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Give me your top 20!

41Forever Jun 04 2017 02:57 PM Edited 24 time(s), most recently on Jun 04 2017 10:23 PM

Sometimes we get to travel a little for work, and I was sitting with co-workers in a restaurant at the end of a long day on the road. One of them remembered that I once made her a CD of all New York songs in advance of a previous road trip. I told them that I liked making compilation CDs back when people listened to CDs. (I still make all kinds of playlists for the iPod.) One of them said they'd like a CD of my favorite songs, figuring they'd be a little different, as I was the most senior person on the trip by about 20 years. So, here are the songs I included. It was a fun exercise and a bit of a challenge because I didn't want to load up on a particular group. They are my favorites, but I also wanted to introduce her to some great groups. I realized there is a story behind each of the songs contributing to their addition to the list -- a place or time or event that a song can instantly recall. Your challenge: If you are making a CD of your 20 favorite songs, what would be on there? 1) "Time Stand Still," by Rush [youtube:324zvte4]EuQhabV3gSk[/youtube:324zvte4] 2) "These Are Days," by 10,000 Maniacs [youtube:324zvte4]Z-HLxpWGCzc[/youtube:324zvte4] 3) "Stay Strong," by Newsboys [youtube:324zvte4]PxHRzu4jfsw[/youtube:324zvte4] 4) "The Lining is Silver," by Relient K [youtube:324zvte4]aMEPrXGW6v4[/youtube:324zvte4] 5) "The Shadow Proves the Sunshine," by Switchfoot [youtube:324zvte4]rTR7pCEZhhI[/youtube:324zvte4] 6) "Thrive," by Newsboys [youtube:324zvte4]EA-I3cKBSJ0?list=PLaYe[/youtube:324zvte4] 7) "The Altar and the Door," by Casting Crowns [youtube:324zvte4]z07HrK9fCF0[/youtube:324zvte4] 8) "God Will Life Up Your Head," by Jars of Clay [youtube:324zvte4]WhWGGA5eZBQ[/youtube:324zvte4] 9) "Must Have Done Something Right," by Relient K [youtube:324zvte4]iLtiJMAte10[/youtube:324zvte4] 10) "Everything Glorious," by David Crowder Band [youtube:324zvte4]2E3scsprC4U[/youtube:324zvte4] 11) "More," by Matthew West [youtube:324zvte4]QcmGOXogMyw[/youtube:324zvte4] 12) "The Calling," by The Benjamin Gate [youtube:324zvte4]XyvCAE9Lo3c[/youtube:324zvte4] 13) "Hands and Feet" by Audio Adrenaline [youtube:324zvte4]pFHyVdugFEM[/youtube:324zvte4] 14) "A Lover's Concerto," by The Toys [youtube:324zvte4]aGDZc9bdUZM[/youtube:324zvte4] 15) "Sugar, Sugar" by the Archies [youtube:324zvte4]TSP0e5rXUl8[/youtube:324zvte4] 16) "The Letter," by The Box Tops [youtube:324zvte4]HIWY8UyW9bw[/youtube:324zvte4] 17) "Human," by The Human League [youtube:324zvte4]s1ysoohV_zA[/youtube:324zvte4] 18) "All I Have," by Mat Kearney [youtube:324zvte4]ILO2hiHySBw[/youtube:324zvte4] 19) "Presto," by Rush [youtube:324zvte4]dLOOX2S8RBE[/youtube:324zvte4] 20) "Smile," by Kutless [youtube:324zvte4]X4quLghqwgM[/youtube:324zvte4] What's on your CD?

MFS62 Jun 04 2017 06:15 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

[crossout:3sb2ttjv]Probably[/crossout:3sb2ttjv] definitely none of those. Later

seawolf17 Jun 04 2017 07:28 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

MFS62 wrote: [crossout]Probably[/crossout] definitely none of those. Later LOL! I do enjoy Switchfoot and Rush off your list, at least. Fun challenge - I'll think on it.

