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    munhoulo
    Jun 16, 2021
      ·  Edited: Jun 16, 2021

    Paul's Favorite Music; or, That Man Was Definitely a Hippie

    in Favorite Paul Memory

    Over the years, Paul asked me to make him compilations of music. Actual shiny CDs of music: this was before the days of Spotify playlists (although I imagine had music streaming services been around then, he would still have wanted CDs).


    He wanted the first compilation to be named Hooch Highs '69. If you've watched Paul's TedxGWU talk, you'll know the reference, and the 4-CD compilation was indeed filled with music from the late 60s/early 70s, when Paul was in Vietnam. Here is the tracklist:


    CD1 
    01 Magical mystery tour – The Beatles
    02 I feel free – Cream
    03 Lay lady lay – Bob Dylan
    04 Expecting to fly – Buffalo Springfield
    05 Truckin’ – Grateful Dead
    06 Om – The Moody Blues
    07 Guinnevere – Crosby, Stills and Nash 
    08 Backstreet girl – The Rolling Stones
    09 Whole lotta love – Led Zeppelin
    10 Hurdy gurdy man – Donovan
    11 Strawberry fields forever – The Beatles
    12 Echoes – Pink Floyd
    13 Today – Jefferson Airplane
    14 One is the loneliest number – Three Dog Night
    15 Nights in white satin – The Moody Blues
    16 All things must pass – George Harrison
    
    CD2
    01 The day begins – The Moody Blues
    02 To love somebody – The Bee Gees
    03 The fool on the hill – The Beatles 
    04 White room – Cream
    05 Wooden ships – Crosby, Stills and Nash
    06 Magic carpet ride – Steppenwolf
    07 Girl from the North country – Bob Dylan with Johnny Cash
    08 Stairway to heaven – Led Zeppelin
    09 Take a pebble – Emerson, Lake and Palmer
    10 Eyes of a child – The Moody Blues
    11 Something – The Beatles
    12 Green river – Credence Clearwater Revival
    13 In-a-gadda-da-vida – Iron Butterfly
    14 Lady Jane – The Rolling Stones
    15 Let it be – The Beatles
    
    CD3
    01 Come together – The Beatles
    02 Tuesday afternoon – The Moody Blues
    03 Witchy woman – The Eagles
    04 Broken arrow – Buffalo Springfield
    05 Our house – Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
    06 Atlantis – Donovan
    07 Dear diary – The Moody Blues
    08 Speak to me/Breathe – Pink Floyd
    09 Thank you – Led Zeppelin
    10 Because – The Beatles
    11 Dr. Livingstone, I presume – The Moody Blues
    12 Black magic woman – Santana
    13 White rabbit – Jefferson Airplane
    14 Hey Jude – The Beatles
    15 White bird – It’s a Beautiful Day
    16 The end – The Doors
    
    CD4
    01 Imagine – John Lennon
    02 Helplessly hoping – Crosby, Stills and Nash
    03 Holiday – The Bee Gees
    04 Sunshine of your love – Cream
    05 I want you (She’s so heavy) – The Beatles
    06 Kind woman – Buffalo Springfield
    07 Are you sitting comfortably? – The Moody Blues
    08 Lucky man – Emerson, Lake and Palmer
    09 Purple haze – Jimi Hendrix
    10 Sun king/Mean Mr. Mustard – The Beatles
    11 Can’t find my way home – Blind Faith
    12 Timothy Leary is dead – The Moody Blues
    13 Tonight I’ll be staying here with you – Bob Dylan
    14 Light my fire – The Doors
    15 Time has come today – The Chambers Brothers
    16 Here comes the sun – The Beatles
    
    

    Paul was not particular about the running order, but he did want the compilation to end with "Here comes the sun." I think we understand what that says about his nature, and belief in resilience.


    The second compilation he asked for was on the occasion of his 60th birthday in 2007. Thus, the compilation was titled Sixty Candles, and played at the celebratory party. Unlike Hooch Highs, which focuses on music from a few years, Sixty Candles was more wide-ranging, and spans the decades. The songs from the mid-80s especially reminded him of his world travels. It's of course not exhaustive; Joni Mitchell is not very heavily represented, though Paul loved her, because he tended to listen to the entirety of her albums.


