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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #236


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1. Mama Said - Shirelles

2. St. James Infirmary - Allen Toussaint

3. I've Been Lonely Too Long - Rascals

4. Rock Steady - Aretha

5. Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson

6. This Litle Girl Is Mine - Gary "US" Bonds

7. Veronica - Elvis Costello

8. Chick-A-Boom - Daddy Dewdrop

9. Candy Man - Roy Orbison

10. Monster Mash - Boris Pickett ( A young Leon Russell on piano)

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Leon's stamp is present on a lot more music than most people realize, as writer, musician, and/or producer. :bow:

1. This Magic Moment - Jay and the Americans (1968)

2. One Fine Day - The Chiffons (1963)

3. Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson (1958)

4. God Gave Rock 'n' Roll To You - Argent (1973)

5. When Love Is Dying - Elton John & Leon Russell (2010)

6. Sunlight - The Youngbloods (1969)

7. I've Been Lonely too Long - The Rascals (1967)

8. Only You Know and I Know - Delaney and Bonnie & Friends

9. Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) - Daddy Dewdrop (1971)

10. Something's Got a Hold on Me - Christina Aguilera (2010) (nice vocal)

This entire list could be #1's, and most are, or have been, on my own lists. Tough, tough week.

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1 • Complete Control • The Clash (1977)

2 • Something's Got a Hold on Me • Christina Aguilera (2010)

3 • Monster Mash • Bobby Boris Pickett & the Crypt-kickers (1962)

4 • Walking on the Water • Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968)

5 • Old Fashioned • Cee Lo Green (2010)

6 • And We Danced • The Hooters (1985)

7 • God Gave Rock 'n' Roll To You • Argent (1973)

8 • Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) • Concrete Blonde (1990)

9 • Lonely • Janet Jackson (1989)

10 • Hippychick • Soho (1990)

HM • Rascals • Journey • Talking Heads • Eagles • etc.

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Thanks to those who greeted me in this Ten and the last, and by PT.

1. Veronica - Elvis Costello (1989)

2. Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It) - Daddy Dewdrop (1971)

3. Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson (1958)

4. One Fine Day - The Chiffons (1963)

5. Mama Said - The Shirelles (1961)

6. Cool Change - Little River Band (1979)

7. Look Through Any Window - The Hollies (1965)

8. Monster Mash - Bobby (Boris) Pickett & the Crypt-kickers (1962)

9. This Magic Moment - Jay and the Americans (1968)

10. Days Of Pearly Spencer - David McWilliams (1967)

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1] Something's Got a Hold on Me - Christina Aguilera (2010)

2] Old Fashioned - Cee Lo Green (2010)

3] And We Danced - The Hooters (1985)

4] St James Infirmary - Allen Toussaint (2009)

5] Don't Sweat The Technique - Eric B. & Rakim (1992)

6] Re: Your Brains ~ Jonathan Coulton (2006)

7] Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin (1971)

8] Fantasy - Earth, Wind, and Fire (1977)

9] One Fine Day - The Chiffons (1963)

10] This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) - Natalie Cole (1975)

Great songs, as always. Hard to narrow them down. A special woot woot for the return of Old Fitty and Blue in Green. :rockon:

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1. I'm Not Like Everybody Else - The Kinks (1966)

2. Walking on the Water - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968)

3. Look Through Any Window - The Hollies (1965)

4. Canadian Railroad Trilogy - Gordon Lightfoot (1967)

5. I've Been Lonely too Long - The Rascals (1967)

6. Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson (1958)

7. Sunlight - The Youngbloods (1969)

8. Veronica - Elvis Costello (1989)

9. Mama Said - The Shirelles (1961)

10. Only You Know And I Know - Delaney and Bonnie & Friends (1970)

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1. Sunlight - The Youngbloods

2. Song for my Father - Horace Silver

3. This Magic Moment - Jay and the Americans

4. Canadian Railroad Trilogy - Gordon Lightfoot

5. Only You Know And I Know - Delaney and Bonnie & Friends

6. Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson

7. Cool Change - Little River Band

8. Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin

9. One Fine Day - The Chiffons

10. Mama Said - The Shirelles

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1. And We Danced - The Hooters

2. Kiss - Prince

3. Oxford Comma - Vampire Weekend

4. This Magic Moment - Jay & The Americans

5. Veronica - Elvis Costello

6. Face The Face - Pete Townshend

7. Hippychick - Soho

8. One Fine Day - The Chiffons

9. You Can Leave Your Hat On - Joe Cocker

10. Monster Mash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Cryptkickers

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1. Complete Control - The Clash

2. Oxford Comma - Vampire Weekend

3. Woe Is Me - The Walkmen

4. Man With a Harmonica/Death Rattle Medley - Ennio Morricone

5. St James Infirmary - Allen Toussaint

6. One Fine Day - The Chiffons (1963)

7. This Must Be The Place(Naive Melody) - Talking Heads

8. Nice Dream - Radiohead

9. Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin (1971)

10. Veronica - Elvis Costello

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #236

1. I've Been Lonely too Long - The Rascals (1967)

2. This Magic Moment - Jay and the Americans (1968)

3. Something's Got a Hold on Me - Christina Aguilera (2010)

4. One Fine Day - The Chiffons (1963)

5. God Gave Rock 'n' Roll To You - Argent (1973)

6. Look Through Any Window - The Hollies (1965)

7. I'm Not Like Everybody Else - The Kinks (1966)

8. Only You Know And I Know - Delaney and Bonnie & Friends (1970)

9. Mama Said - The Shirelles (1961)

10. And We Danced - The Hooters (1985)

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Hmmmm. Looks like that's possible .... but nothing that can't be fixed. Hang tight....

.....So, BlueAngel's votes caused a flip flop in number's 3 & 4, and The Clash almost edged out The Hooters for number 10. But not quite. The new and improved Top Ten for this week:

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The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #236

1. I've Been Lonely too Long - The Rascals (1967)

2. This Magic Moment - Jay and the Americans (1968)

3. One Fine Day - The Chiffons (1963)

4. Something's Got a Hold on Me - Christina Aguilera (2010)

5. God Gave Rock 'n' Roll To You - Argent (1973)

6. Look Through Any Window - The Hollies (1965)

7. I'm Not Like Everybody Else - The Kinks (1966)

8. Only You Know And I Know - Delaney and Bonnie & Friends (1970)

9. Mama Said - The Shirelles (1961)

10. And We Danced - The Hooters (1985)

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