What was your favorite song when you were 10 years old?

[swag]

This one was mine.

Confession: I still think it's great.

[Broken_Hero]

1. hmm....

Its hard to remember...but, I remember being in the Jan and Dean kick at that age...so, I would go with Jan and Dean.

[benny05]

3. For me that would have been 1969

There was so much good music out there...I don't think I can pick a favorite song, but my favorite album was Abbey Road by the Beatles. :hi:

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[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

2. "No Rain" by Blind Melon

I still really like it.

I was a Springsteen & Stones fan at three, thanks to my Dad. I try to ignore the NKOTB obsession that occured during my childhood though.

[Broken_Hero]

4. you were 10 when that song came out

damn...makes me feel old...:)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

7. I'm 23 now.

[Ariana Celeste]

49. That's one of my favorite bands.

:thumbsup: (I'm sure if you've noticed me in any music threads you would know that though :7)

My fave Blind Melon song these days is "Holyman".

[Omphaloskepsis]

5. Beastie Boys

Brass Monkey.. It was on the first tape my older sister bought.

[NMMNG]

8. Night Fever - The Bee Gees

[enigmatic]

9. "The Joker"- Steve Miller

I love playing this on guitar to this day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LInnlb8e054

[Guava Jelly]

10. Silly love songs by wings

:)

[regnaD kciN]

11. Certainly something by the Beatles...

...and probably off the (British) Help! album. But I can't narrow it down any further, since my preferences changed day-to-day.

[NuttyFluffers]

12. probably "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer

or was it "Groove is in the Heart" by Dee-lite?
and thus i have been dated....

i always wanted to grow up to be a club kid -- with big ol' parachute pants. alas, we don't always get our childhood dreams. for better or for worse...

[benny05]

13. Now I feel old...n/t

[hippywife]

14. Almost all of them

1968 was a very good year!

http://musiclab.co.jp/billboard/at/no1hc/top40hits_1968.html

[hyphenate]

15. The one song which has been my absolute favorite

for most of my life. It's funny--I was just thinking about it the other day, too.

Back in its heyday, the Ed Sullivan show was always pretty good with celebrities. I don't think we could ever have a show of that style and caliber again.

I don't remember exactly when it happened, but one guest that was on was Richard Kiley, who sang "The Impossible Dream." That song really inspired me, and to this day, it's my favorite song. In 1978 or 1979, "Man of La Mancha" came to Boston as a play, and Richard Kiley was starring in it. We had front row seats, and when Kiley is singing "The Impossible Dream" he comes partly off stage down the steps, and lo and behold, he sang the song directly in front of me. I couldn't have been more than three feet from him at most.

Years later, in 1991, I got a chance to meet Richard Kiley at an awards dinner, and I told him what happened, and how much I had enjoyed it. I think in some ways, I had fulfilled part of my own "Impossible Dream" in the end.

[China_cat]

16. I don't remember being 10 years old

let alone what songs were popular.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. My dear swag........

I hate to admit it, but I was 10 years old in 1953!

I have absolutely no recollection of what sort of songs were being played way back then.......

Pre-rock, I guess......

[sweetheart]

18. little willy

"... little willie willie won't go home... "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_(band)

[peacebuzzard]

19. Lollipop oh lolli lolli lolli lollipop

this mama is old!!!!

[rug]

20. Sink the Bismarck - Johnny Horton

[fishwax]

47. i used to love johnny horton as a kid

that was my favorite 8-track to listen to while on sunday drives with the family. I thought all those history songs were cool :)

[Pool Hall Ace]

21. Sly & the Family Stone - Family Affair

One child grows up to be
Somebody that just loves to learn
And another child grows up to be
Somebody you'd just love to burn

[flvegan]

22. Probably "Shoud It Out Loud" by Kiss. Yeah, I was

a pretty twisted little kid, I guess.

[Joe Fields]

23. Daytripper

I wore that 45 out, playing it over and over.

[pink-o]

55. yeah, mine too!!!!!

Remember it was a double "A" single and the other side was "We can Work it Out."


But "Day Tripper" was better cuz it's a John not a Paul song!

[NewWaveChick1981]

24. "I Think I Love You" by the Partridge Family.

