Let It Rock II

Around the turn of the century, I went through an Elvis Presley phase (many consider Elvis to be the artist of the century) and at that time I was drawn less to Presley’s gritty, countrified ‘50s sound (as exciting as that can be) and more to the smoothness and bombast of his ‘60s and even ‘70s periods. Any number of influential ‘50s rock & roll artists (most if not all of them were from the South) could have claimed the title “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” but Presley grabbed it, owns it, and no one can ever take it away from him. Here are some of my favorite songs by ‘50s rock & roll artists, including the King. Enjoy!

Elvis Presley

01. Elvis Presley – “Long Legged Girl (With the Short Dress On)” (1967)

02. The Crickets – “It’s So Easy” (1958)

03. Elvis Presley – “Do the Clam” (1965)

04. Ben E. King and the Drifters – “This Magic Moment” (1960)

05. Chuck Berry – “Roll Over Beethoven” (1956)

06. The Drifters – “Let the Music Play” (1964)

07. Roy Orbison – “You Got It” (1989)

08. The Everly Brothers – “When Will I Be Loved” (1960)

09. The Drifters – “Under the Boardwalk” (1964)

10. Elvis Presley – “Good Rockin’ Tonight” (1959)

11. Carl Perkins – “Blue Suede Shoes” (1956)

12. Chuck Berry – “Sweet Little Sixteen” (1958)

13. Elvis Presley – “Can’t Help Falling in Love” (1961)

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Blue Jean Rock Poets V – Part 2

While no longer as popular as it was during its golden age in the ‘70s, singer-songwriter music carries on. Big name artists like Sting, Sheryl Crow, and Sarah McLachlan have done what they could over the years to keep singer-songwriter music relevant, and Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, and Gordon Lightfoot are still alive and kicking. But how can a new generation with a limited attention span ever begin to discover the magic of singer-songwriters? One result of the current global pandemic has been people forced to stay home. Maybe now is the time when people are rediscovering the great singer-songwriter music and this will lead to a musical renaissance. I can dream. Here are more of my favorites. Enjoy!

Gordon Lightfoot

01. Gordon Lightfoot – “Miguel” (1971)
02. John Phillips – “Mississippi” (1970)
03. Bob Dylan – “Shooting Star (Live)” (1994)
04. Yusuf / Cat Stevens – “All Kinds of Roses” (2009)
05. Dar Williams – “Fm Radio” (2015)
06. Gordon Lightfoot – “Same Old Loverman” (1971)
07. Al Stewart – “A Small Fruit Song” (1970)
08. Al Stewart – “Bedsitter Images” (1967)
09. Randy Newman – “Birmingham” (1974)
10. Gordon Lightfoot – “Ring Them Bells” (1993)
11. Judy Collins – “Since You Asked” (1967)
12. Bob Dylan – “Murder Most Foul” (2020)
13. Paul Simon feat. Phoebe Snow & The Jessy Dixon Singers – “Gone at Last” (1975)
14. Gordon Lightfoot – “Talking in Your Sleep” (1971)
15. Sarah McLachlan – “Answer (Live)” (2003)
16. Eva Cassidy – “Fields of Gold” (1998)

Sarah McLachlan

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Blue Jean Rock Poets V – Part 1

One of the best things about singer-songwriter music is its timelessness which usually makes it good for all seasons and occasions. Few artists besides Paul Simon have songs at the ready to be played following a national tragedy (9/11, Sandy Hook) and whenever I feel hurt, lost, or just sick and tired of music, I turn to the big names in singer-songwriter. Here are some of my favorites. Enjoy!

Paul Simon

01. Randy Newman – “Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man)” (1974)
02. Judy Collins – “Send in the Clowns” (1975)
03. Paul Simon – “The Sound of Silence (Live)” (2011)
04. Paul Simon – “Love and Hard Times” (2011)
05. Bob Dylan – “Most of the Time (Alternate)” (1989)
06. Gordon Lightfoot – “On Susan’s Floor” (1972)
07. John Prine – “Grandpa Was a Carpenter” (1973)
08. Loudon Wainwright III – “The Swimming Song” (1973)
09. Arlo Guthrie – “Victor Jara” (1976)
10. Cat Stevens – “Oh Very Young” (1974)
11. Ralph McTell – “Nanna’s Song” (1968)
12. Tom Waits – “On the Nickel” (1980)
13. Loudon Wainwright III – “Dead Skunk” (1972)
14. Gordon Lightfoot – “Christian Island (Georgian Bay)” (1972)
15. Judy Collins – “The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress” (1975)
16. Sheryl Crow feat. Sting – “Always on Your Side” (2005)

Judy Collins

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Country Grab Bag V

“There’s only two kinds of music: the blues and zippety doo-dah.” 

