Thursday, March 31, 2022

Lyle Lovett “12th of June” released

12th of June

Lyle Lovett

Writer(s): -- (see lyrics here)

Released: March 31, 2022

First Charted: --

Peak: 1 DF (Click for codes to charts.)

Sales (in millions): --

Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 0.31 video, 0.50 streaming

Awards:

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About the Song:

In 1986, when Lyle Lovett released his self-titled debut album, he was marketed mostly as an alt-country singer/songwriter, but over the next quarter century he established himself as a beacon for “a creative stew of genres – playfully engaging jazz, big band swing, western swing, folk, gospel, and blues.” ^PM While he never stopped touring, he took a long hiatus from the studio after the release of his 2012 album Release Me. In 2022, he finally returned with 12th of June, his twelfth studio album.

“The album is an eclectic collection of new originals and beloved interpretations that will please existing fans while inviting new ones. It highlights the dynamics of Lyle and his Large Band and their singular ability to shift from one genre to the next with uncanny grace. From beautiful acoustic ballads to swinging big band numbers, this record will remind listeners why Lyle is a national musical treasure.” ^AZ

The most significant life even in that decade was the birth of his twin children born in 2017 on – you guessed it – the 12th of June. His amusing and poignant meditations on fatherhood are reflected in songs like the celebratory toddlers-may-have-it-figured-out anthem “Pants Is Overrated” and, of course, the title track – “the tender ballad” ^PM which serves as “the emotional heart of this new album.” ^PM

“The song accounts for the beautiful fragility of this life” ^PM encompassing “images of generations crossed in covered dish reunions where a Texas creek runs through a family cemetery, and the invoked voices of the departed who watch over us.” ^PM

Of course, it mostly is a reflection on fatherhood. Lovett was 59 years old when he became a father and started reflecting on his hope to be around for as much of his kids’ lives as possible. That’s where the song, which he wrote shortly before their first birthday, came from. ^NPR He said, “I’m not the first person to have children in the world. But, you know, when it happens to you, you kind of feel like you are…I had absolutely no idea how much I’d enjoy it. You know, it’s brought wonders and blessings and thoughts and songs to me that I…never imagined before.” ^NPR He added, “The thing that I want most to last of me is for my children to realize their dad loves them.” ^NPR

Resources:

DMDB encyclopedia entry for Lyle Lovett
^AZ Amazon (album review)
^NPR NPR.org (5/14/2022). “Lyle Lovett feels all of fatherhood on first album in a decade, ‘12th of June’” by Scott Simon
^PM PopMatters.com (5/16/2022). “After Ten Year Hiatus, Lyle Lovett Returns to Form with ‘12th of June’” by Rick Quinn

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

The Oscars: Best Song Winners

The Oscars:

Winners for Best Original Song, 1934-2022

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, better known as the Oscars, has given out its annual movie awards since 1934. Among the awards is the Academy Award for Best Original Song. The field is limited by eligibility requirements and has overlooked some songs which are integrally linked to their movies. Bill Haley’s “We’re Gonna Rock Around the Clock” (The Blackboard Jungle) and Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” (The Bodyguard) come to mind.

Still, the Oscar-winning writers are a who’s who of quintessential songwriters and composers including Harold Arlen, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Irving Berlin, Hoagy Carmichael, Hal David, Marvin Hamlisch, Oscar Hammerstein II, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg, Jerome Kern, Alan Jay Lerner, Frank Loesser, Frederick Loewe, Henry Mancini, Alan Menken, Johnny Mercer, Tim Rice, Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Paul Williams. In addition, a number of notable singers have put their songwriting stamp on Oscar, including Adele, Fred Astaire, Nat “King” Cole, Phil Collins, Bing Crosby, Celine Dion, Bob Dylan, Judy Garland, Elton John, Carly Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand, and Stevie Wonder.

Click here for other ‘song of the year’ awards.

