[Alberta's Child]

List to Date:

#50T -- "Solsbury Hill" by Peter Gabriel
#50T -- "Fly Over States" by Jason Aldean
#49 -- "Sara" by Fleetwood Mac
#48 -- Bagpipe Medley by the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band (2009 World Pipe Band Championships)
#47 -- "How I'll Always Be" by Tim McGraw
#46 -- "Midnight On The Interstate" by Trampled By Turtles
#45 -- "Your Love" by The Outfield
#44 -- "Ventura Highway" by America
#43 -- "Like A Rock" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
#42 -- "The World I Know" by Collective Soul
#41 -- "Dance the Night Away" by Van Halen
#40 -- "The Gael" from The Last of the Mohicans
#39 -- "Stand Or Fall" by The Fixx

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Lots of great choices. Being a fan of the 80’s/90’s, I especially like “The World I Know” and “Stand or Fall”.

[ponygirl]

Oh wow… memories of riding to the beach in a friend’s 66 Mustang convertible, all of us screaming the words to “Your Love” by the Outfield. What a summer, right before starting freshman year in college!..

[Fiji Hill]

My personal Top 10 is a tiny bit different from yours.

1. I Promise You--Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys

2. Dream a Little Dream of Me--Wayne King

3. The Song of the Dawn--Paul Whiteman, with the King of Jazz Chorus

4. Wasn't It Beautiful While It Lasted?--Waring's Pennsylvanians, with the Three Girl Friends & Stewart Churchill

5. Tomorrow Is Another Day--Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys

6. Lullaby of the Leaves--George Olsen & His Music

7. Sharing-Kate Smith & the Harmonians

8. I Want to Go Home--The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks

9. Lazy Day--Adrian Schubert

10. Alone & Afraid--Elsie Carlisle

[Fester Chugabrew]

So far I recognize 4 out of 13. Methinks I am older. I branched into jazz listening as college commenced, so the pop songs faded. That is not to say I never listened to some of it, but top 40 material has been largely out of my audio purview especially from 1980 to date.

I hope to explore your selections as time and opportunity allow.

[HonkyTonkMan]

Good mix there, AC. No comment on Aldean and McGraw - wouldn't' recognize any of their songs and not really into new nashville sound.

Gabriel could be higher - awesome musician. I was going to see him in concert, but some of his new stuff is very different than my all time favorites like Solsbury, In Your Eyes, Mercy Street, San Jacinto, Red Rain, Biko, etc. I sold my tix and don't regret it, new stuff seems dark.

PS: The Reagan comment reminds me of Land of Confusion - I think that was before Gabriel left Genesis.