– Townes Van Zandt

Johnny Cash

I recently reread Lincoln’s second inaugural (which every American should read- it’s quite brief) and was struck by Lincoln’s wondering aloud whether the still ongoing civil war was divine retribution for the sin of slavery- a wicked institution the Confederacy fought and died to preserve. Don’t let anyone tell you different: the Civil War was fought over slavery. There were no heroes from the Confederacy; they were all racist traitors. But what then about the founders of the United States, traitors to the British Empire, many of whom owned slaves? While an interesting issue for discussion, for me there are only two roads: the road to freedom and the road away from it. Despite its failings, the United States is the story of a nation on the road to freedom. The Confederacy and its supporters were on the road to hell.

Bob Dylan

Long associated with the American South, country music comes from the same birthplace as jazz, blues, and rock & roll (interestingly, Kentucky and West Virginia- key places in the development of country music- both fought for the Union during the Civil War). At some point, cowboy music became associated with country (hence the term country and western, which replaced hillbilly) and while Southerners like Johnny Cash and Townes Van Zandt helped draw non-Southerners to country music, let us not forget Bob Dylan- a Jewish kid from Minnesota- continues to record country influenced music (not to mention folk, jazz, blues, and rock & roll). While Dylan’s music is steeped in country, it also transcends it and invites all listeners to discover and enjoy its charms. Here are some of my favorite country songs. Enjoy!

Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash

01. Michael Nesmith – “Some of Shelly’s Blues” (1973)
02. Shooter Jennings – “Walk of Life” (2007)
03. Johnny Cash – “Highway Patrolman” (1983)
04. John Prine – “Illegal Smile” (1971)
05. Johnny Cash – “You Are My Sunshine” (2000)
06. Johnny Cash – “The Beast in Me” (1994)
07. Johnny Cash – “First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” (2002)
08. Johnny Cash – “Streets of Laredo” (2002)
09. Toby Keith and Sting – “I’m So Happy I Can’t Stop Crying” (1997)
10. Townes Van Zandt – “I’ll Be Here in the Morning” (1969)
11. Jonny Fritz – “Fifteen Passenger Van” (2016)
12. Kenny Rogers – “Love the World Away” (1980)
13. Townes Van Zandt – “None but the Rain” (1969)
14. William Clark Green – “She Likes the Beatles” (2013)
15. Turnpike Troubadours – “Every Girl” (2010)
16. Townes Van Zandt – “For the Sake of the Song” (1969)
17. Bob Dylan – “All Along the Watchtower” (1967)
18. Bob Dylan – “Not Dark Yet” (1997)
19. Bob Dylan – “Desolation Row (Alternate)” (1965)
20. Bob Dylan – “Blind Willie McTell” (1983)

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Oldies: Pass the Fritos IX

This may be my last oldies round up for a while as my survey of oldies music has served its purpose and I’ve demonstrated not all oldies should be dismissed or forgotten. Some oldies still sound fresh and exciting and bring pleasure; other oldies are just weird and yet sound more adventurous and compelling than any current music. Here are some of my favorite oldies songs including British Invasion, girl groups, psychedelic, and garage rock pioneers, as well as oldies music from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (watching that groovy movie has been one of the few highlights of my summer). Enjoy!

