Ranking: The Original Songs from Saturday Night Fever

   Writing the songs in a single weekend, the Bee Gees reached a creative zenith with the original songs featured in Saturday Night Fever.  By the way, the movie is in my personal top 10 films of all time.  Hard to think of John Travolta's star turn without the Bee Gees music carrying him along to such heights.  For this ranking I'm only going to include the original songs from the soundtrack.  So, no KC & The Sunshine Band, Trammps or Kool & The Gang, two previous Bee Gees hits,  regardless of how much I love those songs.  

1.  Stayin' Alive

2.  How Deep Is Your Love

3.  Night Fever

4.  More Than A Woman

5.  If I Can't Have You (Yvonne Elliman)

6.  More Than A Woman (Tavares)

7.  Manhattan Skyline (David Shire)

8.  Night On Disco Mountain (David Shire)

9.  Salsation

Playlist for 3/7

Lucinda Williams - World's Gone Wrong

U2 - Days of Ash

James Hunter Six - Off the Fence

Zach Bryan - With Heaven On Top 

Robbie Williams - Britpop

Jill Scott - To Whom This May Concern 

Santana - Caravanserai

Pat Metheny - Bright Sized Life

Paul McCartney: Man on the Run (Documentary) 

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025 film) 

RIP Neil Sedaka

  Neil Sedaka first became a star in the post-Elvis Army/pre-Beatles era of the early 1960's.  It's a part of Rock history that often gets dismissed by music critics.  Despite the fact that some incredible records came out during that time.  Sedaka often gets lumped in with the teen idols of the era, usually the most scorned by critics.  But Sedaka was more of a Pop professional than those idols.   For one he played piano and co-wrote his own songs.  His songs became hits for Connie Francis and Gene Pitney. Still, if you're looking for a reason that Sedaka was never nominated, let alone put in under Musical Excellence or Influence, consider the era he first had hits.  

  The British Invasion put an end to Sedaka's 60's chart run.  His hits would be ones that others covered.  Which gives me the chance to bring up another early 60's institution that deserves more respect: the Brill Building.  The NYC building that was home to a bunch of the greatest songwriters who crafted future classic songs: Goffin/King, Bacharach/David, Mann/Weil, Barry/Greenwich, Leiber/Stoller, Neil Diamond and Sedaka/Greenfield.  

  Sedaka's 70's comeback didn't begin in United States, but in the UK.  There he recorded three albums of varying success.  But the recordings caught the attention of Elton John who signed him to his new Rocket Records in 1974.  A compilation album, Sedaka's Back, containing tracks from those three albums was released to acclaim in the U.S.  And one of its tracks, 1975's "Laughter In the Rain" became Sedaka's first number one since the early 60's. Sedaka's Back is a great album.  Even though a compilation, its still his best album, outside of greatest hits sets.  Sedaka quickly followed it up with 75's The Hungry Years, and had another one with "Bad Blood" that featured Elton on vocals.  But things began to slow down in 1976.  The hits dried up again.  After 1976 Sedaka only had one other Top 40 hit, a duet in 1980 with his daughter.  

  But he never stopped recording or touring.  Most of us that hadn't followed him in years caught up with him again during the 2020 COVID shutdown.  Sedaka took to social media to do mini concerts consisting of his hits, deep tracks and covers.  The ultimate professional, he never let up on his posts up until his death.  Because Neil Sedaka loved to please.  His passion was performing and pleasing his audience.  Nearly 68 years since his first Top 40 hit, he accomplished that and more. 

Latest Podcast Appearance (Rock in Retrospect Podcast)

 I joined host Nick Bambach's the Rock in Retrospect podcast, with some others, to talk about the 2026 Rock Hall nominees.  

Rock in Retrospect

Poll: February 1986 Songs

  Latest poll I voted in was for songs from February 1986.   Not the greatest list of songs to be honest.  But I've always loved my top pick.

