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998. John Denver - Annie's song - Impossible to hear this song without singing along. He had such a great voice.
I am so glad you & Floydy, Longdogs & I hope others like JD. I was & still am a very loyal fan, though he hated us being called fans, we were friends of JD in his fan club. I went to many of his concerts here in England & I have lots of his C/D's, Albums, DVD's, books, posters etc.
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I am so glad you & Floydy, Longdogs & I hope others like JD. I was & still am a very loyal fan, though he hated us being called fans, we were friends of JD in his fan club. I went to many of his concerts here in England & I have lots of his C/D's, Albums, DVD's, books, posters etc.
It's always good to see a real fan of a certain performer. I go to concerts and they tend to come out of the woodwork from their 'normal' lives in their fan-worship t-shirts and other gear, as I do when I see a Pink Floyd cover band!
John Denver was a legend. A great performer and one of those singers who fitted in just as easily with the country scene as he did easy-listening, rather like Glen Campbell did (who will be featured later)

It's lovely to see you in here, Tiffany. Hope you enjoy the music
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#1000 ... UB40 1980

.. love that sound.
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Kicked off with a cracker there Flloydy.

Was a massive UB40 fan in 1980 having moved on from Punk to Ska/New Wave/Reggae and got in to the Rude Boy scene.
Saw every TwoTone/Ska band but never got to see this lot.......big regret!
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Oh no.F's created another monster.Floydy? more like Frankenstein.
I can only agree about UB40.Big disappointment.Their first albums really had something to say.But they've made a lot of money with their covers so it's understandable I suppose.
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Kicked off with a cracker there Flloydy.

Was a massive UB40 fan in 1980 having moved on from Punk to Ska/New Wave/Reggae and got in to the Rude Boy scene.
Saw every TwoTone/Ska band but never got to see this lot.......big regret!
They're still going Moscow, on tour regularly. I wouldn't want to see them though and I doubt they would play that first single anymore.

Originally Posted by Psmith ->
Oh no.F's created another monster.Floydy? more like Frankenstein.
I can only agree about UB40.Big disappointment.Their first albums really had something to say.But they've made a lot of money with their covers so it's understandable I suppose.
Lol! Frankenstein? The Edgar Winter Group! Didn't quite make the cut mate
yes, it's all about business at the end of the day but it's a shame money takes the place of creativity and songwriting skills.

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Very quickly, the first instalment of some of the excellent songs which just failed to make the Top 1000, A-Z. Beginning with "A":

A Flock Of Seagulls-I Ran-1982
A House-Endless Art-1992
A Taste Of Honey-Boogie Oogie Oogie-1978
Abba-Knowing Me, Knowing You -1977
Abba-Take A Chance On Me-1978
Abba-Supertrouper-1980
AbC-The Look Of Love-1982
AC/DC-Highway To Hell-1979
AC/DC-Whole Lotta Rosie (Live)-1980
Ace-How Long-1974
A-Ha-The Sun Always Shines On Tv-1986
Al Green-Tired Of Being Alone-1971
Al Green-Let’s Stay Together-1972
Al Green-Have You Been Making Out O.K.?-1973
Alabama 3-Woke Up This Morning-1997
Alan Hawkshaw-Girl In A Sportscar-1973
Alan Parsons Project-Don't Let It Show -1977
Alan Parsons Project-Some Other Time -1977
Alan Parsons Project-The Eagle Will Rise Again-1977
Alan Parsons Project-Shadow Of A Lonely Man-1978
Alan Parsons Project-The Turn Of A Friendly Card (Suite)-1980
Alan Parsons Project-Sirius/Eye In The Sky-1982
Alan Parsons Project-You’re Gonna Get Your Fingers Burned-1982
Alan Parsons Project-Don’t Answer Me-1984
Alan Parsons Project-One Good Reason-1984
Alanis Morrisette-Ironic-1996
Alarm-68 Guns-1983
Alarm-The Deceiver-1984
Alessi-Oh Lori-1977
Alice Cooper-Only Women Bleed-1975
Allman Brothers-Jessica-1973
America-A Horse With No Name -1971
America-Ventura Highway-1972
Andrew Gold-Lonely Boy -1977
Andy Gibb-An Everlasting Love-1978
Andy Williams-Can’t Get Used To Lsing You-1963
Andy Williams-Wives And Lovers-1963
Andy Williams-Can’t Take My Eyes Off You-1967
Andy Williams-Music To Watch Girls By-1967
Andy Williams-Love Theme From ‘The Godfather’ (Speak Softly Love)-1972
Animals-House Of The Rising Sun-1964
Anti-Nowhere League-Streets Of London-1982
Area Code 615-Stone Fox Chase-1971
Aretha Franklin-I Say A Little Prayer-1968
Asia-Cutting It Fine-1982
Asia-Heat Of The Moment-1982
Asia-Only Time Will Tell -1982
Asia-Without You -1982
Asia-My Own Time (I’ll Do What I Want)-1983
Average White Band-Let’s Go Round Again-1980
Aztec Camera-Walk Out To Winter-1983
Aztec Camera-How Men Are-1988
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03-10-2019, 12:21 AM
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Brilliant.Not satisfied with a terrific thousand but a list of relegated teams as well.

