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Songs Mentioning the Beatles: Beleeka Doodle Day

Four Walls @FourWalls (86805) • United States 4 Jun

Ah, welcome to day four of the month-long countdown, the day where I lose everyone, or have you pining for last month when I didn’t have a countdown. Oh, you think this is bad, wait until we get to Paul’s song...

songs mentioning the beatles

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Slower Dancing Songs: Time Passages

Four Walls @FourWalls (86805) • United States 19 Sep

Hey, how did this not end up in the top ten? I don’t know, but at least it made the list. “The list” this month is for @rebelann who joked about rocking too hard to some of the songs in my countdowns. Next month, I get...

slower dancing songs

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My 100 Favorite Charted Pop Songs: Year of the Cat

Four Walls @FourWalls (86805) • United States 8 Dec 24

What rock song will balance out a George Jones song? Well, none, because they don’t go together. Since these lists are alphabetical, some interesting combinations show up. Not today. If it weren’t for the lyrics,...

100 favorite rock songs

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Hot Sax Top Ten: Song on the Radio (#9)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86805) • United States 26 Jun 21

As I mentioned, this was a tough countdown. It’s not so much how much I love the song but the saxophone work in the song. And, as you’ll see as I progress through the countdown, the sax work is different, each contributing...

favorite sax solos

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Scottish Musicians Top Ten: Al Stewart (#3)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86805) • United States 12 Nov 20

Today’s musician from the list of favorites from the land of Scotland, a tribute to our myLotter @Jimbo452020 , is the only one on the list that I’ve actually met. That’s not why he ranks so high on the list of favorites:...

scottish musicians

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“Thomas More Waits in the Tower of London”

Four Walls @FourWalls (86805) • United States 19 Dec 19

One of my favorite Al Stewart songs is 1978’s “A Man for All Seasons,” from his album Time Passages. While I love the song, I had never seen the movie from which it took its name (the 1966 Oscar-winning Best Picture) until...

a man for all seasons

sir thomas more

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Be One of Us #16 - "Year of the Cat"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43646) • Denver, Colorado 12 Dec 19

Time now for an all-time favorite in today's edition of Be One of Us, a random countdown of 50 songs with "of" in the title. We are at #16: "Year of the Cat" by Al Stewart. British singer/songwriter Al Stewart's title track to...

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Happy New YEAR Top Ten: Year of the Cat (#6)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86805) • United States 1 Jan 18

As this is the first day of the new year I decided I'd count down my ten favorite songs that have the word "year" in the title. It's too bad I didn't think of that idea one day sooner, so that the countdown would have been evenly...

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Things to Live In Top Ten: The Palace of Versailles (#6)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86805) • United States 23 Jun 17

I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon before I take off for Indianapolis -- hopefully. The "hopefully" is for taking off for Indy, not the doctor's appointment. There are flash flood watches between here and there, thanks...

things to live in songs

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Ten Favorite Song Songs: Song on the Radio (#3)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86805) • United States 28 May 17

Yesterday I took the day off to go to Cincinnati for a concert and to mourn the loss of Gregg Allman. So sad to lose another legend! Let me resume the countdown of my favorite songs with "song" in the title, and this is a song...

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Favorite 70's Rock Tunes #2 - "Year of the Cat"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43646) • Denver, Colorado 24 Apr 17

We are at the silver medal spot in my Favorite 70's Rock Songs series, inspired by a similar countdown done by @TRBRocks420 not too long ago. #2 belongs to "Year of the Cat" by Al Stewart. Considered a folk rocker by trade,...

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Ten Favorite Cats and Dogs Songs: Year of the Cat (#1)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86805) • United States 1 Mar 17

Here's the final saucer of milk to be put out for my series of songs that have "cat" or "dog" in the title. Maybe I'll move on to exotic animals next...."Hyena" by R.E.M., anyone? Meanwhile, here's my favorite...

cats and dogs songs

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Into the Groovy #19 - "Year of the Cat"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43646) • Denver, Colorado 8 Apr 16

Al Stewart is a Scottish singer/songwriter known for hits such as "On the Border" and "Time Passages." More importantly, Stewart's 1976 album, Year of the Cat, contained not only "On the Border," but a fantastic, perfect title...

year of the cat

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Attention Al Stewart fans!

FreshStart @FreshStart (15) 18 Sep 07

How many of his concerts have you seen? I saw two, one in the late 60's and another 35 years later at a small pub in Stoke-on-Trent. His appearance had changed vastly but his voice was still the same. He have us all hivers when...

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