Aerosmith: Rag Doll (1988)

Aerosmith completed their comback with their final single off Permanent Vacation. The band appeared dead until resuscitated by Run DMC. The comeback album featured four hit singles including "Rag Doll", which recounts a hedonistic man's conquests.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv2vx57BYi8

1959 in Music

People believed rock n roll died in 1959. Indeed, the year marked the end of the first generation of rockers. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash. Holly's death dealt a significant blow to the genre. By this point, Jerry Lee Lewis fell due to personal scandal, Little Richard quit performing in favor of the ministry, and Elvis Presley was drafted. Despite this, rock's so-called last gasp produced iconic works such as "La Bamba", "What I'd Say", and "There Goes My Baby." Rock n Roll gives way to the Dance Craze, teen idols, and Folk revival. Meanwhile, The Supremes form and Jimi Hendrix buys his first guitar. The year's biggest star was Bobby Darin.

#1 song of 1959:
Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qrjtr_uFac

Iconic songs of 1959:

Beyond the Sea by Bobby Darin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEIDep_UMmk

El Paso by Marty Robbins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UVVS5-9HvA

I Only Have Eyes for You by The Flamingos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63nlhoda2MY

La Bamba by Ritchie Valens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Coy8Hoa1DNw

Sea of Love by Phil Phillips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EroRtEUmZcU

A Teenager in Love by Dion and the Belmonts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pwgswchPDo

There Goes by Baby by The Drifters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noFS4_oEakI

What I'd Say by Ray Charles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIqWwiC1BFI



Other hits:

The Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL7XS_8qgXM

Stagger Lee by Lloyd Price: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCPutYaGFlE

Lonesome Town by Ricky Nelson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN7mjvok6MI

Love Potion Number Nine by The Clovers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt7htnE1s4o

Dream Lover by Bobby Darin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzkECdHu1dQ

Poison Ivy by The Coasters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRfRITVdz4k

Personality by Lloyd Price: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thwJBqzNB7g

The future appeared in 1959 with...


Teen Idol Frankie Avalon:
Venus by Frankie Avalon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fakpqLDEQAo



Kicking off the folk revival:

M.T.A. by The Kingston Trio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Jw_v3F_Q0



Chubby Checker's remake kicks off the Dance Craze:

The Twist by Hank Ballard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUZqK65OAHE



and later becomes a key component of a Clint Eastwood film:

Misty by Johnny Mathis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JwhJMFDybQ









　


　

　

　
　


　 

Top 10 Bob Dylan songs

My top 10 favorite Bob Dylan songs.

Things Have Changed

Hurricane

Tangled Up In Blue

Lay, Lady, Lay

All Along the Watchtower

Positively 4th Street

Subterranean Homesick Blues

Maggie's Farm

The Times They Are a-Changin'

Like A Rolling Stone
 

Sammy Hagar: Eagles Fly (1987)

Sammy Hagar owed his label an album. So he recorded I Never Said Goodbye with help from his Van Halen bandmates. The album featured "Give to Live", "Boys Night Out", and "Eagles Fly." The song reached #82 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #22 on the rock charts. Hagar would not release another solo album until 1997.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuGboEKUOF8

Bryan Adams: Cuts Like a Knife (1983)

"Cuts Like a Knife" helped break Bryan Adams into the mainstream. It was one of the summer soundtrack songs of 1983. It reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 in Adams' native Canada. The Canadian remained a force in music for the next decade and continues to record.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VZhSkREYBc

Pete Townshend: Let My Love Open the Door (1980)

This is Pete Townshend's only Top 10 hit in America as a solo artist. The song has appeared in numerous ads and film ranging from Look Who's Talking to Jersey Girl to Evan Almighty. It also appeared in Californication. It will most likely continue to be used in film, television, and commercials for years to come. It's too bouncy and happy! I wonder if this might be the most used song...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JtYgQxetek

Pete Townshend: Rough Boys (1980)

Was Pete coming out? Or was he discussing his ambiguous sexuality? Or was he talking about people he knew? Pete has given contradictory statements on the song and the issue. It continues to confuse people to this day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkT8W6u81Ks

Blondie: The Tide Is High (1980)

Blondie is one of the most eclectic groups in music history. They began as a punk band, but evolved to include everything around them. In this case, they throw some reggae into the mix. The video had a figure that looks remarkably like Darth Vader.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppYgrdJ0pWk

Foil by Weird Al Yankovic (2014)

Weird Al demonstrates why he is the best at music parody. He has outlasted most of the acts he has mocked over the years. Here, Al gives his take on "Royal" by Lourde. It begins as an ode to aluminum foil and then jumps into paranoid conspiracies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-0TEJMJOhk

Top 10 Blondie songs

My top 10 favorite Blondie songs. They are not in any order...

