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Pop Culture Lists for the 21st Century

JM's Funny Movie List

  1. Airplane! (1980)
  2. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
  3. And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
  4. Animal Crackers (1930)
  5. Animal House (1978)
  6. Annie Hall (1977)
  7. Big Lebowski, The (1998)
  8. Blazing Saddles (1974)
  9. Blues Brothers, The (1980)
  10. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
  11. Caddyshack (1980)
  12. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
  13. Duck Soup (1933)
  14. Dumb and Dumber (1994)
  15. Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001)
  16. Fish Called Wanda, A (1988)
  17. General, The (1927)
  18. Get Shorty (1995)
  19. Ghostbusters (1984)
  20. Graduate, The (1967)
  21. Groundhog Day (1993)
  22. His Girl Friday (1940)
  23. It Happened One Night (1934)
  24. Jerk, The (1979)
  25. Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996)
  26. Life of Brian (1979)
  27. Miracle of Morgan's Creek, The (1944)
  28. Modern Times (1936)
  29. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
  30. My Cousin Vinny (1992)
  31. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
  32. Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The (1988)
  33. Night at the Opera, A (1935)
  34. Office Space (1999)
  35. Princess Bride, The (1987)
  36. Producers, The (1968)
  37. Raising Arizona (1987)
  38. Roger & Me (1989)
  39. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
  40. Some Like It Hot (1959)
  41. There's Something About Mary (1998)
  42. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
  43. Tootsie (1982)
  44. UHF (1989)
  45. What We Do In the Shadows (2014)
  46. Young Frankenstein (1974)

National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

November 13, 2023 | Permalink | Comments (1)

