"On the flip side - song from your youth you alway listen to." Topic

The song that makes you put down the brush, just listen, get a far away look, and a smile.

Paint it black just because.

Ruby Tuesday in remembrance of my old high school sweetheart, now long passed.

Nights in White Satin also in remembrance of a dancer that I would never introduce to mother.

Really too many

Early youth
Born to be Wild -we always played these two before we played our 8th grade basketball games.
Magic Carpet Ride
Beach Boys- summers at the pools

Transition –
Rolling Stones – Brown Suger, Bitch again sticky finger was just a good album
The Who Won't Get Fooled Again

High School and College
Eagles – desperado, but almost anything they sang
Fleetwood Mac – Gypsy, but again most were good
Starship – We built this City

80's and 90's
Van Halen – Jump, Running with the Devil, Panama, lots more
AC/DC Back in Black
Guns and Roses – Sweet Child O' Mine

American Pie

Than music died in the mid 1990's

"Dance Hall Days" by Wang Chung.

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Another youthful favourite was Kate Bush's "Hounds of Love".

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I never liked Knights in White Satin.
HOWEVER…
My girlfriend would put that record on to "get into the mood".
I learned rather quickly to love that song.

But more on topic, anything by Linda Ronstadt. Particularly Desperado ("Hey. That's a nice song Don. Mind if I sing it?")

Anything she sang written by Karla Bonoff.
Someone to lay down beside me.

Bonnie Raitt singing "I Can't Make You Love Me", written by Penn State OG Mike Reid.

Bonnie singing "Angel from Montgomery", written by John Prine. RIP

Arlo Guthrie singing Steve Goodman's "City of New Orleans".

Any song by Boston.

Judy Collins singing "Both Sides Now." Karen Carpenter singing "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" and "Top of the World." Leslie Gore singing "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows." Peggie Lee with "Pass Me By." Some British Invasion, but not Beetles. "Red Rubber Ball" heads the list.

Lots of Folk. The Kingston Trio with "MTA" and "Zombie Jamborie." Limeliters with "Drill Ye Tarriers Drill," "John Henry" and "Wake Up, Dunia" Brothers Four (?) with "Reuben James." Almost any version of "Wabash Cannonball."

But fewer songs than short instrumental pieces--themes from "The Wild Wild West" "The Iron Horse" "Hawaii 5-O" and "A Team" might head the list. "Rat Patrol" makes the list, too. Also "Dallas" and "Wiseguy" though I rarely watched either. Something died when TV went to songs for opening credits.

But I'll still start long trips driving in the dark with the "Wiseguy" theme on repeat.

Any song on the Cars 1st album, they are all good.

And I see I forgot the Fifth Dimension. "Up Up and Away" of course. But I used "Age of Aquarius" as a tune for something at work, and was a little shocked that my younger colleagues hadn't heard of it.

I know 'em when I hear 'em. Judy Collins' "Amazing Grace" and anything by Ronstadt in any of hear phases.

Early or middle period Rolling Stones. If you haven't heard Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main Street you've missed out!

Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult

Driver 8 by REM

True Faith by New Order

I'll Melt with You by Modern English, and pretty much anything from the After the Snow album

White Room by Cream

Take my Breath Away, by Berlin.

Fairytale of New York

Classical Gas by Mason Williams
No Sugar Tonight by The Guess Who

Last year I discovered Little Steven's Underground Garage on Sirius XM and am really digging it. It is one of the most eclectic stations I have listened to. It does feature a lot of "cool" rock and roll from the 1960s, but has music from the 1940s up thru today. A good 90% of the songs are ones I don't know, but am happy to listen to. It's my guilty pleasure while driving.

Anything by Martha and the Vandellas.
Nowhere to Run
Jimmie Mac

All the Motown, and pseudo Motown "girl groups".
Nothing but a Heartache

Stairway to Heaven

… but there are many others, too.

Metallica, Judas Priest, and Iron Maiden. I'm still a metal head.