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I enjoyed the article in yesterday’s Press-Register from Sebastian Kitchen about the “group of lawmakers singing and playing country, rock and bluegrass music at the Goat Hill Tavern” on Wednesday nights.
Being that it is a bi-partisan group, I wondered what blue or red songs they might include in their playlist.
So here you go…
Top Ten Red and Blue Songs
10. “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” – Back when pop radio played country songs, this Crystal Gayle song went to #1 on the country chart and #2 on the pop chart.
9. “Little Red Corvette” – This song was a first introduction to Prince for many.
8. “Red Headed Stranger” – Title track of Willie Nelson’s multi-platinum blockbuster album which also has the list-appropriate “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain.”
7. “Blue Moon” – The Rodgers and Hart ballad is probably known more widely as a doo-wop ballad by the Marcels.
6. “Blue Bayou” – The Roy Orbison original and the Linda Ronstadt cover are both terrific.
5. “99 Red Balloons” – No doubt the catchiest song ever written about the Cold War. The song was a hit for Nena in its original German and later in English.
4. “Blue Suede Shoes” – Sun Records’ 1st million-seller was a chart-topper for Carl Perkins. Many remember it for Elvis Presley’s later version.
3. “Red Red Wine” – Neil Diamond’s song is probably remembered more for the reggae version recorded by UB40. The B-side of Diamond’s original was a cover of the list-appropriate “Red Rubber Ball,” a personal favorite co-written by Paul Simon for The Cyrkle.
2. “Lil’ Red Riding Hood” – The follow-up to “Wooly Bully” for Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
1. “Devil with the Blue Dress On” – The most famous version is the medley with “Good Golly Miss Molly” recorded by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels.
Honorable Mention by Category:
Wardrobe – “Lady in Red” and “(She Wore) Blue Velvet”
Christmas – “Blue Christmas” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
Neil Diamond (again) – “Song Sung Blue” and “Forever in Blue Jeans”
Miscellaneous – “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron” (a personal favorite), “Mr. Blue Sky,” “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes,” “Crystal Blue Persuasion” and “Bluer than Blue.”
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Nice work Danny. I think maybe these guys could also play some campaign songs appropriate for candidates. They could take David Frizzell’s country classic “I’m Gonna Hire a Wino (To Decorate Our Home)” and adapt it for 2nd congressional district candidate Jay Love as “I’m Gonna Send a RINO (To Represent Our Home).”
Could have gotten both colors with “Rednecks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer.”
If they Dems and Repubs sing together, they could do “Purple Rain” by Prince.