I’ve Got the Music in Me…

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Way back in 1995, my late, lamented friend Denny asked me to undertake a task: he wanted my 100 favorite country songs. He, thankfully, shrank the options significantly by providing one stipulation: the songs must have made the Billboard “Top Country” charts. That put a little bit of a limitation on it, eliminating anything before 1944 (when the country chart began). Still, it took me nine months to have that baby. After I finished that list, I gave him something he didn’t ask for: the same thing from the Billboard “Hot 100” charts. Yes, that took a long time, too. For the rest of the year (or at least 100 of the last 120 days of the year) you’re going to be subjected to those two lists. You’ll notice just WHY my brother is afraid to get in the car with me: not my driving, but my iPod. The country list is pretty straightforward, but the “hot 100” (I can’t say “rock” because…well…there’s a Perry Como song on it, and he ain’t rock! ) is all over the place. Of course, anyone who has Jim Reeves AND The Clash on their iPod is going to get weird looks to begin with. Since I started on myLot my main subject has been music. I’ve got the music in me. And now you’re going to see just how deeply. Oh, this Kiki Dee song didn’t make the list. The one song of hers that I’d love to have on the list didn’t chart.