01. Chad & Jeremy – “Paxton Quigley’s Had the Course” (1968)

02. Roky Erickson & The Explosives – “I Walked with a Zombie (Live)” (1979)

03. The Shangri-Las – “Give Him a Great Big Kiss” (1964)

04. Los Bravos – “Bring a Little Lovin’” (1968)

05. The Third Rail – “Run Run Run” (1967)

06. The Monkees – “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” (1967)

07. Roy Head and the Traits – “Treat Her Right” (1965)

08. Small Faces – “Afterglow” (1968)

09. The Third Bardo – “Five Years Ahead of My Time” (1967)

10. Françoise Hardy – “La fille avec toi” (1962)

11. The Action – “Brain” (1967)

12. Paul Revere & the Raiders – “Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon” (1969)

13. Buchanan Brothers – “Son of a Lovin’ Man” (1969)

14. The Beach Boys – “Fallin’ in Love (aka Lady)” (1970)

15. Dee Clark – “Hey Little Girl” (1959)

16. Classics IV – “Traces” (1969)

17. The Beach Boys – “In My Room” (1963)

18. The Beach Boys – “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times (Stereo Mix)” (1996)

19. Diana Ross & The Supremes – “Reflections” (1968)

20. The Association – “Rose Petals, Incense, and a Kitten” (1968)

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In the Shadow of the Police – Part 2

Whereas the Police were of my parents’ generation, most alternative pop/rock artists were and are of my generation and, despite the wide disparity of sounds among us, we all share a common place in history (and we all grew up listening to the Police who, let’s face it, are now considered classic rock by most). Generation X had a lot to live up to musically with not only the Police but also the shadow of the ‘60s looming over us. Everything had already been done and so what was the point of even trying to do something new? And that right there was our shared artistic theme which only the so-called alternative artists seemed to grasp: we were free and bold enough to not worry about musical innovation and taste and just explore wherever our imaginations led us, even if that meant going backwards- or inwards.

AIDS spelled the end of free love, and pop music in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s was so bad many of us escaped the boredom by digging into the underground to find any music that was listenable or at least reflected how we were feeling- and we made some great discoveries. I will never forget a night in the ‘90s in a college dive bar in upstate New York where on the jukebox I had selected a Police tune I had somehow never heard before (“So Lonely”) and standing in that noisy, crowded bar the song hit me like a revelation. Alternative music definitely attracted its share of lonely young people and the saddest part of it all was how the media tried to define grunge as the music of my generation before the so-called leader of the movement went and blew his brains out. So much for the voice of a generation.

In the late ‘90s, alternative music seemed to be going nowhere fast when I decided to join the Peace Corps and left America for Bulgaria. Only while living in Europe for two years did I begin to discover and appreciate other types of music including Sting, U2, and Britpop, after which the American alternative music scene I had left behind seemed so small and limited. But, over the years, I have also discovered that many of those seemingly less popular American underground and pop punk bands did in fact have huge worldwide followings and tremendous impact on my generation; there was just no way to track back then their immense popularity as none of them were on the radio or MTV and so we all just assumed we were the only ones listening to them. We were wrong.

I’m not saying the Police are better than other alternative pop/rock artists, or that the Police are my favorite alternative band (I’ve listened to all the Police albums and prefer just a handful of their greatest hits). What I am saying is no alternative artist or band has achieved or will likely ever achieve as much commercial and international success as the Police. The world in which we live- with disintegration of popular music, irrelevance of MTV and record companies, and availability of other online forms of entertainment- makes such an occurrence virtually impossible- and that’s a shame. Timing is everything and perhaps a lot of these alternative pop/rock artists could have been bigger had they come along at the exact right time and place as the Police did. Here are some more of my favorites. Enjoy!

01. Counting Crows – “A Long December” (1996)

02. The Divine Comedy – “Generation Sex” (1998)

03. The Cure – “One More Time” (1987)

04. Travis – “Why Does It Always Rain on Me?” (1999)

05. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Knock Me Down” (1989)

06. Bush – “Glycerine” (1994)

07. Fountains of Wayne – “Mexican Wine” (2003)

08. Belle and Sebastian – “Another Sunny Day” (2006)

09. Parasites – “Crazy” (1992)

10. Snow Patrol – “Chasing Cars” (2006)

11. Keane – “Somewhere Only We Know” (2004)

12. Rancid – “Bob” (2002)

13. Beastie Boys – “Body Movin’ (Fatboy Slim Remix)” (1998)

14. The Replacements – “Androgynous” (1984)

15. Stephen Malkmus – “Shiggy” (2018)

16. The Mr. T Experience – “You Today” (1995)

17. NOFX – “Please Play This Song on the Radio” (1992)

18. Liz Phair – “Favorite” (2003)

19. Hole – “Celebrity Skin” (1998)

20. Sonic Youth – “Youth Against Fascism” (1992)

21. American Music Club – “Johnny Mathis’ Feet” (1993)

22. The Police – “Don’t Stand So Close to Me” (1980) 

23. Jello Biafra and Mojo Nixon – “Where Are We Gonna Work (When the Trees Are Gone?)” (1994)

24. The Police – “So Lonely” (1978) 

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In the Shadow of the Police – Part 1

