Showing posts with label Maggie May. Show all posts
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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Marc Myers Anatomy of a Song

Marc Myers:

Anatomy of a Song: Top 100 Songs

In 2016, writer and music historian Marc Myers published Anatomy of a Song, a book analyzing 45 songs from the 1950s to the 1990s.

Click here to see other lists from critics and individuals and here to see other lists from publications and/or organizations. In 2022, he published a second volume, Anatomy of 55 More Songs. Combined the two volumes covered 100 songs, which are listed here chronologically. Dates refer to the song’s earliest release, be it as a single or an album cut. Songs are noted with a 1 if featured in the first book and 2 if in the second book.

  1. Lloyd Price “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” (5/17/1952) 1
  2. Little Willie Littlefield “K.C. Lovin’” (8/12/1952) / Wilbert Harrison “Kansas City” (4/3/1959) 1
  3. The Isley Brothers “Shout (Parts 1 and 2)” (9/7/1959) 1
  4. The Marvelettes “Please Mr. Postman” (8/21/1961) 1
  5. Dion “Runaround Sue” (9/15/1961) 1
  6. The Dixie Cups “Chapel of Love” (4/16/1964) 1
  7. Dionne Warwick “Walk on By” (4/16/1964) 2
  8. Martha Reeves & the Vandellas “Dancing in the Street” (7/31/1964) 2
  9. The Kinks “You Really Got Me” (8/4/1964) 1
  10. The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (12/11/1964) 1

  11. The Temptations “My Girl” (12/21/1964) 1
  12. Donovan “Sunshine Superman” (7/29/1966) 2
  13. Four Tops “Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” (8/18/1966) 1
  14. The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” (10/10/1966) 2
  15. The Doors “Light My Fire” (1/4/1967) 1
  16. The Lovin’ Spoonful “Darling Be Home Soon” (2/11/1967) 1
  17. Jefferson Airplane “White Rabbit” (2/28/1967) 1
  18. The Youngbloods “Get Together” (3/25/1967) 2
  19. The Young Rascals “Groovin’” (4/21/1967) 1
  20. The 5th Dimension “Up, Up and Away” (6/3/1967) 2

  21. Linda Ronstadt & the Stone Poneys “Different Drum” (6/30/1967) 1
  22. Otis Redding “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” (1/8/1968) 1
  23. Loretta Lynn “Fist City” (2/24/1968) 1
  24. The Crazy World of Arthur Brown “Fire” (6/26/1968) 2
  25. The Band “The Weight” (8/8/1968) 2
  26. The Rolling Stones “Street Fighting Man” (8/31/1968) 1
  27. Tammy Wynette “Stand by Your Man” (9/20/1968) 1
  28. Steppenwolf “Magic Carpet Ride” (10/5/1968) 1
  29. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Proud Mary” (1/18/1969) 1
  30. Tommy James & the Shondells “Crystal Blue Persuasion” (2/1/1969) 2

  31. The Edwin Hawkins Singers with Dorothy Combs Morrison “Oh Happy Day” (4/26/1969) 1
  32. Creedence Clearwater Revival “Bad Moon Rising” (5/2/1969) 2
  33. Elvis Presley “Suspicious Minds” (8/26/1969) 1
  34. Led Zeppelin “Whole Lotta Love” (10/22/1969) 1
  35. Diana Ross “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (6/19/1970) 2
  36. Black Sabbath “Paranoid” (8/7/1970) 2
  37. The Grateful Dead “Truckin’” (11/1/1970) 2
  38. Janis Joplin “Mercedes Benz” (1/30/1971) 1
  39. Alice Cooper “I’m Eighteen” (2/20/1971) 2
  40. The Rolling Stones “Moonlight Mile” (4/23/1971) 1

  41. Rod Stewart “Maggie May” (5/31/1971) 1
  42. Joni Mitchell “Carey” (6/22/1971) 1
  43. T-Rex “Get It On (Bang a Gong)” (7/2/1971) 2
  44. The Staple Singers “Respect Yourself” (10/2/1971) 1
  45. The Hollies “Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress” (10/8/1971) 2
  46. Yes “Roundabout” (11/30/1971) 2
  47. Jackson Browne “Doctor My Eyes” (1/31/1972) 2
  48. Todd Rundgren “Hello It’s Me” (2/28/1972) 2
  49. Deep Purple “Smoke on the Water” (March 1972) 2
  50. Elton John “Rocket Man (I Think It’s Gonna Be a Long Time)” (4/14/1972) 2

