Welcome
to the last Tuesday of 2016 and the last Tuesday's Musical Note of
2016! As is our practice at the end of the year, we have gone through
the vaults of this past year to discover the particular Notes that were
reader's favorites, basically the Best of 2016!!!. So get ready to ring
in the New Year by reliving the best of last year's blogs as the 2016
Tuesday's Musical Notes Greatest Hits begins...right...now!!!
2016 was a year where history was made time and again. And it was filled with its share of losses in the entertainment world. Most recently the death of George Michael on Christmas Day. But, we finally made it! With 2017 on the horizon and 2016 becoming a sunset, we couldn't think of a better way to recap the year than to spend a late Friday night walking home dreaming of the night...
It
would be the highest charting song for Australian group, The Little
River Band, peaking at #3 on the US charts. Written in 1978,
"Reminiscing" would be given a Five Million Air award from BMI, the most
ever for a band from down under. This constant air play would propel
The Little River Band into the 80's with a string of 10 top 20 hits.
LRB has featured 31 different artists as members and released their latest album, Cuts Like A Diamond
in 2013. Touring dates include about 80 venues a year without any of
the original band members as a part of the make up of the current
incarnation of the band.
Today's
feature song kicks off our countdown of the 2016 most read Tuesday's
Musical Notes, by speaking about remembering the past. Appropriate for
today's countdown, "Reminiscing" bespeaks of memories that bestow the
best of what our pasts may be together. We have often stated here at
the Notes, that it is incumbent on us to learn from the past, but
remember with a qualifier. Many times our nostalgia of the past may not
be the reality of our past, so be careful that as you try to remember
the times that are afore, that you do so with as much clarity about what
transpired as possible.
Here are a few things worth remembering and pondering as we enter 2017:
The Gospel of Jesus according to the apostle John chapter 3:16-18 New American Standard Bible/The Message Paraphrase of the Bible Parallel
The apostle Paul's letter to the Roman church, chapter 3:23-24 NASB/The Message
Romans 5:6-8 NASB/The Message
Romans 6:22-23 NASB/The Message
The apostle Paul's 2nd letter to the Corinthian church, chapter 5:16-21 NASB/The Message
Romans 10:4-10 NASB/The Message
Romans 10:11-13 NASB/The Message
Now, on with the countdown...
This
year's Best of the blog is going to be a bit different. Tuesday's
Musical Notes is a cumulative blog, in that as each Note is read, even
those from the archives, the total amount of "reads" for that individual
song are recorded. So each Musical Note has a cumulative number of
reads that continue in perpetuity, we hope! Today's recap will however
only be of the most read blogs from 2016. If you would like to see
some of previous years countdowns, which include the most read blogs
ever, just check the archives for the last Tuesday of any given year.
Thanks again for reading!!!
With several ties, this years rundown will include the top ten, which winds up being more than ten, but let's not get hung up on a technicality...Casey never did!!
At
number #10 is a tie between songs by a teen heartthrob and a bluesy
band from California. One a tribute to music, the other to a garden get
together. The 10th most read blogs of 2016 are:
#9
on this year's synopsis of singing includes 2 songs as well. One, is
2016's first entry into this year's Tuesday blogosphere. It featured a
song that had been "Noted" in the original emails that began Tuesday's
trips into tuneage. The second, is the first in our countdown to
highlight an artist who died this past year. From the January 5th 1st
Tuesday Musical Note of the year, and while not the Tribute Note to
Eagle Glenn Frey, certainly one of his greatest songs, here are the 9th
most read blogs at Tuesday's Musical Notes:
While
many of this year's best read blogs resulted in ties, we do have a few
rhythmic readings that are standalones. Such is the case with our #8
entry into this year's countdown. The feature song goes all the way
back to 1967. Here at #8 is:
Next
up on the countdown, a brief riddle which you are sure to get! What do
an Eagle, a Beatle, a Jack-O-Latern, and a boy with a six pack in his
hand have in common? That's right!!! They are the largest group in
this year's compendium of choruses and they are tied for the 7th most
read Note of 2016. Also featuring the Notes tribute to Glenn Frey, here is #7:
Tuesday's Musical Notes - "This Is Halloween"
Tuesday's Musical Notes - "I'm Only Sleeping"
Tuesday's Musical Note's - "My Life"
Tuesday's Musical Notes - "You May Be Right"
Tuesday's Musical Notes - "Desperado"
NUMBER 6!!!
At
#6, we find the song by one of the most iconic entertainer's on this
year's countdown. He went by many names throughout his career, and
challenged the recording industry with new ways of determining artist
remuneration. He was incredibly talented and looked pretty good for
57. He died leaving an incredible musical legacy and a throng of fans.
He had several songs break into the mainstream charts, this hit from
the soundtrack of his popular film Purple Rain was one of thebiggest..."Dearly Beloved, we are gathered here to celebrate today, this thing called life...":
Tuesday's
Musical Notes is going strong at just over 4 1/2 years. Over the years
we have featured multiple songs by individual bands and artists and we
have noticed a trend with a particular band. A year without a song by
the Beatles as a feature has yet to exist at the Notes. It seems each
year there is a musical interlude by the boys from Liverpool to make its
way for a treatment and twist on Tuesdays. This year is no different
as 3 songs by the Beatles or a band member made its way into the land of
lyrical interpretation. One was found in a tie at #7, this one stand's
alone at #5. The third, well...you can search the archives and see if
you can find it...it's the one by the band member. Here at the half way
point of our year end look at the best blogs of 2016 is the classic:
You keep readin', we'll keep coutin' em down!!!
