What is the ONE song you've played the most so far in your life?

Here is Al talking about YOTC. He is so fucking charming.

Colour My Love by Fun Fun

“Amelia”...Joni Michell

Vogue is popular with elder gays.

Ahem....MITCHELL

This one. Ive been unlucky in love a lot.

My most-played song, don't ask me why.

I don't know, because even the songs I love the most, I don't play for long periods of time.

California Dreamin' and Stop! In The Name of Love and Heart of Glass.

Atomic by Blondie

[quote]Stop! In The Name of Love

Guuuurl!

[quote] Heart of Glass.

I hate that. I hate her.

[quote]California Dreamin'

Love that, though.

Plastic Fantastic Lover by Jefferson Airplane.

R2, please marry me.

Who hates Debbie Harry? Besides ugly Patti Smith

We have a wedding!

[quote]Who hates Debbie Harry? Besides ugly Patti Smith

I do and she was bang on my era. I even knew one of them, but not her.

Sugar Walls

Through the Long Night by Billy Joel. Really the whole Glass Houses album. I can't help it, his voice is so comforting.

All Star by Smash Mouth

Given number of years I loved this song since it first came out I'd venture a guess at Dazz by Brick. The flute solo in the long version is one of my favorite instrumental solos evah.

Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics

Like a Virgin

"Rhinocratic Oaths" by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.

Flashlight by Parliament although until right now I have never seen this video

"The nights we met, I knew I needed you so..."

Dionne Warwick - Promises, Promises

Aretha - Until You Come Back to Me

"Cherry, Cherry"---Neil Diamond

"Sympathy for the Devil"---Stones

"People Got to Be Free"---Young Rascals

"Reach Out"---Four Tops

Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting by Elton John. Living in a twin growing up, it must've driven my neighbors nuts.

"Holding Out for a Hero" - Bonnie Tyler - Footloose

or

"A Little Priest" - Sondheim - Sweeney Todd

Two opposing positions on my feelings about other people. LOL

You Belong to Me - Michael McDonald.

"That The Way Love Goes" by Janet or "Dreams" by Cranberries

I was born in the early 90s and listened to (and enjoyed!) everything my older sisters liked.

The best ever James Bond theme track ever.

This beat is technotronics

Not sure what it says about me but Reba's version of "Fancy" has to be my most played song.

In the Evening by Led Zeppelin (probably)

Night Fever by the Bee Gees.

Just Once by Quincy Jones/James Ingram.

In Your Room, Depeche Mode

"Lose Again" - Linda Ronstadt.

I'm not sure it's the song I've played most, but it is the first song on the album I've played most.

Light My Fire, The Doors

Saturday in the Park - Chicago. It just makes me happy.

As a baby gay, this song saved my fucking life.

My life is shallow and superficial, I guess, but when the going gets tough, out this song comes.

“Frozen Love” by Buckingham Nicks.

I Want You For Myself - George Duke

“We Are The Champions” Glee cast version

"What You Won't Do for Love"

When I was 15 years old in 1981 I fell in love with the song Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds. I played the song a ZILLION times.

I love that song R44 ! Big hug to you .

Big hug back, R50!

“September” by Earth, Wind and Fire. Puts me in a great mood every damn time!

“Me and Bobby McGee” - Janis Joplin version.

“Boys of Summer” by Don Henley. Perfection!

“Pop You In the Pooper” by Jeff Stryker and His Soggy Bottom Boys

3 Way Tie between

Stand Back- Stevie Nicks

A Sorta Fairytale- Tori Amos

Don't Look Back in Anger- Oasis

[quote]Not sure what it says about me but Reba's version of "Fancy" has to be my most played song.

You know *exactly* what it means, darlin'.

Entire Thriller, Bad, and Dangerous albums from MJ. Heard every songs thousands of times. Love Earth Song too.

Love above posts.

And this

Will You Still Love me Tomorrow - The Shirelles and Dusty Springfield

Anyone who Had a Heart - Dusty and Linda Rondstandt

Heartbreaker - Dionne Warwick

I Will Remember you - Amy Grant

I'm really a softie at heart

Ever Fallen in Love by the Buzzcocks. There is something totally addictive about this song.

And udy Live at Carnegie Hall, esp

Almost Like Being in Love

Come Rain or Come Shine

Rock-a-Bye

^ Judy with a J

Lean on Me - Glee Version

First Train Home - Imogen Heap

Don't Dream It's Over by Crowded House

Promised Land Bruce Springsteen Live Version

Barbra, Barry - What Kind of Fool

Head Over Heels - from the Go-Go's

It was out when I was starting middle school at a terrible place, and the fun, energy, and upbeat music really was a bright spot.

Burning Down the House Live Version from Stop Making Sense

Maria by Blondie

Ray of Light

Photograph - Def Leppard

Love My Way - The Psychedelic Furs

Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie

Avalon - Bryan Ferry

She Bop - Cyndi Lauper

And the soundtrack to Twin Peaks

Great taste R72. Love My Way

And R70 Maria - Blondie. Wow

So love so many songs above👏

I have no idea but here's two that I've listened to often over the last few weeks.