Pop Radio Gold

"How Will I Know", Whitney Houston : 1
"My Hometown", Bruce Springsteen : 2
"I'm Your Man", Wham! : 3
"That's What Friends Are For", Dionne & Friends (with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder) : 4
"A Love Bizarre", Sheila E. : 5
"Tender Love", Force M.D.'s : 6
"These Dreams", Heart : 7
"I Miss You", Klymaxx : 8
"When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going", Billy Ocean : 9
"Broken Wings", Mr. Mister : 10
"Life In A Northern Town", Dream Academy : 11
"Do Me Baby", Meli'sa Morgan : 12
"Secret Lovers", Atlantic Starr : 13
"Conga", Miami Sound Machine : 14
"Silent Running", Mike + the Mechanics : 15
"Alive And Kicking", Simple Minds : 16
"I Like You", Phyllis Nelson : 17
"Can You Feel The Beat", Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force : 18
"You're A Friend Of Mine", Clarence Clemons & Jackson Browne : 19
"Walk Of Life", Dire Straits : 20
"Tonight She Comes", Cars : 21
"It's Only Love", Bryan Adams & Tina Turner : 22
"Tarzan Boy", Baltimora : 23
"The Sweetest Taboo", Sade : 24
"Party All The Time", Eddie Murphy : 25
"Day By Day", Hooters : 26
"Sara", Starship : 27
"Living In America", James Brown : 28
"Russians", Sting : 29
"Goodbye", Night Ranger : 30
"Say You, Say Me", Lionel Richie : 31
"Talk To Me", Stevie Nicks : 32
"Go Home", Stevie Wonder : 33
"Kyrie", Mr. Mister : 34
"King For A Day", Thompson Twins : 35
"Sidewalk Talk", Jellybean  : 36
"The Sun Always Shines On TV", A-Ha : 37
"Separate Lives", Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin : 38
"Burning Heart", Survivor : 39
"Spies Like Us", Paul McCartney : 40

Playlist for 2/20

Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out

Cecile McLorin Salvant - Oh Snap

Thelonious Monk - Standards 

Doc Pomus - Songs for Elvis (the Demos)

Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately (Documentary) 

I’m Chevy Chase and You're Not (Documentary) 

Happy and You Know It (Documentary) 

Poll: Top 77 Songs of All-Time

  My first time voting in this yearly poll. Vote for 10 songs. I didn’t spend too much time on my picks. Just thought of 10 all-time faves. If I had to vote in this again, I might change a song or two. But this is still a varied list of 10 songs I love.

Top 77 Songs All-Time

Here's how you voted this year:

 1: Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley (1969)

 2: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - Righteous Brothers (1965)

 3: Respect - Aretha Franklin (1967)

 4: Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell (1968)

 5: I Only Have Eyes For You - Flamingos (1959)

 6: Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & the Pips (1973)

 7: Stop In The Name Of Love - Diana Ross Supremes (1965)

 8: The Love I Lost - Harold Melvin& the Blue Notes (1973)

 9: Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac (1977)

10: Could It Be I'm Falling In Love - Spinners 

Favorite Love Songs for Valentine's Day

All of these Valentine's Day type tracks have meant something to me at some point in my life.

If you want to find out what other songs I'm adding, then check out my Spotify playlist
A Not On Every Best Love Songs Ever Playlist

Al Green - Sha-La-La
Alexander O'Neal - If You Were Here Tonight
Atlantic Starr - Send For Me
Aretha Franklin - Day Dreaming
Barry White - Can't Get Enough
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Boz Scaggs -  We're All Alone
Bread - Make It With You
Con Funk Shun - Love's Train
Daryl Hall & John Oates - One On One
DeBarge - All This Love
Earth, Wind & Fire - Love's Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald - I Concentrate On You
ELO - Strange Magic
Elvis Presley - Fame and Fortune
Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You
Frank Sinatra - You Make Me Feel So Young
Gap Band - Yearning For Your Love
Gladys Knight & The Pips - You're The Best Thing That's Ever Happened To Me
Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
Isley Brothers - Voyage to Atlantis
Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile
Jackie Wilson - To Be Loved
Jason Isbell - If We Were Vampires
Jimmy LaFave - Into Your Life
Joni Mitchell - Case of You
L.T.D.  - Love Ballad
Luther Vandross - If Only For One Night
Major Harris - Love Won't Let Me Wait
Manhattans - Shining Star
Marvin Gaye - After The Dance
Maxwell - Whenever, Wherever, Whatever
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly - I Wanna Thank You
Merle Haggard - That's The Way Love Goes
Michael Jackson - Lady In My Life
Neil Young - Harvest Moon
Norman Connors - You Are My Starship
O'Jays - Lovin' You
Patti LaBelle - Love, Need and Want You
Peabo Bryson - I'm So Into You
Prince  - Adore
Randy Travis - Forever and Ever, Amen
Ray, Goodman & Brown - Special Lady
Rene & Angela - Your Smile
Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Closer I Get To You
Rodney Crowell - After All This Time
Rose Royce - Wishing On A Star
Roxy Music - Avalon
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - Sweet Thing
Sam Cooke - Nothing Can Change This Love
Smokey Robinson - Quiet Storm
Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
Stevie Wonder - You and I
Stylistics - I'm Stone In Love With You
T-Connection - Best of My Love
Teddy Pendergrass & Stephanie Mills - Feel The Fire
Terence Trent D'Arby - Let's Go Forward
Tom Jones - Move Closer
Tony! Toni! Tone! -  Anniversary
Whispers - Lady
Willie Nelson - Moonlight In Vermont