:P Hey, it WAS 1973, after all...and David Cassidy was my preteen crush... I'd loved that song since it came out. :rofl:

Admittedly, I don't cringe at all when I hear it now. :D

[martymar64]

29. My sister had a thing for David C., Donny Osmond too!

Hearing "Sweet and Innocent" is enough to drive me into homicidal rage!:mad:

But "i think I love you" is a good song. I still like it!

[NewWaveChick1981]

45. Yeah, Donny Osmond got on my nerves...

:grr: "Puppy Love" and "Sweet and Innocent" both got on my nerves too. Even at that age, I knew syrupy sweet when I heard it. :rofl:

My other big crush was Bobby Sherman. :loveya: He and David blew Donny out of the water... :rofl:

[koneko]

38. GREAT song!

I have it saved to my cell as a ringtone, even!!!

[NewWaveChick1981]

46. Oh, cool!

:woohoo: Yeah, whenever I hear it, I think of David... :rofl: I'm not thrilled with the current David Cassidy, but the Partridge Family David was just too yummy.... :loveya:

[Schema Thing]

25. that's a great one

This old ex-fundy had a little peace love and harmony living in him all along, even, or especially, as a kid, and *they* couldn't take it from him. Songs like this kept it alive.

[dropkickpa]

26. Soooo hard

The top ones I remember were (I turned 10 at the end of '86, so mostly what i remember are the '87 songs)
"Walk Like an Egyptian" - the Bangles
"I Still Haven't found What I'm Looking For" - U2 (a lot of U2, Joshu Tree came out in 1987)
"Mony Mony" - Billy Idol
"Fight for Your Right To Party" - Beastie Boys

[mitchum]

27. "Up Around The Bend" by CCR...

I made my mom cut my hair like Fogerty's and buy me plaid shirts

[GirlinContempt]

28. I have no idea

It might have been this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4aCEwDsg2I

[elocs]

30. At 10 years old in 1962, I wasn't interested in any song.

But that was due to change big time in a couple of more years with The Beatles.

[Bzzzz]

31. Donny Osmond's...

Puppy Love...:eyes:

[blondeatlast]

32. Mine too--absolutely!

They were so unfairly criticized. They helped launch Laura Nyro, Hoyt Axton, Paul Williams, etc.

[martymar64]

33. (In my Casey Kasem voice) The year was 1974 . . .

My favorites were:

"Another Saturday Night" - Cat Stevens
"Mockingbird" (with James Taylor) - Carly Simon
"Whatever Gets You Through The Night" - John Lennon
"Rock On" - David Essex
"Bungle In The Jungle" - Jethro Tull
"Beach Baby" - The First Class
"Kung Fu Fighting" - Carl Douglas
"Drift Away" - Dobie Gray

And many, many more . . .on K-tel Records

[SKKY]

34. 10 years old? Hmmm.... Not sure, but I'd bet quite a bit of money...

...that it was something by ELO. They were my favorite band until, like 16 or 17.

[Ptah]

35. North To Alaska - Johnny Horton

or
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Chipmunks


1960

[L A Woman]

36. hmmm 1977...

strangely I was WAY into Elvis in 1977, up until his death in August, at which point I promptly forgot all about him. Was "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" by Elton John and Kiki Dee in 1977? It was around that time, I think. Loved that one.

[koneko]

37. Another One Bites the Dust - Queen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IEVtvrIMis

[XNASA]

39. Either 'Hello Goodbye' or 'Valeri'.

I like yours though too.

[Aristus]

40. I was ten in 1978. Probably something by the Captain and Tennille.

I didn't discover rock and roll until much later.

[last_texas_dem]

41. "American Pie" comes to mind

Yeah, and that was about twenty years after it was a hit. It was just such a fascinating song; long, musically interesting, and with lots of strange lyrics to figure out! I've now heard it so many times it doesn't mean as much as it used to, but I still think Don McLean is great.

[Lady President]

42. "We Are Family" Sister Sledge

The year my favorite team,the Pirates, won the World Series this was played constantly! I still love it.