R74 / 75 OP said IN YOUR LIFE, not just the last two weeks!

"Fuck You" from Mondo New York by Dean and the Weenies

Thanks R77! That was great.

The completely honest answer?

Walter Scharf's arrangement of People for the title sequence of the film of Funny Girl. It is so evocative of a Broadway and New York that died out in the mid 60s and I wish I had known. I've listened to it often my entire life. Well at least he conducted it. I was shocked to learn he wrote Ben.

I know what you mean R68. I switched from a public school to a private school to avoid bullying.

I actually received more of it at the private school & was suicidal but managed to survive.

I ate alone at lunch even though I was the first one to always sit down in the cafeteria.

Later on I switched tables ( to see the other kids reaction) & I too had that table all to myself.

This song was my favorite anti depressant.

Thanks Belinda!

Your upbeat Go-Go's songs & all your bandmates solo careers really helped me feel better about myself in the long run.

Win: "The Way We Make A Broken Heart" by Rosanne Cash.

Place: "Everybody Knows" by Leonard Cohen.

Show: "Like A Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan.

I listened to the whole album for years.

Oh little town of Bethlehem.

[quote] [R74] / 75 OP said IN YOUR LIFE, not just the last two weeks!

And I said:

[quote] I have no idea but here's two that I've listened to often over the last few weeks.

R85 we still like you, dork

Ever since I heard this version, I can't stop playing it.

Lady Gaga - I Want Your Love (Chic). I don't know why she never released this as a single. She was made for Disco.

Golden Earring “Twilight Zone”

Raspberry Beret Prince it's so catchy and the video is beautiful and it's a sunshiny day kind of song

I think it might be this, not sure why, but I do love it so much.

'I Hear A Symphony' by The Supremes just makes me happy.

damn, me too, r91. love Supremes so much.

Strangely enough "Music and the Mirror" -- A Chorus Line original broadway cast

loooooooooooooove year of the cat. so gooood

yup, r94, didn't want to be boring and repetitious, but I think I might have to agree with OP. It is weirdly compelling. Might have to listen to it right now.

[quote]Strangely enough "Music and the Mirror" -- A Chorus Line original broadway cast

That is strange. I always skipped it when I turned the record over.

Other than the Beatles, this was one of the first songs that really made an impression on me as a little gayling. I remember my sister and I singing along when it was on the radio. And it remains as one of the songs I want to hear on my last day in this crazy world.

"Is That All There Is?" by the legendary Miss Peggy Lee

True, but there is also this one I play over and over and over and over. Peggy fan too.

Into the Groove.

Grey Matter - Oingo Boingo (Live Farewell)

R81, I'm glad you survived those times. I was bullied too. I think it is true that what doesn't kill you make you stronger. It was so very tough to have no friends and to be targeted every day in high school; but, it taught me to rely on myself. In a strange way, the horror of being bullied made me an even better, more resilient person. Also, I loved the Go Gos, too. 😍

Stay well.

Fuck me, OP, Year of the Cat never gets old. Every listen just makes it more lustrous.

Are most of you just picking cheesy songs on purpose? Or was that the whole point to begin with?

What's odd about this is most people consider me to be clingy. But I haven't lived anywhere 5 years since I was a kid.

[quote]Are most of you just picking cheesy songs on purpose?

Posits the musical genius who purports to have played "Is That All There Is?" more than any other song.

Jesus of Suburbia - Green Day

No contest. Still play this in my car all the time.

Heroes and Wild is the Wind by Bowie.

It could be this, especially if you count all the different sections and iterations I've heard over the last 51 years.

God-Damn, OP. The only thing worse than that is "Time Passagessssssssss."

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU...WHITNEY

FANCY...REBA

AINT NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH...SUPREMES

I guess some of you don't know what ONE means. Sheeeeesh.

R113, It's a three way tie.

Hard to be sure which song I've played the most, but I remember dancing to "Should I Stay or Should I Go" a lot in the 80s.

This extended version is one of the greatest treadmill songs ever.

Judgment of the Moon and Stars - Joni Mitchell

I'd actually love to have an answer to this question in my reality. I'd probably be surprised with the real answer. Using my own memory, I think it's Walk on the Wild Side.

River deep mountain high and rock and roll by the velvet underground

Immigrant Song by Zeppelin

Dancing Queen- ABBA

It would be one of several by Kiss (Strutter, Deuce, Black Diamond, Detroit Rock City) or Blue Oyster Cult (Godzilla, I Love the Night... or anything on the Spectres album. I worshiped that album in my youth. Of course, I have heard BOC's (Don't Fear) The Reaper, Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody and Zep's Stairway to Heaven millions of times too.

R122 Oh shut up Rose!

Curiously the one Queen song I listened to the most was only a minor hit. It's a Kind of Magic (single version)

Love that interview, R1, thanks. I'm another who has probably played it thousands of times. Always seemed like a work of art to me, even when I was a teen. Was a bit surprised to find so many people found it wimpy and hated it but fuck 'em, it's still great. And he is indeed charming (and was cute when younger).

Love the album cover too, which I have in a frame of course like a true fangurl.