Spotify Podcast:

Check out the Dave’s Music Database podcast episode Some of the Most Iconic Oscar-Winning Songs which references songs on this list. Premiere: March 29, 2022 at 7pm CST. Tune in every Tuesday at 7pm for a new episode based on the lists at Dave’s Music Database.

Winners Ranked by Overall Dave’s Music Database status:

Year: “Song” Performer Associated Most with Song * (Composers) Title of Movie

* Not necessarily the performer featured in the movie

1942: “White Christmas” Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers (Irving Berlin) Holiday Inn
1939: “Over the Rainbow” Judy Garland (Harold Arlen, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg) The Wizard of Oz
1997: “My Heart Will Go On” Celine Dion (James Horner, Will Jennings) Titanic
2002: “Lose Yourself” Eminem (Marshall Mathers, Jeff Bass, Luis Resto) 8 Mile
1936: “The Way You Look Tonight” Fred Astaire with Johnny Green & His Orchestra (Jerome Kerns, Dorothy Fields) Swing Time
1940: “When You Wish Upon a Star” Cliff Edwards (Ned Washington, Leigh Harline) Pinocchio
1977: “You Light Up My Life” Debby Boone (Joe Brooks) You Light Up My Life
1950: “Mona Lisa” Nat “King” Cole (Raymond Evans, Jay Livingston) Captain Carey, U.S.A.
1944: “Swinging on a Star” Bing Crosby with the John Scott Trott Orchestra & the Williams Brothers Quartet (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) Going My Way
1948: “Buttons and Bows” Dinah Shore & Her Harper Valley Boys (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) The Paleface
1984: “I Just Called to Say I Love You” Stevie Wonder (Stevie Wonder) The Woman in Red
1983: “Flashdance...What a Feelin’” Irene Cara (Irene Cara, Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey) Flashdance
1973: “The Way We Were” Barbara Streisand (Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) The Way We Were
1961: “Moon River” Henry Mancini with Audrey Hepburn (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) Breakfast at Tiffany’s
1971: “Theme from Shaft” Isaac Hayes (Isaac Hayes) Shaft
1987: “I’ve Had the Time of My Life” Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (Frank Previte, John DeNicola, Donald Markowitz) Dirty Dancing
1937: “Sweet Leilani” Bing Crosby with Lani McIntire & His Hawaiians (Harry Owens) Wakiki Wedding
1986: “Take My Breath Away” Berlin (Giorgio Moroder, Tom Whitlock) Top Gun
1943: “You’ll Never Know” Dick Haymes with the Song Spinners (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) Hello, Frisco, Hello
2018: “Shallow” Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt) A Star Is Born
1946: “On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe” Johnny Mercer & the Pied Pipers (Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer) The Harvey Girls
1969: “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” B.J. Thomas (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
2013: “Let It Go” Idina Menzel (Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez) Frozen
1993: “Streets of Philadelphia” Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen) Philadelphia
1985: “Say You, Say Me” Lionel Richie (Lionel Richie) White Nights
1953: “Secret Love” Doris Day (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) Calamity Jane
1949: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” Johnny Mercer with Margaret Whiting (Frank Loesser) Neptune’s Daughter
1992: “A Whole New World” Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle (Alan Menken, Tim Rice) Aladdin
1945: “It Might As Well Be Spring” Dick Haymes (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) State Fair
1956: “Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera)” Doris Day (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) The Man Who Knew Too Much
1935: “Lullaby of Broadway” The Dorsey Brothers with Bob Crosby (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) Gold Diggers of 1935
1982: “Up Where We Belong” Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (Will Jennings, Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Saint Marie) An Officer and a Gentleman
1955: “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” The Four Aces (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1938: “Thanks for the Memory” Shep Fields with Bob Goday (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) The Big Broadcast of 1938
1934: “The Continental” Leo Reisman (Jerb Magidson, Con Conrad) The Gay Divorce
1978: “Last Dance” Donna Summer (Paul Jabara) Thank God It’s Friday
1994: “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” Elton John (Elton John, Tim Rice) The Lion King
1981: “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” Christopher Cross (Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross, Carole Bayer Sager/Peter Allen) Arthur
1976: “Evergreen” Barbra Streisand (Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams) A Star Is Born