    CD1
    01 Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler (1962)
    02 The lion sleeps tonight - The Tokens (1961)
    03 The name game - Shirley Ellis (1964)
    04 It's my party - Lesley Gore (1963)
    05 With a little help from my friends - The Beatles (1967)
    06 You've got a friend - James Taylor (1971)
    07 California dreaming - The Mamas and the Papas (1965)
    08 Hotel California - The Eagles (1976)
    09 Every breath you take - The Police (1983)
    10 Dancing in the dark - Bruce Springsteen (1984)
    11 Travelin' man - Ricky Nelson (1961)
    12 Peace train - Cat Stevens (1971)
    13 At 17 - Janis Ian (1975)
    14 I am woman - Helen Reddy (1972)
    15 Girls just want to have fun - Cyndi Lauper (1983)
    16 Dancing queen - ABBA (1976)
    17 Angie - The Rolling Stones (1973)
    18 Rocky mountain high - John Denver (1973)
    19 Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry (1967)
    20 The house of the rising sun - The Animals (1964)
    21 Saying alive - The Bee Gees (1977)
    
    CD2
    01 Town without pity - Gene Pitney (1962)
    02 Hurt so bad - Little Anthony and the Imperials (1965)
    03 Blue velvet - Bobby Vinton (1963)
    04 Crazy - Patsy Cline (1962)
    05 Time in a bottle - Jim Croce (1973)
    06 Dust in the wind - Kansas (1977)
    07 I got you babe - Sonny and Cher (1965)
    08 Groovin' - The Rascals (1967)
    09 Red red wine - UB40 (1983)
    10 Heart of glass - Blondie (1978)
    11 I can see clearly now - Jimmy Cliff (1993)
    12 Holiday - The Bee Gees (1967)
    13 Because - The Beatles (1969)
    14 Love me tender - Elvis Presley (1956)
    15 We've only just began - The Carpenters (1970)
    16 We are the world - USA for Africa (1985)
    17 One night in Bangkok - Murray Head (1984)
    18 Precious - Annie Lennox (1992)
    19 Back street girl - The Rolling Stones (1967)
    20 Summer breeze - Seals and Crofts (1972)
    21 Maggie May - Rod Stewart (1971)
    22 Where have all the flowers gone? - The Kingston Trio (1961)
    23 Blowin' in the wind - Peter, Paul and Mary (1962)
    
    CD3
    01 La la means I love you - The Delfonics (1968)
    02 I just called to say I love you - Stevie Wonder (1984)
    03 When I'm sixty-four - The Beatles (1967)
    04 When I need you - Leo Sayer (1977)
    05 Crying - Roy Orbison (1961)
    06 You're so vain - Carly Simon (1972)
    07 Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1983)
    08 Cherish - The Association (1966)
    09 Woodstock - Joni Mitchell (1970)
    10 The sound of silence - Simon and Garfunkel (1965)
    11 Chapel of love - Dixie Cups (1964)
    12 Baby love - The Supremes (1964)
    13 Soldier boy - The Shirelles (1962)
    14 Everybody plays the fool - The Main Ingredients (1972)
    15 Teach your children - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (1970)
    16 It's now or never - Elvis Presley (1960)
    17 Lay lady lay - Bob Dylan (1969)
    18 We are family - Sister Sledge (1979)
    19 It's raining men - The Weather Girls (1982)
    20 Torn between two lovers - Mary MacGregor (1976)
    21 Sailing - Christopher Cross (1980)
    22 Wonderful tonight - Eric Clapton (1978)
    
    CD4
    01 Mr Tambourine Man - The Byrds (1965)
    02 You are the sunshine of my life - Stevie Wonder (1973)
    03 (Sittin' on) The dock of the bay - Otis Redding (1968)
    04 I'm sorry - Brenda Lee (1960)
    05 Where the boys are - Connie Francis (1960)
    06 Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet (1977)
    07 Lady Jane - The Rolling Stones (1966)
    08 Today - Jefferson Airplane (1967)
    09 Truckin' - The Grateful Dead (1970)
    10 The good, the bad, and the ugly - Ennio Morricone (1968)
    11 Another one bites the dust - Queen (1980)
    12 Situation - Yazoo (1982)
    13 Bette Davis eyes - Kim Carnes (1981)
    14 These boots are made for walking' - Nancy Sinatra (1966)
    15 Louie Louie - The Kingsmen (1963)
    16 Hey Paula - Paul and Paula (1963)
    17 Aquarius/Let the sunshine in - The Fifth Dimension (1969)
    18 Lean on me - Bill Withers (1972)
    19 One more night - Phil Collins (1985)
    20 There's never a forever thing - a-ha (1988)
    21 Good vibrations -The Beach Boys (1966)
    22 I'm into something good - Herman's Hermits (1964)
    23 Xanada - Olviva Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra (1980)

    More recently, he also loved bellowing, at the top of his lungs, "Uptown girl" (usually with the word "girl" replaced) right into the faces of his dogs -- first Duke, later Baxter. But I don't know if this means that the Billy Joel song was an actual favorite; it certainly wasn't Duke's (Baxter was mostly mystified).


    I resemble Paul, rather surprisingly, in that I too am not a music streaming user. If anyone is and wants to re-compile the above into Spotify playlist(s), I'll be happy to add and embed those playlists to this post.

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