Every week I send Plannine's Classic Top 30 website my list of favorite oldies which he uses to compile his weekly list with submissions from me and various other readers of his chart.
I also have a couple of videos to share with you and a retro chart from Mel's Weekly Top 20.
MEL'S TOP 10 OLDIES OF THE WEEK
December 4, 2009
As submitted to Plannine's Classic Top 30 site
1. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles
2. The Lonely Bull - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
3. Imagine - John Lennon
4. Lazy Day - Spanky & Our Gang
5. If Not For You - Olivia Newton-John
6. I Only Want to Be With You - The Tourists
7. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - Elton John
8. God Love & Rock n Roll - Teagarden & Van Winkle
9. Hi Hi Hi - Paul McCartney & Wings
10. Star Wars/Cantina Band - Meco
CHRISTMAS HITS
1. Dominick the Donkey - Lou Monte
2. ¿Dónde Está Santa Claus? - Augie Rios
3. Step Into Christmas - Elton John
4. Merry Christmas Darling - Carpenters
5. Jingle Bells - The Singing Dogs
TOP 3 ALBUMS
1. The White Album - The Beatles
2. It's a Beautiful Day - It's a Beautiful Day
3. Band on the Run - Paul McCartney & Wings
MEL'S WEEKLY TOP 20
One Year Ago - December 7, 2008.
This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week
1. Boys With Girlfriends - Meiko - 3
2. If I Were A Boy - Beyonce - 4
3. Around the Bend (Radio Edit) - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - 1
4. Trouble Is A Friend - Lenka - 7
5. Be The One - The Ting Tings - 2
6. You Found Me - The Fray - 17
7. Just A Dream - Carrie Underwood - 19
8. Chicken Fried - Zac Brown Band - 9
9. Be OK - Ingrid Michaelson - 11
10. Human - The Killers - 5
11. Take Back The City - Snow Patrol - 14
12. Bruises - Chairlift - 6
13. Addicted - Saving Abel - 16
14. Come On Get Higher - Matt Nathanson - 18
15. Never Miss A Beat - Kaiser Chiefs - 8
16. Spaceman - The Killers - 20
17. Don't Think I Don't Think About It - Darius Rucker - 10
18. Womanizer - Britney Spears - 13
19. Sleepy Tigers - Her Space Holiday - new
20. The Weight Of Her - Butch Walker - 12
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Sunday, December 6, 2009
Sunday, November 15, 2009
This Week's Golden Oldies
THE CASTAWAYS and "Liar Liar" - great old garage rock song.
Mel's Top 10 Oldies of the Week
November 13, 2009. * Friday the 13th
As submitted to Plannine's Classic Top 30 site.
1. The Lonely Bull - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
2. The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies
3. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - Elton John
4. Imagine - John Lennon
5. God Love & Rock n Roll - Teagarden & Van Winkle
6. Liar Liar - The Castaways
7. I Found Someone of My Own - The Free Movement
8. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles
9. I'll Always Love My Mama - The Intruders
10. Lazy Day - Spanky & Our Gang
Mel's Top 10 Oldies of the Week
November 13, 2009. * Friday the 13th
As submitted to Plannine's Classic Top 30 site.
1. The Lonely Bull - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
2. The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies
3. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - Elton John
4. Imagine - John Lennon
5. God Love & Rock n Roll - Teagarden & Van Winkle
6. Liar Liar - The Castaways
7. I Found Someone of My Own - The Free Movement
8. I Am The Walrus - The Beatles
9. I'll Always Love My Mama - The Intruders
10. Lazy Day - Spanky & Our Gang
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Charts For This Week
Have a safe and happy 4th of July holiday. Celebrate freedom, Celebrate America! USA Today!
