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    Default What decade had best songs?

    This is a poll to see which decade respondents think had the best songs produced in.

    A remoted related thread, re: what are the most popular genres of music globally:

    https://www.chesscanada.info/forum/s...6134#post46134
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    Some of my favourite 1960s songs included:

    1. Happy birthday Sweet Sixteen (Neil Sedaka, 1963):
    https://www.google.ca/search?q=youtu...flKnowjfI,st:0
    2. I saw her standing there (The Beatles, 1963):
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxwAB3SECtc
    3. This diamond ring (Gary Lewis & The Playboys, 1965):
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4rlvr14wO4
    4. Satisfaction (The Rolling Stones, 1965):
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrIPxlFzDi0
    5. Georgy Girl (The Seekers, 1967):
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsIbfYEizLk

    It's funny how songs sometimes make you think of something other than what the lyrics were about. Here's a 1971 hit (soft rock) song by the Canadian group The Bells that makes me think of a cat going into someone's room at night:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stay_A...he_Bells_song)

    songlyrics.com/The Bells/1971/Stay awhile lyrics:

    http://www.songlyrics.com/the-bells/stay-awhile-lyrics/

    youtube.com/watch:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAroPEI7Y30

    Later came the 1983 hit Christmas song by the Pretenders, 2000 miles It must be Christmas time, that oddly makes me think of one of those stories where a dog goes missing and mysteriously comes back from thousands of miles away from home:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Miles

    genius.com/Pretenders-2000-miles-lyrics:

    https://genius.com/Pretenders-2000-miles-lyrics

    youtube.com/official video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEyGZlBdkaA

    Nostalgia:
    Rock the Boat - 1974 hit song, popular at weddings, by Hues Corporation, a very early disco hit:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_t...poration_song)

    youtube.com/watch:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfBwsG8ubFw

    Waterloo - 1974 breakthrough hit song (pop) by ABBA, turning a historic battle into romance:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_(ABBA_song)

    youtube.com/Waterloo official lyric video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcssw3utx7o

    YouTube video for Lauryn Marie slow tempo cover of Waterloo (from 2022[?]) - I heard part of this cover (or something similar by a woman?) towards the end of a dream I had one morning, recently, even before ever hearing it awake or finding it online(!):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4xZ-OgPX3M

    Jackie Blue - Another 1974 hit song (folk), about a reclusive girl, by Ozark Mountain Daredevils (sounds like a woman singing, but not the case[!]):
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Blue_(song)

    youtube.com/watch:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr0hcoksupQ

    Free Man in Paris - Yet another 1974 hit song (jazz), with instrumental version used for years as a theme song by the CBC, by Canadian singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Man_in_Paris

    youtube.com/watch:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQj6h8KpkiQ

    Midnight at the Oasis - Still another 1974 hit song (soft rock), a popular mid-1970's aphrodisiac, by Maria Muldaur:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_at_the_Oasis

    youtube.com/watch

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlrKETxwRvM

    Here's an old thread on the topic of songs:

    http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/sh...avourite-songs
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    Bumping poll thread.

    Nostalgia related, perhaps:
    cbc.ca/music/The 50 best Canadian songs of the '80s:

    https://www.cbc.ca/music/read/the-50...-80s-1.5004891

    Somewhat related to thread topic, perhaps:

    YouTube video for All in the Family (1970s TV series) Theme Song:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6eLGEJiqn8
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    Bumping poll thread.

    Here's the wiki re the song about dishonest politicians, One Thing Leads to Another, by the Fixx:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Th...ads_to_Another

    Here's YouTube video for that 1982 hit song:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dY4qtLaUlE

    YouTube video for hit song Hotel California by Eagles (1977):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BciS5krYL80

    YouTube video for hit song by KC & The Sunshine Band - Keep It Comin' Love (1976):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibvYxe43cCQ

    YouTube video for hit song Take it Easy by Eagles (1972):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v8KEbQA8kw

    YouTube video for hit song by Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (Official Audio) - 1971:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkF3oxziUI4

    YouTube video for hit song ABC by The Jackson 5 (1970):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niXNQ5dEcEA

    YouTube video for hit song Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by The Beatles (1968; today some people mock this song, but I like it):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYEY5Jmz3pU

    YouTube video for Creedence Clearwater Revival: Suzie Q hit [cover] song (1968):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mxaA-bJ35s

    YouTube video for hit song Rescue Me - Fontella Bass (1965):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7BeGDZewHs

    YouTube video for hit song I Only Want To Be With You by Dusty Springfield (1964):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osVaF4t-zFc

    YouTube video for hit song I'm into Something Good by Herman's Hermits (1964):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QMDRLcvrEI

    YouTube video for hit [cover] song Roll Over Beethoven by The Beatles (1963):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz5jXwOXgKQ
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    Bumping again.

    For nostalgia, here's a 1976 hit song (Give a Little Love) by Canadian singer/songwriter Ken Tobias:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rztoNFKXMdg

    A wiki about the artist:

    wiki/Ken_Tobias:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Tobias

    A 1977 hit song by Supertramp (Give a Little Bit):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9JOut9yh5g

    A wiki about the group:

    wiki/Supertramp:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supertramp

    YouTube video of vocal cover for 1980 hit song by Journey - Any Way You Want It - ft Sara Loera - Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy, 2021[?] (for many years I was bedeviled by memories of a very sultry, possibly duet, version of this song, with it having somewhat altered lyrics and melody, but after extensive web searching I've concluded I must have had the memories from dark hallucinations/dreams - the song in its original form by Journey is edgy enough):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qoP5biYFn8

    YouTube video for 1983 hit anti-work song Bang The Drum All Day by Todd Rundgren:

    https://www.google.ca/search?q=who+s...dLIqkmMB0,st:0
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    Bumping poll.

