Ten Facts you may not know about me: 1. I love to write fiction; genre, chic-lit, don’t judge. 2. The boy has Sensory Processing Disorder, diagnosed at two. Now I am an expert, I can prove it, ask me anything. He also has an A-Typical Tic Disorder, I am not fond of this un-diagnosis. 3. I fancy myself the Music Director of everyone elses life and my own. My soundtrack making skills are unrivaled. 4. My husband either has ADD or an undersupply of observation, I write about it often. 5. We live with a barrage of food allergies and environmental allergies. I am also an expert in Anaphylactic Shock. 6. I can’t promise I won’t run off with John Cusack. 7. My son might be a pyromaniac. Either that or he will be an explosives expert one day. 8. I followed the Grateful Dead for two years, and probably showered twice. 9. Woody Allen lives in my head. 10. I am a fourth generation photographer and have the daguerreotypes to prove it. Deciding not to live in denial of the fact that Photo Chemicals are Toxic has scarred me forever.
I would be a big fat liar if I said this week’s mix wasn’t completely affected by the fact that I am on vacation. I would also be a liar if I didn’t admit that when I am on vacation I leave my life behind me. It has been a stretch to do anything other than relax and read this past week. I am still in the throes of my two-week escape from reality; however, the one thing that isn’t far-fetched is my music choice. The thing you can count on with me is – if I want to chill – I’m listening to the 70′s. Being born in 1970; I had the amazing good fortune to be indoctrinated with a full decade of this generation of music. I have mentioned before how a large portion of the music in my iTunes is Brazilian in nature, well an even larger proportion of the music is from the 1970′s. There is so much that I had to organize my 70′s lists into two-year increments to make them manageable, but as an example 1974-1976 is 17.6 hours long. That sounds about right.
This was clearly going to be a tough one for me. And as the Music Director here at Twisted Mix Tape, I decided we were gonna give each decade two chances to shine. Just remember this; it is any time in the 1970′s you have full knowledge of all music up until this point, but have no idea what is to come, you can include any music up through December 1979.
Now I could do a whole year of mix tapes on the seventies, I definitely can’t narrow a best of down to 10 songs! So, instead I will play it like this. I’m making a mix for my very best bud, here’s some music to give you something to relax to, something to make you smile…Let’s Groove Tonight
Baker Street – Jerry RaffertyYou are about to peek into my soul. This song is my favorite song of all time. ALL TIME. It’s not Steely Dan, Grateful Dead, Antonio Carlos Jobim. It is this song. This song is so beautiful, so… I don’t know…it’s melancholy without going over the edge. It has the feel of a promise, a wish that will be fulfilled. It’s like this song contains a secret smile. And the bridge? Well… I spoke to Linda at ModMomBeyondIndieDom about doing a “great musical bridge” list. I think I’ll save that for an All Skate, because I know not everyone listens to music for things like that. But if you want to know why you like this song too, I can bet that is why. The sax, the flute, the drums..then that screaming guitar. Put on some headphones and give yourself a treat.
That’s the Way of the World – Earth Wind and Fire I’m pretty sure I could put an Earth Wind and Fire song on every single playlist. Ever. I saw them live two years ago, and they were just as freakin hot as they were in the 70′s. So – you know – if you’re a youngin or something, it’s not too late for you to REALLY groove. Because there is no possible way to groove without Earth Wind and Fire. NONE. This is a slow jam, a relaxing jam, it hits the sweet spot. Play on my friends.
Reminiscing – Little River Band This band has a pretty interesting history. I’m not in the mood for that right now, so visit Wiki for some info-mation. I will say that I am constantly amazed by the lack of accents musicians have while singing. These guys are as Australian as they get. I admit that before I was a music know-it-all, I was sure these guys were from some small town in the US. Meanwhile, there isn’t one song of their’s that I don’t like. Yup – I am a regular Lite FM- what can I say? When I wanna chillax, I do it with the 70′s lite music.
You Are The Woman – Firefall Let’s face it, I don’t love you. My heart does not care what you are doing. But this song – well it belongs on this list. It’s sweet, and makes you want to sing and hang out and relax and all the good stuff you want to feel right now. No bad stuff. Nope, not happening.
Feels So Good – Chuck MangioneI really don’t need to say anything else. The song describes itself. AND Chuck Mangione, well he is a truly, truly gifted musician. Click here to check out more about him. And can I just say – This Song Epitomizes the Seventies for me.
OK folks. Now I want to hear what you’ve got! The rules of Twisted Mix Tape are as such: Try and create a 5 song mix; based on this week’s theme. Create your own post and link it up, or put your mix in the comments. If you’re going to link-up there must be a song in your post. Share this all over the place, the more the merrier. Go visit my buddy and mostly Co-Host Kristi at Finding Ninee. (You’ll get a funny story, some silly drawrings and a song) Mostly just have fun, there’ s no pressure here.
New exciting feature… I am creating playlists on YouTube for all of the Mix Tapes we have made, so keep your eye on my blog, twitter and your inbox folks, because this is awesome. I know because I’m already done with 1960′s vol. 1. Stay-tuned!
Janine Huldie-I feel funny saying this, but I don’t really know any these songs. Not sure if I was living in a hole in the 70′s (might not help that I was born in 1977), but still I really don’t know any of them. And for the life of me, I am blanking on many songs of the 70s. But do know the one song I play over and over in my iTunes, is Albert Hammond’s, “It Never Rains in California”. That one I could truly listen to over and over!! Janine Huldie recently posted…What Does Good Commenting Look Like? Poll Included
Dana-I knew we’d have completely different lists, Jen – a few of yours are new to me!
June 17, 2013 - 9:06 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Dana! This is so much fun! Can’t wait to play your list!
June 17, 2013 - 9:07 pm
Jennifer Kehl -I agree Lance. Come to Blogher – Or take a drive to South Carolina
June 17, 2013 - 9:07 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Janine I love that song! I sing it to the boy all of the time. As you think of more, tweet them or post more!
June 17, 2013 - 9:38 pm
Linda-oh my god – these songs…huge memories. Driving with my brother through the metro parks of cleveland on a fall day in his vintage nova listening to gerry rafferty’s baker street, little river band…reminiscing…my cousin’s wedding. firefall…ice skating lessons. great list.
June 17, 2013 - 9:43 pm
Linda-Oh – you absolutely have to do the bridge mixtape at some point because I’ve already got a list goin’ in my head.
June 17, 2013 - 10:11 pm
Lori Lavender Luz-There is a boyfriend who comes to mind for two of these songs, Reminiscing and Feels So Good. GREAT selections that make me feel all teenagery again.
June 17, 2013 - 10:25 pm
Slu-I so Love Baker St., Love Chuck M., & Love LRB!!! Great List… This is just too much fun!!!
Jennifer Kehl -Linda- I could have gone disco, I could have gone rock…. but somehow chillin this week, I had to go smooooth.
June 17, 2013 - 10:28 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Linda – I want to do the Bridge thing, but I am afeared not too many people will play along with that one…. Maybe I’ll do a week where you have 4 choices or something…
June 17, 2013 - 10:28 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Lori ~ I know, so sweet and fuzzy, isn’t it?
