Music Pieces I've Heard Most Times During 2014

Which in many cases mean I love them, but still in many cases that I'm struggling hard to get a grip of the actual piece. The first ones I surely have heard more than fourteen times now, and everyone on this list at least seven times. I will not mention more than one song from the same album (no matter how many times I've heard the rest).



1

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

The Monkees
from Instant Replay -69


2

MOONLIGHT SHADOW

Mike Oldfield with Maggie Reilley
from Crisis -83


3

RAINY, WINDY, SUNSHINE (RODEO ROAD)

Bellamy Brothers
from Let Your Love Flow -76


4

BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS

Kris Kristofferson
from Kristofferson -70


5

TAKING IT ALL TOO HARD

Genesis
from Genesis -83


6

EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE EXCEPT FOR ME AND MY MONKEY

Beatles
from The Beatles -68
[White Album]


7

LIFE IS WHITE

Big Star
from Radio City -74


8

DOGGERLAND

Ian Anderson
from Homo Erraticus -14


9

MAN ON THE ROCKS

Mike Oldfield
from Man On The Rocks -14


10

LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE

first Paul Young's version
from No Parlez -83

then Waylon Jennings' version
from Love of The Common People -67


11

"KOREAN VERSION OF PACHELBEL'S CANON"

from movie The Classic -03

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMaXdjuukTk


12

SOUTH SIDE OF THE SKY

Yes
from Fragile -72


13

THE GRAND VIZIER'S GARDEN PARTY, part 2

Pink Floyd
from Ummagumma -69


14

INDOOR GAMES

King Crimson
from Lizard -69


15

PIZZA AND PINBALL

Rumer
from Into Colour -14


16

ORANGE LADY

Weather Report
from Weather Report -71


17

BLUEBIRD

Electric Light Orchestra
from Secret Messages -83


18

RETURN TO FOREVER

Chick Corea
(featuring Joe Farrell and Flora Purim)
from Return to Forever -72


19

MAD WORLD

Tears For Fears
from The Hurt -83


20

LAVENDER

Marillion
from Misplaced Childhood -85


21

BEAUTIFUL AND BLUE

Badfinger
from Magic Christian Music -70


22

WHITE MOUNTAIN

Genesis
from Trespass -72


23

IN A BIG COUNTRY

Big Country
from The Crossing -83


24

THE ROAD AND THE MILES TO DUNDEE

Andy Stewart
from Scottish Top 20 Songs


25

DEN HÄR VÄGEN (ringlar ner i dalen, hänger över stup)

Ulf Lundell
from I Ett Vinterland -00


26

SÖNDERMARKEN

Lars Winnerbäck
from Söndermarken -03


27

HUSET VI BYGGT

Pontus & Amerikanerna
from Kasino -98


28

STUCK ON A WORN OUT RHYME

Atomic Swing
from Bossanova Swap Meet -94


29

MAGAZINE

The Proper Ornaments
from Wooden Head -14


30

NORMAL PERSON

Arcade Fire
from Reflektor -13


31

ORDINARY MAN

Gordon Lightfoot
from Don Quixote -72


32

TONIGHT
from West Side Story, different versions:

Marnie Nixon & Jimmy Bryant
from original movie -61

or with Nashville Symphony Orchestra -02


33

THOUSAND NEEDLES

Lea Michele
from Louder -14


34

FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF NIGHT

Bonnie Tyler
from Faster Than The Speed of Night -83


35

SAD BITCH

Arca
from Xen -14


36

I WANNA BE SEDATED

Nanne Grönvall [cover of Ramones]
from My Rock Favourites -11


37

IT DOES NOT ROCK
[I'M YOUR FUCKING HARPIST]

Ursula Burns -14


38

BETTER GIT IT IN YOUR SOUL

Charles Mingus
from Mingus Ah Um -59


39

IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Tom Waits
from SwordfishTrombones -83


