The music I listen to while writing.
#OnNow David Bowie-Ashes To Ashes π #1 & nursery rhyme featuring Major Tom-most expensive music video at the time http://amzn.to/28Vr5xf
#OnNow Isley Brothers-Shout π€ answer to Jackie Wilson-Lonely Teardrops-#47 made gold & Grammy Hall of Fame over time http://amzn.to/28VpW93
#OnNow David Bisbal-Oye El Boomπ΄danceable 2nd single from his platinum album complete with wet & wild tropical video http://amzn.to/28LIec0
#OnNow The Guess Who-Undun π based on Bob Dylan-Ballad in Plain D & girl who slipped into a coma after dropping acid http://amzn.to/28LGnEd
#OnNow Angels-My Boyfriend's Back π€ recorded as Shirelles demo-based on high school story-revived for Jersey Boys http://amzn.to/28NB1fj
#OnNow The Smiths-Ask π Longer album versions have remixed Kirsty MacColl backing vocals http://amzn.to/1UIKemg
#OnNow Foreigner-Juke Box Hero πΈ ode to rockstar Guitar Heros inspired by actual fan waiting outside arena for 5 hours http://amzn.to/1UIHjtY
#βOnNowβ¬ Dion & The Belmonts-A Teenager In Love π #5 covered by a young Bob Marley, Simon & Garfunkel, & Mutations Muppets http://amzn.to/1PMQjBZ
βͺ#βOnNowβ¬ Skeeter Davis-Gonna Get Along Without You Now π Top 10 pop cover of a 1952 big band hit-redone by She & Him http://amzn.to/1YcU2tU
#OnNow SHeDAISY-I'm Lit π½ lyrical love song from their favorite ahead-of-its-time #3 Country album http://amzn.to/24v9wtu
#OnNow Kansas-Carry On Wayward Son π¦ the song that put Kansas on the map & among VH1's 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs http://amzn.to/24v6PIa
#OnNow Nicole C. Mullen-Holy Captivated π produced with who's who of some of Christian music's most talented musicians http://amzn.to/1RTPLo9
#OnNow Asia-No Religion π a spiritual song about the search for meaning in life released in the year of the dragon http://amzn.to/25GfRbr
#βOnNowβ¬ Frankie Miller-Shoo-Rah π the groovin foolish lovin original later covered by Betty Wright and Joan Osborne http://amzn.to/2dhTIJ6
#OnNow Duran Duran-Save a Prayerπ eerie synthesizer, stormily romantic lyric, an aching chorus & MTV took it to #16 http://amzn.to/1X97XkC
#OnNow Des'ree-You Gotta Be π#2 & daily affirmation for self-confidence inspired by Gawain's Creative Visualization http://amzn.to/1X96VoI
#OnNow Go-Go's-Tonite π’perfect to get dressed up and messed up from a double platinum cornerstone album of new wave http://amzn.to/1VOsFp7
#OnNow Sublime-Santeria π memorial to lead singer became favorite no-revenge video of gunslingers and dogs everywhere http://amzn.to/1RthYmL
#OnNow CΓ©line Dion-Destin β #3 in Quebec & live performance for 250,000 on its 400th anniversary became its destiny http://amzn.to/1UuiZBc
#OnNow Trisha Yearwood-She's In Love With the Boy β her first #1 that parents everywhere should take to heart π http://amzn.to/1Rl56Cs
#OnNow George Strait-Easy Come, Easy Go π breakup song and Country #1 that became his first Billboard Hot 100 entry http://amzn.to/28Wc3wZ
#OnNow Ritchie Valens-Donna π§ tribute to his high school sweetheart Donna Ludwig, at #3 when he died in a plane crash http://amzn.to/28LJkEU
#OnNow Mavericks-What Am I Supposed To Do π» from their 2nd post-reunion album, recorded and mixed in monophonic sound with acoustic bass http://amzn.to/28LH2FM
#OnNow Merilee Rush-Angel Of The Morning πΌ Connie Francis declined love affair song-hit for Juice Newton, Olivia Newton-John http://amzn.to/28L7Nux
#OnNow Ellie Goulding-Burn π first #1, nominated for 2014 Brit Awards-could've been on Leona Lewis's Glassheart 2012 http://amzn.to/28L5LdR
#OnNow Elton John-I'm Still Standing π 1983 Russell Mulcahy CΓ΄te d'Azur video on new MTV helped lift it to #4 in UK & #12 in US http://amzn.to/1UIIiKv
#OnNow Carpenters-Top Of The World π inspired by them travelling on private jet-theme song of Japanese drama Miseinen http://amzn.to/1OxqR3c
βͺ#βOnNowβ¬ Bob Marley-So Much Things To Say π his reggae-scat on final verse mimics the nonsense talk all around him http://amzn.to/1YcVNr9
βͺ#βOnNowβ¬ Dusty Springfield-I Only Want To Be With You π Mike Hawker wrote it about his wife. who sings on the chorus http://amzn.to/1YcM9Vm
#OnNow Tom Petty-The Waiting π Simpsons, Office, Philadelphia Flyers, Wisconsin Badgers couldn't wait to use the song http://amzn.to/1RVXD8y
#OnNow Squeeze-Annie Get Your Gun π« released 1982 as last single that never made it onto an album http://amzn.to/1RVWQ7A
#OnNow Brotherhood of Man-Save Your Kisses For Me πΆ 1976 Eurovision Song Contest winner & biggest-selling song in UK http://amzn.to/1sWsZaq
#OnNow Ruth Brown-Lucky Lips π lucky #6 for her original and #1 for Cliff Richard's cover on many European charts http://amzn.to/1sWmCE6
#OnNow Belinda Carlisle-Heaven Is A Place On Earth π Grammy-nominated #1 & signature song sampled on Hilary Duff's Confetti http://amzn.to/1X98P8T
BJ Thomas-Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head β Oscar wiinner from the film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid http://amzn.to/26UB4w8
#OnNow Betty Everett-The Shoop Shoop Song π she found the song It's in His Kiss silly but took it to #6 with new name http://amzn.to/1X94ylU
#OnNow The Rivieras-California Sun π they took this Joe Jones cover to a record deal, #5 and Good Morning, Vietnam http://amzn.to/1UumtUg
#OnNow Huey Lewis-The Heart of Rock & Roll π starts with piano played backwards but this #6 is still beating > 4min http://amzn.to/1VOrKVW
#OnNow Tim McGraw-Something Like That π top-played radio single in any musical genre in the 2000s with 487343 spins http://amzn.to/1VOqOkj
#OnNow Shakira-Suerte π Spanish version of her Andean-infused signature song and worldwide hit Whenever, Wherever http://amzn.to/1UreHup