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Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 6 Oct

As I mentioned, I want to use a number of the same acts that I used last month for the “slower dancing/ballad” songs. That’s not possible for the entire month: Al Stewart didn’t have “hot dancing hits,” and I got the impression a...

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That's Enough NOT Dancing!

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 30 Sep

Yep, get up and boogie! I'm tired of holding back! After a month of slower dancing songs, it's time for rock and dance and boogie and MOVE. The fun thing about this is that I'm going to use a number of the same artists that I...

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Slower Dancing Songs: Do You Really Want to Hurt Me

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 4 Sep

There are songs that you don’t have to hear to “hear.” You see the title, and the song is playing in your head. Good ol’ ear worms. Welcome to one of them. This is one of the songs this month that feature ballads and songs...

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40-Year-Old Songs: Rattlesnakes

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 13 Apr 24

Along with songs that are turning 70 this year I’m celebrating the 40th birthday of a number of songs. This one almost made a top ten (lost a coin flip). Most of you won’t even know this, a couple might think you heard it way...

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Gonna Be a Countdown: If You’re Gonna Cry

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 10 Nov 23

Amid all this traveling I’m not gonna forget these songs that have “gonna” in the title. Today I start a string of songs you haven’t heard. Two of them I’d say “that’s too bad,” but that’s the way popular music in America works....

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Clear Channel Memo Songs: Walk Like an Egyptian

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 20 Aug 23

During this monthlong look at songs that ended up on Clear Channel Communication memo of songs that the executives thought were inappropriate to play after 9/11 we’ve had songs you could understand the rationale for, songs that...

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I Heart the 80s Music

Jessica Kenny @sica98 (2441) • Malaysia 28 Aug 22

I have love listening to 80s music genre ever since I was a child till today.When I was a kid, I'd come home from school and turned on the radio in my room loud and there was this one channel station in the radio that always play...

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Money Top Ten: She Works Hard for the Money (#10)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 27 Feb 22

Yesterday when I announced this countdown of songs with “money” in the title I had a few people say they couldn’t think of a single song. Now that the countdown is beginning your memory will be refreshed, hopefully. Let’s get...

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Hot Sax Top Ten: True (#7)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 28 Jun 21

Here on Monday I’m ready to make your start of the work week worse. I’ve mentioned that these songs are more in order of my appreciation for the saxophone work (hence, the “hot sax” title) than whether I think song A is better...

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Old AGE Top Ten: Space Age Love Song (#4)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 23 Apr 21

So you’re here because you saw the words “country music” in the “old” song discussion and ran away screaming? Fear not, no country music here. Some people may be shocked to see just how different this is from today’s...

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Dream Songs: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 20 Mar 21

Looks like it’s warming up, and the grass is getting greener by the day. Could it be SPRING TIME???? Well, spring started today, so we’ll see! Meanwhile, here’s another song with “dream” in the title, and one I’m positive you...

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Dream Songs: Shattered Dreams

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 19 Mar 21

Congratulations, it’s Friday. And hopefully you got your stimulus money and can have a really good weekend. Here’s a song with “dream” in the title to help you dance into the weekend. [b]Shattered Dreams...

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Dream Songs: Don’t Dream Its Over

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 3 Mar 21

Well, now. Did yesterday’s MOR song shock you? Here’s something a little more my style, right? Even though this did make the “easy listening” it’s more what you think of when you think of me....bands that you’ve never heard of....

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Obscure Titles Not in the Songs: Flesh Number One (Beatle Dennis) (#8)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 21 Jun 20

As I scheduled this countdown I broke it into three categories: country songs, well-known rock songs, and the obscure. I think the very title of today’s song in the “obscure” category just screams obscurity. This is the...

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Various Artists - Forever '80s CD

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222728) • United States 18 Feb 20

"Forever '80s" is a two-disc set with 18 songs per disc, for a total of 36 songs. Many of your favorite 80s artists are represented including Hall & Oates, Belinda Carlisle, Toto and Christopher Cross. I am listing only a...

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People, People, PEOPLE! Top Ten: People Are People (#10)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 7 Feb 19

A few days ago I mentioned there would probably be some strange people show up in John's "strange" countdown, and that prompted me to look at songs with "people" in the title. While I'll let John open the Doors on that subject,...

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Ten More Songs You May Not Know Are Covers: Girls Just Want to Have Fun (#5)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 2 Sep 16

I thought I'd used the big shocks up in the first go-round of a look at big hit singles that, unbeknownst to many, were actually covers. Apparently not. Here's another one of those songs that you may have had no idea was a...

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My Favorite One Hit Wonders of the 80s: Just Got Lucky (#1)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 30 Jun 16

Scott (@teamfreak16 ) finished off his list of his ten favorite one-hit wonders of the 1980s. When he started the list he encouraged me to do one as well. And, as a prime example of how diverse the music of the 80s was, we...

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My Favorite One Hit Wonders of the 80s: Major Tom (Coming Home) (#2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 29 Jun 16

For the past nine days Scott (@teamfreak16 ) and I have been looking at the 80s, which was one of the greatest decades ever for classic songs that turned out to be an act's only hit. One of the big decades for "one hit wonders,"...

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My Favorite One-Hit Wonders of the 80s: Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) (#3)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 28 Jun 16

For the past week Scott (@teamfreak16 ) and I have been looking at the great one-hit wonder songs of the 1980s. We haven't repeated a single song, which shows you how many good one-hit wonders we had then. As I have to run to...

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