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Marcus

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Apr 4, 2013, 3:22:43 PM4/4/13
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Mack A. Damia

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Apr 4, 2013, 4:53:45 PM4/4/13
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On Thu, 4 Apr 2013 12:22:43 -0700 (PDT), Marcus <marc...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Somebody's "list"? What makes this so special?

And I love that they have to use seventeen pages for seventeen songs.
Put it all on one page, goddamit!

Right of the bat, "The September of My Years" ought to replace number
one.

And you mean we all shouldn't have "Hey Jude"?

Jacquelyn Mitchard can eat my shorts, Fromunda included.

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BeatleEd

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Apr 4, 2013, 5:09:46 PM4/4/13
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I own nine, and of the remaining seven, I've only HEARD OF two.
Of course, AARP doesn't really know a damned thing about adult culture
unless it leads directly to selling more insurance.

p.s. there IS Beatles-related content in the list.

Tony

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Apr 4, 2013, 6:25:32 PM4/4/13
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I have 6 of the songs.

Eric Ramon

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Apr 4, 2013, 6:47:17 PM4/4/13
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On Apr 4, 12:22 pm, Marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I only own five:
>
> http://www.aarp.org/entertainment/music/info-03-2012/songs-50-year-ol...

they could have listed them instead of making us click 15 times. I
managed to get to song #3 before I lost patience.

RichL

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Apr 4, 2013, 7:11:57 PM4/4/13
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Four: In My Life, God Only Knows, For What It's Worth, and Hotel California.

How Gangsta's Paradise ever got on a "must have for over 50s" list is beyond
me. However, I do own Weird Al's Amish Paradise, so I suppose I should get
half a point for that.

Nil

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Apr 4, 2013, 7:32:57 PM4/4/13
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On 04 Apr 2013, Marcus <marc...@yahoo.com> wrote in
rec.music.beatles:
I avoid click-throughs, and I avoid AARP. I went through 3 pages, none
of which I knew, and then gave up. I have plenty of other stuff just
like they mention.

Tony

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Apr 4, 2013, 8:14:47 PM4/4/13
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>Eric said,,,"they could have listed them
> instead of making us click 15 times. I
> managed to get to song #3 before I lost
> patience."

There's a link on the site where you can view them all on one page.

hislop

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Apr 4, 2013, 10:01:11 PM4/4/13
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Frank Sinatra at the first and I switch off.

rwalker

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Apr 4, 2013, 11:35:54 PM4/4/13
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On Thu, 4 Apr 2013 12:22:43 -0700 (PDT), Marcus <marc...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

I own 6. I think I'd rather slit my own throat than own the whole
list. And I'm closer to 60 than 50.

Marcus

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Apr 5, 2013, 10:00:58 AM4/5/13
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On Apr 4, 11:35 pm, rwalker <rwal...@despammed.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Apr 2013 12:22:43 -0700 (PDT), Marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> >I only own five:
>
> >http://www.aarp.org/entertainment/music/info-03-2012/songs-50-year-ol...
>
> I own 6.  I think I'd rather slit my own throat than own the whole
> list.  And I'm closer to 60 than 50.

I only posted for reaction...I found them to be mostly horrible...who
the heck is this person who wrote the column anyway.

Even the Vatican made more sense when they chose their greatest albums
of all time. See my spoof on their choices below, from a few years
ago.

http://www.counterpunch.org/2010/02/22/the-vatican-s-top-ten-album-list/

Marc

abe slaney

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Apr 5, 2013, 12:43:24 PM4/5/13
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On Apr 5, 10:00 am, Marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Apr 4, 11:35 pm, rwalker <rwal...@despammed.com> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 4 Apr 2013 12:22:43 -0700 (PDT), Marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > >I only own five:
>
> > >http://www.aarp.org/entertainment/music/info-03-2012/songs-50-year-ol...
>
> > I own 6.  I think I'd rather slit my own throat than own the whole
> > list.  And I'm closer to 60 than 50.
>
> I only posted for reaction...I found them to be mostly horrible...who
> the heck is this person who wrote the column anyway.