1991: “Beauty and the Beast” Celine Dion with Peabo Bryson (Howard Ashman, Alan Menken) Beauty and the Beast
1947: “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” James Baskett (Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert) Song of the South
1941: “The Last Time I Saw Paris” Kate Smith (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) Lady Be Good
1957: “All the Way” Sammy Cahn (Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen) The Joker Is Wild
2012: “Skyfall” Adele (Adele, Paul Epworth) Skyfall
1954: “Three Coins in the Fountain” The Four Aces (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) Three Coins in the Fountain
1962: “The Days of Wine and Roses” Henry Mancini (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) Days of Wine and Roses
1999: “You’ll Be in My Heart” Phil Collins (Phil Collins) Tarzan
1966: “Born Free” Roger Williams (John Barry, Don Black) Born Free
1952: “High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)” Tex Ritter (Ned Washington, Dmitri Tiomkin) High Noon
1980: “Fame” Irene Cara (Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford) Fame
1963: “Call Me Irresponsible” Frank Sinatra (Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen) Papa’s Delicate Condition
1995: “Colors of the Wind” Vanessa Williams (Alan Menken, Steve Schwartz) Pocahontas
1959: “High Hopes” Frank Sinatra (Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen) A Hole in the Head
1965: “The Shadow of Your Smile” Tony Bennett (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) The Sandpiper
1951: “In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening” (Bing Crosby with Jane Wyman (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) Here Comes the Groom
1972: “The Morning After” Maureen McGovern (Al Kasha, Joel Hirshhorn) The Poseidon Adventure
1989: “Under the Sea” Samuel Wright (Howard Ashman, Alan Menken) The Little Mermaid
1970: “For All We Know” The Carpenters (Jimmy Griffin, Fred Karlin, Robb Wilson) Love and Other Strangers
1998: “When You Believe” Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey (Stephen Schwartz) The Prince of Egypt
1964: “Chim Chim Cheree” Julie Andrews with Dick Van Dyke, Dotrice, & Garber (Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman) Mary Poppins
1960: “Never on Sunday” Don Costa (Manos Hadijidakis, Billy Towne) Never on Sunday
2007: “Falling Slowly” The Swell Season (Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova) Once
1996: “You Must Love Me” Madonna (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) Evita
1974: “We May Never Love Like This Again” Seals & Croft (Dash Crofts, Jimmy Seals) The Towering Inferno
1975: “I’m Easy” Keith Carradine (Keith Carradine) Nashville
1968: “Windmills of Your Mind” Noel Harrison (Michael Legrand/Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) The Thomas Crown Affair
1958: “Gigi” Les Baxter (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) Gigi
2000: “Things Have Changed” Bob Dylan (Bob Dylan) Wonder Boys
1988: “Let the River Run” Carly Simon (Carly Simon) Working Girl
2008: “Jai Ho” Pussycat Dolls (A.R. Rahman, Gulzar) Slumdog Millionaire
2021: “No Time to Die” Billie Eilish (Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell) No Time to Die
2015: “Writing’s on the Wall” Sam Smith (Jimmy Napes, Sam Smith) Spectre
2014: “Glory” Common & John Legend (Common, John Legend) Selma
2006: “I Need to Wake Up” Melissa Etheridge (Melissa Etheridge) An Inconvenient Truth
1967: “Talk to the Animals” Rex Harrison (Leslie Bricusse) Doctor Dolittle
2001: “If I Didn’t Have You” Billy Crystal & John Goodman (Randy Newman) Monsters, Inc.
1990: “Sooner or Later” Madonna (Stephen Sondheim) Dick Tracy
2020/2021: “Fight for You” H.E.R. (D’Mile, H.E.R., Tiara Thomas) Judas and the Black Messiah
2003: “Into the West” Annie Lennox (Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, Annie Lennox) Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
1979: “It Goes Like It Goes” Jennifer Warnes (David Shire, Norman Gimbel) Norma Rae
2016: “City of Stars” Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone (Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul) La La Land
2005: “It’s Hard Out Her for a Pimp” Three 6 Mafia (Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman, Paul Beauregard) Hustle & Flow
2019: “I’m Gonna Love Me Again” Elton John and Taron Egerton (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) Rocketman
2011: “Man or Muppet” Jason Segel, Peter Linz, Bill Barretta, and Jim Parsons (Bret McKenzie) The Muppets
2017: “Remember Me” Miguel & Natalia Lafourcade (Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez) Coco
2010: “We Belong Together” Randy Newman (Randy Newman) Toy Story 3
2004: “Al Otro Lado Del Rio (On the Other Side of the River)” Jorge Drexler (Jorge Drexler) The Motorcycle Diaries
2009: “The Weary Kind” Ryan Bingham (Ryan Bingham, T-Bone Burnett) Crazy Heart

