Intersting results when I sorted my Ipod Libray by Play Count. Totally unexpected results. Nonetheless, here are the Top 25 songs played in 2005:

1. Wonders Never Cease: Morcheeba
2. Behind These Hazel Eyes: Kelly Clarkson
3. Tired of You: The Exies
4. No Promises: Bryan Rice
5. Live Tomorrow: Laleh
6. Breathe Me: Sia
7. Panic: Venke Knutson
8. A Real Fine Place To Start: Sara Evans
9. What You Waiting For?: Gwen Stefani
10. No: Name Amuro
11. Longer (Single/PRO Mix): Caleb Kane 1:30 PM
12. Dear Enemy: The Exies
13. Queen of Hip-Pop: Namie Amuro
14. Ventura Highway (Deepsky's Blizzard In L.A. Remix): America
15. Climbing The Walls: Backstreet Boys
16. Come On ( Japanese Version):Lee Jung Hyun
17. The Second You Sleep (I Stay to Watch You Fade Away) [Silverroom Radio Version]: Tess
18. Hot Stuff:Koda Kumi Feat. KM Markit
19. Hung Up (Radio Edit): Madonna
20. Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime: Nena & Kim Wilde
21. Walking with a Ghost in Paris: Tegan & Sara vs. Mylo
22. Crazy (Album version): Andy Bell
23. You Don't Have To Change: Anneli Drecker
24. Sunshine in the Rain: Bodies Without Organs
25. Like This: Da Pump

I've got about 21 of the songs loaded into my playstation if you want to listen:

Duckhouseagogo

On my current playlist

I Stay Away- AIC
Duality- Slipknot
Everlong- Foo Fighters
Holdin' On To You- Brad Paisley
Best Of You- Foo Fighters
Why Georgia- John Mayer & Brad Paisley
November Rain- G&R
Dont Follow- AIC
Body Is A Wonderland- John Mayer
Heaven Beside You- AIC
Daughters- John Mayer & Brad Paisley
Behind Blue Eyes- The Who
Good Is Good- Sheryl Crow
Por Amarte- Enrique Iglesius
Street Fighting Man- Rage Against The Machine
Ace Of Spades- Motorhead
Not Falling- Mudvayne
Anything But Mine- Kenny Chesney

Listened to the CD's that I got at the bar New Year's - with these songs starting to catch onto me

Peter Presta - Hotally Hooked (more than a vocal mix)
Armand Van Helden - When The Lights Go Down
Gaudino & Jerma - Little Love
Late Night Alumni - Empty Streets
Supafly - Let's Get Down

Still in the Bs.

Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise - selftitled
Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise - Time to Discover
Bruckner - Symphony #4
BT- Movement in Still Life
Steve Burns - Songs for Dustmites
David Byrne - Rei Momo

LXN

I really like when you post here George,because I own a lot of the same albums. wink Most of the rest of the time I'm completely lost and have no idea if it's a singer,a group or something else.
:confused:

Btw,late last year in my former career as an airline reservationist, Karla Bonoff actually called me.I thought about asking her about working so close with Jackson and Warren,but settled for expressing my admiration for her early work on songs like "Home" and "Someone To Lay Down Beside Me".I always thought she had an amazing voice.

Not exactly a timely reply,but I just saw this post and was struck by the intriguing covers.
Willie,Tanya Tucker(not sure she did the original)and Bruce from "Nebraska"-JC certainly was adept at choosing fairly obscure songs to cover.

Don't know if you saw it or not,but about 10 yrs or so ago there was a Johnny Cash tribute concert (PBS)and Bruce did an awesome version of
"Give My Love to Rose".I also remember the old Johhny Cash variety tv show from close to 40 yrs back.I thought that one episode was particularly memorable,it was when Neil Young was in Nashville to record "Harvest" and JC invited him on his show to sing "Needle And The Damage Done".
Not exactly your typical Grand Ole Opry fare.

[ January 02, 2006, 05:36 PM: Message edited by: Tim ]

Did the Johnny Cash movie win any awards?

My current playlist

Take Me To The River- Talking Heads
Counting Stars- Sugarcult
You'll Think Of Me- Keith Urban
Fall To Pieces- Velvet Revolver
Blurry- Puddle Of Mud
Oh, Me- Nirvana
Much Too Young- Garth Brooks
All My Lifel- Foo Fighters

Anyone else love The Pussycat Dolls? Where did these girls come from? I've been playing their latest single, "Stickwitu" over and over. Yeah, it's total pop, but it makes me feel so good.

