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Shawna's list was another one of those "just can't go wrong lists". The songs were all good so the top ten of course would be as well.

So far all the lists we've done have been great and I think everyone has great taste in music :D

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Indeed, all in the same list! "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is the song I danced to with my dad at my wedding. I'm glad it's #1 because it has really special sentimental significance in that regard.

Woot! Woot!

The only quibble I have is... well, you all know what it is. :grin: :grin:

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Every song on my list has particular meaning for me with timelines and experiences. So here's why these were on the list. :)

1. Bridge Over Troubled Water ~ Simon and Garfunkel (explained above)

2. I'm A Believer ~ Monkees ~ My favorite Monkees song... this came out when I was about 7 and we would listen to our little transistor radios for hours just to hear it, along with "Sugar Sugar."

3. Night Moves ~ Bob Seger ~ reminds me of 11th grade... "we were just young and restless and bored, livin' by the sword."

4. Gimme Three Steps ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd ~ High school again... a must at all keggers.

5. Heard It In A Love Song ~ Marshall Tucker ~ guess what - high school again! This song was huge at parties, another kegger must.

6. Careless Whisper ~ Wham! ~ just after high school... I wanted to have George Michael's baby. :laughing:

7. You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet ~ BTO ~ junior high... this song was somehow clandestinely nasty. That's why I loved it.

8. Midnight Confessions ~ Grass Roots ~ I must have been about 10 and bought one of those "Sessions" multiple-disc "super hits" sets and played this song until the record player broke.

9. Total Eclipse Of The Heart ~ Bonnie Tyler ~ Early 20s... very powerful feelings this one evoked. Then I discovered Jim Steinman wrote it, the same guy who wrote all the songs on Meatloaf's "Bat Out Of Hell," which was one of my favorites.

10. Long, Long Time ~ Linda Ronstadt ~ 10th - 11th grade love and heartbreak. That jerk. :laughing:

Thanks for taking the time to vote for my list!!! :grin: :grin:

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Shawna, I'm glad you appreciate the over the top fantasticality of Total Eclipse of the Heart as much as I do, and I am thrilled Wham made your Ten. I'm also glad Linda has a place. She's the only '70s lady I didn't have on my list (out of Linda, Carly, Joni, and Carole)

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Good Ten, Shawna. :)

I've voted for "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" (one of the best songs of the 80s) every time it's been nominated, but it's never made a regular Top Ten. Maybe it's time for someone to renominate it now that there are a few others here who appreciate it.

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"It´s a Heartbreak" will get my vote... in the five first places... :cool:

Will you vote for It's A Heartache too?.... :P

:doh: :doh: :doh: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

You see, it´s 6.30 am, I am having my coffee and i´m still half asleep... :laughing:

Yes, of course I meant "It´s a Heartache"... :shades:

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A slight delay in the point-putting-up... I was, um, ... doing stuff. Anyway:

Stats and Shiz

Bridge Over Troubled Water ~ Simon and Garfunkel 129

I'm A Believer ~ Monkees 87

Night Moves ~ Bob Seger 63

Gimme Three Steps ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd 62

Heard It In A Love Song ~ Marshall Tucker 52

Careless Whisper ~ Wham! 51

You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet ~ BTO 45

Midnight Confessions ~ Grass Roots 44

Total Eclipse Of The Heart ~ Bonnie Tyler 42

Long, Long Time ~ Linda Ronstadt 42

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Rock Star ~ Nickelback 40

Rosalita ~ Bruce Springsteen 37

Sugar, Sugar ~ Archies 35

What I Like About You ~ Romantics 35

Change Of Heart ~ Tom Petty 34

Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad ~ Meatloaf 32

Hard Luck Woman ~ KISS 30

He Thinks He'll Keep Her ~ Mary Chapin Carpenter 27

Highwire ~ Rolling Stones 26

Silver Springs ~ Fleetwood Mac 25

Junior's Farm ~ Paul McCartney 24

Lady ~ Styx 23

Rosanna ~ Toto 21

Southern Girls ~ Cheap Trick 20

Green and Dumb ~ RCPM 20

First Time ~ Lifehouse 19

Crazy For You ~ Madonna 18

You Learn ~ Alanis Morrisette 17

Shameless ~ Garth Brooks 12

I Never Dreamed ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd 11

There's Your Trouble ~ Dixie Chicks 11

If I'd Been The One ~ 38 Special 10

Beach Baby ~ First Class 9

Gimme Some Water ~ Eddie Money 9

Independence Day ~ Martina McBride 9

Rock Me Gently ~ Andy Kim 8

Hands Tied ~ Scandal 7

There Goes Another Love Song ~ Outlaws 7

Passionate Kisses ~ Mary Chapin Carpenter 6

Gold and Braid ~ Stevie Nicks 4

Atlantis ~ Jamie O'Neal 2

Never Thought ~ RCPM 2

Sweet Young Thing ~ Monkees 2

What About Now ~ Lonestar 1

Fast Cars and Freedom ~ Rascal Flatts 0

Fast Moving Train ~ Restless Heart 0

Miracle ~ Jon Bon Jovi 0

Someone To Lay Down Beside Me ~ Linda Ronstadt 0

To Love You More ~ Celine Dion 0

When You Close Your Eyes ~ Night Ranger 0

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