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Anita Baker – You Bring Me Joy: 3 When we came across Sarah McLaghlan's Adia in August I asked whether a song could be too classy for its own good. The question came to back to me when You Bring Me Joy started. It's just a little too clean for me, whereas the title suggested something more giddy or...

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Thanks Andy, you're in!

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Rob wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2019 6:41 am259. Anita Baker – You Bring Me Joy

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Bonnie, jimmy and wisnu have all been tabulated. Thanks.

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Rob wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2019 2:12 pmCount to Infinity - Nightfall

3

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If anyone compiles a list of Motown songs on AM I'll participate, or else I'll probably participate at the end just choosing songs I like from other people's lists, because I don't know off the top of my head what's a Motown song besides a handful of obvious ones. This will help some. https://digit...

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I'll need some time to check which songs I associate with Motown through Northern Soul were actually released on its labels but I expect my list to exceed 50. Good to see the world's most valuable record at #48! My friend found a used copy of the Frank Wilson at a radio station in South Carolina. H...

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MY BALLOT 1. I Want A Love I Can See - Temptations 2. Shotgun - Jr. Walker and the All-Stars 3. Get Ready - Rare Earth 4. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations 5. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye 6. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight and the Pips 7. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep - Temptations ...

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Okay, by popular demand I'm back with another survey. This time it's Best Motown Songs as it is the 60th anniversary of the label's start. I was gonna do the Temptations, but I thought there would be trouble getting more than 60 or so meaningful songs by them and some friends were asking me for Moto...

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Rob wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2019 6:45 am257. Fur Patrol - AndrewY\

3

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Rob wrote: ↑Mon Sep 23, 2019 6:36 am256. Alice Coltrane – Blue Nile

3

Not a fan of real long flute songs.

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Rob wrote: ↑Sun Sep 22, 2019 8:44 am255. Daniel Ceasar, featuring Kali Uchis – Get You

4

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Rob wrote: ↑Sat Sep 21, 2019 8:56 am254. The Velvet Underground – New Age

2

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Rob wrote: ↑Fri Sep 20, 2019 7:42 am253. High on Fire – Hung, Drawn & Quartered

1

Please!

Make it stop!

I'll tell you where the microfilm is, Anything. Just turn that music off!

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Rob wrote: ↑Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:39 am252. Ultramagnetic MC’s – Travelling at the Speed of Thought (Hip House Club Mix)

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Rob wrote: ↑Wed Sep 18, 2019 7:05 am251. The Nits - Nescio

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Rob wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 6:39 am John Parr – St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)

3

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Safetycat wrote: ↑Mon Sep 16, 2019 8:17 am 249. Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters – Roast Fish & Corn Bread - 4
Sounds like a nice meal, but the slow plodding pace of this track was not to my taste

I agree, it's annoying - 2.

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Rob wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2019 8:58 am248. Emmy the Great - MIA

3

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This came on in my car earlier. I thought it was Sly and the Family Stone.

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Rob wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2019 8:18 am247. Cold Chisel – Forever Now

4

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My fave Bruce is "Pink Cadillac."

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Rob wrote: ↑Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:52 am246. Bruce Springsteen – Where the Bands Are

5

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I have about 450 tens and about 900 nines and about 1800 eights.

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Henry wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2019 3:39 pm 245. The Guess Who – No Time - 7

My 1358th all-time favorite.

I think my #1358 is still a 9. Either that or a high 8.

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245. The Guess Who – No Time - 7

8

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Rob wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2019 6:42 am244. Billie Holiday – Don’t Explain

4

As good as she was, the excessive violins kill it for me.

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Rob wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2019 6:45 am243. Phil Collins – You’ll Be In My Heart

3

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I like the idea, but where are the 1950s and 1960s things?

Here's a few:

I've Been Hurt - Bill Deal & Rhondells

Nobody But You Babe - Clarence Reid

Click Clack - Dickey Doo & the Don'ts

Selfish One - Jackie Ross

Beg, Borrow And Steal - Ohio Express

I'm Stickin' With You - Jimmy Bowen

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Rob wrote: ↑Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:23 am242. Belle and Sebastian – I Want the World to Stop

5

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Rob wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 3:42 pm Big Star - You Can't Have Me: 6
I never understood what makes this band so special to many people

Me either. The Box Tops are EASILY the best band that Alex Chilton was in.

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Rob wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2019 8:02 am241. The Pretty Reckless – Take Me Down

4

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Rob wrote: ↑Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:04 am 240. Big Star – You Can’t Have Me

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Rob wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:39 am 239. King Tuff – Loser’s Wall

3

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Rob wrote: ↑Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:19 am236. Chuck Person – A3

2

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Rob wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2019 6:59 am 235. Laura Nyro – Gibsom Street

3

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Rob wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 6:26 am 236. Happy Mondays – Hallelujah*

2

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Rob wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 6:44 am 235. George Thorogood and the Destroyers – Bad to the Bone

7

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Sammy Davis Jr. doesn't do black music!

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You know, I'm thinking that the first song of each new month should automatically be a Himey

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Thanks for this poll, it's been an amazing time reading all of your information and listening to the songs I didn't know. I don't know if it's true for anyone else, but my top vote for Suspicious Minds was mainly for his live performance on From Vegas to Memphis. It was randomly included instead of...

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mileswide wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2019 6:45 pm Exhaustively researched, enjoyed reading the back stories of all the songs! Any chance of a Johnny Cash poll at some point if it hasn't already been done?

Thanks. Cash would be rough for me. I really like his Sun stuff and a few Columbia things, but I don't know many of his songs after the 60s.

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The number one song on the countdown is "Jailhouse Rock" from 1957. Written by Leiber and Stoller for the movie of the same name, it was another one of Elvis' monster 1950s hits, #1 on for 6 weeks on the Billboard Top 100, and also topping their R&B and country charts. Rolling Stone ma...

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It'll be VERY wide. Sampson considers all forms of popular black music (soul, funk, disco, hip hop, etc..) to be rock, as do I.

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Rob wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2019 7:20 am 234. Yo La Tengo – One PM Again

Certainly nothing offensive here, but nothing very exciting either. Innocuous item that gets a 4 (okay) on my scale.

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1 | Prince | Kiss We have the same #1 song, but nothing else in common. I’m pleased with this list, although this is probably my least favourite year in rock history. What year would you say that rock started? The thread I started tonight "An Interesting Project" has it starting in 1947.

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It was apparently inspired by https://motownjunkies.co.uk which I can see being my new obsession, so thanks for the link! Yes, the guy who writes it, Sampson, asked me what I thought about the idea a few years ago. He said he wanted it to be like the Motown thing except covering the entire history ...

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https://www.spontaneouslunacy.net/about ... us-lunacy/

Examining the history of rock and roll from the start, one song at a time.

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We heard song #2, "Don't Be Cruel," from 1956. This song was listed on 36 of the 41 ballots, which was the most of any song on the list. It did however not get as many really high rankings as the #1 song, which had 56 more total points despite being listed on 2 fewer ballots. "Don't B...

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We just heard song #3 on the countdown, "Heartbreak Hotel," from 1956. This was his highly anticipated first original release on RCA, and it did not disappoint, getting to #1 on the Billboard Top 100 and staying there for 7 weeks, and also topping the country chart for an amazing 17 weeks....

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