Uncle Joe's Personal Top Ten

[TheLizard]

1. The Longest Time - Billy Joel

2. Rave On - Buddy Holly

3. Bang A Gong - T Rex

4. Rag Mama Rag - The Band

5. Bust A Move - Young MC

6. Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night

7. Lowdown - Boz Scaggs

8. Avalon - Roxy Music

9. Love Man - Otis Redding

10. Cry To Me - Solomon Burke

[Lea]

1.At Seventeen-Janis Ian

2.Long, Long Time - Linda Ronstadt

3.Avalon - Bryan Ferry

4.Do You Know What I Mean-Lee Michaels

5.Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night

6.Lowdown - Boz Scaggs

7.White Bird-It's A Beautiful Day

8.Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester

9.Eye In The Sky-Alan Parsons Project

10.Dreadlock Holiday-10cc

Here is my #1's the rest of your list will just have to settle for being my #2's.

All the songs I choose could easily be in the first spot. Very nice list Joe

[Dappled]

1. At Seventeen-Janis Ian

2. Avalon - Roxy Music

3. Cry To Me - Solomon Burke

4. Lonely Too Long-The Rascals

5. Long, Long Time - Linda Ronstadt

6. Too Old To Rock And Roll, Too Young To Die - Jethro Tull

7. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Vanilla Fudge

8. Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night

9. Bang A Gong-T Rex

10. I Only Want To Be With You-Dusty Springfield

So many great songs, Joe, but I have to settle for these ten.

Laura Nyro makes her presence felt in this list too, since she wrote Eli’s Coming!

[edna]

Yesterday I was listening to the playlist again... I could have chosen other 10 ones...

[miamisammy29]

1. My Old School - Steely Dan

2. Too Old To Rock and Roll, Too Young To Die - Jethro Tull

3. Lowdown - Boz Scaggs

4. Bang A Gong - T-Rex

5. Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night

6. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler

7. It's So Nice To Me With You - Gallery

8. Eye In The Sky - Alan Parsons Project

9. Smoke From A Distant Fire - Sanford-Townsend Band

10. Bust A Move - Young MC

Honorable Mention: Cat Stevens, Dusty Springfield, Maxine Nightingale, Ace

[Jenny]

1. Tempted - Squeeze

2. Cry to Me - Solomon Burke

3. Love Man - Otis Redding

4. Bust A Move - Young MC

5. The Longest Time - Billy Joel

6. Breakout - Swing Out Sister

7. Come and Get Your Love - Redbone

8. Rave On - Buddy Holly

9. When Smokey Sings - ABC

10. I Only Want to Be With You - Dusty Springfield

[skybluesky]

Laura Nyro makes her presence felt in this list too, since she wrote Eli’s Coming!

That's 3 PTT's in a row with Laura Nyro, and she didn't get into the HOF this year. Doesn't the selection committee know we know what's best

[phil]

1. Expressway To Your Heart - Soul Survivors

2. Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels

3. Only The Strong Survive - Jerry Butler

4. Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners

5. Lonely Too Long - Rascals

6. Wave - Oscar Peterson

7. Love Has No Pride - Bonnie Raitt

8. Cry To Me - Solomon Burke

9. Friends - Buzzy Linhart

10. Soul Deep - Boxtops

Extremely hard to pick Ten. Lots of great tunes. Good job, Joe.

[Steel2Velvet]

1. At Seventeen-Janis Ian (1975)

2. Lonely Too Long-The Rascals

3. Expressway To Your Heart - Soul Survivors

4. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler

5. I Only Want To Be With You-Dusty Springfield

6. Quarter To Three-Gary US Bonds

7. Long, Long Time - Linda Ronstadt

8. My Old School - Steely Dan

9. Love Will Find A Way - Pablo Cruise

10. Since I Don't Have You - The Skyliners

I was tempted to dance until 2:45

Good stuff, Joe

[Uncle Joe]

This is fun. I'm listening again and again.

TY guys!

[bluesboy]

1. Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night

2. Since I Don't Have You - The Skyliners

3. Rave On - Buddy Holly

4. So Very Hard To Go - Tower of Power

5. Expressway To Your Heart - Soul Survivors

6. Do You Know What I Mean-Lee Michaels

7. It's All Right - Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions

8. White Bird-It's A Beautiful Day

9. Long, Long Time - Linda Ronstadt

10. I Only Want To Be With You-Dusty Springfield

Great list Joe. Your Oscar Peterson cut in your playlist would have ranked high on my list.