June 17, 2013 - 10:29 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Thanks Slu! It’s just as much fun for me. It’s like a party every week, but I don’t have to go anywhere or be social!
June 17, 2013 - 10:38 pm
Deb @ Urban Moo Cow-I love how you pick such particular songs. This is such a great series.
Anyway, here are my first five:
Melissa — The Allman Brothers Band (1972)
Shine on You Crazy Diamond — Pink Floyd (1975)
Terrapin Station — Grateful Dead (1977)
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant — Billy Joel (1977)
Solsbury Hill — Peter Gabriel (1977) Deb @ Urban Moo Cow recently posted…Yeah, Well My Kid Didn’t Get That Memo
June 17, 2013 - 10:38 pm
Middleage Monologues-Just linked up! Thanks again for hosting this fabulous blog hop!
June 17, 2013 - 10:53 pm
Sarah Almond-I had Little River Band in my mix too! Good stuff Maynard!
Jennifer Kehl -Once again Deb – It’s like you live in my brain. Terrapin Station is my very favorite Dead studio album. All the rest, right there in my top 100. Thanks for playing!
June 18, 2013 - 7:55 am
Jennifer Kehl -Thanks!
June 18, 2013 - 10:19 am
Kari-Oh boy! I have been waiting for this decade to come around. I had to narrow down the list to only these 10, which is still a crazy long list. And this doesn’t even include anything by Queen, Chicago, Simon & Garfunkle, The Police, or Billy Joel which are all on my list of favorite artists.
Time in a Bottle – Jim Croce
Danny’s Song – Loggins & Messina
Don’t Fear the Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
Take a Chance on Me – Abba
Dust in the Wind – Kansas
Beth – Kiss
Iron Man – Black Sabbath
Babe – Styx
Hold the Line – Toto
Hey You – Pink Floyd
Let it Be – The Beatles
Dream On – Aerosmith Kari recently posted…Spandex is your best friend, and other things I learned at the Hard Charge
June 18, 2013 - 12:40 pm
Tracy@CrazyAsNormal-I missed you guys so much last week! Don’t ever let me skip again – unless I missing a limb or something. Also – those songs were all new to me! That’s the first time that has happened since I’ve been doing these. Thanks for the introduction. Tracy@CrazyAsNormal recently posted…Can You Dig It? – Songs from the 70′s Part I
June 18, 2013 - 3:33 pm
Kristi Campbell-When I saw Baker Street, I was so excited to find out what your favorite song of all time was. I was completely convinced that I didn’t know it because the name didn’t sound familiar and then when it started playing, I had to get up and woot! woot! because I LOVE that song and had forgotten all about it! Thanks so much for reminding me it exists and you’re right – it does have a secret smile.
MWAH! TTTx10.
Hope it’s okay that I only did one song! Kristi Campbell recently posted…1979 and the angst that was
June 18, 2013 - 5:57 pm
Kath Galasso (@KatsTheory)-chuck mangione was everywhere… there’s so many that you forget about. love baker st. though right down the line was my fave. thanks for hosting.
June 18, 2013 - 8:09 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Kari ~ You are such a rule breaker! You need to get your act together and create a post so all your loyal followers can bask in your brilliance!
June 18, 2013 - 8:09 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Well now that I know I’m allowed to harass you Tracy, I will never let you miss another one!
June 18, 2013 - 8:11 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Kristi ~ Everything you do is OK in my book! Your post is highlarious as always and it has silly drawrings! What more could I want?
June 18, 2013 - 8:12 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Hey Kat ~ There is just so much awesomeness from the 70′s so many people just throw it away as “classic radio” but all you have to do is listen. Am I right?
Erica @ Nannypology-Hope your vacation is WONDERFUL and you SHOULD be leaving us jerks behind! Enjoy!
Again, this week is hard as I wasn’t born (sorry!)
#1 (by far) Hotel California- Eagles. This is my twin brother’s fav song (still) and it will forever remind me of him.
#2 Let’s Get it on- Marvin Gaye. Duh, cause it reminds me of South Park.
#3 Maybe I’m Amazed- Paul McCartney (that one is for my Mom)
#4 Rocket Man- Elton John, I love me some EJ and this song rules in a piano bar
#5 Dust in the Wind- Kansas. My BF swears Im going to sing this to him at his funeral. Lots wrong with that but whatever. Erica @ Nannypology recently posted…School’s Out For Summer
Jennifer Kehl -Oh I need some Mike’s. Hey Kelly! Pass the Mike’s!!! Crank the Chuck and enjoy!
June 18, 2013 - 9:54 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Erica I love you for playing along with us old farts. Especially because you do it so well. For the South Park you coulda thrown in some Isaac Hayes too Love this list. Maybe I’m amazed is such a belt your heart out song, isn’t it?
June 18, 2013 - 9:55 pm
Jennifer Kehl -LM your list was awesome! Thank you so much for coming back this week! Power to the freakshow 70′s lovers!
June 18, 2013 - 9:57 pm
Erica-Yes! Love singing that one in the car too… shoulda put it on that list!
And thank you, I do my best Erica recently posted…Sometimes I Feel like ‘Sam I Am’
June 19, 2013 - 9:21 am
Molley@A Mother Life-Gerry Rafferty and LRB in one sitting! *swoon*
Thanks for hooking up to the Hump Day Hook Up
June 19, 2013 - 12:53 pm
Rachel-I had forgotten about some of these! Thank you so much for taking me down memory lane! I now thankfully have “Reminiscing” in my head! Happy day!
June 19, 2013 - 7:46 pm
Jennifer Kehl -So glad you liked…. thanks for the hook up!
So here I am on vacation thinking of making a vacation playlist, but feeling easily distracted. So I headed over to Stasha at Northwest Mommy to see what her Monday Listicles was going to be. Imagine my surprise when I saw that this week’s list is going to be:
Talk about being at the right place at the right time. Well I’m definitely in the right place. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. But I mean – What?! – of course the Woody Allen in me says it’s Kismet. So thank’s for sending a vibe my way Stasha, it would have been a bummer to miss my own list and I am so psyched you picked my topic – even more psyched to do it. Cause you know I had that list of cancelled TV shows in my brain already or I wouldn’t have asked.
So, in no particular order. The Shows That Should Have NEVER Been Cancelled:
The Starter Wife – One season USA? ONE SEASON??? This show rocked. It rocked so hard, Debra Messing…need I say more? The life of an ex-wife of a film making mogul in a world where she doesn’t matter anymore. A star-studded cast, an amazingly funny show… USA I will never forgive you.
GCB – If you never got to watch this show, you missed some seriously good humor. Apparently the religious right (which I don’t usually slam) found this show to be over the top. WHAT??? Not even one whole year…. not even. In its series finale, GCB drew 5.6 million viewers!! Come on!
