Thread by @bryanbehar

The votes have been tallied. The weekend seems close enough. Welcome to my 1st annual Top 500 #OldiesCountdown. I guess I'll do it all on this thread. And slowly. So feel free to check back here throughout the weekend. And enjoy.

We'll knock of some big chunks before we get to the higher regions. To start, here are numbers 500 to 461.

To keep that momentum going, I present to you numbers 461 to 430:

Well, that took a lot out of me. Now seems like a good time for our first commercial break.

How about we finish off the first hundred with numbers 429 to 400. Then we'll likely slow things down a bit. Because your host has to run some errands.

399 Baby I Need Your Loving
308 Same Old song
397 Every little thing she does
396 The waiting
395 Tom Sawyer
394 Everlasting love
393 Sunny afternoon
392 Everybody’s talking
391 Money
390 Me and Mrs Jones
389 Mr. Brightside
388 How Soon is Now?
387 1999
388 Sexual Healing

Any questions at this point? Observations? As you can likely already see, there is a heavy 60s and 70s slant. I had a lot of trouble convincing people that a 40 year-old song could be an oldie. lol

385 The Tracks of My Tears
384 Father and Son
383 Strawberry Fields Forever
382 Radar Love
381 Don’t Stop Me Now
380 Jolene
379 The River
378 Eleanor Rigby
377 Immigrant Song..
376 Stop in the Name of Love
375 Jackie Blue.
374 Take Me Home Tonight.
373 Jack and Diane

A listener asked, "Dear Casey, how many votes did these songs receive?" While I'm not actually Casey Kasem, I can say you are currently enjoying songs that received FOUR votes from your friends. The winning song received OVER THIRTY mentions.

More songs with 4 votes (and 1 banned from my wedding)
372 My Sharona
371 We Got the Beat
370 The Chain
369 Celebration.
368 Peggy Sue.
367 Lay Lady Lay.
366 Turn Turn Turn
365 Mercy Mercy Me.
364 Drift Away.
363 Beyond the sea
362 Walking on Sunshine.
361 Cinammon Girl.

Time for our well-earned second commercial break:

360 Peace Train.
359 Where the Streets Have No Name
358 Breakdown
357 Sweet Thing
356Don’t Think Twice
355 Sundown
354 Daniel
353 My Way
352 Long Cool Woman
351 Under My Thumb.
350 Starman
349 So Far Away
348 Reflections.
347 Refugee.
346 Magic Carpet Ride.
345 Old Man

My apologies to anyone who expected Kiki Dee or the Ozark Mountain Daredevils at number one.

344 Sailing
343 Abraham Martin and John
342 Isn’t She Lovely
341 Fat Bottomed Girls
340 Get Together
339 Killing in the Name Of
338 Midnight Special
337 These Arms of Mine
336 Folsom Prison Blues
335 Life During Wartime
334 A Hard Day’s Night.
333 Heart of Glass
332Ray of Light

Looks like interest is fading some. I'll take us to 300. Then we can resume again in the evening. And give some others a chance to catch up.

331Sultans of Swing.
330 Love Hurts.
329 Do It Again.
328 Whole Lotta Love.
327 The Times They Are a-Changing.
326 Eve of Destruction.
325 Free Ride.
324 Cats in the Cradle.
323 Natural Woman.
322 Shambala.
321 Cherry Cherry
320 Galveston.
319 The Air that I Breathe

318 Mr. Blue Sky
317 Brick House
316 Have You Ever Seen the Rain
315 Solsbury Hill
314 With or Without You
313 Unforgettable
312 London Calling
311 Once in a Lifetime
310 Lean on Me.
309 Free Man in Paris
308 Needles and Pins
307 Fly Me to the Moon
306 A Case of You

305 Waterloo Sunset
304 Magic Man
303 Cat’s in the Cradle
302 Seasons in the Sun
301 You’ve Got a Friend
300 He’s a Rebel
299 Day after Day
298 Dream a Little Dream
297 Dedicated to the One I Love
296 More Today than Yesterday
295 Jump Around
294 Mrs. Robinson
293 Turn the Page

292 Roam 291Surrender. 290 I Saw Her Standing There. 289 1999. 288 Every Breath You Take. 287 Walk on By. 286 Downtown. 285 Our House. 284 25 or 6 to 4. 283 Shoop Shoop Song. 282 Jailhouse Rock. 281 Forever Young. 280 Under the Boardwalk. 279 Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.