[HEyHEY]

43. The lonely bull - herb albert and the tijaunna brass

[catmandu57]

44. I got a transistor radio for christmas

1967. The first song I heard became my favorite, Buffalo Springfield For What It's Worth.
Followed By The Royal Guardsmen Snoopy and the Red Baron.

[celtdem]

48. "Take the Last Train to Clarskville" nt

[ghostsofgiants]

50. Radiohead - "High and Dry"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCPDiEz-GcE

I can't listen to their "The Bends" album without thinking of my mom taking me to swimming lessons after school.

[Briarius]

51. Bad to the Bone

by George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers. And yes, I still sing along :evilgrin:

[jane_pippin]

52. That would be Scandal's "Goodbye to You"

I begged my mom for the record when it first came out--I was 3 or 4--and it was my only record, (well, that and The Muppets), until 7th grade or so. I still have it, and sadly, I still like it.

[Tikki]

53. "If you gotta make a fool of somebody"......James Ray

Tikki

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

54. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by The Platters

I also liked a weird tune on the radio called the Muleskinner Blues which had more yodeling than words.

[speedoo]

57. You probably remember "My Prayer" as well.

I can still recall the way Alan Freed introduced that record on NYC radio, clear as a bell. He said something like: "Fans, this is a great record. Trust me, you will be hearng this record a lot, and The Platters are here to stay."

Then he played it and I was astounded at how beautiful it was.

(edit - typo)

[speedoo]

56. Agreed, it's still great. Here's mine..."The Wayward Wind"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gjkz8mERwPE

Typical of pop songs back in the 50's, actually. But it was a huge hit then.

[pscot]

69. Gogi Grant, right?

Damm. It's all comin' back to me.

[speedoo]

70. That is she!! nt

[u4ic]

58. Probably "Help"

I was going through a major Beatles phase, even though it was 1976.

[Arugula Latte]

59. Probably "Jive Talkin'" by the BeeGees.

:hide:

[bigtree]

60. It's a small world after all

got it from the EXPO

[acmavm]

61. Some good ones

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes The Platters
The All American Boy Bill Parsons (Bobby Bare)
Stagger Lee Lloyd Price
16 Candles Crests
Donna Ritchie Valens
Charlie Brown The Coasters
It's Just a Matter of Time Brook Benton
Come Softly to Me The Fleetwoods
(Now and Then There's)A Fool Such As I Elvis Presley
The Happy Organ Dave "Baby" Cortez
Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) The Impalas
Kansas City Wilbert Harrison
Quiet Village Martin Denny
Dream Lover Bobby Darin
Personality Lloyd Price
Lonely Boy Paul Anka
Waterloo Stonewall Jackson
Tiger Fabian
My Heart Is An Open Book Carl Dobkins, Jr.
A Big Hunk Of Love Elvis Presley
There Goes My Baby The Drifters
Sea of Love Phil Phillips
Lavender Blue Sammy Turner
I'm Gonna Get Married Lloyd Price
Sleep Walk Santo and Johnny
('Til) I Kissed You Everly Brothers
Mack the Knife Bobby Darin
Put Your Head on My Shoulder Paul Anka
Teen Beat Sandy Nelson
Mr. Blue The Fleetwoods
Don't You Know Della Reese
Heartaches By The Number Guy Mitchell
Why Frankie Avalon

[bridgit]

62. fortunately, i've blocked out most of my childhood...

:thumbsup:

[MassLiberal]

63. "Me and Bobby McGee"

The Janis Joplin version. I got a new red transistor radio for Christmas in 1969 and turned 10 two weeks later, and I would just sit with that radio to my ear, waiting for that song to come on. I still love it.

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

64. Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting

[Neoma]

65. Oh, my, gosh.

I haven't heard that song in years! They must have taken it off the radio.

Anyways when I was around ten, this was probably my favorite song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWK03dnuv84

[qwertyMike]

66. Pat Boone

"Just a Closer Walk With Thee"

Hey, I'm 61, sue me.

Mike

[BlackVelvetElvis]

67. The Prophet Song - Queen. nt

[pscot]

68. we are talking dim and distant past here

Probably something by Frankie Lane or Homer and Jethro. "My heart knows what the wild goose knows..." Ya,ll have no idea what you missed.