    One hit wonder, youtube video: Kiss Me by Sixpence None the Richer (1997 song):

    https://www.google.ca/search?q=kiss+...I0JXUJNDo,st:0

    YouTube video for Ace of Base - The Sign (Official Music Video) - 1992:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqu132vTl5Y

    An older one hit wonder, youtube video: Mickey by Toni Basil (1982 song):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTZz3dqxB84

    YouTube video for hit song Santa Maria by Trooper (1976):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pf_z4opZv-k

    YouTube video for hit song China Grove by The Doobie Brothers (1973):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX7iHsAIw9o

    YouTube video for hit song Sail On, Sailor by The Beach Boys (1973):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdzC-3UPKbk

    YouTube video for The Allman Brothers Band - Ramblin' Man (1971 hit song):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68X8o0S7vJc

    YouTube video for hit song Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys (1966):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apBWI6xrbLY

    YouTube video for hit Song Paint it, Black by The Rolling Stones (1966):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=170sceOWWXc

    YouTube video for hit song Get Off Of My Cloud by The Rolling Stones (1965):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYgJZ79FmBo

    YouTube video for hit song In My Life by The Beatles (1965):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBcdt6DsLQA

    YouTube video for hit song My Generation by The Who (1965):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN5zw04WxCc
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    Bumping again.

    Here's a concept: what little improvements might be made to the lives of people? - not necessarily the avoidance of things that cause common pet peeves for people.

    One idea of mine is inspired by the this time of year. I've noticed that after the holiday season, few songs are played in public places (e.g. malls) that bring much cheer to everyone during the rest of the winter. Two songs that it would be nice to hear played until winter's end would be 'Walking in a winter wonderland' and 'Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!'. Neither song contains any direct reference to Christmas, as far as I know, and yet both would bring lots of cheer to the whole of winter (at least for me).

    P.S.: Jingle Bells is also considered a Christmas song, yet contains no reference to that holiday.

    P.P.S.: a now controversial old 'holiday song', of late:
    cbc.ca/news/entertainment/Baby It's Cold Outside is returning to Canadian airwaves:

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainmen...Too%20movement.
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    Bumping poll.

    YouTube video for hit song No Rain by Blind Melon (1992):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qVPNONdF58

    YouTube video for hit song These Dreams by Heart (1985):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41P8UxneDJE

    YouTube video for hit song Wake up Little Suzie by Everly Brothers (1957):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LojqhHnmyvc

    YouTube video for hit song Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell (1970):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2595abcvh2M

    YouTube video for hit song The Tide is High by Blondie (1980):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQU2SY_D31M

    YouTube video for hit song Say You Love Me by Fleetwood Mac (1975):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zLQ4ukqMec

    YouTube video for 1967 hit song I'm a Believer by The Monkeys:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB9YIsKIEbA

    YouTube video for hit song Along Comes Mary by The Association (1966):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lba1JnNiyBY

    YouTube video for hit song Windy by The Association (1967):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPYT9Vyu62A

    YouTube video for hit song Yellow Submarine by The Beatles (1966):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2uTFF_3MaA

    YouTube video for hit song I Can't Explain by The Who (1964):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3h--K5928M
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    Bumping again.

    YouTube video for hit song Echo Beach by Canadian band Martha and the Muffins (1980):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpqDTQOFvf0

    YouTube video for one hit wonder Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles (1979):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8r-tXRLazs

    YouTube video for hit song Rock N' Roll is a Vicious Game by Canadian band April Wine (1978):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEqea-BSMUQ

    YouTube video for April Wine - Tonite Is A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love (1975):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrwC7JC60eo

    YouTube video for 1976 hit song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" - Gordon Lightfoot (HD w/ Lyrics):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A

    YouTube video for hit song by Jim Croce - Time in a bottle - 1973:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO1rMeYnOmM

    YouTube video for hit song L.A. Woman by The Doors (1971):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHXjcdNIN-Q

    YouTube Video for 1970 hit song O-o-h Child by The Five Stairsteps:

    https://www.google.ca/search?q=youtu...b42zsIEiA,st:0

    YouTube video for hit song Fly Little White Dove Fly by The Bells (1970):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIVlW3TAj9g
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    Bumping poll.

    YouTube video for hit song Tommy James & The Shondells - Hanky Panky 1966:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsgKZb9jQ1s

    YouTube [lyrics] video for hit song Piano Man by Billy Joel (1973):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_g7fPjVxvg

    YouTube video for hit song Bennie and the Jets by Elton John (1974):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBUW433Porw

    YouTube video for Tommy Tutone's hit 867-5309/Jenny (1981):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA8xAxaQOdg

    YouTube video for one hit wonder She Blinded Me with Science by Thomas Dolby (1982):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V83JR2IoI8k

    YouTube video for hit song Our House by Madness (1982):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXA6CLTDekw

    YouTube video for 1982 hit song Come on Eileen by Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbpnAGajyMc

    YouTube video for hit song Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears For Fears (1985):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGCdLKXNF3w

    YouTube video for hit song Material Girl by Madonna (1985):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeddEMuM0dA

    YouTube video for hit song We Built This City by Starship (1985):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDI2WQJyE7I

    YouTube video for hit song Rockin' in the Free World by Neil Young (1989):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvxxdZpMFHg
    Last edited by Kevin Pacey; 02-26-2024 at 04:38 PM. Reason: Adding link
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