After a decade long run that proved a new wave/alternative band could achieve international stardom and become the biggest musical act in the world, the Police disbanded in 1986. Having grown up on their hits, it recently occurred to me that no so-called alternative artist or band has ever reached the dizzying heights the Police did. Perhaps U2 and a few of the Britpop bands may have come close, but unlike Sting they just didn’t have the genius pop-songwriting skills to achieve universal pop immortality. (The other two members of the Police may have at times resented Gordon Sumner, but as musicians they loved playing Sting’s peerless pop songs.)

The Police

After the dissolution of the Police, pop music was in a bad place. Although new and exciting sounds continued to emanate from the underground, they rarely reached the surface of popular music since they did not attract large numbers of rock fans the way the Police had. Instead, pop metal filled the vacuum left by the Police (though U2 tried to insert some integrity onto the charts) and grunge was still five years away. While I sympathize with ‘80s alternative bands who were making cutting edge music but just couldn’t find mainstream acceptance, the Police proved that it was possible to be both cutting edge and hugely popular. And while this may have been a hard lesson for eccentric, uncompromising American artists, Brit bands seemed much more able to adapt and learn from the massive success of the Police.

Alternative pop/rock is a term I discovered on AllMusic and encapsulates many of the alternative artists who appeared in the shadow of the Police and achieved varying degrees of success (some American artists eventually developed a watered-down, grunge-pop sound that was palatable and popular but still no match for Britpop). Grouping and listening to these artists together has been an interesting exercise and a pleasant trip down memory lane with 40+ years worth of memories (including leather jackets, Goth girls, and pre-pandemic existence). While none of these artists were ever a serious challenge to the Police’s legacy as alternative/rock kings of the world, they prove there was and always will be hunger for good alternative music. Here are some of my alternative pop/rock favorites. Enjoy!

Coldplay

01. The Police – “Message in a Bottle” (1979) 

02. The Police – “King of Pain” (1983)

03. The Police – “Wrapped Around Your Finger” (1983)

04. The Calling – “Wherever You Will Go” (2001)

05. Cornershop – “Good to Be on the Road Back Home” (1997)

06. Coldplay – “The Scientist” (2002)
07. Dinosaur Jr. – “Kracked” (1987)

08. The La’s – “There She Goes” (1988)

09. Bad Religion – “No Direction” (1992)

10. The Church – “Lost” (1988)

11. The Divine Comedy – “Absent Friends” (2004) 

12. Coldplay – “Yellow” (2000)

13. Arctic Monkeys – “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” (2006)

14. Blur – “Song 2” (1997)

15. Cake – “Frank Sinatra” (1996)

16. The Dead Milkmen – “Bleach Boys” (1988)

17. The Damned – “The Shadow of Love (Ten Inches of Hell Mix)” (1985)

18. Camper Van Beethoven – “Take the Skinheads Bowling” (1985)

19. The Dead Milkmen – “Born to Love Volcanos” (1988)

20. The Wonder Stuff – “A Wish Away” (1988)

21. The Mr. T Experience – “Alternative Is Here to Stay” (1995)

22. Bad Religion – “Turn on the Light” (1990)

23. Stephen Malkmus – “Jenny & the Ess Dog” (2001)

24. 3 Doors Down – “Here Without You” (2003)

25. Coldplay – “Viva la Vida” (2008)

26. Sarah McLachlan – “Answer (Live)” (2003)

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Soul by the Dozen IX

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

This is the ninth installment in my Soul by the Dozen series which means there are at least 100 soul songs I really dig. Interestingly, with the exception of the Beastie Boys, I have very few rap/hip-hop songs in my music collection which could mean music is less about race and more about taste. I don’t have any death metal, either. From my soul to yours, here are some of my soul favorites. Enjoy!

