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HuMpThAnG	Name Or Post A Song That You Wish You Had Wrote That Would've Made You Millions This one for me Would be a gazillionaire right now [Edited 8/7/12 18:38pm]
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Reply #1 posted 08/07/12 6:17pm

theAudience

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Bing Crosby...

...White Christmas $$$

It's been reported that Happy Birthday generates $5000 a day. I'll take either one.

Music for adventurous listeners

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Reply #2 posted 08/07/12 6:24pm

HuMpThAnG	ahhhh...good one
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Reply #3 posted 08/07/12 7:26pm

MickyDolenz

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Summertime (Porgy and Bess)

Yesterday ~ The Beatles

Stayin' Alive ~ Bee Gees

Johnny B Goode ~ Chuck Berry

Stagger Lee/Stag O Lee

My Girl ~ The Temptations

Funky Drummer ~ James Brown

In The Air Tonight ~ Phil Collins

Lean On Me ~ Bill Withers

Memory (Cats)

Rudolph The Red Nosed Reigndeer

Last Christmas ~ Wham!

This Christmas ~ Donny Hathaway

Feliz Navidad ~ Jose Feliciano

We Will Rock You ~ Queen

Bad To The Bone ~ George Thorogood

Oh Yeah ~ Yello

Black Or White ~ Michael Jackson

Get Ready For This ~ 2 Unlimited

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton

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Reply #4 posted 08/07/12 7:49pm

aardvark15	Thriller (Michael's signature song so obviously a lot of money there but also it gets a lot of play on Halloween cd's and commercials) Candle In The Wind (The 1997 version has sold over 20 million copies) Atomic Dog (Tons of sampling and commercial uses)
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Reply #5 posted 08/08/12 9:22am

MickyDolenz

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I Love You ~ Barney

Elmo's World ~ Elmo

State Farm Is There

Macarena ~ Los Del Rio

Imagine ~ John Lennon

Freebird ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd

Don't Stop Believing ~ Journey

Hey Ya! ~ OutKast

I'm Too Sexy ~ Right Said Fred

All My Ex's Live In Texas ~ George Strait

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Reply #6 posted 08/08/12 9:39am

mjscarousal	Michael Jackson~ Billie Jean
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Reply #7 posted 08/08/12 9:42am

JoeBala

Artist	Single	Released	Sold (Millions)
Bing Crosby	White Christmas	1942	50
Elton John	Candle in the Wind 1997″/”Something About the Way You Look Tonight	1997	33
Bing Crosby	Silent Night	1935	30
Bill Haley & His Comets	Rock Around the Clock	1954	25
Elvis Presley	It’s Now or Never	1960	22
USA for Africa	We Are the World	1985	20
Paul Anka	Diana	1957	20
The Ink Spots	If I Didn’t Care	1936	19
Baccara	Yes Sir, I Can Boogie	1977	18
Gene Autry	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	1949	18
Kenny Rogers	Lady	1980	16
Celine Dion	My Heart Will Go On	1998	15
Scorpions	Wind of Change	1991	14
Kyu Sakamoto	Sukiyaki	1961	13
Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman	Time to Say Goodbye	1996	12
Whitney Houston	I Will Always Love You	1992	12
Village People	Y.M.C.A.	1978	12
Band Aid	Do They Know It’s Christmas?	1984	11.7
Terry Jacks	Seasons in the Sun	1974	11.5
Los del Río	Macarena	1995	11
Roger Whittaker	The Last Farewell	1975	11
Biddu and Carl Douglas	Kung Fu Fighting	1974	11
George McCrae	Rock Your Baby	1974	11
The Beatles	I Want to Hold Your Hand	1964	11
Mills Brothers	Paper Doll	1943	11
Panjabi MC	Mundian To Bach Ke	1998	10
Cher	Believe	1998	10
Mariah Carey	All I Want for Christmas Is You	1994	10
Bryan Adams	(Everything I Do) I Do It for You	1991	10
Led Zeppelin	Stairway to Heaven	1971	10
Middle of the Road	Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep	1971	10
Procol Harum	A Whiter Shade of Pale	1967	10
The Monkees	I’m a Believer	1966	10
Elvis Presley	Hound Dog	1956	10
Roy Acuff	Wabash Cannonball	1942	10
Britney Spears	…Baby One More Time	1998	9
Paul Anka	Diana	1957	9
Shakira	Whenever, Wherever	2001	8.5
Survivor	Eye of the Tiger	1982	8.03
Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z	Crazy in Love	2003	8
Ricky Martin	Livin’ la Vida Loca	1999	8
Aqua	Barbie Girl	1997	8
Nirvana	Smells Like Teen Spirit	1991	8
Modern Talking	You’re My Heart, You’re My Soul	1984	8
The Beatles	Hey Jude	1968	8
Mary Hopkin	Those Were the Days	1968	8
The Animals	The House of the Rising Sun	1964	8
Mahalia Jackson	Move On Up a Little Higher	1948	8
Shocking Blue	Venus	1969	7.5
Ashanti	Foolish	2002	7.2
Green Day	Boulevard of Broken Dreams	2004	7
Christina Aguilera	Genie in a Bottle	1999	7
Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112	I’ll Be Missing You	1997	7
Andrea Bocelli	Con te partirò	1997	7
a-ha	Take on Me	1985	7
Queen	Another One Bites the Dust	1980	7
Chic	Le Freak	1978	7
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards	Amazing Grace	1972	7
Danyel Gérard	Butterfly	1971	7
Scott McKenzie	San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)	1967	7
Scott McKenzie	San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)	1967	7
The Beatles	Can’t Buy Me Love	1964	7
Julie Rogers	The Wedding	1964	7
Vernon Dalhart	The Prisoner’s Song	1924	7
John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John	You’re the One That I Want	1978	6.53
Britney Spears	Oops!… I Did It Again	2000	6
Janet Jackson	Together Again	1997	6
Spice Girls	Wannabe	1996	6
Madonna	Vogue	1990	6
George Michael	Careless Whisper	1984	6
Wings	Mull of Kintyre	1977	6
ABBA	Fernando	1976	6
Brotherhood of Man	Save Your Kisses for Me	1976	6
Dawn	Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree	1973	6
Dawn	Knock Three Times	1971	6
The New Seekers	I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing	1971	6
Mungo Jerry	In the Summertime	1970	6
Neil Diamond	Cracklin’ Rosie	1970	6
Simon & Garfunkel	Bridge Over Troubled Water	1970	6
The Archies	Sugar, Sugar	1969	6
The Jackson 5	I Want You Back	1969	6
Harry Simeone Chorale	The Little Drummer Boy	1958	6
Jerry Lee Lewis	Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On	1957	6
Bing Crosby	Jingle Bells	1943	6
Queen	Bohemian Rhapsody	1976	5.94
Michael Jackson	Thriller	1984	5.82
Coolio ft. L.V.	Gangsta’s Paradise	1995	5.7
Tino Rossi	Petit Papa Noël	1946	5.7
T.I.	Whatever You Like	2008	5.6
Michael Jackson	Billie Jean	1983	5.6
Jeannie C. Riley	Harper Valley PTA	1968	5.5
Chipmunks	The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late)	1958	5.5
Shakira	Underneath Your Clothes	2002	5
Kylie Minogue	Can’t Get You Out of My Head	2001	5
Eminem	Stan	2000	5
Enigma	Sadeness (Part I)	1990	5
Madonna	Like a Prayer	1989	5
Kaoma	Lambada	1989	5
Michael Jackson	Beat It	1983	5
Culture Club	Karma Chameleon	1983	5
Musical Youth	Pass the Dutchie	1982	5
ABBA	Waterloo	1974	5
Billy Swan	I Can Help	1974	5
Donny Osmond	Puppy Love	1971	5
Three Dog Night	Joy to the World	1971	5
The Jackson 5	I’ll Be There	1970	5
The Partridge Family	I Think I Love You	1970	5
1910 Fruitgum Company	Simon Says	1968	5
Tom Jones	Delilah	1968	5
Tommy James and the Shondells	Crimson and Clover	1968	5
Bee Gees	Massachusetts	1967	5
Engelbert Humperdinck	Release Me	1967	5
The Monkees	Daydream Believer	1967	5
Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler	Ballad of the Green Berets	1966	5
Nini Rosso	Il Silenzio	1965	5
The Beatles	She Loves You	1963	5
The Tornados	Telstar	1962	5
Elvis Presley	Surrender	1961	5
Elvis Presley	Are You Lonesome Tonight?	1960	5
Mitch Miller	March from Bridge On The River Kwai	1957	5
Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls of Fire	1957	5
Elvis Presley	Don’t Be Cruel	1956	5
Elvis Presley	Love Me Tender	1956	5
Gene Autry	That Silver-Haired Daddy Of Mine	1939	5
Gene Austin	My Blue Heaven	1927	5

