COUNTRY
This song by Lonestar took 30 weeks to reach the US Top 10, and in the UK it is the most popular song choice for newlywed’s first dance.
AMAZED
Sonny Bono wrote the lyrics to this song on a piece of cardboard and his wife, Cher, didn’t like it but sang it with him anyway.
I GOT YOU BABE
This song by Bachman-Turner Overdrive is about going to work.
TAKIN’ CARE OF BUSINESS
This song was written by Dolly Parton, and Whitney Houston sang it for her movie The Bodyguard.
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
This 1971 song by Bill Withers was his first hit.
AINT NO SUNSHINE
This song by Kenny Rogers is about a conversation with an old poker player while riding on a train.
THE GAMBLER
The title of this song is gibberish nonsense and was recorded by the group Manfred Mann in 1964.
DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY
This song by The Doobie Brothers is about the Mississippi River.
BLACK WATER
This song by Simple Minds was featured in the 1985 movie The Breakfast Club.
DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME)
The idea for this song came about after a phone call the writer had with Farrah Fawcett, in which she said she was taking the midnight plane to Houston to visit her folks.
MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO GEORGIA
This tear-jerker by Willie Nelson is about a man who is looking forward to meeting his one true love in heaven.
BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN
This song was written by Lamont Dozier is about his first love who he never got over, and is sung by the Supremes.
BABY LOVE
This song was written for an animated TV special that never came to be, but the band Three Dog Night agreed to perform it.
JOY TO THE WORLD
Cyndi Lauper came up with the title of this song when she saw it in the magazine TV Guide -- also the title of a 1979 science fiction movie.
TIME AFTER TIME
This 1968 song by Marvin Gaye is about a man who finds out his girlfriend is cheating on him.
I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
Tammy Wynette said she wrote this song in 15 minutes, but spent a lifetime defending it.
STAND BY YOUR MAN
This song performed by The Dixie Cups is about the joys of a wedding.
CHAPEL OF LOVE
This song by Looking Glass tells of a man torn between his love for a life at sea and his love for a barmaid.
BRANDY (YOU’RE A FINE GIRL)
This song, written by Mick Jones of the band Foreigner, added a gospel choir to the song.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS
Otis Redding died just 3 days after recording this song and it was his biggest hit.
SITTING ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY
Glen Campbell called this 1975 song “the best song I’ve ever sung.”
RHINESTONE COWBOY
The lyrics to this song were written by Nick Ashford as he was walking in Manhattan, determined that NYC would not get the best of him, and it was later performed by Dianna Ross.
AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH
This song, written by Yoko Ono and performed by John Lennon, is a strong political message sugarcoated in a beautiful melody.
IMAGINE
This was Tina Turner’s comeback song after splitting from her abusive spouse.
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT
This song by B.B. King is about moving on from a relationship that has gone bad.
THE THRILL IS GONE