The second greatest song was Classical Gas. It was a guitar masterpiece.

I liked the instrumental hits from the classic era, even Herb Alpert who had a surprising following.

--- instrumental hits from the classic era ---

Brought to mind the instrumental theme from the Flight of the Phoenix movie. One of those that's stuck with me..

I don't know when he became a card carrying leftist turd, but he did.

It was the day he got his draft notice during the VN war.

He has been overcompensating for being a punk every sinc,by insisting people call himi "the boss",and justifying his selfishness and cowardice by claiming it was an "unjust war against the yellow man."

BTW,if you want to hear the best song Little Brucie wrote,give a listen to the Pointer Sisters just flat tear this one UP.

Badlands -- Bruce Springsteen

I can't stand that asshole these days. I don't know when he became a card carrying leftist turd, but he did.

You might try to check your political bigotry at the door...or you might miss out on some truly awesome American rock and Roll.

The Boss has been giving 100% for 40 years and it just keeps getting better!

You may not love a song, but you've got to love the passion -

On the other hand, you could continue to be envious of his success, his influence on our culture, and his commitment to what he believes. That's on you.

Macarthur Park

Mmmm.

This would probably have to go on my "other list."

To each, his own I guess.

It was hardly an ignored song. It was a smash hit in the US and other countries. Since it's been almost 50 years since its release, it is understandable why nobody hears about it now.

It had music that ranged from over-orchestrated to absurdly over-orchestrated. Comparing a lost love to a cake in the rain? Uhhhh, okay.

I would have to give this song an A for originality, and an A for WTF?

I liked this Paradise song because of the classic riffs and lead-ins, the combination of elements, and mostly because it told a wry story of teen romance gone sour.

Yeah, it is a pretty good song, unfortunately it isn't one that can be listened to more than a few times without becoming boring.

His biggest hit was "Cats in the Cradle," which is okay if you like that kind of maudlin crap.

When you have kids of your own, you may appreciate they lyrics more.

He also had the hit "Taxi," and that was also okay, although I wasn't impressed by the reference to drug use.

One line in the song, and that's your complaint? I guess you missed the whole meaning then.

BTW,if you want to hear the best song Little Brucie wrote,give a listen to the Pointer Sisters just flat tear this one UP.

They had an odd career, never really made it until their string of pop hits when they were in their forties.

Probably their best-known song was Neutron Dance which had a story of its own.

The success of the song and the movie became inextricably linked. They fed off each other.

According to Allee Willis, "Neutron Dance" was written in hopes of being placed on the soundtrack of the film Streets of Fire: "

I heard the song in the movie "Beverly Hills Cop". Never heard of "Streets of Fire.

You say that was the song that got their careers going? WHY?

"It Only Hurts for a Little While" is a 1956 popular song with music by Fred Spielman and lyrics by Mack David.[1]

The recording by The Ames Brothers was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-6481. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on May 19, 1956. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #15; on the Best Seller chart, at #16; on the Juke Box chart, at #11; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #15.[2]

Politically incorrect, but a great song....

I remember seeing that movie,but I don't remember ever hearing that song before.

You say that was the song that got their careers going? WHY?

The Pointer Sisters had much success even before they recorded that song, going back at least 10 years before it was even released.

I actually considered putting that song on the list. It got a lot of play on album rock stations, but was banned on most mainstream stations because it was considered too risque.

At 8.5 minutes long it didn't really fit the format of pop music stations who rarely went 8.5 minutes without an ad break.

I heard the song in the movie "Beverly Hills Cop". Never heard of "Streets of Fire.

They tried to get it as a track in a cheesy retro movie but it ended up as a huge hit.

And they wrote it in less than 2 hours, including taking a break while "someone [tried] to steal [my] brand-new Chevrolet". It's a stream of consciousness, shoot-the-moon kind of story.

I like those kind of stories.

I remember seeing that movie,but I don't remember ever hearing that song before.

If you saw the movie, you heard the song. It played throughout the semi truck chase scene. In the video I posted, you can see the truck mangling a lot of other vehicles on a rampage.

The Pointer Sisters had much success even before they recorded that song, going back at least 10 years before it was even released.

I think the first I heard of them was a song from the movie "Car Wash". Before that, they were regional or only known on black radio stations. After that, they kept creeping up on the public but really broke through with Neutron Dance. At least, that is how I recall it.

I'm not looking for some mega-debate over the career of the Pointer Sisters. Even I'm not that bored.     : )

So they barely made the charts with a #95 hit in 1973. Then nothing until 1979. Then a string of hits that got more popular, with threee Billboard top 100 hits in 1985. And Neutron Dance was their last big Billboard hit in 1985.

So we were both a little wrong and a little right. LOL

His biggest hit was "Cats in the Cradle," which is okay if you like that kind of maudlin crap.

When you have kids of your own, you may appreciate they lyrics more.

I do have a kid, and i still find it to be maudlin drivel.