Top 200 #1 Hits 1955-2020

  1. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones (1965)
  2. I Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles (1964)
  3. Every Breath you Take - The Police (1983)
  4. Respect - Aretha Franklin (1967)
  5. I Love Rock 'N Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (1982)
  6. I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye (1968)
  7. Uptown Funk! - Mark Ronson (2015)
  8. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley (1956)
  9. When Doves Cry - Prince (1984)
  10. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor (1979)
  11. That'll Be the Day - The Crickets (1957) 
  12. I Get Around - The Beach Boys (1964) 
  13. (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding (1968)
  14. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson (1983)
  15. Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) - Beyoncé (2008)
  16. Gold Digger - Kanye West (2005)
  17. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley (1956)
  18. Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees (1978) 
  19. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics (1983) 
  20. Happy - Pharrell Williams (2014)
  21. Superstition - Stevie Wonder (1973)
  22. Lose Yourself - Eminem (2002) 
  23. Crazy in Love - Beyoncé (2003) 
  24. Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-a-Lot (1992) 
  25. Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper (1984) 
  26. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen (2012)
  27. Hey Ya! - Outkast (2003)
  28. Eye of the Tiger - Survivor (1982) 
  29. ABC - The Jackson 5 (1970)
  30. SexyBack - Justin Timberlake (2006)
  31. Paint It, Black - The Rolling Stones (1966)
  32. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen (1980)
  33. The Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel (1966)
  34. You're So Vain - Carly Simon (1973)
  35. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses (1988)
  36. We Are Young - fun. (2012)
  37. You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes (1966) 
  38. Can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd (2015)
  39. Dancing Queen - Abba (1977) 
  40. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler (1983)
  41. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley (1957)
  42. No Diggity - BLACKstreet (1996)
  43. The Joker - Steve Miller Band (1974)
  44. Mama Told Me (Not to Come) - Three Dog Night (1970) 
  45. The House of the Rising Sun - The Animals (1964)
  46. Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry (1976)
  47. With or Without You - U2 (1987) 
  48. The Twist - Chubby Checker (1960) 
  49. Royals - Lorde (2013) 
  50. Heart of Glass - Blondie (1979)
  51. True Colors - Cyndi Lauper (1986)
  52. Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye (1973)
  53. Faith - George Michael (1987) 
  54. I'm a Believer - The Monkees (1966) 
  55. Don't You Want Me - The Human League (1982) 
  56. Blue Moon - The Marcels (1961) 
  57. So What - P!nk (2008) 
  58. Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys (1966) 
  59. Rolling in the Deep - Adele (2011) 
  60. Unbelievable - EMF (1991)
  61. Truth Hurts - Lizzo (2019)
  62. Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful (1966)
  63. Lean on Me - Bill Withers (1972) 
  64. Centerfold - The J. Geils Band (1982) 
  65. Walk Like an Egyptian - Bangles (1986)
  66. Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison and The Candy Men (1964)
  67. Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones (1969) 
  68. Wannabe - Spice Girls (1997) 
  69. Livin' on a Prayer - Bon Jovi (1987)
  70. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge (1966)
  71. Reach Out I'll Be There - Four Tops (1966) 
  72. Hot Stuff - Donna Summer (1979) 
  73. The Look - Roxette (1989)
  74. It's My Party - Lesley Gore (1963)
  75. Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone (1969)
  76. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen (1980)
  77. All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor (2014)
  78. Celebration - Kool & The Gang (1981)
  79. All I Have to Do is Dream - The Everly Brothers (1958)
  80. Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z + Alicia Keys (2009)
  81. Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani (2005)
  82. Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals (1966)
  83. Need You Tonight - INXS (1988)
  84. Fallin' - Alicia Keys (2001)
  85. I Can't Help Myself - Four Tops (1965) 
  86. Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin (1971)
  87. Firework - Katy Perry (2010)
  88. Thank U, Next - Ariana Grande (2018)
  89. Family Affair - Mary J. Blige (2001)
  90. All Shook Up - Elvis Presley (1957)
  91. American Pie - Parts I & II - Don McLean (1972) 
  92. Down Under - Men at Work (1983) 
  93. Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears (1985)
  94. Let's Stay Together - Al Green (1972)
  95. Someday, We'll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes (1969)
  96. You Send Me - Sam Cooke (1957) 
  97. Like a Virgin - Madonna (1984) 
  98. Blinding Lights - The Weeknd (2020)
  99. Bad Guy - Billie Eilish (2019)
  100. Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes (1971) 
  101. Tequila - The Champs (1958) 
  102. Havana - Camila Cabello (2018)
  103. Get Down Tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band (1975)
  104. Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners (1983) 
  105. Cheap Thrills - Sia (2016) 
  106. Vogue - Madonna (1990) 
  107. Yesterday - The Beatles (1965) 
  108. No Scrubs - TLC (1999) 
  109. Hotel California - Eagles (1977) 
  110. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel (1968) 
  111. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles (1964) 
  112. Maggie May - Rod Stewart (1971)
  113. No One - Alicia Keys (2007) 
  114. December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The 4 Seasons (1976) 
  115. Shape of You - Ed Sheeran (2017)
  116. One Week - Barenaked Ladies (1998) 
  117. How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees (1977)
  118. Can't Stop the Feeling - Justin Timberlake (2016)
  119. Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye (2012)
  120. My Girl - The Temptations (1965)
  121. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles (1961)
  122. Take a Bow - Rihanna (2008)
  123. Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee (2017) 
  124. Old Town Road - Lil Nas X (2019)
  125. Jack & Diane - John Cougar (1982)
  126. Tossin' and Turnin' - Bobby Lewis (1961) 
  127. Gettin' Jiggy Wit It - Will Smith (1998) 
  128. Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters (1960) 
  129. Jump - Van Halen (1984) 
  130. Savage Love - Jason DeRulo (2020)
  131. Shake it Off - Taylor Swift (2014) 
  132. Waterfalls - TLC (1995)
  133. Humble - Kendrick Lamar (2017)
  134. Low - Flo Rida (2008)
  135. Georgia On My Mind - Ray Charles (1960)
  136. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley (1969)
  137. The Lion Sleeps Tonight - The Tokens (1961) 
  138. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (1974) 
  139. Say So - Doja Cat (2020)
  140. Hey Jude - The Beatles (1968)
  141. Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers (1957)
  142. Poker Face - Lady GaGa (2009)
  143. War - Edwin Starr (1970)
  144. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift (2012)
  145. Dynamite - BTS (2020)
  146. The Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (1970)
  147. Money for Nothing - Dire Straits (1985)
  148. Big Girls Don't Cry - The 4 Seasons (1962) 
  149. That's The Way (I Like It) - KC & The Sunshine Band (1975)
  150. (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & The Comets (1955)
  151. Runaway - Del Shannon (1961) 
  152. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO (2012)
  153. Mickey - Toni Basil (1982) 
  154. Umbrella - Rihanna (2007)
  155. Nice for What - Drake (2018) 
  156. Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2013)
  157. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) - The Byrds (1965) 
  158. The Letter - The Box Tops (1968)
  159. Stronger - Kelly Clarkson (2012)
  160. Just Give Me a Reason - Pink & Nate Ruess (2013)
  161. Let's Go Crazy - Prince & The Revolution (1984)
  162. Someone Like You - Adele (2011)
  163. Shallow - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (2019)
  164. Take on Me - a-ha (1985)
  165. All of Me - John Legend (2014)
  166. The Sign - Ace of Base (1994)
  167. Night Fever - Bee Gees (1978) 
  168. Love Yourself - Justin Bieber (2016)
  169. We Found Love - Rihanna (2011)
  170. Baby One More Time - Britney Spears (1999)
  171. You're Beautiful - James Blunt (2006)
  172. Senorita - Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello (2019)
  173. Happy Together - The Turtles (1967)
  174. These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra (1966)
  175. Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill (1998)
  176. Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel (1986)
  177. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (1970)
  178. Funkytown - Lipps Inc. (1980)
  179. Tragedy - Bee Gees (1979)
  180. Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles (1961)
  181. Without You - Nilsson (1972)
  182. Just Dance - Lady GaGa (2009)
  183. Sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford (1955)
  184. End of the Road - Boyz II Men (1992)
  185. Sunflower - Post Malone & Swae Lee (2019)
  186. Africa - Toto (1983)
  187. Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars (2010)
  188. Come Together - The Beatles (1969)
  189. I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred (R*S*F) (1992)
  190. 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton (1981)
  191. One Dance - Drake (2016) 
  192. Beat It - Michael Jackson (1983)
  193. Cheerleader - Omi (2015)
  194. Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs (1960)
  195. Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley (1988)
  196. My Sharona - The Knack (1979)
  197. Smooth - Santana (1999)
  198. In Da Club - 50 Cent (2003)
  199. The Tide Is High - Blondie (1981)
  200. Fantasy - Mariah Carey (1995)

May 16, 2023 | Permalink | Comments (0)