And there's nothing wrong with that at all! I have the weirdest (many would say horrible) taste in music, but I beat to my own drum anyway so if I feel the music, I listen to it.

I change my playlist on my "radio station" Duckhouseagogo so if you want a sneak peak into my mind, scroll up and take a listen. And no, I make no $$ by having people listen to my station.

Currently listening to some 60's/70's pop stuff:

Amongst the songs:

Starbuck: "Moonlight Feel Right"
Paperlace: "The Night Chicago Died"
ELO: "Last Train To London"
Chicago: "Make Me Smile", "Old Days",
Ram Jam: "Black Betty"
Jigsaw: "Sky High"
The Seekers: "Georgie Girl"
The Association: "Windy"
Pilot: "Magic"
Frankie Vali & The Four Seasons: "Who Loves You" and "December 1963 (Oh What A Night)
Linda Ronstadt: "Hurt So Bad" and "How DO I Make You"
Kiss: "Christine Sixteen" and "Detroit Rock City"

And one of the local sport stations has changed the lyrics of Detroit Rock City to Detroit "'Hawk" City!

I thought Alice In Chains was happy feel good music?
I added to my list
Jimi Hendrix- Star Spangled Banner/Purple Haze
Van Halen- Right Now
Screaming Trees- All I Know

Certain songs simply should never be heard from again. This is one of them. wink

Great, great songs.

Yeah MDB,a great list except for that paperlace tripe.Right up there with Billy Don't Be a Hero and Seasons In the Sun as 3 of the worst songs EVER.Have to give the nod to NCD because of that asanine lyric about the "East side of Chicago".
Must've been before they created Lake Michigan. eek!

Funny you should mention "Billy Don't Be A Hero"... got it! I heard she threw the letter away.

"Season In The Sun" Got it! We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun, but the stars we could reach were just starfishs on the beach!!!

And while I'm at it, you may as well throw in "Run Joey Run" by David Geddes, "Beautiful Sunday" by Daniel Boone and "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" by Middle of The Road. Got it, got it, got it!

Now if you excuse me, I have to go & get "Hooked On A Feeling" OOGAH chaka HOOGA HOOGA OOGAH chaka I can't stop this feeling....

eek! eek! eek!

Oh, Jim and JIP:

You got the tune stuck in your head now, right?

Maybe I'll find a mash-up of this with another 70's song and send it to you :cool:

[ January 20, 2006, 09:24 PM: Message edited by: Mariner Duck Guy ]

[/qb][/QUOTE]Funny you should mention "Billy Don't Be A Hero"... got it! I heard she threw the letter away.

"Season In The Sun" Got it! We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun, but the stars we could reach were just starfishs on the beach!!!



And while I'm at it, you may as well throw in "Run Joey Run" by David Geddes, "Beautiful Sunday" by Daniel Boone and "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep" by Middle of The Road. Got it, got it, got it!

Now if you excuse me, I have to go & get "Hooked On A Feeling" OOGAH chaka HOOGA HOOGA OOGAH chaka I can't stop this feeling....

eek! eek! eek! [/qb][/QUOTE]

Well MDB,I sincerely hope that you were in Kindergarten when these "songs" were polluting the airwaves,because even in Jr High I felt they were an assault on my senses.Don't know ANY of the other 3 you added below,and you don't KNOW how happy I am to be able to say that.Don't remember who covered the BJ Thomas ditty,but for what it's worth I "preferred" the original.

[ January 21, 2006, 03:30 PM: Message edited by: Tim ]

I love Linda Ronstadt's voice but I personally still prefer "Hurts So Bad" by Little Anthony and the Imperials whom I believe were the original singers.

Seeing that Rosabel has come out with a new song, I took the time to revisit Rosabel past with "That Sound (Ralphi's Vox)"

another song that has grown on me exponentially is Freemasons "Watchin"

[ January 23, 2006, 03:24 PM: Message edited by: Boltergeist ]

Drivin my roomies car this wknd he had Suzanne Palmer's CD - Home in there and I fell in love with Eye Can See U (Cevin Fisher rmx)

and for another one of those based off an 80's song remixes Hi Tack - Waiting For U (say say say)

Listening to Sia "Breathe Me". Her new album just came out...Remember the last scene from "Six Feet Under"?