She's a fairly well-known author. I don't know why everybody is so
hostile to this list...it's one person's opinion. AARP didn't say
everybody over 50 should own these songs. And the person who wrote the
column is not the same person who compiled their list.

Mack A. Damia

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Apr 5, 2013, 1:17:39 PM4/5/13
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Jacquelyn Mitchard looks as if she belongs in the obnoxious Tena Twist
commercial.

Just sayin'

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Marcus

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Apr 5, 2013, 2:26:02 PM4/5/13
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"16 Songs Everyone Over 50 MUST Own"

Marcus

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Apr 5, 2013, 2:27:05 PM4/5/13
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That is one terrible commercial but not as bad as the Buck Naked
Underwear ads...but I digress.

rwalker

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Apr 5, 2013, 3:31:17 PM4/5/13
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On Fri, 5 Apr 2013 07:00:58 -0700 (PDT), Marcus <marc...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>I only posted for reaction...I found them to be mostly horrible...who
>the heck is this person who wrote the column anyway.

I had that same thought, who is this person who made this list?

abe slaney

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Apr 6, 2013, 5:49:40 PM4/6/13
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It's a headline - it's obviously not meant to be read as THE
definitive list. The article invites and encourages readers - at least
twice - to submit their own ideas for a "better list". If I started a
thread here called "The 10 Best Beatles Songs" and gave my list and
then asked for other people to submit their own list, would you say
"who the hell is this guy to think he knows the 10 Best Beatle Songs",
or would you make your own list? I still don't get the hostility to
this article from this group.

Nil

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Apr 6, 2013, 7:03:09 PM4/6/13
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On 06 Apr 2013, abe slaney <abes...@yahoo.com> wrote in
rec.music.beatles:

>> "16 Songs Everyone Over 50 MUST Own"
>
> It's a headline - it's obviously not meant to be read as THE
> definitive list. The article invites and encourages readers - at
> least twice - to submit their own ideas for a "better list". If I
> started a thread here called "The 10 Best Beatles Songs" and gave
> my list and then asked for other people to submit their own list,
> would you say "who the hell is this guy to think he knows the 10
> Best Beatle Songs", or would you make your own list? I still don't
> get the hostility to this article from this group.

I get it. The list seems thoughtless and arbitrary. The blurbs for each
song are shallow. I don't get the feeling that the author really likes
or knows the music well. And the article is riddled with mistakes. He
calls "Harvest Moon" a waltz, which it's not. The Buffalo Springfield
song is not titled, "Stop, Hey What�s That Sound", etc. The Coolio and
Eagles and ACDC songs seem like tokens.

I guess it being an intentional "conversation starter" makes it
slightly more OK, but it still seems so careless.

Marcus

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Apr 7, 2013, 1:09:06 AM4/7/13
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Abe, I know they didn't mean the list to be the ultimate, but thought
you had missed the title with the word "must" in it.

I'm not hostile to the article. I get their regular monthly magazine,
and it is quite good at times.

I just put the article out there for comment.

Marc

http://marccatone.webs.com/newbook.htm

Eric Ramon

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Apr 7, 2013, 4:49:06 AM4/7/13
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On Apr 6, 4:03 pm, Nil <redno...@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote:
> On 06 Apr 2013, abe slaney <abesla...@yahoo.com> wrote in
now that I've seen the whole list (thank you, Tony, for pointing out
the link to see all of it at once) I'm not hostile at all to it. Not
really my taste but that's ok. No reason it *should* be. It's always
interesting to see what somebody else likes. If I were going to put
one together that was mildly eclectic I might have Mos Def, along with
the Zombies. My list, like Ms. Mitchard's would be "a list by someone
who has some favorites".

jn

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Apr 7, 2013, 6:47:31 AM4/7/13
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"rwalker" <rwa...@despammed.com> wrote in message
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No !! What is the person who made this list !! :)


Marcus

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Apr 7, 2013, 10:20:38 PM4/7/13
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On Apr 4, 3:22 pm, Marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I only own five:
>
> http://www.aarp.org/entertainment/music/info-03-2012/songs-50-year-ol...

