User:Jeanne boleyn/Songs that represent the decades

Songs that represent the decades I have listed twenty songs from each decade which I feel sums up the essence of that particular era. Although I do happen to like most of the songs listed below, I chose them for the feelings they conjure up which immediately transports me mentally and spiritually back in time......I hope they do the same for you.

The 1950s

 * 1) Chantilly Lace by The Big Bopper (1958)
 * 2) La Bamba, Ritchie Valens (1958)
 * 3) The Great Pretender, The Platters (1956)
 * 4) Mack the Knife, Bobby Darin (1959)
 * 5) Come Go with Me, The Del-Vikings (1956)
 * 6) Don't Be Cruel by Elvis Presley (1957)
 * 7) I Only Have Eyes Fou You, The Flamingoes (1959)
 * 8) Be-Bop-A-Lula Gene Vincent (1956)
 * 9) Jambalaya (On the Bayou), Hank Williams (1952)
 * 10) Rock Island Line, Lonnie Donegan (1956)
 * 11) Rawhide, Frankie Laine (1958)
 * 12) Rock Around the Clock, Bill Haley and His Comets (1954)

The 1960s

 * 1) Theme from A Summer Place, Percy Faith (1960) This song has always reminded me of President John F. Kennedy.
 * 2) A Taste of Honey (Instrumental), Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (1965)
 * 3) Itchycoo Park, The Small Faces (1967)
 * 4) Strawberry Fields Forever, The Beatles (1967)
 * 5) Gimme Shelter,  The Rolling Stones (1969)
 * 6) Paint It, Black, Rolling Stones (1966)
 * 7) Downtown, Petula Clark (1965)
 * 8) Magic Carpet Ride, Steppenwolf (1968)
 * 9) Waterloo Sunset, Kinks (1967)
 * 10) My Eyes Have Seen You, The Doors (1967)
 * 11) Ferry Cross The Mersey, Gerry and the Pacemakers (1965)
 * 12) Crystal Blue Persuasion, Tommy James and the Shondells (1969)
 * 13) Piece of My Heart, Janis Joplin (1968)
 * 14) Sky Pilot, Eric Burdon (1968)
 * 15) Baby I Need Your Loving, Four Tops (1964)
 * 16) She Loves You, The Beatles (1963)
 * 17) White Room, Cream (1968)
 * 18) Black is Black, Los Bravos (1966)
 * 19) Last Train to Clarksville, The Monkees (1966)
 * 20) Good Morning Starshine, Oliver (1969)
 * 21) Sukiyaki, Kyu Sakamoto (1963) This winsome song reminds me of all the people and things that I have lost over the years

The 1970s

 * 1) Suffragette City, David Bowie (1972)
 * 2) Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me), Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel (1975)
 * 3) Let It Loose The Rolling Stones (1972)
 * 4) All the Young Dudes, Mott the Hoople (1972)
 * 5) Sway, The Rolling Stones (1971)
 * 6) Green-Eyed Lady, Sugarloaf (1970)
 * 7) Ballroom Blitz, The Sweet (1973)
 * 8) The Hustle, Van McCoy (1975)
 * 9) Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Elton John and Kiki Dee (1976)
 * 10) Since You Been Gone Rainbow (1979)
 * 11) Lucky Number, Lene Lovich (1979)
 * 12) Anarchy in the UK Sex Pistols (1976)
 * 13) LA Woman, The Doors (1971)
 * 14) Waterloo, Abba (1974)
 * 15) Night Fever, Bee Gees (1977)
 * 16) Cum on Feel the Noize, Slade (1973)
 * 17) You Wear It Well, Rod Stewart (1972)
 * 18) Them Heavy People, Kate Bush (1979)
 * 19) Radar Love, Golden Earring (1973)
 * 20) Drive-In Saturday, David Bowie (1973)

The 1980s

 * 1) Always on My Mind, Pet Shop Boys (1987)
 * 2) You Spin Me Round, Dead or Alive (1985)
 * 3) Stand and Deliver, Adam and the Ants (1981)
 * 4) Fade to Grey, Visage (1980)
 * 5) Geno, Dexy's Midnight Runners (1980)
 * 6) Do You Really Want to Hurt Me, Culture Club (1982)
 * 7) Jump, Van Halen (1984)
 * 8) I'm in Love With a German Film Star, The Passions (1981)
 * 9) Hungry Like the Wolf, Duran Duran (1982)
 * 10) Don't Leave Me This Way, The Communards (1986)
 * 11) Greetings to the New Brunette, Billy Bragg (1986)
 * 12) Holiday, Madonna (1983)
 * 13) Happy Hour, Housemartins (1986)
 * 14) Special Brew, Bad Manners (1980)
 * 15) John Wayne is Big Leggy Haysi Fantayzee (1982)
 * 16) Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, The Police (1981)
 * 17) Come on Eileen Dexy's Midnight Runners (1982)
 * 18) Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes (1981)
 * 19) It's Going to Happen, The Undertones (1981)
 * 20) Feels Like Heaven, Fiction Factory (1984)

The 1990s

 * 1) The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite, REM (1993)
 * 2) Nothing Compares 2 U, Sinead O'Connor (1990)
 * 3) Cradle of Love, Billy Idol (1990)
 * 4) Believe, Cher, (1998)
 * 5) Back For Good, Take That (1995)
 * 6) Man on the Moon, REM (1992)
 * 7) Barbie Girl, Aqua (1997)
 * 8) The Crying Game, Boy George (1992)
 * 9) Two Princes, Spin Doctors (1993)
 * 10) The Man That You Fear, Marilyn Manson (1997)
 * 11) Maria, Ricky Martin (1996)
 * 12) Doctor Jones, Aqua (1997)
 * 13) Maria, Blondie (1999)
 * 14) Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana (1991)
 * 15) What is Love, Haddaway (1993)
 * 16) Linger, The Cranberries (1993)
 * 17) Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless), Crystal Waters (1991)

The 2000s

 * 1) Murder on the Dancefloor, Sophie Ellis-Bextor (2002)
 * 2) Yes All Night, Paper Boy DJ mix (2005)
 * 3) Tripping, Robbie Williams (2005)
 * 4) Whenever, Wherever, Shakira (2002))
 * 5) Dragostea din tei, by O-Zone (2004)
 * 6) Undisclosed Desires, by Muse (2009)
 * 7) Up and Down, Billy More (2000)
 * 8) Last Night, Francesca St. Martin (2000)
 * 9) Surfing on a Rocket, Air (2004)
 * 10) Hips Don't Lie, Shakira (2006)
 * 11) Starz in Their Eyes, Just Jack (2007)
 * 12) Love Generation, Bob Sinclar (2005)
 * 13) Sunday Morning, Vanessa Quinones and Lou Reed (2004)
 * 14) Walking On Air, Kerli (2009)
 * 15) Bad Romance, Lady Gaga (2009)
 * 16) Mundian To Bach Ke, Panjabi MC (2002)
 * 17) Hey Ya, Outkast (2003)

The 2010s

 * 1) Per tutte le volte che, Valerio Scanu (2010)
 * 2) Alejandro, Lady Gaga, (2010)
 * 3) We No Speak Americano, Yolanda Be Cool (2010)