Jon's Top 200-101: The Saga Begins

[Jon]

Here by somewhat popular demand, is the back end of my favorites list. The prequel if you will. And we're starting off with a bang. In my early days, when I was still a little shit, I was mainly listening to what my parents and sisters we're listening to. That included a lot of country, rock, and oldies, up to and including Motown. And, really, what a way to get started.

#200 - Martha and the Vandellas - Nowhere to Run

 

[Aaron]

Glad to hear more lists! And great song!

 

[HecticArt]

BRING IT JON!!!!!!!

 

[sadchild]

I don't listen to enough of this type of talent. Pardon me while I dance...

 

[HecticArt]

It really is a cooker, isn’t it?

 

[Jon]

#199 - Def Leppard - Rock Rock Til You Drop



Best song off Pyromania? I'd make that argument.

 

[sadchild]

Not my fav song from this album but still a really great song -- because there ain't a song on this album that isn't a total classic. My second-most-favoritest-album-of-all-ever back when I was a teenager.

 

[HecticArt]

I wore that cassette out, and wore grooves in my CD.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I wore that cassette out, and wore grooves in my CD.

That's what happens when you put it on your turntable.

 

[HecticArt]

 

[Jon]

#198 - Starship - We Built This City



There are, essentially, three incarnations of this band. The early days of Jefferson Airplane hippie rock/Woodstock (White Rabbit, Somebody to Love), The 2nd round of Jefferson Starship (Jane, Find Your Way back, etc.) and this one!

This song consistently lands at the top of the worst songs of all-time lists. Even Grace Slick hates this song! But, it's damn catchy! And I had the album when I was a kid. So there!

 

[Aaron]

I always liked that one...

 

[HecticArt]

I always liked that one...

Me too.

It's a fluffy little pop number. Not much depth, but it's fun and reminds me of early MTV when they actually used to play music.

 

[sadchild]

Catchy as hell and an occasional guilty pleasure of mine. No justification for it to be on all of those 'worst song ever' lists. Most of the verse lyrics are still gibberish to me though.

 

[Jon]

#197 - Temptations - Papa was a Rolling Stone





All 11:50 of it.

 

[HecticArt]

Good tune.

 

[Jon]

#196 - Blue Oyster Cult - Godzilla

A fun little tune.

 

[HecticArt]

I was at a baseball game a couple of years ago and they played a clip of Godzilla stomping his feet and clapping to the beat of We Will Rock You.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a hand from behind me point at the screen and yell "Godzilla!" in a Japanese accent.
I thought, who missed the PC memo and still thinks it's OK to do that in public?
So I turned around to see an Asian couple that must have been in their early 60's delighted that Godzilla was was on at the ballpark.

It was the funniest stereotype I've ever seen come to life.

And it's a great song.

 

[Jon]

I was at a baseball game a couple of years ago and they played a clip of Godzilla stomping his feet and clapping to the beat of We Will Rock You.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a hand from behind me point at the screen and yell "Godzilla!" in a Japanese accent.
I thought, who missed the PC memo and still thinks it's OK to do that in public?
So I turned around to see an Asian couple that must have been in their early 60's delighted that Godzilla was was on at the ballpark.

It was the funniest stereotype I've ever seen come to life.

And it's a great song.

I've seen that one!

 

[sadchild]

I didn't hear "Godzilla" until the early 90s. A friend played it for me. Before that, I only knew "Reaper" and "Burnin'"