IdRatherBeSkiing's Top 20 (Sunday, June 21st, 2020 version)

sadchild said:
For a few years after I stopped listening to my "taped-from-the-radio" mixtapes, whenever I heard "Photograph", it sounded weird to not have the skip, LOL. Same happened in '89 with Red Hot Chili Peppers "Special Secret Song Inside" (aka "Party On Your Pussy"). When I made a cassette from the vinyl, that song had a skip in it. But since they used to do weird things in their music anyway (like the weirdness in "Good Time Boys" and the reversed intro to "Taste The Pain"), I just figured it was on purpose. Then later I heard it without the skip, and went "Huh?!"
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One of my cassettes was recorded cassette to cassette. My Lloyd's one wouldn't record anymore so I bought a second and recorded from the Lloyds to the recorder. The problem was it turned the tape a bit too fast. So when I played it back all the music was a bit slow. I got used to it. When I heard the same songs on the radio they seemed too up tempo to me. Kids today don't experience the sheer joys of hardware failure and limitations.
 
@IdRatherBeSkiing My roommate in 1990 had a boombox we listened to music on in our apartment. I never knew it was playing all the songs too slow. It took months for me to get used to Cure "Just Like Heaven" at the right speed... and pitch!!

@Aaron Yep! After "On The Dark Side" I always heard "Eruption/You Really Got Me" starting up about 2 seconds before the end of the song (in my head). Took years for that to subside!
 
Today is a top 10 list of another Canadian artist. I think you may have heard of them though: Rush. I first heard rush in 1979/1980. First song (and my favourite to this day -- spoiler alert) I heard was
The Spirit of Radio
. I then heard older rush stuff after the concert (the Rush Rock Ride to Winnipeg). Their next album Moving Pictures kept up the momentum. I enjoyed their stuff after that but not as much. Nothing they did later matched those 2 albums in my mind. I will note songs from those albums below.

So without further ado:

10. Subdivisions
9. New World Man
8. In The Mood
7. Tom Sawyer (Moving Pictures)
6. Limelight (Moving Pictures)
5. Entre Nous (Permanent Waves)
4. Freewill (Permanent Waves)
3. Fly By Night
2. Closer to the Heart
1. The Spirit of Radio (Permanent Waves)
 
Today another cassette. I am not sure when these are recorded. I know the first was in 1980. I know cassette J was done in early 1985 (this was the cassette to cassette fiasco I described earlier). The rest (cassette B --> I -- I have actual cassettes up to BC) are between them. It wasn't until much later that I became rather OCD about saving the recording date along with a computer file listing. In this cassette I see I was starting grouping songs by artist. I flipped flopped on this several times through the years. When you guys did your tapes did you put songs by the same artist together or scatter them?

Cassette E
Side 1
You Better, You Bet - The Who
This Beat Goes On / Switching To Glide - The Kings
Don't Let Me Know - The Kings
Don't Fight It - Tom Cochrane & Red Rider
Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
Need Your Loving Tonight - Queen
Don't Try Suicide - Queen
The Kid Is Hot Tonight - Loverboy
Turn Me Loose - Loverboy
Drugstore Dancer - Streetheart

Side 2
Treat Me Right - Pat Benatar
You Better Run - Pat Benatar
Never Wanna Leave You - Pat Benatar
Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
Hell Is For Children - Pat Benatar
In Need a Lover - Pat Benatar
Teenage Rage - Streetheart
 
As promised, here are my top 10 for The Boss. I could easily do a top 30. So many great songs not on the top 10. I could do a top 10 for the Born in the USA album alone (and I will ... below top 10). Born To Run also has 8 tracks that could qualify for top 10. It's a shame there are only 10 spots. I will note the top 10 entries that come from either Born in the USA or Born To Run

10. Better Days
9. The River
8. Hungry Heart
7. No Surrender (Born in the USA)
6. Brilliant Disguise (who can not like lyrics that include the we-we-hour)
5. The Rising
4. Dancing in the Dark (Born in the USA)
3. Glory Days (Born in the USA)
2. Thunder Road (Born To Run)
1. Born to Run (Born To Run)

Top 10 Born in the USA tracks:
10. Darlington County
9. I'm Goin' Down
8. I'm On Fire
7. My Hometown
6. Bobby Jean
5. Cover Me
4. Born in the USA
3. No Surrender
2. Dancing in the Dark
1. Glory Days
 
I hope you don't mind that I follow sometimes with a list of my own. Lists are fun.

