston 1975: Bohemian Rapsody - Queen 1976: Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry 1977: Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees 1978: Le Freak - Chic 1979: Bad Girls - Donna Summer 1980: Another One Bites The Dust - Queen 1981: Physical - Olivia Newton-John 1982: Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics 1983: Billie Jean - Michael Jackson 1984: Purple Rain - Prince 1985: Careless Whisper - George Michael 1986: Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston 1987: Bad - Michael Jackson 1988: Faith - George Michael 1989: Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx 1990: Vogue - Madonna | |
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My choices in bold (some same as OP): Those in plain text not mine but left because I couldn't think of anything else or it was a great choice.
1954: In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning -- Frank Sinatra
1960: The Twist - Chubby Checker
1970: Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel 1976: As -- Stevie Wonder
1980: Celebration -- Kool & The Gang 1986: Kiss -- Prince & The Revolution 1987: Just Like Heaven -- The Cure | Paid In Full -- Eric B. & Rakim (tie)
1990: Bonita Applebum -- A Tribe Called Quest
2000: Smooth - Santana feat. Rob Thomas
2010: Month of May -- Arcade Fire
[Edited 1/12/13 11:27am] Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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wow! you shifted Bill Haley! | |
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Deep in a dream is my favourite | |
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I had to be a little different.
I picked it because it was "The Wee Small Hours of the Morning" for pop's status quo.
The flip side of the Haley pick.
Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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I know that Elvis was the King of Rock and Roll and made women swoon with his wiggling hips, and the early Beatles made teen girls' panties wet, and Motown was "the sound of young America", but I'll limit my selections from the point I became a sentinent being onward to the present.
(Note: Bolded items I agree with but I may offer alternate entries anyway.)
1968: Hey Jude - Beatles (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding Sunshine of Your Love - Cream 1969: I Want You Back - Jackson 5 Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In - The 5th Dimension Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival Let It Be - The Beatles 1971: Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin/ Imagine - John Lennon Baba O' Riley - The Who What's Going On - Marvin Gaye American Pie - Don McLean Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues Bennie and the Jets - Elton John Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees Get Down Tonight - KC and the Sunshine Band 1976: Hotel California - Eagles Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band Anarchy In the UK - Sex Pistols 1977: Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band 1978: I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor You're The One That I Want - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions - Queen My Sharona - The Knack Hot Stuff/Bad Girls - Donna Summer Le Freak - Chic
1980: Back In Black - AC/DC Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd Sailing - Christopher Cross Rapper's Delight - Sugar Hill Gang Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie Physical - Olivia Newton-John Centerfold - J. Geils Band Eye of the Tiger - Survivor Tainted Love - Soft Cell Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran Every Breath You Take - The Police Cum On Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot 1984: When Doves Cry - Prince Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper What's Love Got to Do With It - Tina Turner Born In the USA - Bruce Springsteen Like A Virgin - Madonna Careless Whisper - Wham! (Don't You) Forget About Me - Simple Minds How Will I Know - Whitney Houston Walk This Way - Run DMC & Aerosmith 1987: Livin' On a Prayer - Bon Jovi With Or Without You - U2 Faith - George Michael I've Had The Time of My Life - Bill Medley & Hennifer Warnes Need You Tonite - INXS Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard Love Shack - The B-52's Fight the Power - Public Enemy
1990: Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O' Connor U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer Vogue - Madonna Enter Sandman - Metallica One - U2 Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers Even Flow - Pearl Jam Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot End of the Road - Boyz II Men 1993: I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston Whoomp! There It Is - Tag Team Nuttin' But a G Thang - Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Doggy Dogg 1994: The Sign - Ace Of Base I'll Make Love To You - Boyz II Men Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden Gin and Juice - Snoop Doggy Dogg What's the Frequency Kenneth - R.E.M. Creep - TLC Waterfalls - TLC You Oughtta Know - Alanis Morisette Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio feat. LV 1996: Killing Me Softly - The Fugees California Love - 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre Macarena - Los Del Rio 1997: Paranoid Andriod - Radiohead Mo' Money Mo Problems - Notorious B.I.G. feat P. Diddy and Mase One Headlight - The Wallflowers You Were Meant For Me - Jewel My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion Too Close - Next I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
2000: Smooth - Santana feat. Rob Thomas Oops...I Did It Again - Britney Spears The Real Slim Shady - Eminem Fallin' - Alicia Keys Hot In Herre - Nelly Beautiful - Christina Aguilera Crazy In Love - Beyonce 2004: Yeah! - Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris American Idiot - Green Day Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson Gold Digger - Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx Sexy Back - Justin Timbertlake Crazy - Gnarls Barkley Be Without You - Mary J. Blige Lollipop - Lil' Wayne I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry Love Song - Sara Bareilles Love Story - Taylor Swift Poker Face - Lady GaGa Use Somebody - Kings of Leon Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
2010: Bad Romance - Lady Gaga Tik Tok - Ke$ha California Gurlz - Katy Perry Hey Soul Sister - Train 2011: Rolling In The Deep - Adele Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO F*** You - Cee-Lo Green Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen We Are Young - fun.
[Edited 1/12/13 21:04pm] | |
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^Oh, you've done a lot of work. | |
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Early songs, first few not sure if they defined the year but they are the earliest surviving recordings I have.