JM’s list of Puzzle Games

  1. The Witness
  2. Portal 2
  3. 3 in Three
  4. The Talos Principle
  5. Tetris
  6. Antichamber
  7. The Return of the Obra Dinn
  8. Riven
  9. Braid
  10. Baba is You
  11. SpaceChem
  12. The Fool’s Errand
  13. Myst
  14. Patrick's Parabox
  15. Tetrobot & Co.
  16. Fez
  17. Portal
  18. Untitled Goose Game
  19. Sokobond
  20. Snakebird
  21. Myst III: Exile
  22. Understand
  23. Hexcells
  24. Cosmic Express
  25. There is No Game: Wrong Dimension
  26. Threes
  27. English Country Tune
  28. Honey Comb Hotel Pro
  29. Peggle
  30. Stephen’s Sausage Roll
  31. Starship Titanic
  32. Obduction
  33. Gorogoa
  34. World of Goo
  35. Crayon Physics Deluxe
  36. At the Carnival
  37. Bridge Constructor Portal
  38. Superliminal
  39. A Good Snowman is Hard to Build
  40. Labryinth 2
  41. Donut County
  42. Words on Stream
  43. The Room
  44. Myst IV: Revelation
  45. Cut the Rope
  46. The Incredible Machine
  47. Monument Valley
  48. Love Balls
  49. The Castle of Dr. Weird
  50. Lode Runner: The Legend Returns
  51. Angry Birds

Explanations below

The Witness

This game is single handed lay responsible for the list you see before you.  It restarted my interest in video gaming and led to discovering a lot of these game you see being played. The Witness is a modern classic just by virtue of its scope.  The game very slowly you introduces rules, adds to them, remixes them, inverts and does each with a simple line puzzle and some feedback.  It’s clever; it’s frustrating. But you can steadily make progress and defeat the game as long as you have a close eye for detail and great scoops of tenacity.  Plus, the game unfolds out of itself and opens up to become something even more amazing, with plenty of rising action.

Portal 2

I do want to talk more about rising action.  The Witness is amazing because it gives you rising action in an open world environment.  Portal 2 is much more linear.  But what you sacrifice in open-world-ness you gain in story.  Portal 2 adds length, mechanics and superior voice acting to the already fine bones of the first Portal to become something transcendent and to inspire hundreds of copycat games that give unfeeling voice overs instead of recognizing the the real heart of the game... the feeling that things are just about to escape your grasp. 

3 in Three

I have tried many times to explain 3 in Three to people (a 1990 game available for free that was originally a Mac exclusive).  I always fail.  It is a game about words and logic and sliding tiles puzzles.  But even that feels a little reductive.  3 in Three is a broad synthesis of the kinds of puzzles that no one really puts in games... which is a shame because these are so well done.  It is worth your time to download and try it out.

The Talos Principle

Somewhere between the dry, stilted philosophy of the Witness and wry, story-based ease of Portal 2 lies The Talos Principle.  In terms of puzzles and story, Talos feels a closer kin of Portal but it grapples with some very big ideas along the way and does so by putting you into the hot seat.  The stories are very serious and the puzzles vary from the easier tutorials, to puzzles that regularly break brains.  The DLC is considered essential. The stars, less so. 

Tetris

Tetris properly played is a puzzle game until it isn’t. At some point, lightning reflexes overtake your ability to plan three, four or more moves ahead.  Consequently, the game I have probably played the most in my life (either this odd Super Mario Kart) is a puzzle game that walks you right up to edge of your ability and then shoots past.

Antichamber

Antichamber is a subversive game.  It takes the building blocks of video game design (consistent maps, walls are wall, floors are floors, empty space is empty) and just totally fires it all out the window.  It took me a long time to sort fo catch the vibe of this game but once I did I loved the ride.  The minimalist art is a bit of eyebleach, but this game too has a philosophy and it often involves taking the piss.

The Return of the Obra Dinn

Puzzle games often are trying to say something with their graphics.  The Witness is lushly detailed because you will be spending a lot of time there.  Portal 2 and Talos give you richly detailed worlds filled with Easter eggs. Return of the Obra Dinn, like Antichamber, strips a lot of that way.  But the result is actually more compelling that even Antichamber.  That is because Obra Dinn has you exploring a series of blackout scenes in an effort to deduce what happened to each of the 60 crew and passengers on the ill-fated voyage.  It starts slow but ladles out hints and requires frequent revisits to ensure that you gathered all the clues you need.

Riven

Riven feels like a game from the 2010s trapped in the body of game from the 1990s.  Riven is the only truly open world Myst game... that allows you to get sidetracked and approach the game’s two big puzzles (if there is a drawback to Riven it is that there may in fact be only two puzzles) in whatever order using whatever tools and tricks you have to hand.  Back in the day, this was as impressive as games get.  But this could really use a new version.

Braid

Braid suffers somewhat from being a very clear response to Mario from the Super Mario Brothers games.  Tim seems to be the Woody Allen version of Mario with just about all the yuckiness that would entail.  But the time mechanic is (chef’s kiss) and the ways in which it interacts with non-time objects, recordings of yourself, a time-slowing ring etc are examples of solid puzzle design.  But good luck not feeling icky when it is all said and done.

Baba is You

Another game that skimps on the graphics to the game’s credit.  Baba is You is in the Sokoban school of pushing stuff around to fit it in the right place. But the trick here is that the rules of the game are also something you can push around.  As a result, the game often turns meta. The big drawback in this game is there is simply too much to do and so many of its step are beyond the capacity of me.  Fortunately, I did make it to the meta-levels which paid off a lot of fun things

SpaceChem

While I haven’t played other Zactronics games, SpaceChem seems the most up my alley. At heart, this is a computer programming game but you get to make certain chemicals.  I never cared how well I did compared to the average player, what I was looking for was to get the job done in the first place. So much fun.

The Fool’s Errand

The forerunner to 3 in Three and probably would be the better game if it had come out after 3 in Three.  The Fool’s Errand is a game that needs a little more “direction” given to the player and A LOT more improvements to the puzzle interface (the mazes and word searches are particularly pesky).  But when you stand at the end and realize all the steps that it too to get there, Fool’s Errand remains a towering achievement.

