Monday, August 22, 2005

100 songs (meme)

I found this in someone's blog, and thought it was a pretty neat idea (Don't worry, nobody's tagged here. But hey, DO try it out, anyway!)

The Directions:
[1] Go to musicoutfitters and put your birth year into the search field [there's a "Search Our Site" tag at the top right hand corner of the screen].

[2] The first link is likely the top 100 songs of that year. Cut and paste that list here (in your blog).

[3] Bold the ones you actually like. Understand that the word "like" in this case means, at the very least, that you wouldn't immediately change the radio station.

[4] Pick a favorite and underline it.

The Results:
1973
[Top 100 Hits of 1973 / Top 100 Songs of 1973]

1. Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree, Tony Orlando and Dawn
2. Bad Bad Leroy Brown, Jim Croce
3. Killing Me Softly With His Song, Roberta Flack >> a real classic.. I LURVE!
4. Let's Get It On, Marvin Gaye >> class!
5. My Love, Paul McCartney and Wings
6. Why Me, Kris Kristofferson
7. Crocodile Rock, Elton John
8. Will It Go Round In Circles, Billy Preston
9. You're So Vain, Carly Simon >> who.. moi?
10. Touch Me In The Morning, Diana Ross >> because I was touched EVERY morning! Haha..
11. The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia, Vicki Lawrence
12. Playground In My Mind, Clint Holmes
13. Brother Louie, Stories
14. Delta Dawn, Helen Reddy
15. Me And Mrs. Jones, Billy Paul
16. Frankenstein, Edgar Winter Group
17. Drift Away, Dobie Gray
18. Little Willy, Sweet
19. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life, Stevie Wonder
20. Half Breed, Cher
21. That Lady, Isley Bros.
22. Pillow Talk, Sylvia
23. We're An American Band, Grand Funk Railroad
24. Right Place, Wrong Time, Dr. John
25. Wildflower, Skylark
26. Superstition, Stevie Wonder
27. Loves Me Like A Rock, Paul Simon
28. The Morning After, Maureen McGovern
29. Rocky Mountain High, John Denver
30. Stuck In The Middle With You, Stealers Wheel
31. Shambala, Three Dog Night
32. Love Train, O'Jays
33. I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Barry White
34. Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose, Tony Orlando and Dawn
35. Keep On Truckin' (Pt. 1), Eddie Kendricks
36. Dancing In The Moonlight, King Harvest
37. Danny's Song, Anne Murray
38. Monster Mash, Bobby "Boris" Pickett and The Crypt Kickers
39. Natural High, Bloodstone
40. Diamond Girl, Seals and Crofts
41. Long Train Running, Doobie Brothers
42. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth), George Harrison
43. If You Want Me To Stay, Sly and The Family Stone
44. Daddy's Home, Jermaine Jackson
45. Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye), Gladys Knight and The Pips
46. I'm Doing Fine Now, New York City
47. Could It Be I'm Falling In Love, Spinners
48. Daniel, Elton John >> one of Elton's good ones.
49. Midnight Train To Georgia, Gladys Knight and The Pips
50. Smoke On The Water , Deep Purple >> rock on!
51. The Cover Of Rolling Stone, Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show
52. Behind Closed Doors, Charlie Rich
53. Your Mama Don't Dance, Loggins and Messina
54. Feelin' Stronger Every Day, Chicago
55. The Cisco Kid, War
56. Live And Let Die, Wings
57. Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?, Hurricane Smith
58. I Believe In You, Johnnie Taylor
59. Sing, Carpenters
60. Ain't No Woman (Like The One I Got), Four Tops
61. Dueling Banjos, Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandel
62. Higher Ground, Stevie Wonder
63. Here I Am (Come And Take Me), Al Green >> didn't UB40 do a version of this song too? Nice!!
64. My Maria, B.W. Stevenson
65. Superfly, Curtis Mayfield
66. Get Down, Gilbert O'Sullivan
67. Last Song, Edward Bear
68. Reelin' In The Years, Steely Dan
69. Hocus Pocus, Focus
70. Yesterday Once More, Carpenters >> *sigh* melancholy song, for one of those days.
71. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Bette Midler >> it's Bette! 'Nuff said.
72. Clair, Gilbert O'Sullivan
73. Do It Again, Steely Dan
74. Kodachrome, Paul Simon
75. Why Can't We Live Together, Timmy Thomas
76. So Very Hard To Go, Tower Of Power
77. Do You Want To Dance?, Bette Midler
78. Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu, Johnny Rivers
79. Ramblin' Man, Allman Brothers
80. Masterpiece, Temptations
81. Peaceful, Helen Reddy
82. One Of A Kind (Love Affair), Spinners
83. Funny Face, Donna Fargo
84. Funky Worm, Ohio Players
85. Angie, Rolling Stones
86. Jambalaya (On The Bayou), Blue Ridge Rangers
87. Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend, Lobo
88. Break Up To Make Up, Stylistics
89. Daisy A Day, Jud Strunk
90. Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001), Deodato
91. Stir It Up, Johnny Nash
92. Money, Pink Floyd
93. Gypsy Man, War
94. The World Is A Ghetto, War
95. Yes We Can Can, Pointer Sisters
96. Free Ride, Edgar Winter Group
97. Space Oddity, David Bowie
98. It Never Rains In Southern California, Albert Hammond
99. The Twelfth Of Never, Donny Osmond
100. Papa Was A Rolling Stone, Temptations >> only because I like the version done by George Michael/Queen

