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Old 07-22-2015, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr View Post
One of the few lists that I agree with. Of course, we all might have our favorites or songs that mean more to us, but this is a pretty good list.

The one I'd leave off is Marvin Gaye's "What Going On". It meant nothing to me and my crowd, but then again, I was a white kid from a Boston suburb. I'm sure that it meant a lot to a lot of other people.
I was a white kid from a rural area in Michigan and I found "What's Going On" to be one of the truly great songs of that era. I can still listen to it and be transported. It's a slice of audio heaven. That said, I'm sure I can look at the list and pick out songs that make me wonder "What were they thinking when they included this one?"

Lists like this don't tell you as much about the music as they do about the person making the list. It's just way too subjective.