John's World Top Ten Song of the Day Posts for 2014

Well it's time to begin the countdown to the end of 2014 and it's time to start reflecting on the year that was.  As usual I've been reading a lot of top ten lists in music for the year in preparation for my own lists of the best in pop and dance music...

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For the first time ever, I thought I'd try something new.  I'm always spending time looking at the stats of this blog and though the page views could be better, they're not too shabby.  Of course, one of the most popular types of posts I put on John's World are my Songs of the Day.  I've been faithfully posting daily songs for almost four full years now without missing too many days.  I know if you're reading this, then you've definitely checked some of them out along the way.

I thought it'd be fun to see which songs got the most page views this year.  I'm always a little surprised at which of my posts garner the greatest hits, and researching for this list confirmed my confusion.  Take a look below at the top ten Songs of the Day on John's World for 2014.  They're a mixture of new songs, Flashback Fridays, and others, and I have no idea how or why some of them made it...

#10 - All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor - 86 page views


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One of the biggest new artists of the year was Meghan Trainor, who is still hot with her hip retro style mixed together with some very adult and very catchy lyrics.  This is the one that started it all, and so it's no surprise that this one landed within the top ten Songs of the Day.  Check out All About That Bass.

#9 - Mercy - Duffy - 88 page views

Back in February, I posted Duffy's Mercy as a Flashback Friday Song of the Day and for whatever reason, people clicked.


#7-8 (tie) L8 Cmmr - Lily Allen / By Your Side - Sade 90 page views

These two are very different from one another in terms of old and new, yet they both got exactly 90 page views this year.  The Sade post was made on June 4th, and it included some sappy sentimentality because that would have been Joe's and my 27th anniversary.  Perhaps my inner circle made some clicks for that reason.  As for Lily Allen, well this was a big year for her.  Early on in  , the year, she surprised a lot of people with a new album, Sheezus, and she got a lot of attention from me with plenty of posts.  L8 Cmmr is one of the funnest tunes on Sheezus and I'm not surprised this one worked. (A second posting of the song garnered another 23 hits, so perhaps this one could've been a little higher.)

#6 -  Hard Out Here - Lily Allen - 93 page views

The one that started it all this year for Lily earned a respectable number of hits here.  Love this one!


#5 - Stir It Up - Bob Marley- 98 page views

Bob Marley's classic reggae jam was posted as a Flashback Friday Song of the Day back in February.




#4 - Bucket List - Nelly Furtado - 99 page views

I posted this one back in October, not long after school had started. I used the idea from the song (and the movie) for a writing exercise with my students and I had it in my head that whole week.  Check it out right here.


#3 - Tell It to My Heart - Taylor Dayne - 103 page views

The second highest hit making Flashback Friday post of the year came from a Friday back in May.  Taylor Dayne's very first single, Tell It to My Heart, was indeed and awesome, and very dancey tune, and I'm not surprised at all by this one.


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#2 - Don't Tell Me - Madonna 123 page views

Madonna is probably the most talked about musical artist on this blog (along with P!nk!), and this countryish tuneoff her 2000 album, Music, got plenty of attention as a Flashback in January.


#1 - Am I Wrong - Nico & Vinz 263 page views

By far the most viewed Song of the Day post comes from Norwegian duo Nico  & Vinz with their tune infectiously smooth Am I Wrong.  Even though the song was a #1 hit here in the States, I was a bit surprised that this one did as well as it did.  Check it out...




So there you have it, the top ten Song of the Day posts o John's World for the year 2014.  And just in case you were wondering, here are some other tunes that just bubbled under the surface:

Never Gonna Leave Me - Sia - (78)

I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Whitney Houston (77)

Problem - Ariana Grande (76)

Just Girly Things - Dawin (66)

Holiday - Madonna (65)

Stay tuned for more as I wrap up the year 2014 with my top ten posts, top ten pop songs and albums of the year, and of course my top thirty dance/club tunes of the year...