Call Me

Maria

Tide is High

Atomic

Rapture

Heart of Glass

Dreaming

Rip Her to Shreds

Hanging on the Telephone

Picture This 

Alice Cooper: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2011 part 2

1980-the present
Clones (1980): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFrk25ncadU

He's Back (1986): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qglpDlSlPzE

Teenage Frankenstein (1987): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdXGkrUgMHI

Poison (1989): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq4j1LtCdww

House of Fire (1989): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Hu_mq0Uc0M

Hey Stoopid (1991): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcAl93uEYUA

Love's a Loaded Gun (1991): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcEzx5HLYEw

It's Me (1994): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVvwO7pvX5E

Gimme (2000): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evp7b9RE8Go

Keepin' Halloween Alive (2009): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bts3VrqJI8

I'll Bite Your Face Off (2011): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFxn24dOR04

Alice Cooper: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2011 part 1

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/alice-cooper/

Official Site: http://www.alicecooper.com/

1969-1979
Alice Cooper is the Godfather of Shock Rock. He brought theater and spectacle to rock by combining horror and vaudeville to garage rock.

Alice Cooper is actually the name of the band, but later became associated with its lead singer Vincent Furnier. Supposedly, they used a Quija board to come up with the name. They really knew how to connect with fans and young people.
I'm Eighteen (1970): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXZcJojTucg

Under My Wheels (1971): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gha79UZVRk0

School's Out (1972): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBEcLxnXVAc

To parody the election...
Elected (1972): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKF2frgozso

Hello Hooray (1973): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgndbnTZ-uo

No More Mr. Nice Guy (1973): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKrE06N0TSk

Teenage Lament '74 (1973): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_cQ1udEmGc

and then Alice went solo.

The concept album Welcome to My Nightmare (1975)
Only Women Blee w/Vincent Price (1975): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plpF8b-Ax3I

Welcome to My Nightmare (1975): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMrZPcPl1GM

How You Gonna See Me Now (1978): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LERBv5DSuEc

　

Neil Diamond: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2011 part 3

1980-2014

Neil starred in The Jazz Singer in 1980.
Love on the Rocks (1980): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbvxP08FlMs

Hello Again (1981): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI8FIm1Mrw0

America (1981): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTSLRbm8L9E

Yesterday's Songs (1981): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKzrV_ZQPkY

Inspired by the film E.T.:

Heartlight (1982): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0TfR9mgOiU

after E.T.Bos

I'm Alive (1983): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPgF2tcdUv0

Front Page Story (1983): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C74mmgznWto

Turn Around (1984): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9utj6AUtjE

Headed for the Future (1986): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vM3QAjWH8Q

Sales slumped in the mid-80s and 90s, but he remained a huge concert draw.

I Dreamed a Dream (1987): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUZMDF3mLBw

The Best Years of Our Lives (1989): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eqxvlB5i8Q

Don't Turn Around (1991): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poyehZZ8pnk

Diamond enjoyed a resurgence in the 2000s. Sports teams, most notably the Boston Red Sox began playing "Sweet Caroline" at games,his songs appeared in films, Will Ferrell did an impression on Saturday Night Live, and "America" became an anthem for the 2002 Olympics. The 2001 film, Saving Silverman, featured a Neil Diamond subplot.

You Are The Best Part of Me (2001): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj-Vo1h65pM

Delirious Love w/ Brian Wilson (2006): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjvBmlg2HZ8

Cherry Cherry Christmas (2009): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjKaPHLPSXM

Following the Boston Marathon bombings, Neil Diamond stood up:

The Freedom Song (2013): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UR5XD5O8vU

Neil Diamond: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2011 part 2

1970-79

Cracklin' Rosie (1970): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6FfjlxZLTk

I Am...I Said (1971): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wYpVy9W29M

He released the live double album Hot August Night in 1972. It became a classic.
Song Sung Blue (1972): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru6oaMLzXYA

Play Me (1972): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4tXMYeUIls

In 1973, Diamond did the soundtrack to Jonathan Livingston Seagull. The album outearned the film.
Lonely Looking Sky (1973): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3UXV0crbOk

Longfellow Seranade (1974): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4cxotMi1lo

If You Know What I Mean (1976): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5XQ0I9763k

Desiree (1977): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-TfQMdqEKEHYPERLINK "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-TfQMdqEKE&list=RDw-TfQMdqEKE"&HYPERLINK "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-TfQMdqEKE&list=RDw-TfQMdqEKE"list=RDw-TfQMdqEKE

You Don't Bring Me Flowers w/Barbara Streisand (1978): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj10EzNKA2M

Forever in Blue Jeans (1978): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAWpkBurVno

September Morn (1979): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVLonpBtkH0

He collapsed on stage and had a tumor removed from his spine. He still suffers from chronic back pain.



　

　

　

　 

Neil Diamond: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2011 part 1

1966-69
Official Site: http://www.neildiamond.com/

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/neil-diamond/bio/

Neil Diamond signed a recording contract as a duo act with friend Jack Parker. They recorded two singles which flopped. Diamond went solo in 1963.

Much of his early career was spent writing at the famous Brill Building.

His most famous work was performed by the Monkeys:

I'm A Believer by The Monkeys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfuBREMXxts


He got a break in 1966 and began to record himself.

Solitary Man (1966): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti2lJ8V0aX0

Cherry, Cherry (1966): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvXCYqd8AAs

Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon (1967): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGvMjgLXBi0

Kentucky Woman (1967): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbIKP3oYy_c


Diamond jumped record companies in 1968. It led to legal issues until 1977.

Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show (1969): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCgeWUKcumA

Sweet Caroline (1969): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vhFnTjia_I

Holly Holy (1969): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQwqQwD6OOw