Winners by Year:

1934: “The Continental” Leo Reisman (Jerb Magidson, Con Conrad) The Gay Divorce
1935: “Lullaby of Broadway” The Dorsey Brothers with Bob Crosby (Harry Warren, Al Dubin) Gold Diggers of 1935
1936: “The Way You Look Tonight” Fred Astaire with Johnny Green & His Orchestra (Jerome Kerns, Dorothy Fields) Swing Time
1937: “Sweet Leilani” Bing Crosby with Lani McIntire & His Hawaiians (Harry Owens) Wakiki Wedding
1938: “Thanks for the Memory” Shep Fields with Bob Goday (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) The Big Broadcast of 1938
1939: “Over the Rainbow” Judy Garland (Harold Arlen, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg) The Wizard of Oz
1940: “When You Wish Upon a Star” Cliff Edwards (Ned Washington, Leigh Harline) Pinocchio
1941: “The Last Time I Saw Paris” Kate Smith (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) Lady Be Good
1942: “White Christmas” Bing Crosby with the Ken Darby Singers (Irving Berlin) Holiday Inn
1943: “You’ll Never Know” Dick Haymes with the Song Spinners (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) Hello, Frisco, Hello
1944: “Swinging on a Star” Bing Crosby with the John Scott Trott Orchestra & the Williams Brothers Quartet (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) Going My Way
1945: “It Might As Well Be Spring” Dick Haymes (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) State Fair
1946: “On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe” Johnny Mercer & the Pied Pipers (Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer) The Harvey Girls
1947: “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” James Baskett (Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert) Song of the South
1948: “Buttons and Bows” Dinah Shore & Her Harper Valley Boys (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) The Paleface
1949: “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” Johnny Mercer with Margaret Whiting (Frank Loesser) Neptune’s Daughter
1950: “Mona Lisa” Nat “King” Cole (Raymond Evans, Jay Livingston) Captain Carey, U.S.A.
1951: “In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening” (Bing Crosby with Jane Wyman (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) Here Comes the Groom
1952: “High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)” Tex Ritter (Ned Washington, Dmitri Tiomkin) High Noon
1953: “Secret Love” Doris Day (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) Calamity Jane
1954: “Three Coins in the Fountain” The Four Aces (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) Three Coins in the Fountain
1955: “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” The Four Aces (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
1956: “Whatever Will Be Will Be (Que Sera Sera)” Doris Day (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) The Man Who Knew Too Much
1957: “All the Way” Sammy Cahn (Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen) The Joker Is Wild
1958: “Gigi” Les Baxter (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) Gigi
1959: “High Hopes” Frank Sinatra (Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen) A Hole in the Head
1960: “Never on Sunday” Don Costa (Manos Hadijidakis, Billy Towne) Never on Sunday
1961: “Moon River” Henry Mancini with Audrey Hepburn (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) Breakfast at Tiffany’s
1962: “The Days of Wine and Roses” Henry Mancini (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) Days of Wine and Roses
1963: “Call Me Irresponsible” Frank Sinatra (Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen) Papa’s Delicate Condition
1964: “Chim Chim Cheree” Julie Andrews with Dick Van Dyke, Dotrice, & Garber (Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman) Mary Poppins
1965: “The Shadow of Your Smile” Tony Bennett (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) The Sandpiper
1966: “Born Free” Roger Williams (John Barry, Don Black) Born Free
1967: “Talk to the Animals” Rex Harrison (Leslie Bricusse) Doctor Dolittle
1968: “Windmills of Your Mind” Noel Harrison (Michael Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) The Thomas Crown Affair
1969: “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” B.J. Thomas (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1970: “For All We Know” The Carpenters (Jimmy Griffin, Fred Karlin, Robb Wilson) Love and Other Strangers
1971: “Theme from Shaft” Isaac Hayes (Isaac Hayes) Shaft
1972: “The Morning After” Maureen McGovern (Al Kasha, Joel Hirshhorn) The Poseidon Adventure
1973: “The Way We Were” Barbara Streisand (Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman) The Way We Were