Myst

The granddaddy of all point and click games. There was a long period of time where PC gaming was Myst and not much else. And frankly, it holds up.  Though RealMyst is the better modern implementation of the idea and Selentic Age is still a pain to do twice, Myst continues to be a marvel of the hub and spoke genre and rightly included among any discussion of the best and most influential puzzle games.

Patrick's Parabox

I just got to the point where this game is hard and while it is not quite Baba is You difficult, it definitely bends your mind in wonderful ways.  I enjoy the way that this game really does theme and variations well and in a way that feels appropriate and fun.

Tetrobot & Co.

This cute adventure is a perfect example of the benefits of rising action.  The levels get profoundly more difficult, but they do so slowly.  Each new mechanic is introduced in a straightforward way and the cute graphics and jokey humor keep the game light.  It does seem to be trying to have a story which I was having a very hard time caring about, however.

Fez

On the right side of the puzzle/platform divide, though only just. Fez works by making you pay attention and develop your movement in a particular way.  Plus, the 3D gimmick is really cool. And like the better games above, the end of the game isn’t the end of the game unless you want it to be.

Portal

It can be hard to think about the world pre-Portal.  First person puzzle games did not really exist let alone one as rock solid from the bottom to the top as this one. That said, Portal is a little short which a little too much running around behind the scenes at the enrichment center. But like Myst above, it holds up and deserves to be here as well.

Untitled Goose Game

Is it a puzzle game or a chaos engine?  Close call.  Some of the hardest stumpers here require a lot of science, which is what makes a puzzle game great.  But some of the grinding and random fights you have to pick with the humans are only so-so.  Play more for the experience than the puzzle… and enjoy the experience.

Sokobond

Baba is You meet SpaceChem.  This game is a little easy and, while the challenges ramp nicely, there are a finite number of things that you can do on any level which cuts down on the frustration but also makes completing levels feel as much a relief and as an “attaboy”.  But the fact that you you are getting bigger as you play add each ion gives this more complexity than event the gravity hijinks of Snakebird in a nice simple package.

Snakebird

Snakebird, a gravity bound version fo Snake, works so well that wonder why it took this long to develop.  That said, the rising action in this game is a little scattered. And failing on one puzzle could be more detrimental than it should.

Myst III: Exile

Despite some fine acting, Myst III is mostly a wash.  There are some nice puzzle moments but some things don’t quite cohere the way they should.  The best thing I can say is that the completion occurrences are really cool epic scenes that reward you fro all that you have done. 

Understand

Clearly inspired by The Witness, understand takes abstract rule recognition to the nth degree.  Rising action is achieved and the game heels turns nicely in its ? levels which were worth the price of admission.  Ultimately, it doesn’t require as much meta-puzzling and rule memory as I would like, but I will return often just to pit my ability to receive instruction against its ability to teach anytime.

Hexcells

Minesweeper with the Bestagons.  How much or how little information a puzzle can communicate is really the limit of its interest.  This game works to eliminate all the noise and reduce the number of inputs to as small a number as possible, which is deft feat that makes it feels less like Sudoku and more like the logic zugzwang it truly can be.

Cosmic Express

A fun level train track game that manages to be both simple and infuriating. Certainly scratches an itch for a time but then gets repetitive especially when puzzle solutions start coming less frequently.

There is No Game: Wrong Dimension

A meta-tribute to Lucasarts games.  This game often is just a little too clever for its own good but a robust hint system keeps everything in check.  When it works, it is really fun. When it doesn’t, it can seems needlessly picky.  But it is worth a playthrough just because it fakes you out more than it should.

Threes

The actually good version of 2048.  This is a nice time waster that manages to be a bit puzzlely. Still probably too much luck to be any higher.  

English Country Tune

A fun level based puzzle game that is a little easy but always keeps you thinking.  Is there a worse name for a puzzle game? I cannot imagine.

Honey Comb Hotel Pro

The app version of the pencil and paper logic puzzle is superb and 450 puzzles is as much of this as I need.  

Peggle

The best of the ‘find the right angle and shoot’ games.  I had a beloved version of this on the web that I have since misplaced.  The app version is fine but a little juvenile.

Stephen’s Sausage Roll

This rather ugly game features some amazing puzzles that deal with constrained space. But the lack of a way to proceed without either cheating or 100% every puzzles feels like a mistake with puzzles this tough.  But a very cool idea.

Starship Titanic

I never played the infocom Hitchhiker’s but this parlor trick by Douglas Adams feels like the next best thing.  A couple of puzzles end up being needlessly time consuming and there is a moment when ultimate power becomes available to you without letting you know.  Very strange but fun.

Obduction

Another game I really wanted to like, but the seams were showing everywhere.  It is another in the Myst family of throw a lever and figure out what it did, but this this Cyan cranked up the story to 11 and and left the puzzle details a little ho-hum.  I got quite far in this game and then just never wanted to do go back to it.  Maybe I will, but until then… here’s where I am leaving it.

Gorogoa

Another play on perspective… I seem to just not like Superliminal’s “beat you over the head” rendition of this versus Gorogoa’s let the story unfold slowly and The Witness make your own story version of the same idea. The puzzle component isn’t necessarily great, but the art style more than makes up for it.

World of Goo

Bridge Constructor: Escape Room.  It hasn’t grown on me… but the the idea of merging the core idea of bridge construction in a dynamic space is appealing.  Just need to take some more time with it perhaps.

Crayon Physics Deluxe

Draw things to make a ball meet a star.  A very simple concept executed very well. 