He also had the hit "Taxi," and that was also okay, although I wasn't impressed by the reference to drug use.

One line in the song, and that's your complaint? I guess you missed the whole meaning then.

I don't care if it was only one line. It pretty much ruined the song.

The song isn't hard at all to understand. I think any poster to freethoughtproject could even understand it.

I liked the instrumental hits from the classic era, even Herb Alpert who had a surprising following.

Geez Louise. Did I just stumble into the old folks home?

I've seen some of the older shit you've posted to. Stone is the only one I've seen that doesn't post music so old, that it wasn't played on the fucking radio (hiding the fact that the singers are BLACK) first.

"It was a guitar masterpiece."

Pffft!

Stone is the only one I've seen that doesn't post music so old, that it wasn't played on the fucking radio (hiding the fact that the singers are BLACK)

Pretty racist asshole aren't you?

Some of the best music ever recorded was by black musicians.

Here's one even your sorry ass would like.

I've seen some of the older shit you've posted to.

Judge it not by it's age but by it's content. The 70's was probably the greatest decade for Rock & Roll.

Some of the best music ever recorded was by black musicians.

True. But most of the best music ever recorded was by white musicians.

What have black "musicians" given us in the last 25 years? No-ta talent, talent, expletive-filled, degenerate rap.

What have black "musicians" given us in the last 25 years? No-ta talent, talent, expletive-filled, degenerate rap.

If all you go by is what's on MTV and corporate radio, you're absolutely right.

Geez Louise. Did I just stumble into the old folks home?

I had to check because Alpert did have a long career. Per Billboard:

So Alpert had a #79 hit of the Billboard 100 back in 1987. So it's old but it's not exactly the Big Band era.

I had to check because Alpert did have a long career.

It's not the age of the music. It's the type of music.

"Welcome to the Dating Game. Let's introduce our bachelor!"

I forgot about his vocal single in '68. The year after the Summer of Love, burning down major cities like Detroit...

He was a mediocre singer with a limited range (like Fred Astaire) but the song was a good pop song, acceptable enough to bridge the teens and their parents as well.

Don't forget it was the era of the big weekly variety shows like Hollywood Palace and Sid Caesar and Ed Sullivan. I barely recall these myself but they were huge venues for established acts going back to the vaudeville era and the Borscht Belt with some young rock and pop bands tossed in for the young people.

And American Bandstand was huge. Check this out. That was some mindbending stuff back in the Sixties, still hung over from the heavily sedated Fifties of Ozzie and Harriet and Lawrence Welk.

He was a mediocre singer with a limited range (like Fred Astaire) but the song was a good pop song,

As was "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" by B.J. Thomas at around the same time.

Where's my gun?

Geez Louise. Did I just stumble into the old folks home? ---- misterblight

You're kidding, right? These fudge stains that plague this site with their AGENDAS all listen to OLD SHIT. They are mostly 80 plus year old pothead liberal hippies. -- grandfudgestain

-- pothead liberal hippies? ----

Your associate gatlin is obsessed with pot, misterwhite is a closet liberal, and you're queer about hippies.

Whatta sicko group.. Great fun tho, busting your chops...

The 70's was probably the greatest decade for Rock & Roll. --- misterdementia

The 70's was probably the greatest decade for noise, disguised as Rock & Roll.

The best rock decade was when it originated, the 50's..

You gonna deny that some record labels hit the fact that the artist was black durning the radio days... you know, during the time of music you post?

How can anyone respond to an idiot, unable to post a coherent sentence?

You gonna deny that some record labels hit the fact that the artist was black durning the radio days... you know, during the time of music you post?

Of course they did, that wasn't my point.

Besides, WTF do you know about pre-1980's music anyways?

It's obvious from your laughable and pathetic posts that you're a cretin who has absolutely no understanding of music history.

I'd say that's about par for the course with metal-heads.

Of course they did, that wasn't my point.

But it was my point, dipshit... and you tried to YELLOW your position on this chit chat board by painting me racist... so shut you bitch flaps.

WTF do you know about pre-1980's

You probably think Bob Hope was funny.

lol

. I've seen some of the older shit you've posted to. Stone is the only one I've seen that doesn't post music so old, that it wasn't played on the fucking radio (hiding the fact that the singers are BLACK) first.

Nobody is fooled. You're just steamed because you never see any disco music played.

Don't worry. One day I will post a whole Village People album for you to enjoy.

BTW,WTH do you have against black musicians? Are they somehow worse than other musicians?

Careful,or you won't be invited to any more beach parties on Fire Island.

Some of the best music ever recorded was by black musicians.

True. But most of the best music ever recorded was by white musicians.

Why does the skin color of the musicians make any difference? You either like the music,or you don't.

What have black "musicians" given us in the last 25 years? No-ta talent, talent, expletive-filled, degenerate rap.

Don't blame the musicians,blame the record companies and the managers who promote and push that crap.

