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Monday, September 18, 2023

Greatest Carole King Songs

Greatest Carole King Songs (February 2020)



Carole King is one of the greatest artists and songwriters of all time. She has written and performed some of the greatest songs of all time. If she had done Tapestry and nothing else, she still would have been a hall of fame level musician.

15. It might as well rain until September
14. Eventually
13. Believe in humanity
12. Brother, brother
11. Been to Canaan
10. Only love is real
9. Smackwater Jack
8. Sweet Seasons
7. Nightingale
6. Corazon
5. Jazzman
4. You make me feel (like a natural woman)
3. I feel the Earth move
2. It’s too late
1. So far away

Saturday, September 16, 2023

Greatest Rod Stewart Songs

Greatest Rod Stewart Songs (February 2020)



Rod Stewart is a great person and a great artist. He must be one of the top selling male solo artists ever. His career has stretched from the sixties to today. he is also my Mom's all time favorite.

40. What am I gonna do (I’m so in love with you)
39. Get Back
38. I know I’m losing you
37. Every picture tells a story
36. Leave Virginia alone
35. Twistin’ the night away
34. People get ready
33. Having a party
32. You wear it well
31. Handbags and gladrags
30. Passion
29. Hot legs

28. All for love
27. Ooh La la
26. Love touch
25. Every beat of my heart
24. I was only joking
23. Reason to believe
22. Have I told you lately?
21. Broken Arrow
20. Crazy about her
19. Infatuation
18. Do you think I'm sexy?
17. Motown Song

16. My heart can’t tell you no
15. Baby Jane
14. Lost in you
13. Sailing
12. I don’t want to talk about it
11. The first cut it’s the deepest
10. Some guys have all the luck
9. The Killing of Georgie
8. Rhythm of my heart
7. This old heart of mine
6. Young Turks
5. Forever Young

4. Downtown Train
3. Tonight’s the night
2. Maggie May
1. You’re in my heart (The Final Acclaim)

Monday, September 11, 2023

Greatest Directorial Debuts

Greatest Directorial Debuts (February 2020)

This list is not a direct reflection of each film. There are a number of factors to be considered including impact of the film as well as the director's career as a whole.

60. Preston Sturges- The Great McGinty
59. Leslie Howard- Pygmalion
58. George Lucas- THX1138
57. Stephen Spielberg- Duel
56. Frank Miller- Sin City
55. David Lean- In which we serve
54. Tim Burton- Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
53. Frank Deutch- Pretty in Pink
52. John Hughes- Sixteen Candles
51. Barry Levinson- Diner
50. Satyajit Ray- Pather Panchali
49. Alain Reshais- Hiroshima Mon Amour

48. George A. Romero- Night of the Living Dead
47. Mario Van Peebles- New Jack City
46. John Singleton- Boy N’ the Hood
45. Harold Ramis- Caddyshack
44. Randal Keiser- Grease
43. George Miller- Mad Max
42. Steve Gordon- Arthur
41. Zucker, Abrams and Zucker- Airplane!
40. The Coen Brothers- Blood Simple
39. Jack Clayton- Room at the top
38. Delbert Mann- Marty
37. Gene Kelly and Stanley Dolen- On the town

36. Karl Freud- The Mummy
35. Howard Hughes- Hell’s Angels
34. Tony Kaye- American History X
33. Robin Hardy- The Wickerman
32. Mike Hodges- Get Carter
31. Kenneth Brannah- Henry V
30. Cameron Crowe- Say Anything
29. Stuart Gordon- The Re- Animator
28. Robert Redford- Ordinary People
27. Rob Reiner- This is Spinal Tap
26. Sam Mendes- American Beauty
25. Robert Wise- Curse of the cat people

24. Roland Joffe- The Killing Fields
23. Mel Brooks- The Producers
22. Terrance Malik- Badlands
21. Nicholas Roeg- Performance
20. Sam Raimi- Evil Dead
19. Frank Darabont- The Shawshank Redemption
18. Quentin Tarantino- Reservoir Dogs
17. Kevin Costner- Dances with wolves
16. Guy Ritchie- Lock, stock and two smoking barrels
15. David Lynch- Eraserhead
14. Mario Bava- Black Sunday (The mask of Satan)
13. Tony Richardson- Look back in anger

12. Lyndsey Anderson- This sporting life
11. Laurence Olivier- Henry V
10. Dario Argento- The Bird with the crystal plumage
9. Farncois Truffant- The 400 Blows
8. Dennis Hopper- Easy Rider
7. Mike Nichols- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
6. James L. Brooks- Terms of Endearment
5. Adrei Tarkovsky- Ivan’s Childhood
4. Charles Laughton- Night of the Hunter
3. Sidney Lumet- 12 Angry men
2. John Huston- The Maltese Falcon
1. Orson Welles- Citizen Kane

Saturday, September 9, 2023

Greatest all female groups

Greatest all female groups (February 2020)

These are groups who have only female members. From the obscure to the super famous. 