01. Dobie Gray – “Drift Away” (1973)
02. Aretha Franklin – “The House That Jack Built” (1968)
03. Sam Dees – “Child of the Streets” (1975)
04. Stevie Wonder – “Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away” (1974)
05. Marvin Gaye – “What’s Going On” (1971)
06. Martha and the Vandellas – “Dancing in the Street” (1964)
07. Martha and the Vandellas – “Jimmy Mack” (1966)
08. Martha and the Vandellas – “Heat Wave” (1963)
09. Billy Stewart – “Summertime” (1966)
10. Al Green – “God Is Standing By” (1971)
11. Leona Lewis – “Run” (2008)
12. Marvin Gaye – “God Is Love” (1971)

Martha and the Vandellas

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Alt Country! II

I’m not sure whether alt-country can save country music, but at least there is entertainment to be had in the attempt. With songs written to connect with rather than exploit its listeners, the best of alt-country is American music with a little bit of everything thrown into the mix including punk, rock, singer-songwriter, and folk- and don’t forget the fiddle, please. Perhaps best seen live in a bar or a coffee house, the best of alt-country can satisfy your country needs while also leaving you some dignity- and these days that’s pretty hard to do in the world of country music. Unfortunately, the alt-country posturing can sometimes get in the way of the music, with the exception of Alejandro Escovedo who seems to know and reflect more about the human condition than all of them. Here are some of my favorite alt-country songs. Enjoy!

Turnpike Troubadours

01. Ryan Bingham – “Sunrise” (2007)
02. Alejandro Escovedo – “Amsterdam” (1999)
03. Turnpike Troubadours – “7&7” (2010)
04. Alejandro Escovedo – “Irene Wilde” (1999)
05. Alejandro Escovedo – “Rosalie (Live)” (2001)
06. Shooter Jennings – “Walk of Life” (2007)
07. Jonny Fritz – “Fifteen Passenger Van” (2016)
08. William Clark Green – “She Likes the Beatles” (2013)
09. Turnpike Troubadours – “Every Girl” (2010)
10. Reckless Kelly – “Wicked Twisted Road (Reprise)” (2005)
11. Reckless Kelly – “Wicked Twisted Road” (2005)
12. Alejandro Escovedo – “Five Hearts Breaking (Live)” (1995)

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Girl Groups! II

Like any ‘60s music fan, I have a soft spot for that girl group sound and really don’t need much of an excuse to research French chanteuse Françoise Hardy. Perhaps when I finally exhaust my review of and appreciation for American popular music, I’ll find myself gravitating more and more to world sounds like ‘60s French pop or international cover versions of songs I already know (while traveling through India and Nepal in the late ‘90s, I caught a local hotel bar band’s heartfelt performance of the Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way” and it nearly brought me to tears). But, until that happens, here are some of my favorite girl group songs- and only one in French. Enjoy and- wherever you are- try to enjoy the summer!

Françoise Hardy

01. The Flirtations – “Nothing But a Heartache” (1969)

02. The Shangri-Las – “Past, Present, and Future” (1966)

03. The Marvelettes – “Don’t Mess with Bill” (1965)

04. Lulu – “To Sir with Love” (1967)

05. Martha and the Vandellas – “Jimmy Mack” (1966)

06. Dusty Springfield – “24 Hours from Tulsa” (1964)

07. Diana Ross & The Supremes – “Love Child” (1968)

08. The Cake – “Baby That’s Me” (1967)

09. Françoise Hardy – “La fille avec toi” (1962)

10. Diana Ross & The Supremes – “Reflections” (1968)

11. The Murmaids – “Popsicles and Icicles” (1963)

12. Martha and the Vandellas – “Dancing in the Street” (1964)

13. Marianne Faithfull – “This Little Bird” (1965)

14. Martha and the Vandellas – “Heat Wave” (1963)

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Classic Rock: Choice Cuts VII

Unlike some past summers which seemed endless, this summer is flying by. It’s been a summer unlike any other in over a century with most summer pastimes and traditions affected by the pandemic and many lives lost or in a holding pattern. But, just like after 9/11, classic rock is here to offer some comfort as well as feelings of normalcy in a time of uncertainty whether the crisis is personal, national, or global. So now feels like a good time to bring out some of classic rock’s big guns.

