Five favorite musical pieces

[Esteban]

Okay Llarry, you asked for them, here they are; my five favorite Bob Dylan songs:

Isis

Like a Rolling Stone

Just Like a Woman

Hurricane

Knocking on Heaven's Door

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Llarry

Another five from me.

Richie Valens - Donna (Richard Valenzuela was killed at age 17 in the same early 1959 plane crash that took Buddy Holly's life)

Meant to say, Llarry, love that one by Ritchie Valens. What a talent he was. Died so young. Such a loss. Think of all the wonderful songs we would've got from him, and of course, as you said, the great Buddy Holly as well, along with the Big Bopper (Hello Baby!). "The day the music died."

[Esteban]

Five more okay Llarry?

Top five Tom Petty songs

The Waiting

Refugee

Breakdown

I Won't Back Down

Don't Do Me Like That

[Esteban]

Come on Llarry, let's keep this thread going.

A favorite artist of mine:

Top five Steve Miller songs

Fly Like An Eagle

Jet Airliner

The Joker

Jungle Love

Wild Mountain Honey

[Joralemon st.]

Queen — The Show Must Go On

The Notorious B.I.G. — Machine Gun Funk

David Bowie — Rubber Band

Ella Fitzgerald — Manhattan

Pulp — This is Hardcore

[dscabra]

I already played, but recently came across this and it may now be one of my favorites:

[Llarry]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Come on Llarry, let's keep this thread going.

Oh, alright -- here's five more from me.

Searchers - Oh My Lover

Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

Tom Petty - Learning to Fly

Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought the Law

[DriftinG Z32]

For the contribution...

Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven

Pink Floyd – Any Colour You Like

The Doors – Riders On The Storm

Black Sabbath – War Pigs

Steely Dan – Kid Charlemagne

[Llarry]

Them - My Lonely Sad Eyes

Buddy Holly - Rave On

Simon & Garfunkel - I Am a Rock

Beach Boys - Sloop John B

Beatles - The Night Before

[Llarry]

You got me going again, Esteban; here's five more. This takes me to 45 songs.

Del Shannon - Runaway (1961)

Beatles - Doctor Robert (1966)

George Harrison - I Got My Mind Set On You (1987)

Tommy Dorsey - I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (1936)

Dion & the Belmonts - A Teenager In Love (1959)

[Esteban]

Okay, Llarry, if you don't mind I'll join in again. BTW, good choices above.

Always loved Neil Young's music so I'm adding my top five songs from him, at least these are my choices for today.

Down by the River

Revolution Blues

Powderfinger

Cortez the Killer

Tonight's the Night

[Llarry]

Otis Redding - These Arms of Mine (1964)

Free - All Right Now (1970)

Lou Gramm - Midnight Blue (1987)

Rosie & the Originals - Angel Baby (1960)

Roxette - The Look (1989)

[Esteban]

^ I had the 45 rpm record "Angel Baby" when I was a teenager (about 1970). We called it an oldie back then.

Did you know Rosie Hamlin, the singer for Rosie and the Originals, was only 15 when that song came out in 1960? She wrote it as a poem for her boyfriend when she was 14.

[Llarry]

Originally Posted by Esteban

^ I had the 45 rpm record "Angel Baby" when I was a teenager (about 1970). We called it an oldie back then.

Did you know Rosie Hamlin, the singer for Rosie and the Originals, was only 15 when that song came out in 1960? She wrote it as a poem for her boyfriend when she was 14.

I did know that -- pretty talented girl. She died last year if I remember correctly. I have the 45 as well, I believe.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Llarry

I did know that -- pretty talented girl. She died last year if I remember correctly. I have the 45 as well, I believe.

Some people say that the song Angel Baby was copied from The Penguins song, Earth Angel (another good song).

PS - I no longer have that 45 of Angel Baby. Went the way of a lot of my early records.

[Llarry]

Now I'm fired up! Here's five more...

Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen (1958)

Chantels - Maybe (1958)

Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron (1963: Phil Spector-produced)

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone (1973)

Go Gos - Head Over Heels (1984)

[Llarry]

I'm on a roll... five more (numbers 56-60)

Eddie Cochran - Somethin' Else (1959)

Everly Brothers - So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) (1960)

Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London (1978)

Tim McGraw - Back When (2004)

Surfaris - Surfer Joe (1963)

[Llarry]

I very much enjoy visiting this thread frequently to listen to a wide variety of great music. Esteban and I have dominated the thread, but diversity is good -- anybody who hasn't contributed is more than welcome to so with any kind of music from any era.

[Llarry]

Bringing this thread back up to see if anyone else would like to contribute!

Here's a probably unanswerable question: How many good songs are there?

[Esteban]

Five more from me, Llarry:

Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4

Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way

The Band - The Weight

Yes - Roundabout

Ted Nugent - Stranglehold

[Esteban]

^ Just noticed I got Rocky Mountain Way in this thread twice. Oh well, guess I think it’s that good. 👍

[Esteban]

Top of the line songs in this thread Llarry.

As John used to say to the lads ~ "Where we going fellas?" "To the toppermost of the poppermost, Johnny!" ~ was the reply.