I made that list with Taylor in mind. Remember its from 1976, the year he was born. The others couldn't do them.
Someone posted the date of birth for the others but I didn't keep track.
Very depressing. I graduated from high school in 1976. *sigh*
We had a house overlooking Lake Erie, with steps leading down the cliff to the beach if you would call jagged rocks a beach! My dad used to work on ore boats and we could see ore boats from the cliff sometimes, way out in the distance. Probably just one of the reasons that I like the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Sounds totally beautiful.
I like the song, but I'm not sure it would work for AI. It's a story song that wouldn't fit in the short timeframe the contestants have available to them. The contestants need something that makes an impact in about 90 seconds.
The 40 top pop songs of 1976 were:
1. Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
2. December 1963 (Oh What A Night) - Four Seasons
3. Shake Your Booty - KC and The Sunshine Band
4. You Should Be Dancin' - Bee Gees
5. You'll Never Find - Lou Rawls
6. Rock N Me - Steve Miller Band
7. Sara Smile - Hall and Oates
8. Summer - War
9. Take The Money and Run - Steve Miller Band
10. Turn The Beat Around - Vicki Sue Robinson
11. Tear The Roof Off The Sucker - Parliament
12. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Creedence Clearwater Revival
13. Love Hangover - Diana Ross
14. Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
15. Right Back Where We Started From - Maxine Nightingale
16. Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel - Tavares
17. You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate
18. Sing-A-Song - Earth, Wind and Fire
19. The Rubberband Man - the Spinners
20. Baby I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton
21. Love To Love You Baby - Donna Summer
22. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out - Bruce Springsteen
23. Takin It To The Streets - Doobie Brothers
24. You're My Best Friend - Queen
25. This Masquerade - George Benson
26. Tonight's The Night - Rod Stewart
27. Sing A Song - Earth, Wind and Fire
28. More Than A Feeling - Boston
29. Slow Ride - Foghat
30. Beth - Kiss
31. More, More, More - Andrea True Connection
32. Shower The People - James Taylor
33. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
34. (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
35. A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy
36. Saturday Night - Bay City Rollers
37. The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzie
38. Golden Years - David Bowie
39. Times of Your Life - Paul Anka
40. Afternoon Delight - the Starland Vocal Band
There are several songs on that list I could see Taylor doing. I could easily see him doing numbers 2, 5, 10, 12, 20, 24, 26, and 29.
The question is what songs has AI obtained rights to. I would love to see Taylor do Rod Stewart's 'Tonight's The Night.' Sexy song and it's perfect for Taylor's voice. But Stewart didn't let them do any of his material during Rod Stewart night, only the old standards he's been recording recently.
I think Taylor would do a great rendition of 'Heard It Through The Grapevine,' not the Creedence Clearwater Revival version, but the Marvin Gaye version.