41Forever Jun 04 2017 08:59 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

MFS62 wrote: [crossout]Probably[/crossout] definitely none of those. Later Right. Only because you haven't heard them yet. So what would be on your list?

Frayed Knot Jun 04 2017 09:15 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

I don't even recognize most of the artists such less the songs, although my doctor does recommend 'Relient K' to me for iron deficiency, shingles, and occasional constipation. To be used only as directed. If your heart stops beating while taking Relient K see your proctologist at once. Side effects may include ingrown toenails, ear hair loss, and poor bullpen outings. Don't take Relient K if you're pregnant, plan to impregnate a Kardashian, or if you voted for Trump. Best taken on a full stomach and with large amounts of Vodka.

Chad Ochoseis Jun 04 2017 11:14 PM Re: Give me your top 20! Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 05 2017 12:36 AM

A couple of years ago, when I was coming up on my 50th birthday, I was going to post my fifty favorite songs in reverse order to Facebook, one each day. IIRC, Fafif did something similar back in December 2012. I ultimately decided not to subject my FB friends to that level of bandwidth gobbling. Youze guys may not be so lucky. 41Forever and I definitely have different tastes. But "Lovers' Concerto" would get an honorable mention on my list.

41Forever Jun 04 2017 11:30 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

GFAFIF has an awesome top 500 that he posted, with many great songs! Check out some of the songs. You might like them!

Rockin' Doc Jun 05 2017 12:53 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

41 delving heavily on the christian rock bands (Newsboys, Reliant K, Switchfoot, Jars of Clay, Mathew West, and & Casting Crowns). Back in the old days, before music went digital, I purchased a lot of CDs. I had several christian bands that were among my favorites groups (Jars of Clay, Switchfoot, early Newsboys, late DC Talk and Third Day) at the time. Interestingly, the songs you chose for many of those groups would not be my favorite selection from each of them. I have lost touch with most new music in the last few years. Most new music I have heard in recent years doesn't impress me much, so I tend to listen to Sirius in the car and my digital library on occasion.

41Forever Jun 05 2017 01:16 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

Rockin' Doc wrote: 41 delving heavily on the christian rock bands (Newsboys, Reliant K, Switchfoot, Jars of Clay, Mathew West, and & Casting Crowns). Back in the old days, before music went digital, I purchased a lot of CDs. I had several christian bands that were among my favorites groups (Jars of Clay, Switchfoot, early Newsboys, late DC Talk and Third Day) at the time. Interestingly, the songs you chose for many of those groups would not be my favorite selection from each of them. I have lost touch with most new music in the last few years. Most new music I have heard in recent years doesn't impress me much, so I tend to listen to Sirius in the car and my digital library on occasion. The albums from Switchfoot and Relient K issued last year were really good! And they were touring together, too. It was one of the best shows I've seen in years. Definitely recommend you check them out!

cooby Jun 05 2017 05:29 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

This is a great idea and mine are going to be much more mainstream than this

Vic Sage Jun 05 2017 06:39 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

man, this is just so arbitrary. so i made up some arbitrary rules for myself to narrow the field, as follows: * Only songs since the advent of R&R (mid-50s on); * English-language songs only; * no more than 1 song from any artist; and * no showtunes or soundtrack songs - those are separate lists by themselves. so here, in no particular order, are 20 of my favorite songs (with no claim made as to their "greatness"): 1) Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen 2) Pligrim:Chapter 33 - Kris Kristofferson 3) Tangled Up in Blue - Dylan 4) Cathedral - CSN 5) Unchained Melody - Righteous Bros 6) I Believe (when i fall in love) - Stevie Wonder 7) Hey Jude - Beatles 8) Piano Man - B.Joel 9) Thunder Road - Springsteen 10) Tubthumping - 11) I'm Gonna Be Strong - C.Lauper 12) The End - Doors 13) Skating Away - Tull 14) Stand By Me 15) Living on a thin line - Kinks 16) Bat out of Hell - Meatloaf 17) Wish You were Here - Pink Floyd 18) Bohemian Rapsody - Queen 19) Once in a lifetime - Talking Heads 20) Love Reign O'er Me - Who

HahnSolo Jun 05 2017 06:49 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

You're looking for the name "Chumbawamba"

Vic Sage Jun 05 2017 06:54 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

you'd think it would be hard to forget a name like that!

seawolf17 Jun 05 2017 07:05 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

Vic Sage wrote: you'd think it would be hard to forget a name like that! Eh, you get knocked down, you get up again, you forget things.

