Songs That Changed the World--The Most Important Songs of the Rock Era: "Mother's Pride" by George Michael

One of the best songs you may not be aware of is this one from George Michael's masterpiece Listen Without Prejudice.  The song did extremely well where played and was played often during the Gulf War.  Absolutely brilliant lyrics on "Mother's Pride".






"Mother's Pride"
by George Michael

Words and Music by George Michael

Oh she knows
She takes his hand
And prays the child will understand
At the door they watch the men go by
In the clothes that daddy wore
Mothers pride
Baby boy
His father's eyes
He's a soldier waiting for war
Time will come
He'll hold a gun
His father's son

And as he grows
He hears the band
Takes the step from boy to man
And at the shore she waves her son goodbye
Like the man she did before

Mothers pride
Just a boy
His country's eyes
He's a soldier waving at the shore
And in her heart the time has come
To lose a son

And all the husbands, all the sons, all the lovers gone
They make no difference
No difference in the end
Still hear the woman say your daddy died a hero
In the name of god and man

Mothers pride
Crazy boy
His lifeless eyes
He's a soldier now forevermore
He'll hold a gun till kingdom come 
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Bush - "The Sound Of Winter"

Top Hits Music : Bush - "The Sound Of Winter" Video, Music Lyrics and Music Downloads
Top Rock Songs October 2011



Bush - "The Sound Of Winter" Lyrics

Mind strong, Body strong
Try to find equilibrium
Head straight, screwed on
Been screwed up for too long
I don’t want to lean on the waves
I watch the storm evaporate
I think of you in starry skies
I keep you so alive
Let’s walk through the fire together
Disappear in the golden sands
It’s all in your face
I see you break
It’s like the sound of winter
The bleeding love, the silent escape
You’ve got to hang on to yourself
It’s like the sound of winter

Medusa smiles, Judas lips
Open arms and finger tips
Love bites and recompense
I’ll be with you until the end
Let’s walk through the fire together
Disappear in the golden sands
It’s all in your face
I see you break
It’s like the sound of winter
The bleeding love, the silent escape
You’ve got to hang on to yourself
It’s all in your face
I see you break
It’s like the sound of winter
The bleeding love, the silent escape
You’ve got to hang on to yourself
It’s like the sound of winter
Hang on to yourself
Hang on to yourself
It’s like the sound of winter
It’s all in your face
I see you break
It’s like the sound of winter
The bleeding love, the silent escape
You’ve got to hang on to yourself
It’s like the sound of winter
It’s like the sound of winter
Hang on to yourself
Hang on to yourself…

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Toby Keith - "Made In America"

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Top Country Songs October 2011



Toby Keith - "Made In America" Lyrics

my old man's that old man,
spent his life livin' off the land,
dirty hands, and a clean soul.
breaks his heart seein' foreign cars,
filled with fuel that isn't ours
and wearin' cotton he didn't grow

he's got the red, white, and blue flyin' high on the farm
semper fi tattooed on his left arm
spends a little more at the store for a tag in the back that says u.s.a.
won't buy nothin' that he can't fix,
with wd40 and a craftsman wrench
he ain't prejudice he's just, made in america

his wife, she's that wife that decorates on the 4th of july
but says "every day's independence day"
she's golden rule, teaches school,
some folks say it isn't cool but she says the pledge of allegiance anyway.

got the red, white, and blue flyin' high on the farm
semper fi tattooed on his left arm
spends a little more at the store for a tag in the back that says u.s.a.
won't buy nothin' that he can't fix,
with wd40 and a craftsman wrench
he ain't prejudice he's just, made in america

born in the heartland, raised up a family
of king james and uncle sam

got the red, white, and blue flyin' high on the farm
semper fi tattooed on his left arm
spends a little more at the store for a tag in the back that says u.s.a.
won't buy nothin' that he can't fix,
with wd40 and a craftsman wrench
he ain't prejudice he's just, made in america

made in america
made in america

my old man's that old man,
he's made in america

america!
 


