# 25th Anniversary playlist **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 14, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595 "2011-01-14T14:38:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/1 "2011-01-14T14:38:10Z")
This year will be me and my husband’s silver and I’d like to burn something lovey-dovey for him to play in his car. He loves old funk, classic rock and R&B. He also likes soft jazz–Spiro Gyra, Steely Dan, Herbert Laws. My list so far: I’ll Be Good To You-Brothers Johnson You’re My Best Friend–Queen No One-Alicia Keys Ordinary People-John Legend And that’s it. My problem is I don’t want anything too mushy or overtly “let’s fuck!-y”. Please help. P.S. Posting using iTouch so please forgive any typos and such. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/2 "2011-01-14T15:02:11Z")
Why not start with the classics? - Let’s Stay Together by Al Green - You Make me Feel Like a Natural Woman by Aretha ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/3 "2011-01-14T15:35:04Z")
Still the One – Orleans Make Me Smile – Chicago ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/4 "2011-01-14T16:01:13Z")
Exactly what I was looking for, thanks! Still The One, how could I have forgotten that? He sings that to me! ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/5 "2011-01-14T17:21:07Z")
Okay - if you’re going for Orleans, that means you have to consider Color My World by Chicago… ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/6 "2011-01-14T18:12:41Z")
Hmm, “I Hate U” and “Jack U Off” are probably out; let me think…Aw, here we go - “Better With Time” by Prince. “So Far, So Pleased” would probably also work. 🙂 “In Your Eyes” - Peter Gabriel “Wonderful Tonight” - Eric Clapton “Reach Out I’ll Be There” - The Four Tops “Cruisin” - Smokey Robinson ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/7 "2011-01-14T18:25:01Z")
Pooh Prince! He’ll love it. It’ll make up for the lack of Bootsey Collins. Not a lot of enduring love in old funk. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/8 "2011-01-14T18:41:06Z")
I Do – J. Geils ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/9 "2011-01-14T18:51:21Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > \ > Not a lot of enduring love in old funk. You know, I was noticing that, too. THey were all about gettin’ up and gettin’ down but not gettin’ it on. ETA: Well, not long-term gettin’ it on. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/10 "2011-01-14T21:53:01Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Pooh Prince! The dangers of mobile posting. That should read ‘Ooh, Prince!’. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/11 "2011-01-14T23:02:40Z")
A few years ago, I gave my wife a CD consisting entirely of songs from concerts we went to together. I had also been saving concert ticket stubs since we first married, so I put together a scrapbook of tickets and photos to go with it. Where I didn’t have original tickets or photos, I improvised with copies of album/CD covers, press pics of the band, photos of me or her wearing a band T-shirt, or whatever I could come up with. One song per band, one page in the scrapbook per band. It was fun, and she really liked it. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/12 "2011-01-14T23:12:26Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > The dangers of mobile posting. That should read ‘Ooh, Prince!’. Okay, that makes more sense. I thought maybe it was some cool new thing that I wasn’t hip to. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/13 "2011-01-15T02:39:53Z")
_Golden Lady_ or _I Was Made to Love Her_- Stevie Wonder _Lean on Me_ or _Lovely Day_ - Bill Whiters (I like _Use Me_ better, but I guess that wouldn’t really work, would it?) _Promises_ - India.Arie _Have A Little Faith In Me_ - John Hiatt _Oh Darling_ - the Beatles ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/14 "2011-01-15T03:23:10Z")
How about some Sade? Maybe “Smooth Operator” or “Sweetest Taboo”. ---
**Author:** ![Claude\_Remains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/15 "2011-01-15T04:19:08Z")
[Thank you](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUhRY5ah8YE) by Led Zeppelin. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/16 "2011-01-20T05:50:43Z")
The alternate 12" instrumental mix of “Sexual Healing.” This can be particularly effective (IME) because it makes people _think_ the lyrics. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/17 "2011-01-20T18:02:43Z")
“You’ve Made Me So Very Happy” - Blood, Sweat, & Tears ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/18 "2011-01-20T18:24:58Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > I Do – J. Geils Nah, go with the original version by The Marvelows. Much better. Personally, for The Beatles, I’d go with “In My Life”. “Oh! Darling” has the lyrics “When you told me you didn’t need me anymore…” - not exactly anniversary material. Also, “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)” by Otis Redding would be good. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/19 "2011-01-20T18:39:51Z")
The thread has come back! Thanks. Still can’t think of any funk love but I just remembered Larry Graham’s One In A Million. Not exactly Graham Central Station. It’ll have to do. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595/20 "2011-01-20T18:55:20Z")
Here’s a funky love song - [Love’s Dance by Earth, Wind & Fire.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UUn7evCXDY) Or a classic - _You Sexy Thing_ by Hot Chocolate. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-playlist/567595.md?page=2)