Can anyone suggest sone 50's-80's hits please?

Question

It's my dad's 50th next Tuesday and I want to burn a couple of 'oldies' onto CD. Any suggestions please? I have a few songs he likes cos he pinched them from me that aren't so 50's!

Answer 1

the eagles, michael jackson, billy idol, fleetwood mac, pink floyd, bee gees, the b52's, john lennon, ice house, men at work?....I was only born in 86 but I love that stuff, will you burn me a copy too? Please?

Answer 2

My husband is the singer in a live 60's/70's band and here are some songs off his set list:

MOVE IT. BAD MOON RISING. COME ON OVER TO MY PLACE. LOVE IS ALL ARROUND ME. SUSPICIOUS MINDS. PRETTY WOMAN. COME ON EVERYBODY. DO WAH DIDDY. SHAKING ALL OVER. APACHE. ALL RIGHT NOW. HEY BABY.  MUSTANG SALLY. BONEY MARONEY. ADDICTED TO LOVE. TWIST AND SHOUT. LABAMBA. WHOLE LOTTA SHAKING GOING ON. PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC. MOANY MOANY.SWEET CAROLINE. I DON'T WANT TO DANCE. OH BOY. GLAD ALL OVER. GIMME SOME LOVIN. JOHNNY BE GOOD. SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME. YOU'VE REALLY GOT ME. WALKING ON SUNSHINE. 60's MEDLEY. HI HO SILVER LINING. FERRY ACROSS THE MERSEY. SINGING THE BLUES. I'M A BELIEVER. DO YOU LOVE ME.  2 4 6 8 MOTORWAY.  BYE BYE BABY. KEEP ON RUNNING. BORN TO BE WILD. HOT LOVE. I LOVE TO BOOGIE. LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE. DREAM. KNOCK THREE TIMES

Answer 3

Great music is Julie London (50's), Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra!!!! Oh and a more modern take on some good classic jazz from this era is Eva Cassidy Live at Blues Alley. It is funky. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQuksPhbUMc

Answer 4

1970's....anything by Fleetwood Mac, Supertramp or the Eagles, David Bowie. 1980's..Michael Jackson "Thriller" album songs, Boy George, Thompson Twins, Air Supply are all music he will remember from his younger days.

