Fifty Tracks that I like

When I turned 50, I started to get nostalgic. Listening to songs from my past and reminiscing about the “Good ‘Ol Days“. Much of my life is punctuated with music. Each of these tracks have been part of a soundtrack that has been on loop for as long as I can remember. Now, I realize that it is very difficult to narrow down this list to only 50, but I tried my best. I’m sure that there are many songs that could have easily made this post. Certain artists could have taken up several slots on their own. I attempted to keep it interesting and represent a wide range of taste – which is what I have.

Music means a great deal to me

Thank you to my friends who have helped me to shape my collection and to those who have introduced me to new music along the way. This list is for you. And to those who are hearing some of these songs for the very first time, I hope that you discover something new yourself.

Moments In Love
Art of Noise

You’re Someone Special
Mr. Fingers

LA Nights
Yasuko Agawa

What About The Half
Dennis Brown

Mass Appeal
Gang Starr

Que Se Sepa
Roberto Roena

Bigmouth Strikes Again
The Smiths

Black Roses
Barrington Levy

Cosmic Tree
4Hero

I Love What You Do For Me
Incognito

Nothing Can Come Between Us
Sade

Revival
Martine Girault

Shadows of Ourselves
Thievery Corporation

Sly
Massive Attack

Sugar Bum Bum
Lord Kitchener

“T” Plays It Cool
Marvin Gaye

Award Tour
A Tribe Called Quest

Truth Don Die
Femi Kuti

四季ノ唄 (Shiki No Uta)
Minmi

Stay This Way
The Brand New Heavies

Morning Glory
Jamiroquai

I Wanna Be Down
Brandy

Joe
Let’s Stay Home Tonight

Shine
Jon B

Suavemente
Elvis Crespo

Rock Creek Park
The Blackbyrds

Night and Day
Al B. Sure

La Femme d’Argent
Air

There’s Nothing Like This
Omar

Even When You Sleep
S.O.S. Band

Time (Clock Of The Heart)
Culture Club

Look Up
Daley

Making Love
Cool Million Feat. Jeniqua

I Blame You
Ledisi

What About This Love
Mr. Fingers

I Belong to You
Lenny Kravitz

Feels Like Summer
Childish Gambino

Losing You
Solange

A Real Hero
College & Electric Youth

Maria También
Khruangbin

Good 4 We
D-Influence

Bad News
Aaron Frazer

Around The Sun
Poolside

No Room For Doubt
Lianne La Havas

Tightrope
Janelle Monae

Umi Says
Mos Def

A Forest
The Cure

The Bottle
Gil Scott-Heron

Let The Music Play
Shannon

Everybody Loves The Sunshine
Roy Ayers

Did I miss anything?

Let me know some of your favourites in the comment section below. Who knows, you may even convince me to give one of these above “the bump” and substitute yours in. Wadda you got?

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