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New Featured Unknown/Underrated Song--"Cruisin'" by Michael Nesmith

Michael Nesmith was the only member of the Monkees to achieve success after the group split.  This is taken from the 1979 album Infinite Rider on the Big Dogma.  It didn't even chart, but it made the Top 10 for those stations that did play it, proving it to be one of The Most Underrated Songs of the Rock Era*.










Lucy and Ramona cruisin' thru the jungles of L.A.


Hopin' to promote a dream somewhere along the way.


(They're) Rollin' thru the streets looking for a disco,


Passin' up the treats from a kid named Cisco


Trying to make connections


With their blemish-free complexions.


And just as fate would have it,


They ended up with Sunset Sam.


Sam was sellin' watches from a suitcase on a TV tray,


And Lucy and Ramona were tryin' to figure out if he was gay.


The three of them were standing staring at each other,


When the light behind their eyes blew each other's cover.


The ancient code was branded.


And each of them was handed


A ticket to their kingdom


'Cause they saw their brother Sunset Sam.


Lucy and Ramona and Sunset Sam


People on the streets tryin' to find a plan


People on the streets lookin' for the land


Lucy and Ramona and their brother Sunset Sam


Lucy was from Compton and she met Ramona at a zoo.


Ramona was from Brooklyn, but she left when she was twenty-two.


Sam was a native of the Arizona desert


But he split when he was slated for some governmental make-work.


Their differences subsided when the common bond was sighted:


They were all from the same place


That made the famous Sunset Sam.


Lucy and Ramona and Sunset Sam


People on the streets tryin' to find a plan


People on the streets lookin' for the land


Lucy and Ramona and their brother Sunset Sam


(Yes it is) Lucy and Ramona and Sunset Sam


People on the streets tryin' to find a plan


People on the streets just lookin' for the land


Lucy and Ramona and their brother Sunset Sam


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This Day in Rock Music History: September 30

1961:  After hearing Bob Dylan play harmonica in the studio for Carolyn Hester, producer John Hammond signed Dylan and scheduled a recording session in October.
1963:  Sid Bernstein contacted Beatles manager Brian Epstein, which eventually led to Bernstein promoting the famous Beatles concert at Shea Stadium in New York City.
1964:  The Who were in concert at the Town Hall in Greenwich, South London.
1965:  Donovan, the Hollies the Turtles and the Dave Clark 5 appeared on the television show Shindig!
1967:  Paul McCartney and John Lennon appeared on The David Frost Show.
1967:  "Funky Broadway" by Wilson Pickett set the pace on the R&B chart.





1967:  Frank Sinatra remained at #1 on the Easy Listening chart for the fifth week with "The World We Knew (Over and Over)".
1968:  Hunter Davies published The Beatles, the band's first biography.



1968:  Cream released the single "White Room".







1968:  Steppenwolf released the single "Magic Carpet Ride".





1969:  The album Crosby, Stills & Nash went gold
1969:  David Crosby's girlfriend Christine Gail Hinton was killed in an automobile accident.
1971:  Yes began a tour in England with keyboardist Rick Wakeman aboard.





1972:  The album Chicago V had been out nine weeks with six of those at #1.  Never a Dull Moment by Rod Stewart was second followed by Big Bambu from Cheech & Chong.  Leon Russell's Carney and Moods by Neil Diamond remained at 4 and 5, respectively.  The rest of the Top 10:  Trilogy from Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Three Dog Night was next with Seven Separate Fools, Elton John edged up to 8 with Honky Chateau, Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles!  Live!  was #9 and Gilbert O'Sullivan-Himself took #10.
1972:  Mac Davis spent a third week at #1 on the Easy Listening chart with "Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me".



             Ode to New York City from 1972 (LP version is only one on YouTube...)

1972:  There was no doubt that Cashman & West had a hot song, moving from 90 to 63 with "American City Suite".








