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Friday, June 11, 2021

Chicago's Top 97 Classic Rock Song Countdown in Honor of Chicago and Illinois' Reopening

We finally get back to  a form of the good old days here in northeastern Illinois and Chicago as we come out  from all the things we couldn't do since March 2020.

In honor of that, Chicago's WDRV 97.1 FM, the Drive, radio station is counting down the top 97 classic rock songs today.  These were voted on by listeners.

It is streaming right now at #50.  Tune in on the internet.

Some of the ones they have played while I've been a typin' away with my two little fingers:

62.  MAKE ME SMILE--  Chicago

61.  WHAT'S YOUR NAME--  Lynyrd Skynyrd

60.  PINK HOUSES--  John Mellancamp

59.  SMOKE FROMA  DISTANT FIRE--  Sanford Townsend Band

58.  NEVER BEEN ANY REASON--  Head East

57.  STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN--  Lynyrd Skynyrd

56.  THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE--  10 CC

55.  NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN--  Moody Blues

54.  MORE THAN A FEELING--  Boston

53.  I MISSED AGAIN--  Phil Collins

52.  WHAY A FOOL BELIEVES--  Doobie Brothers

51.  ROCK THE CASBAH--  Clash

50.  FREE BIRD--  Lynyrd Skynyrd

It's streaming, so you classic rock folk give it a listen.

Poor Bob Stroud came in really hoarse from a cold.  He trooped it through though.  He and his family made it through the pandemic perfectly and then this week his son went back to school, caught a cold, came home and gave it to his parents.  Nice Son!!

Name That Tune (from the above songs):  "Well There's A Black Man With A Black Cat."  Answer below.  --RoadDog


"Pink Houses"


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