@TannerPandora that is a great song, when it was released in 1983 it spent 4 weeks at #1 on the Billboards Hot 100 list, at the end of the 1980's decade it was placed at #539 on the Billboards Hot 100 list. Depending on what music site you visit, some music writers place this song within the top 500 list, and others place it even further south of the #539 spot. As for me personally, I have this song in my personal playlist. I have the revised version of this song, not the original. The song has been re-done several times, but according to Wikipedia her most successful rewrite was done in 2003. which happens to be the same version I collected.  VH1 has also placed "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" #82 for all-time love song and video.  Have a great Thursday, take care, and stay safe.    ... View more

Well, as promised I gave it one week to see how many would respond to the question "What was the #1 song for the 1980's decade?" Unfortunately, we only had two responses.  @UncleBud his choice song was "Livin' On A Prayer" by Jon Bon Jovi. The song ended in the 1980's at Billboards top 500 at #52. The song was released in October 1986. The song spent two weeks at #1 from January 31st - February 14th, 1987. The song also reached #1 on Billboards Hot Mainstream list.  Next up was @kayden_S whose song he chose was "Thriller" by Michael Jackson. The album Thriller became the #1 selling album of all time surpassing the Eagle's Greatest Hits Collection 71'-75'. But the song "Thriller" itself only peaked at #4 after sitting in the top 10 for three consecutive weeks. In 1984 a year after the release of the album Thriller, the song Thriller finished as the #78 single on Billboard's Hot 100 for the 1984 charts. At the end of the 1980's decade the song Thriller finished at #452 on the top 500's list.  Now for the top song for the 1980's decade, to understand how this was judged by Billboards Hot List, the song that remained at #1 for the most consecutive weeks. “Physical”, by Olivia Newton John was the song which remained the longest at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (10 weeks). And here are the top 5 to end the 1980's top songs. 1). Physical by Olivia Newton John #1 for 10 consecutive weeks. 2). Bette Davis Eye's by Kim Carnes.  3). Endless Love by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie. 4). Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor. 5). Every Breath You Take by The Police. The source comes from Billboards top 100 Hot, and Billboards Top 500 of the Decades. I was really hoping for more responses, but it is what it is. Take care and stay safe.    P.S. Thank you @kayden_S and @UncleBud for participating in this post.  ... View more

@BTO (Beto) welcome to the Pandora community, it is always good to see new Pandorians in the Pandora community. I hope we will see more of you either responding to or creating your own posts here in the community. Have a great Thursday, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@UncleBud I agree with @AlyssaPandora this is going to be a great post, looking forward to seeing your weekly updates. I'm also happy to hear your little is doing better. For me, there is nothing worse than having a little one sick. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@TannerPandora thank you for the suggestion, I will for sure check out Passenger. And you are so right about great singer-songwriters out there, when I was doing this playlist last night the new music I came across is incredible. Have a great day @TannerPandora and a great week as well. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Wednesday morning (11:55) and by the time I'm finished it will be afternoon, so good Wednesday afternoon as well. Today I will be adding three songs to the GSOTD post and playlist. Enjoy the music.   Instrumental Rock//Punk Rock//Celtic Rock//Folk Rock: We Will Frock You by The Badpiper. We Will Frock You  With over 15 years of professional experience, The Badpiper is the world’s only flame-throwing, punk rock piper. Having circumnavigated the globe over the years with his trusty pipes, covering Canada, the USA, Japan, and Europe, The Badpiper finds himself on home soil in 2010 filled with a renewed energy, attitude, and passion to burn. Spurred on by an appearance and national recognition on the Channel Seven program, Australia’s Got Talent. Rock//Singer-Songwriter: Invincible by Eddie Vedder. Invincible  Eddie Jerome Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III; December 23, 1964) is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist, one of three guitarists, and the primary lyricist of the American rock band Pearl Jam. He also appeared as a guest vocalist in Temple of the Dog, the one-off tribute band dedicated to the late singer Andrew Wood. Vedder is known for his powerful baritone vocals. He was ranked at number 7 on a list of "Best Lead Singers of All Time", based on a readers' poll compiled by Rolling Stone. In 2007, Vedder released his first solo album as a soundtrack for the film Into the Wild (2007). His second album Ukulele Songs and a live DVD titled Water on the Road were released in 2011. In 2017, Vedder was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pearl Jam. Pop Ballad: Lovely by Billie Eilish & Khalid: Lovely  "Lovely" is a song recorded by American singers Billie Eilish and Khalid. Darkroom and Interscope Records released it as the lead single from the Netflix drama series 13 Reasons Why's second season soundtrack. Eilish and Khalid wrote the song with Eilish's brother, Finneas O'Connell, who produced the track. The song has been described as a chamber pop ballad whose lyrics recount Eilish and Khalid trying to overcome serious depression together. The song also appears on the deluxe version of Eilish's EP Don't Smile at Me. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

