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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The rumours are true: Adele has made it to the top of this good list! “21” is still selling like crazy and this song may be one of the reasons! I really like the variety on this list!
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Top Ten Songs for the Week of May 20, 2012
1. Rumour Has It—Adele
2. Banjo—Rascal Flatts
3. Call Me Maybe—Carly Rae Jepsen
4. Sweeter—Gavin DeGraw
5. Music on the Wind—Suzy Bogguss
6. Over You—Miranda Lambert
7. Modern Music—Be Bop Deluxe
8. Nice to Be Here—John Cowan
9. Surf Blaster—The Vara-Tones
10. English Tea—Paul McCartney
1) “Rumour Has It”—I still haven’t seen a video for Adele’s latest release and I like
that! The song should be able to stand on its own…and it does!
2) “Banjo”—Sorry “Banjo.” Disrespected again, as usual. Let’s see what kind of fight you have left in you…………….
3) “Call Me Maybe”—I think Carly Rae Jepsen’s song isn’t as good as the video. It’s too repetitious. But it’s good enough this week!
4) “Sweeter”—Well, this one has peaked, but it had a good run………….
5) “Music on the Wind”—My favorite Suzy Bogguss song! It feels like a warm breeze blowing in the desert! The time signatures fluctuate constantly. It features mandolin, accordion and Mexican flavored strings. Suzy sounds as coy and romantic as she ever has! The vocal is perfect, rising and falling, just like the music and romance that is on the wind! Not only is this my favorite Suzy Bogguss song, it is also one of my favorite songs! I’m sure that you will see it reappear from time to time on this list.
6) “Over You”—This one is fading, but I still like it.
7) “Modern Music”—This song medley always reminds me of May. To me, it is close in structure to any of The Beatles’ “Abbey Road” medleys. Melodic songs weave in and out with Beatlesque guitar connections! I can’t ever get tired of hearing it!
8) “Nice to Be Here”—I have always liked this Moody Blues song that bears a strong resemblance in imagery to Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Lookin’ Out My Backdoor.” It’s a whimsical observation about nature’s smaller creatures playing music when nobody is looking. I don’t care what version or medium you hear the Moodies’ in, the original mix is awful and muddied. With this bluegrass version, the lyrics and music are crystal clear. It’s the first time I’ve ever been able to understand all of the words. This is the second batch of bluegrass tribute songs for The Moody Blues—several members play on most of the songs themselves. The CD is called “Moody Bluegrass Two…Much Love: Nashville Tribute to The Moody Blues.” This is probably my favorite song out of all of them!
9) “Surf Blaster”—A reunion CD by a 60’s surf band that’s better than what they originally did! “Surf Blaster” is the opening instrumental track, and it explodes in your ears with a drum solo before seguing to the guitars! It’s always fun to run across anything from a band like The Vara-Tones!
10) “English Tea”—This is another typical underexposed song by Paul McCartney from his Chaos & Creation in the Backyard album. It’s very short and British sounding but to the point and was a very nice addition to his live shows from that timespan!
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