40

NO LOVE DYING

Gregory Porter
from Liquid Spirit -14


41

THE KÖLN CONCERT, part 1

Keith Jarrett
from The Köln Concert -75


42

HONESTY

Billy Joel
from 52nd Street -78


43

COLD AS CHRISTMAS (IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR)

Elton John
from Too Low for Zero -83


44

ON MY WAY TO WORK

Paul McCartney
from NEW -13


45

I'LL BE HERE IN THE MORNING

Don Williams
from Reflections -14


46

THE WAY I'M LIVIN'

Lee Ann Womack
from The Way I'm Livin' -14


47

SWEET AMARILLO

Old Crow Medicine Show
from Remedy -14


48

WATERMELON MAN

Herbie Hancock
from Head Hunters -73


49

MILES RUNS THE VOODOO DOWN

Miles Davis + many more
from Bitches Brew -70


50

IN A WORLD OF OUR OWN

Yes
[Jon Davison, Alan White]
from Heaven And Earth -14


51

FLY BOY BLUE /LUNETTE

Elbow
from The Take Off and Landing of Everything -14


52

THE ENDLESS ENIGMA, part 1

Emerson, Lake and Palmer
from Trilogy -72


53

ETERNITY'S BREATH, part 1

Mahavishnu Orchestra
from Visions of Emerald Beyond -71


54

GHOSTS, FIRST VARIATION

Albert Ayler Trio
from Spiritual Unity -64


55

ON REFLECTION

Gentle Giant
from Free Hand -75


56

DANCING WITH THE MOONLIT KNIGHT
Genesis
from Selling England by The Pound -73


57

HAT AND BEARD

Eric Dolphy
from Out to Lunch -64


58

SNAGGLEPUSS

John Zorn
from Naked City -89


59

DOG BREATH, IN THE YEAR OF THE PLAGUE

Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
from Uncle Meat -69


60

(I'M NOT YOUR) STEPPIN' STONE

The Monkees
from More of The Monkees -67


61

I WAS GONNA CANCEL

Kylie Minogue
from Kiss Me Once -14


62

NO REPLY

Beatles
from Beatles For Sale -64


63

JEANNIE JEANNIE JEANNIE

Eddie Cochran -58


64

ROCK THIS TOWN

Stray Cats
from Built For Speed -83


65

WHY'D YOU COME IN HERE LOOKING LIKE THAT?!
cover of Dolly Parton

Jill Jonsson
from Music Row -07


66

SEND ME AN ANGEL

Harp Twins
[cover of Scorpions]
from youtube -13


67

LITTLE MAGGIE

Robert Plant
from Lullaby and The Ceaseless Roar -14


68

GARDEN PARTY

Marillion
from Script For a Jester's Tear -83


69

CUSP OF ETERNITY

Opeth
from Pale Communion -14


70

BÉCS

Christian Fennesz
from Bécs -14


71

MR BLUE

Yazoo
from You And Me Both -83


72

LOOP DE LI

Bryan Ferry
from Avonmore -14


73

DIRTY WORK

Steely Dan
from Can't Buy a Thrill -72


74

ABBA UNDELETED

ABBA, Remix by Michael B. Tretow
from Thank You For The Music -94








O0O

seVen seen : Hotel at The Edge of Time

10:th tower of 2014

my Recent Discoveries
among Recently Made Movies


I now again give stars from 1 to 7
where 3 is good and total possible 7 x 12 = 84 never exist(?)