278 Tainted Love. 277 Hello It’s Me. 276 She’s Gone. 275 Wedding Bell Blues. 274 Creep. 273 I Got You Babe.

This concludes the songs that received 4 votes. Let's pick it up again in a few hours. Mahalo.

But i'll leave with a chestnut from the last batch of songs. Enjoy.

My son's still getting dressed, so a few more.

272 Just Like Heaven 271 The Joker 270 Bennie and the Jets. 269 Only the Good Die Young 268 Rock the Casbah. 267 Ring of Fire. 266 Walk on the Wild Side. 265 Bad (U2). 264 In the Still of the Night. 263 Do it Again.

262 Can’t Help Falling in Love 261 Up on theRoof. 260 Always on My Mind 259 Wichita Lineman 258 Old Time Rock and Roll 257 Because the Night 256 My Boyfriends’ Back 255 It’s My Party 254Another Brick in the Wall 253 Pour Some Sugar on Me 252Black Magic Woman 251Sweet Baby James

Numbers 250 to 238:

Ain’t Too Proud to Beg. How Deep is Your Love. Walk away Renee. Bang a Gong. Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Train in Vain. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain. Reeling in the Years Lyin’ Eyes. I’ll Take You There. Annie’s Song. A Song for You. Whipping Post.

The Firecracker 500 #OldiesCountdown resumes.

237 Tears of a Clown
236 A whiter shade of pale
235 Don’t fear the reaper
234 Tusk
233 Georgia on my mind
232 Zombie
231 Ramble On
230 Hallelujah
229 Higher Love
228 Don’t You Want Me
227 Big Yellow Taxi
226 Space Oddity

Sorry. Had to jump in the ocean before they closed the beach
225 America (ND)
224 Dancing in the Moonlight
223 As
222 Runaround Sue
221 Baby I Love Your Way
220 Boys of Summer
219Rosalita
218Cracklin Rosie
217Sugar Sugar
216These Boots are made for walking
215 Bring it on home

214 Stuck in the middle
213 Dust in the Wind
212 Born to be Wild
211 Daydream Believer
210Different Drum
209 A Change is Gonna Come
208 All Day & All the night
207 Margaritaville
206 Cecilia
205 I can’t help myself
204 Killer Queen
203 Runaway
202Come & get your love

Heading into the #OldiesCountdown Top 200. (Just ignore the missing 201. I’m sure it’ll turn up somewhere )

Back in the car. Will return whenever LA gridlock allows.. See ya soon

Who's ready for the Top 200? I said, who's ready for the Top 200?

200You’re So Vain 199 She Loves You 198 America (SG). 197 I Love Rock and Roll 196 Rock Around the Clock 195 Ripple 194 Red Rubber Ball 193 Papa Was a Rolling Stone 192 Time after Time 191 Hooked on a Feeling

And the hits just keep on coming...

190 Raspberry Beret 189 Mustang Sally 188 Bad Moon Rising 187 Night Fever 186 Ruby Tuesday 185 Brandy 184 Save the Last Dance for Me.

Thus concludes the section of songs receiving FIVE votes

With SIX VOTES

183 Comfortably Numb 182 While My Guitar Gently Weeps 181 Carry on My Wayward Son 180 Roxanne 179 Ruby Tuesday 178 Gold Dust Woman 177 Sister Golden Hair 176 You Shook Me All Night Long 175 Chain of Fools 174 Sir Duke 173 My Generation 172 I Want You to Want Me

The likes are dying down. Seems like a good time for another commercial break.