1974: “We May Never Love Like This Again” Seals & Croft (Dash Crofts, Jimmy Seals) The Towering Inferno
1975: “I’m Easy” Keith Carradine (Keith Carradine) Nashville
1976: “Evergreen” Barbra Streisand (Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams) A Star Is Born
1977: “You Light Up My Life” Debby Boone (Joe Brooks) You Light Up My Life
1978: “Last Dance” Donna Summer (Paul Jabara) Thank God It’s Friday
1979: “It Goes Like It Goes” Jennifer Warnes (David Shire, Norman Gimbel) Norma Rae
1980: “Fame” Irene Cara (Michael Gore, Dean Pitchford) Fame
1981: “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” Christopher Cross (Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross, Carole Bayer Sager, Peter Allen) Arthur
1982: “Up Where We Belong” Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (Will Jennings, Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Saint Marie) An Officer and a Gentleman
1983: “Flashdance...What a Feelin’” Irene Cara (Irene Cara, Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey) Flashdance
1984: “I Just Called to Say I Love You” Stevie Wonder (Stevie Wonder) The Woman in Red
1985: “Say You, Say Me” Lionel Richie (Lionel Richie) White Nights
1986: “Take My Breath Away” Berlin (Giorgio Moroder, Tom Whitlock) Top Gun
1987: “I’ve Had the Time of My Life” Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes (Frank Previte, John DeNicola, Donald Markowitz) Dirty Dancing
1988: “Let the River Run” Carly Simon (Carly Simon) Working Girl
1989: “Under the Sea” Samuel Wright (Howard Ashman, Alan Menken) The Little Mermaid
1990: “Sooner or Later” Madonna (Stephen Sondheim) Dick Tracy
1991: “Beauty and the Beast” Celine Dion with Peabo Bryson (Howard Ashman, Alan Menken) Beauty and the Beast
1992: “A Whole New World” Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle (Alan Menken, Tim Rice) Aladdin
1993: “Streets of Philadelphia” Bruce Springsteen (Bruce Springsteen) Philadelphia
1994: “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” Elton John (Elton John, Tim Rice) The Lion King
1995: “Colors of the Wind” Vanessa Williams (Alan Menken, Steve Schwartz) Pocahontas
1996: “You Must Love Me” Madonna (Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice) Evita
1997: “My Heart Will Go On” Celine Dion (James Horner/Will Jennings) Titanic
1998: “When You Believe” Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey (Stephen Schwartz) The Prince of Egypt
1999: “You’ll Be in My Heart” Phil Collins (Phil Collins) Tarzan
2000: “Things Have Changed” Bob Dylan (Bob Dylan) Wonder Boys
2001: “If I Didn’t Have You” Billy Crystal & John Goodman (Randy Newman) Monsters, Inc.
2002: “Lose Yourself” Eminem (Marshall Mathers, Jeff Bass, Luis Resto) 8 Mile
2003: “Into the West” Annie Lennox (Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, Annie Lennox) Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004: “Al Otro Lado Del Rio (On the Other Side of the River)” Jorge Drexler (Jorge Drexler) The Motorcycle Diaries
2005: “It’s Hard Out Her for a Pimp” Three 6 Mafia (Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman, Paul Beauregard) Hustle & Flow
2006: “I Need to Wake Up” Melissa Etheridge (Melissa Etheridge) An Inconvenient Truth
2007: “Falling Slowly” The Swell Season (Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova) Once
2008: “Jai Ho” Pussycat Dolls (A.R. Rahman, Gulzar) Slumdog Millionaire
2009: “The Weary Kind” Ryan Bingham (Ryan Bingham, T-Bone Burnett) Crazy Heart
2010: “We Belong Together” Randy Newman (Randy Newman) Toy Story 3
2011: “Man or Muppet” Jason Segel, Peter Linz, Bill Barretta, and Jim Parsons (Bret McKenzie) The Muppets
2012: “Skyfall” Adele (Adele, Paul Epworth) Skyfall
2013: “Let It Go” Idina Menzel (Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez) Frozen
2014: “Glory” Common & John Legend (Common, John Legend) Selma
2015: “Writing’s on the Wall” Sam Smith (Jimmy Napes, Sam Smith) Spectre
2016: “City of Stars” Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone (Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul) La La Land
2017: “Remember Me” Miguel & Natalia Lafourcade (Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez) Coco
2018: “Shallow” Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando, Andrew Wyatt) A Star Is Born
2019: “I’m Gonna Love Me Again” Elton John and Taron Egerton (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) Rocketman
2020/2021: “Fight for You” H.E.R. (D’Mile, H.E.R., Tiara Thomas) Judas and the Black Messiah
2021: “No Time to Die” Billie Eilish (Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell) No Time to Die

