This will be a personal weekly Top Ten list of what I consider to be the best songs that I listened to the previous week. Most songs will be current, but there are no boundaries. I’ve already stated on this web site that I am obsessed with music. I am constantly hunting it down whether it’s online, on CD, from my personal collection, from a library (Yes, I think the library is a great source of music–especially for music that you aren’t sure about.), TV, or radio. Since most of these sources mostly emphasize new music, the odds are pretty good that most of the songs on this list will be new. But in my search, I don’t use any boundaries for the other sources. I am just looking for good music that I haven’t heard, or happened to forget about. Everyone, including myself, has forgotten way more great music than they can ever remember-even if they are also music fanatics.
Also, there will be no rules concerning songs on this list. A song can show up or drop off a number of times. This will be the most volatile of my lists. It all depends on how much music I am exposed to during the week and what I find interesting. On really obscure stuff, I will try to include the source, if I know it.
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“Banjo” stays on top for another week, but there’s plenty of competition ready to ambush it……………..
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of April 15, 2012
1. Banjo—Rascal Flatts
2. Sweeter—Gavin DeGraw
3. Endless Love—Lionel Richie & Shania Twain
4. Good Girl—Carrie Underwood
5. Cosmic Wheels—Donovan
6. Dancin’ Away With My Heart—Lady Antebellum
7. Somebody That I Used to Know—Gotye with Kimbra
8. Lotta Lovin’—Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
9. Tin Soldier—Small Faces
10. Suco de Tangerine—The Beastie Boys
1) “Banjo”—This banjo song has great “legs”—just like the girl playing it in the video!
2) “Sweeter”—This song sounds like they took some of the best pieces of songs from the ’70s and made a musical montage. Fortunately, it sounds really good!
3) “Endless Love”—For as many times as I’ve heard this song over the years I have never gotten tired of it!
4) “Good Girl”—A Carrie Underwood song that actually sticks in my brain!
5) “Cosmic Wheels”—A late ’70s attempt by Donovan to sound current and still vital. It didn’t totally succeed but I really like it. The string arrangement is great! And although they tampered with him, you can still hear the Donovan hanging on to his old identity!
6) “Dancin’ Away with My Heart”—This song would have been great in the ’70s. Very melloooooooooooow………….
7) “Somebody That I Used to Know”—I’m afraid that’s what’s in the near future for you old friend. But you’ve had a good run.
8) “Lotta Lovin”—This song is just a rockabilly blast of fun without any of his usual screaming!
9) “Tin Soldier”—There are great dynamics on this lost Small Faces gem! There’s breaks, a raw garage sound, and an incredible vocal by then lead singer Steve Mariott! This is definitely a “crank to 11” song!
10) “Suco de Tangerine”—Very quietly, The Beastie Boys have put out a couple of instrumental CDs. They are filled with funky, spacey little tunes that just sound and make you feel good! This song is one of my favorites from them!
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