At least most of the songs I do love, the titles are parts of the Lyrics. With no slight to our own JU masters of lyrics and melody, my favorite song has to be Unchained Melody.  By the Righteous Brothers.  To tell the truthm I do like most of their work, but they are not my favorite band/group/individual. But my favorite song is Unchained Melody.  Which has no real connection to the Lyrics (I suspect it does to them, but not to the average listener).  Yet the melody an...

Actually, 40 years ago today. A fellow member on JU had an article recently where we looked at the top songs of the Rock and Roll era.  Many commented on the omissions, or agreed with the list.  It was a trip down memory lane for some of us.  On it, I noted that I thought the most influential album of all time was the Beatles - Sgt Pepper. I personally like the album, and while not a big Beatles fan, I do love their middle year music.  Especially that Album (and Magical...