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20. Some other notables

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 07:15 PM

Jan 1

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen. Freddy Mercury worked on this for years before it was finally recorded

Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee. This was Dee's only venture in the top of the popularity charts in both UK and USA.

Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band. Starland Vocal Band became a one hit wonder with this song and garnered a summer replacement series variety show TV slot. Songwriter Bill Danoff had more success. He collaborated with John Denver on several songs including "Country Roads." He wrote the tune for Emmylou Harris' "Boulder to Birmingham."

Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot. The song was written and recorded in late 1975 shortly after the sinking but it was not released until the summer of 1976. It got a lot of play this past autumn for the 50th anniversary of the event.

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Songs that will turn 50 in 2026 [View all] True Dough Jan 1 OP

I don't need any reminders of being old, but some of these songs make me feel younger chicoescuela Jan 1 #1

Bicentennial Babies and bicentennial songs rule 😎💪🎆 Niagara Jan 1 #2

If you'd said "Cherry Bomb" in my presence, True Dough Jan 1 #7

Oh yeah, I had a few JCM cassettes, True Niagara Jan 1 #9

He can't shed the Cougar in my memory bank! True Dough Jan 1 #11

Same here. It's just the way it is Niagara Jan 1 #12

For eight very long years I had a cougar I couldn't shed. Harker Jan 1 #18

I hope that those eight very long years were glorious years, Harker Niagara Jan 1 #19

Thanks, Aggie... Harker Jan 1 #21

You remembered! lol Niagara Jan 1 #22

Of course you do... Harker Jan 1 #23

Devil Woman by Cliff Richard Niagara Jan 1 #3

Welcome Back by John Sebastian Niagara Jan 1 #4

I saw John Sebastian play Folsom Field in Boulder in 1976. Harker Jan 1 #24

Oopsie Niagara Jan 2 #35

But it's okay to call Henry John Deutschendorf "John Denver." Harker Jan 2 #37

What a sad time it was when we lost him Niagara Jan 2 #38

Very sad. Harker Jan 2 #40

lol Niagara Jan 2 #42

I have a lot of little vignettes like this from a life lived largely in public... Harker Jan 2 #44

I saw five of them performed live. Harker Jan 1 #5

And at how many of those concerts True Dough Jan 1 #8

Never, TD! Harker Jan 1 #10

You're a good egg! True Dough Jan 1 #13

I was too into the music, and too stoned to cause any trouble, anyhow. Harker Jan 1 #15

Okay, True Dough Jan 1 #26

... Harker Jan 1 #16

There Are A Few On There... ProfessorGAC Jan 1 #6

Oh.....crap Bayard Jan 1 #14

I pre-date most of those. nt doc03 Jan 1 #17

Some other notables fargone Jan 1 #20

Great additions! True Dough Jan 1 #25

The first Punk single released in the UK! johnp3907 Jan 1 #27

Some More: Wiz Imp Jan 1 #28

Some feel 50 years old, True Dough Jan 1 #30

Older than dirt. Ocelot II Jan 1 #29

All of my era, but none that I seek out. nilram Jan 1 #31

.Who are we talking about here? True Dough Jan 1 #32

ANARCHY IN THE UK!!!!!! Coventina Jan 1 #33

when disco ruled... Eugene Jan 2 #34

Blinded by the Light- Manfred Mann Niagara Jan 2 #36

The song with the most True Dough Jan 2 #41

Absolutely, True Niagara Jan 2 #43

All the songs that I've listed or will list are Niagara Jan 2 #39

_ LudwigPastorius Jan 2 #45

Fooled Around and Fell In Love-Elvin Bishop VGNonly Jan 2 #46