Crown chakra


THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

by Wes Anderson 2014
loosely based on Stefan Zweig

filmed in Germany [Saxony] and Poland


6 Characters
7 Scenery
7 Camerawork

5 Thrill
3 Conflict
6 Humour

4 Psychology
2 Philosophy
7 Fantasy

6 Composition
4 Music
7 Concept

= 64







third EYE chakra


EDGE OF TOMORROW

by Doug Liman 2014
based on Hiroshi Sakurazaka


3 Characters
5 Scenery
5 Camerawork

6 Thrill
5 Conflict
2 Humour

4 Psychology
5 Philosophy
6 Fantasy

4 Composition
2 Music
7 Concept

= 54







Throat chakra


HER

by Spike Jonze 2013
based on Spike Jonze


6 Characters
4 Scenery
3 Camerawork

6 Thrill
6 Conflict
5 Humour

7 Psychology
5 Philosophy
6 Fantasy

4 Composition
3 Music
7 Concept

= 62







Heart chakra


THE LEGO MOVIE

by Christopher Miller, Phil Lord 2014


5 Characters
7 Scenery
5 Camerawork

3 Thrill
4 Conflict
4 Humour

4 Psychology
6 Philosophy
4 Fantasy

3 Composition
3 Music
6 Concept

= 54







Solar Plexus chakra


"THE REUNION" [ÅTERTRÄFFEN]

by Anna Odell, Sweden 2013
based on Anna Odell


5 Characters
2 Scenery
3 Camerawork

6 Thrill
7 Conflict
2 Humour

7 Psychology
5 Philosophy
4 Fantasy

6 Composition
2 Music
6 Concept

= 55







Sex chakra /Sacred chakra


LA VIE d'ADÈLE // "BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR"

by Abdellatif Kechiche 2013
based on Julie Maroh


6 Characters
5 Scenery
5 Camerawork

7 Thrill
6 Conflict
2 Humour

6 Psychology
2 Philosophy
3 Fantasy

2 Composition
3 Music
3 Concept

= 50







Root chakra


MUD

by Jeff Nichols 2012
based on Jeff Nichols


5 Characters
6 Scenery
3 Camerawork

6 Thrill
7 Conflict
1 Humour

6 Psychology
4 Philosophy
3 Fantasy

3 Composition
3 Music
4 Concept

= 51






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YELLOW ALBUM (a Too Big Reconstruction)

...if, in another dimension, I would reconstruct a Beatles double album, based on material from Yellow Submarine, Sgt Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour and their singles between late -66 to early -68 [according to Recording dates], then I would build it like this, a calendar of holes in the ocean...



A-side


1. Penny Lane

2. Magical Mystery Tour

3. I Am The Walrus

4. When I'm Sixty-Four

5. With a Little Help From My Friends
[including end of ...Club Band]

6. All Together Now

7. Yellow Submarine


B-side


8. Hello Goodbye

9. Hey Bulldog

10. Being for The Benefit of Mr. Kite

11. Your Mother Should Know

12. Within You Without You

13. Strawberry Fields Forever


C-side


14. Fixing a Hole

15. The Inner Light

16. Fool on The Hill

17. Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds

18. Flying

19. Lovely Rita


D-side


20. All You Need is Love

21. Only a Northern Song

22. Lady Madonna

23. It's All Too Much

24. A Day in The Life






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SouthKorean Movies I'm Still Thrilled by The Beauty of

With many more fantastic to experience, here's the ones I've seen so far... Presented in order of my appreciation, as I remember them now after some check-ups.



