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20. Some other notables

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 07:15 PM

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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 Yesterday OP

I don't need any reminders of being old, but some of these songs make me feel younger chicoescuela Yesterday #1

Bicentennial Babies and bicentennial songs rule 😎💪🎆 Niagara Yesterday #2

If you'd said "Cherry Bomb" in my presence, True Dough Yesterday #7

Oh yeah, I had a few JCM cassettes, True Niagara Yesterday #9

He can't shed the Cougar in my memory bank! True Dough Yesterday #11

Same here. It's just the way it is Niagara Yesterday #12

For eight very long years I had a cougar I couldn't shed. Harker Yesterday #18

I hope that those eight very long years were glorious years, Harker Niagara Yesterday #19

Thanks, Aggie... Harker Yesterday #21

You remembered! lol Niagara Yesterday #22

Of course you do... Harker 23 hrs ago #23

Devil Woman by Cliff Richard Niagara Yesterday #3

Welcome Back by John Sebastian Niagara Yesterday #4

I saw John Sebastian play Folsom Field in Boulder in 1976. Harker 23 hrs ago #24

Oopsie Niagara 11 hrs ago #35

But it's okay to call Henry John Deutschendorf "John Denver." Harker 10 hrs ago #37

What a sad time it was when we lost him Niagara 10 hrs ago #38

Very sad. Harker 10 hrs ago #40

lol Niagara 7 hrs ago #42

I have a lot of little vignettes like this from a life lived largely in public... Harker 5 hrs ago #44

I saw five of them performed live. Harker Yesterday #5

And at how many of those concerts True Dough Yesterday #8

Never, TD! Harker Yesterday #10

You're a good egg! True Dough Yesterday #13

I was too into the music, and too stoned to cause any trouble, anyhow. Harker Yesterday #15

Okay, True Dough 22 hrs ago #26

... Harker Yesterday #16

There Are A Few On There... ProfessorGAC Yesterday #6

Oh.....crap Bayard Yesterday #14

I pre-date most of those. nt doc03 Yesterday #17

Some other notables fargone Yesterday #20

Great additions! True Dough 22 hrs ago #25

The first Punk single released in the UK! johnp3907 21 hrs ago #27

Some More: Wiz Imp 21 hrs ago #28

Some feel 50 years old, True Dough 21 hrs ago #30

Older than dirt. Ocelot II 21 hrs ago #29

All of my era, but none that I seek out. nilram 20 hrs ago #31

.Who are we talking about here? True Dough 20 hrs ago #32

ANARCHY IN THE UK!!!!!! Coventina 20 hrs ago #33

when disco ruled... Eugene 19 hrs ago #34

Blinded by the Light- Manfred Mann Niagara 11 hrs ago #36

The song with the most True Dough 9 hrs ago #41

Absolutely, True Niagara 7 hrs ago #43

All the songs that I've listed or will list are Niagara 10 hrs ago #39

_ LudwigPastorius 3 hrs ago #45

Fooled Around and Fell In Love-Elvin Bishop VGNonly 10 min ago #46