Just for fun, I've listed below the "40 Songs People Over 55 MUST
Own".

They are not listed in any particular order, and I could probably list
another 25 or so. And yes, the songs are specific to folks who grew
up during the 60s and early 70s. Not to be taken too seriously, just
listed for fun like the AARP list.


She Loves You--Beatles
In The Still Of The Night--Five Satins
Like A Rolling Stone--Dylan
Layla--Derek & The Dominoes
When A Man Loves A Woman--Percy Sledge
Alice's Restaurant--Arlo Guthrie
Hey Jude--Beatles
Good Lovin'--Young Rascals
My Girl--Temptations
Imagine--Lennon
Can't Get Enough--Bad Company
What's Goin On--Marvin Gaye
Woodstock--Joni Mitchell
Good Vibrations--Beach Boys
I Got You (I Feel Good)--James Brown
I Ain't Marchin Anymore--Phil Ochs
Ticket To Ride--Beatles
SaveThe Country--Laura Nyro
My Girl--Temptations
Ready Teddy--Little Richard
God Only Knows--Beach Boys
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction--Stones
Stairway To Heaven--Led Zeppelin
Light My Fire--Doors
My Sweet Lord--Harrison
My Generation--Who
Somebody To Love--Jefferson Airplane
Hound Dog--Elvis
Brown Sugar--Stones
Papa Was A Rolling Stone--Temptations
That'll Be The Day--Buddy Holly
Maybe I'm Amazed--McCartney
Reach Out (I'll Be There)--Four Tops
Purple Haze--Hendrix
Piece Of My Heart--Joplin
Stop In The Name Of Love--Supremes
Johnny B Goode--Chuck Berry
All Along The Watchtower--Hendrix
Only The Good Die Young--Billy Joel
Refugee--Tom Petty & Heartbreakers

Eric Ramon

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Apr 7, 2013, 10:30:38 PM4/7/13
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On Apr 7, 7:20 pm, Marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Just for fun, I've listed below the "40 Songs People Over 55 MUST
> Own".
>
> They are not listed in any particular order, and I could probably list
> another 25 or so.  And yes, the songs are specific to folks who grew
> up during the 60s and early 70s.  Not to be taken too seriously, just
> listed for fun like the AARP list.

what!?! How dare you! I've listed the songs I don't want.

> Can't Get Enough--Bad Company
> SaveThe Country--Laura Nyro
> Stairway To Heaven--Led Zeppelin

Marcus

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Apr 7, 2013, 10:35:31 PM4/7/13
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and someone pointed out that I listed "My Girl" twice, so it's really
39 songs.

Mack A. Damia

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Apr 7, 2013, 10:38:26 PM4/7/13
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On Sun, 7 Apr 2013 19:20:38 -0700 (PDT), Marcus <marc...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Although it is a few years older, "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill
Haley and the Comets has to be included on any serious collection of
songs that the over 55 crowd MUST have. The circa mid-50s song is
commonly used as a convenient line of demarcation between the "rock
era" and the music industry that preceded it.

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rwalker

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Apr 7, 2013, 11:31:40 PM4/7/13
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On Sun, 7 Apr 2013 19:20:38 -0700 (PDT), Marcus <marc...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>On Apr 4, 3:22�pm, Marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I only own five:
>>
>> http://www.aarp.org/entertainment/music/info-03-2012/songs-50-year-ol...
>
>Just for fun, I've listed below the "40 Songs People Over 55 MUST
>Own".
>
>They are not listed in any particular order, and I could probably list
>another 25 or so. And yes, the songs are specific to folks who grew
>up during the 60s and early 70s. Not to be taken too seriously, just
>listed for fun like the AARP list.
>
>
>She Loves You--Beatles
>In The Still Of The Night--Five Satins
snip
>All Along The Watchtower--Hendrix
>Only The Good Die Young--Billy Joel
>Refugee--Tom Petty & Heartbreakers

Much more satisfying list.

