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fargone

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20. Some other notables
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 08:15 PM
Jan 2026

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 2026 OP
I don't need any reminders of being old, but some of these songs make me feel younger chicoescuela Jan 2026 #1
Bicentennial Babies and bicentennial songs rule 😎💪🎆 Niagara Jan 2026 #2
If you'd said "Cherry Bomb" in my presence, True Dough Jan 2026 #7
Oh yeah, I had a few JCM cassettes, True Niagara Jan 2026 #9
He can't shed the Cougar in my memory bank! True Dough Jan 2026 #11
Same here. It's just the way it is Niagara Jan 2026 #12
For eight very long years I had a cougar I couldn't shed. Harker Jan 2026 #18
I hope that those eight very long years were glorious years, Harker Niagara Jan 2026 #19
Thanks, Aggie... Harker Jan 2026 #21
You remembered! lol Niagara Jan 2026 #22
Of course you do... Harker Jan 2026 #23
Devil Woman by Cliff Richard Niagara Jan 2026 #3
Welcome Back by John Sebastian Niagara Jan 2026 #4
I saw John Sebastian play Folsom Field in Boulder in 1976. Harker Jan 2026 #24
Oopsie Niagara Jan 2026 #35
But it's okay to call Henry John Deutschendorf "John Denver." Harker Jan 2026 #37
What a sad time it was when we lost him Niagara Jan 2026 #38
Very sad. Harker Jan 2026 #40
lol Niagara Jan 2026 #42
I have a lot of little vignettes like this from a life lived largely in public... Harker Jan 2026 #44
I saw five of them performed live. Harker Jan 2026 #5
And at how many of those concerts True Dough Jan 2026 #8
Never, TD! Harker Jan 2026 #10
You're a good egg! True Dough Jan 2026 #13
I was too into the music, and too stoned to cause any trouble, anyhow. Harker Jan 2026 #15
Okay, True Dough Jan 2026 #26
... Harker Jan 2026 #16
There Are A Few On There... ProfessorGAC Jan 2026 #6
Oh.....crap Bayard Jan 2026 #14
I pre-date most of those. nt doc03 Jan 2026 #17
Some other notables fargone Jan 2026 #20
Great additions! True Dough Jan 2026 #25
The first Punk single released in the UK! johnp3907 Jan 2026 #27
Some More: Wiz Imp Jan 2026 #28
Some feel 50 years old, True Dough Jan 2026 #30
Older than dirt. Ocelot II Jan 2026 #29
All of my era, but none that I seek out. nilram Jan 2026 #31
.Who are we talking about here? True Dough Jan 2026 #32
ANARCHY IN THE UK!!!!!! Coventina Jan 2026 #33
when disco ruled... Eugene Jan 2026 #34
Blinded by the Light- Manfred Mann Niagara Jan 2026 #36
The song with the most True Dough Jan 2026 #41
Absolutely, True Niagara Jan 2026 #43
All the songs that I've listed or will list are Niagara Jan 2026 #39
_ LudwigPastorius Jan 2026 #45
Fooled Around and Fell In Love-Elvin Bishop VGNonly Jan 2026 #46
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