Resources/Related Links:

American Film Institute (6/22/2004). “The Top 100 Movie Songs of All Time”
Dave’s Music Database: “Top 100 Movie Songs”
Dave’s Music Database: “Other ‘Song of the Year’ Awards”
Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Scienes (official site)
Wikipedia: “Academy Award for Best Original Song”

First posted 2/27/2019; last updated 3/29/2022.

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Elton John: Top 100 Songs

Elton John

Top 100 Songs

Pop/rock singer/songwriter and pianist born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 3/25/1947 in Pinner, Middlesex, England. At age 7, he started formal piano lessons. At 11, he won a junior scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. He joined his first group, Bluesology, in 1962. He took his name from members Elton Dean and Long John Baldry. Teamed up with lyricist Bernie Taupin in 1967; they’ve since collaborated on more than 30 albums. Formed Rocket Records in 1973. Played the “Pinball Wizard” in the movie version of Tommy. Elton was the #1 pop artist of the ‘70s; in 2013, Billboard ranked him the third all-time Hot 100 artist behind The Beatles and Madonna.

Two of his songs (“Candle in the Wind (Goodbye England’s Rose)” and “Your Song”) are featured in the DMDB book The Top 100 Songs of the Rock Era 1954-1999. His album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973), is featured in the DMDB book The Top 100 Albums of All Time.

Click here to see other best-of lists from performers and here to see other best-of lists from songwriters and/or producers.

Spotify Podcast:

Check out the Dave’s Music Database podcast Elton John’s Top 20 Hits based on this list. Debut: March 22, 2022, at 7pm CST. Tune in every Tuesday at 7pm for a new episode based on the lists at Dave’s Music Database.

Awards:

Top 100 Songs

Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists as well as chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. Songs which hit #1 on various charts are noted. (Click for codes to singles charts.)

