Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Kinda feel a little funny following up Hee Haw with 70/80s love/break-up/make-up type songs.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
I have always liked the softer genre with a good melodic hook. I will keep posting these for a while.
I always liked songs by Ronny Milsap. I always sing to this one. I am not great by any means, but I did once win $100 winning a karoke contest... Really
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
OK, in the contest where I won the money, this was my final song that won me the money. One of the great songs ever. It was a bar full of good ole boys and cowboys, but a good tune transcends all perceived boundaries.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Some of the first (analogue) synthesized music for mass consumption. Groundbreaking, at the time. Massive Pop hit, at the time.
I'd forgotten how long Pop hits actually were in the '70's. Back then, a hit tune was about 4:00- 4:30. I think the average time of a Pop hit in 2025 is now around 3:00-3:30. 'Popcorn' clocks in at the long side, but the end-all HAS to be Don McClean's "American Pie." Most stations dropped an edited version that was half as long as the original, but if you were a kid like me back then, listening to albums or FM (radio's underground),* you heard the full 8:30 version- to hear the total story.
Life was slower back then. We listened to entire 45 min. LP's back then. It only stands to reason that our attention spans were longer, as well.
I liked 'Popcorn' for the same reason I liked hits like 'Telstar' (The Tornadoes), 'Classical Gas (Mason Williams), Cissy Strut' (The Meters) and 'Jessica' (Allman Bros. Band)... they were Pop instrumentals. No pesky voices/lyrics to get in the way, you know?
I guess I'm just a "gear worker," and biased against "screamers and shouters"...
Don't forget Mike Oldfield's 'Tubular Bells"- the soundtrack used for the movie "The Exorcist," "Axel F," the theme from Bev Hills Cop1, or Nick Vangelis' "Chariots of Fire" from the movie of the same name.
Pop instrumentals break the mold... in the best way imaginable.
.02, clem.
* WFIN, University of Findlay, late night airings of the syndicated "Redbeard Show."
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