I would promote The Ace and the two Americas myself.
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03-10-2019, 09:39 AM
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Brilliant.Not satisfied with a terrific thousand but a list of relegated teams as well.

I would promote The Ace and the two Americas myself.
I may not list all the rest. It's too complicated as I think a thousand songs are plenty enough anyway?

The Ace song is excellent. I saw Paul Carrack perform the song live last year. America may appear later on...
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03-10-2019, 10:40 AM
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Many of the songs I have selected for the list are because they bring back certain memories. They remind of places and events in my life. Whilst some tracks may seem a little bizarre for inclusion, some even rather cheesy, they all have a reason to be featured. The following few are no exception.

No.993: “Phantom 309” by Red Sovine (1967)
The country music trucker. Woodrow Wilson “Red” Sovine lived and breathed the highways and freeways setting up his guitar and mic at rural outposts singing his ‘road death songs’ he wrote in his “big 10-wheelers”.
He scored a massive UK hit in 1981 with the song ‘Teddy Bear’, which I cannot stand but this one about a truck driver (what else?) who unfortunately gets caught up in a tragic accident is superb (in a morbid sort of way).



No.992: “They Don’t Know” by Tracey Ullman (1983)
I just love it. It’s bouncy, happy and was written by the late Kirsty MacColl. Love the way Ullman says the word “Bayy-bee” like a typical 1960’s teen beat song would.



No.991: “Begin The Beguine” by Julio Iglesias (1981)
A guilty pleasure of mine is listening to many rather cheesy easy listening songs – Andy Williams and Burt Bacharach are particular favourites. I just love that ‘Pan-Am/Love Boat’ orchestral choral sound, mostly featured on tracks from the late 1960’s.
Former Real Madrid goalie Iglesias hit universal stardom overnight with this early 80’s cover written by Cole Porter. It just oozes lush sexual class, in a Barry White-style way!



No.990: “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” by Whitney Houston (1987)
Twenty-two in the summer of 1987. Silk shirt, chinos and a reminiscence of a dance I had at a local nightclub with a girl which led onto other things…



No.989: “La Isla Bonita” by Madonna (1986)
Brings back memories of my time in Belize four years after this song. We would visit an island caye called San Pedro which I always thought Madonna was singing about in this song. My illusions were shattered later in life when I discovered that there are eight ‘San Pedros’ around the world and she had probably never even been to Belize. The song still reminds me of the place though, but that’s as far as my fondness goes for Madonna.



No.988: “Stay With Me Till Dawn” by Judie Tzuke (1979)
A hauntingly beautiful ballad from 1979, my favourite year in music.



I’ll be more serious with the next couple of songs. A couple of rarities heading your way soon.
 
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