               The Main Ingredient had a smash hit

1972:  "Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me" by Mac Davis continued as the #1 song with Three Dog Night's "Black & White" and Chicago's "Saturday in the Park" behind.  The O'Jays were persistent with "Back Stabbers" while Michael Jackson hit #5 with "Ben".  The Main Ingredient's great song "Everybody Plays the Fool" was #6.  The rest of the Top 10:  The Raspberries moved to 7 with "Go All the Way", Bill Withers climbed into the list with "Use Me", Elvis Presley achieved his 38th and final Top 10 with "Burning Love" and Hot Butter were up to 10 with "Popcorn".
1974:  Harry Chapin released one of The Most Important Songs of the Rock Era*--"Cat's In the Cradle".
1977:  Foghat played a charity concert to raise money for the New York City Public Library to buy a collection of rare blues records.
1977:  Mary Ford, who had a string of hits with husband Les Paul, including "Hummingbird" in 1955, died of cancer at the age of 53.
1978:  Sonny Bono appeared on the popular ABC-TV series The Love Boat.
1978:  Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta had the #1 song in the U.K. with "Summer Nights".
1978:  Funkadelic moved into the #1 slot on the R&B chart with "One Nation Under a Groove".
1978:  Gerry Rafferty's "Right Down the Line" returned to #1 on the Easy Listening chart.
1978:  Foreigner moved from 67 to 38 with "Double Vision".



1978:  The classic "Kiss You All Over" by Exile moved to #1, tapping "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by A Taste of Honey on the shoulder to move.  Olivia Newton-John remained in the third position with "Hopelessly Devoted To You" and it had been six weeks since the Commodores were at #1 with "Three Times a Lady" but they were still at #4.  The rest of the Top 10:  "Summer Nights" by Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta, Boston's "Don't Look Back", Nick Gilder edged up with "Hot Child in the City", the Little River Band was up to 8 with "Reminiscing", John Paul Young reached the Top 10 with "Love Is in the Air" and Andy Gibb closed out the list with "An Everlasting Love".  
1982:  Roy Orbison filmed his upcoming cable television special "A Black & White Night", with Bruce Springsteen and Jackson Browne.
1987:  Bruce Springsteen, Roy Orbison, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello and Tom Waits taped the television special A Black and White Night at Coconut Grove in Los Angeles.





1988:  John Lennon received a star posthumously on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1989:  The Rolling Stones filmed the video for "Rock and a Hard Pace" at Foxboro-Sullivan Stadium in Massachusetts.



1989:  Neil Young performed "Rockin' in the Free World" on Saturday Night Live.
1989:  Tina Turner was on top of the U.K. album chart with Foreign Affair.
1989:  Cher topped the Adult Contemporary chart with "If I Could Turn Back Time".
1991:  Guns N' Roses released the albums Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II.
1993:  Kate Pierson of the B-52's was arrested for her part in a sit-in at the offices of Vogue magazine in New York City.  Pierson was protesting the use of fur in ads and clothing.
1993:  David Crosby and George Harrison were on the season premiere of The Simpsons.
1994:  Michael Stipe from R.E.M. inked a movie deal with New Line Cinema.
1995:  "Fantasy" by Mariah Carey was the new #1 R&B song.
1995:  Cracked Rear View by Hootie & the Blowfish returned to #1 for the fifth time (and eighth week total), believed to be the only time in the Rock Era that this feat has occurred.





1997:  Bob Dylan released the album Time Out of Mind.
1997:  The Rolling Stones released the album Bridges To Babylon.
1998:  Johnny Lang Slash of Guns N' Roses, Joey Ramone and Rick Nielson of Cheap Trick auditioned to be lead guitarist for the band in The Drew Carey Show.
2003:  Dido released the album Life for Rent.





2003:  Sting released the album Sacred Love.
2003:  Elton John auctioned off items from his London home (including an oil painting and a 19th-century portrait of Lieutenant George Dyer) at Sotheby's.  
2003:  In today's Dangerous Inmates Run Rap Music feature, rapper C-Murder was fund guilty of second degree murder after a nightclub shooting and was sentenced to life behind bars.  Next.
2004:  Ciara had the #1 song with "Goodies".
2006:  Isaac Hanson of the group Hanson married Nicole Dufresne in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
2007:  The Foo Fighters owned the top album in the U.K.--Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace.
2009:  Wanda Jackson ("In the Middle of a Heartache" from 1961) was honored with a street ("Wanda Jackson Way") dedicated to her by the City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.


