We love to sing about the heart. But what about heart attacks and irregular heartbeats? It's no fun to have a heart episode, but one staff members recently survived one and came up with this list. Our heart attack list of "heart failure" related songs in pop & rock. Live strong and stay healthy with these tunes:
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Showing posts with label 70s pop culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 70s pop culture. Show all posts
One-Hit Wonders You Forgot You Loved
Some one-hit wonders get noticed again and again, and some have been rejuvenated by new movies or social media. How Bizarre by OMC was made popular again by Tik Tok. Brandy by Looking Glass got revived by the Guardians of the Galaxy movie. Others got new life in fresh new TV shows or series. Here we look at the forgotten one-hit wonders, those we forgot we loved and haven't heard in a long while. To be clear, these are not the top, best or most-successful one-hit wonders, but they are the best ones that we lost, the hits never picked up by TV, movies or TikTok... and maybe we just forgot them.
Top 20 Disco Songs by Rock Bands: Disco Rock
Over the years, some rock bands gave in to the disco craze and recorded disco songs with a dance groove. Yep, even the hardest rockers surrendered to the beat, and there's nothing wrong with that. Here are the Top 20 disco songs recorded by Rock bands, some you'd never expect.
Top 20 Songwriters of All Time in Rock and Pop Music
The best songwriters in the history of music from the last 75 years. There is more to a song that the art of singing it or playing the instruments. It takes a good songwriter. If the song is not well written, the best voice in the world won't make it right. There are a handful of talented songwriters out there who have shaped the history of music, far too many to be listed. However, some rise to the top. Here are the best songwriters. The first five are a tie for 1st place. It's really hard to rank these five top
The Top 20 Bands with Two Lead Singers or More
Featured here are the best rock bands having more than one lead singer, two or three vocalists that sing the the band's own songs. These are pop and rock bands with multiple lead singers who regularly shared vocal duties. We did not included duets, as those tend to be 2 solo artists pairing for a single song, or bands where a lead singer was replaced (not in the band at the same time). We also excluded boy bands. Here are the top 20 rock or pop bands with two or more lead singers as regular members of the band at the same time:
The Top 20 Most Iconic Rock Songs of the 70s
The Top 20 Iconic Rock Songs of the 70s. These are the songs that make you think, "Ahh, yes... the 70s." The songs that remind you immediately of the decade, the songs that encapsulate what 70s rock meant. We have excluded disco songs, as there is a separate list for those (see below), and they did devour the latter part of the decade for many radio station. These are the most recognizable iconic ROCK songs of the 70s.
Best of the Longest Songs in Rock in Top 20
Long songs are rare in rock & roll. Prior 1969, most hits were about 2 and a half minutes long. In the 70s, the advent of album rock, particularly in prog rock, exploded and brought us a plethora of long tunes. To be clear, this is not a list of the longest songs in rock; this list ranks the best songs that clock in over 10 minutes long from albums that hit the charts. Out of all the long songs, these are the best. 10 minutes or longer. Here we go...
Top 20 Meat Loaf songs of all time - Ultimate Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf was an intrepid performer in the 70s, 80s, 90s and on. He passed away on January 20, 2022 and his absence is already felt. He gave us a lot of good songs, sometimes as Eddie in Rocky Horror and sometimes as himself, Meat Loaf aka Meatloaf on occasion. In collaboration with Jim Steinman, he gave us some of the longest songs with certainly the longest titles. More important, he gave us good tunes. Here are the Top2040 staff's picks for best and most influential Meat Loaf songs.
Top 20 Songs about Science - When Science Rocks
There have been a surprising number of pop and rock songs about science and scientific themes over the years. Here are the top 20 songs about science.
Top 20 Songs About the Color Green
Green rock songs! Green is the most soothing of colors and gets its fair share of lyrical space in pop and rock songs. Green is a soothing color, the shade of nature. It is one of the most sung-about colors in pop and rock. Here are the top 20 rock songs recorded about the passionate calming color of green.
Top 20 Songs About the Color Blue
Blue rock songs! Fun fact: more songs have been written about the color blue than any other color. Actually white edges blue out by a hair, but white isn't really a color. In that spirit, here are the top 20 rock songs recorded about the fabulous color of blue! We excluded songs about "the blues" as that doesn't really relate to the color.
Best Live Albums of the 70s
The top 10 Live rock albums from arena rock bands of the 70's. These are the best concerts from the hardest rocking bands of the seventies decade.
Top 20 Songs About Magic
Magic
and mystery have always been a big part of rock music. It's not hard
to find hundreds of songs written about the inexplicable, the power
of enchantments and magic works.
Here
are the Top 20 songs about Magic:
Top 20 Songs written About Rock Stars
Sometimes
rock stars write songs about other rockers, either alive or dead
(usually deceased). They sing an ode to a past inspiration or an old
friend. Tune written “about” musicians, rock stars that made an
influence on other musicians. These are the top 20 songs written
about dead rock stars (with 1 still living):
Top 40 Disco Songs of the 70s
Nothing tops a good disco beat. The 70s were defined by the mirror ball and disco
lights, and the fast pace of catchy 70s dance songs. Dance songs caught
on big with flare pants, silky shirts and flashy colors. It's hard to
resist a good dance beat. Here are the top 40 disco songs of the 70's:
Top 25 Songs About Family For a Family Reunion
Families and family reunions are a popular theme in pop & rock songs. With holidays approaching, you might need a family play-list, or list of songs for your reunion. These are good songs to play in the background of a family video or a slide show. Here are the Top 25 songs about Family.
Top 20 ELO Songs: Electric Light Orchestra's String of Hits
The best hits from ELO, the rock
orchestra hit machine.
Top 40 Feel-good and Happy Pop Songs
Some songs just make us happy, or feel good, even if we don't want to admit it. These are often silly, or even bubblegum pop songs, but we love them anyway. Feel-good songs are guilty pleasures. Here are the top 40 Feel-good songs of all time at Top2040:
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