Ranking: Songs from Teddy Pendergrass - TP

   Released in 1980, TP is Teddy Pendergrass' greatest album.  And famously, despite being released on Philadelphia International Records, it has no songs produced or written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.  But expertly chosen songs from Ashford & Simpson, Peabo Bryson, Cecil Womack and others more than make up for G & H's absence.  There are two incredible duets with Stephanie Mills.  Too bad they never did a duets album together.  I've said this about many R&B albums from this era.  You won't find these types of records listed on various greatest album countdowns ever lists.  This era of R&B was and still is vastly underrated in history.  Having said many of the best albums from that era, TP as well, were critically praised when they were released.  

1.  Love T.KO.

2.  Feel the Fire (w/Stephanie Mills)

3,  Is It Still Good To Ya

4.  Take Me In Your Arms Tonight (w/Stephanie Mills)

5.  Can't We Try

6.  Girl You Know

7.  I Just Called To Say

8.  Let Me Love You

Playlist for 2/5

Rosalia - Lux

Beatles - Anthology 4

Beatles - Anthology Episode 9

Paul Anka: His Way (Documentry) 

It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley (Documentary) 

Colter Wall - Memories and Empties

Ken Pomeroy - Cruel Joke

Crystal Gayle - Somebody Loves You

Anne Murray - Together

Dick Feller - Some Days are Diamonds

Lefty Frizzell - Classic Style

Steve Young - Honky-Tonk Man

Jerry Jeff Walker - Ridin' High

Oxford American Southern Music Issue #27 Austin Live - Various

For Our Una (2012-2026)

  The day after Una passed away was a rough one.  The house was too quiet.  My routine of taking care of the dog's daily needs was gone.  I still couldn't grasp that she won't be back. She spent the night with someone I said.  Or she's outside running around.  But she'll be back in the house, I know she will.  There are now reminders everywhere of Una.  Her beds.  Her food and water bowl.  Her dog food.  Her walking leashes.  Her blankets.  I picked up one of her blankets just to inhale her smell again. Her sweaters for those cold days.  And even more sadly, her medicine that she had been taking since last November.  Una suffered from epilepsy/seizures from last November until the day before she died.  These are awful things to watch your dog go through.  But Una was a fighter.  And until the last week of her life she would always recover.  But the seizures took a toll.  She was not the same Una anymore.  The light and sparkle in her eyes had disappeared.  She had trouble walking.  She was telling us its time. 

  My wife named her Una. Meaning “the one”. Although we had no idea when we got her in September 2013 that she would be “the one”. But something in that initial meeting told my wife this dog was special. We never owned a dog before. Or any pets. My parents had cats. Her parents had dogs. But since we lived together we never owned a pet. Particularly for me, having a dog was a brand new experience. But Una was special from day one. She made me feel less nervous. And she made us feel like we were meant to be together. 

  Una was born on December 10, 2012.  But she was given up by her owner nine months later.  We'll never know why.  And I always felt bad for her that someone let her go.  My wife knew about Una through her friends.  And outside of one photo we never met Una before.  My first reaction was how small she was.  Una was a long-haired Chihuahua.  It's not a rare breed, but not the most common seen of the Chihuahua's. It was love at first sight.  From the start she changed our lives.  My son had moved out of the house and the timing was right for a pet in our life.  Una opened up a whole new world in our eyes.  For 13 years her enthusiasm and curiosity about life was fascinating.  She would get excited to go for car rides.  She'd jump in the car and have that "take me somewhere" attitude. Holding and getting kisses from her was special.  She was my walking companion.  No change that.  I was her walking companion. Almost every night she sat or slept next to me on the couch as I watched television.

