For as long as I’ve been on the radio, and definitely for as long as I’ve been writing a blog, I will occasionally make a reference to a song being “One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded!” (GSER)
I would usually follow that by saying that I would eventually start a category for it, but then never get around to it.
Well, now I’m getting around to it!
My radio show, “Theme Attic,” is on Wednesdays 12PM-4PM ET.
The show can be heard on WHFR 89.3 FM in the Dearborn-Detroit area of Michigan, or it can be streamed with this link: https://www.whfr.fm/streamer/!
The Greatest Songs will pretty much follow the pattern of The Most Awesomest Song of the Day.
I’ll select a song to celebrate and then give my thoughts about it. Nothing really brand new here that hasn’t been done before. But since I have a website, I can collect them and lay out what my own greatest songs are.
Here’s a link to have a look at “The Greatest Songs Ever Recorded”: https://philmaq.com/the-greatest-songs-ever-recorded/! Occasionally, an “awesome song” crosses over to become a “Greatest Song!”
Even though I always emphasize new music and artists, it’s always fun to take a short drive through the legendary artists, since they influenced those other artists!
But a song doesn’t have to be old or done by a legendary Theme Attic Hall of Fame member to be thus honored.
I can think of several songs that are only a few years old or less that I could identify as One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded.
This will be fun, and hopefully you will join me on my journey!
If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!
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Some songs just feel right!
“Hot in the City” by Billy Idol is one of them!
I usually play this song a couple of times a summer depending on how hot the summer is!
It’s such a blast to roam around in a city when the sun goes down and it still feels like it’s daytime. The city has a life of its own!
And it doesn’t matter which city!
Las Vegas! Chicago! Toronto! Houston! Seattle! San Antonio! L.A.! Austin!
San Francisco! Nashville! New Orleans! Memphis! New York City! And, yes, Detroit!
And so many more!
I love the mountains and the wilderness, but I also love the city!
My wife loooooves this song!
Unknown to her, I like it, too!
For some reason, and this happens to me with a few songs over time, I got confused with this song and “Hot Child in the City”by Nick Gilder–which is an awful song compared to ‘Hot in the City.
When she forgot which song she liked, I swore that it was the Gilder song and not this one.
She never forgives me for that!
Anyway, the soulful backup vocals that sound like their coming up through the asphalt, the cheesy keyboards, the hand claps, the bass line, and Billy‘s command of the scene combine to make a perfect summer night song!
The song never sounds like an Idol song to me. It always reminds me of Mink DeVille!
But nonetheless, it is a gem!
I have been known to turn the volume all the way down when he shouts “New York” and shout out,
“DETROIT!!!”
or whatever city we’re in!
One of the Greatest Songs Ever Recorded is “Hot in the City” by Billy Idol!!!
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I have plenty of other musical areas to explore:
Here’s a link for my weekly list of Fave Songs:
https://philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-songs!
Here’s a link for my weekly Fave Album lists:
philmaq.com/phils-lists/phils-faves-albums
My somewhat unusual Hall of Fame can be explored here: https://philmaq.com/hall-of-fame/!
Lastly, but most importantly, is my Philby Awards link! A Philby is my annual award for outstanding musical achievement! https://philmaq.com/philbys/!
If you like what you see, don’t forget to spread the word by hitting the “like” button on my Facebook page, Phil Maq!
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