[blind-fitter]

I definitely intend to vote in Joe's PTT, but quite alot is unfamiliar to me and I haven't had time to listen yet. Should have some time on Friday morning, all being well. But please let me know (by PM if necessary) if a deadline is approaching. (I don't know how long you allow for each PTT).

[Steel2Velvet]

I definitely intend to vote in Joe's PTT, but quite alot is unfamiliar to me and I haven't had time to listen yet. Should have some time on Friday morning, all being well. But please let me know (by PM if necessary) if a deadline is approaching. (I don't know how long you allow for each PTT).

I close it out and start counting votes at 10P.M. New York time (1 in the morning here.) Which should give you all day and evening Friday in the UK, B-F.

[lonelyday]

1. Cry to Me- Solomon Burke

2. You Keep Me Hangin' On- Vanilla Fudge

3. My Old School- Steely Dan

4. Love Man- Otis Redding

5. Since I Don't Have You- The Skyliners

6. Smoke From A Distant Fire - Sanford-Townsend Band

7. Lonely Too Long- The Rascals

8. It's All Right - Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions

9. Rave On- Buddy Holly

10. Bust A Move- Young MC

It was soooo hard to pick! And heaps I didn't know. Good list!

[Lucky]

1. Since I Don't Have You - The Skyliners (In my opinion this may be one of the best songs of all-time)

2. Long, Long Time - Linda Ronstadt

3. It's All Right - Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions

4. Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels

5. Come And Get Your Love-Redbone

6. Fly Like A Bird - Boz Scaggs

7. Love Will Find a Way - Pablo Cruise

8. Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night

9. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler

10. Eye In The Sky-Alan Parsons Project

That was amazingly difficult.

Edited February 12, 2010 by Guest
Since I don't have you opinion. :)

[karma]

1. Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester

2. Smoke From A Distant Fire - Sanford-Townsend Band

3. The Boy With The Moon And Star On His Head-Cat Stevens

4. At Seventeen-Janis Ian (1975)

5. Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night

6. Time Out Of Mind - Steely Dan

7. Love Has No Pride - Bonnie Raitt

8. Long, Long Time - Linda Ronstadt

9. My Old School - Steely Dan

10. Lonely Too Long-The Rascals

Loved your list Joe. I know most of them but just had to give them all a listen. Very very good list.

[BlueAngel]

1. Bang A Gong-T Rex

2. Avalon - Roxy Music

3. Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale

4. Eye In The Sky - Alan Parsons Project

5. Get Me - Everything But The Girl

6. Expressway To Your Heart - Soul Survivors

7. Longest Time, The - Billy Joel

8. Lowdown - Boz Scaggs

9. Rave On - Buddy Holly

10. Rag Mama Rag - The Band

Plenty to choose from, very nice.

[CanAm]

1. It's So Nice To Be With You - Gallery

2. How Long - Ace

3. Eye In The Sky - The Alan Parsons Project

4. Dreadlock Holiday - 10cc

5. Rave On - Buddy Holly

6. Come And Get Your Love - Redbone

7. Long, Long Time - Linda Ronstadt

8. Avalon - Roxy Music

9. Streets Of London - Ralph McTell

10. Love Has No Pride - Bonnie Raitt

It was very tough to narrow down the list to just 10 songs.

[cyberjudge]

I request that all voters remove their pants before casting their ballots.

Had to change my signature to make myself eligible to vote. Whole lotta 70's going on this week.

1. At Seventeen-Janis Ian

2. How Long (Has This Been Going On)-Ace

3. Right Back Where We Started From-Maxine Nightingale

4. Smoke from a Distant Fire-Sanford Townsend Band

5. Love Will Find a Way-Pablo Cruise

6. Come and Get Your Love-Redbone

7. Midnight Blue-Melissa Manchester

8. Lowdown-Boz Scaggs

9. The Longest Time-Billy Joel

10. Tempted-Squeeze

[Uncle Joe]

[blind-fitter]

1) Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale

2) Bang A Gong-T Rex

3) Break Out-Swing Out Sister

4) Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler

5) Streets Of London-Ralph McTell

6) I Only Want To Be With You-Dusty Springfield

7) Since I Don't Have You - The Skyliners

8) Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester

9) Tempted - Squeeze

10) Soul Deep - The Box Tops

Man, I could easily have compiled a Top 20. Lots of good stuff!