  Una was a special dog loved by everyone.  She passed away from the effects of too many seizures, which in turn caused some dementia.  I don't want to remember her last weeks.  I want to remember how she was always there with a kiss when i asked for one. Today there is sadness at her passing.  Much grief. No, change that.  Much devastation.  Like every dog, Una deserved to live a long life free of illness.  She did not deserve to suffer in her last days.  I wonder if she knew how much she was loved in her final moments. She is no longer in pain.  I am comforted in knowing she is running free once again a healthy dog. On her last day we walked around one of her favorite spots, a lake. She couldn't walk as well anymore, so we held her the whole way.  In her last hour we sat on the front steps holding her.  It was a beautiful, peaceful moment.  Just Mommy, Daddy and our beautiful Una.  Together one last time. I choose to remember all the wonderful moments we had with her.  After she passed I took walks around areas we always walked.  I brought her leash with me. Like the old days.  Just me and my Una out for a walk.  

  On the first night without her she came to my dreams briefly but as a reminder.  From my bed I saw her in the hallway.  I heard her scratching herself next to me in her own bed.  She's letting us know that we are all still together.  She was a precious angel. We hope our little Una Buna knows that she will never be alone.  We are indeed all together. And we will love her forever. 

Poll: January 1970 Songs

  The latest poll I voted in were the songs of January 1970.  Still living in North Carolina.  But my young 6 year old self heard many of these on the radio. 

Pop Radio Gold

"Fortunate Son", Creedence Clearwater Revival : 1
"Come Together", Beatles : 2
"Something", Beatles : 3
"I Want You Back", Jackson 5 : 4
"Whole Lotta Love", Led Zeppelin : 5
"The Thrill Is Gone", B.B. King : 6
"Thank You (Fallentinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", Sly & the Family Stone : 7
"Sugar, Sugar", Archies : 8
"Someday We'll Be Together", Diana Ross & the Supremes : 9
"Venus", Shocking Blue : 10
"Down On The Corner", Creedence Clearwater Revival : 11
"Psychedelic Shack", Temptations : 12
"Don't Cry Daddy", Elvis Presley : 13
"Wonderful World, Beautiful People", Jimmy Cliff : 14
"Hey There Lonely Girl", Eddie Holman : 15
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye", Steam : 16
"Leaving On A Jet Plane", Peter, Paul & Mary : 17
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head", B.J. Thomas : 18
"Take A Letter Maria", R.B. Greaves : 19
"Without Love (There Is Nothing)", Tom Jones : 20
"I'll Never Fall In Love Again", Dionne Warwick : 21
"No Time", Guess Who : 22
"Walk A Mile In My Shoes", Joe South & the Believers : 23
"Winter World Of Love", Engelbert Humperdinck : 24
"Early In The Morning", Vanity Fare : 25
"Backfield In Motion", Mel & Tim : 26
"Jam Up Jelly Tight", Tommy Roe : 27
"Holly Holy", Neil Diamond : 28
"Evil Woman Don't Play Your Games With Me", Crow : 29
"Arizona", Mark Lindsay : 30
"Eli's Coming", Three Dog Night : 31
"Jingle Jangle", Archies : 32
"And When I Die", Blood, Sweat & Tears : 33
"Blowing Away", 5th Dimension : 34
"Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday", Stevie Wonder : 35
"Heaven Knows", Grass Roots : 36
"Walkin' In The Rain", Jay & the Americans : 37
"She", Tommy James & the Shondells : 38
"Baby Take Me In Your Arms", Jefferson : 39
"Midnight Cowboy", Ferrante & Teicher : 40
"La La La (If I Had You)", Bobby Sherman : 41

Not Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (2026 Inductees Updated)

Updated for 2026 Inductees

The 2026 Songwriters Hall Inductees have been announced: Alanis Morissette, Kenny Loggins, Taylor Swift, Paul Stanley & Gene Simmons in the Performers category.  Terry Britten & Graham Lyle, Walter Afanasieff, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, in the Non-Performer category.

Here's a 2025 article with more info on the Song Hall process: The Song Hall Process

Here's something interesting to consider:

"Each nominee  must approve their nomination and select five representative songs and submit a photo before ballots are distributed to roughly 1,850 voting members, a body made up of music industry professionals."