Just Music-No Categories-Enjoy It!

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Reply #8 posted 08/08/12 10:07am

MickyDolenz

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Amen Brother ~ The Winstons

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Reply #9 posted 08/08/12 10:15am

Gunsnhalen

1. Every Breath You Take- Cause it's one of the most played songs in the history of radio, has been sampled in a number 1 hit & used in many commercials. Sting to this day still gets a quarter of his music publishing money from this one damn song lol

2. Stairway To Heaven- It's the most requested song in radio history & you can't listen to a rock station without hearing it at least once a day razz

3. Living For The City- Great lyrics & a reflection of the present & future.. and also was a big hit. And mucho respected, it wasn't a number 1 or anything but still.

4. Blowin In The Wind- It's a song that has been covered by over 500 artists and is one of the starts to the political song movements of the 60's

5. Crazy- Gnarles Barkleys crazy was not only a good song, but crossed a lot of borders when many songs where not doing so. I heard this on rock stations, pop stations, funk stations.. everyone loved this song.

Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener

All music is shit music and no music is real- gunsnhalen

Datdonkeydick- Asherfierce

Gary Hunts Album Isn't That Good- Soulalive

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Reply #10 posted 08/08/12 10:42am

MickyDolenz

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This has been used in a lot of commercials:

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Reply #11 posted 08/12/12 10:58am

MickyDolenz

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Ice Ice Baby ~ Vanilla Ice (it seems Suge Knight wanted some of the song profits)

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Reply #12 posted 08/13/12 1:04am

mancabdriver	Any christmas 'hit' song. All i want for christmas - Mariah Carey - Is in the national charts every December. or something that's been covered a million times: Bridge over troubled water, respect or Halleluiah
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Reply #13 posted 08/13/12 2:44am

starbuck

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I need you tonight by INXS

"Time is a train, makes the future the past"

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Reply #14 posted 08/13/12 3:08am

Tittypants

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I'm not seeing many Prince songs on here thus far lol

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Reply #15 posted 08/13/12 6:08am

Adorecream	The Rivers of Babylon Poi E (NZ Maori song that was a huge hit in 1984 here) E Ipo (Another huge Maori smash) I would have loved to cornered the Maori song market. How sweet it is to be loved by you Lets get Fabulous Love 2 Love u Baby I can't make u love me Bitch One of us Got some kind of love for you, and I don't even know your name
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