Crocodile Rock

“Crocodile Rock” is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and recorded in summer 1972. It was released on 27 October 1972 in the UK and 20 November 1972 in the U.S.,  and became Elton John’s first U.S. number-one single, reaching the top spot on 3 February 1973, Read more…

Carolina_In_My_Mind

“Carolina in My Mind” was originally written and performed by American singer-songwriter James Taylor. It was Taylor’s second single from his 1968 self-titled debut album. Taylor wrote Carolina in My Mind while in England recording for the Beatles‘ label Apple Records, and the song’s themes reflect his homesickness at the Read more…

Stand_By_Me

“Stand by Me” is a song originally performed in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King and written by him, along with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who together used the pseudonym Elmo Glick. According to King, the title is derived from, and was inspired by, a spiritual written by Read more…

Rocky_Top

“Rocky Top” is an American country and bluegrass song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant in 1967 and first recorded by the Osborne Brothers later that same year.  Rocky Top has been recorded by dozens of artists from multiple musical genres worldwide.  It is a standard at University of Tennessee football games.  The song was officially Read more…

The_Landslide

“Landslide” is a song by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac, written and performed by Stevie Nicks. The song was first featured on the band’s self-titled album Fleetwood Mac (1975).  “Landslide” sold 2,093,186 copies in the United States as of 2017.  In 2021, the song was listed at No. 163 Read more…

Leader_Of_The_Band

“Leader of the Band” is a song written by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg for his 1981 album The Innocent Age. The song was written as a tribute to his father Lawrence Fogelberg, a musician and leader of a band who was still alive when the song was released.[1][2] Before Lawrence’s Read more…

Let It Be

“Let It Be” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 6 March 1970 as a single, and (in an alternative mix) as the title track of their album Let It Be.

WILD WORLD

“Wild World” is a song written and recorded by English singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. It first appeared on his fourth album, Tea for the Tillerman (1970). SONG

THE WEIGHT

“The Weight” is a song by the Canadian-American group the Band that was released as a single in 1968 and on the group’s debut album Music from Big Pink. SONG

Lay Down Sally

“Lay Down Sally” is a song performed by Eric Clapton, and written by Clapton, Marcy Levy, and George Terry. It appeared on his November 1977 album SONG      

NOW THAT I’M SIXTY-FOUR

This “adaptation” of the well-known song “When I’m 64” imagines what it might be like once you actually attain the age of 64, or more, in Sun City.  Original Beatles version released in 1967, Song Remastered in 2009