And we're back...

171 Life on Mars 170 For Once in My Life 169 Rebel Rebel. 168 ABC 167 Young Americans 166 Jessie’s Girl. 165 Crocodile Rock 164 Classical Gas 163 That’ll be the Day 162 Love Shack 161 Can’t Find My Way Back Home 160 Twist and Shout 159 Take it Easy

157 Revolution 156 Dream On 155 Take Me Home Country Roads 154 Ball of Confusion 153 Won't Get Fooled Again 152 LA Woman 151 Tangled Up in Blue 150 Rikki Don't Lose That Number 149 Crying 148 I Will Always Love you 147 You Can't Hurry Love

... and now my dinner break!

146 September
145 Blowin' in the Wind
144 Time of the Season
143 Last Dance
142 Don't Dream It's Over
141 Try a Little Tenderness
140 Teach Your Children
139 In the Air Tonight
138 Everybody Wants to Rule the World

That's it for songs with SIX votes

With SEVEN votes
137 Mack the Knife
136 Rocky Mountain High
135 Crimson & Clover
134 I Say a Little Prayer
133 Billie Jean
132 Wild Horses
131 Joy to the World
130 Heroes
129 Lola
128 Time in a Bottle
127 Fast Car
126 Sweet Child o'Mine
125 Ain't No Sunshine
124 Everyday People

123 Leader of the Pack
122 Brandy
121 Come on Eileen
120 Thriller
119 I’m a Believer
118 Here Comes the Sun
117 Heart of Gold
116 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
115 Little Red Corvette
114 I Second that Emotion

113 Wild World
112 Don’t You Forget about Me

That’s it for songs w 7 votes

Entering rarified air--songs with EIGHT votes
111 Fire and Rain
110 Dreams
109 A Day in the Life
108 All Along the Watchtower
108 Angel from Montgomery
107 Crazy
106 Amie
105 Hey Joe
104 Dancing in the Street
103 Dancing in the Dark
102 Losing My Religion
101White Rabbit

Now the top 100
100 Paradise by the Dashboard Light
99 Ode to Billie Joe
98 Will You Still Love me Tomorrrow
97Living on a Prayer
96 Papa was a Rolling Stone
95 When Doves Cry
94 Proud Mary
93 Baker Street
92 Kodachrome
91 Free Bird
90 Son of a Preacher Man
89 Sweet Home Alabama

We listed two 108s, so this should next be
87. And these are now songs with NINE votes!!

87 Pretty Woman
86 Blackbird
85 I will survive
84 Midnight train to Georgia
83 Something
82 Love Grows
81 Stayin’ Alive
80 Wouldn’t it Be Nice.
79 Be My Baby
78 Baba O’Reilly

I, for one, would not have predicted that Edison Lighthouse would have a higher charting single than Michael Jackson. Especially since he finished 3rd and 4th in our perfect pop single poll only a couple months ago.

With TEN votes
77 Kashmir
76 Levon
75 Piano Man
74 Ohio
73 Paint it Black
72 Tiny Dancer.
71 Maybe I’m amazed
70 Moondance.
69 A Change is Gonna Come
68 Rhiannon
67 Thunder Road
66 More Than a Feeling
65 Rocket Man

ELEVEN votes
64 Dancing Queen
63 Desperado
62 Johnny B Goode
61 Satisfaction
60 Like a Rolling Stone
59 At Last
58 Unchained Melody
57 My Sweet Lord
56 Maggie May
55 Let’s Stay Together
54 Don’t Stop Believin’
53 I Want to Hold Your Hand
52 Smells Like Teen Spirit

Thanks for playing along folks. Looks we’re going to tackle the final 51 on the morrow. I’ll be sure to just keep adding to this thread. See you then 🎸🇺🇸🍺❤️

For anyone following along, we have moved day 2 to its own thread. And we shall begin shortly. Thanks gang.