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Sunday, August 24, 2025

Farewell Avon

Dear readers and passersby,

I am deeply saddened to say that I am no longer promoting my Avon store on Set List.

I am not closing the doors to my Avon business, so I encourage exploration and potential shopping should you be inclined.

However, due to miscommunication I am stepping down from an active role as Ambassador/Independent Sales Rep.

I am deeply sorry but I do still encourage exploration, spreading the word, and potential shopping.

For the last time, consider my boutique.

Saturday, August 23, 2025

4 Minutes (feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)

Set List Recommended - Justin Timberlake + Madonna

 Hard Candy

Madonna


11th album
Released in April 2008


Justin Timberlake collaborated with Madonna on one song - "4 Minutes."  He further co-wrote and helped produced many of the songs on Hard Candy.

Point of interest - Timbaland was a primary producer on the album.  Justin Timberlake was a driving force on the album.  Just one year before, the two worked with Duran Duran - a full circle of icons in music.

Madonna's inspiration for the song was seeing first hand human suffering in Africa and overall social awareness.

No. 3 on Billboard Hot 100

No. 1 in 21 countries - including Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Spain, & the UK

Sales over 3 million in the U.S. 
5 million sales worldwide

2 Grammy Nominations

"4 Minutes" was Justin Timberlake's 9th Top-10 hit

No. 1 on Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart
No. 1 on Billboard Hot Dance Airplay Chart

Certified Gold in Belgium, Italy, Japan, Sweden 
Certified 2x Gold in Mexico
Certified Platinum in Australia, Brazil, Finland, Germany, New Zealand, the UK
Certified 2x Platinum in Denmark, Spain (ringtone), the U.S.
Certified 3x Platinum in Norway, Spain


Duran Duran and Justin Timberlake were a power collab.  Madonna and Justin Timberlake were a power collab.  "Falling Down" was Duran Duran's second-worst performing single in the UK.  "4 Minutes" certifications range from Gold to Multi-Platinum.  I love both songs and downloaded both songs.  Yet why was "Falling Down" so poorly received and "4 Minutes" a smash success?  I wonder why that is.

Friday, August 22, 2025

American Girl


Song from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers debut album (1976)
Released in February 1977 ... Rereleased in 1994

Original rank - No. 40 in the UK
Rerelease rank - No. 68 on U.S. Cash Box Top 100

One of Tom Petty's most popular songs 

According to Billboard, "American Girl" is No. 1 on a Tom Petty 20 Greatest Songs list.

According to Rolling Stone, "American Girl" is among a Tom Petty 50 Greatest Songs list.

Staple of classic rock

No. 169 on Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

Certified Silver in the UK


Where the boys of summer impress the American pastime, girls always impress American rock.

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Live Aid - Philadelphia

Live Aid - Philadelphia
John F. Kennedy Stadium

- Performers -
Bernard Watson
"All I Really Want to Do" ... "Interview"

Joan Baez
"Amazing Grace" ... "We Are the World"

The Hooters
"And We Danced" ... "All You Zombies"

Four Tops
"Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over)"
"Bernadette"
"It's the Same Old Song"
"Reach Out I'll Be There"
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)"

Billy Ocean
"Caribbean Queen" ... "Loverboy"

Black Sabbath 
"Children of the Grave" 
"Iron Man"
"Paranoid"

Run-D.M.C.
"Jam Master Jay" ... "King of Rock"

Rick Springfield
"Love Somebody" 
"State of the Heart" 
"Human Touch"

REO Speedwagon
"Can't Fight This Feeling" 
"Roll with the Changes"

Crosby, Stills and Nash
"Southern Cross" 
"Teach Your Children" 
"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"

Judas Priest 
"Living After Midnight" 
"The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown" 
"You've Got Another Thing Comin'"

Bryan Adams 
"Kids Wanna Rock" 
"Summer of '89" 
"Tears Are Not Enough"
"Cuts Like a Knife"

The Beach Boys
"California Girls"
"Help Me, Rhonda"
"Wouldn't It Be Nice"
"Good Vibrations"
"Surfin' U.S.A."

George Thorogood and the Destroyers
"Who Do You Love?" 
"The Sky Is Crying" 
"Madison Blues"

Simple Minds
"Ghost Dancing"
"Don't You (Forget About Me)"
"Promised You a Miracle"

Pretenders
"Time the Avenger"
"Message of Love"
"Stop Your Sobbing"
"Back on the Chain Gang"
"Middle of the Road"

Santana
"Brotherhood"
"Primera Invasion"
"Open Invitation"
"By the Pool"
"Right Now"

Ashford & Simpson
"Solid" 
"Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)"

Madonna
"Holiday"
"Into the Groove"
"Love Makes the World Go Round"

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
"American Girl" 
"The Waiting" 
"Rebels" 
"Refugee"

Kenny Loggins 
"Footloose"

The Cars
"You Might Think"
"Drive"
"Just What I Needed"
"Heartbeat City"

Neil Young
"Sugar Mountain"
"The Needle and the Damage Done"
"Helpless"
"Nothing Is Perfect (In God's Perfect Plan)"
"Powderfinger"

The Power Station 
"Murderess" ... "Get It On"

Thompson Twins
"Hold Me Now" ... "Revolution"

Eric Clapton
"White Room" ... "She's Waiting" ... "Layla"

Phil Collins 
"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
"In the Air Tonight"

Led Zeppelin
"Rock and Roll" 
"Whole Lotta Love"
"Stairway to Heaven"

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
"Only Love Can Break Your Heart"
"Daylight Again/Find the Cost of Freedom"

Duran Duran
"A View to a Kill"
"Union of the Snake"
"Save a Prayer"
"The Reflex"

Patti LaBelle
"New Attitude"
"Imagine"
"Forever Young"
"Stir It Up"

Hall & Oates
"Out of Touch"
"Maneater"
"Get Ready"
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
"The Way You Do the Things You Do"
"My Girl"

Mick Jagger
"Lonely at the Top"
"Just Another Night"
"Miss You"
"State of Shock"
"It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It) (Reprise)"

Bob Dylan ... Keith Richards ... Ronnie Wood
"Ballad of Hollis Brown" 
"When the Ship Comes In"
"Blowin' in the Wind"

USA for Africa
"We Are the World"


Follow the Wikipedia link above for the full list of presenters in the Philadelphia concert.

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Glad to Be Unhappy - A Look Back

"Glad to Be Unhappy"

Written by Lorenz Hart and composed by Richard Rodgers, "Glad to Be Unhappy" was published in 1936 for the musical, On Your Toes.

In 1967, the American folk rock vocal group, The Mamas and the Papas, released their version which reached No. 26 on Billboard Hot 100.

Other recordings, to name a few -

Lena Horne - October 1946

Sammy Davis, Jr. - 1955

Frank Sinatra - February 1955

Ella Fitzgerald - February 1956

Billie Holiday - February 1958

Barbra Streisand - 1973

Wynton Marsalis - 1998

(Wikipedia)


Live from Symphony Hall in Boston
Recorded in September 2008 ... Released in March 2009
CD & DVD

2 Grammy Nominations

Certified Platinum in the U.S.
Certified Diamond in Poland

On CD, "Glad to Be Unhappy" is listed at No. 9.

On DVD, "Glad to Be Unhappy" is listed at No. 12.

"Time to Say Goodbye" concluded both discs.



Glad to Be Unhappy