Marcus

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Apr 8, 2013, 11:17:02 AM4/8/13
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On Apr 7, 10:38 pm, Mack A. Damia <mybaconbu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Although it is a few years older, "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill
> Haley and the Comets has to be included on any serious collection of
> songs that the over 55 crowd MUST have.   The circa mid-50s song is
> commonly used as a convenient line of demarcation between the "rock
> era" and the music industry that preceded it.

Yes, I agree. I weighted the list more towards 60s songs, but there
are many 50s rock songs that are essential.

Mack A. Damia

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Apr 8, 2013, 11:33:20 AM4/8/13
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On Mon, 8 Apr 2013 08:17:02 -0700 (PDT), Marcus <marc...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Maybe, too, in some cases the performer is more important than the
song itself. If I were limited as to number, I would have to include,
say, Fats Domino - maybe "Blueberry Hill" at the expense of one of The
Beatles songs.

Just a thought.

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Apr 8, 2013, 2:32:32 PM4/8/13
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On Thursday, April 4, 2013 6:11:57 PM UTC-5, RichL wrote:

> How Gangsta's Paradise ever got on a "must have for over 50s" list is beyond
>
> me. However, I do own Weird Al's Amish Paradise, so I suppose I should get
>
> half a point for that.

It was a ripoff of Stevie Wonder's "Pastime Paradise", too!

who?

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Apr 10, 2013, 5:30:36 AM4/10/13
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On Thursday, April 4, 2013 2:22:43 PM UTC-5, Marcus wrote:
> I only own five:
>
>
>
> http://www.aarp.org/entertainment/music/info-03-2012/songs-50-year-olds.html?cmp=BAC-OUTBRAIN-ENTERTAINMENT_7919469_16-Songs-Everyone-Over-50-Must-Own

Marcus, I'm not trying to kill your thread, (I should have started
another thread on this) but I would be more interested to hear
what you and the others believe what songs young people around
ages 15 to 25 must own of 60's music? Make it 16 songs or 50
or whatever.

Jeff

WillyShears

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Apr 10, 2013, 2:31:37 PM4/10/13
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I would of put September Song on my list, although
50 might be a little young for that song. I like Willie
Nelsons interpretation.
Willy

Marcus

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Apr 10, 2013, 3:54:08 PM4/10/13
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On Apr 10, 2:31 pm, WillyShears <W...@Bobs.Pub> wrote:
> On 4/4/13 2:22 PM, Marcus wrote:
>
> > I only own five:
>
> >http://www.aarp.org/entertainment/music/info-03-2012/songs-50-year-ol...
>
> I would of put September Song on my list, although
> 50 might be a little young for that song. I like Willie
> Nelsons interpretation.
> Willy

Jimmy Durante's version is my fave of that song.

Marcus

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Apr 10, 2013, 3:55:08 PM4/10/13
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On Apr 10, 5:30 am, "who?" <yourimageunre...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On Thursday, April 4, 2013 2:22:43 PM UTC-5, Marcus wrote:
> > I only own five:
>
> >http://www.aarp.org/entertainment/music/info-03-2012/songs-50-year-ol...
>
> Marcus, I'm not trying to kill your thread, (I should have started
> another thread on this) but I would be more interested to hear
> what you and the others believe what songs young people around
> ages 15 to 25 must own of 60's music? Make it 16 songs or 50
> or whatever.
>
> Jeff

Jeff,

Obviously, pulling your leg in the other thread, but I will try to
give it serious thought, and post when I get the chance.

Marc
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