Bob Dylan

Good times, bad times, in a bar, at the beach, in a car, or at a barbecue, classic rock has seen it all and there’s not much associated with the human condition it can’t handle. Memories are hazy but in 1992 I ended up at an Allman Brothers Band concert in Richmond, Virginia; in 2006 I saw Bryan Adams live in Bulgaria; and sometime after that I saw Bob Dylan perform in Virginia. None of these shows left much of an impression on me, but that’s okay- I’ll always have the recordings. Here are some of my favorite classic rock songs including some folk-rock, AOR, and Southern rock. It’s the return of classic rock choice cuts, summer edition. Enjoy!

Bruce Springsteen

01. Bob Dylan – “Most of the Time (Alternate)” (1989)
02. Bob Dylan – “Workingman’s Blues # 2” (2006)

03. Bob Dylan – “Dignity (Live)” (1994)
04. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers feat. Stevie Nicks– “Learning to Fly (Live)” (2006)
05. The Allman Brothers Band – “Ramblin’ Man” (1973)
06. Bryan Adams – “Summer of ‘69” (1984)
07. Bruce Springsteen – “One Step Up” (1987)
08. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – “American Girl” (1976)
09. Eric Clapton – “Let It Rain” (1970)
10. The Rolling Stones – “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” (1969)
11. Tom Petty – “Free Fallin’” (1989)
12. Manassas – “It Doesn’t Matter” (1972)
13. The Beatles – “Revolution” (1968)
14. Alejandro Escovedo and Bruce Springsteen – “Always a Friend (Live)” (2008)
15. Bob Dylan – “Ring Them Bells” (1989)
16. Buffalo Springfield – “Expecting to Fly” (1967)
17. Bob Dylan – “Tombstone Blues” (1965)
18. Bob Dylan – “Thunder on the Mountain” (2006)
19. Bruce Springsteen – “Girls in Their Summer Clothes (Winter Mix)” (2008)
20. Bruce Springsteen – “Dancing in the Dark” (1984)
21. The Beatles – “Something” (1969)
22. Bruce Springsteen – “Born in the U.S.A.” (1984)
23. Bruce Springsteen – “None But the Brave (Studio Outtake)” (1983)
24. Bob Seger – “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man” (1969)
25. Bob Seger – “Against the Wind” (1980)

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Pop Faves III

The pop I knew as a child meant artists like Michael Jackson, Prince, and Madonna but now means something else, something I usually find unlistenable. The traditional pop music with which I am familiar goes down easy, cuts across generations and cultures, and often makes boat loads of money. It can be a hit from an artist known for producing hits; a crossover hit; or a one hit wonder; but what pop cannot be is ignored. Pop superstar songwriter/performers like the Bee Gees and Neil Diamond worked their tails off for each and every hit and have long, deep music catalogues in which one can find great pop songs that were not hits; and while pop doesn’t need to be a hit, a hit by definition is pop. Here are some of my favorites. Enjoy some summertime pop!

Bee Gees

01. Neil Diamond – “Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show” (1969)

02. Bee Gees – “Sun in My Morning” (1969)

03. Bee Gees – “Turn of the Century” (1967)

04. Bee Gees – “Had a Lot of Love Last Night” (1974)

05. The Peppermint Rainbow – “Pink Lemonade” (1969)

06. Elton John – “Little Jeannie” (1980)

07. Bee Gees – “Tomorrow Tomorrow” (1969)

08. Bee Gees – “Stayin’ Alive” (1977)

09. Neil Diamond – “Brooklyn Roads” (1968)

10. Jackson Browne – “Sky Blue and Black” (1993)

11. Don Henley – “The Boys of Summer” (1984)

12. Bee Gees – “Heartbreaker (Live)” (1997)

13. Billy Joel – “We Didn’t Start the Fire” (1989)

14. Costantino Carrara – “Orphans” (2019)

15. Katie Melua – “If You Were a Sailboat” (2007)

16. Katie Melua – “Nine Million Bicycles” (2005)

17. Costantino Carrara – “This Is Me” (2019)

18. The Peppermint Rainbow – “Don’t Wake Me Up in the Morning, Michael” (1969)

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