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1966 Top Ten: When a Man Loves a Woman (#7)

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

Happy Friday! I’m still in shock over that massive tornado that hit Enid, Oklahoma last night…with no fatalities or major injuries. Thank God! We’ve had nearly 60 tornadoes in the US in the last week, and NO fatalities!...

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1966 Songs: 634 5789 (Soulsville, USA)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 11 Apr

Unlike the 1956 song, I was alive when this one came out…but I was listening to country music in 1966 (as you’ll see later in the countdown ), so I didn’t get to hear this when it originally came out....

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1966 Songs: Reach Out I’ll Be There

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 9 Apr

Oh, did that country music give you a headache? This should cure it. And, as I like to point out, I’m one person: I really DO love 60s Motown and 50s classic country music (and 70s punk and 80s college rock). This is...

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1966 Songs: Ain’t Too Proud to Beg

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 1 Apr

Think about it. You may have heard this song this week. And it’s sixty years old now. See, music is timeless! Let’s continue to celebrate my birthday with a look more birthdays, these being the 60th anniversary of great...

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Slower Dancing Songs: Kiss and Say Goodbye

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 10 Sep

When I said the songs would be slower, it presented a challenge. Some people can dance to anything. And, honestly, this is a song that I liked roller skating to! This is one of those great R&B ballads from the 70s. I hope you...

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Top Ten 1975 Songs: Right Back Where We Started From (#9)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 23 May 25

Well, as promised, it’s time for a song, and I’m at Mark’s Feed Store…just not the one that was in the discussion last night. I have to get another pickup at the Amazon drop off/pickup place today, so I might as well eat here...

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1975 Songs: You Sexy Thing

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 21 May 25

You know, with this song NOT making the top ten, I should have done a top 15 for 1975. It was an amazing year, and I have lots of good memories because it was my first year of listening to rock and roll. Even though this didn’t...

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1965 Top Ten Songs: Rescue Me (#2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 29 Apr 25

Oh, so you don’t like the country music, huh? Well, here’s something that will cure your headache from country music. I frequently put this disclaimer in for anyone who stumbled over this because they got up at some ridiculous...

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1960 Top Ten Songs: Finger Poppin’ Time (#9)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 22 Apr 25

Oh, wasn’t 1960 a good year. I was born there. Despite that, there was lots of great music that year. I’m celebrating having turned 65 earlier this month with songs that are also turning 65 this year!...

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1965 Songs: Uptight (Everything’s Alright)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 17 Apr 25

From doo-wop we go to mid-60s soul as I continue to celebrate my birthday by celebrating the birthdays of great music. This side of the countdowns is dedicated to 60-year-old music. Dancing is mandatory to this one! [b]Uptight...

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1965 Songs: Stop! In the Name of Love

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 13 Apr 25

It’s a soulful day today! In addition to the song that came from 1960, it’s another Motown R&B classic for 1965. What a great year for Motown that was!!! Pretty good year for music all around. And that was 60 years ago now....

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1965 Songs: It’s the Same Old Song

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 9 Apr 25

Happy 60th birthday to this, and many other great songs from 1965! There’s a definite 60s vibe to a lot of these songs, and yet in spite of that, they’re timeless! Here’s a good case of that. [b]It’s the Same Old Song - Four...

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1965 Songs: In the Midnight Hour

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 8 Apr 25

From the silliness of yesterday’s tune we turn to some seriously great soul music for today’s look at the songs from 1965. These are the things we had 60 years ago. Kids, if you wonder why “old people” hate your music,...

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1955 Songs: Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 11 Mar 25

Throughout this look at songs from 70 years ago I’ve mentioned that a number of songs gave me a large selection of versions to choose from. This is one of the biggest examples of that. One of the most recorded songs of 1955…which...

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You Asked for It!! (Part 2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 28 Feb 25

If you think the 1955 stuff sounds strange, you can comfort yourself that it was 70 years ago. But 1985? You still hear these songs on the oldies channel! “Oldies channel.” Ouch. I lived through that year. And now...

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My 100 Favorite Charted Pop Songs: You’re a Wonderful One

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 10 Dec 24

More Motown! The perfect antidote to country music, right? Yes, indeed, I do love them both. I grew up with country music, but I grew into rock and roll, which may explain a lot of the discrepancies in my tastes....

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marvin gaye

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My 100 Favorite Charted Pop Songs: Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 9 Dec 24

So…did yesterday’s soft rock put you to sleep? Fear not, it’s two days of Motown!!! I found this 45 in a junk store that my parents ran, and the 14-year-old country music geek fell in love with it. Here we are, 50 years later,...

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stevie wonder

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My 100 Favorite Charted Pop Songs: Warm and Tender Love

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 5 Dec 24

Darn it all, I wasn’t going out today. But it is trash day, and the cleaner sent me a text that my blanket is done, so I piled on the layers and headed out. I have the new tea shipment to sample (smells wonderful), and I have...

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percy sledge

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My 100 Favorite Charted Pop Songs: The Rubberband Man

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 7 Nov 24

Another one of those great “what the heck” double features. Along with that astonishingly COUNTRY country song, we get this! And, as I frequently like to do for any newbies, I am not three people, just one. And yes, I...

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spinners

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60-Year-Old Songs: Where Did Our Love Go

Four Walls @FourWalls (86812) • United States 17 Jun 24

Wow, isn’t this a great month for music?! Such a wonderful blend of things. Right now I’m in the R&B portion of 1964, and that’s not by design, it’s just the way the alphabet put them. Here’s another classic that’s...

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