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Bill Canacci
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Editor, theatergoer and tennis fan. Like to read. Enjoy a good #MusicChallenge. Love NYC, Florence, Vienna and, most of all, Cleveland. 🏳️‍🌈
#70sTop30
70 to 61

Philadelphia Freedom, Elton John
Prove It All Night, Bruce Springsteen
Shame, Evelyn "Champagne" King
Rock With You, MJ
Psycho Killer, Talking Heads
Good Times, Chic
"Shaft" theme, Isaac Hayes
YMCA, Village People
Da Ya Thing I'm Sexy?, Rod Stewart
Sound and Vision, David Bowie
December 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#SimpleMindsTop30
#MusicChallenge

No. 4: Speed Your Love to Me

"Just my imagination..."

The second single from 1984's "Sparkle in the Rain" hit No. 20 in the UK. Here's where it gets difficult. These last four songs are all deserving of being No. 1.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqIr...
Simple Minds - Speed Your Love To Me
YouTube video by SimpleMindsVEVO
www.youtube.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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#MusicSky #MusicChallenge

No. 4: Suffragette City

The B side to "Starman" from 1972's "Ziggy Stardust" album is lots of fun. I have a good memory of Bowie dancing to this one when I saw the Sound + Vision Tour in Cleveland.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq1b...
Suffragette City (2012 Remaster)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
#70sTop30
80 to 71

Cars, Gary Numan
Band of Gold, Freda Payne
Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Diana Ross
Miss You, Rolling Stones
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, MJ
The Long and Winding Road, Beatles
Message in a Bottle, Police
Dream On, Aerosmith
Time in a Bottle, Jim Croce
Starman, David Bowie
December 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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#MusicChallenge

No. 5: Mandela Day

From the first notes I start tearing up. Part of 1989's "Street Fighting Years," it was included in the "Ballad of the Streets" EP. The official video is an edited version of the song, so I went with this one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1SW...
Simple Minds - Mandela Day (Lyrics)
YouTube video by Petros L
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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#MusicSky #MusicChallenge

No. 5: Sound and Vision

"Drifting into my solitude..."

The first single off 1977's "Low" made it to No. 3 on the UK chart. In 2015, Mojo magazine ranked this Bowie's fourth best song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV_U...
Sound and Vision (2017 Remaster)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Reposted by Bill Canacci
RIP Perry Bamonte 💔🥺🕯️🕊️

#PerryBamonte #TheCure #MusicSky
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
#70sTop30
90 to 81

Love Train, O'Jays
Carry on Wayward Son, Kansas
Landslide, Fleetwood Mac
Rock Your Baby, George McRae
Shadow Dancing, Andy Gibb
Don't Bring Me Down, ELO
Feel Like Makin' Love, Roberta Flack
That's the Way..., KC/Sunshine Band
Rocket Man, Elton John
Young Americans, David Bowie
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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#MusicSky #MusicChallenge

No. 6: Heroes

"And the shame was on the other side
Oh, we can beat them for ever and ever..."

The title track from Bowie's 1977 album ranks 5th in NME's 100 greatest singles of all time list.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXgk...
David Bowie - "Heroes" (Official Video) [HD]
YouTube video by David Bowie
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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#MusicChallenge

No. 6: Hunter and the Hunted

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.
Remember: "Life moves so fast..."

There's a real hypnotic quality about this song from 1982's "New Gold Dream." The more I listen the more I like it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNxT...
Hunter And The Hunted
YouTube video by Simple Minds - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
#70sTop30
Near misses: 100 to 91

Heart of Gold, Neil Young
The Chain, Fleetwood Mac
Let's Stay Together, Al Green
Knowing Me, Knowing You, ABBA
Hot Stuff, Donna Summer
Because the Night, Patti Smith
Roxanne, The Police
Brick House, Commodores
Still the Same, Bob Seger
Ziggy Stardust, David Bowie
December 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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#MusicSky #MusicChallenge

No. 7: Starman

Released in 1972 off the "Ziggy Stardust" album. Q magazine readers listed it as one of the 100 greatest singles of all time.