At the Carnival

The final of the classic Cliff Johnson troika... this game tries to make everything work through excess.  The puzzles are so-so and the lack of meta-puzzle hurts.

Bridge Constructor Portal

I kind of include all Bridge Constructor games in this one.  The Portal version is nice in that GLAdOS appears and that the puzzles use a lot portal mechanics.  Bridge constructor games generally are hit or miss.

Superliminal

A Portal clone that is both too short and too long.  Some of the puzzles feel unfair, while others are inspired.  The story is ok, but I prefer The Witness’ version that lets me come to terms with it instead of being told.

A Good Snowman is Hard to Build

An interesting addition to the sokobon school.  Hard to argue that it is more fund than Sokobond or even Stephen’s Sausage Roll.  The key gimmick is neat, but ends up being more arduous than a clever turn. It is a pleasant way to spend an evening.

Labryinth 2

A finer version of the roll the marble through the box games.  Has maybe a few too many bells and whistles.

Donut County

I really wanted to like Donut County given it’s heavy emphasis on narrative.  But a puzzle game that kind of solves itself isn’t really a puzzle game… and then adding more traditional video game elements to spice up the endgame is the opposite of what I wanted to do in a puzzle game. 

Words on Stream

I like anagrams. Do you like anagrams? Let’s play anagrams. (Probably dropped 5 positions due to the horrible “improvement” of locking users.)

The Room

Seems to have 1 portion of tension that it is trying to stretch for a family of four.  The puzzles are okay, but they mostly become “where do I push this thingy” and “is it time for the eyepiece” which gets old.

Myst IV: Revelation

Couldn’t get into this Myst game despite having tried twice 15 years apart. Always felt like it should have been easier.  Plus, why are we still dealing with the villains from the FIRST GAME.

Cut the Rope

Pretty funny but pretty silly mobile puzzle game.  The puzzles don’t go anywhere though which leads it to kind of chase its tail for a long time.

The Incredible Machine

Rube Goldberg machines are fun, but eventually these puzzles feel a little meh. 

Monument Valley

What thing do I turn now?  Pretty, but also pretty yawn.

Love Balls

Crayon Physics Deluxe but with lots of ads.  Decent, but nothing special.

The Castle of Dr. Weird

The Fool’s Errand this ain’t. Jigsaws, mazes and word searches but without the payoff Cliff Johnson provides.

Lode Runner: The Legend Returns

The best Lode Runner levels feel like puzzles or are the puzzles you build for friends.  Not enough levels are this way to justify this being any higher.

Angry Birds

Choose your bird. Aim and fire.  These puzzles are pretty lackluster but good for an aimless thrill now and again.

May 08, 2021 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Top 50 #1 hits 2010-2019

 
1) Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars
 
2) Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen   
 
3) We Are Young - fun. Featuring Janelle Monae   
 
4) Cheap Thrills - Sia featuring Sean Paul
 
5) CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! - Justin Timberlake   
 
6) We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift   
 
7) Rolling In the Deep - Adele   
 
8) Shake It Off - Taylor Swift   
 
9) Someone Like You - Adele   
 
10) Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber   
 
11) Just Give Me A Reason - P!nk & Nate Ruess   
 
12) Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra   
 
13) Shape of You - Ed Sheeran   
 
14) Happy - Pharrell Williams   
 
15) Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars   
 
16) TiK ToK - Ke$ha   
 
17) Truth Hurts - Lizzo   
 
18) Born This Way - Lady Gaga   
 
19) All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor   
 
20) All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey   
 
21) Perfect - Ed Sheeran   
 
22) Royals - Lorde   
 
23) Set Fire to the Rain - Adele   
 
24) Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO   
 
25) Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars   
 
26) Señorita - Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello   
 
27) thank u, next - Ariana Grande   
 
28) That’s What I Like - Bruno Mars   
 
29) Firework - Katy Perry   
 
30) Havana - Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug   
 
31) What's My Name? - Rihanna Featuring Drake   
 
32) Without Me - Halsey   
 
33) Work (feat. Drake) - Rihanna   
 
34) S&M - Rihanna   
 
35) Shallow - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper   
 
36) Only Girl (In the World) - Rihanna   
 
37) Cheerleader - Omi   
 
38) Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz   
 
39) Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus   
 
40) Raise Your Glass - Pink   
 
41) Blank Space - Taylor Swift   
 
42) Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) - Katy Perry   
 
43) Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson   
 
44) Old Town Road - Lil Nas X featuting Billy Ray Cyrus  
 
45) The Monster - Eminem Featuring Rihanna   
 
46) California Gurls - Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg   
 
47) Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera   
 
48) Teenage Dream - Katy Perry   
 
49) Closer - The Chainsmokers with Halsey   
 
50) Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett &  GoonRock

April 14, 2020 | Permalink | Comments (0)

My Funniest TV Shows on a Per Episode Basis

I just looked at the shows that I have experience with and own and then I ranked them... it was REAL scientific and, of course, subject to change...

