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1986 Top Ten Songs: Fall On Me (#5)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 27 Mar

What happened in 1986? Well, I went to work at the post office, for one thing. And this fabulous album was released. While I’m quite pleased to not be at the post office anymore (although I feel for my brothers and sisters...

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Some Animals Barely Sleep at All

celticeagle @celticeagle (189819) • Boise, Idaho 26 Nov

I was surprised to learn how drastically different the amount of sleep some animals require as opposed to that of the 8 hours humans need. The amount is less due to external issues such as the threat of predators while with others...

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June Moon Top Ten: Man on the Moon (#8)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 23 Jun

Yes, at last! A break from the country music! Howdy from Lexington, where I’m visiting another Chuy’s that almost becoming a semi-regular place for me (like the one in Birmingham, I go to that one 3-4 times a year)....

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1985 Top Ten Songs: Wendell Gee (#1)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 31 Mar 25

Yes, you knew these guys would top the list when Talking Heads were #2. And, since this is about songs that’ll are 40 years old, you knew it’d be something from this album. But which song? Heck, most of them could be on this...

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Sleep ~ Part One in a Series

celticeagle @celticeagle (189819) • Boise, Idaho 23 Dec 24

Did you know that there are four individual stages of the sleep cycle? They can be determined by an analysis of the brain activity during sleep and shows distinct patterns that characterize each stage. These change throughout the...

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1984 Top Ten: (Don’t Go Back to) Rockville (#5)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 26 Apr 24

Oh, am I in trouble. Scar D. Cat might scratch my eyes out for ranking this song so low on the list of ten favorites from 1984. Sorry, Scar (and your hoomin). It was a great year for music, no doubt! And can you believe this...

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Gonna Be a Countdown: All the Way to Reno (You’re Gonna Be a Star)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 1 Nov 23

The wall calendar (yes, I do still have a wall calendar) and clocks have been adjusted for November. The countdown has, as well! New month, new theme! This month, I’ll continue to make the grammar Nazis cringe,...

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Clear Channel Memo Top Ten: It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (#2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 30 Aug 23

Of course this made the list. I promised you a few songs ago it wasn’t the only time you’d see “the end of the world” on the list of songs that Clear Channel Communications thought were inappropriate for airplay after 9/11. And,...

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Top Ten 1983 Songs: Radio Free Europe (#1)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 30 Jun 23

Tomorrow starts a new month and a new countdown. It’s an intriguing subject, and I hope you’ll like it (if not the songs). Meanwhile, let’s blow out the birthday candles on music turning 40 this year with my favorite on the...

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The Ballad of the Hillbilly and Her Countdowns

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 3 Dec 22

New countdown time! Have you ever noticed the number of songs that have “the ballad of” in their title? It’s not as bad now as it was “back then,” but you could swing a balladeer without hitting a song titled the ballad of...

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Top Ten Songs Sharing Titles With a Poison Song: Stand (#5)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 31 Oct 22

Hollow Happyween, or something like that. By the way, this time next week it won’t be this time next week. (Not applicable in Arizona or Hawaii, two states with the common sense to NOT observe daylight savings time.). As for the...

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Talk Songs Top Ten: Talk About the Passion (#2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 31 Aug 22

This song was one of the first ones written for the list of favorites with “talk” in the title. It’s a no-brainer. I never thought for a moment that a certain cat slave in Illinois would turn his attack cats and squirrels loose...

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Products in Song Titles Top Ten: Orange Crush (#5)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 10 Aug 22

Into the top five we go! This may be cheating a little today, but hey, it’s my countdown, my rules! Actually, you might not know this is a product name, so I’m doing a service as well as working a...

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The Pilgrimage Has Gained Momentum

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 23 Jun 22

Warning: this is boring. The only person who’ll be interested is JJ. Read at your own risk. You know me. If there’s music I’m investigating. This time around I made two music stops, not too far apart...

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Star Songs: Star 69 (#8)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 5 Jan 22

As I said when I introduced this series of songs with “star” in the title, I’m sure that @RasmaSandra would regret suggesting this countdown theme quickly. Never expect the “normal” from me! With that in mind,...

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Old AGE Top Ten: Ages of You (#1)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 29 Apr 21

Where am I? Heck, I don’t know. What am I gonna do today? Heck, I don’t know. But I DO know that I had a great birthday earlier this month, and that this is my favorite songs with “age” in the title. So here it is, straight...

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Dream Songs: I Dont Sleep, I Dream

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 12 Mar 21

Happy Friday! I hope everyone has a good day. I continue on with the fond memories of earlier in the week and another song with “dream” in the title. Can you believe these guys didn’t make the top ten? [b]I Don’t Sleep,...

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Ten Favorite Bands With Multiple Lead Singers: R.E.M. (#2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 24 Feb 21

Ah ha! JJ knew it all along, he was just being nice enough to not spoil it for everyone. After all that hoopla about the Eagles yesterday you were wondering. And now you know. Here’s the band that’s gravitated to a higher spot...

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Fall Songs: Fall on Me (#3)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 10 Dec 20

As I said yesterday, no surprises from here on out in this list of favorites with “fall” in the title. Heck, anyone who knows me can finish this off for me! (Nah, I’ll do it myself, they might get the order wrong....

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Obscure Titles Not in the Song: Crazy (#3)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86583) • United States 30 Jun 20

NO, NOT THE PATSY CLINE SONG! It’s time to dive into the record collection for another tune that doesn’t have the title in the lyrics. (So obviously this isn’t the Patsy Cline song, given that Willie Nelson put the title...

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