Different Drum is definitely a stone classic. I need to make room for it in my Top 100 or 200. Definitely one of the great singles of all time. Written by Mike Nesmith of the Monkees too!! Petula Clark had a handful of classic singles also. She's awesome.
Interestingly, I picked up Petula's Greatest Hits for the usual, more famous singles (Downtown, Don't Sleep in the Subway). As far as I know, that was the first time I'd ever heard "Who am I" and I was instantly captivated. What a voice!
Ditto the Dusty song. I picked up her greatest hits for other reasons, but Mama's Little Girl, which I had never heard, became my fave.
Different Drum is an interesting case. Linda's interpretation is so wonderful, I was surprised to find out Nesmith wrote it. Some of the lyrics do make sense from a male perspective. But it made perfect sense to me coming from a woman as when I was growing up, I was a bit on the square side, and I tended to fall for more free spirited girls. I was on the receiving end of that message a few times.
Different Drum is definitely a stone classic. I need to make room for it in my Top 100 or 200. Definitely one of the great singles of all time. Written by Mike Nesmith of the Monkees too!! Petula Clark had a handful of classic singles also. She's awesome.
Interestingly, I picked up Petula's Greatest Hits for the usual, more famous singles (Downtown, Don't Sleep in the Subway). As far as I know, that was the first time I'd ever heard "Who am I" and I was instantly captivated. What a voice!
Ditto the Dusty song. I picked up her greatest hits for other reasons, but Mama's Little Girl, which I had never heard, became my fave.
Different Drum is an interesting case. Linda's interpretation is so wonderful, I was surprised to find out Nesmith wrote it. Some of the lyrics do make sense from a male perspective. But it made perfect sense to me coming from a woman as when I was growing up, I was a bit on the square side, and I tended to fall for more free spirited girls. I was on the receiving end of that message a few times.
Also Long Long Time by Linda Ronstadt is another classic hit single. I think it was the same year as Different Drum. Nothing she did after that was as great as those two songs. When she was a big huge star in the 70s I didn't think much of her, but those two songs are a different story.
Different Drum is definitely a stone classic. I need to make room for it in my Top 100 or 200. Definitely one of the great singles of all time. Written by Mike Nesmith of the Monkees too!! Petula Clark had a handful of classic singles also. She's awesome.
Interestingly, I picked up Petula's Greatest Hits for the usual, more famous singles (Downtown, Don't Sleep in the Subway). As far as I know, that was the first time I'd ever heard "Who am I" and I was instantly captivated. What a voice!
Ditto the Dusty song. I picked up her greatest hits for other reasons, but Mama's Little Girl, which I had never heard, became my fave.
Different Drum is an interesting case. Linda's interpretation is so wonderful, I was surprised to find out Nesmith wrote it. Some of the lyrics do make sense from a male perspective. But it made perfect sense to me coming from a woman as when I was growing up, I was a bit on the square side, and I tended to fall for more free spirited girls. I was on the receiving end of that message a few times.
Also Long Long Time by Linda Ronstadt is another classic hit single. I think it was the same year as Different Drum. Nothing she did after that was as great as those two songs. When she was a big huge star in the 70s I didn't think much of her, but those two songs are a different story.
To me, some of the best cover performances are those that are sadly never placed on an album. Go here to check out my late beautiful precious Steve Sanders of the Oak Ridge Boys sing "I'll Put Angels Around You" which was done first by the act named Dr. Hook.
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I keep changing it a little but the core songs stay the same. It's like someone said, there are tonnes of good songs. Its hard to narrow it down. I chose songs which made a big impact on me at key moments in my life. There may be other songs I also love but these ones had a big impact on me.
Far from updated as songs/tracks/movements are often more difficult to definitively rate than albums (imo)... Every time I look at this list I want to make upgrades/downgrades, so I tend to only tackle it in spurts otherwise I would go crazy 🤣 _________________ Best Classical Best Films Best Paintings
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