Counting Down my iTunes Play Count (VANITY) -- Day #36

AC’s iTunes Directory | 10/17/2024 | Alberta's Child

[Alberta's Child]

Day #36 of the Top 50 songs on my iTunes playlist -- ranked in reverse order by play frequency from #50 to #1 and presented here on a series of FR threads. I've been posting them here on a new thread that compiles the growing list one day at a time over the course of several months. I only post them on weekdays and may miss a day or two here and there, so we are getting down to the last few weeks here.

And to show my gratitude to the FR management for giving us all a forum to post vanity threads like this, I'll be making contributions for both the 3rd and 4th quarter fundraisers. I would encourage everyone on these threads to do the same! :-)

Have fun with this, folks!

[Alberta's Child]

TODAY'S ADDITION TO THE LIST:

#16 -- "More Than A Feeling" by Boston ... Click Here (YouTube version)

[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
#38 -- "Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits
#37 -- "Midnight Rider" by The Allman Brothers Band
#36 -- "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" by Procul Harum
#35 -- "Gathering Crowds" from This Week in Baseball
#34 -- "Copperhead Road" by Steve Earle
#33 -- "Suddenly Last Summer" by The Motels
#32 -- "Time Stand Still" by Rush
#31 -- "Nothing Left To Lose" by Mat Kearney
#30 -- "In a Big Country" by Big Country
#29 -- "New York City Serenade" by Bruce Springsteen
#28 -- "Who'll Stop the Rain?" by Creedence Clearwater Revival
#27 -- "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" by John Mellencamp
#26 -- "It's All I Can Do" by The Cars
#25 -- "Talk Of The Town" by The Pretenders
#24 -- "Going To California" by Led Zeppelin
#23 -- "Into The Mystic" by Van Morrison
#22 -- "The Fire Inside" by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
#21 -- "Heard It In A Love Song" by The Marshall Tucker Band
#20 -- "Find Your Way Back" by Jefferson Starship
#19 -- "I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)" by Grand Funk Railroad
#18 -- "Take It Back" by Pink Floyd
#17 -- "Mandolin Rain" by Bruce Hornsby & The Range
#16 -- "More Than A Feeling" by Boston

[Alberta's Child]

Pinging to those from the previous threads. This one is almost disappointing, since it has become so ubiquitous over the years that it gets extensive airplay all over the place. But it is a great song -- perhaps the first rock album that was produced for the FM dial in the 1970s. You can't beat the neurotic perfectionism of a mechanical engineer from MIT on these guitar tracks.

"When I'm tired and thinking cold ... I hide in my music, forget the day."

Let me know if you'd like to be added or removed from the ping list!

[leaning conservative]

I love this song!

[airborne]

#32. Rush "Time Stand Still"

I love Rush! You must have them for most of the top 20 if this song is #32!

😉👌

[Alberta's Child]

LOL. I do like quite a few Rush songs, but that one is closest to the top of the list. “Spirit Of Radio” might be in my Top 100 based on play frequency.

[Vermont Lt]

Nothing to worry about. It’s a solid song for those of us of a certain age.

I think there are better Boston songs, but that is a personal preference.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

Definitely Boston’s best song...

[Fester Chugabrew]

Catching up again. This time I’ll post the whole list todate:

50 Letter From Home - Pat Metheny Group
49 Koffee Kup - Uncle Art
48 If It Feels Good (Then It Must Be) - Leon Bridges
47 Bigger the Punch I’m Feeling - China Crisis
46 Love’s the Way I Feel About Cha - Alphonso Johnson
45 Brany - Looking Glass
44 I’ll Be Around - The Spinners
43 Hot Fun in the Summertime - Sly & The Family Stone
42 Freddie Freeloader - Miles Davis
41 500 Miles to Go - George Duke
40 Treat Her Like a Lady - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose
39 Second Chance - 38 Special
38 Give Me One More Chance - Wilmer & The Dukes
37 The Rapper - Jaggerz
36 Funky Nassau, Pt. 1 - The Beginning of the End
35 Bend Me Shape Me - American Breed
34 Guitar Man - Bread
33 The Girls Next Door - Pat Metheny Group
32 Mistress Moonshine - Climax Blues Band
31 Alley Cat - Bent Fabric
30 Sunshine - The Archies
29 Keep On Lovin’ Me - The Whispers
28 Get Here - Oleta Adams
27 Hypnotized - Fleetwood Mac
26 Elizabeth - David Pack
25 Killer Jack - Dave Specter
24 Polk Salad Annie - Tony Joe White
23 I Stay In the Mood - Kim Wilson
22 House Party - Jr. Watson
21 Alley Cat - Al Hirt
20 Sailing - Christopher Cross
19 Stranger On the Shore - Mr. Acker Bilk
18 Java - Al Hirt
17 The Moon Song - Charlie Hayden & Pat Metheny
16 Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin

Note how Alley Cat is in there twice. Out of 5,000 plus tunes no less!

[Alberta's Child]

You've got a great list as well, Fester!

Very little overlap between your top songs and my favorite bands/performers. But I am putting together a list of new songs from other lists to add to my archives!