  Duo (Band / Group): 1. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'  The Righteous Brothers 2. You Can Tell The World              Simon & Garfunkle   Duet: 1. Seven Spanish Angels  Ray Charles & Willie Nelson 2. Foolish Games             Jewel (Feat. Kelly Clarkson)    Songs with Two (or 2) in the Title: 1. Adagio for Strings Op.11 No.2 (From Platoon) The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra 2. Two Princes                                                         Spin Doctors   Songs Released in 2022: 1. House On Fire                        Mimi Webb 2. I Lost Myself In Loving You Jamie Miller   Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@UncleBud you should try and give Stick Figure a listen to, they have a bit of a Raggea style, but with more of a crisp sound. Take care and stay safe. ... View more

@UncleBud they are new to you as well!! Awesome, like I stated earlier, I found them by accident just by watching reaction video's on YouTube. @UncleBud if you ever get the chance and needing some laughter in your day, you have got to watch reaction music video's on YouTube, especially the ones that have the Righteous Brothers and Home Free. You will not be at all disappointed.  Have a great night, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@TannerPandora nice selections, 👌 your last selection is awesome, George Ezra has become one of my top 10 music artist. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@AdamPandora you just hip-hopping with those choices. Have to nickname your choices hip-hop be-bop Tuesday. Great 👍 selections. Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@UncleBud your welcome, and remember if you would like to make a request feel free to post it here, just tag me so I know. I'm not sure if you noticed or not, but I added a song by Home Free for the 2nd straight day. I just heard about them four days ago, the way I found out about them is kinda funny. I was on YouTube watching reaction videos about music people never heard before. This group happened to be one in a video, and I instantly became a fan. Well, I will see you around the community, take care and stay safe.  ... View more

@AlyssaPandora nicely done, I'm going to try and work on this tonight. Take care and stay safe. ... View more

Good Tuesday afternoon, I will be adding just a few music facts to the "This Day In The History Of Music" post for today.  1). On this day in 1935 "The Little Colonel" premiered starring actress, singer, and dancer Shirley Temple, along with Lionel Barrymore, and Bill Robinson. It featured the famous stair dance that was Hollywood's first interracial dance couple. 2). On February 22, 1989, the 31st Grammy Awards were held at Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles California. George Michael won Album of the year for Faith. And for song of the year went to Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry Be Happy".  3). On February 22nd, 1998 the musical "King & I" closes at the Neil Simon Theater in New York City after 781 performances. 4). On February 22nd, 2017 Rapper Jay-Z was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside Max Martin, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis. 5). American Jazz Violinist and Guitarist Claude "Fiddler" Williams was born February 22nd 1908 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. (Twelve Clouds of Joy, Count Basie). He died in 2004. 6). On February 22nd, 1913, George "Buddy" Tate was born in Sherman Texas, he went on to become one of the best American Jazz Saxophonist players of all time. Tate died in 2001. 7). On February 22nd, 1938, Bobby Hendricks was born, Hendricks became an American R&B singer with the Temptations, in 1960 their hit song "Save The Last Dance For Me" became #1 here in the US & #2 in the U.K.  8). On February 22nd, 1974, English singer, songwriter James Blunt is born. In 2005 the former Army Captain held the #1 single "You're Beautiful" in the U.K. Blunt became the first British artist to top the American singles chart in nearly a decade when "You're Beautiful" reached #1 in 2006. The last British Singer to do so was Sir Elton John in 1997 with his hit song "Candles In The Wind".  Have a great Tuesday, take care and stay safe. ... View more

Good Tuesday afternoon. I will be adding three songs to the GSOTD post and playlist. Enjoy the music.   Alternative Rock: She's So High by Tal Bachman.  She's So High   “She’s So High”. A delicious one-hit-wonder from Canadian artist Tal Bachman, surely no-one expected the heights this track would scale. Released in 1999, it was a massive chart hit, reaching number 14 on the US Billboard 100 and the top 10 in 3 countries. It also netted a Juno Award for best producer. A Cappella//Country//Bluegrass//Folk: Man Of Constant Sorrow (cover) by Home Free. Man Of Constant Sorrow  " Man of Constant Sorrow " (also known as " I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow ") is a traditional American folk song first published by **ahem** Burnett, a partially blind fiddler from Kentucky. The song was originally titled "Farewell Song" in a songbook by Burnett dated to around 1913. Home Free’s “Man Of Constant Sorrow” is nothing but soulful. Filmed at Oak Hollow Farm in Fairhope, Alabama, the quintet dug deep into their southern roots to celebrate the song’s rich history. All of the background sounds that you will hear in Home Free's cover version are all done from voice vocals. You will be amazed at this cover song. Whenever you get some free time you need to treat yourself to some very funny reaction videos from this cover version that is on you-tube, you will be very delighted that you did.  R&B//Soul: Conversations In The Dark by John Legend. Conversations In The Dark  " Conversations in the Dark " is a song by American singer and songwriter John Legend. It was released as a single on January 10, 2020, by Columbia Records and Sony Music as the lead single from his seventh studio album Bigger Love. A remix of the song with French DJ David Guetta was released on February 14, 2020. Have a great Tuesday, take care, and stay safe.  ... View more