1
THE CLASSIC
[KEULRAESIK]

2003
by Jae-young Kwak


2
A TALE OF TWO SISTERS
[JANGHWA, HONGRYEON]

2003
by Jee-woon Kim


3
TIME
[SHI GAN]

2006
by Ki-duk Kim


4
CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST
[PALWOLUI CHRISTMAS]

1998
by Jin-ho Hur


5
DITTO
[DONGGAM]

2000
by Jeong-kwon Kim


6
R-POINT
[ARPOINTEU]

2004
by Su-chang Kong


7
I'M A CYBORG, BUT THAT'S OK
[SSA-I-BO-GEU-JI-MAN-GWEN-CHAN-A]

2006
by Chan-wook Park


8
POETRY
[SHI]

2010
by Chang-dong Lee


9
RESURRECTION OF THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL
[SUNGNYANGPALI SONYEOUI JAERIM]

2002
by Sun-woo Jang


10
OLDBOY
[OLDEUBOI]

2003
by Chan-wook Park


11
SAMARITAN GIRL
[SAMARIA]

2004
by Ki-duk Kim


12
LOVER'S CONCERTO
[YEONAE SOSEOL]

2002
by Han Lee


13
WHISPERING CORRIDORS 3 : WISHING STAIRS
[YEOGO GOEDAM 3 : YEOWOO GYEDAN]

2003
by Jae-yeon Yun


14
CUT
= segment of THREE EXTREMES

2004
by Chan-wook Park


15
A MOMENT TO REMEMBER
[NAE MEORISOKUI JIWOOGAE]

2004
by John H. Lee


16
BOW
[HWAL]

2005
by Ki-duk Kim


17
IL MARE
[SIWORAE]

2000
by Hyun-seung Lee


18
ACACIA

2003
by Ki-hyeong Park


19
CHILLING ROMANCE also called SPELLBOUND
[O-SSAK-HAN YEON-AE]

2011
by In-ho Hwang


20
SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER... AND SPRING
[BOM YEOREUM GAEUL GYEOUL GEURIGO BOM]

2003
by Ki-duk Kim


21
MY SASSY GIRL
[YEOPGIJEOGIN GEUNYEO]

2001
by Jae-young Kwak


22
INTO THE MIRROR
[GEOUL SOKEURO]

2003
by Sung-ho Kim








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99 Absolutely Best ABBA songs

in other words everyone!

Another session of ABBA-listenings has filled my last week - for which time in the history...?

So now I feel the simple passion for making a complete list - of how much I adore every song, compared to each other. Even though this will drown in everyone elses ABBA listings, I have some really unexpected darlings.

Last time I did this was during final days of -04, before new year -05, soon ten years ago. Discovered every bonus track and version I hadn't heard until then... many via the box "Thank You For The Music" compiled -94.

Believed I would feel almost the same for them now, but some tunes have actually fallen from the tower, while others have risen surprisingly high.

At least tried to weigh in the lyrics as much as the music and moods of the melodies. And since very exact positions are relative, I've also taken the chance to make my list a bit poetic (as I use to do).



1

ME AND I

2

HONEY, HONEY

3

HASTA MAÑANA

4

WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE

5

SLIPPING THROUGH MY FINGERS

6

DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW?

7

SUZY-HANG-AROUND

8

ME AND BOBBY AND BOBBY'S BROTHER

9

MAMMA MIA

10

MOVE ON

11

DISILLUSION

12

HEAD OVER HEELS

13

RING RING

14

ROCK ME!

15

LOVE ISN'T EASY (BUT IT SURE IS HARD ENOUGH)

16

WHEN I KISSED THE TEACHER

17

SUPER TROUPER

18

PEOPLE NEED LOVE

19

THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME

20

MY LOVE, MY LIFE

21

OUR LAST SUMMER

22

ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN

23

I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO

24

WATERLOO

25

THE VISITORS

26

I WONDER (DEPARTURE)

27

THE PIPER

28

EAGLE

29

ANOTHER TOWN, ANOTHER TRAIN

30

ANDANTE, ANDANTE

31

THAT'S ME

32

KING KONG SONG

33

HEY HEY HELEN!

34

HAPPY HAWAII = WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE ME?