The Verdict:
10 out of 100 songs. Not bad, I think. 1973 turned out a pretty good year for music too, I guess.

Now.. I wonder, what song topped the chart in Malaysia back in 1973?

4 Comments:

Blogger Nickxandar said...

Since you and I share the same birth year, I don't need to do step 1 :=p

Anyway, my like list is almost the same with yours except for a few.

#3 - True classic.
#9 - Ahh ... the always dependable day-after breakup song.
#19 - My favorite song from the list.
#38 - Just plain ole fun & wacky song - reminds me of college in US
#48 - The other queen of England.
#59 + #70 - My OGT. Can't resist the power of the Carpenters.

Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:35:00 am  
Blogger Zashreena said...

I like song #100 too. george michael's version. used to have the cassette tapi dah rosak

Thursday, August 25, 2005 2:24:00 pm  
Blogger ku E said...

hie, its me kuE!

yr blog luks interesting but i dun hv d time just yet 2 read them all. i've add it 2 my fav list anyway. maybe i'll catch-up wz u soonest possible, huh?!!

p/s i've got a copy of THE cd, jgn jealous... lol

Friday, August 26, 2005 11:56:00 am  
Blogger azmi | 2¢ said...

nickxandar >>
We're of the same vintage kan.. Haha..
BTW, "#9 - Ahh ... the always dependable day-after breakup song"?!! o_0
You're So Vain (by Carly Simon) AS a day-after break-up song..?!! Hmmm.. sounds a bit nasty to me.. Hehehe.. But I'm sure it works well to diss the ex, and move on with life! kwangkwangkwang..
:-P


greena >>
Yes! George Michael's Five Live album.. One helluva gem!
I could see some nice pics in your photoblog. You travel a lot, eh?

kuE >>
Amboiii.. jauh ko merantau semata2 nak tunjuk eksyen pasal CD FUUYO tu, ekk? Kosser tau!
Yes, I've been to your blog too, tried to write in some comments but cannot. Kena blocked kot?! Tatau lerr apasal. I'm in the process of reading your previous entry too.. Hehehe.. Selamat bershopping raya sakan, occay?!

Gosh, dah nak dekat raya dah ni kerr?

Anyway, to BOTH of you girls, thanks for dropping by here. Talk to you again soon, I hope.

;-)

Monday, August 29, 2005 1:48:00 pm  

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