Star Trek Next Generation – OK I’m pulling the Star Trek card. Sorry, I just can’t help it. My devotion to this show, and the devotion of MILLIONS of other people. ”Although the cast members were contracted for eight seasons, Paramount ended The Next Generation after seven, disappointing and puzzling some of the actors, and an unusual decision for a successful television show. Although doing so let the studio begin making films using the cast, which it believed would be less successful if the show were still on television, the main reason was that additional seasons would likely have reduced the show’s profitability due to higher cast salaries and a lower price per episode when sold for stripping. The decision also encouraged viewers to watch Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the forthcoming Star Trek: Voyager, both of which were much cheaper to make than The Next Generation. The show’s strong ratings continued to the end; the series finale was ranked No. 2 among all shows that week, between fellow hits Home Improvement and Seinfeld.” -wiki
Better off Ted – I’m sorry I do not want to offend anyone, but this show just may have been the funniest show of all time. Thank you Wikipedia for working for me: Better Off Ted revolves around the employees of a stereotypically evil company. The company, Veridian Dynamics, experiments on its employees, twists the truth, and will stop at nothing to achieve its goals. It has been mentioned that Veridian has swayed presidential elections, created killer pandas and robots, weaponized pumpkins, and that there are only three governments left in the world which are more powerful than Veridian. Although not promoted as such, and rarely the focus of storylines, the show’s frequent references to futuristic technologies, killer robots, sentient computers, etc., places Better Off Ted at least partially in the science fiction genre.
Eureka – OK so there’s no Star Trek anymore…no Better Off Ted, but there was Eurkea. Eureka was the perfect blend of sci-fi and humor. So awesome…so amazing…so addictive! And then BOOM! Thank you so much syfy network for ruining my life! Once again I’m letting The Syfy Channel do the work for me: With the help of Albert Einstein and other trusted advisors, President Harry S. Truman commissioned a top-secret residential development in a remote area of the Pacific Northwest, one that would serve to protect and nurture America’s most valuable intellectual resources. Thus, the town of Eureka was born. But for all its familiar, small-town trappings, things in this secret hamlet are anything but ordinary. The stereotype of the absent-minded professor exists for a reason, and most of the quantum leaps in science and technology during the past 50 years were produced by Eureka’s elite researchers. Unfortunately, scientific exploration is rarely what one expects, and years of experiments gone awry have yielded some peculiar by-products.
Men in Trees – Anne Heche starred in this funny – just plane old good TV show. The storyline according to IMDB: A relationship-advice guru, upon learning that her fiancé is cheating on her, decides to stay in a small town in Alaska, the most recent stop on her book tour. It’s in this remote town, where the ratio of men to women is ten to one, she realizes she can truly learn about the subject she thought she knew so well — how to find, and keep, a good man.
Twin Peaks – If you haven’t seen this show, I don’t even know how to describe it. I do know that the pilot episode was ranked the #25th best TV episode of ALL-TIME by Tv Guide. Yet it was cancelled? Two Seasons? Huh?
Samantha Who? – I really loved this show. So funny such an original story line. And Christina Applegate? How could you not love her? Stolen from IMDB: ”ABC’s” new hit comedy series “Samantha Who?” is certainly funny and the plot theme is centered around a neat concept of amnesia of a young lady named Samantha. It’s something that we as viewers hope never happens to us, that being memory loss, and then all of a sudden we awake and slowly have to learn about our friends and family. The big questions as the show goes on how will the new Samantha be a fun loving angel and nice girl trying to regain place of memory, or will she return to her devilish and partying ways of being promiscuous and wild.
$#*! My Dad Says – I’m sorry, but you had me at William Shatner. This show was seriously funny. Seriously, and Will said some things I would have liked to have said. Thank you wiki: Ed is a very opinionated 72-year-old who has been divorced three times. His two adult sons, Henry and Vince, are accustomed to his unsolicited and often politically incorrect rants. When Henry, a struggling writer and blogger, can no longer afford his rent, he is forced to move back in with Ed, which creates new issues in their tricky father-son relationship. As weeks go by Henry is unable to find a job as a writer, mostly due to the lack of good material. He finally lands a job, when during his interview Ed interrupts with an irrational phone call that sparks the interest of the eccentric editor conducting the interview. Henry is ultimately hired, but is forced to continue living with Ed in order to have readily-available material via his father’s unsolicited rants, hence the title $#*! My Dad Says.
Remington Steele – And then there was Pierce Brosnan. I am not so shallow as to say that the ONLY reason I watched that show was because I got to watch this handsome debonaire heart-throb with the sexy british accent. I actually watched this show because my secret desire was to be a Private Detective, and if Laura Holt could do it, so could I. So get this, they cancelled the show in the 5th season while it still held the #2 spot! Then the outpouring of outrage by viewers caused the network to re-instate the show. HOWEVER, Albert R Broccolli had already contacted Pierce Brosnan and offered him the part of James Bond in the movie The Living Daylights. So they created the last season as a series of 6 made for TV movies, and that was the end. It was bittersweet. I lost my favorite show, but I gained my second favorite James Bond. So there’s that. (Meanwhile, I feel my desire for that show is satisfied by Castle now on ABC, it’s like Remington Steele only backwards and with the cops)
For the fact that I have no time at all to watch TV these days – thank you blogging – I do have a varied and intense history with television. I am a child of the 70′s, which by it’s nature means a child of television, so of course I take it personally when my favorite show’s are cancelled. TV is my mother after all.
Janine Huldie-This is definitely a topic that I also could sink my teeth into. I think my number one choice would be My So-Called Life. Seriously that show was so damn good back in the day and still will watch reruns if they get replayed. A few more on my list was American Dreams and also Pan Am. Sometimes, it makes me wonder how certain shows last, that really shouldn’t while others like we stated have no chance in hell even though they should!! Janine Huldie recently posted…Father’s Day Confessions Weekend Wrap-Up
June 16, 2013 - 9:03 pm
Kari-Oh man, so many shows canceled before their time, where to begin?
Freaks & Geeks
Life As We Know It
Ed (remember, about the lawyer who also owns a bowling alley? So funny, and it had Justin Long before he was The Mac Guy, Julie Delpin before she was Claire in Modern Family)
Pushing Daisies
Home Movies
(and of course I second the motion on Star Trek TNG)
… I’m sure there are more but I cant think of them at the moment.
June 16, 2013 - 10:40 pm
Heather {desperately seeking sanity} -Men in trees was the best!
June 16, 2013 - 10:46 pm
Sarah Almond-Bleep My Dad Says was AWESOME! It had such a great cast, Shatner, Will Sasso and Nicole Sullivan. I was so sad when it was cancelled!
You already know how I feel about Trek…
Other thoughts by me:
-Freaks and Geeks should NOT have been cancelled so soon.
-While I agree Gilmore Girls was kind of running its course, I’m still pissed about how they abruptly ended it. What kind of a world is it when there is no Kirk to laugh at??!!
-Off Centre-does anyone else know about that show besides my husband and me? It was FUNNY! It had several of the American Pie people in it.
I’m sure there are others that I will think of as soon as I hit “Post Comment”!
June 16, 2013 - 11:00 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Oh Janine! American Dreams! Didn’t even think of it. My whole extended family was sitting around throwing shows into the mix last night, there were so many good ones!
June 16, 2013 - 11:00 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Kari ~ Pushing Daisies and Ed both were on my short list!