Here are my charts for this week:
MEL’S WEEKLY TOP 20 | June 28 - July 4, 2009
http://macpro.freeshell.org/music/WTop20.html
This Week - Song Title - Artist - Last Week
1. I Gotta Feeling (2nd week @ #1!) - Black Eyed Peas - 1
2. 99 Times - Kate Voegele - 3
3. 1, 2, 3, 4 - Plain White T's - 2
4. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas - 11
5. Know Your Enemy - Green Day - 4
6. Two Hands - Jars of Clay - 8
7. Major Tom - Shiny Toy Guns - 5
8. Free To Be Me - Francesca Battistelli - 10
9. French Navy - Camera Obscura - 17
10. I'm Just Here for the Music - Paula Abdul - 6
11. Goodbye - Kristinia DeBarge - 15
12. Failure - Operation Aloha - 13
13. I Just Want You Around - Anuhea - 14
14. What's So Bad (About Feeling Good)? - Ben Lee - 7
15. California - Shannon Hurley - 9
16. Led To The Sea - Jenny Owen Youngs - 20
17. Electricity - Elton John - 19
18. I'm Not Over - Carolina Liar - 12
19. Panic Switch - Silversun Pickups - new
20. 21 Guns - Green Day - new
MEL’S TOP 10 OLDIES | July 1, 2009.
As Submitted to Plannine’s Classic Top 30
1. Revolution - The Beatles
2. Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
3. Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - Middle of the Road
4. Pretty Lady - Lighthouse
5. Too Much Time on My Hands - Styx
6. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
7. Jennifer Eccles - The Hollies
8. Don't Ever Leave Me - Connie Francis
9. Lazy Day - Spanky & Our Gang
10. Who's Lovin' You - The Jackson 5
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Super Oldies of the Week
What's an oldie? How old should a song be before it is considered an oldie? My friend’s kid who was born in the mid 1990s thinks any song released before 2005 is an oldie. Hardly so in my book.
Should the term oldie be applied to songs of a certain era or to songs that pass a certain numeric threshold based on the year it was released and first became popular?
For the purposes of the weekly top 10 that I turn into Plannine’s Classic Top 30 page, it seems that songs from the early 1980s or older qualify as an oldie. The current definition that I will use for an oldie is a song that is 20 years old or older.
Hence all music that was released and became popular in 1989 for me will be the defining point of what is an oldie. Certainly other people will think otherwise. This means popular tracks like Paul McCartney’s “My Brave Face,” U2’s “With or Without You” and Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” are all oldies. These records were released at least 20 years ago. Makes you feel old huh?
Here are my 10 favorite oldies of the week as submitted to Plannine’s site:
1. My Hawaii - The Rascals
2. Oh Boy - Buddy Holly
3. La La La La La - The Blendells
4. Jennifer Eccles - The Hollies
5. Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) - Enya
6. New Year's Day - U2
7. Nights Are Forever Without You - England Dan & John Ford Coley
8. The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead
9. One Tin Soldier - Coven
10. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - Gene Pitney
The oldest song on this list is Buddy Holly’s “Oh Boy” which came out in the 1950s. The newest is Enya’s “Orinoco Flow” which was a hit in 1988. Hard to imagine an Enya track as an oldie. The song is more than 20 years old. Yes, you are old.
DAN SEALS
Sad to hear of the passing this week of country and pop singer Dan Seals. He was the “England Dan” of England Dan & John Ford Coley who had a string of soft rock pop hits in the mid to late 1970s. England Dan & John Ford Coley’s records included “Nights are Forever (Without You)”, “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight”, “It’s So Sad to Belong” and “Love is the Answer”. Dan Seals later went on to a solo country music career in the 1980s and early 1990s. He was the younger brother to Jim Seals of Seals & Croft fame. Rest in Peace Dan.
Should the term oldie be applied to songs of a certain era or to songs that pass a certain numeric threshold based on the year it was released and first became popular?
For the purposes of the weekly top 10 that I turn into Plannine’s Classic Top 30 page, it seems that songs from the early 1980s or older qualify as an oldie. The current definition that I will use for an oldie is a song that is 20 years old or older.