Hey! I was just listening to the (astonishing) Ulrich Schnauss remix of "Breathe me" this very minute!

I'm cuurently converting some old 70's songs from vinyl into mp3's. This is from K-Tel's 1975 Music Express LP.

Frankie Valli: Searin' To God
Ozark Mountain Daredevils: Jackie Blue
Austin Roberts: Rocky
Jigsaw: Sky High
Phoebe Snow: Poetry Man
Harry Chapin: Cats In The Cradle
The Ritchie Family: Brazil
10cc: I'm Not In Love
Sammy Johns: Chevy Van
Disco Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes: Get Dancin'

As for DVD's I just got Kylie Minogue's "Showgirl" DVD. Fabulous. There's a hot scene with the male Dancers "taking a shower" on stage. She sings almost all of her hits. The show starts off with "Better The Devil You Know". It was probably the gayest tour last year.

Now, back to the 70's....

Theme from Twilight Zone playing..... eek!

I was just listening to the theme from the Twilight Zone TOO!!! eek! wink

Currently on my CD player right now:

Eurythmics-Revenge (remastered re-release with bonus tracks)
Brokeback Mountain soundtrack
Dylan Rice-Wandering Eyes

I want to convert some vinyl to mp3. There are some records (and in particular, 12-inch remixes from the 80s) that I would love to burn to CD and put on my iPod. I've read up on it a little. I would love something that makes it really, really easy.

But right now I have another project to work on: one of my brothers got my mom a tiny little mp3 player (512 MB). She has a list of 40 or so songs, all oldies, that she wants loaded onto it. Guess who inherited that job? wink The worst part is, I already own only one or two songs on her list, so I need to...acquire...the rest.

>>>I'm cuurently converting some old 70's songs from vinyl into mp3's. This is from K-Tel's 1975 Music Express LP.

Wow, I mentioned I was doing this exact same thing earlier in the thread! Nice to know someone else still has a soft spot for K-Tel albums.

As someone from Paper Lace pointed out, "There's an east side of everything. Go as far east as you can. There - you're on the east side." (Yes, he was kidding.)

You, you've blown it all sky high, by telling me a lie...

LXN

Music Express was my favorite K-Tel album, especiall "sky High". All the scratches & pop's. Love it.

JIP, I don't think there is a way to record a LP into MP3 without doing it in real time. Some of the albums/songs/12" are very difficult to find as MP3's. I actually enjoyed pulling out my old vinyl albums and 12" and 7" singles and looking at the cover art. It brought back so much memories. Most of my records are still at my mom's in Hawaii so the stuff I have up here are mainly from the 80's.

Besides the songs I listed earlier, Music Express also contained such gems as "Black Superman", "Dy-No-Mite", "Get Down Tonight", "Philadelphia Freedom", "Mandy", "Love Will Keep us Together", and "Theme from The Rockford Files".

And it also contained one of the most corniest/tragic songs from the 70's, "Run Joey Run"

"Daddy please don't, it wasn't his fault, he means so much to me. Daddy please don't, we're gonna get mar...ried" Then she dies. And Joey Runs.

Love it, love it, LOVE IT.

I figured that much. I just hope that, when I get to it, my records don't skip. wink

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! wink eek!

[ January 30, 2006, 12:03 PM: Message edited by: Joe in Philly ]

This is what I am listening to.

For those who like this sort of thing, here's a great resource for looking up old favorite K-Tel albums. I used the artwork from the site to make the covers for my CDs. Starflight was my first and favorite, but I really like Rock 80. That's right - the Ramones on K-Tel. Will wonders never cease?

This most likely isn't the easiest way, but in order to get vinyl onto CD, I do a three-step process.

1. Record the vinyl onto MiniDisc.
2. Record the MiniDisc into my comptuer using a shareware program.
3. Burn the CD using the files I made using the shareware.

Time consuming, but it gives me the opportunity to fix things like speed control (my turntable plays a bit fast) and pop elimination (easy enough to do in the shareware program). Also, K-Tel albums were pressed very thinly (in order to fit all those wonderful hits on just one record!) so it gives me the opportunity to boost the levels where necessary.

LXN

[ January 30, 2006, 06:17 PM: Message edited by: Lexington ]

So, when will he officially change his name to Senior Vasquez? wink

When his Dad dies.

