It’s that time again, for another annual countdown for my Top 20 songs that turn 30 years old this year, 2021.  Starting on April 1 I will begin to countdown a song each day until my birthday on April 20 when I announce the #1 30-year old song.  I’ve mentioned this in prior intro posts, but to quickly reiterate, this is the criteria of how I determine my lists: – No covers or re-releases of tunes.  The song had to be released originally, and in the US, during this countdown year.  So, that means even though Power of Love/Love Power is …..more →

And now, we come to #1, and the reasons for this song’s placement are as much personal as they are musical.  The song is arguably one of the best ones written by them, but the influence this track had on me and my musician friends cannot be denied.  I sing this song a lot and I sing it with passion because it’s so good.  The lyrics are so good, and you would never know this song was 30 years old.  It sounds like it could be a hit today, and that’s the power of a great song.  So, the #1 …..more →

Trying to figure out where to place these last two songs was harder than any other countdown before.  My wife and I had these next two songs switched in our countdowns.  #2 is such a great song, especially since I played it with Electric Avenue, and the impact that song had was huge.  It established his use of models in his videos, but it also showed him destroying the iconic symbols of his previous album, which is one of the greatest of the 80s.  It was a daring move but one that made him even more a pop-music icon.  Coming …..more →

Boy, talk about a song that has a place with current events.  How many quarantine videos have we seen with this song?  Also, who old enough to remember this song could forget what this track spawned besides the famous hook?  Baggy pants, the shuffle, “Hammer time!”  This was one of the biggest songs of the early nineties, hands down, and it still carries on today; even my toddler son loves this song.  Hitting #3 in this countdown is U Can’t Touch This by MC Hammer.

What could beat out a rock anthem featuring an awesome guitar riff?  A tune with an equally awesome bass riff, great production, a very singable chorus, Bootsy Collins, and a track that is still being played today in clubs and parties.  When this song hits, everyone still jumps on the dance floor.  That’s the power of a great song.  Coming in at #4 is Groove is In The Heart by Deee-Lite.

We arrive now at the top 5 songs turning 30 years old, which was very difficult trying to figure out how to place these tracks.  The first of these is one of the greatest guitar riffs of the 1990s and the kind of song that will make you go 90 down a 55 if you’re not careful.  It also showed the band was not quite done making iconic rock anthems.  The #5 song in this countdown is Thunderstruck by AC/DC.