The #1 song from 50 years ago was with Love Unlimited with Barry White’s “Love’s Theme”, one of the few instrumentals to top the charts.
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Love’s Theme
Composer: Barry White
Ziggy Marley performing “Could You Be Loved”.
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Could You Be Loved
Songwriter: Bob Marley
Could you be loved then be loved?
Could you be loved then be loved?
Don't let them fool ya
Or even try to school ya, oh no
We've got a mind of our own
So go to hell if what you thinkin' is not right
Love would never leave us alone
Ah in the darkness, there must come out to light
Could you be loved then be loved?
Now could you be loved, woah yeah, then be loved?
(The road of life is rocky)
(And you may stumble too)
(So why don't you point your fingers)
(At someone else that's judging you)
Love your brother, man! (Could you be, could you be loved?)
(Could you be, could you be loved?)
(Could you be, could you be, could you be loved?)
(Could you be, could you be loved?)
Don't let them change ya, oh
Or even rearrange ya
Oh no
We've got the life to live
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
They say only, only
Only the fittest of the fittest shall survive
Stay alive, eh
Could you be loved then be loved?
Now could you be loved, woah yeah, and be loved?
(Ain't gon' miss your water until your well runs dry) Oh yeah
Girl (No matter how you treat him, the man will never be satisfied)
Say something (Could you be, could you be, could you be loved?)
(Could you be, could you be loved?)
Say something, say something (Could you be, could you be, could you be loved?)
Say something (Could you be, could you be loved?)
Say something, say something (Say something)
Say something, say something (Could you be loved?) say something
Say something, (Reggae, reggae)
Say something, (Rock on, rock on)
Say something, (Reggae, reggae)
Say something, (Rock on, rock on)
Say something (Could you be loved?)
Say something, (Could you be loved?)
Say something, (Come on!)
Say something (Could you be, could you be, could you be loved?)
Say something (Could you be, could you be loved?)
Say something (Could you be, could you be, could you be loved?)
Say something (Could you be, could you be loved?)
Stella Katherine Cole and Postmodern Jukebox with a jazz waltz cover of Miley Cyrus' "Flowers".
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Flowers
Songwriters: Miley Cyrus, Michael Pollack and Gregory Aldae Hein
We were good, we were gold
Kinda dream that can't be sold
We were right 'til we weren't
Built a home and watched it burn
Mmm, I didn't wanna leave you, I didn't wanna lie
Started to cry, but then remembered I
I can buy myself flowers
Write my name in the sand
Talk to myself for hours
Say things you don't understand
I can take myself dancing
And I can hold my own hand
Yeah, I can love me better than you can
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
Paint my nails cherry red
Match the roses that you left
No remorse, no regret
I forgive every word you said
Ooh, I didn't wanna leave you, baby, I didn't wanna fight
Started to cry, but then remembered I
I can buy myself flowers
Write my name in the sand
Talk to myself for hours, yeah
Say things you don't understand
I can take myself dancing, yeah
I can hold my own hand
Yeah, I can love me better than you can
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
Can love me better, I (ooh, I)
I didn't wanna leave you, I didn't wanna fight
Started to cry, but then remembered I
I can buy myself flowers (uh-huh)
Write my name in the sand
Talk to myself for hours (yeah)
Say things you don't understand (you never will)
I can take myself dancing, yeah
I can hold my own hand
Yeah, I can love me better than
Yeah, I can love me better than you can
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby (oh, oh)
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby (than you can)
Can love me better, I can love me better, baby
Can love me better, I
The #1 song from 50 years ago was Barbra Streisand's "The Way We Were" which went on to become the #1 song ofthe year.
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The Way We Were
Songwriters: Marvin Hamlisch, Marilyn Bergman and Alan Bergman
Memories
Light the corners of my mind
Misty watercolor memories
Of the way we were
Scattered pictures
Of the smiles we left behind
Smiles we gave to one another
For the way we were
Can it be that it was all so simple then?
Or has time re-written every line?
If we had the chance to do it all again
Tell me, would we?
Could we?
Memories
May be beautiful and yet
What's too painful to remember
We simply to choose to forget
So it's the laughter
We will remember
Whenever we remember
The way we were
The way we were
Cynthia Erivo singing one of her own songs, "Glowing Up".
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Glowing Up
Songwriters: Sean Maxwell Douglas and Cynthia Erivo
Staring to see a picture of me
But it's too hard to look in my eyes
I know I'm ashamed I might find what I left behind
What I worked for so long to hide
But in the end I know what's incredible
Is the chance to change myself
'Cause diamonds don't shine
'Til they been buried alive, oh
But I've been in the rough for long enough
Tonight I'm glowing up
And diamonds can't sparkle
'Til they find light they can follow
The pressure gets tough for just long enough
Tonight I'm glowing up, glowing up
Glowing up
Scared at the sight of the sun's dying light
We recoil at the cold of the night
And though we forget that the moon and the stars will come soon
And we'll bath in the warmth of their light
I still remember the time when each day was for crying
Oh I truly hold them dear
They're the storm that got me here
'Cause diamonds don't shine (they don't shine no)
'Til they been buried alive, oh (oh)
But I've been in the rough for long enough
Tonight I'm glowing up (glowing up)
And diamonds can't sparkle (they don't sparkle)
'Til they find light they can follow (oh)
The pressure gets tough for just long enough
Tonight I'm glowing up, glowing up
Glowing up
Might not escape all the pressure the pain
But I'll never fade away
I've got too much left to say
'Cause diamonds don't shine
Diamond's can't sparkle
I've been in the rough for long enough
Tonight I'm glowing up, glowing up
And diamonds can't sparkle (they don't sparkle)
'Til they find light they can follow (oh)
The pressure gets tough for just long enough
Tonight I'm glowing up, glowing up
Tonight I'm glowing up, glowing up
Tonight I'm glowing up, glowing up
Glowing up
The #1 song from 50 years ago was Ringo Starr’s “You’re Sixteen”.
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You’re Sixteen
Songwriters: Robert Sherman and Richard Sherman
You come on like a dream, peaches and cream,
Lips like strawberry wine.
You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine. (mine, all mine)
You're all ribbons and curls, ooh, what a girl,
Eyes that sparkle and shine.
You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine.
(Mine, all mine, mine, mine)
You're my baby, you're my pet,
We fell in love on the night we met.
You touched my hand, my heart went pop,
Ooh, when we kissed, I could not stop.
You walked out of my dreams, into my arms,
Now you're my angel divine.
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
You're my baby, you're my pet,
We fell in love on the night we met.
You touched my hand, my heart went pop,
Ooh, when we kissed, I could not stop.
You walked out of my dreams, into my car,
Now you're my angel divine.
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
The #1 song from 50 years ago was Al Wilson's "Show and Tell". If I remember correctly I had this on a K-Tel record.
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Show and Tell
Songwriter: Jerry Fuller
These are the eyes that never knew how to smile 'til you came into my life (do-do-do-do-do)
And these are the arms that long to lock you inside every day and every night (do-do-do-do-do)
Girl and here is the soul of which you've taken control
Can't cha see I'm tryin' to show love is right
Whoa oh-oh-oh show and tell
Just a game I play when I wanna say I love you (I love you)
Girl so show me and tell me that you feel the same way too
Say you do baby
These are the hands that can't help reaching for you if you're anywhere in sight
(Anywhere in sight)
And these are the lips that can't help callin' your name in the middle of the night
(Middle of the night)
Whoa and here is the man who needs to know where you stand
Don't cha you know I've done all I can so decide
Whoa oh-oh-oh show and tell
Just a game I play when I wanna say I love you (I love you)
Girl so show me and tell that you feel the same way too
Say you do say you do baby baby baby
(Ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah)
(Ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah)
(Ooh... ooh... ooh... ooh...)
Aaah... here is the soul of which you've taken control
Can't you see I'm tryin' show love is right
Ooh girl show and tell
Just a game I play when I wanna say oh I love you (I love you)
Girl so show me and tell me that you feel the same way too
Say you do say you do baby
Whoa oh-oh-oh show and tell
Just a game I play when I wanna say oh I love you (I love you)
Girl so show me and tell me that
Linda Ronstadt performing “Heart Like a Wheel” on The Midnight Special in 1975.
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Heart Like a Wheel
Songwriter: Anna McGarrigle
Some say the heart is just like a wheel
When you bend it you can't mend it
But my love for you is like a sinking ship
And my heart is on that ship out in mid-ocean
When harm is done no love can be won
I know it happens frequently
What I can't understand oh please God hold my hand
Why it had to happen to me
And it's only love and it's only love
That can wreck a human being and turn him inside out
Some say the heart is just like a wheel
When you bend it you can't mend it
But my love for you is like a sinking ship
And my heart is on that ship out in mid-ocean
Richard Thompson and Jo-El Sonnier performing "Tear Stained Letter" in 1990.
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Tear Stained Letter
Songwriter: Richard Thompson
It was three in the morning when she took me apart
She wrecked the furniture, she wrecked my heart
She danced on my head like Arthur Murray
The scars ain't never going to mend in a hurry
Just when I thought I could learn to forget her
Right through the door come a tear-stained letter
Oh, oh, oh love love
Cry, cry if it makes you feel better
Set it all down in a tear-stained letter
Oh, oh, oh love love love
Cry, cry if it makes you feel better
Set it all down in a tear-stained letter
Well my head was beating like a song by The Clash
It was writing cheques that my body couldn't cash
Got to my feet, I was reeling and dizzy
I went for the 'phone but the line was busy
Just when I thought that things would get better
Right through the door come a tear-stained letter
Oh, oh, oh love love
Cry, cry if it makes you feel better
Set it all down in a tear-stained letter
Oh, oh, oh love love love love
Cry, cry if it makes you feel better
Set it all down in a tear-stained letter
Well I like coffee and I like tea
But I just don't like this fiddle-di-dee
It makes me nervous, it gives me the hives
Waiting for a kiss from a bunch of fives
Just when I think I could learn to forget her
Right through the door come a tear-stained letter
Oh, oh, oh love love love
Cry, cry if it makes you feel better
Set it all down in a tear-stained letter
Oh, oh, oh love love
Cry, cry if it makes you feel better
Set it all down in a tear-stained letter
Oh, oh, oh
Cry, cry if it makes you feel better
Set it all down in a tear-stained letter
boygenius covering the Shania Twain hit "You're Still The One".
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You're Still The One
Songwriters: Mutt Lange and Shania Twain
When I first saw you, I saw love
And the first time you touched me, I felt love
And after all this time
You're still the one I love
Mm, yeah
Looks like we made it
Look how far we've come my baby
We mighta took the long way
We knew we'd get there someday
They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together, still going strong
(You're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(You're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss goodnight
Ain't nothing better
We beat the odds together
I'm glad we didn't listen
Look at what we would be missing
They said, "I bet they'll never make it"
But just look at us holding on
We're still together, still going strong
(You're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(You're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss goodnight
You're still the one
(Yeah, you're still the one)
You're still the one I run to
The one that I belong to
You're still the one I want for life
(Ooh, you're still the one)
You're still the one that I love
The only one I dream of
You're still the one I kiss goodnight
I'm so glad we made it
Look how far we've come my baby
Goose with Bruce Hornsby performing "The Way It Is".
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The Way It Is
Songwriter: Bruce Hornsby
Standing line marking time
Waiting for the welfare dime
'Cause they can't buy a job
The man in the silk suit hurries by
As he catches the poor old lady's eyes
Just for fun he says, "Get a job"
That's just the way it is
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
Ah, but don't you believe them
Said, "Hey little boy you can't go
Where the others go"
Cause you don't look like they do'
Said, "Hey, old man how can you stand
To think that way"
"Did you really think about it
Before you made the rules?"
He said, "Son that's just the way it is"
Some things will never change
That's just the way it is
Ha, but don't you believe them
Ooo, yeah
Well, they passed a law in '64
To give those who ain't got, a little more
But it only goes so far
'Cause the law don't change another's mind
When all it sees at the hiring time
Is the line on the color bar
But who knows
That's just the way it is
Some things'll never change
That's just the way it is
Oh Don't you believe
Miley Cyrus covering Journey's "Faithfully".
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Faithfully
Songwriter: Jonathan Cain
Highway run into the midnight sun
Wheels go 'round and 'round, you're on my mind
Restless hearts, sleep alone tonight
Sendin' all my love along the wire
They say that the road ain't no place to start a family
Right down the line, it's been you and me
And lovin' a music man ain't always what it's supposed to be
Oh, girl, you stand by me
I'm forever yours
Faithfully
Circus life under the big-top world
We all need the clowns to make us smile
Through space and time, always another show
Wonderin' where I am lost without you
And being apart ain't easy on this love affair
Two strangers learn to fall in love again
I get the joy of rediscovering you
Oh, girl, you stand by me
I'm forever yours
Faithfully
The #1 song from 50 years ago was “The Joker” by the Steve Miller Band.
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The Joker
Songwriters: Ahmet Ertegun, Steve Miller and Eddie Curtis
Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah
Some call me the gangster of love
Some people call me Maurice
'Cause I speak of the pompatus of love
People talk about me, baby
Say I'm doing you wrong, doing you wrong
Well, don't you worry, baby, don't worry
'Cause I'm right here, right here, right here, right here at home
'Cause I'm a picker, I'm a grinner
I'm a lover and I'm a sinner
I play my music in the sun
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker
I'm a midnight toker
I get my loving on the run
You're the cutest thing that I ever did see
I really love your peaches, want to shake your tree
Lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey all the time
Oh, baby, I'll sure show you good time
'Cause I'm a picker, I'm a grinner
I'm a lover and I'm a sinner
I play my music in the sun
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker
I'm a midnight toker
I get my loving on the run
I'm a picker, I'm a grinner
I'm a lover and I'm a sinner
I play my music in the sun
I'm a joker, I'm a smoker
I'm a midnight toker
I sure don't want to hurt no one
People keep talking about me, baby
Say I'm doing you wrong
Well, don't you worry, don't worry, no, don't worry, mama
'Cause I'm right here at home
You're the cutest thing I ever did see
I really love your peaches, want to shake your tree
Lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey all the time
C'mon, baby, and I'll show you a good time
"The Green Fields of France" performed by Niall Hanna and Niamh Farrell.
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The Green Fields of France
Songwriter: Eric Bogle
Well, how do you do, young Willie McBride?
Do you mind if I sit here down by your graveside?
And rest for a while in the warm summer sun
I've been walking all day and I'm nearly done
I see by your gravestone you were only nineteen
When you joined the great fallen in 1916
I hope you died well and I hope you died clean
Or young Willie McBride, was it slow and obscene?
Did they beat the drum slowly, did they play the life lowly?
Did they sound the death march as they lowered you down?
Did the band play The Last Post in chorus?
Did the pipes play the Flowers of the Forest?
Did you leave a wife or sweetheart behind
In some faithful heart is your memory enshrined?
Although you died back in 1916
In that faithful heart are you forever nineteen?
Or are you a stranger without even a name
Enclosed in forever behind the glass frame
In an old photograph, torn, battered and stained
And faded to yellow in a brown leather frame?
The sun now it shines on the green fields of France
There's a warm summer breeze that makes the red poppies dance
And look how the sun shines from under the clouds
There's no gas, no barbed wire, there's no guns firing now
But here in this graveyard it's still No Man's Land
The countless white crosses stand mute in the sand
To man's blind indifference to his fellow man
To a whole generation that were butchered and damned
Ah young Willie McBride, I can't help wonder why
Do those that lie here know why did they die?
And did they believe when the answered the cause
Did they really believe that this war would end wars?
Well the sorrow, the suffering, the glory, the pain
The killing and dying, were all done in vain
For young Willie McBride, it all happened again
And again, and again, and again, and again
John Prine and Marty Stuart performing "Souvenirs".
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Souvenirs
Songwriter: John Prine
All the snow has turned to water
Christmas days have come and gone
Broken toys and faded colors
Are all that's left to linger on
I hate graveyards and old pawn shops
For they always bring me tears
I can't forgive the way they robbed me
Of my childhood souvenirs
Memories, they can't be boughten
They can't be won at carnivals for free
Well, it took me years to get those souvenirs
And I don't know how they slipped away from me
Broken hearts and dirty windows
Make life difficult to see
That's why last night and this morning
Always look the same to me
And I hate reading old love letters
For they always bring me tears
I can't forgive the way they robbed me
Of my sweetheart's souvenirs
Memories, they can't be boughten
They can't be won at carnivals for free
Well, it took me years to get those souvenirs
And I don't know how they slipped away from me
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