41Forever Jun 05 2017 07:17 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

Vic Sage wrote: man, this is just so arbitrary. so i made up some arbitrary rules for myself to narrow the field, as follows: * Only songs since the advent of R&R (mid-50s on); * English-language songs only; * no more than 1 song from any artist; and * no showtunes or soundtrack songs - those are separate lists by themselves. so here, in no particular order, are 20 of my favorite songs (with no claim made as to their "greatness"): 1) Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen 2) Pligrim:Chapter 33 - Kris Kristofferson 3) Tangled Up in Blue - Dylan 4) Cathedral - CSN 5) Unchained Melody - Righteous Bros 6) I Believe (when i fall in love) - Stevie Wonder 7) Hey Jude - Beatles 8) Piano Man - B.Joel 9) Thunder Road - Springsteen 10) Tubthumping - 11) I'm Gonna Be Strong - C.Lauper 12) The End - Doors 13) Skating Away - Tull 14) Stand By Me 15) Living on a thin line - Kinks 16) Bat out of Hell - Meatloaf 17) Wish You were Here - Pink Floyd 18) Bohemian Rapsody - Queen 19) Once in a lifetime - Talking Heads 20) Love Reign O'er Me - Who Sweet list! I think i have 15 of that 20 on my iPod.

Ceetar Jun 05 2017 07:33 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

uh, I guess 1. Meet the Mets 2. Lazy Mary? and then I'd turn the "cd" player off.

smg58 Jun 05 2017 07:36 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

No particular order, they're coming to me as I think of them. At least a dozen of the songs will be different tomorrow. A Day in the Life, The Beatles I Am the Walrus, The Beatles Gimme Some Truth, John Lennon Hello Earth, Kate Bush Fionnghuala, The Bothy Band Räven, Hedningarna Äijö, Värttinä Yotulet, Värttinä Sympathy for the Devil, The Rolling Stones On Such a Lovely Day, Pina Telegraph Road, Dire Straits Stir It Up, Bob Marley and the Wailers Heart of the Dancer, Juluka Giyani, Johnny Clegg and Savuka River Runs Red, Midnight Oil Lucky Country, Midnight Oil Comfortable Place on the Couch, Midnight Oil I Ain't Marching Anymore, Phil Ochs Where Are You Taking Me, Sam Phillips Well All Right, Buddy Holley and the Crickets

cooby Jun 05 2017 08:05 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

cooby wrote: This is a great idea and mine are going to be much more mainstream than this I've jotted down seven so far and three of them are classical so maybe not so mainstream after all

MFS62 Jun 06 2017 01:05 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

Since the songs on my top 20 would have to last me, they would have to satisfy all of my emotions. They would have to make me want to laugh, cry, dance, sing along or just listen. I know there of some of my favorites that I missed or omitted, but if I have to live with only 20, they are, in no particular order: Michelle – The Beatles Madeira, M'Dear – The Limelighters Alone – Heart September – Earth, Wind and Fire I'll Stand By You – The Pretenders If You Would Leave Me Now – Chicago Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson Hotel California – The Eagles The Ballad of Lizzie Borden – The Chad Mitchell Trio My Girl – The Temptations* Land of Confusion – Genesis I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston I Don't Want to Miss A Thing – Aerosmith Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me – George Michael with Elton John Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen To Be Loved – Jackie Wilson Lady – Styx He Cheats – Carrie Underwood Total Eclipse of the Heart – Bonnie Tyler Roll With It – Steve Winwood Later *One day I will tell my grandchildren that I sang My Girl with the Temptations.