Born This Day:
1933:  Cissy Houston, mother of Whitney, member of the Sweet Inspirations, the Drinkard Singers (with niece Dionne Warwick), and a backup singer with Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross and Chaka Khan, was born in Newark, New Jersey.





1935:  Johnny Mathis was born in Gilmer, Texas.
1935:  Jill Corey ("Love Me to Pieces" from 1957) was born in Avonmore, Pennsylvania.



1940:  Dewey Martin, drummer with Buffalo Springfield, was born in Chesterville, Ontario, Canada; found dead at his home in Van Nuys, California, believed to have passed away of natural causes on January 31, 2009. 





1942:  Frankie Lymon was born in Harlem, New York City; died February 27, 1968 from drugs.





1942:  Gus Dudgeon, sound engineer with Bruce Channel, the Zombies ("She's Not There") and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, and who was Elton John's main producer during his peak and also produced many other artists including the Beach Boys and Chris Rea, was born in Surrey, England; died July 21, 2002 in a car accident in which both Gus and his wife died.





1943:  Marilyn McCoo of the 5th Dimension and later part of a duo with her husband Billy Davis, Jr., was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.
1945:  Mike Harrison of Spooky Tooth
1946:  Sylvia Peterson of the Chiffons
1946:  Moses Dillard, session guitarist for Al Green and James and Bobby Purify among others, was born in Greenville, South Carolina.
1947:  Marc Bolan, outrageous lead singer of T. Rex, was born in Hackney, London, England; died September 16, 1977 in a car accident.
1952:  John Lombardo, founding member and chief songwriter of 10,000 Maniacs was born in Jamestown, New York.
1954:  Patrice Rushen ("Forget Me Nots") was born in Los Angeles, California.





1959:  Basia ("Time and Tide") was born in Jaworzno, Poland.
1964:  Elite Guitarist Trey Anastasio of Phish was born in Fort Worth, Texas.
1984:  Keisha Buchanan of the Sugababes was born in London.
1964:  Robby Takac, founding member and bassist of the Goo Goo Dolls, was born in Buffalo, New York.
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Hits List: Police

This trio was one of the top new wave acts.  They put out some great music in their brief time together.  Here is the complete Hits List for the Police:



1977:  "Fall Out" (#47 U.K.)
1978:  "Roxanne" (#32, #12 U.K., #21 Netherlands, #8 France, #22 Ireland)
           "Can't Stand Losing You" (#2 U.K., #9 Netherlands, #7 France, #7 Ireland)
           "So Lonely" (#6 U.K., #31 Netherlands, #10 France, #7 Ireland)
1979:  "Message in a Bottle" (#74, #1 U.K., #2 Netherlands, #5 France, #1 Ireland)
           "Walking on the Moon" (#1 U.K., #9 Netherlands, #2 France, #1 Ireland)
1980:  "Don't Stand So Close to Me" (#10, #1 U.K., #3 Netherlands, #7 France, #1 Ireland)
           "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (#10, #5 U.K., #11 Netherlands, #9 France, #2 Ireland)
1981:  "Invisible Sun" (#2 U.K., #4 France, #5 Ireland)
           "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (#3, #1 U.K., #1 Netherlands, #5 France, #1 Ireland)
           "Spirits in the Material World" (#11, #12 U.K., #6 Netherlands, #4 France, #6 Ireland)



1982:  "Secret Journey" (#46, #29 Mainstream Rock)
1983:  "Every Breath You Take" (#1, #1 Rock, #1 U.K., #3 Netherlands, #10 France, #1 Ireland)
           "Wrapped Around Your Finger" (#8, #9 Rock, #7 U.K., #17 Netherlands, #6 France, #1 Ireland)
           "Synchronicity II" (#16, #9 Rock, #17 U.K., #12 Ireland)
1984:  "King of Pain" (#3, #1 Rock, #17 U.K., #10 France, #7 Ireland)
1986:  "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" (#46, #10 Rock, #24 U.K., #20 Netherlands, #11 Ireland)
1995:  "Can't Stand Losing You" (live) (#27 U.K.)
1997:  "Roxanne '97" (with Pras) (#59, #17 U.K., #38 Netherlands)
2000:  "When the World Is Running Down" (#28 U.K.

