Poll: October 1969 Songs

  October 1969.  5 1/2 years old.   But I'm already hearing songs, either ones I liked or ones my sister played often.  A few show up on my rankings below.  

Pop Radio Gold

"Suspicious Minds", Elvis Presley : 1
"Come Together", Beatles : 2
"Something", Beatles : 3
"Hot Fun In The Summertime", Sly & the Family Stone : 4
"Get Together", Youngbloods : 5
"Wedding Bell Blues", 5th Dimension : 6
"Oh, What A Night", Dells : 7
"Everybody's Talkin'", Nilsson : 8
"Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never...)", Neil Diamond : 9
"Sugar, Sugar", Archies : 10
"Honky Tonk Women", Rolling Stones : 11
"I Can't Get Next To You", Temptations : 12
"Green River", Creedence Clearwater Revival : 13
"Going In Circles", Friends Of Distinction : 14
"Lay Lady Lay", Bob Dylan : 15
"Jealous Kind Of Fella", Garland Green : 16
"I'll Never Fall In Love Again", Tom Jones : 17
"Easy To Be Hard", Three Dog Night : 18
"That's The Way Love Is", Marvin Gaye : 19
"A Boy Named Sue", Johnny Cash : 20
"Tracy", Cuff Links : 21
"Is That All There Is?", Peggy Lee : 22
"Smile A Little Smile For Me", Flying Machine : 23
"Ball Of Fire", Tommy James & the Shondells : 24
"I'm Gonna Make You Mine", Lou Christie : 25
"What's The Use Of Breaking Up", Jerry Butler : 26
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling", Dionne Warwick : 27
"Carry Me Back", Rascals : 28
"And When I Die", Blood, Sweat & Tears : 29
"Jean", Oliver : 30
"This Girl Is A Woman Now", Gary Puckett & the Union Gap : 31
"Hurt So Bad", Lettermen : 32
"When I Die", Motherlode : 33
"Baby It's You", Smith : 34
"Sugar On Sunday", Clique : 35
"And That Reminds Me (My Heart Reminds Me)", 4 Seasons : 36
"Make Believe", Wind (Tony Orlando) : 37
"Little Woman", Bobby Sherman : 38
"Keem-O-Sabe", Electric Indian : 39

Ranking: Songs from Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees (76)

   Boz Scaggs had been working to his breakthrough album for years.  Silk Degrees was his 7th album.  But its pop hooks were what set it apart from the others.  Using future Toto members as his backing group, Scaggs crafted a masterful Pop/R&B hybrid.  A blue-eyed Soul classic.  I was hooked from the first single, "It's Over", which charted at a paltry #38.  But it sounded different than anything on the radio.  Luckily, subsequent singles fared better.  A classic.

1.  Lowdown

2.  It's Over

3.  Lido Shuffle

4.  What Can I Say

5.  We're All Alone

6.  Georgia

7.  Harbor Lights

8.  What Do You Want the Girl To Do

9.  Jump Street

10.  Love Me Tomorrow

Playlist for 11/15

Rollin' and Tumblin' American Electric Blues 65-71 - Various (Cherry Red box set)

Black Keys - No Rain No Flowers

Charley Crockett - Dollar A Day

Jon Batiste - Big Money

Jerry Butler - My Music Sessions Live

King Of Them All: Story of King Records (Documentary)

Charley Pride - A Tribute to Brook Benton

Kathleen Edwards - Billionaire

Rory Block - Heavy on the Blues

Molly Tuttle - So Long Little Miss Sunshine

Morgan Wade - Party's Over

Rhett Miller - A Lifetime of Riding by Night

St. Paul & The Broken Bones - s/t

Latest Podcast Appearance (Rock in Retrospect)

  I returned to the Rock in Retrospect podcast to discuss the career of 2025 Rock Hall inductee, Thom Bell.

Rock in Retrospect: Thom Bell

PlayIist for 11/1

Sunny Sweeney -Rhinestone Requiem

Rodney Crowell - Airline Highway

Buddy Guy - Ain't Done With The Blues

Anthony Braxton - For Alto

Alex G - Headlights

John Fogerty - Legacy

Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left

Ryan Davis - New Threats from the Soul

Rush - Power Windows

Rush - Signals

Lilith Fair (2025 Documentary)