Friday, January 21, 2011

Lowdown Lucifer Love

Day 70  1/20/11 - 104 songs
First song 9:12AM:  "Love is Like a Heat Wave" by Martha & The Vandellas from Hitsville USA: Motown Singles 1959-1971 box set
Last song 5:52PM:  "Lucifer Sam" by Pink Floyd from The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Highlights:
  • 69 more "Love" songs
  • Three versions of "Love Me Do" by The Beatles
    • Anthology 1 (with Pete Best on drums)
    • Past Masters Volume 1 (with Ringo on drums)
    • Please Please Me (with Andy White on drums and Ringo Starr on tambourine)
  • Two versions of "Love Potion No. 9"
    • The Clovers
    • The Searchers
  • Four versions of "Love Struck Baby" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
    • Texas Flood (studio version)
    • Live Alive
    • Live At Montreux 1982 & 1985
    • SRV Box Set (live)
  • Two "Lovely" Paul McCartney-related songs back-to-back
    • "The Lovely Linda" by Paul McCartney from Wingspan: Hits and History
    • Lovely Rita by The Beatles from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
  • Two versions of "Lovesick Blues"
    • Hank Williams
    • Pasty Cline
  • Three versions of "Lovey-Dovey"
    • The Clovers
    • Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
    • Bunny Sigler (medley with "You're So Fine")
Notes:
I hit another milestone on Thursday - song #6,000 was "Lover's Rock" by The Clash from London Calling.
There wasn't a lot of covers/alternate versions of songs, but there was a lot of really good stuff (and a lot of "love"), so here are my favorites:
  • "Love is Strange" by Mickey & Sylvia
  • "Love is Strong" by The Rolling Stones
  • "Love is the Drug" by Roxy Music
  • "(Love Is) The Tender Trap" by Frank Sinatra
  • "Love Letter" by Bonnie Raitt
  • "Love Me" by Elvis Presley
  • "Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley
  • "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" by Bob Dylan
  • "Love Sneakin' Up On You" by Bonnie Raitt
  • "Love the One Your With" by Stephen Stills
  • "Love Train" by The O'Jays
  • "Love Vigilantes" by New Order
  • "The Love You Save" by The Jackson 5
  • "Love You To" by The Beatles
  • "A Lover's Question" by Clyde McPhadder
  • "Lovers Who Wander" by Dion
  • "Loves Me Like a Rock" by Paul Simon
  • "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" by Journey
  • "Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys" by Traffic
  • "Lowlands" by Gillian Welch
The L's will be finished on Friday, so look for the L statistics coming soon!

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