Answer 5

Here are the top ten songs from 1950-1979

1950

1. The Fat Man - Fats Domino

2. Please Send Me Someone To Love - Percy Mayfield

3. Teardrops From My Eyes - Ruth Brown

4. Mona Lisa - Nat "King" Cole

5. Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page

6. Long Gone Lonesome Blues - Hank Williams

7. Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Professor Longhair

8. I'm Movin' On - Hank Snow

9. Rollin' Stone - Muddy Waters

10. Double Crossing Blues - Johnny Otis (Little Esther & the Robins)

1951

1. Sixty Minute Man - Dominoes

2. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston

3. Dust My Broom - Elmore James

4. Cry - Johnnie Ray

5. Too Young - Nat "King" Cole

6. Cold Cold Heart - Hank Williams

7. Glory Of Love - Five Keys

8. Three O'Clock Blues - B.B. King

9. Hey Good Lookin' - Hank Williams

10. How High The Moon - Les Paul & Mary Ford

1952

1. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price

2. Jambalaya (On The Bayou) - Hank Williams

3. Have Mercy Baby - Dominoes

4. One Mint Julep - Clovers

5. Night Train - Jimmy Forrest

6. My Song - Johnny Ace

7. Goin' Home - Fats Domino

8. Moody Mood For Love - King Pleasure

9. Juke - Little Walter

10. Baby, Don't Do It - "5" Royales

1953

1. Money Honey - Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter

2. Your Cheatin' Heart - Hank Williams

3. Crying In The Chapel - Orioles

4. Gee - Crows

5. Shake A Hand - Faye Adams

6. Honey Hush - Joe Turner

7. Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown

8. Hound Dog - Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton

9. Kaw-Liga - Hank Williams

10. The Things That I Used To Do - Guitar Slim

1954

1. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets

2. Shake, Rattle And Roll - Joe Turner / Bill Haley & His Comets

3. Earth Angel - Penguins

4. Sh-Boom - Chords

5. That's All Right - Elvis Presley with Scotty and Bill

6. Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace

7. Goodnite Sweetheart Goodnite - Spaniels

8. I've Got A Woman - Ray Charles

9. White Christmas - Drifters featuring Clyde McPhatter

10. Work With Me Annie - Royals / Midnighters

1955

1. Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard

2. Maybellene - Chuck Berry

3. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley

4. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Teenagers

5. The Great Pretender - Platters

6. Ain't It A Shame - Fats Domino

7. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two

8. Speedoo - Cadillacs

9. Story Untold - Nutmegs

10. My Babe - Little Walter

1956

1. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley

2. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard

3. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins / Elvis Presley

4. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley

5. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & the Bluecaps

6. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry

7. In The Still Of The Nite - Five Satins

8. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino

9. Please, Please, Please - James Brown & the Famous Flames

10. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two

1957

1. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley

2. Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis

3. That'll Be The Day - Crickets

4. Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers

5. Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis

6. School Day - Chuck Berry

7. Rock And Roll Music - Chuck Berry

8. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly

9. Lucille - Little Richard

10. Rocking Pneumonia & the Boogie Woogie Flu - Huey "Piano" Smith & the Clowns

1958

1. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry

2. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran

3. Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard

4. For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler & the Impressions

5. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry

6. Yakety Yak - Coasters

7. La Bamba - Ritchie Valens

8. Since I Don't Have You - Skyliners

9. Rumble - Link Wray

10. Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson

1959

1. What'd I Say - Ray Charles

2. I Only Have Eyes For You - Flamingos

3. Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin

4. There Goes My Baby - Drifters

5. Shout - Isley Brothers

6. Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison

7. Poison Ivy - Coasters

8. Money - Barrett Strong

9. Love Potion No. 9 - Clovers

10. You're So Fine - Falcons

1960

1. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - Shirelles

2. Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles

3. Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison

4. Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters

5. Stay - Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs

6. Chain Gang - Sam Cooke

7. Spoonful - Howlin' Wolf

8. Shop Around - Miracles

9. The Twist - Chubby Checker

10. Cathy's Clown - Everly Brothers

1961

1. Stand By Me - Ben E. King

2. Crazy - Patsy Cline

3. The Wanderer - Dion

4. Runaround Sue - Dion

5. Crying - Roy Orbison

6. Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles

7. Runaway - Del Shannon

8. Quarter To Three - Gary U.S. Bonds

9. It Will Stand - Showmen

10. Running Scared - Roy Orbison

1962

1. Green Onions - Booker T. & the MG's

2. Bring It On Home To Me - Sam Cooke

3. You've Really Got A Hold On Me - Miracles

4. The Loco-Motion - Little Eva

5. Sherry - Four Seasons

6. I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles

7. Up On The Roof - Drifters

8. Twist And Shout - Isley Brothers

9. These Arms Of Mine - Otis Redding

10. Do You Love Me - Contours

1963

1. Louie Louie - Kingsmen

2. She Loves You - Beatles

3. I Want To Hold Your Hand - Beatles

4. Be My Baby - Ronettes

5. I Saw Her Standing There - Beatles

6. Surfin' USA - Beach Boys

7. Glad All Over - Dave Clark Five

8. It's All Right - Impressions

9. Blowin' In The Wind - Bob Dylan / Peter Paul & Mary

10. Please Please Me - Beatles

1964

1. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - Righteous Brothers

2. My Girl - Temptations

3. You Really Got Me - Kinks

4. House Of The Rising Sun - Animals

5. Where Did Our Love Go - Supremes

6. I Get Around - Beach Boys

7. All Day And All Of The Night - Kinks

8. Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison

9. A Hard Day's Night - Beatles

10. She's Not There - Zombies

1965

1. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones

2. Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan

3. In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett

4. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown

5. My Generation - The Who

6. Mr. Tambourine Man - Byrds / Bob Dylan

7. Yesterday - Beatles

8. The Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

9. Ticket To Ride - Beatles

10. The Tracks Of My Tears - Miracles

1966

1. Good Vibrations - Beach Boys

2. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge

3. Reach Out, I'll Be There - Four Tops

4. Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group

5. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations

6. Eight Miles High - Byrds

7. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

8. Paint It Black - Rolling Stones

9. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Supremes

10. Wild Thing - Troggs

1967

1. Respect - Aretha Franklin

2. Light My Fire - Doors

3. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream

4. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix

5. A Day In The Life - Beatles

6. Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum

7. Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane

8. Soul Man - Sam & Dave

9. Strawberry Fields Forever - Beatles

10. Nights In White Satin - Moody Blues

1968

1. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye

2. Hey Jude - Beatles

3. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

4. Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding

5. Mony Mony - Tommy James & the Shondells

6. Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones

7. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf

8. White Room - Cream

9. Sympathy For The Devil - Rolling Stones

10. Revolution - Beatles

1969

1. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin

2. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival

3. I Want You Back - Jackson 5

4. Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones

5. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival

6. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash

7. Dazed And Confused - Led Zeppelin

8. Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones

9. Come Together - Beatles

10. I Can't Get Next To You - Temptations  

1970

1. Layla - Derek and the Dominos

2. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

3. Let It Be - The Beatles

4. Your Song - Elton John

5. Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) s*x Machine - James Brown

6. Lola - The Kinks

7. Who'll Stop the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival

8. Fire and Rain - James Taylor

9. Paranoid - Black Sabbath

10. All Right Now - Free

1971

1. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

2. Imagine - John Lennon

3. What's Going On - Marvin Gaye

4. Let's Stay Together - Al Green

5. Maggie May - Rod Stewart

6. American Pie - Don McLean

7. Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

8. Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones

9. Just My Imagination - The Temptations

10. Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone

1972

1. Superstition - Stevie Wonder

2. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations

3. Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple

4. Lean on Me - Bill Withers

5. Heart of Gold - Neil Young

6. Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed

7. You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder

8. If You Don't Know Me by Now - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

9. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers

10. Tumbling Dice - The Rolling Stones

1973

1. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd

2. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye

3. Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips

4. Dream On - Aerosmith

5. Living for the City - Stevie Wonder

6. Money - Pink Floyd

7. Piano Man - Billy Joel

8. Killing Me Softly with His Song - Roberta Flack

9. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

10. That Lady - Isley Brothers

1974

1. No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley and the Wailers

2. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd

3. You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive

4. Rock Your Baby - George McCrae

5. Lady Marmalade - LaBelle

6. Autobahn - Kraftwerk

7. Help Me - Joni Mitchell

8. Waterloo - Abba

9. Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White

10. Tell Me Something Good - Rufus

1975

1. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen

2. Bohemian Rhapsody -