"Voting is conducted electronically, with six inductees elected annually. Those chosen are notified privately ahead of the public announcement."

 Maybe this is why some big name acts haven't been nominated.  But then again isn't this what managers are for?  They don't get back to the Song Hall with an approval for their nomination.  But isn't this what managers are for?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The Song Hall appears to be making an effort to induct deceased songwriters who received enough votes, but were denied induction by this ridiculous rule listed below:

"Deceased writers to be considered for posthumous induction were included in a special segment of the 2023 ballot. (There is now a separate ballot for deceased nominees).  As the annual SHOF gala normally does not include inductions for songwriters after their death, the organization intends to continue hosting future posthumous inductions at unique venues and special events". 

Here's my list of songwriters not inducted as of 2026: 

Alicia Keys

Ann & Nancy Wilson

Andreas Carlsson

B.B. King

Beyonce
Billy Joe Shaver
Bo Diddley
Bob McDill
Bobby Womack
Bonnie Raitt

Bootsy Collins 
Boz Scaggs
Bryan Adams
Bryan Ferry

Burton Cummings 
Carl Perkins

Chips Moman
Chrissie Hynde

Curly Putnam
Dallas Frazier
Dan Fogelberg
Dan Penn

David Byrne
David Gates
Dean Dillon
Debbie Harry/Chris Stein
Dion DiMucci

Dwight Yoakam

George Clinton

George Harrison
George Michael

Gerry Beckley/Dewey Bunnell

Giorgio Moroder/Pete Bellotte 
Guy Clark
Harry Nilsson
Harry Wayne Casey

J.J. Cale
Janet Jackson
Jerry Chesnut
Jerry Fuller
Jimi Hendrix

Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Cliff

Joe South

Joe Strummer/Mick Jones 
John Hiatt

John Legend
John D. Loudermilk
Kate Bush

Kix Brooks/Ronnie Dunn
Led Zeppelin
Lefty Frizzell

Lindsey Buckingham/Stevie Nicks/Christine McVie

LL Cool J

Lou Reed
Lucinda Williams
Luther Vandross
Madonna
Mark Knopfler
Mary J. Blige

Max D. Barnes

Mike Chapman/Nicky Chinn

Mike Stock/Matt Aitken/Pete Waterman
Muddy Waters
Neil Young
Nick Lowe
Outkast
Pam Sawyer
Paul Overstreet
Percy Mayfield
Pete Townshend
Peter Gabriel 
P.F. Sloan & Steve Barri
Phil Ochs

Pink

Randy Bachman
Randy Goodrum
Ric Ocasek

Richard Carpenter
Richard Thompson
Robbie Robertson
Robert "Mutt" Lange
Rod Stewart
Rod Temperton
Rodney Crowell
Roger Miller
Roger Waters/David Gilmour
Rosanne Cash

Sandy Linzer/Denny Randell

Sarah McLachlan 

Shania Twain
Shel Silverstein
Sheryl Crow

Sly Stone
Sonny Throckmorton
Spooner Oldham
Steve Earle

Steve Kipner
Steve Perry/Neal Schon/Jonathan Cain
Steve Winwood

The Doors
Tim Hardin

Todd Rundgren

Tom Snow
Tom Waits
Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
Tony Joe White

Toots Hibbert
Townes Van Zandt
Tracy Chapman
U2
Vince Gill
Warren Zevon
Waylon Jennings

2026 Rock Hall Nominee Predictions

  There are no slam dunk first year eligibles this year.    I've tried to add some first time nominees though.  And a few returnees.  Going with 15 nominees. There were 14 last year. 

Alanis Morissette - 90's female Alt/Rock singers haven't been making it on the ballot.  But Alanis is still a big act from that era. Never nominated. 

B-52's - New wave legends have surprisingly (shockingly?) never been nominated.  

Beck - Nominated once in 2022, but a performer at last year’s induction ceremony. Seems like a good time to bring him back. 

Bryan Adams - His appearance as an inductor and performer at last year's Hall ceremony should help with a first time nomination.  

Coldplay - The Hall wants a big name that is still active and popular and big in the 00's. Never nominated

De La Soul - Hard to predict what rap act will go in after OutKast last year. Snoop would walk right in. But would the Wu-Tang Clan? Would De La Soul? Never nominated. 

