The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #26

[Shadows]

1. Johnny B.Goode - Chuck Berry

2. Baby, Stop Crying - Bob Dylan

3. The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin

4. Smooth - Santana feat. Rob Thomas

5. Badge - Cream

6. Stone Cold - Rainbow

7. Closer to the Heart - Rush

8. Midnight Rider - The Allman Brothers Band

9. Bobby Brown Goes Down - Frank Zappa

10. The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King

[rtstuff]

1. California Sun

2. Lonely Too Long

3. Cats In The Cradle. Another artist whose life was cut too short. Harry Chapin was not only a great performer, but a genuinely nice guy who did a lot for charity.

4. (I'm Not Your) Steppin Stone

5. War

6. Johnny B.Goode

7. Little Sister. The King

8. I'm Down. Those lads from Liverpool

9. Dancin In The Streets

10. El Paso. The man who has a statue erected in his honor in the city he sings about; Marty Robbins.

rtstuff

"War good God y'all what is it good for absolutey nothing." Edwin Star.

[TheLizard]

1. "The Rain Song"- Led Zeppelin

2. "I'm Eighteen"- Alice Cooper

3. "Run for the Hills"- Iron Maiden

4. "Closer to the Heart"- Rush

5. "Breaking the Law"- Judas Priest

6. "With or Without You"- U2

7. "Message in a Bottle"- The Police

8. "Johnny B. Goode"- Chuck Berry

9. "Smooth"- Santana

10. "Midnight Rider"- The Allman Brothers Band

[_Laurie_]

1. Cat's In The Cradle

2. I Got A Line On You

3. Badge

4. With Or Without You

5. Leather And Lace

6. Smooth

7. I'm Eighteen

8. Everything I Own

9. Rocky Mountain High

10 Closer To The Heart

[OLD 55]

1. Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker Brothers

2. Little Sister - Elvis Presley

3. Dancing In The Street - Martha & The Vandellas

4. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

5. Everything I Own - Bread

6. If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman

7. El Paso - Marty Robbins

8. Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - Melanie with The Edward Hawkins Singers (and only because of them. Without their backing....)

9. Emotion - Samantha Sang

10.California Sun - The Rivieras

And as usual I had to leave out a lot of great songs.

[OLD 55]

I'm terribly sorry to anyone who may have been trying to get into the Thread. I must have accidentally closed it when I was in last.

CeeCee PT'd me her Top Ten.

Darryl, It still will not let me reply, so here are my votes, If you would be so kind as to submit them....

1. Do You Feel Like We do ~ Peter Frampton

2. Theme For An Imaginary Western ~ Mountain

3. The Thrill Is Gone ~ BB King

4. Rain Song ~ Led Zepplin

5. Lonely Too Long ~ The Rascals

6. Dancing In The Street ~ Martha And The Vandellas

7. Closer To The Heart ~ Rush

8. War ~ Edwin Starr

9. Eighteen ~ Alice Cooper

10. Puff The Magic Dragon ~ Peter, Paul And Mary

Thanks Darryl. Hope to be back soon!

[c_s_1987]

1. The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin

2. Badge - Cream

3. With or Without You - U2

4. Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin

5. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

6. Smooth - Santana feat. Rob Thomas

7. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrissette

8. Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry

9. Lovecats, The - The Cure

10. Message In A Bottle - Police

[Shawna]

You're forgiven. This time. }

1. Leather and Lace ~ Stevie Nicks "I search only for something I can't see..."

2. Smooth ~ Santana/Rob Thomas "It's just like the ocean under the moon, it's the same as the emotion that I get from you..."

3. Rocky Mountain High ~ John Denver "And he lost a friend but kept his memory..."

4. You Oughta Know ~ Alanis Morrisette "Every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back I hope you feel it..."

5. Puff The Magic Dragon ~ Peter, Paul and Mary "His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain..."

6. Do You Feel Like We Do ~ Peter Frampton "Must have been a dream, I don't believe where I've been. Come on - let's do it again..."

7. Holding Out For A Hero ~ Bonnie Tyler "Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods?"

8. Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) ~ Melanie "Let your white birds smile up at the ones who stand and frown..."

9. Cat's In The Cradle ~ Harry Chapin "As I hung up the phone it occurred to me, he'd grown up just like me... my boy was just like me..."

10. Steppin' Stone ~ Monkees "The clothes you're wearin' girl are causin' public scenes..."

Some really great memories in this batch of songs... and for once I voted my own nominations numbers 1 and 2

[bazooka]

1. Midnight Rider -- The Allman Brothers Band

2. War -- Edwin Starr

3. Lay Down (Candles In The Rain ) -– Melanie

4. El Paso -- Marty Robbins

5. The Thrill Is Gone -- B.B. King

6. I'm Down -- The Beatles

7. Little Sister -- Elvis

8. Badge -– Cream

9. I Gotta Line On You –- Spirit

10.Lonely Too Long -- The Rascals

[Judo]

1. El Paso - Marty Robbins

2. Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White - Perez Prado

3. Little Sister - Elvis Presley

4. Hustle, The - Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony

5. When Smokey Sings - ABC Rocky

6. If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman

7. Last Thing on My Mind - Jose Feliciano

8. Puff The Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul & Mary

9. Rocky Mountain High - John Denver

10. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

[bluesboy]

