Jennifer Paige - Crush

Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme | Sailing

Clean Bandit - Stronger | Hold My Hand (with Jess Glynne)

Sherrie Lea - Spellbound

- Endorphinmachine

Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry/Get Away

Al Jarreau - Rooftop Garden | Mornin'

Bobby Womack - Breezin'
Rupert Holmes - Escape *

Kenny Loggins - Whenever I Call You Friend (with Stevie Nicks) | Celebrate Me Home

Steely Dan - Peg

Boz Scaggs - Lido Shuffle | Lowdown

Ambrosia - How Much I Feel
Little River Band - Reminiscing

* I know people are tired of the "Pina Colada Song." But if folks just listen to the lyrics, and get what's going on, it's a great story. Both people are tired of their relationship, place a personal ad in the paper, both unaware of the other. They both answer each other's add and agree to meet at a bar. When she walks in, he recognizes her just by the curve of her face. They then realize they have more in common than they ever realized. I always thought it was such a clever story.

I may add to the list later.

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Castillian Blue - TTD/SM

It's Been Said - TTD/SM

Like a Tattoo - Sade

Bullet Proof Soul - Sade

Broken Wings - Mister Mister

Vickie Waiting - Prince

Black Muse - Prince

The Dance - Prince

We Can Funk - Prince (GB version)

Revelation - Prince

Woman in Chains - Tears 4 Fears

Head Over Heels - Tears 4 Fears

Newborn Friend - Seal

Violet - Seal

Fragile - Sting

Fortress Around Your Heart - Sting

Wrapped Around Your Finger - The Police

It's Probably Me - Sting

Father Figure - George Michael

Rocket Love - Stevie Wonder

Superwoman/Where Were You When I Needed You - Stevie Wonder

Jesus Children of America - Stevie Wonder

Heaven is 10 Zillion Light Years Away - Stevie Wonder

Visions - Stevie Wonder

What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers

Minute By Minute - Doobie Brothers

Doesn't Have To Be Serious - Duran Duran

Already Here - Brian Courtney Wilson

Simply Put - Fred Hammond

Promise Keeper - Fred Hammond

Still A Friend of Mine - Incognito

I Love What You Do For Me - Incognito

Stay This Way - Brand New Heavies

Soooo many more. I realize these are mostly what I call "mood music" or more contemplative songs. I guess i'm a "melancholy" in that way. I decided not to foray into the uptempo stuff. But strangely enough if I did, Justin Timberlake's Like I Love You would've been one of the first off my fingertips

"I Can Dream About You"

https://www.youtube.com/w...21Nk3Ubz4A

Just Got Paid by Johnny Kemp

Phyllis Hyman "Meet Me On the Moon"

"Silly" by Deniece Williams"

https://www.youtube.com/w...cPiip-xkyw

I just remembered how much I love Robert Palmer singing "I didn't mean to turn you on" as a duet with B. J. Nelson.

But, everybody's choices on this thread are awesome too.

[Edited 12/11/21 19:36pm]

heartpeacesheart said:

I just remembered how much I love Robert Palmer singing "I didn't mean to turn you on" as a duet with B. J. Nelson.

But, everybody's choices on this thread are awesome too.

Was that the woman who sang with him?

TrivialPursuit said:

heartpeacesheart said:

I just remembered how much I love Robert Palmer singing "I didn't mean to turn you on" as a duet with B. J. Nelson.

But, everybody's choices on this thread are awesome too.

Was that the woman who sang with him?

Yes, B. J. Nelson is a vocalist who Robert toured with. I love their version of "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" too. She has some solo work as well as background vocals on many many many albums and tours. My favorite song of hers is "Walk Beside Me". She is probably most recognized for touring with Duran Duran on their 1984 tour as a background vocalist.