Part One to 1975 1910: Way down Colon two step - Iffs London Orchestra (HMV recorded February 1910) 1919: Irene - Edith Day 1927: My Blue Heaven - Various remakes (One I have is by the Bachelor 5) 1928: I scream you scream, we all scream for ice cream - Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians 1931: Hidey Hidey Ho - Cab Calloway (Thank God for my best Cab Calloway and Louis Jordan CD's) 1932: Minnie the Moocher - Cab Calloway 1935: Nagasaki - Cab Calloway 1937: Hoy Hoy - Cab Calloway 1938: A Tisket a tasket - Ella Fitzgerald 1939: Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday 1940: Jumpin Jive - Cab Calloway 1941: A chicken ain't nothin but a bird - Cab Calloway 1942: In the Fuherers Face - Spike Jones 1943: Straighten up and Fly Right - Lionel Hampton 1944: Cow Cow Boogie - Mills Brothers and Ella Fitzgerald 1945: Stone cold dead in de market - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan 1946: Beans n Cornbread - Louis Jordan 1947: Every body eats when they come to my house - Cab Calloway 1948: Quicksilver - Bing Crosby and Andrews Sisters 1949: Ain't no one in here but us chickens - Louis Jordan 1950: A Fine Romance - Lena Horne 1951: Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenson (Really Ike Turner combo?) 1953: Mess Around - Ray Charles 1954: I got a woman - Ray Charles 1955: Tutti Frutti - Lilttle Richard 1956: Lucille - Little Richard 1957: Yes Tonight Josephine - Johnny Ray 1958: Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry 1959: Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin and What I'd say - Ray Charles
1960: Georgia on my mind - Ray Charles 1961: Hit the road jack - Ray Charles and the Raelettes 1962: Do you love me now that I can dance - The Contours 1963: Jamie - Eddie Holland 1964 -1990 (Theres a lot so just one for each year)
1964: Where did our love go - Supremes 1965: My Girl - The Temptations 1966: Reach out baby I'll be there - The Four Tops 1967: Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1968: Have you ever been (Electric Ladyland) - Jimi Hendrix experience again, although Jumpin Jack Flash comes close 1969: Something - The Beatles 1970: I'll be there - The Jackson 5 1971: Smiling faces sometimes - The Undisputed Truth, Shaft comes close 1972: Superstition - Stevie Wonder, Papa was a rolling stone comes close 1973: Sunshine of my life - Stevie Wonder/Wonderlove 1974: Dreamer - Supertramp
[Edited 1/21/13 17:39pm] Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name | |
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Part 2 1975 to now (Drops off after 1998), also some songs may be a year older officially, but in being in NZ they took a while to come out here.
2 sections one with Non Prince and 1 with Prince
1975: Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen and Love 2 Love u baby by Donna Summer 1976: Love Machine - The Miracles (Sans Smokey) 1977: Staying Alive - Beegees, make me feel like dancing - Leo Sayer 1978: Macarthur Park suite - Donna Summer 1979: Dim all the lights - Donna Summer 1980: Woman in Love - Barbra Streisand 1981: The other guy - Little River Band 1982: Do you really want to hurt me - Culture Club 1983: Too shy - Kajagoogoo 1984: Hold me now - Thompson Twins 1985: Chain Reaction - Diana Ross 1986: King for a day - Thompson Twins 1987: Wishing well - Terence Trent D'Arby 1988: One Moment in Time - Whitney Houston 1989: Pump up the Jam - Technotronic 1990: Show me your soul - Red Hot Chili Peppers 1991: Innuendo - Queen 1992: These are the days of our lives - Queen 1993: Cantaloup - Us3 1994: Daughter - Pearl Jam 1995: Zombie - Cranberries 1996: Children - Robert Miles 1997: Place your hands on - Reef 1998: Ray of Light - Madonna 1999: The Other side - Red Hot Chili Peppers 2000: Two Times by Ann???? 2001: Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm 2004: Dont Phunk with my heart - Black Eyed peas 2005: Gold Digger - Kanye West and Jamie Foxx 2009: I got a feeling - Black eyed peas 2012: Some one that I used to know - Goyte feat Kimbra
Part 2 Songs by PRINCE (Bootleg unreleased/Released track) to 1988 only and 1995 and 2000
1976: Instrumental No 1/- 1977: Soft and Wet/- 1978: Wouldn't u love 2 love me/In Love 1979: -/Sexy Dancer 1980: Lisa/Uptown 1981: Tick Tick Bang (Original summer 81 demo)/Do Me Baby 1982: Moonbeam Levels/1999 1983: Electric Intercourse/- 1984: Screams of Passion (Rehersal)/Beautiful Ones 1985: 100MPH/Around the world in a day 1986: Big Tall wall/Mountains 1987: -/ Adore 1988: The Line/Annastesia 1989: Scandalous sex suite 1990: Still would stand all time 1991: Cream 1992: Seven and Sexy MF 1993: Peach 1994: Dark 1995: Days of Wild/Endorphinmachine 1996: The Holy River 1998: Come On 1999: Every day is a winding road 2000: My Medallion/ Beautiful Strange (From Rave in2, but I heard that song is actually from 1998) 2001: The Last December 2002: Adore (One night alone) 2003: North 2004: Illusion Coma Pimp and Circumstance 2005: SST 2006: 3121 and Love 2007: The one u wanna c and Lion of Judah 2008: Alphabet street - Live 21 Nights 2009: No more candy 4 U 2010: Future Soul Song 2011: ????? 2012: Screwdriver [Edited 1/21/13 18:02pm] Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name | |
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