  51. The Temptations “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” (7/27/1972) 2
  52. Jimmy Cliff “The Harder They Come” (July 1972) 1
  53. The Spinners “I’ll Be Around” (8/19/1972) 2
  54. Roberta Flack “Killing Me Softly with His Song” (1/19/1973) 2
  55. The Allman Brothers Band “Ramblin’ Man” (8/17/1973) 1
  56. Gladys Knight & the Pips “Midnight Train to Georgia” (8/25/1973) 1
  57. Daryl Hall & John Oates “She’s Gone” (11/3/1973) 2
  58. Redbone “Come and Get Your Love” (1/5/1974) 2
  59. Gordon Lightfoot “Sundown” (2/2/1974) 2
  60. The Hues Corporation “Rock the Boat” (5/4/1974) 1

  61. 10cc “I’m Not in Love” (4/19/1975) 2
  62. Aerosmith “Walk This Way” (4/30/1975) 1
  63. Roxy Music “Love Is the Drug” (9/30/1975) 2
  64. Thin Lizzy “The Boys Are Back in Town” (4/17/1976) 2
  65. Steve Miller Band “Fly Like an Eagle” (5/26/1976) 2
  66. Stevie Wonder “Love’s in Need of Love Today” (9/28/1976) 1
  67. Al Stewart “Year of the Cat” (10/9/1976) 2
  68. Heart “Barracuda” (5/14/1977) 2
  69. Carly Simon “Nobody Does It Better” (7/15/1977) 2
  70. Elvis Costello “The Angels Want to Wear My Red Shoes” (7/22/1977) 1

  71. Steely Dan “Deacon Blues” (10/15/1977) 1
  72. Steely Dan “Peg” (10/15/1977) 2
  73. The Cars “My Best Friend’s Girl” (6/6/1978) 2
  74. Blondie “Heart of Glass” (9/16/1978) 1
  75. Kenny Rogers “The Gambler” (10/28/1978) 2
  76. Earth, Wind & Fire “September” (11/17/1978) 2
  77. The Doobie Brothers “What a Fool Believes” (12/23/1978) 2
  78. Elvis Costello “Accidents Will Happen” (1/5/1979) 2
  79. Charlie Daniels Band “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” (4/1/1979) 2
  80. Chic “Good Times” (6/4/1979) 2

  81. AC/DC “Highway to Hell” (7/27/1979) 2
  82. Gary Numan “Cars” (8/21/1979) 2
  83. Pink Floyd “Another Brick in the Wall Part II” (11/23/1979) 1
  84. The Clash “London Calling” (12/7/1979) 1
  85. Donna Summer “On the Radio” (1/4/1980) 2
  86. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “Bad Reputation” (5/17/1980) 2
  87. Blondie “Rapture” (11/30/1980) 2
  88. The Neville Brothers “Brother John/Iko Iko” (April 1981) 1
  89. Journey “Don’t Stop Believin’” (7/31/1981) 2
  90. Merle Haggard “Big City” (10/31/1981) 1

  91. Joe Jackson “Steppin’ Out” (7/17/1982) 2
  92. Talking Heads “Burning Down the House” (6/1/1983) 2
  93. Cyndi Lauper “Time After Time” (10/14/1983) 1
  94. Huey Lewis & the News “The Power of Love” (6/28/1985) 2
  95. John (Cougar) Mellencamp “Small Town” (8/5/1985) 2
  96. Keith Richards “Take It So Hard’ (10/3/1988) 2
  97. Bonnie Raitt “Nick of Time” (3/21/1989) 1
  98. Pet Shop Boys “Being Boring” (10/22/1990) 2
  99. R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” (2/19/1991) 1
  100. Sheryl Crow “If It Makes You Happy” (8/31/1996) 2

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First posted 8/6/2023.

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Friday, January 10, 2020

Rod Stewart: Top 100 Songs

First posted 1/2/2020; updated 1/5/2020.

