The Republicans Presidential Candidates List: Best to Worst

As we are listening to REM's "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And, I Feel Fine)" on Simon-FM in Greensboro, NC, we start our list of the Republican candidates list from Best to Worst, which actually makes us soooo glad we are not Republicans here, though we wish Jim Gilmore, the former governor of our home state of Virginia well (he is currently dead last out of the 17 candidates)!

When he last attempted to run  for political office in the state against now Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Gilmore got about 35-percent of the vote.

Here is the list:

1. Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC, pict. top)

2. former Gov. George Pataki (NY, pict. center, he's getting less press than his fellow New Yorker)

3. Gov. Chris Christie (NJ, pict. bottom, he's a huge fan of Bruce Springsteen)

4. Carly Fiornia (Calif., former CEO executive)

5. Gov. John Kasich (Ohio)

6. Sen. Marco Rubio (Florida)

7. former Gov. Jim Gilmore (Va)

8. Sen. Rand Paul (Kentucky)

9. former Gov. Jeb Bush (Florida)

10. Ben Carson (Maryland, a former surgeon)

11. Gov. Scott Walker (Wisc.)

12. Gov. Bobby Jindal (La.)

13. former Sen. Rick Santorum (Pa)

14. Donald Trump (billionaire tycoon, yeah, you know who he is.......where is the Anacin?)

15. former Gov. Mike Huckabee (Ark.)

16. Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas)

17. former governor Rick Perry (Texas)

http://www.nocturnalguy38.blogpost.com

http://www.politico.com

http://www.thehill.com

http://www.rollcall.com

http://www.c-span.org

The Last 10 Songs We Heard on Simon-FM; Greensboro, NC: Not Madonna Again

During the 8:00-9:00 p.m. hour on Sunday night, we heard the following ten songs in order from Simon-FM (98.7-Greensboro,NC), which proclaims to 'play everything' but we haven't heard Turkish pop singer Tarkan on their airwaves yet:)

Two of the songs were from the '60s (1969 to be precise), one song from the '70s, five from the '80s, including "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna, and two from the '90s including "Better Man" by Pearl Jam.

The disco ball top image is in reference to that lone tune from the '70s, which is "I'm Your Boogie Man" by disco, funk band K.C and the Sunshine Band.

Here is the list:

1. (You Gotta) Fight For Right (To Party), Beastie Boys, 1987

2. Down on the Corner, Creedence Clearwater Revival, 1969

3. You Spin Me Round (Like a Record): Dead or Alive, 1984

4. Better Man, Pearl Jam. 1994.

5. I'm Your Boogie Man, KC and the Sunshine Band, 1977

6. Where the Streets Have No Name, U2, 1987

7. Papa Don't Preach. Madonna. 1986.

8. Whole Lotta Love. Led Zep. 1969

9. Too Shy, Kajagoogoo, 1983.

10. Mary Jane's Last Dance. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 1993.

http://www.987simon.com

http://www.pearljam.com

http://www.tompetty.com

http://www.beastieboys.com

Ten Songs We Heard on 98.7 Simon-FM (Greensboro, NC): We Mistook New Edition for the Jackson Five

We made two mistakes when we were listening to Simon-FM (98.7-Greensboro, NC) last night: First, we mistook Lionel Richie (pict. top) for The Commodores, the band he was in before going solo, with Song #2, and then later we assumed "Candy Girl" by New Edition with a young Bobby Brown was from the Jackson Five. But, hey isn't that Wikipedia is for?

Here are the first ten songs we heard during the 9:00-10:00 hour on that radio station last night:

1. Cherry Pie. Warrant. 1990.

2. Easy. The Commodores. 1977.

3. 867-5309/Jenny. Tommy Tutone. 1981 (image #2)

4. I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow. The Soggy Mountain Boys. 2002.

5. More Than a Feeling. Boston. 1976.

6. La Bamba. Los Lobos. 1987.

7. Bad Girls. Donna Summer. 1979 (image #3, it is a disco tune)

8. Janie's Got a Gun. Aerosmith. 1989.

9. Candy Girl. New Edition. 1983.

10. Moneytalks. AC/DC. 1990

http://www.987simon.com/

For the ten songs we heard on Steve-FM (106.1-FM, Roanoke, Va.), go to http://www.nocturnalguy38.blogspot.com

Last Ten Songs on Simon-FM (Greensboro, NC): Two Swedish Songs!

Greetings to our blog readers in Colombia, Japan and Hungary.....

Welcome to another addition of this wacky blog.

Today, we focus on the last ten songs we heard on 98.7-Simon FM (Greensboro, NC), which can now be heard all over the globe thanks to streaming but we imagine less than one percent of the station's listenership comes from Bergen, Norway!

Speaking of nations from Scandinavia, two songs which almost came up consecutively were from Swedish bands (sorry, not Roxette!), which makes us wonder if the computer which designates which songs to play is aware that the radio station played two songs from Swedish pop bands with Eric Clapton (pict. center) in between.

Here are the last ten songs from the 4:00-5:00 p.m. hour on Mon., Feb. 16th, 2015:

1) Some Like It Hot. Power Station. 1985. (The song was actually released on March 4, 1985, my 15th birthday!)

2) Smooth Criminal. Michael Jackson. 1988.

3) Sweet Emotion. Aerosmith. 1975 (we can't stand this band, actually)

4) The Sign. Ace of Base (pict. top, one of the Swedish bands)

5) Cocaine. Eric Clapton. 1977 (we learned while researching this, that J.J Cale of Velvet Underground originally performed this song)

6) Take a Chance on Me. Abba. 1978 (the other Swedish band)

7) Under the Bridge. Red Hot Chili Peppers. 1992.

8) Respect. Aretha Franklin. 1965 (pict. bottom)

9) Talking in Your Sleep. The Romantics. 1983

10) When I See You Smile. Bad English (w/John Waite) 1989.

http://www.987simon.com/

http://www.visitnc.com/piedmont

http://www.ericclapton.com/

Last Ten Songs We Heard on Simon-FM in Greensboro, NC (on Jan. 9th from 3:00-4:00 p.m.)

Here are the last ten songs we heard on 98.7 Simon-FM in Greensboro, NC, on Jan. 9th from 3:00-4:00 p.m.

The images are of 1) Axl Rose, the lead singer of Guns N' Roses, 2) the late, great Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (for the U2 song "Pride"....) and 3) A poster of "Caddyshack" with Chevy Chase and Bill Murray (for "I'm Alright" by Kenny Loggins, the theme song from that film):

1. Fantastic Voyage. Lakeside. 1980.

2. Hertache Tonight. The Eagles. 1979.

3. Tubthumping. Chumbawamba. 1997.

4. Welcome to the Jungle. Guns N' Roses. 1987.

5. Let It Ride. BTO. 1974.

6. Heart and Soul. Huey Lewis and the News. 1983.

7. I Can't Dance. Genesis. 1991.

8. It Takes Two. Rob Base and DTEZ Rock. 1988.

9. Pride (in the Name of Love). U2. 1984.

10. I'm Alright. Kenny Loggins. 1980.

http://www.visitgreensboronc.com

http://www.visitwinstonsalem.com

http://www.987simon.com

http://www.hueylewisandthenews.com