We're half way there! As we
reminisce about our past, many musical acts come to mind. I have come
to realize that I must be getting older because some of my favorite
bands are finding their way to the Rock-N-Roll Hall of Fame. On the
flipside of that recognition, we also see many of our musical and
entertainment icons have passed. Some of the best of this year's Notes
have been dedicated to the memories of those artists. Here, from a
youtube.com video is a tribute in memorium to some of those
entertainers:
And now on with the countdown...
#4
features the only song in this year's compilation that poses a
question. When that question is asked by Janet Jackson, you can be sure
that it is going to get an answer. Given just a little bit of a
Tuesday's Musical Notes Patriotic/political bend, here is Michael's baby
sister with the feature song from March 1.
Only
3 more spots until we reach the top!!! Let's continue down the pathway
of pentatonics as we get closer and closer to the most read blog of the
year 2016!!!
Number 3!
The last tie of this "companion to the inbetween days of the holidays" features 2 songs from our month long salute in May to 70's and 80's hit maker Billy Joel, 90's superstar Sheryl Crow and 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's super group Chicago, who last year was inducted into the aforementioned Hall of Fame. As well they should be, but I digress. Did we ever tell you that Chicago was our favorite band? I thought so.
Tuesday's Musical Notes - "(I've Been) Searchin' So Long"
Tuesday's Musical Notes - "We Didn't Start The Fire"
Before
we go to the top 2 of this year's countdown let's take Little River
Band's advice and go walking through the park, dancing through the dark
and reminiscing. Going online in May of 2012, Tuesday's Musical Notes
made the digital migration from email to blog at the advice of friends.
4 1/2 years, 239 posts (240 if you count today!) and readers all over
the world later, The Notes continues to exist to make music that we love
have just a bit different and more meaningful interpretation. We infer
meaning that many haven't considered, and hopefully have been an
encouragement along the way. We exist first and foremost to tell the
Good News (the Gospel) of Jesus in ways that are compelling and
occasionally different. We are very grateful to readers who continue to
encourage by reading each weekly post with seeming enthusiasm. Shout
out to our reader in Ukraine, who consistently checks in with us each
week (Спасибі за читання нотаток!!!). Keep the faith friend!!!
Tuesday's Musical Notes have also been read in places one might not
expect (Iran and many readers in Russia) as well as a few lands of which
we didn't learn about in high school or college geography. (Shout out
to Mauritius, which we have found to be an island nation in the Indian
Ocean. Thanks for helping us discover your country!!!).
With
today's Note, we reach the 240 mark. That is a drop in the bucket to
the number of songs ever written and recorded, so we look forward to
many years continuing our quest to tell THE Story that changes lives and
gives hope through the venue of popular music. One such post has
become the most popular in our tenure of blogging. It has surpassed all
of the other blogs 10 times over and continues to receive at least 1
read a week. From February 18th, of 2014 here's Pete Townsend and the #
1 post of Tuesday's Musical Notes history...
Many thanks again for reading each week or as you get the chance!
The blogs get bigger as the number gets smaller!!!
At
#2, we find another iconic artist who passed away this year, Country
music legend Merle Haggard. He had 38 #1 hits on the Country charts and
with Buck Owens helped define the "Bakersfield" sound of 1960's country
music. The Musical Notes paid tribute to this "Okie From Muskogee" on
April 6 of this year:
One
of the things about reminiscing is the caliber and number of people
that you remember as you think about your past. I have been truly
blessed by having a vast array of personalities come through my universe
as I travel down life's pathway. With each passing year, it seems that
more of the generation to which I belong succumb to the end of their
time. Some of those folks regretfully, have passed into eternity
without the knowledge and relationship which will secure their joy and
happiness forever. With sorrow, I sometimes wonder if I could have been
more overt in my approach in telling them about the love of Jesus and
what He has done in my life. Other folks have passed in this year that I
know have taken their first breath of eternity in the presence of the
Savior who died for their life. It is with sadness, accompanied by
great joy that I say "farewell, for now" to these saints who have been
an encouragement and example to me. That being said, we find our way to
the #1 read post from 2016.
The #1 most read Tuesday's Musical Note from 2016 was dedicated to someone who I considered a Musical Icon. As far as I know,
she didn't ever have a top ten single, nor did she record an album
that made the Billboard charts. She doesn't have a star on the
Hollywood Sidewalk, nor was she inducted into any earthly musical Hall
of Fame. She did however leave a legacy of folks who could attest to
who she was, WHOSE she was and to the fact that she really did have a
way about her. Our #1 Tuesday's Musical Note was dedicated to the
memory of our friend Retha Kilmer, Teacher, Musician, Friend, whose
body gave way to cancer, but her soul had already given way to Christ.
We miss you still sweet friend!!!
There
you have it. The top ten read Tuesday's Musical Notes from the year
2016. (Actually it was more than ten, but we thought you'd want to see
the ties. and well it really didn't take that much effort to
repost...yup that was a tangent...sorry) Tuesday's Musical Notes is
tabulated by blogspot.com and can be easily accessed anytime at tuesdaysmusicalnotes.blogspot.
'Til Tuesday 2017
Serving HIM by serving you,
Randy
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