That's 13 hits with six of those going Top 10 and of course the all-time smash "Every Breath You Take".  The Ireland chart is particularly noteworthy--15 hits, with 12 Top 10 songs and 6 #1's.
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Songs That Changed the World--The Most Important Songs of the Rock Era: "If Everyone Cared" by Nickelback

This great Canadian group came through with this amazing song--"If Everyone Cared".  When so many people put out this message, you would think everyone would begin to figure it out--we all share the same planet.  Nickelback gives us the next powerful song in The Most Important Songs of the Rock Era* feature.



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10 Best Albums of 1984

1984 was a great year for music that saw just five albums reach #1.  FYI, Thriller is not included here since it was released in 1983 and was the #1 album of that year.  The other four #1 albums were the Soundtrack to "Footloose", Sports by Huey Lewis & the News, Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen and Purple Rain from Prince.  Those four are all included among the Top 10 Albums of 1984:





Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen 





Purple Rain by Prince 





Sports by Huey Lewis & the News 





Learning To Crawl by the Pretenders





"Footlose" Soundtrack





Private Dancer by Tina Turner





1984 by Van Lalen





She's So Unusual by Cyndi Lauper





Heartbeat City by the Cars





Ride the Lightning by Metallica
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Hits List: Kenny Loggins

I had the distinct pleasure of seeing this amazing talent at Tamarack outside of McCall, Idaho.  What a natural performer and he sounded as good as ever that night.  Here's the Hits List for Kenny:



1977:  "I Believe In Love" (#66, #37 Adult Contemporary)
1978:  "Whenever I Call You Friend" (with Stevie Nicks) (#5, #9 AC)
1979:  "Easy Driver" (#60)
           "This Is It" (#11, #17 AC, #19 R&B)--underrated
1980:  "Keep the Fire" (#36, #40 AC)
           "I'm Alright" (#7)
1982:  "Don't Fight It" (with Steve Perry" (#17, #4 Mainstream Rock)
1983:  "Heart To Heart" (#15, #3 AC, #71 R&B)
           "Welcome To Heartlight" (#24, #17 AC)



1984:  "Footloose" (#1)
           "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)" (#22)
1985:  "Vox Humana" (#29, #18 Mainstream Rock)
           "Forever" (#40, #5 AC)--underrated
           "I'll Be There" (#88, #33 AC)
1986:  "Danger Zone" (#2, #7 Mainstream Rock)
           "Playing with the Boys" (#60)
1987:  "Meet Me Half Way" (#11, #2 AC)
1988:  "Nobody's Fool" (#8, #42 AC, #30 Mainstream)
           "I'm Gonna' Miss You" (#82)
1989:  "Tell Her" (#76)
1991:  "Conviction of the Heart" (#65, #9 AC)--highly underrated
1992:  "The Real Thing" (#5 AC)
           "If You Believe" (#9 AC)
           "Now Or Never" (#34 AC)
1993:  "This Is It" (live" (#31 AC)



1994:  "Return to Pooh Corner" (#25 AC)
1997:  "For the First Time" (#60, #1 AC)
           "I Am Not Hiding" (#21 AC)
2003:  "With This Ring" (#22 AC)
2009:  "There Is a Mountain"
           "Two of Us"

That's 22 hits for Loggins, with five Top 10's and one #1 and 19 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart with 8 of those going Top 10 and one #1.
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This Day in Rock Music History: September 29

1956:  The Oh Susanna Show, a strange name for what actually was The Gale Storm Show, debuted on CBS-TV and would air for five seasons.
1956:  Bill Haley owned five of the top songs in the U.K.--"Rockin' Through the Rye", "Saints Rock n' Roll", "Rock Around the Clock", "Razzle Dazzle"and "See You Later, Alligator".
1956:  Elvis Presley's double-sided smash "Hound Dog"/"Don't Be Cruel" resumed the #1 position on the R&B chart.



