TAKING CHANCES ~ CELINE DION

"Taking Chances" is a single by Celine Dion and written by songwriter Kara DioGuardi and ex-Eurythmics member Dave Stewart's band Platinum Weird, taken from their unreleased self-titled album. The song was originally released in February 2007, and later made famous by a cover version by Céline Dion, released in September 2007. It was also featured in an episode of Fox Network's new show Glee with lead vocals by Lea Michele. As of October 28, 2010, the digital single has sold 462,000 copies in total in the U.S. and peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100. On November 17, 2007 the song peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 40. The single was successful on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaking at number 1 and becoming Dion's second song to do so, after "Misled" in 1994. It reached also the top position on the Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart, and was a top 10 hit in Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, France, and Canada where it was certified gold for selling over 20,000 digital downloads. "Taking Chances" also peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, giving Dion ownership of the most top 10 hits at the format with 21 during the last two decades.

FAITHFULLY ~ JOURNEY

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Bluedreamer's Choice No 47

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"Faithfully" is a popular song and power ballad by the band Journey, and the second single from their album Frontiers. It peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving the band their second consecutive top twenty hit from Frontiers. The music and lyrics were written by keyboardist Jonathan Cain an performed by Steve Perry. While the song was relatively successful on the charts, it has gone onto become one of their most recognizable songs, and has enjoyed lasting popularity.The song describes the relationship of a "music man" on the road. The difficulties of raising and maintaining a family, two strangers having to fall in love again, and staying faithful while touring are brought up. However he suggests that he gets the "joy of rediscovering" her, and insists "I'm forever yours... Faithfully."The music video featured a "life on tour" theme parallel to the song's lyrics, showing the band's performances in different venues and their travels around the USA. Steve Perry can be seen shaving his short-lived but talked-about moustache in the video. This video utilized footage from the documentary video Journey: Frontiers and Beyond narrated by John Facenda, voice of NFL Films, shortly before he died. The concept of the "road video" has been utilized by several other bands, including Bon Jovi, Guns N' Roses, Genesis, Mötley Crüe and Richard Marx.The song was performed by Lea Michele and Cory Monteith in the first season finale of Glee, along with several other Journey songs in the same episode.

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These Top 50 songs are based on my personal choice and are not listed in order
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THE ONLY EXCEPTION ~ PARAMORE

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Bluedreamer's Choice No 44

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"The Only Exception" is a song by the American alternative rock band Paramore. It was released by Fueled by Ramen in February 2010 as the third single from the band's 2009 studio album Brand New Eyes. The song was written by Paramore band members Hayley Williams, Josh Farro and Taylor York; Paramore is also credited as being co-producers to the song. The song was generally well received by music critics; praise of the song was mainly about Williams' vocal performance. Music critics reviewing the song noted that "The Only Exception" was a different musical theme for the band. "The Only Exception" has been the most successful single from Brand New Eyes, and the most successful Paramore single thus far, having topped the United Kingdom Rock Chart and peaked at #13 and #17 in New Zealand and Australia respectively. The single continues to move up on the charts in the Billboard Hot 100, where it is the band's third top forty hit to date. A music video for the song, directed by Brandon Chesbro, was released on February 17, 2010, via the band's official website. In the video, Williams is shown not believing that love exists, but after a sequences of events she starts to believe in love; the other band members are briefly shown throughout the video. The song was performed in the Britney Spears-themed episode "Britney/Brittany" of the US television series Glee, which aired September 28, 2010. Lea Michele, in character as Rachel Berry, sang the song at the end of the episode as an apology to her boyfriend Finn Hudson, played by Cory Monteith.

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These Top 50 songs are based on my personal choice and are not listed in order
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DEFYING GRAVITY ~ IDINA MENZEL

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Bluedreamer's Choice No 33

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"Defying Gravity" is the signature song from the musical Wicked, composed by Stephen Schwartz, originally recorded by Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth on November 10, 2003, and released on December 16, 2003. It is mostly a solo sung by the main character of the show, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West), with two small duets at the beginning and in the middle of the song between Elphaba and her friend Glinda, and a chorus part in the end in which the citizens of Oz sing. It was performed on the BBC television programme I'd Do Anything, and as a result the song charted at no. 60 on the official UK Singles chart. Idina Menzel, having reprised her role as Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked in 2006, recorded a remixed "pop mainstream" version of the song. It was released as a single on March 1, 2007 and was later included on the UK and iTunes versions of her 2008 album I Stand.



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