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Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:40 am

I call this my "stay in the car until it's over" list. And it is hard to limit it to just five, so I'm listing six:

Taxi by Harry Chapin
Hummingbird by Seals and Croft
American Tune by Paul Simon
Roundabout by Yes
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant by Billy Joel
American Woman by the Guess Who

I'm sure this gives away my age, by hey, I'm a product of my time.
Lynn


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Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:38 am

auntlynnie wrote:
I call this my "stay in the car until it's over" list. And it is hard to limit it to just five, so I'm listing six:

Taxi by Harry Chapin
Hummingbird by Seals and Croft
American Tune by Paul Simon
Roundabout by Yes
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant by Billy Joel
American Woman by the Guess Who

I'm sure this gives away my age, by hey, I'm a product of my time.
Lynn
Hi Lynn,

I am really fond of all those songs as well. As a matter of fact, the song that started this thread for me is by one of those artists. I'll break it out on this week's News.

Neil


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Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:22 am

I have been thinking about this, and I have to admit that narrowing this down to five is impossible. I finally did pick just five, but I am sure after I post this and read the list again, I won't be satisfied with it. I tried to keep the list comprised of songs that were from the 70's and 80's just because they have stood the test of time and still rate as songs I won't change the channel for. Some are on the list because I love the lyrics, others because the melody grabs me. I may catch crap about some of them, but I have to admit that when they come on, I don't change the channel and I usually end up singling along, even after all these years.

Jackson Browne - My Opening Farewell




Boston - More Than A Feeling (as mentioned previously)




Dave Loggins - Please Come to Boston




John Denver - Rocky Mountain High




Christopher Cross - Sailing


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Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:37 pm

ah, you speak of The Boxer....


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Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:52 pm

neverfoundthetime wrote:
ah, you speak of The Boxer....
Great guess but not enough variety in it.

Neil


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Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:24 pm

Dream On - Aerosmith
To me, this is on par with Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", thankfully, with less radio overkill.




Child in Time - Deep Purple
The tune that said "Hey, haven't you just turned 14 ? Is that why this makes sense ?"




Boy in the Bubble - Paul Simon
Because this is actually so insightful, even prophetic.





A day in the ... (oh, no Beatles allowed ! sorry ....)



Into the Great Wide Open - Tom Petty
Melody and mood ... and tone !




The Man Who Sold the World - David Bowie
Because I know a sequined philosopher when I see one ;)




Ahh, one more, just to be naughty ;)
Boston - Peace of Mind




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Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:05 am

I never imagined this would be on my list, but it came on the radio just about a mile before I got home so I had to stop and listen to it. Haven't heard it in ..... I don't know how long it's been...



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Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:39 pm

i won't change the channel until I hear that scream in this one (love the rock organ intro too).
That scream is at 7.45 if you just want to take a hit! :-)



...and for the visuals:


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Fri Apr 04, 2014 1:37 am

Here is one from somewhere near the top of my list.



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Fri Apr 04, 2014 8:22 am

I kept meaning to get back to this. Here is the song that started the thought a few weeks ago-


and one that came on yesterday morning that made drop everything and listen all the way to the end again-


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