 

  1. Fawlty Towers
    2. Police Squad
    3. Arrested Development
    4. Community
    5. Monty Python’s Flying Circus
    6. The Young Ones
    7. Futurama
    8. Father Ted
    9. Blackadder
    10. Home Movies
    11. 30 Rock
    12. Mr. Bean
    13. The Office UK
    14. Mystery Science Theater 3000
    15. The Simpsons
    16. Cheers
    17. SCTV
    18. The Larry Sanders Show
    19. Party Down
    20. The Vicar of Dibley
    21. Bob’s Burgers
    22. Parks and Recreation
    23. Mr. Show
    24. Flight of the Conchords
    25. The Office US
    26. Only Fools and Horses
    27. Absolutely Fabulous
    28. Kids in the Hall
    29. The IT Crowd
    30. Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist
    31. Spaced
    32. Key & Peele
    33. Seinfeld
    34. Red Dwarf
    35. Veep
    36. Space Ghost: Coast to Coast
    37. Taxi
    38. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
    39. French & Saunders
    40. Get a Life
    41. Archer
    42. Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in
    43. Soap
    44. A Bit of Fry & Laurie
    45. Aqua Teen Hunger Force
    46. Rocky and Bullwinkle
    47. The Muppet Show
    48. Alan Partridge
    49. All in the Family
    50. Robot Chicken
    51. Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law
    52. Get Smart
    53. Bottom
    54. The ‘Weird Al’ Show
    55. Moonlighting
    56. The Piglet Files
    57. Sealab 2021
    58. The Brak Show
    59. Pee-Wee’s Playhouse
    60. Girls on Top
    61. Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp

February 23, 2020 | Permalink | Comments (1)

Top #9 Hits 1955-2018

  1. Crazy - Patsy Cline
  2. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
  3. Rock & Roll Music - Chuck Berry
  4. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
  5. Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
  6. I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four
  7. Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
  8. Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
  9. You Got It - Roy Orbison
  10. Burning Down the House - Talking Heads
  11. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
  12. Twistin' The Night Away - Sam Cooke
  13. Cars - Gary Numan
  14. Domino - Van Morrison
  15. Don't - Ed Sheeran
  16. Touch Of Grey - Grateful Dead
  17. Steal My Sunshine - Len
  18. On Broadway - The Drifters
  19. Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and The Waves
  20. Honey, I'm Good. - Andy Grammer
  21. American Boy - Estelle Featuring Kanye West
  22. Cruel Summer - Bananarama
  23. Rock This Town - Stray Cat
  24. Toxic - Britney Spears
  25. Let My Love Open The Door - Pete Townshend
  26. It's a Sin - Pet Shop Boys
  27. Israelites - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
  28. Try - P!nk
  29. Rehab - Amy Winehouse
  30. Keep A Knockin' - Little Richard
  31. Cake by the Ocean - DNCE
  32. Don't Shed a Tear - Paul Carrack
  33. The Last Time - The Rolling Stones
  34. For the Love of Money - The O'Jays
  35. Bad To Me - Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
  36. The One I Love - R.E.M.
  37. Right Place Wrong Time - Dr. John
  38. Just a Friend - Biz Markie
  39. Who Knew - Pink
  40. Only the Lonely - The Motels
  41. I'm Like a Bird - Nelly Furtado
  42. Talk Dirty to Me - Poison
  43. Down In The Boondocks - Billy Joe Royal
  44. My Maria - B.W. Stevenson
  45. Cantaloop - Us3
  46. Your Wildest Dreams - The Moody Blues
  47. Lola - The Kinks
  48. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin
  49. Tracy - The Cuff Links
  50. White & Nerdy - Weird Al Yankovic
  51. Got to Get You Into my Life - Earth, Wind & Fire
  52. Mysterious Ways - U2
  53. How's It Gonna Be - Third Eye Blind
  54. Get It On - The Power Station
  55. I Can See For Miles - The Who
  56. Hello Mary Lou - Ricky Nelson
  57. The Show Goes On - Lupe Fiasco
  58. Sorry - Buckcherry
  59. Everything About You. - Ugly Kid Joe
  60. Too Much Time on My Hands - Styx
  61. Along Came Jones - The Coasters
  62. Follow You Down - Gin Blossoms
  63. Carrie-Anne - The Hollies
  64. U + Ur Hand - Pink
  65. Oops!...I Did it Again - Britney Spears
  66. He's The Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
  67. I'll Tumble 4 Ya - Culture Club
  68. Don't Call Us, We'll Call You - Sugarloaf/Jerry Corbetta
  69. Bottle of Wine - The Fireballs
  70. Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
  71. Heart Full Of Soul - The Yardbirds
  72. Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels
  73. Waking Up In Vegas - Katy Perry
  74. One Track Mind - Bobby Lewis
  75. The House of Blue Lights - Chuck Miller
  76. Working my Way Back to you - The 4 Seasons Featuring the 'sound' of Frankie Valli
  77. I Ran (So Far Away) - A Flock of Seagulls
  78. I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Jim Croce
  79. Miss Independent - Kelly Clarkson
  80. Touch It - Monifah
  81. Crumblin' Down - John Cougar Mellencamp
  82. Epic - Faith No More
  83. Do You Believe in Magic - The Lovin' Spoonful
  84. Russian Roulette - Rihanna
  85. It's Late - Ricky Nelson
  86. Magic Man - Heart
  87. You are the Woman - Firefall
  88. Forever - The Little Dippers
  89. A Place In The Sun - Stevie Wonder
  90. Love Will Save The Day - Whitney Houston
  91. All She Wants to do is Dance - Don Henley
  92. Popcorn - Hot Butter
  93. Big Things Poppin' (Do It) - T.I.
  94. Wasted on the Way - Crosby, Stills & Nash
  95. Fresh - Kool & The Gang
  96. Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
  97. Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson
  98. Promises - Eric Clapton
  99. I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters
  100. Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia

January 31, 2020 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Top 100 Top Ten Hits 2010-2019

