"Some" Favorite Songs
Updated September 7, 2014, including the addition of a "Word History," which was not part of the original post, as I did not use them in every post back then. I've not really changed much of the original text; just a few things here and there, and all of the songs are the same.
The emphasis here is on "some," as these few songs I have listed are not the end of my list by any means, and I will make future listings (I'm in the process of updating them, too). Unless noted, the songs are in no particular order of preference, and any future listing or listings may actually contain some songs that I like better than some on this list. Not all of these songs were released as singles, as some of you may know, but I encourage you to check them out, if you're not familiar with them. Now for the "unless noted" part of my earlier statement; my two all time favorite songs in order are:
LAYLA-by Derek and the Dominos (Hmm, I wonder if they delivered pizza as a side job?), from 1970. This group featured Eric Clapton and Duane Allman. When released, the song had an abbreviated version for radio, as the full song is like seven minutes long, and in those times, rarely did the main radio stations play songs over about three minutes in length. The song has a harder rock part, followed by a much more mellow second part; so in a sense, you get two songs in one.
One Step Into The Light-by The Moody Blues, from their 1978 album "Octave." This song is inspirational and spiritual, while maintaining a "rock" edge with the guitar accompaniment. Written by keyboardist Mike Pinder as his last contribution to the band before departing.
Now, some other songs I like, in no particular order:
The Things We Do For Love-by 10CC, a group from England, from their album "Deceptive Bends," 1977.
Just One Victory-by Todd Rundgren was a song from the album "A Wizard, A True Star," 1973. A great inspirational song. With the world in turmoil (as of 9/2014), we could use a victory for humanity.
Point Of No Return-by Kansas (Gee, I wonder if the group "Toto" ever reversed the line from "The Wizard Of Oz," and asked, "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Kansas.") This was released by this American group on their album of the same name in about 1978.
No Time-by The Guess Who, a Canadian group, from their album "American Woman," 1970.
Do Ya-by The Electric Light Orchestra, aka ELO, a group from England, from the album "A New World Record," in 1977. This is certainly one of my all time favorite "fun" songs.
Burnin' For You-by Blue Oyster Cult, an American group, from their album "Fire Of Unknown Origin," 1981. Love the guitar work on this one.
Take The Long Way Home-by Supertramp, from England, from their album "Breakfast In America," 1979.
Fool For The City-by Foghat, a group from England, from their album of the same name, 1976. This is another one of my favorite "fun" songs.
Lean On Me (Tonight)-by The Moody Blues, from their album "Keys Of The Kingdom," 1991.
Meet My Halfway-by The Moody Blues (Hey, what can I say, they're my favorite group! I've seen them more times in concert than I can count, admittedly a low bar... ah let's see, what comes after 10?), from their album "The Present," 1983.
Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In-by American group The 5th Dimension, from 1969. Another great fun song, but also with a great message. Anyone who remembers the late 1960s will definitely remember this song from the radio, if you didn't already have it in your collection.
The Long And Winding Road-by The Beatles, from their album "Let It Be," 1970.
WORD HISTORY:
Song-This word goes back to Indo European "sengwho," which meant "to sing, to chant." This produced a noun form "sangwho," which meant "song, the process of singing." This gave its Old Germanic offspring "sangwaz," which then gave Old English (Anglo-Saxon) "sang." Later the vowel changed to "o," and the word has remained as such for many centuries. The other Germanic languages have: German and Low German "Gesang" and "Sang," although the latter is a bit old style; West Frisian, Norwegian and Danish "sang," Dutch "zang," Swedish "sång," and Icelandic "söngur."
The emphasis here is on "some," as these few songs I have listed are not the end of my list by any means, and I will make future listings (I'm in the process of updating them, too). Unless noted, the songs are in no particular order of preference, and any future listing or listings may actually contain some songs that I like better than some on this list. Not all of these songs were released as singles, as some of you may know, but I encourage you to check them out, if you're not familiar with them. Now for the "unless noted" part of my earlier statement; my two all time favorite songs in order are:
LAYLA-by Derek and the Dominos (Hmm, I wonder if they delivered pizza as a side job?), from 1970. This group featured Eric Clapton and Duane Allman. When released, the song had an abbreviated version for radio, as the full song is like seven minutes long, and in those times, rarely did the main radio stations play songs over about three minutes in length. The song has a harder rock part, followed by a much more mellow second part; so in a sense, you get two songs in one.
One Step Into The Light-by The Moody Blues, from their 1978 album "Octave." This song is inspirational and spiritual, while maintaining a "rock" edge with the guitar accompaniment. Written by keyboardist Mike Pinder as his last contribution to the band before departing.
Now, some other songs I like, in no particular order:
The Things We Do For Love-by 10CC, a group from England, from their album "Deceptive Bends," 1977.
Just One Victory-by Todd Rundgren was a song from the album "A Wizard, A True Star," 1973. A great inspirational song. With the world in turmoil (as of 9/2014), we could use a victory for humanity.
Point Of No Return-by Kansas (Gee, I wonder if the group "Toto" ever reversed the line from "The Wizard Of Oz," and asked, "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Kansas.") This was released by this American group on their album of the same name in about 1978.
No Time-by The Guess Who, a Canadian group, from their album "American Woman," 1970.
Do Ya-by The Electric Light Orchestra, aka ELO, a group from England, from the album "A New World Record," in 1977. This is certainly one of my all time favorite "fun" songs.
Burnin' For You-by Blue Oyster Cult, an American group, from their album "Fire Of Unknown Origin," 1981. Love the guitar work on this one.
Take The Long Way Home-by Supertramp, from England, from their album "Breakfast In America," 1979.
Fool For The City-by Foghat, a group from England, from their album of the same name, 1976. This is another one of my favorite "fun" songs.
Lean On Me (Tonight)-by The Moody Blues, from their album "Keys Of The Kingdom," 1991.
Meet My Halfway-by The Moody Blues (Hey, what can I say, they're my favorite group! I've seen them more times in concert than I can count, admittedly a low bar... ah let's see, what comes after 10?), from their album "The Present," 1983.
Aquarius/Let The Sun Shine In-by American group The 5th Dimension, from 1969. Another great fun song, but also with a great message. Anyone who remembers the late 1960s will definitely remember this song from the radio, if you didn't already have it in your collection.
The Long And Winding Road-by The Beatles, from their album "Let It Be," 1970.
WORD HISTORY:
Song-This word goes back to Indo European "sengwho," which meant "to sing, to chant." This produced a noun form "sangwho," which meant "song, the process of singing." This gave its Old Germanic offspring "sangwaz," which then gave Old English (Anglo-Saxon) "sang." Later the vowel changed to "o," and the word has remained as such for many centuries. The other Germanic languages have: German and Low German "Gesang" and "Sang," although the latter is a bit old style; West Frisian, Norwegian and Danish "sang," Dutch "zang," Swedish "sång," and Icelandic "söngur."
Labels: English, etymology, Germanic languages, Moody Blues, music, songs
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