Rod Stewart

image from Billboard.com

Rock singer Roderick David Stewart was born on this day (January 10) in 1945 in Highgate, London, England. He worked with the Shotgun Express (1966), the Jeff Beck Group (1967-69), and The Faces (69-75) and has maintained a solo career since 1969. His song, “Maggie May,” is featured in the DMDB book The Top 100 Songs of the Rock Era, 1954-1999.

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. Stewart’s work with the Jeff Beck Group and The Faces are includes as well as his solo material. Songs are solo hits unless noted otherwise. Songs which hit #1 on various charts are noted. (Click for codes to singles charts.)

DMDB Top 1%:

1. Maggie May (1971) #1 US, CB, HR, UK, CN, AU
2. Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright) (1976) #1 US, CB, HR, RR, CN
3. Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? (1978) #1 US, CB, HR, RR, UK, CN, AU

DMDB Top 5%:

4. All for Love (Bryan Adams with Sting & Rod Stewart, 1993) #1 US, CB, RR, CN, AU
5. Sailing (1975) #1 UK
6. You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim) (1977) #1 RR, CN, AU
7. Have I Told You Lately (1991) #1 AC, CN
8. Stay with Me (The Faces, 1971)
9. The First Cut Is the Deepest (1976)
10. Downtown Train (1989) #1 CB, RR, AC, AR, CN

DMDB Top 10%:

11. I Don’t Want to Talk About It (1975) #1 UK
12. You Wear It Well (1972) #1 UK
13. Reason to Believe (1971)
14. Young Turks (1981)
15. This Old Heart of Mine (Rod Stewart & Ron Isley, 1989) #1 AC
16. Rhythm of My Heart (1991) #1 CB, CN
17. Passion (1980)
18. Tonight I’m Yours (1981) 19. I Know I’m Losing You (The Faces, 1971)
20. Forever Young (1988)
21. Hot Legs (1977)

DMDB Top 20%:

22. The Motown Song (Rod Stewart & the Temptations, 1991) #1 CN
23. Blue Moon (Rod Stewart & Eric Clapton, 2004)
24. Baby Jane (1983) #1 UK
25. People Get Ready (Rod Stewart & Jeff Beck, 1985)
26. Some Guys Have All the Luck (1984)
27. Handbags and Gladrags (1969)
28. The Killing of Georgie (1976)
29. Infatuation (1984)
30. Leave Virginia Alone (1995) #1 CN

31. I Was Only Joking (1977)
32. Twistin’ the Night Away (1972)
33. Love Touch (1986)
34. Get Back (1976)
35. They Can’t Take That Away from Me (2002)
36. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Rod Stewart & Cher, 2003)
37. What Am I Gonna Do? (1983)
38. Your Song (1992)
39. Broken Arrow (1991)
40. My Heart Can’t Tell You No (1988)

41. Someone to Watch Over Me (2003)
42. Ain’t Love a Bitch (1978)
43. Angel (The Faces, 1972)
44. Lost in You (1988)
45. These Foolish Things Remind Me of You (2002)
46. Oh No, Not My Baby (1973)
47. Having a Party (live with Ron Wood, 1993)
48. In a Broken Dream (Python Lee Jackson with Rod Stewart, 1969)
49. Cindy Incidentally (The Faces, 1973)
50. Every Picture Tells a Story (1971)
51. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Rod Stewart with Dave Koz, 2012) #1 AC

Beyond the DMDB Top 20%:

52. Reason to Believe (live with Ron Wood, 1993)
53. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (2012)
54. It Takes Two (Rod Stewart & Tina Turner, 1990)
55. You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (The Faces, 1974)
56. Winter Wonderland (Rod Stewart & Michael Buble, 2012)
57. Another Heartache (1986)
58. This Old Heart of Mine (1975)
59. Ooh La La (1998)
60. Every Beat of My Heart (1986)

61. Gasoline Alley (1970)
62. Baby It’s Cold Outside (Rod Stewart & Dolly Parton, 2004)
63. If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don’t Want to Be Right (1977)
64. If We Fall in Love Tonight (1996)
65. I’ve Got a Crush on You (Rod Stewart & Diana Ross, 2005)
66. Crazy About Her (1988)
67. I Can’t Deny It (2001)
68. How Long (1981)
69. So Far Away (1995)
70. What Made Milwaukee Famous (1972)

