Friday, May 03, 2013

What are Your Favorite Boomer Beat Songs

Recently I read a blog post from aarp.org titled: 16 Songs Everyone Over 50 Must Own. I looked at the songs and discovered I knew less than half of them and of the ones I did know I only liked a few.

My good friend, Mitch Mitchell, did his own musical blog post recently, calling it: 30 Questions About the Music I Like which motivated me to do one of my own so, in honor of my radio show and TV show called The Boomer Beat I want to know what your favorite boomer songs of the past are.

Name your favorite music theme from a 60s/70s/80s TV show:
Mine is a toss up between the theme from Silver Spoons and Family Ties

Name your Top 3 Disco Songs
Heaven Knows (Donna Summer)
More than a Woman (Bee Gees)
Get Off (Foxxy)

Name your favorite Beatles song:
In My Life

Name your favorite politically conscious song:
Abraham, Martin and John (Dion)

Name your favorite country song?
Crazy (Patsy Cline)

Name your favorite song from Diana Ross and the Supremes
Baby Love

What song(s) have you ever sang Karaoke?
Stop in the Name of Love
Love Shack (B52s)
Born to Be Wild (Steppinwolf)

Song you danced to (or was sung) at your wedding?
You are so Beautiful (originally sung by Joe Cocker)

Song you can hear over and over again and never get tired of
Africa (Toto)

Can't wait to read your responses.


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