Songs by Ray Charles,Brooke, Benton,Smokey Robinson,Marvin Gaye,etc,etc,etc will still be listened to and enjoyed by people 200 years from now,but nobody will even know what the term "rap music" means.

Decktard is able to comprehend obvious typos... he doesn't stay high 24/7 like you, T-paper.

Even after deciphering your typos, it's apparent you rode the short bus to school.

And a drunk like you claiming I'm high on anything but hilarity (at your idiocy) makes me laugh even more..

Keep up the good work.. You're a very funny guy...

The best rock decade was when it originated, the 50's..

Other than a few,like Jerry Lee Lewis,most of the music of the 50's was R&B,not rock.

most of the music of the 50's was R&B,not rock.

Top 100 rock of the 50's

1. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry 2. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley 3. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets 4. Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard 5. Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis 6. What'd I Say - Ray Charles 7. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran 8. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley 9. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard 10. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & the Crickets 11. Maybellene - Chuck Berry 12. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley 13. Shake, Rattle And Roll - Joe Turner 14. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins 15. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley 16. Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers 17. Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis 18. Earth Angel - Penguins 19. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers 20. Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard 21. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps 22. School Day - Chuck Berry 23. Rock And Roll Music - Chuck Berry 24. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly 25. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price 26. Lucille - Little Richard 27. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry 28. In The Still Of The Nite - Five Satins 29. I Only Have Eyes For You - Flamingos 30. For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler & the Impressions 31. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino 32. Please, Please, Please - James Brown & the Famous Flames 33. Sh-Boom - Chords 34. Money Honey - Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter 35. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two 36. Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley 37. Fever - Little Willie John 38. The Great Pretender - Platters 39. Ain't It A Shame - Fats Domino 40. That's All Right - Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill 41. Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams 42. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry 43. The Train Kept-A-Rollin - Johnny Burnette Trio 44. Come Go With Me - Del-Vikings 45. Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee 46. Rip It Up - Little Richard 47. Rocking Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu - Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns 48. Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace 49. Sixty Minute Man - Dominoes 50. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston 51. Yakety Yak - Coasters 52. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley 53. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two 54. Searchin' - Coasters 55. You Send Me - Sam Cooke 56. Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin 57. Wake Up Little Susie - Everly Brothers 58. Susie Q - Dale Hawkins 59. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens 60. Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite - Spaniels 61. I've Got A Woman - Ray Charles 62. I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino 63. There Goes My Baby - Drifters 64. Shout - Isley Brothers 65. White Christmas - Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter 66. Keep A 'Knockin' - Little Richard 67. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison 68. Poison Ivy - Coasters 69. Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners 70. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Hank Williams 71. Money - Barrett Strong 72. Speedoo - Cadillacs 73. Rumble - Link Wray 74. Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson 75. Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes - Chuck Willis 76. Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford 77. Rave On - Buddy Holly 78. Work With Me Annie - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters 79. Shake, Rattle And Roll - Bill Haley & His Comets 80. Sincerely - Moonglows 81. Crying In The Chapel - Sonny Til & the Orioles 82. Story Untold - Nutmegs 83. My Babe - Little Walter 84. At My Front Door - El Dorados 85. Gee - Crows 86. Matchbox - Carl Perkins 87. C.C. Rider - Chuck Willis 88. Only You - Platters 89. All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers 90. Send Me Some Lovin' - Little Richard 91. At The Hop - Danny & the Juniors 92. Little Darlin' - Diamonds 93. Rock-in Robin - Bobby Day 94. Honky Tonk - Bill Doggett 95. Blue Monday - Fats Domino 96. Jim Dandy - Lavern Baker 97. Reelin And Rocking - Chuck Berry 98. Rebel Rouser - Duane Eddy 99. Love Potion No. 9 - Clovers 100. Chantilly Lace - Big Bopper

Feel free to call some of the above R&B if you want. Doesn't change facts.

Feel free to call some of the above R&B if you want.

Most of them were. Chuck Berry,Jerry Lee,and Buddy Holley being notable exceptions.

There were others that were MUCH less well known who were kicking out actual rock music,too. People like Link Wray.

Don't blame the musicians,blame the record companies and the managers who promote and push that crap.

Here's a band you might want to check out - from Detroit.

BTW, the guitarist is from these parts. Jammed with him a few times when he was still into punk rock in the late 70's and early 80's.

I think this group is going to hit the big time soon.

People like Link Wray.

If you get a chance, check out Robert Gordon and Link Wray "Fresh Fish Special" album - rockabilly at it's best.

Watch the bass player on this one about 1:05 in - playing piano and bass at the same time. Pretty cool!

Compare her to this woman and her band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcebJ37cZKQ

If you ever want to buy just one Link Wray album,this is the one. Give a listen to Backwoods Preacher Man and Rocket 88 if you get a chance.