Iron Maiden - What to about Metal? It’s a yearly puzzle. This twice nominated act (2021/23) is often mentioned as the next Metal artist to be inducted. But are the votes there this time? 

Jethro Tull - Are there still some classic rock era names left to nominate? Here’s one that comes up often. Never nominated. 

Lenny Kravitz - Nominated in 2024, but not last year.  

Luther Vandross - I predicted his nomination last year thanks to a 2024 documentary that got a lot of press.  But the Kendrick Lamar song that sampled him, "Luther" got quite a bit of airplay in 2025.  So, I'll try again.  Never nominated

Mariah Carey - Kind of a shock, to me at least that she can't get in.   This would be nomination number 3 (in a row).

Melissa Etheridge - We tend to forget how popular she was in the mid-90’s. Newish nomcom member Sheryl Crow thinks she belongs in the Hall. Never nominated. 

Monkees - Chubby Checker's induction showed that the right name from the 60's could still get an induction from the ballot.  This group would do the same thing. And it’s their 60th anniversary.  Never nominated.  

Oasis - The Gallagher brothers came storming back with a much publicized tour last year.  This would be nomination number 3 (in a row).

Smashing Pumpkins - Time for more 90's alt-rock acts to get noticed.  This band seems to have been just waiting for their turn at a nomination.  Never nominated. 

Playlist for 1/18

Charley Pride - Charley

Johnny Cash - Look At Them Beans

Tanya Tucker - Tanya Tucker (1975)

Gene Watson - Love In The Hot Afternoon

Bobby Bare - Hard Time Hungrys

Tompall Glaser - Tompall

David Allan Coe - Once Upon A Rhyme

Johnny Rodriguez - Just Get Up and Close the Door

Earl Scruggs - Anniversary Special

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Symphonion Dream

Orville Peck - Appaloosa

Black Crowes - Amorica

Songs About Elvis Presley

Updated January 2026

There have been more songs written about Elvis Presley than any other performer.   No surprise since he's one of the most important musicians of all time. But doing research for this post, even I couldn't believe how many songs about Elvis have been released.  Im missing a lot of songs. I can't claim that all the ones  listed below are stellar.  A lot of tribute records can be pretty mawkish, no matter the subject.  But there's certainly many good ones and at the very least, interesting takes on Elvis' legacy.

Billy Burnette - Today Is Elvis' Birthday

Bob Dylan - Went To See The Gypsy

Bobby Bare (as Bill Parsons) - All American Boy
Bruce Springsteen - Come On (Let's Go Tonight)
Bruce Springsteen - Johnny Bye Bye

Bryan Adams - Hey Elvis 

Carmella Rosella - Oh It Was Elvis

Chris Wall - Half Of What Killed Elvis
Confederate Railroad - Elvis and Andy

Danny Mirror - I Remember Elvis Presley

Dead Milkmen - Going to Graceland
Dire Straits - Calling Elvis

Dolly Parton & Ronnie McDowell - I Dreamed About Elvis
Elton John - Porch Swing in Tupelo

Fatboy - What Would Elvis Do?

Florence + The Machine - Morning Elvis

Frankie Allan - Just A Country Boy

George Jones - King Is Gone
George Michael - John and Elvis Are Dead

Gillian Welch - Elvis Presley Blues

Hayden Thompson - Boy from Tupelo

James Brown - Love Me Tender (A remake, but first 30 seconds JB talks about his love for Elvis)
Janis Martin - My Boy Elvis
J.D. Sumner - Elvis Has Left The Building
Jerry Reed - Tupelo Mississippi Flash

Jillian Cardarelli - If I Could Talk To Elvis
Jim Ford - Story of Elvis Presley

Jimmy Webb - Elvis and Me

John Fogerty - Big Train
John Hiatt - Riding With The King
John Hiatt - Tennessee Plates

Johnny Earle - Private Elvis
Kacey Musgraves - Velvet Elvis

Kate Bush - King of the Mountain
Kenny Chesney - Jesus and Elvis
Lalo Guerrero - Elvis Perez

Lana Del Rey - Elvis 

Lenny LeBlanc - Hound Dog Man

Link Davis - Trucker from Tennessee

Link Wray - It Was Elvis

Lisa Marie Presley - Lights Out

Lola Kirke - Mississippi, My Sister, Elvis & Me

Marc Cohn - Walking In Memphis

Margo Price - Long Live The King

Merle Haggard - From Graceland to the Promised Land
Mojo Nixon - (619) 239-KING
Mojo Nixon - Elvis Is Everywhere
Neil Young - He Was The King