June 16, 2013 - 11:01 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Heather! I am so glad you knew Men in Trees, I can’t tell you how many times people are like, huh?
June 16, 2013 - 11:02 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Sarah ~ I am going to google Off Centre now. And I feel the same way about Greek (which was so not my demographic but I loved) as you do about Gilmore Girls.
June 17, 2013 - 12:35 am
Marie-I heard about GCB but never got around to watching it. It’s gone already? Not surprised! The reason I wanted to watch it was BECAUSE the far right had their panties in a twist!
June 17, 2013 - 3:56 am
Stasha-Great topic, thanks so much for calling it! I forgot about a whole bunch of these. Never heard of Ted one tho, must check! Have a great vacation!! Stasha recently posted…Monday Listicles
June 17, 2013 - 5:35 am
Kenya G. Johnson-LOL that would have been a bummer to miss your own list. I think this was my favorite one. I’m sorry if I offend anyone for agreeing with you on Better of Ted. My husband was one of “those people” who looked at me like I was crazy for laughing. LOVED Remington Steel. That wouldn’t be a bad one to see if I could find again. I don’t remember if they ever got together. Kenya G. Johnson recently posted…Streaming: No Cable Necessary
June 17, 2013 - 8:24 am
Jennifer Kehl -Marie ~ I really don’t get it. I mean, yes, they went to church. But it just didn’t compute. Anyway, you should check it out!
June 17, 2013 - 8:24 am
Jennifer Kehl -Thanks Stasha! So glad you did it!
June 17, 2013 - 8:25 am
Jennifer Kehl -Kenya~ You and I clearly have a lot in common! I still watch Better Off Ted on netflix, because no matter how many times I watch it I laugh my “you know what” off!
June 17, 2013 - 8:47 am
Jen-I am 100% with you on Star Trek. That show got better as it progressed, and I feel like it was sent to a farm upstate far before its time. Jen recently posted…I don’t even HAVE an Auntie Em.
June 17, 2013 - 9:36 am
Linda-Okay…I’m gonna date myself heavily here…thirtysomething and Northern Exposure.
I cried during both finales because I’m a big effing sap.
And more recently WEEDS! True, the writing had not been completely up to um…snuff…the last couple…few…seasons…but I loved that show, I loved me some badass Nancy Botwin, suburban pot sellin’ mom. sniff.
And United States of Tara. I caught up on Netflix and was all set for season four when I realized there WAS no season four. Buzzkill. Linda recently posted…Ketching Up! My Dad
June 17, 2013 - 9:41 am
Jennifer Kehl -Jen ~ So true…so true.
June 17, 2013 - 9:43 am
Jennifer Kehl -So not dating yourself Linda! We debated 30 Something here. My bro-in-law and I loved that show, my younger sister was like – you guys are losers… so I left it out. I also agree about Northern Exposure, and that show had a great soundtrack!
When a show gets cancelled there should at least be some kind of epilogue. I mean really? After 4 years of loyalty you just leave us hanging??!!
June 17, 2013 - 10:29 am
Deb @ Urban Moo Cow-It’s funny, my hubby and I watched Eureka for awhile and loved it but then felt it just got cliched and formulaic. Not sure I would put that one on the list. Here is my list:
Arrested Development (obviously)
Firefly (I guess the movie made up for it but…)
Carnaval (soooo mad!!)
Jean-GCB! I LOVED LOVED LOVED that show and I was so sad when it got cancelled.
And Twin Peaks. What is up with that show? I have never seen it and it might be the fact that David Lynch is associated with it. I still haven’t recovered from the mindf— I got from his movies. Convince me, Jen! Jean recently posted…I’m out of the office
June 17, 2013 - 12:14 pm
Mary-I don’t get to watch a lot of TV, but MAN am I fanatic about the shows I do watch. It REALLY pisses me off when suits cancel one of my faves. I’m still railing about “Eli Stone” getting the boot and that was 4 years ago! Mary recently posted…An imperfect man
June 17, 2013 - 3:48 pm
Shay-The only one of these I’ve seen is Samantha Who, and I totally agree–that should never have been cancelled! I’m pretty sure Cecilia Ahern, who’s one of my favorite authors, was a co-writer on that show…? Otherwise, my head’s so far stuck up reality t.v.’s ass (besides The Office and Always Sunny in Philadelphia, both of which I LOVE–and both of which, coincidentally, happen to be scripted like reality t.v. shows), that I feel like I need to get on the Netflix and start watching some of these! Shay recently posted…Towel: A Totally (Not) Inspirational Father’s Day Story about Idiot Kids
June 17, 2013 - 6:21 pm
clark-Twin Peaks!!! David Lynch doing a TV series… yeah very likely but maybe there was something in the water at the time. “damn find TV series, Diane”
Stephanie Sprenger-I feel like a loser for not even having heard of some of these! But, ah, Twin Peaks. I need to rewatch that someday. And I’m with Janine- My So Called Life would be at the top of my list! Happy vacationing, pal! Hope you are loving every second!
June 17, 2013 - 7:37 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Deb – I think Eureka agreed with you, did you watch it when they changed the course of history??? Just saying. It shook things up.
June 17, 2013 - 7:39 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Jean – I couldn’t handle Blue Velvet, so I wasn’t jaded. It’s still kind of a mindf**k, but it’s OK for TV And I know GCB!!!!!!
June 17, 2013 - 7:39 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Mary, I totally agree! What the heck!
June 17, 2013 - 7:40 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Dude, Shay… get the Netflix! If for nothing else than Better off Ted!
June 17, 2013 - 7:40 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Clark ~ We do agree pretty frequently don’t we?
June 17, 2013 - 7:41 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Hey Stephanie! Having a great time! Can I recommend at least checking Better Off Ted out? You won’t be sorry!
June 17, 2013 - 10:51 pm
Kate Hall-I have a book called SH!T My Dad Says. I wonder if the show was based on the book. I haven’t heard of most of these, but I don’t get out much. Well, I take that back, I’ve heard of four. My aunt loved Twin Peaks – she talked about it all the time. I had no clue what she was talking about. Kate Hall recently posted…I Get to Be Part of the Humor Me Blog Hop (#3) – Link up your funny crap!
Jennifer Kehl -OK… well then you are absolved. For me it added excitement and I was re-hooked!
June 18, 2013 - 10:13 pm
Kate-Loved The Starter Wife and GCB although i did not watch the others. I would like to add Lipstick Jungle to the list! Kate recently posted…Since the last book discussion
June 18, 2013 - 10:55 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Kate! I totally loved Lipstick Jungle, someone else put that on their list, I had completely forgotten about it!
June 19, 2013 - 12:48 pm
Rachel-Does it count that The Office is leaving the air? I am devastated!
June 19, 2013 - 7:47 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Yes it counts, but…. I don’t watch it – sorry
I just said to my sister, “You know that blogger Sarah, The Sadder But Wiser Girl (she stared at me blankly) You know the one I thought was so awesome and totally stalked and then found out she liked me too? (still blank stare) Well she’s guest posting for me tomorrow. (more blank stares) That’s when she does a post for me on my blog because with vacation I am being lame and not posting. (no response)” Dude. I am so misunderstood. But, thanks to Sarah I have an awesome post for today! She did me the honor of doing a music related post for this week; because, you know – I like music. So check out her post and go visit her too!