Living for the City, Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing, Contusion, All I Do - Stevie Wonder

Them Bones, Man in the Box, Would?, Rooster, Damn that River, Grind - Alice in Chains

Dissident - Pearl Jam

Until it Sleeps, I Disappear - Metallica

Keep Away, Voodoo, Whatever - Godsmack

1999, Sexy Dancer, It's Going to be Lonely, Let's Work - Prince

Rusty Cage, Spoonman, Black Hole Sun, Mailman - Soundgarden

Black - Sevendust

Pusherman, Superfly - Curtis Mayfield

I Know You, I Live You - Chaka Khan

All We Need - Patrice Rushen

Down, Love Song - 311

Get Ready - The Temptations

Anything - S.W.V w/ Wu-tang Clan

Gin & Juice - Snoop

It's Over Now - Luther Vandross

Fight the Power - Public Enemy

Hunger Strike - Temple of the Dog

Stupid Girl - Garbage

Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Zero, Ava Adore - Smashing Pumpkins

Stupify - Disturbed

Put Your Lights On - Santana w/ Everlast

Regulate - Warren G

C.R.E.A.M, Protect Ya Neck - Wu-tang Clan

Afro Puffs - Lady of Rage

A Real Mother For Ya - Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Along Comes Mary, Windy - The Association

The What - Biggie & Method Man

The Red, Send the Pain Below - Chevelle

My Cherie Amour, Stevie.

Fallin In Love, Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds.

Plush, Stone Temple Pilots.

Nirvana, Man Who Sold The World

Bruno, 24 carat Magic.

Rahsaan Patterson, Where you are.

TTD, Shalom.

Lenny K, Sugar

Living Colour, Love Rears Up.

Marvin Gaye, What's Goin On.

TSOL, Silent Scream...on and on.

heartpeacesheart said:

TrivialPursuit said:

Was that the woman who sang with him?

Yes, B. J. Nelson is a vocalist who Robert toured with. I love their version of "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" too. She has some solo work as well as background vocals on many many many albums and tours. My favorite song of hers is "Walk Beside Me". She is probably most recognized for touring with Duran Duran on their 1984 tour as a background vocalist.

I guess I never knew her name. She was up front with him for the "Early In The Morning" video, too.

She was also on Seven and the Ragged Tiger album for "Union of the Snake" and "The Reflex." She wasn't on Notorious, but I wonder if she was on the tour. I saw the Notorious Tour in Philadelphia, summer of 1987.

TrivialPursuit said:

heartpeacesheart said:

Yes, B. J. Nelson is a vocalist who Robert toured with. I love their version of "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" too. She has some solo work as well as background vocals on many many many albums and tours. My favorite song of hers is "Walk Beside Me". She is probably most recognized for touring with Duran Duran on their 1984 tour as a background vocalist.

I guess I never knew her name. She was up front with him for the "Early In The Morning" video, too.

She was also on Seven and the Ragged Tiger album for "Union of the Snake" and "The Reflex." She wasn't on Notorious, but I wonder if she was on the tour. I saw the Notorious Tour in Philadelphia, summer of 1987.

Not sure if she was on the Notorious tour or not. We were friends on Facebook at one time, maybe I'll friend her again and ask her.

I have being a huge fan of Duran Duran to thank for my interest in knowing who played with who, and loved seeing people that I admired and what they were doing, and I am thankful that my love of music expanded organically that way. I bought B.J.'s album on cassette when I found it and its unfortunate that I no longer have it due to my many moves over the years because to read about it now, it may have been a promo copy, as I see it's release reported a lot of places as "CD, Album".

I actually didn't attend a lot of shows until I got much older. I saw Luther Vandross in '88. Then it took a few years to go to other shows.

