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Five Favorite Songs From These Bands – Part 1

Here are some terrific bands from the past, my favorite five songs. I don’t usually do short lists, but it’s an easy way to reference more bands and artists. Sometimes it’s tough to narrow a song catalogue to just five, other times finding a fourth or fifth is a struggle. Marshall Tucker Band Heard it…

Mike Miller
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Here are some terrific bands from the past, my favorite five songs. I don’t usually do short lists, but it’s an easy way to reference more bands and artists. Sometimes it’s tough to narrow a song catalogue to just five, other times finding a fourth or fifth is a struggle.

Marshall Tucker Band

Heard it in a Love Song

Fire On the Mountain

Can’t You See

This Ol Cowboy

Searchin’ for a Rainbow

Allman Brothers Band

Ramblin’ Man

Midnight Rider

Blue Sky

Melissa

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

Todd Rundgren

Real Man

Hello It’s Me

Cold Morning Light

Love of the Common Man

Love is the Answer

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Saturday Night Special

What’s Your Name

Sweet Home Alabama

Simple Man

Tuesday’s Gone

Bad Company

Ready For Love

Gone, Gone, Gone

Good Lovin’ Gone Bad

Feel Like Makin’ Love

Silver, Blue and Gold

James Taylor

Honey Don’t Leave L.A.

Fire and Rain

Her Town Too

Shower the People

You’ve Got a Friend

Three Dog Night

One

Family of Man

Celebrate

Liar

Shambala

Carole King

It’s Too Late

I Feel the Earth Move

Nightingale

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow

Been to Canaan

The Guess Who

American Woman

No Time

These Eyes

Laughing

Share the Land

Z Z Top

Tush

La Grange

Cheap Sunglasses

Sharp Dressed Man

I’m Bad I’m Nationwide

Linda Ronstadt

Someone to Lay Down Beside Me

Hurt So Bad

You’re No Good

Easy for You to Say

Ooo Baby Baby

The Cars

Bye Bye Love

Drive

You’re All I’ve Got Tonight

Good Times Roll

Heartbreak City

Eddie Money

I Think I’m in Love

Two Tickets to Paradise

Maybe I’m a Fool

Baby Hold On

Take Me Home Tonight

The Monkees

A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You

Pleasant Valley Sunday

Last Train to Clarksville

Saturday’s Child

Words

Dire Straits

Romeo and Juliet

Lady Rider

Money for Nothing

Tunnel of Love

Sultans of Swing

Diana Ross

Touch Me in the Morning

I’m Coming Up

Ain’t No Mountain High Enough

Love Hangover

Upside Down

The Carpenters

We’ve Only Just Begun

Close to You

Superstar

I Won’t Last a Day Without You

Rainy Days and Mondays

2 responses to “Five Favorite Songs From These Bands – Part 1”

  1. Christian's Music Musings Avatar
    Christian’s Music Musings

    Many great picks on here, Mike, based on what I recognize to too many to comment on each. And, yes, it must be hard to limit picks to just five songs, especially if you know the corresponding bands and artists very well.

    For Dire Straits, I might have picked “Telegraph Road” instead of “Money For Nothing.” Yes, the latter is kind of an iconic song, but I guess I’ve just heard it too many times.

    For the Monkees, “Daydream Believer” would be among my top 5.

    For Linda Ronstadt, I would have included “Blue Bayou.”

    When it comes to ZZ Top, I tend to favor their earlier music. Two of my all-time favorites are “Brown Sugar” and “Waiting For the Bus.” But you have what I consider perhaps as the ultimate blues rocker: “Tush” – so tight and just a super cool guitar riff!

    For Carole King, I could easily come up with a top 5 from just the “Tapestry” album, so picking five overall feels like mission impossible! 🙂

    I guess my list would be “I Feel the Earth Move”, “It’s Too Late”, “Up On the Roof”, “Sweet Seasons” and “Jazzman.” That said, this list could look different tomorrow!

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    1. Mike Miller Avatar
      Mike Miller

      You mentioned some great songs, I agree with each one. I picked five because I wanted to see what others picked. It’s tough.

      Agree, all five could have come from Tapestry.

      Some of Dire Straits best songs weren’t singles or the ones with the most radio play. Some complex songwriting and arranging there.

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