Posted on 06/04/2007 6:16:21 PM PDT by pissant
Edited on 06/04/2007 6:21:13 PM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
Actually this list itself ain't bad, it's just most of the songs that are [deleted]. But not all, of course -- there's plenty of yacht rock to love. And who better to rank these tunes than VH1? There must be some holdovers from before the celebreality pox. Tomorrow night, Video Hits 1 will air their televised countdown of the Top 40 soft rock tunes, but go ahead and take a gander now and see if they hit the Marx.
40. Bertie Higgins - "Key Largo"
39. David Soul - "Don’t Give Up On Us"
38. Peter Frampton - "Baby, I Love Your Way"
37. Leo Sayer - "When I Need You "
36. 10cc - "I’m Not in Love"
35. Extreme - "More Than Words"
34. Dan Hill - "Sometimes When We Touch"
33. Cat Stevens - "Peace Train"
32. Kenny Loggins - "This is It"
31. Richard Marx - "Hold On To The Nights"
30. Andrew Gold - "Lonely Boy"
29. Debby Boone - "You Light Up My Life"
28. America - "Horse With No Name"
27. Lionel Richie - "Hello"
26. Harry Chapin - "Cat's In The Cradle"
25. Anne Murray - "You Needed Me"
24. Phil Collins - "One More Night"
23. REO Speedwagon - "I Can't Fight This Feeling"
22. Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson - "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love"
21. Orleans - "Still the One"
20. Captain & Tennille - "Do That To Me One More Time"
19. Michael Bolton - "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"
18. Toto - "Rosanna"
17. Juice Newton - "Angel Of The Morning"
16. Bread - "Baby I’m - A Want You"
15. Journey - "Open Arms"
14. Seals & Crofts - "Summer Breeze"
13. Carpenters - "Superstar"
12. Starland Vocal Band - "Afternoon Delight"
11. Olivia Newton-John - "I Honestly Love You"
10. Chuck Mangione - "Feels So Good"
09. Hall and Oates - "One On One"
08. The Doobie Brothers - "What A Fool Believes"
07. Kansas - "Dust In The Wind"
06. Air Supply - "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All"
05. Chicago - "If You Leave Me Now"
04. Barry Manilow - "Mandy"
03. Rupert Holmes - "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
02. Styx - "Babe"
01. Christopher Cross - "Sailing"
Say what you will about this list, but we're with #1 (love us some Chris Cross). Also, whatever happened to the Yacht Rock guys? Weren't they developing something for VH1? Maybe they'll talk about it when it airs tomorrow. Too bad we won't be watching.
Any song that got me laid was a good song, as far as I’m concerned.
Come to think of it, though, none of those songs got me laid. Never mind.
Don’t think I can swing the $4.99 this month, but thanks for the info. ;o)
My wife has that song. It’s okay I guess.
Personally, I like music with flatted fifths much harder and faster!
But maybe I should listen carefully to it- I’ve been trying to figure out a way to sneak that note into the worship music at church.
No Paradise by the Dashboard Light?
Well, fess up. What was “your song” with your first flame?
Odd you should mention that song.
You know, I have this theory that "Captain of her Heart" is about Brandy ten years on, after waiting in vain for her sailor to return.
"What a good wife you would be, but my life, my love and my lady is the sea"
"This night the dream was ending, she tried so hard to keep. And with a new day's dawning, she felt it slip away. Not only for a cruise, not only for a day."
At least there's no "straight razor across the throat" songs from Carole King.
But you can spend countless hours pouring through record shops and searching on line for these timeless treasures....
What? No Buddy Holly or Roy Orbison?
THOSE guys knew how to write/play soft ROCK.
Sadly, no.
Cosmic, man!
What? No Abba?
Van Morrison should have all 40 spots, as far as I’m concerned.
Ugh. I remember that "song." IIRC, Shannon drifted out to sea, or something....
Probably “Daybreak” by Barry Manilow. Or “I write the songs.” (Yes, that was a while ago).
When we were dating in 1985, my wife was big on “Wham” so of course I pretended to like them.
I think thye purposely started with the 1970s. No Beach Boys or Beatles.
Of course they left off Mexican Blackbird by ZZ Top yet again. The consumate love song.
See #54
Larry, you’re a gem.
That’s perfect.
And the singer had an irritating falsetto.
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