1. Last Thing on My Mind - Jose Feliciano

2. Jump Children - Flamingos

3. El Paso - Marty Robbins

4. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

5. Little Sister - Elvis Presley

6. Lonely Too Long - Rascals

7. Dancing in the Street - Martha & the Vandellas

8. War - Edwin Starr

9. I Got a Line on You - Spirit

10. Bobby Brown Goes Down - Zappa

[katie_sane]

1. I'm Eighteen - Alice Cooper

2. Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton

3. Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - Melanie

4. (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - The Monkees

5. California Sun - The Rivieras

6. War - Edwin Starr

7. Not An Addict - K's Choice

8. Everything I Own - Bread

9. Badge - Cream

10. The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin

[edna]

1- Little Sister - Elvis Presley

2- Theme For An Imaginary Western - Mountain

3- Everything I Own - Bread

4- Dancing In The Street - Martha & The Vandellas

5- Lonely Too Long - The Rascals

6- Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

7- Holding out for a hero - Bonnie Tyler

8- I´m down - Beatles

9- Baby, Stop Crying - Bob Dylan

10- War - Edwin Starr

[Farin]

1. Bobby Brown Goes Down - Frank Zappa

2. War - Edwin Starr

3. Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin

4. Hail Hail Rock'n'Roll - Garland Jeffreys

5. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrissette

6. Message In A Bottle - Police

7. With or Without You - U2

8. Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry

9. Bob - Weird Al Yankovic

10. Do You Feel Like We Do - Peter Frampton

Apologies to Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Sting...

[Levis]

1. You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrissette

2. Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry

3. Russians - Sting

4. Not An Addict - K's Choice

5. With or Without You - U2

6. Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin

7. Smooth - Santana feat. Rob Thomas

8. Englishman In New York - Sting

9. Closer To The Heart - Rush

10. Message In A Bottle - Police

I had trouble with the list, not because there were so many good songs, but because they were all 'okay' songs and I liked them all more or less equally.

[OLD 55]

Oh Radhi ! If only you knew those great 50s and 60s Classics there. (And some good 70s). Wash your mouth out with soap, girl.

Elvis is probably turning in his grave. Hard to believe it's the 29th Anniversary of his death today. I remember it like yesterday (better than yesterday, in fact).

[Levis]

Enlighten me, O Wise One I am a child of the 80s and 90s after all!

[blind-fitter]

1) Ghost Town - The Specials

2) Into The Valley - The Skids

3) World, Shut Your Mouth! - Julian Cope

4) Straight To Hell - The Clash

5) Breaking The Law - Judas Priest

6) The Lovecats - The Cure

7) Death II - Pulp

8) War - Edwin Starr

9) (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - The Monkees

10) You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrissette

[Steel2Velvet]

1. Cottonmouth - Seals and Crofts

2. Thrill Is Gone, The - B.B. King

3. Midnight Rider - The Allman Brothers Band

4. Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - Melanie

5. Lonely Too Long - The Rascals

6. Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin

7. Rocky Mountain High - John Denver

8. Sailing - Christopher Cross

9. War - Edwin Starr

10. El Paso - Marty Robbins

[Sweet Jane 61]

Am I Losing You - The Manhattans

Stone Cold - Rainbow

Sailing - Christopher Cross

(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - The Monkees

Dancing In The Street - Martha & The Vandellas

I Don't Need No Doctor - Humble Pie

Thrill Is Gone, The - B.B. King

Leather and Lace - Stevie Nicks

Rain Song, The - Led Zeppelin

Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - Melanie

[OLD 55]

I am a child of the 80s and 90s after all!

I forgot to mention we also had a lot of garbage in the 50s/60s/70s too. There's good music in every era Radhi. It just seems that nowadays you just have to look a little harder for it.

One of my alltime favorite R & B songs "Would I Lie To You" / Charles & Eddie is from 1992. And then I was introduced to another great R & B song, "Crazy" / Gnarls Barkley this year !

[phil]

1. El Paso - Marty Robbins

2. The Thrill Is Gone - BB King

3. Badge - Cream

4. Rocky Mountain High - John Denver

5. I Don't Need No Doctor - Humble Pie

6. Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry

7. Little Sister - Elvis

8. War - Edwin Starr

9. Message In A Bottle - Police

10. Bobby Brown Goes Down - Zappa

[katie_sane]

Old55, you might like Smiley Faces by Gnarls Barkley too. I posted this the other day in the song/video of the day thread because the clip for the song is really good

[Red Fish]

1: Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

2: With or Without You - U2

3: The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin

4: (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - The Monkees

5: Rocky Mountain High - John Denver

6: Smooth - Santana with Rob Thomas

7: Everything I Own - Bread

8: The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King

9: I Don't Need No Doctor - Humble Pie

10: Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin

[Dappled]

1. Theme For An Imaginary Western - Mountain

2. Imagine The Swan - The Zombies

3. Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - Melanie

4. I'm Down - The Beatles

5. Badge - Cream

6. Thrill Is Gone, The - B.B. King

7. Leather and Lace - Stevie Nicks

8. California Sun - The Rivieras

9. Little Sister - Elvis Presley

10. (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone - The Monkees