RADIO HANNIBAL

My Top 100 Singles Of All Time

I recently had to put together a list of my favorite rock songs of all time.  A daunting task to be sure.  And like all these type lists it's mercurial.  So, for right now this is my list.

1. Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell
2. Powderfinger – Neil Young
3. Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks
4. Prairie Rose – Roxy Music
5. Different Drum – The Stone Poneys (Linda Ronstadt)
6. Paperback Writer - The Beatles
7. Daydream – The Lovin’ Spoonful
8. Itchycoo Park – The Small Faces
9. Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen
10. Windfall – Son Volt
11. Everybody’s Talkin’ – Nilsson
12. Temptation – New Order
13. Tumbling Dice – The Rolling Stones
14. Anchorage – Michelle Shocked
15. The Tears Of A Clown – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
16. Fall On Me – REM
17. That’s Entertainment – The Jam
18. Faith Healer – The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
19. Starman – David Bowie
20. Kid – The Pretenders
21. Dr. Jimmy – The Who
22. Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now – The Smiths
23. Daydream Believer – The Monkees
24. Autobahn – Kraftwerk
25. Carey – Joni Mitchell
26. Tangled Up In Blue – Bob Dylan
27. Love Is Here (Now You’re Gone) – The Supremes
28. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes – Elvis Costello
29. This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody) – Talking Heads
30. Joanne – Michael Nesmith
31. I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos
32. Sunshine Superman – Donovan
33. So It Goes – Nick Lowe
34. Do You Realize – The Flaming Lips
35. Dry The Rain – The Beta Band
36. New Speedway Boogie – The Grateful Dead
37. After The Goldrush – Neil Young
38. Up The Junction – Squeeze
39. Closing Time – Leonard Cohen
40. No Matter What – Badfinger
41. I’m On Fire – The Dwight Twilley Band
42. California – The Babys
43. Protection – Graham Parker And The Rumour
44. Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl – Mink Deville
45. You’re Not Smiling – Audience
46. Town Without Pity – Gene Pitney
47. Rockaway Beach – The Ramones
48. Walking On Sunshine – Katrina and The Waves
49. Starry Eyes – The Records
50. There She Goes – The La’s
51. Let’s Pretend – The Raspberries
52. The Rain, The Park & Other Things – The Cowsills
53. Settin’ The Woods On Fire – Hank Williams Sr.
54. Dressed Up Like Nebraska – Josh Rouse
55. Something In The Air – Thunderclap Newman
56. 96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians
57. I’ll Take You There – The Staple Singers
58. I Hear You Knockin’ – Dave Edmunds
59. Heart Full Of Soul – The Yardbirds
60. There’s A Kind Of Hush – Herman’s Hermits
61. Band Of Gold – Freda Payne
62. Jockey Full Of Bourbon – Tom Waits
63. I Will Dare – The Replacements
64. Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel
65. The Whole Of The Moon – The Waterboys
66. Greetings To The New Brunette – Billy Bragg
67. Kind Of A Drag – The Buckinghams
68. Don’t Sleep In The Subway – Petula Clark
69. Hank Panky – Tommy James And The Shondells
70. One Bad Apple – The Osmonds
71. If You Want Me To Stay – Sly And The Family Stone
72. I Can Help – Billy Swan
73. Walk Away Renee – The Left Banke
74. Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival
75. Bernadette – The Four Tops
76. I Want You Back – The Jackson 5
77. Stoney End – Barbara Streisand
78. Cracklin’ Rosie – Neil Diamond
79. Chasing Heather Crazy – Guided By Voices
80. Last Nite – The Strokes
81. Since I Left You – The Avalanches
82. You Get What You Give – New Radicals
83. Race For The Prize – The Flaming Lips
84. Designs On You – Old 97’s
85. Dry Your Eyes – The Streets
86.Float On – Modest Mouse
87. Coming Up Close – Til Tuesday
88. Happy Hour – The Housemartins
89. Diggin’ Your Scene – The Blow Monkeys
90. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
91. Rockin’ In The Free World – Neil Young
92. Absent Friends – The Divine Comedy
93.Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
94. Terry Stafford - Suspicion
95. Buddy Holly & the Crickets - Oh Boy / Not Fade Away
96. Honeycombs - Have I The Right?
97. Bobby Darin - Beyond the Sea
98. Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk
99. Chad and Jeremy - A Summer Song
100. Dusty Springfield - I Only Want to Be With You

New Session

Just upped a new session recorded yesterday evening drive time.
Enjoy. 
 Radio Hannibal 7.22.09   

Vinatge American Top 40 Shows

Casey Kasem may have just retired last week from doing some form of current hit countdown show.  I didn't even know he was still doing such a show.  How I, and many, remember Casey is as the host of American Top 40 , a nationally syndicated weekly show that counted down the top 40 singles as tallied by Billboard.  The show is still running strong and now called AT 40, hosted by American Idol host, Ryan Seacrest. 

Recently though, Casey's son, Mike, and Premier Networks have packaged the vintage shows for current radio.  The 70's version airs locally twice on Sundays on WMJI.  There's an 80's version that doesn't get heard around here. 

I'm a nut for this type of programming and have made it a habit of tuning in every Sunday.  I really enjoy hearing those songs in the upper tiers that never quite become a big hit and may be years since you last heard them.

I started to do some searching online to see if there's a bigger nut than me.  One who may be recording the shows, turning them into MP3's and then uploading them for all to hear whenever and wherever they like.  Alas, I haven't found such a blog site yet.

In my searching I did find a station out of Boston, WODS, Oldies 103 who have the the last few shows archived for on-demand listening.  The bandwidth and/or server isn't the greatest so the sound is not as good as FM radio.  Still, it's better than nothing. 

 

A Great New Streaming Radio Portal

Always on the lookout for great radio sites online that offer streaming of their broadcast, I stumbled across a new one last week that's captured my fancy.  It's called Reciva. 

The site appears to originate from England.  I first found it while looking at a write up on a new Internet Radio Device.  That's the fancy term for a radio that is capable of "tuning in" internet radio streams. 

With every passing day new radios of this type hit the market.  One of the more popular in the US is  made by Tivoli.  There are in dash car units being made.  When these car radios are built into new cars it'll mark the end days of satellite radio.  How the majority of us will access the internet while mobile is still unclear.  It'll either be through a network such as 3G (think iPhone) or through Wi-Max, a wi-fi signal on steroids being test marketed in certain US cities and abroad.  More on this at a future date.

What's great about these internet radio devices, aside from the relatively expensive prices, is its ease of use.  Simply plug the ethernet line carrying your internet into the device.  It's great for older folks who don't have a desire to wade through the internet. 

You don't need one of thse radios to enjoy streaming radio though.  As long as you have a computer with a soundcard and speakers you're all set.  Ideally, you then tie this into your home stereo set up.  Ask me how.

Now back to Reciva.  In the past I'd used Radio-Locator to find terrestrial stations that were streaming on the net.  Unfortunately that site has not been kept up to date nor does it include internet only stations.  The relatively new Reciva is very up to date and contains access to thousands of radio streams. 

These streams are categorized by country, format, etc., and searchable by popularity, alphabetical, etc.  Sign up and you can add stations to your list. 

As I type I'm listening to a rock station out of Denmark.  Bruce Springsteen is playing there tonight and I thought I might here some of the hype for the show. 

In the dead of winter I enjoy listening to stations in places like Australia where it's summer.   When I hear of a big news story I often tune in a station from that part of the world.  It's fascinating. 

I remember the thrill of tuning in AM radio stations from distant cities on my transistor while lying in bed at night as a kid.  This takes it to a whole new level.