This is what a Toyota Tercel from 1985 looks like, because you were just DYING to know.
When I was but a young lass, we had a navy blue Toyota Tercel. It was kind of like a cross between a station wagon and the modern-day SUV. We named it LaToya, because what else would you call a navy blue Toyota?
In this car we had the front seat, the back seat, and the area beyond that was what we referred to as “the way back.” Back then you could still ride around in that part of the car without consequence. AND WE SURVIVED.
Many years later I would meet a guy whose family also had “a way back” in their car, and I knew that he was the one.
Today I’m talking about going back, but not necessarily in a way back sort of way. I’m referring to the Kenny Chesney song “I Go Back”. This song has always resonated with me because of how true it is. Certain songs can instantly transport you back in time, sometimes “way back.” For the first fifteen years of my life I was a military brat whose family moved frequently. We lived up and down the East Coast as well as different places in the Midwest. Music of course was something that was everywhere we went! It has always been very big in my life and still is. I have the organized collection of decades of music on my Ipod to prove it.
How far back do certain songs take me? In the 1970s the earliest music that really strikes a chord with me is from the BeeGees. Any song from them, particularly “How Deep Is Your Love”, brings me back to when I was really little. My parents lived in a big farmhouse in rural Maine. Mom had Saturday Night Fever on a record! Remember records? “Jet Airliner” by the Steve Miller Band also brings me back to those days. I used to have a clock radio in my room that had the numbers that turned instead of an analog or a digital display-any time I hear that song I think of that clock. Incidentally, I thought the words to that song were “Big old Jeb had a lighthouse…”
Yup, this would be in the BeeGees days…
Fast forward on to the early 80s. “Queen of Hearts” by Juice Newton and “Pac-Man Fever” by Buckner and Garcia make me think of Iowa when I was in elementary school, hanging out with my cousins and visiting with my grandparents.
“Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves and “A View To A Kill” by Duran Duran brings memories of grammar school in rural Maine. I remember vividly that I had a Last Starfighter lunchbox. I spent hours in both the school library and the public library looking for science fiction novels to read.
“Hold On To The Nights” by Richard Marx and various songs by Debbie Gibson make me think of junior high school in Florida. I think of sleepovers with friends, marching band, and unfortunately palmetto bugs.
“Love Bites” and other songs off of Hysteria by Def Leppard as well as music from Metallica’s The Black Album take me back to high school in Iowa, my first real boyfriend and later on my first heartbreak.
I discovered Pink Floyd in college. No, I wasn’t one that did the accompanying activities that tend to go along with that group, but it was a time that I really needed to relax. I also was and still am a huge Smashing Pumpkins fan. I remember running out to the Target in Sioux City the day Meloncollie and the Infinite Sadness came out so that I could have it in my possession and listen to it over and over.
Post college I spent a lot of time in the music classroom during the day and out with my friends on the weekends. There are a vast number of songs that make me think of the bar that we started going to when I was 18, ones that I don’t really think are worth mentioning and would rather just forget. Incidentally they passed a law prohibiting 18 year olds to be able to go there the day I turned 21. I continued to hang out there for years until I met my husband and eventually moved away. “I Want You” and “Truly Madly Deeply” by Savage Garden remind me of him when we very first started dating.
Even now, songs from just a few years ago take me back to when I was first married, when my children were babies, and other events in my more recent life.
Both of my kids love music just as much as I do. They have always had to have some sort of music to listen to at night. They have literally worn out cd players. My five-year old daughter listens to the radio at night. My eight year old son has my old Ipod, on which I loaded just about all of my country music collection. I imagine someday in the future they will hear some of the songs that are popular today. I bet that music will take them back too, just like songs from my past do to me.
My little rock stars also happen to love music too!
What songs take you back to another time when you hear them, good memories or bad?
Faster than a speeding turtle, more powerful than a laxative taken with beans, able to leap over toys in a single bound… Look, look, over there-it’s The Sadder But Wiser Girl! When she is not saving the world with her sick blogging skills, Sarah Almond is the mom of two mostly good children and the wife of one evil genius. You can find her highly unsuccessful blog at http://thesadderbutwisergirl.com
Janine Huldie-Wonderful guest post and so true about certain songs bringing you way back to a different time in your life. For instance for me, if I hear Guns N Roses, November Rain, I am so transported back to high school and listening to that one over and over during a particularly bad breakup. There are so many more that can bring back other memories, but that is just one example for me.
Shay-Ah, Walking on Sunshine and Hold On To the Nights…LOVE them! Hold On To the Nights takes me back to my backyard, where my mom spend the summers lying on a patio chair, tanning with the hose on while the rest of us played in our makeshift horse trough pool. I know, sounds trashy, but it was so damned fun. And Walking on Sunshine takes me back to many periods of my life because I love it so much that I have it on ever mixed tape, DVD, and iPod. Thanks for the memories–and Jen, hope you’re having a great trip!!
June 13, 2013 - 8:21 am
Jennifer Kehl -Thanks Janine! I am
June 13, 2013 - 8:24 am
Jennifer Kehl -Hey Shay, I’m having a great time thank you! AND I am glad to hear you grew up Trashy and didn’t just turn that way in college while you were playing with chihuahuas!
June 13, 2013 - 8:26 am
Kristi Campbell-Oh jeez, Sarah, I used to lay on the floor of my bedroom with Christmas lights on (year round) listening to the Bee Gees over and over and over and over and over and over. Like repeat. This post took me back there – ah to pre-teen angst and music adoration. You’re so right that music takes us to the way back. Love Pink Floyd and the Smashing Pumpkins so much. I remember that I made my grandmother buy me the Pink Floyd The Wall album. When she heard the music, she made me pay her back – she obviously didn’t get it.
Great guest post and Jen I hope you are enjoying the sun and the sand and relaaaaaaaaaaaxxxxxing. Kristi Campbell recently posted…Our Land – Why Special Needs is Like Chlorophyll
June 13, 2013 - 10:11 am
Sarah Almond-Pink Floyd is an acquired taste… that’s funny that she made you pay her back! Thanks for reading Kristi-I’m glad it took you back a bit!
June 13, 2013 - 10:13 am
Sarah Almond-That’s funny-that song makes me think of the town dances they used to have in my hometown. That and Metallica “Enter Sandman”! The good old days… Thanks for coming over and reading Janine!
June 13, 2013 - 10:15 am
Sarah Almond-You can’t be in a bad mood when you hear Walking on Sunshine, that’s for sure! I can still close my eyes when I hear Hold On To The Nights and picture my bedroom back then, including my stereo that still had a turntable on it. We bought records back then, and there’s a reason why my mom hates cassette tapes. That’s a story for another post though! Thanks for reading my post!
June 13, 2013 - 12:56 pm
Rachel-I love how you tied all of these songs to specific memories! Very creative and very true. And the Toyota Tercel. We had the non-station wagon version. I can’t even believe that you found that picture. Jen, hope the beach is doing you right!