My Bruce favorites:

Thunder Road
Born to Run
I'm on Fire
Glory Days
Streets of Philadelphia
Spirit in the Night
Dancing in the Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Hungry Heart
Girls in their Summer Clothes
 
Here's Mine:

Atlantic City (like the atmosphere and echos in this song)
Streets of Philadelphia
Badlands
Cadillac Ranch
I'm On Fire
Jungle Land
Rosalita
Darlington County
Glory Days
Thunder Road

This could be a much longer list for me, Springsteen is on my Mount Rushmore of Music, right alongside Johnny Cash. And I've already changed this list at least twice.
 
Today another cassette. This one has songs I posted about earlier in the thread. Based upon the songs recorded, I would guess this was recorded in 1981.

Cassette F
Side 1
Sausalito Summernight - Diesel
You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
You Saved My Soul - Burton Cummings
Life Sized American Heros - BBC
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
So Long Baby Jane - Christopher Ward
Backstreet Girl - Leyden Zar
[Last Dance - unknown] (I can't figure out who did this song. Not Donna Summer)
Fear Of Flying - Kix
[Money Talks - unknown] (No idea who does this)
Everything Works If You Let It - Cheap Trick
Drugs In My Pocket - The Monks
Cocaine - Eric Clapton
Train In Vain - The Clash
Hearts On Fire - Randy Meisner

Side 2
Real Canadians - Trooper
I Like to Rock - April Wine
Cars - Gary Numan
Roses & Chrome - Teaze
Ah! Leah! - Donnie Iris
Cow Patti - Jim Stefford (hilarious song)
[Stealing the Night - unknown] (No idea artist)
Innocence - Harlequin
Thinking of You - Harlequin
Can't Hold Back - Harlequin
Teacher Teacher - Rockpile
Drivin' My Life Away - Eddie Rabbit
I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbit
America - Neil Diamond
 
I checked out the lyrics to that Cow Patti song, that's a hoot! I just recently heard his song Spiders & Snakes (I think it was on 70s on 7) and that cracked me up too.
 
Today's Top 10: Sir Elton John.

My first songs I heard of his were Momma Can't Buy You Love and Little Jeanie. I then heard his classic stuff. But in 1983 I bought his cassette Too Low For Zero. I loved it. I guess because I had cassette I had to listen to all the songs since I could just skip that easy. It's the only Elton John album I actually own. So as a bonus, first my top 10 tracks from Too Low For Zero then my top 10. Lots of good songs not fitting on the list. The Too Low For Zero list is not overflowing as there are only 10 tracks on the album.

Top 10 Too Low For Zero:
10. One More Arrow
9. Saint
8. Too Low For Zero
7. Whipping Boy
6. Crystal
5. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
4. Cold as Christmas (In the Middle of the Year)
3. Religion (I always thought this one was a fun one)
2. I'm Still Standing
1. Kiss The Bride

Elton John Top 10:
10. Pinball Wizard
9. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting (my Saturday morning alarm ringtone)
8. I'm Still Standing
7. Mama Can't Buy You Love
6. Kiss The Bride
5. Levon
4. Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer Tony Danza) (I loved this song after the WKRP episode featuring it)
3. Crocodile Rock
2. Little Jeannie
1. Philadelphia Freedom
 
Good group of songs.

I'd go with this for my favorites:

Tiny Dancer
Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters
I Guess that's Why They Call It the Blues
Daniel
Candle in the Wind (original version)
Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding
Sad Songs Say So Much
Madman Across the Water
Levon
Philadelphia Freedom
 
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