35

I AM JUST A GIRL

36

SITTING IN THE PALMTREE

37

CHIQUITITA

38

BANG A BOOMERANG

39

"ABBA UNDELETED"
different sessions compiled by Michael B. Tretow

40

HOLE IN YOUR SOUL

41

ONE OF US

42

KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU

43

YOU OWE ME ONE

44

THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC

45

LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME

46

SUMMER NIGHT CITY

47

TAKE A CHANCE ON ME

48

MERRY-GO-ROUND

49

NINA, PRETTY BALLERINA

50

MAN IN THE MIDDLE

51

I'M A MARIONETTE

52

I LET THE MUSIC SPEAK

53

LOVELIGHT

54

GONNA SING YOU MY LOVESONG

55

SO LONG

56

I HAVE A DREAM

57

LIKE AN ANGEL PASSING THROUGH MY ROOM

58

FERNANDO

59

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU

60

DANCE (WHILE THE MUSIC STILL GOES ON)

61

DREAM WORLD

62

ANGEL EYES

63

SHOULD I LAUGH OR CRY

64

THE KING HAS LOST HIS CROWN

65

AS GOOD AS NEW

66

TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE

67

THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL

68

I AM THE CITY

69

IF IT WASN'T FOR THE NIGHTS

70

S.O.S.

71

INTERMEZZO NO. 1

72

SANTA ROSA

73

TROPICAL LOVELAND

74

CRAZY WORLD

75

WHAT ABOUT LIVINGSTONE

76

ROCK'N'ROLL BAND

77

DUM DUM DIDDLE

78

DANCING QUEEN

79

KISSES OF FIRE

80

HAPPY NEW YEAR

81

JUST LIKE THAT

82

THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO

83

HE IS YOUR BROTHER

84

SOLDIERS

85

UNDER ATTACK

86

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

87

CASSANDRA

88

PUT ON YOUR WHITE SOMBRERO

89

ARRIVAL

90

WATCH OUT!

91

MY MAMA SAID

92

I SAW IT IN THE MIRROR

93

ELAINE

94

THE NAME OF THE GAME

95

GIMME! GIMME! GIMME! (A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT)

96

TIGER

97

VOULEZ-VOUS

98

LOVERS (LIVE A LITTLE LONGER)

99

ON AND ON AND ON








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Duo Hulalá Hoopdanse visited Edinburgh Street Festival

from last week before this

Seventh Music Chakra Race of 2014

14 Pieces which Rode Closer and Closer to my Heart
or just made most rounds

during late summer
almost into autumn

Here's my most important "Runners"
two for each chakra




Crown chakra


1
WHITE MOUNTAIN

driven by Genesis
from Trespass 1970


2
(one) STEP BEYOND

driven by Yes
from Heaven & Earth 2014




Brow /third EYE chakra


3
THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND

music by Michel Legrand
lyrics by Bergman & Bergman


driven by Dusty Springfield
from Dusty in Memphis 1968
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0ZljYnObOI

or in Neil Diamond's version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OohatUzO-gQ


4
ORABIDOO

driven by Mike Oldfield
from Five Miles Out 1982




Throat chakra


5
JUST THE SAME

driven by Gentle Giant
from Free Hand 1975


6
IT DOES NOT ROCK [FUCKING HARPIST]

driven by Ursula Burns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3HlLh1ZJU4




Heart chakra


7
SUPER TROUPER

driven by ABBA
from Super Trouper 1980

or by Camera Obscura, a scottish cover


8
YOU BRING OUT THE BEST IN ME

composed by B. Findon, M. Myers

driven by Carola
from Främling [Stranger] 1983




Solar Plexus chakra


9
JAG SAKNAR DEJ

körd av Ulf Lundell
från I Ett Vinterland 2000

eller i fin version av Frida Andersson 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIHWsXB3k1U