d'Kong76 Jun 06 2017 01:16 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

I could never come up with 20 songs, I like too many types (genres) of music depending on where I'm at. I'm with Vic and MFS on Bohemian Rhapsody, that song has just kicks so much ass... [youtube]fJ9rUzIMcZQ[/youtube]

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 06 2017 02:08 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

I'd have a terrible time with this assignment. Too hard! Props to you guys

RealityChuck Jun 06 2017 02:14 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

In no particular order. 1. "Rosalita" -- Bruce Springsteen 2. "I Can See for Miles" -- The Who 3. "Lola" -- the Kinks 4. "Moon in June" -- Soft Machine [youtube:as4l14dn]ySaMt1IkwMU[/youtube:as4l14dn] 5. "Rocky Mountain Way" -- Joe Walsh [youtube:as4l14dn]Rt75y38J00s[/youtube:as4l14dn] 6. "Statesboro Blues" -- Allman Brothers Band [youtube:as4l14dn]DNUbrhapPp4[/youtube:as4l14dn] 7. "Cell Block Tango" -- Chicago Soundtrack [youtube:as4l14dn]qrrz54UtkCc[/youtube:as4l14dn] 8. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" -- Rolling Stones 9. "Whammer Jammer" -- J. Geils Band [youtube:as4l14dn]zLD_Lv98Yyc[/youtube:as4l14dn] 10. Dvorak Piano Quintet No 2, Op. 81 [youtube:as4l14dn]npYih1VfWLk[/youtube:as4l14dn] 11. "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" -- The Beatles 12. "I Got a Line on You" -- Spirit [youtube:as4l14dn]wnrt6ykm6Do[/youtube:as4l14dn] 13. "Girl With No Eyes" -- It's a Beautiful Day [youtube:as4l14dn]e7ixKWmYux8[/youtube:as4l14dn] 14. "With My Face on the Floor" -- Emitt Rhodes [youtube:as4l14dn]Z4TIK9K06CQ[/youtube:as4l14dn] 15. "Electric Sailor" -- Kak [youtube:as4l14dn]aGEqnRv_EME[/youtube:as4l14dn] 16. "Kings and Queens" -- Renaissance [youtube:as4l14dn]bPy3Op-hjTI[/youtube:as4l14dn] 17. "Just One Smile" -- Blood, Sweat and Tears [youtube:as4l14dn]SYmy8p22gRI[/youtube:as4l14dn] 18. "Uncle John's Band" -- The Grateful Dead 19. "The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys" -- Traffic 20. "Legend of the USS Titanic" -- Jaimie Brockett (497 1/2 feet of rope!) [youtube:as4l14dn]N4jliLONDAc[/youtube:as4l14dn]

cooby Jun 06 2017 02:32 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

How are you doing the videos?

d'Kong76 Jun 06 2017 02:43 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

Look at a song on youtube, copy and paste the code after the = sign in the url between the YOUTUBE function.

Frayed Knot Jun 06 2017 02:55 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

smg58 wrote: Telegraph Road, Dire Straits I like this inclusion. I remember having to make a weekly late night drive at one point in my life. I can't even remember where I was coming from but that DS cassette, and that song in particular, was my accompaniment for those treks.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 06 2017 04:26 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I'd have a terrible time with this assignment. Too hard! Props to you guys Right? I'm like Whitman, musically. I am large, I contain multitudes. Top 20 rainy day driving songs, or songs featuring vocoder? Maybe. Top 20 early-R.E.M., or Queens hip-hop, or Def Jux singles... more like it. This? I can't. Not without a sabbatical or something.

Edgy MD Jun 06 2017 04:28 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

Sabbaticals for everybody!