1957:  Buddy Holly and the Crickets recorded "Maybe Baby".
1958:  "It's All in the Game" by Tommy Edwards was the new #1 song.
1960:  Ricky Valance rose to #1 on the U.K. chart with "Tell Laura I Love Her".



1962:  "He's a Rebel" by the Crystals moved from 66 to 44 on this date.
1962:  "Sherry" by the 4 Seasons continued to be the #1 song for the third week.
1963:  The Rolling Stones began their first tour of the U.K. at the New Victoria in London, opening for Bo Diddley, Little Richard and the Everly Brothers.
1966:  The Animals held auditions for a new guitarist at the Birdland club in London.  Noel Redding jammed with a guitarist that Animals member Chas Chandler had discovered (Jimi Hendrix) before the two headed off to a pub.  Hendrix invited Redding to play bass for the Jimi Hendrix Experience.





1967:  Drummer Mickey Hart joined the Grateful Dead.
1967:  The Rolling Stones parted ways with manager Andrew Loog Oldham.
1967:  The Beatles mixed the song "I Am the Walrus", a tune made up of three songs that John Lennon had been working on.
1969:  The Doors were in concert at the Lincoln Center's 7th Film Festival in New York City.
1971:  Sweet, Dave Edmunds and Rockpile appeared in concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London, while Gilbert O'Sullivan made his live debut that night.
1972:  Cat Stevens played at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
1973:  Stevie Wonder posted his eighth #1 on the R&B chart--"Higher Ground".





1973:  Brothers and Sisters by the Allman Brothers held the #1 spot on the album chart for the fourth week.  We're an American Band by Grand Funk would settle for #2 with Killing Me Softly from Roberta Flack third.  Los Cochinos from the hilarious Cheech & Chong was #4 and the great album Innervisions was #5.  The rest of the Top 10:  Let's Get It On from Marvin Gaye moved from 11-6, Deliver the Word from War, Long Hard Climb by Helen Reddy was stuck on 8, Chicago VI by Chicago and the epic Pink Floyd album The Dark Side of the Moon was in the final spot of the Top 10.



1973:  Grand Funk celebrated their first #1 song--"Were An American Band".  Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On" was #2 with Cher looming next with "Half Breed".  Paul Simon remained at #4 with "Loves Me Like a Rock" and Helen Reddy dropped to position #5 with "Delta Dawn".  The rest of the Top 10:  Stevie Wonder's "Higher Ground", Tony Orlando & Dawn slipped with "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose", the Isley Brothers were up to #8 with "That Lady", B.W. Stevenson made the Top 10 with "My Maria" and the Allman Brothers scored the only Top 10 of their career with "Ramblin' Man".





1974:  John Lennon was a guest DJ on WNEW-FM in New York.
1975:  The Bee Gees released one of their great hits--"Nights On Broadway".
1976:  Jerry Lee Lewis was charged with shooting a firearm within city limits.  He was aiming to shoot a soda bottle at his birthday party but instead hit his bass guitarist, Norman Owens, twice in the chest.
1977:  The band for James Brown walked out on him in Hallandale, Florida, complaining of being underpaid and overworked.  Welcome to the club.
1979:  The Police had the top song in the U.K. with "Message in a Bottle".



1979:  Lobo reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Where Were You When I Was Falling In Love".
1979:  Michael Jackson ruled the R&B chart for the fourth consecutive week with "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough".



1979:  On this date, 16-year-old France Joli had one of the fastest-rising songs (63-40) with "Come To Me".  As it turned out, she would forever have one of The Most Underrated Songs of the Rock Era*.
1979:  Foreigner had arrived.  Their great third album Head Games debuted at #19 on the album chart.