So I'm watching an old X-Files episode on the SciFi Channel,and the following exchange takes place:

Sheriff: "Everyone knows him and his friends were
listening to Devil Music."
Mulder: "The Night Chicago Died???"

And then toads begin falling from the sky. eek! :cool:

I am listening to a CD by Lewis Taylor, Stoned, that has some great songs on it. He's kind of a cross between Marvin Gaye, Seal, and Stevie Wonder.

[ February 03, 2006, 03:54 PM: Message edited by: WChip ]

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours

R

Fleetwood Mac Rumours is one of my favorite albums of all time- Perfect to cheer me up when I am feeling down.

I remember owning at least one of those K-Tel albums from the 70s, 20 Explosive Hits, which contained gems like 'Candida' (Tony Orlando), 'Spill the Wine' (Eric Burdon), 'American Woman' (Guess Who) and one-hit wonders like 'Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes' (Edison Lighthouse).

But right now I'm listening to something a little more obscure and exotic: Mestre Barrão's Axé Capoeira. It's got some great rhythms using drums and the 'berimbau', and all the lyrics are in Portuguese, a language I've been learning. Current track is "Saudade Que Faz Chorar" which loosely translated (I think) means "sadness makes me cry". For those who may not be familiar with it, capoeira is a fascinating and cunning form of martial arts (set to music) which was developed by slaves in Brazil.

I prefer the German version, "Traurigkeit macht mich kichere" ("Sadness makes me giggle"). wink

Rachel Sage - Bravedancing
Eric Himan - Kinda Hard, One Night Stands
Matt Alber - Stand

All three are VERY, VERY, talented.

Yes, all three are gay.

Eric Himan is Freaking HOT.

R

Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (or Come on Feel the Illinoise!)

Excellent folky/indie album with songs about, what else, Illinois.

"BreakThrough" Mary J Blige. I'm surprised by how good the whole CD is.............

James Blunt and Kanye West:)

I love the James Blunt cd. It's great!

But right now I am gettin' down to Lita Ford's "Kiss Me Deadly." ROCK N ROLL!!! :cool:

You must hear this Viva Las Vegas by the Grascals and Dolly Parton, it is fabulous

I just downloaded the new Prince single, "Black sweat," from iTunes. And my jaw is currently grazing the floor. 'Scuse me while I pop my eyes back into their sockets.

To call this a massive and startling return to form is beyond understatement. It totally recalls his glory days but without resorting to mere imitation. It's funky and crazy, and exists in it's own atmosphere. The best part (for me, anyway) is that he's going back to experimenting with really f**ked up sounds again. Even the best of his work from the past, oh, twenty-odd years has sounded encased in lucite. Very glossy, very crystalline, very...musicianly. In a word - professional. But this is more playful and spontaneous. And just bonkers.

Can't wait for the album!

Has anyone heard "Angels on the Moon" by Thriving Ivory?

Love the lyrics.

Forgot the link. Take a listen.
Angels on the moon.

Love the lyrics but not the voice.

Someone to watch over me - Sting

wink R

Lately it's been anything Kristine W esp. "Fly Again" (Scumfrog) and "Some Lovin" (Rauhofer Reconstruction)

While in Vancouver, I picked up Robbie Williams Greatest Hits. I love it. That song "Supreme" is cool. You listen to it and you say "hey, it's I Will Survive...but not". And some songs you are merrily listening to and he drops an F bomb.
He has some awsome songs.

Others:

"Analogue" - A-Ha. Much better single than "Celice". IMHO.

"Shape of Things To Come" - This is the retro song from the Target commercials. Max Frost & the Troopers

"Secret" & "The Zookeeper's Boy" - Mew. Interesting act from I think, Denmark. Their cd is called "And the Glass Handed Kites". I guess they can be compared to Sigur Ros or The Mars Volta.

"No Big Deal" - Laura Fabian

"Everything I'm Not" and "4Ever" - The Veronicas!
The former sounds eerily similar to Kelly's "Since You've Been Gone" & "Behind These Hazel Eyes"

"Silent Shout" - The Knife. Cool intrumental track. Georgio Moroder-ish

"Advertising Space" - Robbie Williams. I like this better than his previous single.

"Looking 4 Love" - September. Fun Dance Song and a nice follow up to "Sattelites".

and finally,

The Pet Shop Boys remix of Madonna's "Sorry".