DMDB Top 1%:

1. Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose) (1997) #1 US, UK, CN, AU
2. Your Song (1970)
3. That's What Friends Are For (Dionne Warwick with Elton John, Gladys Knight, & Stevie Wonder, 1985) #1 US, AC, RB, CN, AU
4. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (w/ Kiki Dee, 1976) #1 US, AC, UK, CN, AU
5. Bennie and the Jets (1973) #1 US, CN
6. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) #1 CN
7. Crocodile Rock (1972) #1 US, CN
8. Tiny Dancer (1971)

DMDB Top 2%:

9. Rocket Man (1972)
10. Daniel (1973) #1 AC, CN
11. Can You Feel the Love Tonight? (1994) #1 AC, CN
12. Philadelphia Freedom (1975) #1 US, CN
13. Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (1974) #1 UK, CN
14. Circle of Life (1994)

DMDB Top 5%:

15. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (1974) #1 US, CN
16. Candle in the Wind (1973)
17. Someone Saved My Life Tonight (1975)
18. Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting (1973)
19. Something About the Way You Look Tonight (1997) #1 AC, UK, CN, AU
20. Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me (live with George Michael, 1991) #1 US, AC, UK, CN

21. Island Girl (1975) #1 US
22. I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues (1983)
23. Step into Christmas (1973)
24. Sacrifice (1989) #1 UK
25. I’m Still Standing (1983) #1 CN
26. Nikita (1985)
27. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding (1973)
28. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (1976) #1 AC

DMDB Top 10%:

29. Honky Cat (1972)
30. Little Jeannie (1980) #1 AC, CN

31. Mama Can’t Buy You Love (1979) #1 AC
32. Sad Songs Say So Much (1984)
33. The Bitch Is Back (1974) #1 CN
34. Healing Hands (1989) #1 AC, UK
35. Empty Garden (1982)
36. The One (1992) #1 AC, CN
37. I Don’t Wanna Go on with You Like That (1988) #1 AC, CN
38. Cold Heart (Pnau Remix) (with Dua Lipa, 2021) #1 A40, UK, CN, AU
39. Levon (1971)
40. Blue Eyes (1982) #1 AC
41. True Love (w/ Kiki Dee, 1993)
42. Through the Storm (w/ Aretha Franklin, 1989)

DMDB Top 20%:

43. Written in the Stars (w/ LeAnn Rimes, 1999)
44. Who Wears These Shoes? (1984)
45. Blessed (1995)
46. Kiss the Bride (1983)
47. Friends (1971)
48. You Gotta Love Someone (1990) #1 AC, CN
49. Border Song (1970)
50. Part-Time Love (1978)

51. The Last Song (1992)
52. Nobody Wins (1981)
53. Believe (1995) #1 AC, CN
54. Club at the End of the Street (1989)
55. Pinball Wizard (1975)
56. Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More? (Sartorial Eloquence) (1980)
57. Simple Life (1992) #1 AC
58. Wrap Her Up (1985)
59. Song for Guy (1978)
60. Ego (1978)

61. Honky Tonk Women (live, 1970)
62. A Word in Spanish (1988)
63. Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance) (1976)
64. I Feel Like a Bullet in the Gun of Robert Ford (1975)
65. Made in England (1995)
66. Chloe (1981)
67. Grow Some Funk of Your Own (1975)
68. Heartache All Over the World (1986)
69. Victim of Love (1979)
70. I Want Love (2001)

71. I Saw Her Standing There (live w/ John Lennon, 1974)
72. Merry Christmas (with Ed Sheeran, 2021)
73. In Neon (1984)

Beyond the DMDB Top 20%:

74. Recover Your Soul (1997)
75. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (w/ RuPaul, 1993)
76. Passengers (1984)
77. I Just Can’t Wait to Be King (1994)
78. Take Me to the Pilot (1970)
79. Flames of Paradise (w/ Jennifer Rush, 1987)
80. I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues (live w/ Mary J. Blige, 2000)

81. Runaway Train (w/ Eric Clapton, 1992)
82. Madman Across the Water (1971)
83. Someone to Watch Over Me (1994)
84. Bohemian Rhapsody (live w/ Queen & Axl Rose, 1992)
85. Are You Ready for Love? (1979) #1 UK
86. You Can Make History (Young Again) (1995)
87. Someday Out of the Blue (2000)
88. Harmony (1973)
89. Fight (No Matter How Long) (The Bunburys, 1988)
90. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (1972)