Hence all music that was released and became popular in 1989 for me will be the defining point of what is an oldie. Certainly other people will think otherwise. This means popular tracks like Paul McCartney’s “My Brave Face,” U2’s “With or Without You” and Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” are all oldies. These records were released at least 20 years ago. Makes you feel old huh?
Here are my 10 favorite oldies of the week as submitted to Plannine’s site:
1. My Hawaii - The Rascals
2. Oh Boy - Buddy Holly
3. La La La La La - The Blendells
4. Jennifer Eccles - The Hollies
5. Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) - Enya
6. New Year's Day - U2
7. Nights Are Forever Without You - England Dan & John Ford Coley
8. The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead
9. One Tin Soldier - Coven
10. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - Gene Pitney
The oldest song on this list is Buddy Holly’s “Oh Boy” which came out in the 1950s. The newest is Enya’s “Orinoco Flow” which was a hit in 1988. Hard to imagine an Enya track as an oldie. The song is more than 20 years old. Yes, you are old.
DAN SEALS
Sad to hear of the passing this week of country and pop singer Dan Seals. He was the “England Dan” of England Dan & John Ford Coley who had a string of soft rock pop hits in the mid to late 1970s. England Dan & John Ford Coley’s records included “Nights are Forever (Without You)”, “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight”, “It’s So Sad to Belong” and “Love is the Answer”. Dan Seals later went on to a solo country music career in the 1980s and early 1990s. He was the younger brother to Jim Seals of Seals & Croft fame. Rest in Peace Dan.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Top 10 Oldies of the Week
TOP 10 SINGLE TRACKS sent to Plannine's Classic Top 30 site:
1. The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead
2. La La La La La La - The Blendells
3. My Hawaii - The Rascals
4. Jennifer Eccles - The Hollies
5. Oh Boy - Buddy Holly
6. Pilot of the Airwaves - Charlie Dore
7. New Year's Day - U2
8. The Unicorn - Irish Rovers
9. Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) - Enya
10. The Pushbike Song - The Mixtures
THIS WEEK'S SUPER OLDIE TRACK:
"La La La La La" by The Blendells.
(audio and graphic only - no moving video)
1. The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead
2. La La La La La La - The Blendells
3. My Hawaii - The Rascals
4. Jennifer Eccles - The Hollies
5. Oh Boy - Buddy Holly
6. Pilot of the Airwaves - Charlie Dore
7. New Year's Day - U2
8. The Unicorn - Irish Rovers
9. Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) - Enya
10. The Pushbike Song - The Mixtures
THIS WEEK'S SUPER OLDIE TRACK:
"La La La La La" by The Blendells.
(audio and graphic only - no moving video)
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Super Oldie of the Week: Charlie Dore
Charlie Dore was pretty much a one hit wonder as far as I know. She stormed up the charts with "Pilot of the Airwaves" in 1980 and was never heard from again (at least by me). The song is a pretty folk rocker about the singer's infatuation with a radio DJ (remember them?)... Back in the day, radio DJs were like our virtual friends who communicated with us on the radio through the songs they played. And while the message was far from personal, some of the best DJs and radio stations of the day took telephone requests and dedications and actually played the songs people wanted to hear.
This is largely not true anymore as most stations are highly automated and rarely if ever take song requests from their listeners. Certainly most contemporary music stations don't play music like this anymore. Todays kids rather hear rap and hip hop from machines that pass as DJs.
Anyway, if you haven't, give this video a spin and enjoy Charlie Dore's "Pilot of the Airwaves".
MY TOP 10 OLDIES OF THE WEEK
1. La La La La La La - The Blendells
2. Beyond the Clouds - The Poppy Family
3. Jennifer Eccles - The Hollies
4. My Hawaii - The Rascals
5. The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead
6. Stop, Wait, & Listen - Circus
7. All the Tea in China - Susan Jacks
8. The Name Game - Shirley Ellis
9. If You Wanna Get to Heaven - Ozark Mountain Daredevils
10. Oh Boy - Buddy Holly
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Super Oldie of the Week
I've been a music fan for nearly all my life. It started when I got my first transistor radio from an uncle. My Dad also had a friend that ran a jukebox business. Every once in a while (this was back in the mid 1960s) he'd unload a bunch of old 45s at our house, which I promptly listened to on our old phonograph stereo.