Chad Ochoseis Jun 07 2017 02:33 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

Yeah, I know. I'm also large and contain multitudes. But I've been eating cleaner lately and running more, so I'm less large than I was. And I didn't overthink this. On another day, I could easily come up with 20 others. Well, "Famous Blue Raincoat" would be on any list I could come up with, so maybe 19 others. No repeat artists, only pieces that could be considered part of the rock/funk/folk/indie/post-1950 genres. Famous Blue Raincoat - Leonard Cohen White Freightliner Blues - Townes Van Zandt [youtube:y4ts9jf0]sSWjOoXS-Pk[/youtube:y4ts9jf0] The Littlest Birds - Be Good Tanyas [youtube:y4ts9jf0]M-Fk_42ZTtE[/youtube:y4ts9jf0] Copperhead Road - Steve Earle Entre Lajeunesse et La Sagesse - Kate and Anna McGarrigle [youtube:y4ts9jf0]PoHofrMtFg8[/youtube:y4ts9jf0] Redemption Song - Bob Marley and the Wailers Saint Mary of the Woods - James McMurtry [youtube:y4ts9jf0]fQ5PEmJFI30[/youtube:y4ts9jf0] Wrong 'Em Boyo - The Clash Pomps and Pride - Toots and the Maytals Be Thankful for What You Got - Curtis Mayfield Big Sky Country - Chris Whitley St. Dominic's Preview - Van Morrison Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan Meet de Boys on de Battlefront - Wild Tchoupitoulas Tequila - The Champs Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash Ana Ng - They Might Be Giants The Three Great Alabama Icons - Drive By Truckers Landed - Ben Folds Five Red High Heels - Jane Siberry [youtube:y4ts9jf0]Jr8-vVcHylI[/youtube:y4ts9jf0]

MFS62 Jun 08 2017 12:45 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

WOW! Tequila by the Champs. Good one, but I'm not sure it bumps any of my 20 off my list. Later

Ashie62 Jun 09 2017 04:59 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

Top 20 is not very easy. In no particular order. 1. Waterloo Sunset Kinks 2 Personality Crisis NY Dolls 3. Skating Away Jethro Tull 4. Gimme Shelter Rolling Sones. 5. If I Needed Someone Beatles 6. London Calling Clash 7. Respectable Rolling Stones 8. Ticket to Ride Beatles. 9. You Can't Put your Arms Around a Memory Johnny Thunders 10. Pretty Vacant Sex Pistols 11. I Need to Know Tom Petty 12. Turn, Turn, Turn Byrds 13. I Wanna be Sedated Ramones 14. Pride in the Name of Love U2 15. Once Bitten Twice Shy Ian Hunter 16. Just a Little Beau Brummels 17. Candy's Room Springsteen 18. Dancing Barefoot Patti Smith Group 19. Behind Blue Eyes Who 20. April Fool Townshend/Ronnie Lane.

Frayed Knot Jun 09 2017 05:12 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

Ashie62 wrote: 16. Just a Little Beau Brummels Nice choice. This is one of those simplistic, 2-1/2 minute long, pop gems that I was always a sucker for. The timing (1965) and sound made it seem like something straight out of the classic British Invasion catalog, but the BB's were actually a San Francisco area band just prior to that area going all psychedelic and acidy. Produced by SF-area DJ/Producer Sylvester Stewart, aka: Sly Stone [youtube]dYneeXVOAyA[/youtube]

41Forever Jun 09 2017 08:00 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

Frayed Knot wrote: 16. Just a Little Beau Brummels Nice choice. This is one of those simplistic, 2-1/2 minute long, pop gems that I was always a sucker for. The timing (1965) and sound made it seem like something straight out of the classic British Invasion catalog, but the BB's were actually a San Francisco area band just prior to that area going all psychedelic and acidy. Produced by SF-area DJ/Producer Sylvester Stewart, aka: Sly Stone [youtube]dYneeXVOAyA[/youtube] Love the classic cover, too! When I download a collection of older songs into iTunes -- Greatest Hits of 1965 type of stuff -- I google the original 45 album sleeve for the song and swap it out. Some of them are pretty neat!

Edgy MD Jun 09 2017 08:52 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

Why does the guy up front have a billy club? My favorite Beau Brummels era was the Jurrassic one. [youtube:31udmwa4]aIo-hIYPklU[/youtube:31udmwa4]

Ashie62 Jun 09 2017 09:09 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

Nice find. That made me feel good!

