Comments on: Dougâ€™s Musical Forget-Me-Nots, Vol. 1

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:12:39 +0000

I was very excited to see “All About Soul” on your list as it’s one of my favorite Billy Joel songs. Like Nathaniel Rogers, I’ve considered making a list, but I keep making things tie for number one, number two, etc, etc. And Elton John’s “The One” is wonderful as well.

By: Nathaniel Rogers

Nathaniel Rogers — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:31:21 +0000

You’ll See is actually among my top 20 favorite Madonna songs (yes, there’s a list. A list of ALL her songs. I’m insane)

it’s nice to see it mentioned somewhere but i don’t know these other songs, which only kind of proves your point.

By: Dana

Dana — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:06:00 +0000

I love all these songs, and they got me thinking about some other songs from these artists that I still love, but few people seem to remember. Billy Joel’s “This is the Time” springs to mind, what a great ballad! Also “I Wish It Would Rain Down” by Phil Collins and “Sacrifice” by Elton John. The latter two still get played on the radio once every now and then, but very rarely.

Thanks for the article, Doug, and for reminding about these songs!

By: Mark Blankenship

Mark Blankenship — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:55:43 +0000

Andre! “Hard to Make a Stand” is my favorite Sheryl Crow song. Like you, I thought I was the only one who knew it. How great that we are not alone!

By: Andre Philander

Andre Philander — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:23:21 +0000

Aaah man, The One, every time I’ve fallen in love that song starts playing at the back of my mind. Thought I was the only person still listening to that song. Other favourites of mine include No Doubt’s Simple Life, U2′s Hold me, Thrill me, Kiss me, Kill me and Sheryl Crow’s Hard to Make a Stand. All songs that I’ve never heard on the radio or nobody I know has heard.

By: Meagan

Meagan — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:58:43 +0000

Great to read this, and I agree with all the greats. Another Madonna one I love but kind of flew by the wayside was “Don’t Tell Me.” The video and the lyrics are phenomenal. Also, while I was never a fan of Counting Crowes way back when, they had a song from the Cruel Intentions soundtrack called (I think) “Colorblind”, which is one of my all-time favorites, yet I never heard it on the radio. Also, because I think he’s so cute, one of Robbie William’s first songs out was “Millennium”, which still makes me want to run around my coffee table singing it at the top of my lungs and waving my hands in the air.

By: Doug Strassler

Doug Strassler — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:11:26 +0000

Thanks guys! Glad to hear it. What’s so great is that if I’d never written this column, I would have never known that other people loved the same songs I thought I was alone in loving, and the point of music is that it’s supposed to be appreciated as a communal thing. So thanks again, and thanks to Mark for this opportunity to revisit the past. It made this guy’s whole Friday.

By: Jennifer McKnight

Jennifer McKnight — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:54:19 +0000

Thank you for bringing these songs back into my life, Strass. I’m now inspired to create a Phil Collins Pandora station with a little Mariah ‘variety’ peppered in there so that I can re-live some of these gems at my desk.

By: Tricia

Tricia — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:47:34 +0000

First, this article is awesome. Second, you have made me completely nostalgic. I can remember sitting in the car with my brother listening to Phil and Billy and Elton. And All About Soul is a favorite of mine too. Oh, just all of them are fabulous. I’m very excited about this column. VERY.

By: Cecily Canady

Cecily Canady — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:16:00 +0000

Loved the read, definitely remember Mariah’s forever its zooms me right back to high school gym class where the Daydream album stayed on repeat the entire period.