LRB with one of their best albums


1979:  In Through the Out Door had been out just four weeks but three of those were at #1 for their final classic album.  The Knack was still at #2 with the impressive Get the Knack and Bob Dylan remained at 3 with Slow Train Coming.  Supertramp's great Breakfast In America was #4.  The rest of the Top 10:  Risque by Chic, Michael Jackson's Off the Wall, a little Midnight Magic from the Commodores at #7, Earth, Wind & Fire held on to #8 with I Am, Candy-O from the Cars, and the Little River Band scored a Top 10 album with First Under the Wire.



1979:  The Knack made it six weeks at #1 with "My Sharona".
1979:  Prince advanced to #1 with "Let's Go Crazy", knocking John Waite from the top after a short stay with "Missing You".  The Cars were up to 3 with "Drive" but Cyndi Lauper Born in the U.S.A. was "Cover Me".
1980:  Kenny Rogers released the single "Lady".
1980:  Pat Benatar released the single "Hit Me With Your Best Shot".
1980:  Elvis Costello and the Stray Cats performed at the Rainbow in London.
1983:  Andy Gibb appeared on the series Gimme' a Break on ABC-TV.




1984:  Billy Ocean made it four straight weeks at #1 on the R&B chart with "Caribbean Queen".







1984:  Prince owned the #1 single ("Let's Go Crazy") album (Purple Rain) and movie (Purple Rain) simultaneously, joining the Beatles as the only act to ever achieve the feat. 
1986:  Madonna released the single "True Blue".
1986:  Wang Chung released "Everybody Have Fun Tonight".
1986:  Billy Idol released the single "To Be A Lover".
1990:  The album Listen Without Prejudice by George Michael debuted at #22.
1990:  Prince topped the R&B chart for the seventh time in his career with "Thieves in the Temple".




George Michael from his masterpiece Listen Without Prejudice

1990:  Nelson topped the chart with "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection".  Maxi Priest closed to #2 with "Close To You" and the former #1 "Release Me" from Wilson Phillips was third.  Jon Bon Jovi dropped to #4, George Michael was up strong with "Praying for Time" and Phil Collins was on the move with "Something Happen On the Way To Heaven".
1991:  Metallica kicked off a tour at the Civic Center in Peoria, Illinois.
1992:  Singer/songwriter Paul Jabara died from lymphoma related to the AIDS virus at age 44.  Jabara wrote "Last Dance" for Donna Summer and "The Main Event/Fight" for Barbra Streisand.





1994:  The Pointer Sisters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.





1996:  Alanis Morissette wrapped up her first tour in Houston, Texas.
1997:  Bobby Sheehan of Blues Traveler was arrested for possession of cocaine in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
1997:  United States President Bill Clinton awarded Don Henley with a National Medal of the Humanites.
1998:  OutKast released the album Aquemini.
1998:  R. Kelly released the double album R.
1998:  The family of Frank Sinatra filed suit against Ross Stores, Inc. for copyright infringement, saying The Sinatra Collection of 75 songs was not authorized.
2002:  Kelly Clarkson rode a wave to #1 with "A Moment Like This".
2004:  The five-piece drum set for Keith Moon of the Who sold for $215,772 in London setting a auction record for a set of drums.
2004:  Bono of U2 addressed the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, England about AIDS and world poverty.
2005:  "Gold Digger" by Kanye West was the #1 song for the fourth week in a row.
2006:  Weezer sued Miller Brewing Company, which used the band's image in print ads without permission.


Born This Day:





1935:  Jerry Lee Lewis was born in Ferriday, Louisiana.
1939:  Tommy Boyce, half of the duo Boyce & Hart, who had the hit "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight", also wrote "I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" and "Last Train To Clarksville" for the Monkees, was born in Charlottesville, Virginia; in later years he suffered from depression, experienced a brain aneurysm and committed suicide on  November 23, 1994.
1943:  Manuel Fernandez of Los Bravos; committed suicide May 20, 1967.