91. Love Song (1970)
92. Ghetto Gospel (w/ Tupac Shakur, 2004) #1 UK, AU
93. This Train Don’t Stop There Anymore (2001)
94. Easier to Walk Away (1990)
95. Burn Down the Mission (1970)
96. Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing 9with Marcella Detroit, 1993)
97. Tonight (1976)
98. Act of War (with Millie Jackson, 1985)
99. Your Song (w/ Alessandro Safina, 2002)
100. Skyline Pigeon (1969)

Resources and Related Links:

DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Elton John
DMDB profile page for Elton John
Dave’s Music Database: “Best-of Lists for Performers”
Dave’s Music Database: “Best-of Lists for Songwriters and/or Producers”

First posted 3/25/2017; updated 3/22/2022.

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Post-Punk Revival: Top 50 Albums

Post-Punk Revival:

The Top 50 Albums

The post-punk revival was a movement which primarily took place in the first decade of the 21st century. It was a return of indie rock that was inspired by the garage rock of the 1960s as well as the new wave and post-punk music of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

This list was created by aggregating 11 lists focused on the best albums of the post-punk revival. Other albums not featured on those lists, but by artists featured on those lists were also factored in. In addition, albums by artists mentioned as prominent in the movement who did not have albums on one of the lists were included. Only albums released between 2000 and 2010 were considered. Finally, all qualifying albums were then ranked according to their overall status in Dave’s Music Database.

Check out other best-of-genre/category lists here.

Spotify Podcast:

Check out the Dave’s Music Database podcast episode The Post-Punk Revival, 2000-2010 based on this list. Premiere: March 16, 2022 at 7pm CST. Every Tuesday at 7pm CST a new based on the lists at Dave’s Music Database debuts.

1. The Strokes Is This It (2001)
2. The White Stripes Elephant (2003)
3. Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not (2006)
4. The White Stripes White Blood Cells (2001)
5. Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand (2004)
6. LCD Soundsystem Sound of Silver (2007)
7. The Killers Hot Fuss (2004)
8. Kings of Leon Only by the Night (2008)
9. The Libertines Up the Bracket (2002)
10. Interpol Turn on the Bright Lights (2002)

11. The National High Violet (2010)
12. Yeah Yeah Yeahs Fever to Tell (2003)
13. The Black Keys Brothers (2010)
14. Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007)
15. TV on the Radio Return to Cookie Mountain (2006)
16. Bloc Party Silent Alarm (2007)
17. Modest Mouse Good News for People Who Love Bad News (2004)
18. LCD Soundsystem This Is Happening (2010)
19. The Shins Chutes Too Narrow (2003)
20. The National Boxer (2007)

21. Kaiser Chiefs Employment (2005)
22. The Strokes Room on Fire (2003)
23. TV on the Radio Dear Science (2008)
24. The White Stripes Get Behind Me Satan (2005)
25. The Killers Sam’s Town (2006)
26. The Vines Highly Evolved (2002)
27. The White Stripes Icky Thump (2007)
28. LCD Soundsystem LCD Soundsystem (2005)
29. Modest Mouse The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
30. Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better (2005)

31. Kings of Leon Come Around Sundown (2010)
32. The Bravery The Bravery (2005)
33. The Shins Wincing the Night Away (2007)
34. The Hives Veni Vidi Vicious (2000)
35. The Libertines The Libertines (2004)
36. The Hold Steady Heaven Is Whenever (2010)
37. Spoon Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007)
38. The Hold Steady Boys and Girls in America (2006)
39. Interpol Antics (2004)
40. The Strokes First Impressions of Earth (2006)

41. The Shins Oh, Inverted World (2001)
42. The Strokes The Modern Age (EP, 2001)
43. Spoon Kill the Moonlight (2002)
44. Kings of Leon Youth & Young Manhood (2003)
45. Editors The Back Room (2005)
46. The Futureheads The Futureheads (2004)
47. Franz Ferdinand Tonight (2009)
48. The Rapture Echoes (2003)
49. The Walkmen Bows + Arrows (2004)
50. The National Alligator (2005)