Sometimes a song makes it onto this countdown even though it’s really just a dance tune. In this case, it’s a song that has found its way onto every playlist for every kind of sporting event or pep rally you can think of, and it still sounds fresh today. When you hear that undeniable riff, you know it immediately, and that’s worthy of at least getting at #18 – Get Ready by 2 Unlimited.
My wife calls this next song in the 1991 countdown the ultimate road trip song, at least when she grew up with her sisters. It’s been covered by Rascal Flatts but their version only shows how great the original song is. Coming in at #19 is Life is a Highway by Tom Cochrane.
Kicking off the countdown of the Top 20 30-Year-Old Songs today is a song that’s the title of a classic Disney movie, both of which my kids love. The version here is not the one with Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson, but the original, made all the more legendary when you hear how this artist, despite jet lag and arriving late, recorded this in one take – done! Starting at #20 is Beauty and the Beast by Angela Lansbury.
It’s that time again, for another annual countdown for my Top 20 songs that turn 30 years old this year, 2021. Starting on April 1 I will begin to countdown a song each day until my birthday on April 20 when I announce the #1 30-year old song. I’ve mentioned this in prior intro posts, but to quickly reiterate, this is the criteria of how I determine my lists: – No covers or re-releases of tunes. The song had to be released originally, and in the US, during this countdown year. So, that means even though Power of Love/Love Power is …..more →
And now, we come to #1, and the reasons for this song’s placement are as much personal as they are musical. The song is arguably one of the best ones written by them, but the influence this track had on me and my musician friends cannot be denied. I sing this song a lot and I sing it with passion because it’s so good. The lyrics are so good, and you would never know this song was 30 years old. It sounds like it could be a hit today, and that’s the power of a great song. So, the #1 …..more →
Trying to figure out where to place these last two songs was harder than any other countdown before. My wife and I had these next two songs switched in our countdowns. #2 is such a great song, especially since I played it with Electric Avenue, and the impact that song had was huge. It established his use of models in his videos, but it also showed him destroying the iconic symbols of his previous album, which is one of the greatest of the 80s. It was a daring move but one that made him even more a pop-music icon. Coming …..more →