10
EPITAPH including MARCH FOR NO REASON and TOMORROW AND TOMORROW

driven by King Crimson
from In The Court of The Crimson King 1969




Sex chakra /Sacred chakra


11
PAMELA JO

driven by Donovan
from Barabajagal 1969


12
MRS. JONES (Your baby's growing up)

driven by Badfinger
Bonus track from Magic Christian Music 1970




Root chakra


13
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

driven by Tom Waits
from Swordfishtrombones 1983


14
MÅNSKUGGA = swedish version of MOON SHADOW
(om jag mister mina ben /if I ever lose my legs)

composed by Cat Stevens
driven by Lill Lindfors
from Kom Igen! 1973






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Going Round in GLASGOW (glimpses of)

seVen seen : for Spice of Space they Run in Silence, not so Alone After All

8:th tower of 2014

my Recent (Re)discoveries
among quite classic Movies and Series

with stars from 1 to 7







Crown chakra


DUNE

by David Lynch, USA 1984
based on Frank Herbert 1965

not the very first version
[Jodorowsky made one]
but the only official movie

Finally I managed to repeat whole
[the characters should've been presented in the beginning
as that perfect portrait gallery in the credits afterwards]
...got easier when they got to the planet;
found the film more fantastic than expected

5 stars


Roles who impressed me most

1. BARON VLADIMIR HARKONNEN (Kenneth McMillan)

2. REVEREND MOTHER HELEN MOHIAM (Sian Phillips)

3. STING (Feyd Rautha)

4. PAUL ATREIDES (Kyle MacLachlan)

5. SHADOUT MAPES (Linda Hunt)

6. PITER DE VRIES (Brad Dourif)

7. ALIA (Alicia Witt)







Brow /third EYE chakra


["SAYAT NOVA"] THE COLOUR OF POMEGRANATES

by Sergei Parajanov
Soviet Union 1968
based on armenian poems by Sayat Nova

4 stars


Roles who impressed me most

NO ONE, JUST THE PICTURES AND SYMBOLS







Throat chakra


BLACK-ADDER
season one
and a bit of two

by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, UK 1983
by Richard Curtis and Ben Elton, UK 1986

6 stars


Roles who impressed me most

1. QUEEN ELIZABETH I (Miranda Richardson)

2. EDMUND, DUKE OF EDINBURGH (Rowan Atkinson)

3. PERCY (Tim McInnerny)

4. KING RICHARD IV (Brian Blessed)







Heart chakra


SILENT RUNNING

directed by Douglas Trumbull
written by Steven Bochco, Michael Cimino, Deric Washburn
USA 1972

4 stars


Roles who impressed me most

1. FREEMAN LOWELL (Bruce Dern)

2. DRONE 1 + DRONE 2







Solar Plexus chakra


MARATHON MAN

based on William Goldman
by John Schlesinger, USA 1976

5 stars


Roles who impressed me most

1. JANEWAY (William Devane)

2. ELSA (Marthe Keller)

3. DOC (Roy Scheider)

4. BABE (Dustin Hoffman)







Sex chakra /Sacred chakra


FLASHDANCE

by Adrian Lyne
USA 1983

6 stars


Roles who impressed me most

1. ALEX OWENS (Jennifer Beals)

2. HEELS (Durga McBroom)

3. RICHIE BLAZIK (Kyle T. Heffner)

4. NICK HURLEY (Michael Nouri)







Root chakra


THE QUIET EARTH

based on Craig Harrison
by Geoff Murphy, NEW ZEALAND 1985

5 stars


Roles who impressed me most

1. JOANNE (Alison Routledge)

2. ZAC (Bruno Lawrence)

3. API (Pete Smith)











Below and Above everyone


Very First Episodes of some British Television Series, like


DR. WHO
1963

PADDINGTON BEAR
1976

NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
1977

BENNY HILL
1980




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Man On The Rocks by Mike Oldfield

And now the old master has done a pure rock-pop record.

Even though the compositions slowly gets alot better and better (taken as songs) I still have a hard time comprehend this being an Oldfield creation. Even harder so since a guy, Luke Spiller, sings every tune - no female at all.

The product sounds as something between a Queen, McCartney, U2 and Scorpions album, with some glimpses of Zeppelin, and everyone else.

OK, most classic Oldfield ingredients can still be traced, and it's really nice to hear they're not dead. Nevertheless I can't as usual give his (or their) instrumentations my fullest admiration. That would be easy in a longer piece of Oldfield, especially his super-inventive hour of AMAROK.