1. F**k You - Cee Lo Green
2. Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars
3. Happy - Pharrell Williams
4. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
5. Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
6. Truth Hurts - Lizzo
7. Feel It Still - Portugal. The Man
8. Shut Up and Dance - WALK THE MOON
9. Rolling In the Deep - Adele
10. Dynamite - Taio Cruz
11. Royals - Lorde
12. Sugar - Maroon 5
13. We Are Young - fun. Featuring Janelle Monae
14. Cheap Thrills - Sia
15. Get Lucky - Daft Punk with Pharrell Williams
16. Stay With Me - Sam Smith
17. thank u, next - Ariana Grande
18. CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! - Justin Timberlake
19. Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
20. bad guy - Billie Eilish
21. Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
22. We Found Love - Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
23. All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor
24. Finesse (Remix) [feat. Cardi B] - Bruno Mars
25. Telephone - Lady Gaga Featuring Beyonce
26. I Love It - Icona Pop Featuring Charli XCX
27. Stressed Out - twenty one pilots
28. When Doves Cry - Prince
29. Old Town Road - Lil Nas X
30. Pumped Up Kicks - Foster the People
31. Gangnam Style - PSY
32. Hotline Bling - Drake
33. Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra
34. Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
35. Can't Feel My Face - The Weeknd
36. 1-800-273-8255 (feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid) - Logic
37. Airplanes - B.o.B. Featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore
38. Cake by the Ocean - DNCE
39. Cups (Pitch Perfect's “When I’m Gone”) - Anna Kendrick
40. Shallow - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
41. New Rules - Dua Lipa
42. Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
43. Hey, Soul Sister - Train
44. Chandelier - Sia
45. TiK ToK - Ke$ha
46. Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO
47. Believer - Imagine Dragons
48. The Fox - Ylvis
49. The Edge of Glory - Lady Gaga
50. 24K Magic - Bruno Mars
51. Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) - Post Malone & Swae Lee
52. 7 Years - Lukas Graham
53. The Middle - Zedd
54. Born This Way - Lady Gaga
55. Havana - Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug
56. Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
57. Tonight Tonight - Hot Chelle Rae
58. That’s What I Like - Bruno Mars
59. Someone Like You - Adele
60. Lean On - Major Lazer & DJ Snake with Mø
61. Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
62. Señorita - Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
63. Payphone - Maroon 5 Featuring Wiz Khalifa
64. XO TOUR Llif3 - Lil Uzi Vert
65. Ex's & Oh's - Elle King
66. All The Stars - Kendrick Lamar
67. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
68. Alejandro - Lady Gaga
69. Love Yourself - Justin Bieber
70. Super Bass - Nicki Minaj
71. Here - Alessia Cara
72. I Knew You Were Trouble. - Taylor Swift
73. Firework - Katy Perry
74. Talk Dirty - Jason Derulo Featuring 2 Chainz
75. Sucker - Jonas Brothers
76. Safe and Sound - Capital Cities
77. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
78. Formation - Beyoncé
79. The Show Goes On - Lupe Fiasco
80. Just Give Me A Reason - P!nk & Nate Ruess
81. California Gurls - Katy Perry Featuring Snoop Dogg
82. Girls Like You (feat. Cardi B) - Maroon 5
83. Good Feeling - Flo Rida
84. Good as Hell - Lizzo
85. Boo'd Up - Ella Mai
86. F**kin' Perfect - Pink
87. Nice For What - Drake
88. Problem - Ariana Grande Featuring Iggy Azalea
89. Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris
90. Lucid Dreams - Juice WRLD
91. There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back - Shawn Mendes
92. Boom Clap - Charli XCX
93. Love the Way You Lie - Eminem Featuring Rihanna
94. Counting Stars - OneRepublic
95. One Dance - Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla
96. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
97. Bad Blood - Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar
98. Talk - Khalid
99. Pompeii - Bastille
100. Home - Phillip Phillips
(For those who wish to remove pre-2010s songs, two runners-up)
101. I Like It - Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J. Balvin
102. Treasure - Bruno Mars

January 27, 2020 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Top Ten Top Ten Hits of 2017

10. Rockabye – Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul & Anne-Marie (#9 for 1 week, March)

Americans still have a small problem getting on board with international hits. While we were going through a two year stretch of highly popular Caribbean-influenced hits (see Cheap Thrills and One Dance from last year as well as 9, 3 and 1 below), this particular version which went to #1 everywhere could barely crack the top ten here and did so about four months late. Rockabye adds a little bit of a synthy twist to the generic dance hall track. Plus, there’s a strange sort of All That She Wants vibe going on here (speaking of international #1 hits that didn’t make it in the States) with this being a song about actual babies and not the usual Sweet Child O’ Mine use of children as metaphor. But for EDM, there is a lot to like here with a couple of memorable riffs and some nice vocal acrobatics.

9. Havana – Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug (#2 for 5 Weeks, November)

More Caribbean music. Havana probably has the nicest and cleanest melody of any song from the year. The declining scales of this song are instantly recognizable (contrast: some people I know still think they are hearing Cheap Thrills whenever Shape of You comes on). Cabello is also an able vocalist and her sensibility fits the song perfectly, though coming up as she did in the reality TV biz, she can be a little too focused on the appearance of authenticity more than the core authenticity itself. Plus, the song is a little dry for a song that should be dripping with humidity. This may have also been a summer song that was mistimed in the marketplace. Of course, summer wouldn’t have likely been a good fit this year, but maybe in ’18.

8. There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back – Shawn Mendes (#6 for 1 Week, August)

If Ed Sheeran is trying to score a hit in every genre (Castle on the Hill is U2-inspired rock, Perfect is his 80s duet, A Team was an indie guy rock single, Sing was a club banger, etc.) Then Shawn Mendes is trying to perfect the art of being what Ed Sheeran would be if he stuck to his own genre. In this case, a white rocker-y dude recording an upbeat AC/A40 type song. This, of course, is a genre that often gets overlooked these days. Mendes delivers a very nice, very straightforward track about getting started at a time when everyone else seems more interested in mopey introspection. This is harder to do and the youth of 2017 need a song like this as between the Caribbean influences and icy R&B, there’s not a lot of homegrown sunshine.