R123, Thank you, Dorothy. LOL. I know OP said ONE... but I honestly couldn't tell you which one of those I have heard the most. I played all of those so much in my childhood. I probably drove my poor parents to the brink with those songs. I'll try to behave from now on. :)

P.S. My favorite songs since childhood have been "Sugar Sugar" by the Archies and "Dizzy" by Tommy Roe so they are no doubt my most played. For over 40 years. The organ bass near the end on "Sugar Sugar" still gets to me as do the strings on "Dizzy" (which I am amazed nobody has ever sampled).

Siouxsie & The Banshees: Kiss Them For Me

Absolutely delighted by all the post punk and new wave represented in this thread. Late 70's/80's music was truly the best.

Sailing

I like this a lot

maybe this will work. I think it is one of the most beautiful melodies. It's from Mexico and the performer died in 2016 here in LA..

Al Di Meola and Paco de Lucia. Guitar gods.

This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) -- Talking Heads

It somehow is the perfect song for every emotion.

Already Gone by Kelly Clarkson, MacArthur Park by Donna Summer, Always on My Mind by W. Nelson and this heartbreaker.

C'mon people...why has no-one mentioned this one yet?

Celebration, Kool & the Gang

David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours

(OST Furyo/ Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence with David Bowie)

Don't know how often I've listened to the song over the last 30+ years....

She Bangs - William Hung

I Was Made For Lovin' You - Kiss (1979)

My niece who is now 18 played that song over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.

Pet Shop Boys, Paninaro (Italian Remix - Disco Version)

"Angeles" by Elliott Smith or "Dumb" by Nirvana.

Probably something on Avalon

Our Winter Love by Bill Pursell. I never tire of it. First heard it on the radio in 1963.

Depends if you mean by choice or not.

My parents would play certain songs AT ME repeatedly as a kid hoping I’d grow to love them, usually either soul-funk from my Dad (which took) and ‘70s bubblegum pop from my Mom (which did not). I still fucking hate ‘Bye Bye Baby’ and the like to this day but I know them inside out from lyric to chords. There’s also a lot of hippie pop that I’ve heard hundreds of times thanks to them.

My favorite spins from childhood were actually the ‘80s metal and ballads that my younger aunts & cousins would play kindergarten-aged me on cassette. I would request these over and over and over, week in week out. It’s hard to recall exactly but I think the entirety of Bryan Adams’ RECKLESS album was my most played, especially the songs ‘Somebody’ and ‘Run to You’ with that DRAMATIC music video (swoon).

It could be this, or another of theirs. I'd put it on repeat on my 45 minute drive to work. 2 and a half minutes of intro, then pure heaven for me...

Ballroom Blitz by Sweet

This one

What a fantastic question, OP. Mine is this. I cannot imagine how many thousands of times I've listened to it. It gives me goosebumps every single time, and I am often brought to tears. The opening is the most dramatic thing I've ever heard in pop music.

Hey r105, FUCK YOU.

............

This one. Absolutely. When I was 16, I listened to this entire album at least once a day for a year. So gay.

I loved this one.

I mean this one

Right here...

After Anita Bryant went on her anti-gay crusade in the late '70s, I played this one on heavy rotation. Who'd have thunk? A pro-gay song from a country singer!

Cowboy Junkies Sweet Jane

Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel

I loved these songs as a child and still can't get enough of them today.

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Funky Town (especially the Pseudo Echo version)

Monster Mash

Two: Hey Jude by the Beatles and Ev’ry Night About This Time by The Ink Spots

R157 I like that song too but I didn't hear it until I was an adult.

I doubt a song like that would come from a country singer in 2019 (as image conscious as they all are).

That song didn't exactly give David Allen Coe a great career either I suppose.

Are you familiar with the other work of David Allen Coe

No R163. He is a one hit wonder in my eyes (the Anita song).

If he had any hits after it, I can't recall them (I'm not the biggest country fan to begin with).

Like r68 and r81, Belinda Carlisle was a life-saver for me in my teen years. This one, especially, became my anthem as I played it over and over when I had my first crush.

Toss-up between Wire's "Outdoor Miner" (the long, album version with the piano solo) and "In a Manner of Speaking" by Tuxedomoon.

This 1979 high energy classic from Kiss, I was Made For Lovin' You. One of the greatest songs ever!

I'd say it's "Marie's Wedding" any version, but I love the Van Morrison and The Cheiftans recording. Our mum used to sing it and dance with our little feet on top of hers and our hands in hers. Every time I hear it I'm back to being three and twirling around the kitchen laughing. It just makes me happy.

"Wild Horses" by The Rolling Stones

This one by Miss Donna Fargo, because I truly am "The Happiest Gurl in the Hole USA."

I'm sorry to admit it might be this one....

OUR LIPS ARE SEALED Go-Go's

At least once a week, usually more.

r167 You have terrible taste.

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Since 2014, I've used Last.fm to scrobble/track what I listened to on Spotify and YouTube. I don't care for Diana Ross, but I've listened to this song more than any other.

Gimme Shelter because that's the alarm I wake up to everyday. A wonderful way to start my day.

The theme from “Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day.”

I wore that fucker OUT when I was a kid.