Song of the Day - Lovers Rock - Sade

I am in the wilderness

You are in the music

In the man's car next to me

Somewhere in my sadness

I know, I won't fall apart completely

When I need to be rescued

And I need a place to swim

I have a rock to cling to in the storm

When no one can hear me calling

I have you, I can sing to

And in all this

And in all my life

You are the lovers rock

The rock that I cling to

You're the one

The one, I swim to in a storm

Like a lovers rock

For many people out there, we are in the midst of Columbus Day Weekend, but in my world (and a few others, from what I'm hearing), it's Lover's Weekend.  Yesterday I helped celebrate the nuptials of Daved and Tom and today I head out to yet another wedding celebration for my good friend Linda and her betrothed, John.  Even though I've never been a fan of weddings, these, my second and third (of four!) of the season, have all been great times and I am so happy for each of the couples.  I thought it'd be appropriate to post a beautiful love song in honor of the two happy couples who celebrate their love for one another on this Lover's Weekend, and Sade always kills it!   So, to Daved and Tom and Linda and John, this one's for you...

Read more: Sade - Lovers Rock Lyrics | MetroLyrics 

Song of the Day - By Your Side - Sade

Today is June 4th, a date that will be etched in my memory until my last breath.  You see, on June 4th, 1987, I met a guy named Joe and we ended up spending the next 20-plus years of our lives together.  I remember that day like it was yesterday.  As with any other loving partnership that'd last for that long, Joe and I had been through a lot together, good times and bad, happy times and sad.  We took vacations together to Italy and Aruba, Bermuda and Florida. We bought our first house together.  We laughed and cried together.  We spent countless times just enjoying time with family, with friends, and with one another.  And this was our song.

It may sound like maybe I still pine for Joe, which couldn't be further from the truth.  No, we've been apart a long time now and those feelings no longer live within either of us.  But luckily, we're still fortunate enough to have each other in our lives and my time with him will always have a special place in my memory.  So it is with this ballad I give acknowledgement to a significant time in my life and look back with a smile.

By Your Side is one of the most beautiful songs I think ever recorded.  It speaks of the ultimate devotion that comes with love, and it coincides perfectly for me with this date that was once so special and now brings me to a happy place in one of the distant corners of my mind.  Click play and think of someone with whom you might share or have shared these sentiments with...and smile!  Happy Hump Day, too!

     

Song of the Day (for two special people) - By Your Side - Sade

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All night last night I was trying to think of the perfect song to dedicate to my Aunt Marion, whom we will be burying today.  Of course I thought of many of the requisite sad songs: The Rose or Wind Beneath My Wings, by Bette Midler, Kiss from a Rose, by Seal, My Heart Will Go On, by Celine, etc., etc., etc., but after learning just a bit more about my aunt and my uncle last night, I think I found the perfect song in this one.

I mentioned in that post the other day that my Aunt Marion and my Uncle Bobby were that perfect couple, and they had the kind of relationship we all aspire to share with another person for our lives.  There is no doubt in my mind that they were clearly chosen for one another by a higher power to live together till death did they part.

I learned last night that they met one another when my uncle was only 14 years of age, a mere 62 years ago, and I could see through his strong posture at the wake that when she left, she took a part of him with her.  These two shared the kind of dedication for one another that this song talks about, and so it is the perfect song for today.  So for one final time, I say rest in peace Aunt Marion, and please watch over Uncle Bob in these future years he will spend without you, as I know you will.   I'm sure that not a moment will pass when he will not be thinking of you.

 

SADE - By Your Side from Edison Vallejos on Vimeo.

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A Valentine's Song of the Day - By Your Side - Sade

Happy Valentine's Day! Yeah, even though I find myself once again alone on this special day for lovers, I can still appreciate the wonderful feelings that come with being in love. I looked and looked through my iTunes library for something appropriate to post for today, and I found one of the most heartfelt and beautiful love songs ever...








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