7. XO TOUR Llif3 – Lil Uzi Vert (#7 for 1 Week, June)

The second top ten ever to start with the letter X, this track is about as much of icy cold R&B as I can take. Partly this is because it is a direct contrast with 4 below. But Uzi sounds like he is entirely alone in a sonic world of his own design. The contast refrain “Push me to the edge / All my friends are dead” could be the rallying cry of a generation that has grown up without jobs, without real intimacy, without developing real relationships. It took me forever to even guess what the title meant, but here’s my theory (which may well be wrong because I haven’t Googled): the title here is a text message replete with strange caps and misspellings where Uzi is discussing his feelings about Tour Life (the X and O are the hug and kiss). How alienating and how deeply sad. But the reason this was popular and resonates is that this is common and I’ll pick this thread up again in 4 below.

6. That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars (#1 for 1 Week, May)

Another great Bruno Mars throwback track. This one is harder to pin down to any specific era or set of musicians. I guess we’re just gonna have to keep ranking and enjoying Bruno’s tunes. (With this listing Bruno Mars joins Rihanna, Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry and Maroon 5 with three top ten appearances on my year-end list since 2006. Only Taylor Swift (5) and Lady Gaga (6) have more. And that doesn’t include Uptown Funk!)

5. Believer – Imagine Dragons (#4 for 2 weeks, August)

You can always count on Imagine Dragons to do something interesting even if it is not necessarily novel. This song is the closest they’ve come to replicating the success and formula of their massive hit Radioactive, but where that trades in nihilism, this one trades in hope and is better for it. But it is just as anthemic and just as angry at a corrupt system, which is a defining feature of pop with messages here in 2010s. Furthermore, many of lyrics pick-ups here rival the syncopated beats of some lower constellation rappers – which means more words and more fun memorizing. (Contrast: Gucci Gang where the words Gucci Gang comprise half the song.)

4. 1-800-273-8255 – Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid (#8 for 4 weeks, September)

If XO TOUR Llif3 is a call for help, this phone number is there to answer it. Cara and Khalid were two of the biggest top 40 stars this year and Logic picked them both to back-up him up on this almost orchestral moody dark R&B pop track. This one is about the real struggle with depression and how your brain becomes your own worst enemy. But even through this long dark night of the soul, Logic points to an oasis of hope. The song’s title is the phone number for the national suicide prevention service. I know so many people who have taken their lives so young by failing to understand the difference between the world outside their brains and the world inside. I feel quite moved as this song enter the fourth minute and begins to fall apart – a true artistic statement that suffers only from choice of medium. But if it gets the message out there, #4 is the reight spot for it.

3. Shape of You – Ed Sheeran (#1 for 12 weeks, January)

It is the following January. This song is still in the top 25. Popularity isn’t the only thing, but it is an important piece. As mentioned earlier, this is Sheeran’s Caribbean dance hall song. And while you may bemoan his focus on a girl’s shape… he is not proscriptive. Any shape is good enough as long as it inspires, er, lust in the viewee. Now you can dismiss this as body image focused, and you are more than welcome to, but a lot of early love (infatuation) is determined by just such stupid forms of attraction and pretending it doesn’t is counterproductive. This song is definitively about the time in a relationship before you really know any better.

2. Feel It Still – Portugal. The Man (#4 for 2 Weeks, November)

Powerful and driving, Fell It Still shows what happens when you give the whole bag of tricks to someone who is truly willing to experiment. The falsetto and retro instrumentation (coupled with the lyrics which are also backwards looking) add up to dance song that pretty much cannot be beat. There is something even a little James Bond-y about the orchestration, and the Please Mr. Postman sample, well, its always hard ot argue with Holland-Dozier-Holland track even if it just has one Holland. Look just go listen to it and tear up the floor.

1. Despacito – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (#1 for 16 Weeks, May)

Lyrically, this song of seduction and female infatuation probably has everything over Shape of You’s blunt and not particularly awesome lyric set. But, as someone who doesn’t speak or comprehend Spanish, all I can do is wonder. But the beat is amazing… in a year when the president has chosen to go after Spanish speakers as foreigners (and refuses to help Puerto Rico), a Spanish-speaking track tops our charts for the longest run ever (tying a Carey-Boyz 90s track). Even if you cannot sing along, Despacito united dance floors, car radios, Beliebers, and commentariat for amazing summer. #1 may not quite be good enough for it.

Runners-up: Body Like a Back Road – Sam Hunt, Fake Love - Drake, HUMBLE. – Kendrick Lamar, Scars to Your Beautiful – Alessia Cara

One more thing: Dead last on my list this year was Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Do. (Even behind Drake’s Portland and Yo Gotti’s Rake It Up). Why? Absolving yourself of personal responsibility and being petulant about being revealed as a liar and a carefully composed fraud is not the kind of thing I like listening to. It felt like a White House pressing briefing set to I’m Too Sexy. Probably the worst #1 hit since Harlem Shake. (Sorry, Sams, I know you’ll pick something else as worst #1 and I’m fine with that, but I had to say got burned too badly by this one.)

January 01, 2018 | Permalink | Comments (0)

(I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again

Most likely reason for inclusion: Country #1

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Affair of the Heart

Most likely reason for inclusion: #9 Hit

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