[Edited 12/12/21 13:49pm]

"Under Pressure" by Queen/Bowie

"Dancing Queen" by ABBA

"What's Going On" by Marvin Gayes

there's more but these three came to mind first

The Monkees ~ Tapioca Tundra

The Monkees ~ Goin' Down

Sugarhill Gang ~ Rapper's Delight (the full 15 minute version)

Whodini ~ Five Minutes Of Funk

Whodini ~ Funky Beat

Fat Boys ~ Jailhouse Rap

Waylon Jennings ~ Good Ol' Boys

The Jacksons ~ All Night Dancin'

Johnnie Taylor ~ Running Out Of Lies

Johnnie Taylor ~ Last Two Dollars

Johnnie Taylor ~ It's September

Sam Cooke ~ Cousin Of Mine

Rolling Stones ~ Harlem Shuffle

Minnie Riperton ~ Inside My Love

Wings ~ Silly Love Songs

Earth Wind & Fire ~ Fantasy

Falco ~ Rock Me Amadeus

Johnny Mathis ~ Stardust

En Vogue ~ Runaway Love

Jerry Reed ~ Eastbound And Down

KC & The Sunshine Band ~ I'm Your Boogie Man

Jamiroquai ~ If I Like It, I Do It

Sammy Davis Jr. ~ The Candy Man

Abra- Fruit

Abra - Diamonds and Gold

Abra- Vegas

Prince- When Doves Cry

Prince - Lady Cab Driver

Prince- Erotic City

Prince-Noon Rendezvous rehearsal version.....could listen to this for days, and sometimes I do.

Prince- Revelation

Prince- 17 Days

Prince- Condition Of The Heart

Prince- Joy In Repetition

Prince- Anna Stesia

Prince- I Wish U Heaven

Prince- Strays Of The World

Prince- If I Was Your Girlfriend

Kendrick Lamar- ADHD

Frank Ocean- Swim Good

Kali Uchis- Dead To Me (Acoustic)

Whodini-Five Minutes Of Funk

Whodini- One Love

The Ohio Players- Heaven Must Be Like This

Maxwell- Ascension (and of course the No One´s Gonna Love You remix)

Maxwell- Til The Cops Come Knockin´

Maxwell - Drowndeep:Hula

D´Angelo - Alright

The SOS Band- Just The Way You Like It

Ice-T Six In The Morning long version

Nas - NY State of Mind

MJ Blige Changes I´m Going Through

Secil Heper Aklimdan Gitmiyorsun

Zeki Müren- Kahir Mektubu

Baris Manco- Sari Cizmeli Mehmet Aga

Curtis Mayfield- Give Me Your Love

Curtis Mayfield- Move On Up

Curtis Mayfield- Little Child Runnin Wild

Curtis Mayfield- The Makings Of You

Robert Glasper Trio- So Beautiful

Miguel Migs and Andy Allo -This Feeling

America- A Horse With No Name

Meshell Ndegeocello - Andromeda and the Milky Way

Tony Toni Toné- It Never Rains in Southern California

Tony Toni Tone´- Whatever You Want

Keith Sweat - How Deep Is Your Love

Joni Mitchell- Car On A Hill

Joni Mitchell- Help Me

Kate Bush- Running Up That Hill extended version

Kate Bush- The Fog

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JoeBala said:

JoeBala said:

Ambrosia is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1970. Ambrosia had five top 40 hit singles released between 1975 and 1980, including the top 5 hits "How Much I Feel" and "Biggest Part of Me".

They are just so good. I'm also reminded of Ace and their hit "How Long," a song about the bass player (I believe) sorta tip-toeing out to play with another band and do other things. And the band found out and said, "hey, you with us or not?" It sounds like a song about a girlfriend being unfaithful to her man, but it's not. The dymanics are basically the same though.

Player's "Baby Come Back" doesn't get old either. I mean, who today writes a lyric like:

All day long, I'm wearing a mask of false bravado
Trying to keep up a smile that hides a tear

No one!

When I play the Yacht Rock station on Amazon, I never get tired of those songs. The Ace song, I think, has been re-recorded; a practice many bands are doing to regain their income even more.

Great lists! I feel bad for the artists that are sick performing certain songs, but there must be some special ones that still give them the same pleasure as the listener.

MickyDolenz said:

Did you ever hear Biz Markie's use of this song? He had no shame in his seventies pop love.

automatic said:

Pleasure Principle - Janet Jackson

Have you heard the remix that Janet instagrammed a dance troupe performing to?

This one is major for me.

datdude said:

What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers