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Island Hopping Top Ten: I’m on an Island (#9)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86570) • United States 27 Nov 21

As I told my brother yesterday, I haven’t stayed home two days in a row since last year when I had covid! I did remember how to drive! I also remember where I’m at, and that’s counting down favorites with...

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Fly Songs Top Ten: (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman (#9)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86570) • United States 15 Nov 21

Monday Morning to y’all. Cold here, with the threat of a warm-up then a crash back to cold. “I’ve got to fly to St. Somewhere,” as Jimmy Buffett said. Speaking of “fly,” @JamesHxstatic asked for a theme of songs with “fly” in...

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50-Year-Old Songs Top Ten: Lola (#7)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86570) • United States 25 Aug 20

Back on August 1 I started a salute to songs that are 50 years old this year (as well as 40 years old) as a lighthearted jab at people who call music from the early 2000s “old.” While web sites are doing “where are they now”...

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Street Cleaning Top Ten: Dead End Street (#10)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86570) • United States 29 Nov 19

I hope that everyone had a good Thanksgiving here in the land of excess. After we give thanks for what we have, we make like CCR and want “more, more, more,” attacking one another at 4 AM for a Black Friday special. To take your...

road trip countdowns

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Yesterday's Multiple Kinks

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 7 Jul 19

As you know, my plans yesterday were to go to the flea market. One of my daughters was coming to meet my mom and me at my house and we were all going together. The first kink was my daughter falling back asleep yesterday...

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Lets Dance Top Ten: Come Dancing (#1)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86570) • United States 12 Mar 19

It's time to put those dancing shoes away as I close out my countdown of favorite songs that have "dance" or some variation in the title. Saving the best for last, here's my favorite "dance" song. [b]#1: Come Dancing -...

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Ten Songs You Probably Knew Were Covers: You Really Got Me (#8)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86570) • United States 19 Feb 19

Ugh, what a rough night. Oh, well, makes me appreciate the good nights. But I always appreciate good music! Here's another song that was a hit, and most people know it was a cover. [b]#8: You Really Got Me - Van...

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The Long and Short of It

Four Walls @FourWalls (86570) • United States 15 Apr 18

For most of the past week I've been trying to give my arms a rest from typing. My carpal tunnel is flaring up, and my cortisone shot isn't until May 8. But I can't just ignore everything. That includes countdowns! Here's the...

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Overplayed Classic Rock Songs I'm Not Sick of (Yet): Lola (#6)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86570) • United States 19 Mar 18

Monday morning to you all! Poor Monday, it's so hated. The only good Monday is the one where you don't have to get up and go to work. I did, so I'll make the best of it. Hopefully Monday will do the same. At least we can...

overplayed fm rock songs

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Ten Favorite International Name Songs: Waterloo Sunset (#3)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86570) • United States 22 Dec 16

I've never been a "world traveler" in reality (heck, there are still twelve states in the US I haven't made it to yet!!), but when it comes to music we can go anywhere and everywhere. So here's another song with an international...

international locale name songs

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My Ten Favorite Walk Songs: Sleepwalker (#8)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86570) • United States 9 Aug 16

I'm really enjoying the surge in posts here in the music world! We have a number of themes going on right now, and I'm loving them all. My current theme is "walk" songs (I finished "run" songs last week), song with "walk" or...

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Youtube Of The Day – The Kinks – Come Dancing

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 17 Nov 15

Though it sounds remarkably upbeat the more you know about this song the more heart-breaking it actually is. First of all it laments the closure of popular dance-hall night clubs that made and broke whole families in working class...

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What's your favourite Kinks song?

jajatisalgoe @jajatisalgoe (646) • Belgium 10 Feb 07

Mine is definitely: Death of a clown Also class songs: You really got me, victoria, lola, well respected man, set me free. they are all fantastic, buy their albums!

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