Five more tunes from the drive to and from The Canal.

5. Sweet City Woman – The Stampeders (1971)
This bouncy, folksy tune is always a treat to hear on the airwaves and requires a bit of singing along. I am a fan of unique words in songs, and I am always eager to hear “macaroons” as in “she feeds me love and tenderness and macaroons.”

4. Bluer Than Blue – Micheal Johnson (1978)
Michael Johnson made a couple splashes on the pop chart in the late 70s when there was quite a variety of genres on the countdown. File this one under sad songs say so much. I would cross paths with Johnson’s recordings again in the 80s when he had a string of country hits back when I enjoyed that kind of music.

3. Help Is on Its Way – Little River Band (1977)
This band from down under is one that gets lost in the shuffle for me. Once I hear them on the radio, it is time to take a trip back through their impressive catalog.

2. School’s Out – Alice Cooper (1972)
Got to see this one live earlier this week. Crazy to think that “Alice” is still going strong fifty-three years after the song’s release. Per a set list site that I visited, “School’s Out” has been performed in concert 3,070 times edging out “I’m Eighteen” (3,004) for the most popular tune.

1. Life By the Drop – Stevie Ray Vaughn (1991)
Oddly enough, I got tuned into this song on a jukebox back in the 90s at a local watering hole. Sadly, it was released after the guitar great had died. One theme of the tune is reminiscing and thirty years later it hits even harder.

Next up is a packed Top 5 Update and stay tuned for two more fishing reports as I took a couple days off work last week. Talk to you later. Troy