71. What a Wonderful World (Rod Stewart & Stevie Wonder, 2004)
72. Farewell/Bring It on Home to Me/You Send Me (1974)
73. Debris (The Faces, 1971)
74. I Don’t Want to Talk About It (1989)
75. I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (2005)
76. Somebody Speical (1980)
77. Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (2006)
78. Mandolin Wind (1971)
79. Ole Ola (Muhler Brasileia) (Rod Stewart & the Scottish World Cup Squad, 1978)
80. I’ve Been Drinking (Jeff Beck Group, 1968)

81. Twistin’ the Night Away (1987)
82. Time After Time (2003)
83. Faith of the Heart (1999)
84. Pool Hall Richard (The Faces, 1973)
85. Street Fighting Man (1969)
86. It’s All Over Now (1970)
87. Cut Across Shorty (Rod Stewart live Ron Wood, 1993)
88. All Right Now (1984)
89. Beck’s Bolero (Jeff Beck Group, 1968)
90. Tom Traubert’s Blues (Waltzing Matilda) (1992)

91. Love Is Blue (L’Amour Est Blue) (Jeff Beck Group, 1968)
92. Blondes Have More Fun (1978)
93. Mine for Me (1974)
94. Gi’ Me Wings (1980)
95. My Girl (1980)
96. Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? (N-Trance with Rod Stewart, 1997)
97. Tora Tora Tora (Out with the Boys) (1981)
98. Jealous (1981)
99. Don’t Come Around Here (Rod Stewart with Helicopter Girl, 2001)
100. Guess I’ll Always Love You (live, 1998)

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Saturday, October 2, 1971

Rod Stewart hit #1 with “Maggie May”

Maggie May

Rod Stewart

Writer(s): Rod Stewart/Martin Quittenton (see lyrics here)

First Charted: July 17, 1971

Peak: 15 US, 13 CB, 11 HR, 1 CL, 15 UK, 11 CN, 14 AU, 1 DF (Click for codes to singles charts.)

Sales (in millions): 1.0 US, -- UK, 1.0 world (includes US + UK)

Airplay/Streaming (in millions): 3.0 radio, 30.3 video, 220.02 streaming

Awards:

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About the Song:

If released today, the story behind “Maggie May” would make for celebrity tabloid headlines declaring that the young Rod Stewart had been sexually abused by an older woman. TC Stewart confirms that the song’s storyline of a teenage boy seduced and then cast away by an older woman is a true tale, more or less, about losing his virginity. WK

The song, however, has not become iconic because of salaciousness, but sincerity and great storytelling. Based on an an old Liverpudlian folk tune, TC it works like a novella with “colorful characters, surprising situations, and unforgettable moments.” AMG It blends “epic simplicity, self-deprecating humor and emotional truth” AMG in the protagonist’s reflection over “the ambivalence and contradictory emotions” WK he feels.

Musically, the song offers Stewart’s “usual fine, raspy singing” TB and “relentless drum-bashing” RS500 from Mickey Waller, which critic Greil Marcus amusingly proclaimed deserving of a Nobel Prize for physics. MA The unquestionably prize-winning song nearly became an also-ran. It barely made it on the Every Picture Tells a Story album and then was relegated to the B-side of “Reason to Believe.” If DJ’s hadn’t flipped it over, Stewart jokes, he would have returned to his job as a gravedigger. RS500

That hardly seems likely. While Stewart had already released two solo albums to little notice, he’d still become a name of note fronting the Jeff Beck group and had moved on to the influential Faces. His name was likely to go down in the annals of rock history regardless; however, “Maggie” gave him the definitive song to lift him to superstar status.

Resources:

  • AMG All Music Guide
  • TC Toby Creswell. (2005). 1001 Songs: The Great Songs of All Time. Thunder’s Mouth Press: New York, NY. Page 856.
  • MA Dave Marsh (1989). The Heart of Rock and Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. New York, NY; New American Library. Page 182.
  • RS500 Rolling Stone (2004). “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”
  • TB Thunder Bay Press (2006). Singles: Six Decades of Hot Hits & Classic Cuts. Outline Press Ltd.: San Diego, CA. Page 129.
  • WK Wikipedia

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First posted 8/14/2011; last updated 11/13/2022.

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