It’s been great fun to read about others’ musical favorites. Nice to see the occasional common favorite and a bit sobering to note that virtually all my favorites were written before many of the writers were born! It seems to me, that as we go through life, more and more our favorites become the sound tracks of our memories. Music can change a mood, evoke a feeling or make us think. we can wallow with the blues or crank up the volume on a good sing along song and shake the blues away.
So here is my top twenty or so. No particular order.
Love Me Do the Beatles
Bye Bye Love original by the Everly Brothers-I like the Simon and Garfunkel live version
Who put the bomp in the bomp sha bomp sha bomp Barry Mann(thanks to Mike 24 for remembering this singer)
Good Vibrations The Beach Boys
Natural Woman Carole King also You’ve got a friend written by Carole King but sung by James Taylor
R-E-S-P-E-C-T Aretha Franklin
Dream a little dream of me Mama Cass Elliott
Misty Johnny Mathis
Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seeger
The Boxer Simon and Garfunkel
Perhaps Love John Denver and Placido Domingo
Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
Daydreaming Lovin’ Spoonful
Evergreen Barbara Streisand
Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
You’ve got to be taught from the musical South Pacific
Celebrate Three Dog Night
Guantanamera The Sandpipers
My Love Paul McCartney and Wings
and now I’ll spend the day singing!