[Tenacious_Peaches]

1] Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler

2] Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale

3] Since I Don't Have You - The Skyliners

4] Tempted - Squeeze

5] When Smokey Sings – ABC

6] I Only Want To Be With You-Dusty Springfield

7] Love Will Find A Way - Pablo Cruise

8] Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester

9] Rag Mama Rag - The Band

10] How Long (Has This Been Going On)-Ace

I'm usually topless when I listen to the nominations but I went bottomless this week in honor of my beloved Uncle Joe. It gave the chair dancing an extra dimension I had not anticipated.

Fantastic list, Unc. You know it was extremely difficult for me to whittle it down when Young MC didn't make the cut.

[Viaene]

1. Rag Mama Rag - The Band

2. Too Old To Rock And Roll, Too Young To Die - Jethro Tull

3. Dreadlock Holiday-10cc

4. Bang A Gong-T Rex

5. Rave On - Buddy Holly

6. Longest Time, The - Billy Joel

7. Quarter To Three-Gary US Bonds (1961)

8. Smoke From A Distant Fire - Sanford-Townsend Band

9. Eye In The Sky-Alan Parsons Project

10.Bust A Move-Young MC

[Steel2Velvet]

Presenting the soulful stylings from his nekked list of hits,

Uncle Joe's Personal Top Ten:

1. Bang A Gong-T Rex 76

2. Eli's Coming - Three Dog Night 54

3. Since I Don't Have You - The Skyliners 49

4. Eye In The Sky-Alan Parsons Project 49

5. At Seventeen-Janis Ian 49

6. Cry To Me - Solomon Burke 45

7. Longest Time, The - Billy Joel 45

8. Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale 44

9. Expressway To Your Heart - Soul Survivors 43

10. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler 41

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following very close behind:

I Only Want To Be With You-Dusty Springfield 40

Long, Long Time - Linda Ronstadt 40

My Old School - Steely Dan 40

Tempted - Squeeze 39

Rave On - Buddy Holly 38

How Long (Has This Been Going On)-Ace 37

Lonely Too Long-The Rascals 36

Too Old To Rock And Roll, Too Young To Die - Jethro Tull 36

Avalon - Roxy Music 35

Smoke From A Distant Fire - Sanford-Townsend Band 35

Come And Get Your Love-Redbone 31

You Keep Me Hangin' On - Vanilla Fudge 31

Bust A Move-Young MC 30

Do You Know What I Mean-Lee Michaels 30

Rag Mama Rag - The Band 30

Lowdown - Boz Scaggs 27

Quarter To Three-Gary US Bonds 27

It's So Nice To Be With You-Gallery 25

Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester 23

Love Will Find A Way - Pablo Cruise 22

Love Man - Otis Redding 22

Break Out-Swing Out Sister 20

Dreadlock Holiday-10cc 16

It's All Right - Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions 16

White Bird-It's A Beautiful Day 16

Love Has No Pride - Bonnie Raitt 11

Only The Strong Survive - Jerry Butler 8

Streets Of London-Ralph McTell 8

The Boy With The Moon And Star On His Head-Cat Stevens 8

When Smokey Sings - ABC 8

So Very Hard To Go - Tower of Power 7

Solitaire-Neil Sedaka (or The Carpenters) 7

Get Me-Everything But The Girl 6

Fly Like A Bird - Boz Scaggs 5

Time Out Of Mind - Steely Dan 5

Friends-Buzzy Linhart 2

Soul Deep - The Box Tops 2

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a few no shows:

Sunday Kind Of Love-The Harptones

Sway-Bobby Rydell

Witchy Tai To-Everything Is Everything

.. and bless its heart, a 5 point write in for the non-nominated,

Wave - Oscar Peterson

Comments or conjecture? Please feel free to unclothe your thoughts!

[_Laurie_]

Joe that is some nice listenin....I really enjoyed it!