@Cptheg3 I have never been a Brittney Spears fan, but I have been a Christina Aguilera fan. I have six of her songs in my multiple Playlists and 0 for Brittney Spears. Now having said all of that, after listening to both songs, I liked Spears song better than I did Genie in a bottle. For one her lyrics were heart felt and filled with pure love, and wanting to love. Christina's song was more like a one night stand, way too many songs that are about that. If I have to impress you by being someone other than myself, well honey you just ain't worth it, no matter if you do have the bod that turns heads. Genie In a Bottle is a great song, but for me or anyone for that matter, if being me is not good enough for you, then sweetie it is you that is missing out, that is my interpretation of her song.  I also liked the flow of Spears song as a whole as well, Christina's song has a great up-beat tempo which I also really liked, but for Brittney's lyrical tone it was perfect with the slower tempo.  Great job @Cptheg3 I'm really liking your post. You take care and stay safe. ... View more

@Cptheg3 looking forward to your next posting. I probably should've mentioned in my comments above, But just so you know I have both songs that you used for your post. I have several songs by Maria and Toni. I just felt comparing the two was not something I would have been able to do fairly. I did happen to see that two people chose Toni Braxton over Maria, for me it was more than just liking one more over the other, it was background, instruments and lyrics combined as a whole. Well, like said I'm looking forward to your next posting.  Take care and stay safe.  ... View more

Good Monday afternoon, I realize it has been two months since my last post for this post, and for that, I do apologize, especially to @ErickPandora he is not only the manager here on Pandora, but he also created my banner for this post. Thank you @ErickPandora, my friend. I would also like to give some recognition to @AlyssaPandora, as well as @kayden_S. @AlyssaPandora has a post that she does here in the community once in a while called "New Music" and @kayden_S also has a post called SOTD (Songs Of The Day). So be sure to check out both of these posts, I assure you, you will not be disappointed. Without further ado here are the choice songs for GSOTD (clean only) for today. Enjoy the music.   Folk Rock: Judy Blue Eyes by Cosby, Stills, Nash & Young.  Judy Blue Eyes  Judy Blue Eyes" is a song written by Stephen Stills and performed by Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN). It appeared on the group's self-titled debut album in 1969 and was released as a single, reaching #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. In Canada, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" peaked at number 11. Classic Country//A Cappella: Folsom Prison Blues by Home Free. Folsom Prison Blues" Folsom Prison Blues" is a song by American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash after he heard the song Crescent City Blues written by Gordon Jenkins and sung by Beverly Mahr, and released on his Seven Dreams album in 1953. It was written in 1953 and first recorded in 1955 for his debut studio album Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!, appearing as the album's eleventh track. Johnny Cash performed this song live at Folsom Prison in 1968. Due to its popularity, “Folsom Prison Blues” has been covered by hundreds of artists from various genres. But Home Free’s rendition of the song is unlike any you’ve heard before. Since Home Free is a Cappella group, they deliver all of their performances without instruments. Any of the sounds you hear are created by their voices, with beatboxer Adam Rupp leading the charge in making most of the instrumental sounds. The group’s rendition of “Folsom Prison Blues” places the spotlight on baritone harmony singer Adam Chance and bass singer Tim Foust, who split most of the solos. Unlike Cash’s original recording of the song, which is extremely mournful, Home Free’s cover has a bit of a groovy feeling. It’s a new twist on a song country fans have heard many times. Instrumental Pop music: Feeling Good by Escala. Feeling Good  Escala (formerly known as Scala) is an electronic string quartet, from London, England who rose to fame when they performed on and reached the final of the second series of Britain's Got Talent on ITV1 in May 2008.  “Feeling Good” was originally written by English songwriter Leslie Bricusse, and the music was created by Anthony Newley for the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd. 2. In August 1964, British singer and actor Cy Grant initially performed “Feeling Good” on the musical’s opening night at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham, England. Take care and stay safe.    ... View more

I myself have been with @Pandora since October of 2019, and since that time I have become friends with some other Pandorian listeners as well as some of the moderators here on Pandora. I cannot ever see me going to another music venue, Pandora has treated me with nothing but respect and kindness. Thank you @Pandora, @ErickPandora, @AlyssaPandora, @AdamPandora, @TannerPandora, and I also need to mention @ShannonPandora. Looking forward to another great year of music right here.   Take care and stay safe. ... View more

@Cptheg3 I honestly didn't think this was a fair choice for Toni Braxton. I listened to both songs and the choice song for Toni didn't have the background music that Maria had throughout her song, just based on that alone Maria's song had so much more pizazz in her song than what Toni had. Perhaps choosing another song to compare with.  I liked your post for what you are doing with it. Looking forward to seeing more of these. Take care and stay safe. ... View more