Merry Christmas to all!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t365...
David Bowie - Starman (Official Video) [4K]
YouTube video by David Bowie
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
#70sTop30
110 to 101

Everybody Dance, Chic
I'll Be Around, Spinners
With Your Love, Donna S
Go Your Own Way, Fleetwood Mac
Let's Get It On, Marvin
Fly, Robin, Fly, Silver Convention
Get Down Tonight, KC/Sunshine
Bennie & the Jets, Elton
Fire and Rain, James T
Another Brick in the Wall, Pink Floyd
December 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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#MusicChallenge

No. 7: Up on the Catwalk

"Deodata
Michelangelo
Robert De Niro
So many others..."

Released in 1984, the third single from "Sparkle in the Rain" made it No. 27 on the UK chart.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7b2...
Simple Minds - Up On The Catwalk
YouTube video by SimpleMindsVEVO
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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#MusicSky #MusicChallenge

No. 8: Ziggy Stardust

Recorded in 1971, this is one of four Bowie songs included in the R&R Hall of Fame's list of Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=na8x...
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust (Official Video)
YouTube video by David Bowie
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Now reading “Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation’s Treasures from the Nazis.” The cover features Michelangelo’s David, which @bsky.app says is mature content so I can’t show it. Sigh. #booksky
December 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
#70sTop30
Near misses: 120 to 111

Wheel in the Sky, Journey
I Want You to Want Me, Cheap Trick
Car Wash, Rose Royce
Night Fever, Bee Gees
Tell Me Something Good, Rufus
You Sexy Thing, Hot Chocolate
September, EWF
Betcha By Golly Wow, Stylistics
Candle in the Wind, Elton
Night Moves, Bob Seger
December 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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#MusicChallenge

No. 8: Spaceface

"Tell me what you see..."

The captivating second single from the 2002 album "Cry" was written by Jim Kerr and Sean Kelly. Always a favorite, it pulls me in and takes me away.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTS1...
Spaceface
YouTube video by Simple Minds - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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#MusicSky #MusicChallenge

No. 9: Young Americans

It's possible that the first time I heard the title track of Bowie's 1975 album was when it was featured in the 1984 film "Sixteen Candles." I've loved it ever since.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO6O...
Young Americans (2016 Remaster)
YouTube video by David Bowie - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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#MusicChallenge

No. 9: Hypnotised

"You know it won't be easy
It's never easy..."

The second single from the band's 1995 album "Good News from the Next World." As an editor in the US, it's difficult writing the title with an s rather than a z. :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9qC...
Simple Minds - Hypnotised
YouTube video by SimpleMindsVEVO
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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No. 10: Let's Dance

The lead single off Bowie's 1983 classic was also the first song recorded for the album. Co-produced by Nile Rodgers, this massive No. 1 hit features 10 musicians, including Stevie Ray Vaughan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbD_...
David Bowie - Let's Dance (Official Video) [HD]
YouTube video by David Bowie
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Reposted by Bill Canacci
Heated Rivalry on @hbomax.bsky.social is so good. Episode 5, in particular, is sublimely beautiful.
Am I a Hockey fan now?

youtu.be/ADi1iextoUM?...
Official Trailer | Heated Rivalry (Crave Original)
YouTube video by Crave
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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#MusicChallenge

No. 10: Once Upon a Time

"And hope, long live hope,
could spin the whole world 'round..."

Opening track announces that this album is something special.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_-m...
Once Upon A Time
YouTube video by Simple Minds - Topic
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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No. 11: Ashes to Ashes

"You better not mess with Major Tom..."

The first single off 1980's "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" went to No. 1 in the UK and France, and Top 10 in Australia and Portugal, among others.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyMm...
David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes (Official Video) [4K]
YouTube video by David Bowie
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM