DAVE’S UNUSAL PLAYLIST
Last Friday I got a call from a friend who is a lot younger than I am, yet we have a great friendship partly because of our lo0ve of music.
My friend asked if I would come up with a playlist of songs that I really love. He asked that I include some songs that might not get a lot of radio airplay but were my favorites
So here is a list of songs in no particular order or preference that I truly love to listen too. There will be some you know and some that you might have never hear
Grand Funk….. Closer to Home, I’m your Captains
Black Oak Arkansas- Lord Have Mercy on My Soul
Black Oak Arkansas- Old Uncle Elijah
Drift Away_ Dobie Gray
Crow ( one of my favorites bands) I would recommend every song on the Best of Crow but the best of the Best of GONE GONE GONE, SMOKEY JOE< IT KEEPS ME RUNNING, COLORS,, SLOW DOWN …. This is a very under rated band that is in the Minnesota Music hall of Fame. Great stuff
Another Favorite Band is Rare Earth -Hey Big Brother, I know I am losing you. I just want to celebrate
The Rolling Stones – Wild Horses- GImme Shelter — if you can find it by a country singer named Kathy Mettea (Spelling)
Bob Dylan – Positively 4th street – Knocking on Heavens door, Like a Rolling Stone
War – The World is a Ghetto—Slipping into Darkness
Temptations- ain’t to proud to beg, I wish it would rain, Papa was a Rolling stone, My Girl, I’m gonna make you love me (Duet with the Supremes)
Supremes – Love Child, Stop in the name of love
Otis Redding—Sitting on the Dock of the Bay— I’ve been loving you a little too long.
Mountain – Mississippi Queen
Jackson Browne – The Pretender
David Allen Coe You never even call me by my name (Listen to the lyrics close)
Head East — Never been any reason
Deep Purple – Hush
Jimmy Hendricks – All Along the watch tower, Purple Haze, Hey Joe
Jimmy Buffet _ Cheeseburger in Paradise, Come Monday
The Mouth and McNeal— How do you do
Harry Chapin — Taxi, then he did a song called Sequel which was a sequel to Taxi
Edwin Starr—25 miles
Ricky Nelson—Traveling Man— Teen age idol Hello Mary Lou (The Sattler Brothers do a great version)
Bobby Goldsboro – summer the first time
Brooklyn Bridge _The Worst that could happen
The four Horseman—rockin is my Business
AC -DC Thunder Struck—Dirty deeds
Lynryd Skynrd—Freebird—Tuesday’s gone—Simple man
Skid Row—Youth gone wild
Ike and Tina Turner – Proud Mary
Sly and the family Stone—Dance to the music – I want to take you higher
Jackyl – Dirty little mind— Down on me
Ugly Kid Joe- I hate everything about you
George Thurgood—One Bourbon one Scotch one beer—- Get a Haircut—who do you love
Mark Chestnut (country) I’ll think of something
Four Tops—Still Water love— Ain’t no woman like the one I got
Csny- Woodstock — OHIO
Stephen Stills Love the one you are with
Buffalo Springfield –For what is worth
Neil young – Old Man
Dave Loggins – Please come to Boston — ship in a Bottle
Gladys Knight and the pips – Daddy could swear— Try to remember — The Best that ever happened to me
John Denver with Oliva Newton John – Fly Away
Pure Parie League- Amie
Amazing Rhythm Aces- Amazing Grace Ozark Mountain Daredevils _ if you want to get to heaven
Ringo Star—The No No song
Three Dog night- Mama Told me not to come – Pieces of April – Celebrate – Pieces of April. Til the world ends
Jackie Wilson – Whisper’s getting louder — Lonely Tear Drops
Sam Cooke—You Send me – We are having a Party
Glen Frey—Party Town- The one you love
Steve Miller Band – Living in the USA. The Joker Jungle love
Leo Sayer Long tall Glasses
Classic four —-Traces
Bob Seeger– Ramblin Gamblin Man—Katmandu
Golden Earing _ Radar love
Frank Zappa – Pajama People
Frankie Valli—Going out of my head
Bill Conti – The Theme from Rocky
Grover Washington Jr —Just the two of us
The Captain and Tennille—The way I want to touch you
Jay and the Americans—Caria Mia—Walking in the Rain
The Charlie Daniels Band – Long Haired Country Boy—Simple man–
Georgia Satellite’s—Keep your hands to yourself
Kid Rock- American Badass—All Summer Long
Lenny Kraits—fly away- It ain’t over till it is over
Ronnie Mishap—lost in the 50’s
The Sattler Brothers—Flowers on the wall
Conway Twitty (yep him) It is only make believe
Tom Jones— KISS
The Brothers Johnson—Stomp—Strawberry number 23
Ambrosia – The biggest part of me
Garth brooks– Unanswered prayers
As you can tell my musical taste run the gamit I love listening to Dean Martin and Nat King Cole and Sentimental Journey , At Last and Crazy are just some of the great performances I have ever heard