75. Murmaids
74. Changing Faces
73. Nolans
72. Honeyz
71. 4 Non Blondes
70. McGuire Sisters
69. Andrews Sisters
68. The Veronicas
67. Slits
66. Kenickie
65. Girlschool
64. Bikini Kill

63. Babes in Toyland
62. L7
61. The Donnas
60. Velvelettes
59. The Dixie Chicks
58. The Triplets
57. Seduction
56. Sweet Sensation
55. The Cover Girls
54. Xscape
53. Zhane
52. 3LW

51. Dream
50. Pepsi and Shirley
49. Danity Kane
48. Apollonia 6
47. Vanity 6
46. Brownstone
45. The Mary Jane Girls
44. Blaque
43. Mel and Kim
42. Cleopatra
41. Fifth Harmony
40. The Angels

39. The Emotions
38. The Jewels
37. The Crystals
36. Appleton
35. Eternal
34. The Dixie Cups
33. Be’witched
32. Jade
31. Martha and the Vandellas
30. The Runaways
29. Labelle
28. Misteeq

27. The Marvelettes
26. Sister Sledge
25. The Chiffons
24. Salt N’ Pepa
23. Shakespeare’s Sister
22. The Pointer Sisters
21. SWV
20. All Saints
19. The Shangri la’s
18. Wilson Phillips
17. The Pussycat Dolls
16. The Shirelles

15. Little Mix
14. The Saturdays
13. Atomic Kitten
12. The Ronettes
11. En Vouge
10. Expose’
9. The Sugababes
8. Girls Aloud
7. Bananarama
6. TLC
5. The Spice Girls
4. The Bangles

3. Destiny’s Child
2. The Go Go’s
1. The Supremes

Monday, September 4, 2023

Classic Rock Bands where all of the members are household names

Classic Rock Bands where all of the members are household names (February 2020)

20. Blind Faith- Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Ginger Baker
19. Motley Crue- Vince Neil, Nikki Six, Mick Mars, Tommy Lee
18. Jackson 5- Michael, Jermaine, Tito, Marlon, Jackie, Randy
17. Fleetwood Mac- Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie
16. Kiss- Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Chris, Ace Freely
15. Black Sabbath- Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward
14. Van Halen- David Lee Roth, Sammy Hagar, Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony
13. The Police- Sting, Stewart Copeland, Andy Sommers
12. Nirvana- Curt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear
11. Metallica- James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kurt Hammett, Jason Newsted, Cliff Burton
10. Guns N’ Roses- Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, Matt Sorum
9. The Monkees- Davy Jones, Mike Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork

8. Cream- Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker
7. The Mamas and the Papas- Cass Elliott, Michelle Phillips, John Phillips, Denny Doherty
6. The Doors- Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger, John Densmore
5. Led Zeppelin- Robert Plant, Jimmy Paige, John Bonham, John Paul Jones
4. Queen- Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon
3. The Rolling Stones- Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor
2. The Who- Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, John Entwistle
1. The Beatles- Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr



Greatest Barbara Stanwyck films

Greatest Barbara Stanwyck films (January 2020)


Barbara Stanwyck was one of the greatest actresses of her time. That just happened to be the time when there was so many great actresses. It was hard to rank these because they are all fantastic.

5. The Lady Eve
4. Babyface
3. Stella Dallas
2. Ball of Fire
1. Double Indemnity

Sunday, September 3, 2023

Greatest WWE main roster male wrestlers of the 10's

 

Greatest WWE main roster male wrestlers of the 10's (January 2020)

Not the best decade ever, I must say. There was short time from around 2011 to 2016 that thing got much better, but then regressed again to what we have today. 2006 to 2011 is what I call the dark times. I am not sure what period was worse, that period, the new generation period or this period that was are still in today. 

40. Elias
39. Matt Hardy
38. Triple H
37. Bill Goldberg
36. Baron Corbin
35. Bobby Roode
34. Ryback
33. Sami Zayn
32. Jeff Hardy
31. Bobby Lashley
30. Drew McIntyre
29. Jhinder Mahal

28. Rey Mysterio Jr.
27. Cesaro
26. Big Show
25. Wade Barrett
24. Kane
23. Samoa Joe
22. Finn Balor
21. Dolph Ziggler
20. Braun Strowman
19. Rusev
18. Shinsuke Nakamura
17. Miz

16. Alberto Del Rio
15. Seamus
14. Undertaker
13. Kofi Kingston
12. Dean Ambrose
11. Randy Orton
10. John Cena
9. Kevin Owens
8. Chris Jericho
7. AJ Styles
6. Bray Wyatt
5. Roman Reigns

4. Seth Rollins
3. Daniel Bryan
2. CM Punk
1. Brock Lesnar



Saturday, September 2, 2023

Greatest Star Wars Sequel Characters

Greatest Star Wars Sequel Characters (January 2020) 


These are characters from the Star Wars sequel trilogy. I liked the force awakens, but I hated the Last Jedi. The Last Jedi nearly ruined Star Wars for me forever. Thank goodness for the Rise of Skywalker. I felt that it was one of the best and certainly most complete of any of the Star Wars films. The Last Jedi should just be erased forever.

34. Tasu Leech
33. Lieutenant Connix
32. Unkar Plutt
31. Bala Tik
30. Paige
29. Vice Admiral Holdo
28. Lor San Tekka
27. General Pryde
26. Rose Tico
25. DJ
24. Admiral Ackbar
23. Nien Nunb

22. Yoda
21. Babu Frik
20. General Hux
19. D-0
18. Maz Kanata
17. Jannah
16. R2-D2
15. Lando Calarissian
14. Princess Leia
13. Luke Skywalker
12. Emperor Palpatine
11. Zorii Bliss

10. Captain Phasma
9. Chewbacca
8. C3-PO
7. Han Solo
6. Poe Dameron
5. BB-8
4. Supreme Leader Snoke
3. Finn
2. Kylo Ren
1. Rey