What's Your Favorite Song From the Year You Were Born?

1968 --Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones

I was born in 1984 and man, this is a lot harder than I expected.  I mean does one go with some as gloriously cheesy and Scandal's "I Am the Warrior" or embrace my love of the Replacements and pick something off Let it Be.  I also could go with Purple Rain.  But I think ultimately I'm going to choose one of the most gloriously dumb songs ever created and pick "Hot for Teacher" by Van Halen.  Eddie and Alex are playing out of their fucking minds while Dave sings some of the most retarded lyrics ever written for a hit song.  And yet the whole thing just fucking works so well. My friends and I used to joke that it's the perfect example of why the band was named Van Halen and and Lee Roth. 

I was having trouble choosing between several songe each by Elvis, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf, so I guess I'll break the tie with Chet Baker's "My Funny Valentine."

me, 1976

Wow, 1979 was a shit year. Uh, "My Sharona?"

Well, depending on which side of the Atlantic you were on, 1979 was the year of London Calling (in the UK); also Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures, Gang of Four's Entertainment!, Michael Jackson's Off The Wall, Talking Heads' Fear of Music, AC/DC's Highway To Hell, Elvis Costello's Armed Forces, Neil Young's Rust Never Sleeps, the first album from the B-52's...

It's tough for me.  Safe European Home by the Clash?  Street Hassle?  Something from Love Bites by the Buzzcocks, Chair's Missing from Wire, Darkness on the Edge of Town from the boss?  The Cars?  The Talking Heads More Songs about Buildings and Food?  Elvis Costello's This Years Model?

But this song is in my most played on my i-pod.  So it wins. 

Although AC/DC did a bitchin cover of "Baby, Please Don't Go", too.

Joke answer:

"That's When I Reach for My Revolver" by Mission of Burma.

1974. Deep Purple. Soldier Of Fortune. This makes me happy.

Also '74, but I'll go Stevie Wonder's "Boogie On, Reggae Woman".

1975.

"Cortez The Killer" from Neil Young and Crazy Horse just narrowly beats out "Tangled Up In Blue" from Bob Dylan.

1975 - Black Sabbath's "Symptom Of The Universe" off Sabotage.  Came out two months before I did.

1970 - "Rubber Duckie" - Jim Henson

1980 - Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall"

1985

Simply red- moneys too tight too mention

LL Cool J - rock the bells

A Ha- take on me

Simple minds- dont you forget about me

Starshipp- we built this city

Bryan adams- summer of 69

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Originally Posted by jay f 

1970 - "Rubber Duckie" - Jim Henson

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That was in heavy rotation on my little-kid record player.

I'm 1970 too, and despite some tough competition, I have to give it to "Layla."

1980 had a lot of pop in it.

1982.

Also, I'm not the biggest Maiden fan, but surely something must be said for a year that gave birth to Number of the Beast.

1981 - Don't Stop Believin' - Journey.

1981: the year Bay City Rollers broke up and Slayer was formed. Coincidence? I think not. My pick is IN THE AIR TONIGHT by Phil Collins.

I think this was released in '87. The late 80's were pretty shitty in terms of music.

Damn, Firefox 4 is fucking up for me with these forums.

I'd say it counts: the album came out in '86, but the single didn't hit till '87.

But if you're looking for alternatives, 1987 also offered Sign O' The Times, Strangeways Here We Come, Tunnel of Love, The Joshua Tree, Substance, Warehouse: Songs And Stories, Sentimental Hygiene, The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death, Sister, Pleased To Meet Me, Come On Pilgrim, Bring the Family, Introducing the Hard Line According to Terence Trent D'Arby, Jane's Addiction...
 

'76 all the way baby...

Queen - Tie Your Mother Down

The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop

Tom Waits - Tom Trauberts Blues

Frank Zappa - Disco Boy

KISS - Detroit Rock City

Thats a definite collection of tunes all us kids born in that year of the dragon can be proud of I reckon.

1979 for me; Pink Floyd's The Wall was released, on the day after I was born.

Song-wise, you've got the Cure "Boys Don't Cry", Kenny Rogers "The Gambler", the Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated", the Clash "London Calling", Joy Division "Transmission"... all those pretty much cover me for anything I'd want.

1976 - More than a feeling Boston. I can't help it, i love that track.

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Originally Posted by Ken Savage 

1976 - More than a feeling Boston. I can't help it, i love that track.

 

(I've got a bit of a soft spot for it myself Ken)

1975 - Thunder Road. Quintessential Bruce: a car, a girl and redemption.

1975 and Bob Marley's No Woman, No Cry:

1986 - "Dead Set on Destruction" by Hüsker Dü, narrowly edging out "All This I've Done for You", also from their album Candy Apple Grey.

YEAR: 1983

SONG: INSTITUTIONALIZED

BAND: SUICIDAL TENDENCIES

WHY?: REPO MAN and MARY WORONOV

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Originally Posted by The Rain Dog 

 

(I've got a bit of a soft spot for it myself Ken)

 It's a damn fine track Rain Dog, a damn fine track.

Wow, 1986 was a crappy year for movies and music.

I think I'll have to go with something off of Graceland.... "You Can Call Me Al".

Or maybe "It's Tricky" by Run DMC. I like both about equally but jeez, did the 80's suck.

1983

Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughn

or

Bark at the Moon - Ozzy

Probably end up going with Bark at the Moon because my dad had the LP and it was the first Ozzy song I had ever heard. I was hooked.

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Originally Posted by Nicholas 

Wow, 1986 was a crappy year for movies and music.

My fellow 86'er, the one-two punch of Aliens and inaugural CHUD Global Watchalong favourite Transformers: The Movie KO's stern competition on the movie front. The songs you mentioned (as well as "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel) along with my pick from a very underrated Dü album take care of the music side nicely. 

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Originally Posted by Bobby Bear 

 

My fellow 86'er, the one-two punch of Aliens and inaugural CHUD Global Watchalong favourite Transformers: The Movie KO's stern competition on the movie front. The songs you mentioned (as well as "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel) along with my pick from a very underrated Dü album take care of the music side nicely. 

I must respectfully disagree with you on both Aliens, a film I have very little love for, and Transformers, a film I think is about as pointless as it gets.

Music-wise, I guess considering how bad the 80's were in general, 86 could have been worse. New Order's Brotherhood and the "Addicted to Love" music video did come out that year after all.

Not being a Beatles fan, I'm going to have to go with The Byrds' "All I really Want to Do."

The up side of being old is, I was at a club seing the Replacements when you guys were infants.   

1974: My top pic would be:

Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot.

Runners up would be:

Rikki Don't Lose That Number by Steely Dan

Black Water by Doobie Brothers

Help Me by Joni Mitchell

Magic by Pilot

Jackie Blue by Ozark Mountain Daredevils

Jolene by Dollie Parton

There was a lot of great music released that year.  I like those Wikipedia pages.  Thanks, Patrick!

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Originally Posted by Abraxas 

Not being a Beatles fan, I'm going to have to go with The Byrds' "All I really Want to Do."

 

 

Not a bad choice, but no match for this:

(The original recording is possibly my favorite single of all time, and the dancers just seal the deal)

1975 - Better Off Without a Wife - Tom Waits.

Runners up:

Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan

Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith

San Ber'dino - Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention

Symptom of the Universe - Black Sabbath

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

It's a Long Way to the Top (If you Wanna Rock n' Roll) - AC/DC

Time of the Preacher - Willie Nelson