Those old 45 rpms included tracks by Elvis Presley, Shirley Ellis, The Beach Boys, Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs, Brenda Lee, Clarance Carter, The Four Seasons, Gene Chandler and many others. The old Sony radio that I got from my uncle opened me up to a whole world of rock n roll music by those screamin' old disc jockeys on top 40 radio. It was fun listening to the old thing back in those days.. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, and many others from the British Invasion, Motown and the rest of the pop music world blared out of the tiny AM radio speaker.
As I grew older and into the early 1970s, I became a regular purchaser of 45 rpm and 33 1/3 record albums. I amassed a large collection of singles and record albums that continue on to this day with CDs and digital music.
I like listening to many of the old songs that were played on the radio and 45s. Since I grew up in Hawaii, many songs in the 1960s and 70s were unique hits to the islands... we had traditional Hawaiian music, contemporary Hawaiian music and a lot of regular rock n roll records that came in from the mainland and abroad which became hits on local Hawaii radio stations. Often what would be a hit in Hawaii were unheard of on the mainland.
To start of this series of Super Oldies of the Week, I will feature a track that was a minor hit in Hawaii and in other places on the mainland.
Back in 1973 a little known group called Circus released "Stop Wait Listen" on Metromedia Records. It was a minor radio hit. I recently found this track posted to YouTube from "Music Mike's Flashback Favorites" page. Here is Circus and "Stop Wait Listen" for you to listen to in its entirety complete with commentary from the video's creator.
Also here are the songs that I voted for this week to Plannine's Classic Top 30 page.
Those old 45 rpms included tracks by Elvis Presley, Shirley Ellis, The Beach Boys, Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs, Brenda Lee, Clarance Carter, The Four Seasons, Gene Chandler and many others. The old Sony radio that I got from my uncle opened me up to a whole world of rock n roll music by those screamin' old disc jockeys on top 40 radio. It was fun listening to the old thing back in those days.. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, and many others from the British Invasion, Motown and the rest of the pop music world blared out of the tiny AM radio speaker.
As I grew older and into the early 1970s, I became a regular purchaser of 45 rpm and 33 1/3 record albums. I amassed a large collection of singles and record albums that continue on to this day with CDs and digital music.
I like listening to many of the old songs that were played on the radio and 45s. Since I grew up in Hawaii, many songs in the 1960s and 70s were unique hits to the islands... we had traditional Hawaiian music, contemporary Hawaiian music and a lot of regular rock n roll records that came in from the mainland and abroad which became hits on local Hawaii radio stations. Often what would be a hit in Hawaii were unheard of on the mainland.
To start of this series of Super Oldies of the Week, I will feature a track that was a minor hit in Hawaii and in other places on the mainland.
Back in 1973 a little known group called Circus released "Stop Wait Listen" on Metromedia Records. It was a minor radio hit. I recently found this track posted to YouTube from "Music Mike's Flashback Favorites" page. Here is Circus and "Stop Wait Listen" for you to listen to in its entirety complete with commentary from the video's creator.
Also here are the songs that I voted for this week to Plannine's Classic Top 30 page.
- 1. The Lord's Prayer - Sister Janet Mead
- 2. La La La La La La - The Blendells
- 3. Beyond the Clouds - The Poppy Family
- 4. New Year's Day - U2
- 5. Jennifer Eccles - The Hollies
- 6. My Hawaii - The Rascals
- 7. You're Only Lonely - J.D. Souther
- 8. All the Tea in China - Susan Jacks
- 9. The Name Game - Shirley Ellis
- 10. Stop, Wait, Listen - Circus
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