 


1944:  Mike Post was born in Berkeley, California.
1944:  Tommy Boyce of Boyce and Hart ("I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" from 1968) was born in Charlottesville, Virginia;

 


1948:  Mark Farner, guitarist of Grand Funk, was born in Flint, Michigan.
1948:  Mike Pinera, guitarist of Iron Butterfly, Alice Cooper and Blues Image ("Ride Captain Ride") was born in Tampa, Florida.
1965:  Ian Baker, keyboardist of Jesus Jones ("Right Here, Right Now")
1968:  Brad Smith of Blind Melon ("No Rain")
1969:  Donald DeGrate, vocalist of Jodeci ("Freak 'N' You" from 1995), was born in Hampton, Virginia.
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Songs That Changed the World--The Most Important Songs of the Rock Era: "The House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals

To be fair, this song had been done before but you'd never know it from this performance as the Animals made it their own.  Looking back 47 years later, it is still unbelievable the talent that this group of young men had (they were all in their early twenties at the time of this song.)  Eric Burdon's piercing voice is amazing and Alan Price plays one of the best keyboard solos of the Rock Era.  If this doesn't cause every man to look at lifestyle changes, it's only because they're ignorant of the message.






"The House of the Rising Sun"
by the Animals

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one

My mother was a tailor
She sewed my new bluejeans
My father was a gamblin' man
Down in New Orleans

Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk

[Organ Solo]

Oh mother tell your children
Not to do what I have done
Spend your lives in sin and misery
In the House of the Rising Sun

Well, I got one foot on the platform
The other foot on the train
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
To wear that ball and chain

Well, there is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God I know I'm one 
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In Concert: Journey

This isn't a concert, but still an incredible live performance on The Tom Snyder Show.  When Journey added Jonathan Cain to their lineup, they were arguably the most talented act in the world.  It was during this time that they released "Don't Stop Believin'", which featured Cain opening the tune on keyboards.






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In Concert: Huey Lewis & the News

I never had the privilege, but I have heard that this group is incredible live.  Here's just a sample from Huey and friends:






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In Concert: Styx

Guitarist Tommy Shaw does an amazing job singing this fan favorite, the title track from the great album Crystal Ball.


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Five Best Songs: Seals & Crofts

This duo was part of the Champs from 1958-1965 before starting their own group, initially called the Dawnbreakers, in the late 1960's.  Here are the Five Best from Jim Seals & Dash Crofts.





1.  "Get Closer"
2.  "Summer Breeze"
3.  "Diamond Girl"
4.  "I'll Play for You"
5.  "Hummingbird"
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Five Best Songs: Roxette

Choosing the Five Best is tough for a group that had five songs reach either #1 or #2.  They were red hot from 1989-1991.





1.  "It Must Have Been Love"
2.  "The Look"
3.  "Listen To Your Heart"
4.  "Joyride"
5.  "Dangerous"
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Hits List: Grand Funk (Railroad)

All this band did was just put out great rock and roll music.  They've had several songs that are among the top of the Rock Era--here is their complete Hits List:

1969:  "Time Machine" (#47, #43 Canada)
           "Mr. Limousine Driver" (#97, #92 Canada)
           "Inside Looking Out"



1970:  "Heartbreaker" (#72, #58 Canada)
           "Sin's a Good Man's Brother"
           "Closer To Home" (#22, #21 Canada)
           "Mean Mistreater" (#47, #30 Canada)
1971:  "Feelin' Alright" (#54, #20 Canada)
           "Gimme Shelter" (#61, #49 Canada)
           "People, Let's Stop the War"
           "Footstompin' Music" (#29, #43 Canada)
1972:  "Upsetter" (#73, #89 Canada)
           "Rock 'n' Roll Soul" (#29, #37 Canada)



1973:  "We're An American Band" (#1, #4 Canada)
           "Walk Like a Man" (#19, #16 Canada)
1974:  "The Loco-Motion" (#1, #1 Canada)
           "Shinin' On" (#11, #13 Canada)
1975:  "Some Kind of Wonderful" (#3, #6 Canada)
           "Bad Time" (#4, #3 Canada)
           "Take Me" (#53, #58 Canada)
1976:  "Sally" (#69, #35 Canada)
           "Can You Do It"(#45, #75 Canada)
1977:  "Just Couldn't Wait"
1981:  "Y.O.U."
1982:  "Stuck in the Middle"--one of the Most Underrated Songs of the Rock Era.
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