10 Things You Might Hear In A Record Store (A Sense Of Humor Likely Required)... 1. Who are The Who? 2. I'm inexperienced with Jimi Hendrix's discography. 3. You picked up the George Michael album for me? Thanks! I knew I had faith in you. 4. One of these nights I will try an Eagles album. I promise. 5. I've picked up every Olivia Newton-John record out there. The attraction must be purely physical. 6. I buy a Stevie Wonder album once every five years. Call me superstitious. 7. I was at a retro place called the Go-Go Lounge when I first heard Belinda Carlisle's solo stuff. 8. I passed up a NM zipper copy of "Sticky Fingers" last week! I got the blues... 9. I bought a NM copy of a "Come Together" 45 last week off a customer. Something made me buy it... 10. I sold 5 copies of Rod Stewart's new album in just the last hour. Never a dull moment around here...
Top 10 Cover Or Tribute Albums Cassandra Wilson - Traveling Miles (Miles Davis) Holly Cole - Temptation (Tom Waits) John Hammond - Wicked Grin (Tom Waits) Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue (Woody Guthrie) Bill Frisell - The Sweetest Punch (Burt Bacharach & Elvis Costello) Muddy Waters - Sings Big Bill (Big Bill Broonzy) Bob Belden - Miles Espanol (Miles Davis) Bill Frisell - All We Are Saying (The Beatles) Al Di Meola - All your Life (The Beatles) Herbie Hancock - The River: The Joni Letters (Joni Mitchell)
Great Song Title "Triplets"... 1. Long, Long, Long: The Beatles 2. Dance, Dance, Dance: The Beach Boys 3. Fun, Fun, Fun: The Beach Boys 4. Girls! Girls! Girls!: Elvis Presley 5. Girls! Girls! Girls!: Motley Crue (Must be a popular topic of interest for artists. Who knew...) 6. No, No, No: Kiss 7. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season): The Byrds 8. Hey, Hey, Hey: Elvis Presley 9. Gone, Gone, Gone: The Everly Brothers 10. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy: The Buckinghams Thank you, thank you, thank you for reading...
Ten More (More, More) More More More - Andrea True Connection Down Down Down - Buffalo Springfield Alright Alright Alright - Mungo Jerry Hush, Hush, Hush - Paula Cole Say, Say, Say - Macca and Michael Jackson Stay Stay Stay - Taylor Swift Jump, Jump, Jump - Rick Derringer Run Run Run - Jo Jo Gunne Looks, Looks, Looks - Sparks Sell Sell Sell - Barenaked Ladies
Top 10 Favorite Young(er) Artists By An Old(er) Guy Justin Townes Earle Kaki King Fantastic Negrito Gary Clark Jr. Melanie De Biaso The Dead South Amos Lee Calexico Sturgill Simpson Jamey Johnson
Thanks for the additions everyone. Several of which I haven't even heard. It looks like this is one of those topics where several top tens could be made, made, made.
There's also "Run, Run, Run" by The Supremes (a minor chart hit for them right before "Where Did Our Love Go" was released as a single).
And maybe the most famous triplet that just now dawned on me... Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! That should have been the first one I thought of! Oh well, you can't have every brain cell firing on all cylinders. Especially when you only have about three working...
Musicals top ten, you ask? For traditional musicals, my favorites are West Side Story Camelot Camelot Revised Pal Joey Blues In the Night Dance of the Vampires Even Disney has been putting on some full-bodied musicals lately, mostly agenda-driven female lead stories. I haven't seen them yet. For rock & roll musicals I'm fond of: The Three Penny Opera (1931, Germany) Loving You (1957) -- the quintessential Elvis Presley '50s rockabilly film in rich color and VistaVision. A Hard Day's Night (1964). The Boy Friend (1971) American Hot Wax (1978) -- a lost film. The Buddy Holly Story (1978) La Bamba (1987) Great Balls of Fire (1989) There's a few more but I can't remember the titles now. Later.
Top 10 Albums From Every 5 Years Age 20 To Age 65 1970: Nick Drake - Bryter Layter 1975: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 1980: Peter Green - Little Dreamer 1985: Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms 1990: Hindu Love Gods - Hindu Love Gods 1995: Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball 2000: Merle Haggard - If I Could Only Fly 2005: Garage A Trois - Outre Mer 2010: Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues 2015: Vintage Trouble - 1 Hopeful Road Okay, I'm done with these lists. I've gone a little overboard but it has been kind of fun just making up the different Top 10 categories. Cheers
"Fernando" is an okay song but not one of my top songs, and is a song that I rarely choose to play. Likewise with "Crescent Noon" and "Mr. Guder" (good songs but not a favorite).
Could this apply: "Radio Ga Ga" by Lady Gaga (of course, Lady Gaga hasn't recorded the song but still... )
In the spirit of the show I saw last night: Top 10 U2 toonz: 1) Where The Streets Have No Name 2) Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses 3) City of Blinding Lights 4) A Sort of Homecoming 5) Gloria 6) All I Want Is You 7) 11:00 Tick Tock 8) New Year's Day 9) Two Hearts Beat As One 10) The Unforgettable Fire
Top 10 Sad/Depressing Songs In Alphabetical Order: "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan "The End Of The World" by Skeeter Davis "Goodbye To Love" by the Carpenters "I Need To Be In Love" by the Carpenters "Never Gonna Fall In Love Again" by Eric Carmen "New York" by Prozzäk "New York's Not My Home" by Jim Croce "Seasons In The Sun" by Terry Jacks "Trying To Get The Feeling Again" by the Carpenters "The Winner Takes It All" by ABBA
Top 10 Songs Used In Movies In Alphabetical Order: "Arthur's Theme (The Best You Can Do)" by Christopher Cross (Arthur) "Hello, It's Me" by Todd Woods [Paul Giamatti] (Duets) "Highway Patrol" by Junior Brown (Me, Myself, and Irene) "In The Jailhouse Now" by The Soggy Mountain Boys (Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?) "Promise Me Anything" by Annette Funicello (Beach Party) "The Rainbow Connection" by Kermit The Frog (The Muppet Movie) "Reflection" by Mulan [Lea Salonga] (Mulan) "Sally's Song" by Sally [Catherine O'Hara] (Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas) "Treat Him Nicely" by Annette Funicello (Beach Party) "What's New Pussycat" by Tom Jones (What's New Pussycat)