What song have you played the most?


Not heard on the radio, but you mechanically involved with the selection. 
Poco- Rose of Cimarron

(My wife says I ruin songs.)
jpwarren58
What a fabulous compilation recording could be made from this music!  For context, "in '65 I was 17; in '69 I was 21."

"Spoonful" - Great rendering of one of those old American Blues that was Cream's trademark.  Bruce was underappreciated as a vocalist.

Chet Baker.  West Coast Cool.  Like many of his time and genre, left us too soon.  "Everything Happens To Me."

"Today" -  Marty Balin...another underappreciated vocalist.  Surrealistic Pillow easily makes my best albums of all time list.

Patricia Barber.  Vocalist/pianist.  Very unique style.  Have most of her albums, including Cafe Blue.  "A Taste Of Honey" is one of her many standouts.  "It's A Shame" is my fave.

"What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted" - whoa, there's a good one.  Jimmy Ruffin, brother of the yet another great vocalist - original lead singer of the Temptations, David Ruffin.

Then there's that nod to Dire Straits' "Industrial Disease."  I'm a big Dire Straits fan.  I put you at being born around say '61-'63 if you were in college at the time of the Love Over Gold LP release.  I'm reminded that lately I've been listening to an all-time favorite of mine released in 1962 by maybe my all time favorite duo, the late great Everly Brothers.  It is "Crying In The Rain." 

Cheers    


@rwp2694
Also from Surrealistic Pillow, "Comin' Home To Me'.
Great lyrics:

"The summer had inhaled and held its breath too long
The winter looked the same, as if it never had gone
And through an open window where no curtain hung
I saw you
I saw you"
  
"A transparent look beneath an occasional sigh
Most of the time I just let it go by
But now I wish it hadn't begun
I saw you
I saw you"

Yes, great lyrics, great song and great album. I still listen to it frequently and it never grows old. 

Can't leave out the sublime song "Love Hurts". Written by Boudleaux Bryant, originally recorded by The fantastic Every Brothers. Many mistakenly believe the song to have been written by Gram Parsons, who recorded it in a duet with Emmylou Harris for his second album.

At the tribute show to Parsons held at The Universal Amphitheater in 2004, I listened in horror and disbelief as Keith Richards' absolutely butchered the song, try as his duet-partner Norah Jones (whom Richards' was embarrassing with his lecherous behaviour towards her) did to make it through the song with some dignity left intact. An utter disgrace. Why anyone still respects the clown (No Depression described his performance as resembling a Saturday Night Live parody) is a complete mystery to me.
I'm not sure what song but I'm certain it's on Exile On Main Street by the Rolling Stones

I've purchased that recording on every format since 8 track to hi-res streaming and everything in between

I've since tossed the 8 track and cassette but still have my origianl vinyl purshaed in 1980, a 180 gram vinyl and at least 3 versions of the CD, deluxe, remastered, etc

The original digitial quality was atorcious and currently enjoy it on Qobuz and Tidal, very worthy playback quality

In 2018 I saw a show advertised in NOLA and Ryan Adams and an all star band was going to do a complete reproduction in sequence of Exile, a Don Was production

It occurred to me then that without a doubt that's was the most played album, by far, for me since the early 80s and I couldn't think of a show more tailor made for my tastes, interests and musical history

It was a perfect weekend get away and selfish interests of the highest order

In my opinion Das Was has the midas touch when it comes to these types of tribute shows, not to mention he has a deep history of production work with the Stones

Show was absolute top shelf and the band skipped playing Sweet Black Angel, for the same reasons the Stones have dropped Brown Sugar from their current tour

I understand the sentiment and the position but despise revisionist history and felt a bit cheated

So the song I'm not sure but it's one of the 18 on Exile and if you put a gun to my head and said which one it would be 

1.  Sweet Virginia
2.  Let It Loose
3.  Tumbling Dice
4.  Shake Your Hips  
5. Casino Boogie
6.  Happy
7.  On Down The Line
8.  Rip This Joint
9.  Stop Breking Down
10.  Shine a Light
11. Torn and Frayed
12.  Loving Cup
13. Sweet Black Angel
14.  Rocks Off
15.  Soul Suvivor
16.  Ventilator Blues
17.  Turd on the Run  
18.   I Just Want To See His Face

Great thread and thanks for the run down memory lane

Happy listening and enjoy the journey