June 13, 2013 - 2:48 pm
Dana-Richard Marx and Debbie Gibson – I had hair like his and I had a hat just like the one she always wore. I was super cool. Thanks for bringing back the memories, Sarah. Hope you’re having a great vacation, Jen! Dana recently posted…When your best friend finds someone better
June 13, 2013 - 8:51 pm
Sarah Almond-It took some doing-I don’t have any pictures of my own of the car. My Mom wanted me to point out that car was around for a very looooooong time…
June 13, 2013 - 8:52 pm
Sarah Almond-I had Bon Jovi hair. I’m not sure if that’s cool or not.
June 13, 2013 - 10:47 pm
Menopausalmother-So happy to see my gal pal Sarah here today! LOVE all the songs you mentioned…HOWEVER, I feel older than dirt after reading this, because while you were listening to those old vinyls in grade school, I was rocking out to them on the club dance floor. The good ol’ days .
Sarah Almond-Oh Marcia you are not old! Thank you for coming over to read my post! XO!
June 14, 2013 - 7:22 am
Joy-I love this. I feel like you are a long-lost relative. We have a “way back” as my family calls it, but I like the way “the BACK back” just rolls off my tongue.
I sang “…big ole Jed had a light on” and many other misconstrued lyrics. Have you ever gone to http://www.kissthisguy.com Not sure if it’s still running, but it used to have TONS of these, ala Jimmy Hendrix “Excuse me while I kiss this guy” hahaha
Thanks for stopping by our blog hop! Nice to “meet” you.
June 14, 2013 - 8:43 am
Sarah Almond-I LOVE misconstrued lyrics! I remember the book about them-I’ll have to see if that site is still up. HA HA-thanks for the tip! Nice to “Meet” you too!
June 15, 2013 - 12:48 pm
Katia-I love this collaboration! Jen’s introduction was hilarious and so very accurate, I feel that way whenever I talk to my husband about my blogging life, and Sarah’s piece really touched my heart. I was thinking about this topic recently of how music has perhaps the strongest ability to bring you back in time. It’s such an amazing and personal experience to hear a song that immediately transports you elsewhere and makes you nostalgic and it’s so interesting to read other people’s experience with the same. Great post!
June 15, 2013 - 1:25 pm
Sarah Almond-I’m so glad you were touched by my writing Katia! Thanks for stopping by!
June 19, 2013 - 2:29 pm
One Funny Motha-Love the pictures! Also loved that you named your car LaToya. Was that in honor of Latoya Jackson? I’m pretty sure no one else in the world is named LaToya.
Welcome to Part Two of the 1960′s (and anything before) Twisted Mix Tape. Last week, we had so many great mixes from the 1960′s part one, if you missed them – go visit. As these fabulous mixes were compiled, it became very apparent that we would need more than one week to complete each decade. And so – Part Deux.
As the decade that brought us Sex, Drugs and Rock N’ Roll - the Sixties will forever go down in infamy. The musical growth that occurred during that decade changed how we would listen to and perceive music forever.
In the 1950′s Elvis Presley took the world by storm; playing music in an entirely different way, a way that used his whole body. When he was drafted in 1958, many of the outraged adults were happy to see him go. However his insistence on being part of the regular army and not “special services” – where he would just be a performer – helped him gain much respect among the military and the general public. In 1960 a new Elvis returned to the US, with more music and more performances. It was the beginning of a new life for Elvis.
And as the beginning of a new musical era dawned for us – Motown Records was born. Joan Baez hit the scene, Motown Records had its first #1 hit with Please Mr Postman and The Four Seasons became the first band to ever have 3 consecutive #1 hits on the billboard charts. This decade brought us The British Invasion, Mary Poppins and John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme”. We had other firsts too: Hard rock from The Kinks, Acid Rock from the Grateful Dead and Folk Rockfrom The Byrds. This generation gave birth to music as we know it today. I, for one, will be forever grateful that the voices of this social revolution used the most obvious form of expression there is….Music.
In case you missed it, we are moving through the decades. This week is 1960′s (and 50′s) part 2. Next week will be 1970′s part 1.For each mix in the decades we are operating under the assumption that:
You Have Been Transported Back to 1969 9 9 9 9……
You Are Making This List for Someone. You are alive at this time so you have no knowledge of the music to come, however you are fully aware of the music in your past and can make full use of it if you like.(this also means that come the 70′s you can still include the 60′s if you like)
I Have Been Transported Back to 1969, and although my twin is into the dreamy stuff… I like a little more variety. My good friend has been living under a rock, and I’d like to share a taste of what I’ve been listening too.
I’m Looking Through You – The Beatles.
King of the Road – Roger Miller
Sloop John B – The Beach Boys
Baby I love you – Aretha Franklin
Tomorrow’s Gonna Be Another Day – The Monkeees
OK folks. Now I want to hear what you’ve got! The rules of Twisted Mix Tape are as such: Try and create a 5 song mix; based on this week’s theme. Create your own post and link it up, or put your mix in the comments. If you’re going to link-up there must be a song in your post. Share this all over the place, the more the merrier. Mostly just have fun, there’ s no pressure here.
New exciting feature… I am creating playlists on YouTube for all of the Mix Tapes we have made, so keep your eye on my blog, twitter and your inbox folks, because this is awesome. I know because I’m already done with 1960′s vol. 1. Stay-tuned!
If you need to own any of the songs on this list, and I’m guessing you do, then click on these links to go to iTunes:
Mod Mom Beyond IndieDom-I love this list Jen. You picked some stuff I used to sit in my room and play on guitar. King of the Road was one of the first things I played. It was in all the Songs of the 70s guitar books. haha And the Monkees – I went through a big Monkees phase. Used to be in a songwriting roundtable with Peter Tork. I’m Looking Through You has always been a favorite Beatles tune and one I played on guitar from my Beatles Complete big ass songbook. ‘retha rules and the Beach Boys are classic!
June 10, 2013 - 9:36 pm
Janine Huldie-I love how you spoke of Elvis, because I do think it was because of him, music in general became revolutionized at the time and that so many of the artists in the 60s got a chance to thrive. Seriously, I could listen to a whole playlist of just Elvis from the early days in the 1950s with Jailhouse Rock right through the 1970s era and Suspicious Minds. But again that is just me. Thanks Jen for another great walk down memory lane!! Janine Huldie recently posted…Dance Recital Hangover, My Birthday & So Much More!!
June 10, 2013 - 10:18 pm
Slu-So Sweet Jen… So different. Love King of the Road. Memeories!!! I came “this close” to putting the Monkees on my list, and took the Beach Boys off at the last second. Really cool & enjoyed!!! Slu Slu recently posted…It’s Twisted Mix Tape Tuesday (60′s – Part 2)
June 10, 2013 - 11:15 pm
Middleage Monologues-Just Linked Up! Ahh…King of the Road…my dad used to sing that song when he was working in the garage and of course you had me at Aretha…you had me at Aretha! Middleage Monologues recently posted…Twisted Mix Tape Tuesday-Whiskey A Go Go!
Kelly @ Dysfunctionally Functional-King of the Road is another one of those songs that wasn’t even on my radar until I raided my husband’s CD stash, back before he was my husband. I swear, his taste in music is one of the reasons I agreed to marry him.
I despised Sloop John B for the longest time because I played it in a concert when I was 10 — on recorder, for the love of God. But then my husband started singing it to our 8-yo when he was a baby, and I fell in love with it.
And the Beatles?!? ~sigh~ GREAT list, Jen! Seriously stellar!! Kelly @ Dysfunctionally Functional recently posted…Twisted Mix-Tape Tuesday!
June 11, 2013 - 6:41 am
Jennifer Kehl -Thanks Linda ~ I had the Beatles Complete songbook too, I used to play all of those songs on my flute growing up! That’s awesome about Peter Tork, you are too cool.
June 11, 2013 - 6:43 am
Jennifer Kehl -Janine you are so right. I had a 6 cassette set of Elvis’ Greatest Hits. I wore them out!
June 11, 2013 - 6:45 am
Jennifer Kehl -Thanks Slu! My son knows all of the words to King of the Road because it’s on so many of my Real Life mixes.
June 11, 2013 - 6:45 am
Jennifer Kehl -So glad you linked up MM can’t wait to see!
June 11, 2013 - 6:46 am
Jennifer Kehl -Sarah Yess!
June 11, 2013 - 6:48 am
Jennifer Kehl -Kelly ~ I used to feel that way about men. I would choose them because of their music tastes. My husband’s was good, and then something happened. He got old I guess. Hmmm….
Sloop John B was also not my favorite, but then my son (who loves ships) was singing it all of the time (because it’s a ship) and now I love it!
Kimberly-The Monkees! That reminds me of sitting in my grandparents basement while listening to my mom’s old records. Kimberly recently posted…Like A Blanket, Only Cooler
June 11, 2013 - 5:18 pm
Melissa@Home on Deranged-I’m not sure you could have put together a more perfect list: Beatles, Monkees and Beach Boys – the trifecta. Aretha – well, she’s just the queen, as she will tell you. But Roger Miller. I heart you so much for including this one. My dad had the album with this song, so when the animated Robin Hood came out, I made my parents play it til the grooves wore out. True story. Thanks for the reminder! Melissa@Home on Deranged recently posted…Rocking like a rebel without a clue, again
June 11, 2013 - 7:42 pm
Erica-PEER PRESSURE! But I’m here… However I am just going to list artists cause, well, I am.
When I was a kid, my Dad designated Sunday “Music Appreciation Day” in our house. I learned lots and always ate scrambled eggs (AH childhood memories)… These picks are for my Pops!
The Beach Boys- love anything and everything by the boys. I made up sooo many dances to them!
Elvis- Once I went to an Elvis impersonator show in Lake Tahoe and he serenaded me. I pretty much hate Elvis now due to sheer embarrassment. He thrusted at me (I was 8).
Led Zepplin- This pick might be a little late 60′s but anytime a Zepplin song came on, my Dad would offer us a dollar if we knew who it was. I was rich on sundays.
Johnny Cash- my Dad loved him
Isley Brothers- i still love them!
Are you proud Jen?? Erica recently posted…Adult ABC’s
June 11, 2013 - 8:21 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Thanks for making me feel old… because it’s not that I was alive then. But let’s just say my mom is too old to have listened to the Monkees
June 11, 2013 - 8:22 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Miss you and I seem to be music simpatico. I am always happy when I make you happy.
June 11, 2013 - 8:24 pm
Jennifer Kehl -Erica I am SO PROUD! And your dad would be too! All awesome picks, your dad is a man after my own heart. I think I might take a page from his playbook, thanks for playing again, you are so awesome!
Jennifer Kehl -Tracy, I really never want you to go away. The feeling is mutual!
June 11, 2013 - 8:44 pm
Erica-PHEW! I’m glad you approve! I always have fun once I’m here but I feel the pressure to perform! Working on next week’s already Erica recently posted…Ear Worms: For the Birds!
June 12, 2013 - 3:21 pm
Rachel-I liked the musical history lesson at the beginning! I love a list that is so diverse as to have Aretha Franklin and The Monkees. You should add DJ to your many talents!
June 12, 2013 - 7:32 pm
Jennifer Kehl -DJ is my lost calling Rachel. I so wish I knew that was something I could have grown up to do!
His name was Beaufort Jones, his family had owned this drugstore for over 100 years. He knew Lu – he knew Lu for longer than I had known the world.
His hand rubbed a cloth over the gleaming counter, tracing large circles that had been marked for a century. Beaufort looked at me out of the corner of his eye. “I always knew you would come,” then quieter, “I just thought she would send for you once her father passed.”
Sitting on the stool, I held my breath.
“He never did approve – he never knew you and he never forgave her.”
This post was written for 100 word song. A meme where you have 7 days to write something, anything inspired by a specific song in 100 words or less. My story is a continuation of the post from last week. It’s fun to not be in control of where the story will go. I let the song take me where it will. To read were the story of CiCi started click here. I can’t thank Lance at My Blog Can Beat Up Your Blog enough, for pushing this writer to write. If you’d like a push too, all are warmly welcomed!
Jennifer Kehl -Janine ~ It’s that connecting that makes it so challenging, but in a good way. Thank you for following this story, if it ever makes it to print, I’ll be thanking you!
June 10, 2013 - 8:18 pm
Mod Mom Beyond IndieDom-“…tracing large circles that had been marked for a century…” that’s a great line. So powerful and so heartbreaking and we’re only just discovering your character’s reality with her. Wanting to know what happens next. Great job Jen!
June 11, 2013 - 6:42 am
Jennifer Kehl -Thanks Linda! I’m getting a little impatient myself. I was trying to decide last night if I should just start writing her story and move on to something else for 100 word song.
June 11, 2013 - 9:51 pm
Tracy@CrazyAsNormal-“Auggghhhh!!!!” – This is what you make me yell after every 100 Word Song Post. It’s like a damn season finale where you have no idea if they survived the car crash or not. Also. It’s awesome. And I hope your having a nice vacation and stuff. Tracy@CrazyAsNormal recently posted…The One With Seriously Awesome Summer Fun – Family Tuesdays
June 12, 2013 - 7:20 am
Jennifer Kehl -Thanks Tracy, sorry I made you mad If it makes you feel better I don’t know how it ends either
June 13, 2013 - 12:51 am
Melissa@Home on Deranged-Did you hear me gasp over here? I did not see that coming. I just thought it would be…well hell, it doesn’t matter what I thought. This is way better. Keep ‘em coming!
June 13, 2013 - 8:20 am
Jennifer Kehl -Well Miss, I’m happy I’m keeping you surprised!
Grab my Button, I promise I won’t blow up your Blog!
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I would be a big fat liar if I said this week’s mix wasn’t completely affected by the fact that I am on vacation. I would also be a liar if I didn’t admit that when I am on vacation I leave my life behind me. It has been a stretch to do anything other than relax and read this past week. I am still in the throes of my two-week escape from reality; however, the one thing that isn’t far-fetched is my music choice. The thing you can count on with me is – if I want to chill – I’m listening to the 70′s. Being born in 1970; I had the amazing good fortune to be indoctrinated with a full decade of this generation of music. I have mentioned before how a large portion of the music in my iTunes is Brazilian in nature, well an even larger proportion of the music is from the 1970′s. There is so much that I had to organize my 70′s lists into two-year increments to make them manageable, but as an example 1974-1976 is 17.6 hours long. That sounds about right.
And I know GCB!!!!!!
Janine Huldie - I feel funny saying this, but I don’t really know any these songs. Not sure if I was living in a hole in the 70′s (might not help that I was born in 1977), but still I really don’t know any of them. And for the life of me, I am blanking on many songs of the 70s. But do know the one song I play over and over in my iTunes, is Albert Hammond’s, “It Never Rains in California”. That one I could truly listen to over and over!!
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Lance - our families need to let us hang out.
September 10, 1970, here.
this will be fun.
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Dana - I knew we’d have completely different lists, Jen – a few of yours are new to me!
Jennifer Kehl - Dana! This is so much fun! Can’t wait to play your list!
Jennifer Kehl - I agree Lance. Come to Blogher – Or take a drive to South Carolina
Jennifer Kehl - Janine I love that song! I sing it to the boy all of the time. As you think of more, tweet them or post more!
Linda - oh my god – these songs…huge memories. Driving with my brother through the metro parks of cleveland on a fall day in his vintage nova listening to gerry rafferty’s baker street, little river band…reminiscing…my cousin’s wedding. firefall…ice skating lessons. great list.
Linda - Oh – you absolutely have to do the bridge mixtape at some point because I’ve already got a list goin’ in my head.
Lori Lavender Luz - There is a boyfriend who comes to mind for two of these songs, Reminiscing and Feels So Good. GREAT selections that make me feel all teenagery again.
Slu - I so Love Baker St., Love Chuck M., & Love LRB!!! Great List… This is just too much fun!!!
Enjoy your time away, Slu
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Jennifer Kehl - Linda- I could have gone disco, I could have gone rock…. but somehow chillin this week, I had to go smooooth.
Jennifer Kehl - Linda – I want to do the Bridge thing, but I am afeared not too many people will play along with that one…. Maybe I’ll do a week where you have 4 choices or something…
Jennifer Kehl - Lori ~ I know, so sweet and fuzzy, isn’t it?
Jennifer Kehl - Thanks Slu! It’s just as much fun for me. It’s like a party every week, but I don’t have to go anywhere or be social!
Deb @ Urban Moo Cow - I love how you pick such particular songs. This is such a great series.
Anyway, here are my first five:
Melissa — The Allman Brothers Band (1972)
Shine on You Crazy Diamond — Pink Floyd (1975)
Terrapin Station — Grateful Dead (1977)
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant — Billy Joel (1977)
Solsbury Hill — Peter Gabriel (1977)
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Middleage Monologues - Just linked up! Thanks again for hosting this fabulous blog hop!
Sarah Almond - I had Little River Band in my mix too! Good stuff Maynard!
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Jennifer Kehl - Once again Deb – It’s like you live in my brain. Terrapin Station is my very favorite Dead studio album. All the rest, right there in my top 100. Thanks for playing!
Jennifer Kehl - Thanks!
Kari - Oh boy! I have been waiting for this decade to come around. I had to narrow down the list to only these 10, which is still a crazy long list. And this doesn’t even include anything by Queen, Chicago, Simon & Garfunkle, The Police, or Billy Joel which are all on my list of favorite artists.
Time in a Bottle – Jim Croce
Danny’s Song – Loggins & Messina
Don’t Fear the Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
Take a Chance on Me – Abba
Dust in the Wind – Kansas
Beth – Kiss
Iron Man – Black Sabbath
Babe – Styx
Hold the Line – Toto
Hey You – Pink Floyd
Let it Be – The Beatles
Dream On – Aerosmith
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Tracy@CrazyAsNormal - I missed you guys so much last week! Don’t ever let me skip again – unless I missing a limb or something. Also – those songs were all new to me! That’s the first time that has happened since I’ve been doing these. Thanks for the introduction.
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Kristi Campbell - When I saw Baker Street, I was so excited to find out what your favorite song of all time was. I was completely convinced that I didn’t know it because the name didn’t sound familiar and then when it started playing, I had to get up and woot! woot! because I LOVE that song and had forgotten all about it! Thanks so much for reminding me it exists and you’re right – it does have a secret smile.
MWAH! TTTx10.
Hope it’s okay that I only did one song!
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Kath Galasso (@KatsTheory) - chuck mangione was everywhere… there’s so many that you forget about. love baker st. though right down the line was my fave. thanks for hosting.
Jennifer Kehl - Kari ~ You are such a rule breaker! You need to get your act together and create a post so all your loyal followers can bask in your brilliance!
Jennifer Kehl - Well now that I know I’m allowed to harass you Tracy, I will never let you miss another one!
Jennifer Kehl - Kristi ~ Everything you do is OK in my book! Your post is highlarious as always and it has silly drawrings! What more could I want?
Jennifer Kehl - Hey Kat ~ There is just so much awesomeness from the 70′s so many people just throw it away as “classic radio” but all you have to do is listen. Am I right?
Kelly @ Dysfunctionally Functional - I love this hop. I love you for including Chuck Mangione. I love Chuck Mangione. I’m full of love tonight. And Mike’s.
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Erica @ Nannypology - Hope your vacation is WONDERFUL and you SHOULD be leaving us jerks behind! Enjoy!
Again, this week is hard as I wasn’t born (sorry!)
#1 (by far) Hotel California- Eagles. This is my twin brother’s fav song (still) and it will forever remind me of him.
#2 Let’s Get it on- Marvin Gaye. Duh, cause it reminds me of South Park.
#3 Maybe I’m Amazed- Paul McCartney (that one is for my Mom)
#4 Rocket Man- Elton John, I love me some EJ and this song rules in a piano bar
#5 Dust in the Wind- Kansas. My BF swears Im going to sing this to him at his funeral. Lots wrong with that but whatever.
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LM - sorry I missed you guys last week!
Jen your list is awesome! I’m have green and blue shag carpet flash backs.
My list teaser:
Paul, Jessi, Donna, Sonny, Elton!
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Jennifer Kehl - Oh I need some Mike’s. Hey Kelly! Pass the Mike’s!!! Crank the Chuck and enjoy!
Jennifer Kehl - Erica I love you for playing along with us old farts. Especially because you do it so well. For the South Park you coulda thrown in some Isaac Hayes too
Love this list. Maybe I’m amazed is such a belt your heart out song, isn’t it?
Jennifer Kehl - LM your list was awesome! Thank you so much for coming back this week! Power to the freakshow 70′s lovers!
Erica - Yes! Love singing that one in the car too… shoulda put it on that list!
And thank you, I do my best
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Molley@A Mother Life - Gerry Rafferty and LRB in one sitting! *swoon*
Thanks for hooking up to the Hump Day Hook Up
Rachel - I had forgotten about some of these! Thank you so much for taking me down memory lane! I now thankfully have “Reminiscing” in my head! Happy day!
Jennifer Kehl - So glad you liked…. thanks for the hook up!
Jennifer Kehl - You’re welcome Rachel!