Man On The Rocks works on a more collective ground of arena rock (seldom my highest interest). Maybe it's simply because Mike focus so well on guitar playing this time... that I just miss some tubular bells and rythmic extravagance.

Hard to find something ground-breaking here. Even climbs close to the edge to boredom... Anyway the music's too powerful and beautiful to fall - stands tall.




as my Summer Album 14 : 68


most Soulful song: DREAMING IN THE WIND

most Mysterious song: CASTAWAY

most Amusing song: SAILING

most Beautiful song: FOLLOWING THE ANGELS (down)

most Strong song: MAN ON THE ROCKS

most Sexy song: NUCLEAR

most Grounded song: IRENE




Overall Album

7 compositions

3 instrumentations

6 feeling

3 lyrics

4 synchronization + variation

5 concept (titles, cover)

3 historical importance

= 31


I now give 1-7 for each cathegory
where 3 is good and total possible 7 x 7 = 49 never exist(?)




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Abigail Collins Provoking Ballet during Gothenburg Cultural Party

42 favourite songs from -83

Sometimes wonder if any period can come more far away from my music taste than 1983...? However there's still enough of splendid pieces to fill a whole castle - at least of sand.

(in this list I don't count the many swedish songs I've also heard, just those in english)



1

OLYMPIA
Jon Anderson

2

MOONLIGHT SHADOW
Mike Oldfield feat. Maggie Reilly

3

MAD WORLD
Tears For Fears

4

(KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION
The Human League

5

FLASHDANCE... WHAT A FEELING!
Irene Cara

6

UPTOWN GIRL
Billy Joel

7

SECRET MESSAGES
Electric Light Orchestra

8

LOVE ISN'T LOVE... [STRANGER = FRÄMLING]
Carola

9

SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS)
Eurythmics

10

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
Bonnie Tyler

11

THE HEAT IS ON
Agnetha Fältskog

12

KARMA CHAMELEON
Culture Club

13

ONLY YOU
The Flying Pickets [cover of Yazoo]

14

ROCKIN' GIRLS
Sparks

15

ROCK THIS TOWN
Stray Cats

16

GARDEN PARTY
Marillion

17

THE SPELL
Jon Anderson

18

(AIN'T NOTHING GONNA) BREAK MY STRIDE
Matthew Wilder

19

SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY
U2

20

AVERAGE PERSON
Paul McCartney

21

LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE
Paul Young

22

TO LOVE
Agnetha Fältskog

23

TIME AFTER TIME
Cyndi Lauper

24

COLD AS CHRISTMAS (IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR)
Elton John

25

PILGRIMAGE
R.E.M.

26

TAKING IT ALL TOO HARD
Genesis

27

WHISPERS OF THE NORTH
Gordon Lightfoot

28

IN A BIG COUNTRY
Big Country

29

OKINAWA
Indochine

30

NOBODY'S DIARY
Yazoo [Alison Moyet]

31

YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE
Phil Collins [cover of Supreems]

32

MOTHER
Police

33

SUFFER THE CHILDREN
Tears For Fears

34

MORE THAN A PARTY
Depeche Mode

35

I TAKE THE DICE
Duran Duran

36

SIXTY SHELLS ON A THIRTY-OUGHT-SIX
Tom Waits

37

DANGER AHEAD (the endless summer is dead)
Electric Light Orchestra

38

ROMEO
Donna Summer, from Flashdance

39

RED RED WINE
UB 40 [cover of Neil Diamond]

40

FEELS LIKE HEAVEN
Fiction Factory

41

THE SINKING FEELING
The The

42

CENTRE OF ETERNITY
Ozzy Osbourne




Probably will present 41 more songs soon...

Recalled many memories from around 1983 during last months, a time when I started school and yet knew nothing about the contemporay culture, but began to be conscious about something outside there, the pop phenomenon...




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