Nuns - Elvis Said
Odie Palmer - Letter to Elvis

Patty Loveless - I Try To Think About Elvis

Paul Simon - Graceland

Phil Lynott - King’s Call
Ray Stevens - Mama's In The Sky With Elvis

Richard Thompson - From Galway to Graceland 

Ronnie McDowell - The King Is Gone

Sonny Cole - I Dreamed I Was Elvis

Sonny Fisher - I Miss You Elvis
Stan Freberg - Heartbreak Hotel

Steve Forbert - House of Cards
Steve Goodman - Elvis Imitators

Stray Cats - Elvis On Velvet

T M Hanna - I Saw Elvis At The K-mart
Unknown (Jimmy Fields) - I Have Returned

U2 - Elvis Presley & America

Wall of Voodoo - Elvis Bought Dora A Cadillac

Wanda Jackson - I Wore Elvis' Ring
Warren Zevon - Jesus Mentioned
Warren Zevon - Porcelain Monkey

Weeklings - Little Elvis

Ranking: Songs from Elvis Presley - Elvis' Golden Records

   This was Elvis' first compilation.  Comprising songs from 1956/57.  Released in March 1958.  For me this was the first greatest hits album I remember hearing.  The reason is my parents bought a copy after Elvis died in 1977.  In fact they bought a few other Elvis titles after he died.  Now before 1977, my Dad was already a huge Elvis fan.  He bought albums that Elvis recorded in the early 70's.  So, I heard these albums all throughout my young life.  But oddly they never had an Elvis compilation album.  So, this is one has always been close to my heart.  Nine A-Sides, 4 B-sides and one album track.  For many this was where to start with Elvis.

1.  Jailhouse Rock

2.  Don't Be Cruel

3.  Hound Dog

4.  All Shook Up

5.  Heartbreak Hotel

6.  Love Me Tender

7.  Love Me

8.  (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear

9.  Treat Me Nice

10.  Too Much

11. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You

12. Loving You

13. Anyway You Want Me

14. That's When Your Heartaches Begin

Playlist for 1/2

Geese - Getting Killed

Last Dinner Party - From the Pyre 

Steve Martin & Alison Brown - Safe, Sensible & Sane

Chrissie Hynde - Duets Special

Vince Gill - I Gave You Everything I Had/Secondhand Smoke

Willie Nelson - Workin' Man 

Bruce Springsteen - Electric Nebraska 

Elvis Presley - King In The Ring

Sam Fender - People Watching

Lily Allen - West End Girl 

Dijon - Baby

Miguel - Caos

Macis Staples - Sad and Beautiful World 

Bob Dylan - Bootleg Series Vol. 18 Highlights

Carl Perkins - Some Things Never Change 

Florence & The Machine - Everybody Scream

Luke Bell - The King is Back

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025 Film) 

Latest Podcast Appearance (Rock in Retrospect Podcast)

 I joined the Rock in Retrospect podcast to predict and discuss potential 2026 Rock Hall nominees.  Yes, it's that time of the year again. 4 other folks joined me and host Nick Bambach.  

Rock in Retrospect

Intro to My New 2026 Monthly Post: Ranking Album Tracks

  I enjoyed doing this project in 2025 that I've decided to continue it in 2026.

  Intro to Ranking:  Since this is the first in a monthly series I want to give a brief history of my album listening habits.  The 1980's was the decade where I started to buy more albums than singles.  This mostly had to do with finances. So, I was still buying singles for the most part over albums.  I turned 18 in May 1982, and started working more.  Which means more money.  Not that I wasn't buying albums before the 80's.  I worked part-time in the late 70's and able to buy an album here and there.  The first albums I bought were in 1976.  I think the first was the Bee Gees' comeback one, Main Course.  Until 1982 it was mostly singles.  And I still bought them until the late 80's, but not as much.  Also, as I got older my listening interests changed.  It wasn't just the latest albums at the top of the charts that interested me, but other genres.  Country, Indie Rock, Alt-Rock, Rap were growing during the 80's.  I also subscribed to more music magazines, read more music books and watched more videos (MTV, VH1) in the 80's.  

  What I'm going to do in this series is spotlight some of my most played albums.  And rank the songs from them.