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

Elvis Presley in 1957

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

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Petula Clark in the mid-1960s

The Beatles in the mid-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

Jim Morrison in 1970

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in 1972

Lene Lovich in 1979

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

Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran in the 1980s

Sting of the Police in 1985

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

Michael Stipe of REM in 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

Sophie Ellis-Bextor in the 2000s

Kerli in 2009

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

Valerio Scanu

Lady Gaga

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