TO WHERE YOU ARE ~ JOSH GROBAN

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Bluedreamer's Choice No 29

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"To Where You Are" is a song by American singer Josh Groban that appears on his 2001 debut album. It was written by Richard Marx and Linda Thompson and produced by David Foster. When released as a single in 2002, the song "bubbled under" the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #116 in September of that year. It was more successful on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, where it entered the chart in April 2002 and eventually spent two weeks atop the listing in August. It remained on this chart for 36 weeks. In August 2008, the song spent a week on the UK Singles Chart at #94. Groban has included "To Where You Are" in many of his concert sets in the years since the song was released, including at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway in late 2002. Other singers have performed "To Where You Are" on various talent-search reality television programs, including American Idol, America's Got Talent, Canadian Idol, The X-Factor (UK), Showtime (Croatia) and Pinoy Pop Superstar (Philippines).

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These Top 50 songs are based on my personal choice and are not listed in order
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Louvre Museum and Arc de Triomphe

Did you know that aside from the Eiffel Tower, another popular attraction in Paris is the famous art museum of Louvre. Louvre Museum is well known for being the place of one of the world’s renown yet mysterious painting of Leonardo Da Vinci which is the Mona Lisa. Another great attraction would be the Arc the Triomphe. If you failed to make it to Eiffel tower and had a chance to view the entire vicinity of Paris, well, Arc de Triomphe is the best alternative way. It is not as high as the Eiffel but you can still view the entire city. It makes me realized how lucky the people are who lives near Paris like in Ashford for example because they only have to ride a train to visit the Paris. Ashford International is well known in Ashford and it routes many places in Europe including Paris.

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER ~ SIMON & GARFUNKEL

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Bluedreamer's Choice No 28

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"Bridge over Troubled Water" is the title song of Simon & Garfunkel's final album together, released January 26, 1970, though it also appears on the live album "Simon & Garfunkel, Live 1969." It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and stayed at the top of the chart for six weeks. "Bridge over Troubled Water" also topped the adult contemporary chart in the U.S. for six weeks. Rolling Stone named it number 47 on The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The single won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in the Grammy Awards of 1971, with its album also winning several awards in the same year. A gospel-inspired cover version by Aretha Franklin, taken from her album Aretha Live at Fillmore West, reached number one on the U.S. R&B chart and number six on the pop chart.. and later won the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in the 1972 awards. Elvis Presley recorded it in Nashville on June 5, 1970, and it was released on the 1970 album That's the Way It Is. The Supremes recorded a version in 1970. The Jackson 5 covered the song on their Third Album in 1970. Roberta Flack covered the song on her album Quiet Fire in 1971. Willie Nelson covered the song on his 1982 album Always on My Mind. American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken performed this song on the Season 2 Finale.

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These Top 50 songs are based on my personal choice and are not listed in order
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We Should Be Thankful

We should all be thankful that nowadays, there are so many technologies that has been developed to help us in our everyday life. Computers are one of the evidences that technological advancement can really help us in so many ways in our daily living. technology has been improved in all other fields like medicine, architecture, and more. even in agriculture, there are many devices developed to help farmers to become more productive. One of these devices, are what so-called led grow lights, device that used for plant's growth and development. We should be very thankful for all the benefits that we can get from these technologies.

I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME ~ CHARLENE

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Bluedreamer's Choice No 27

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"I've Never Been to Me" is a sleeper hit single performed by American singer Charlene Oliver née D'Angelo. Upon its initial release in 1977, the song reached number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In 1982, renewed interest in the song led to the single reaching Number 3 in the USA and Number 1 in the UK. The song also reached number 1 in Australia for six weeks. Charlene herself recorded a Spanish version of this song called Nunca He Ido A Mi with the spoken bridge portion intact. It was released concurrently with the English version. Charlene did two versions of the song. The version which was initially released was actually the second version which Charlene recorded. Her original version (which became more popular) has an expanded bridge, over which the singer makes an impassioned comparison between the non-committal "fantasy about people and places as we'd like them to be," versus the committed real love of a family.



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These Top 50 songs are based on my personal choice and are not listed in order
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Carpet Cleaners

Having a carpet in your house is somehow risky especially if one of the member of your family has an Asthma, a respiratory illness. Asthma is related to allergy. People who have Asthma are very sensitive. Inhaling a small dust from your carpet can make their health condition worst. A massive or extensive cleaning is very advisable. An ordinary dust fan is not effective enough to remove all the dust and dirt from your carpet. Even vacuum cleaners are not so worthy enough to trust. Cleaning your carpet by your own will be risky for those who have Asthma. If you can take the carpet out from your house, well, you better hire professional cleaners like Carpet cleaners Brisbane in Australia. It is very wise and very recommendable instead of you, manually cleaning your carpet. You can ensured your family's health with these guys and at the same time it can save more of your time in which you can spend it more with your family. How about you? Do you also consider hiring professional cleaners in your house?

SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU ~ WHITNEY HOUSTON

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Bluedreamer's Choice No 26

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"Saving All My Love for You" is the second hit single from Whitney Houston's self-titled debut album. This jazzy ballad (released in August 1985) is about a love affair with a married man, and the singer is "saving all her love for him". The song was written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin. The song was arranged by Gene Page. It was also a minor hit for Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. in 1978 on their album Marilyn & Billy (although Davis’ voice was not heard on their version). Released in 1985, "Saving All My Love For You" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at an impressive #53, jumping to #39 the following week (August 24), and reaching the Top 10 five weeks later. The single reached the #1 spot the week of October 26, 1985, and would became the first of seven record-setting consecutive number-one singles in the United States for Houston; a record that still holds. The single eventually spent fifteen weeks in the top forty. The song also became a global hit, hitting #1 or the Top 10 in various countries around the world.

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These Top 50 songs are based on my personal choice and are not listed in order
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BOTH SIDES NOW ~ JONI MITCHELL

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Bluedreamer's Choice No 25

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"Both Sides, Now" is a single by Joni Mitchell. Her recording first appeared on the album Clouds, released in 1969. She re-recorded the song in a Jazz style for the album of the same name, released in 2000. It is one of Joni Mitchell's best-known songs (with "Big Yellow Taxi," "Woodstock," and "A Case of You"). Judy Collins made the first commercially released recording of the song in 1968, shortly after Mitchell wrote it, which reached #8 on the U.S. pop singles charts and won a 1968 Grammy Award for Best Folk Performance. The record peaked at #3 on Billboard's Easy Listening survey, and has become one of Collins' signature songs. Both Joni Mitchell's album Both Sides Now and a 2003 Mitchell rerecording of the song are featured in the 2003 movie Love Actually.Rolling Stone ranked "Both Sides, Now" #170 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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These Top 50 songs are based on my personal choice and are not listed in order
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WE ARE THE WORLD ~ USA FOR AFRICA

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Bluedreamer's Choice No 24

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"We Are the World" is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and co-produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World. The song was released on March 7, 1985, as the only single from the album. A worldwide commercial success, it topped music charts throughout the world and became the fastest-selling American pop single in history. The first ever single to be certified multi-platinum, "We Are the World" received a 4× certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. However, the song garnered mixed reviews from journalists, music critics and the public. Fans enjoyed hearing racially and musically diverse recording artists singing together on one track, and felt satisfied in buying "We Are the World", knowing that the money was going to charity. Other individuals, including many commentators in the rock press, were disappointed that the song did not challenge listeners as to why famines occur in the first place, and felt that the lyrics were self-aggrandizing.Awarded numerous honors—including three Grammy Awards, one American Music Award and a People's Choice Award—the song was promoted with a critically received music video, a home video, a special edition magazine, a simulcast, and several books, posters and shirts. Following the devastation caused by the magnitude 7.0 M_w earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, a remake of the song by another all-star cast of singers was recorded on February 1, 2010. Entitled "We Are the World 25 for Haiti", it was released as a single on February 12, 2010, and proceeds from the record will aid survivors in the impoverished country. "We Are the World" has demonstrated that diverse musicians can productively work together, and has further influenced the movement within pop music to create songs that address humane concerns.


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These Top 50 songs are based on my personal choice and are not listed in order
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TRUE COLORS ~ CYNDI LAUPER

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Bluedreamer's Choice No 23

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"True Colors" is a song written by songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It was both the title track and the first single released from Cyndi Lauper's second album. It was the only original song on the album that Lauper did not help write. Billy Steinberg originally wrote "True Colors" about his own mother. Tom Kelly altered the first verse and the duo submitted the song to Cyndi Lauper. Their demo was in a form of piano based gospel ballad like "Bridge over Troubled Water". Steinberg told Songfacts that "Cyndi completely dismantled that sort of traditional arrangement and came up with something that was breathtaking and stark." Other songs they wrote for Cyndi Lauper include "I Drove All Night" and "Unconditional Love", the former of which went on to be covered by Celine Dion, the latter of which went on to be covered by Susanna Hoffs.It reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #3 in Australia, and #12 on the UK Singles Chart."True Colors" also became a legend of its own in the gay community. Lauper embarked on a True Colors Tour in 2007 with several other acts including Deborah Harry and Erasure. The tour was for the Human Rights Campaign to promote human rights in the US and beyond. A second True Colors tour occurred in 2008.



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These Top 50 songs are based on my personal choice and are not listed in order
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