41Forever Jun 17 2017 03:35 PM Re: Give me your top 20! Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 17 2017 08:22 PM

Here's the New York playlist that started me down this path, with some recent additions. What cool New York songs are out there? I know there are a billion New York songs, but what are your favorites? What am I missing? "Welcome to New York," by Taylor Swift "New York City," by They Might be Giants "Empire State of Mind," by Jay Z, marred by MFY reference. "N.Y.C" by Steve Earle "New New York," by The Cranberries "New York State of Mind," by Billy Joel "Leaving New York," by R.E.M. "New York City" by Peter Malick and Norah Jones "New York Groove," by Ace Frehley "Angel of Harlem" by U2 "New York," by U2 "Shattered," by The Rolling Stones "New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra "Miami 2017," by Billy Joel, also docked points for MFY reference. "Rockin' Around N.Y.C." by Marshall Crenshaw "New York City" by John Lennon "A Heart in New York" by Art Garfunkel "New York City Rhythm," by Barry Manilow "Native New Yorker," by Odyssey "Empire State" by Fleetwood Mac "Statue of Liberty" by XTC "New York, New York" by Moby" "On Broadway" by George Benson "New York" by Snow Patrol "New York" by Sex Pistols "I Love New York City" by Andrew WK "Harlem Shuffle," by Rolling Stones "Another Rainy Day in New York City," by Chicago "New York Minute," by Don Henley

DocTee Jun 17 2017 04:53 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

[youtube:199yp67o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmHgY_J63Ik[/youtube:199yp67o] Ryan Adams. "New York, New York"

41Forever Jun 17 2017 08:06 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

DocTee wrote: [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmHgY_J63Ik[/youtube] Ryan Adams. "New York, New York" Good one! I actually used to have that, and lost in in the debacle that was trying to move my iTunes library. But check this out. I went to the library today to try and find that one, and discovered that Ryan Adams did a song-for-song cover of Taylor Swift's 1989. I had no idea. His version of "Welcome to New York" is pretty good! [youtube]69HxXfjtH8c[/youtube]

Edgy MD Jun 17 2017 11:18 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

41Forever wrote: Here's the New York playlist that started me down this path, with some recent additions. What cool New York songs are out there? I know there are a billion New York songs, but what are your favorites? What am I missing? "New York City" John Lennon "Central Park 'n' West" Ian Hunter "Shattered" The Rolling Stones "New York City" The Cult "Waitin' for the Man" The Velvet Underground "Midnight in Harlem" Tedeschi Trucks Band

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 17 2017 11:26 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

I've quietly become a big admirer of Bill Withers. What a vibe he gets going here. One of those songs that gets better every second. [youtube:27f0toyz]WK-pRoDUguA[/youtube:27f0toyz]

Ashie62 Jun 18 2017 12:35 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

No Sleep Til Brooklyn-Beasties 53rd & 3rd-Ramones Fairytales of New York-Pogues Kirsty M. Subway Train-NY Dolls Toms Diner-Vega

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 18 2017 01:22 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters

Edgy MD Jun 18 2017 01:23 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

Good 'un. "Harlem Airshaft" Duke Ellington "Harlem Nocturne" Everybody The greatest New York song is, of course, "Meet the Mets."

Edgy MD Jun 18 2017 01:26 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: One of those songs that gets better every second. Wow, yeah.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 18 2017 01:44 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

Edgy MD wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: One of those songs that gets better every second. Wow, yeah. Till the video cuts out suddenly anyway. The "Cold Baloney" bit goes on another 12 minutes.

MFS62 Jun 18 2017 03:06 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

"Take the A Train"- Duke Ellington brings back memories. I lived at the last stop (207th and Broadway) for the first 13 years of my life. Later

Chad Ochoseis Jun 18 2017 04:12 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

"Brooklyn" and "Daddy Don't Live in that New York City No More" - Steely Dan "The Only Living Boy in New York" - Simon and Garfunkel

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 18 2017 08:43 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

Underrated (and likely somewhere in my top 10: "New York, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down," LCD Soundsystem [youtube:zteqsxnq]eohHwsplvY[/youtube:zteqsxnq] Also thus far neglected: "Autumn in New York," Billie (or Ella, or Frank) "Rhapsody in Blue" (I mean, GUYS) "Walk on the Wild Side" (GUYS) "Chelsea Hotel No. 2," Leonard Cohen "M79," Vampire Weekend "Across 110th Street," Bobby Womack "South Bronx," Boogie Down Productions "The Bridge" MC Shan "Downtown Train," Tom Waits (GUUUUUYS) "Harlem Shuffle," BOB AND EARL (it ain't a Stones song) "My Metrocard," Le Tigre (a personal fave) "New York State of Mind," Nas (cancel the other one not just for its MFYing, but its nonsensical dangling preposition right there in the f"cking hook) Also, as much as I do love seedy Ramones, give me "Rockaway Beach" over "53rd and 3rd," all day, ay day

Edgy MD Jun 18 2017 11:49 AM Re: Give me your top 20!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: "Autumn in New York," Billie (or Ella, or Frank) "Rhapsody in Blue" (I mean, GUYS) "Walk on the Wild Side" (GUYS) "Chelsea Hotel No. 2," Leonard Cohen "M79," Vampire Weekend "Across 110th Street," Bobby Womack "South Bronx," Boogie Down Productions "The Bridge" MC Shan "Downtown Train," Tom Waits (GUUUUUYS) "Harlem Shuffle," BOB AND EARL (it ain't a Stones song) "My Metrocard," Le Tigre (a personal fave) "New York State of Mind," Nas (cancel the other one not just for its MFYing, but its nonsensical dangling preposition right there in the f"cking hook) Also, as much as I do love seedy Ramones, give me "Rockaway Beach" over "53rd and 3rd," all day, ay day All great selections. And many clearing up embarrassing oversights. We get to a Taylor Fucking Swift song before definitive Ramones and Lou Reed songs? That shit ain't right. Irish Category: "The Streets of New York" — The Wolfe Tones and everybody else "Fairy Tale of New York" — The Pogues "When New York Was Irish" — Celtic Thunder "Rockin' the Bronx" — Black 47 "Forty Shades of Blue" — Black 47 Plus NO! SLEEP! 'TIL BROOKLYN![/bigpurple]

batmagadanleadoff Jun 18 2017 02:44 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

If you wanna get right to the NYC part, it begins at the 3:09 mark. This stuff is great and some of it's still so embedded in my memory that more than half a lifetime later, I can still anticipate the next song segment coming up. [youtube:28y5kf2r]I7VQ8CKQqmw[/youtube:28y5kf2r]

41Forever Jun 18 2017 05:03 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

The Taylor Swift song is really good. Ramones were a clear oversight. Didn't realize Downtown Train was a New York song. That's the one covered by Seger and Stewart?

Batty31 Jun 18 2017 06:13 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

I didn't see John Franco's signature song, "Boy from NYC" by the Manhattan Transfer on the list.

41Forever Jun 18 2017 06:42 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

Batty31 wrote: I didn't see John Franco's signature song, "Boy from NYC" by the Manhattan Transfer on the list. Good one!

Edgy MD Jun 18 2017 07:25 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

41Forever wrote: Didn't realize Downtown Train was a New York song. That's the one covered by Seger and Stewart? And Patty Smythe and Mary Chapin-Carpenter, and presumably numerous others, including me in many a shower. It's explicitly set on a train to Brooklyn. Notable that none of the many high profile versions are by New York-based (or -associated) artists.

Frayed Knot Jun 18 2017 10:41 PM Re: Give me your top 20!

41Forever wrote: Didn't realize Downtown Train was a New York song. The downtown trains are full with all those Brooklyn girls they try so hard to break out of their little worlds .... Will I see you tonight, on a downtown train?