Memorial Day Music #MusicMovesMe

It's Monday, it's Memorial Day in the United States, and it's time for Music!

Who are the Music Moves Me bloggers? We are bloggers who blog about music each Monday and if you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video, please!)   Our head hostess is Cathy from Curious as a Cathy,  and she is joined by the knowledgeable Stacy of Stacy Uncorked and the world famous (not) me.  Our founder, Xmas Dolly, has stepped back from blogging for now, and would appreciate your good thoughts as she works through some health issues.

We'd love more music lovers to join our fun group.  All you have to do is join the linky above with a music post that contains at least one music video (there must be a music video or your post will be subject to removal or labeling "No Music").  Easy peasy!

Each month, except December, we have a guest host. For the month of May, our guest host was John Holton of "The Sound of One Hand Typing".  Thank you for hosting May, John!

For today, John is choosing the theme "build an acrostic where the first letter of a song title spells out 'Memorial Day'.  Memorial Day, for those music lovers outside the United States, started after our Civil War (1861-1865) to honor war dead.  It has expanded to honor American war dead of all wars.  On a lighter note, for many, it is also the start of summer but, overall, it is a time to stop and remember the ultimate sacrifices our men and women in uniform have made to defend our freedoms.

So here's my list except I am going to make this an 80's feast.  All the songs in "Memorial" are from the 80's with one exception, because I felt this song needed to be included.  The "Day" songs are from various decades.  There's a lot of music here, so if you want to skip around, I won't tell on you.  Some are songs appropriate for Memorial Day and some are just good songs.

"More Than A Name on A Wall", The Statler Brothers (1988)

Eat It, by "Weird Al" Yankovic. (1984), a parody of Michael Jackson's Beat It.  This is one of two parodies Weird Al made of Michael Jackson's songs, the second being "Fat". (You'll have to click through on the link that shows in the video to play this directly on You Tube).

Mr. Roboto, from Styx (1983)

Only the Lonely, from The Motels (1982)

Remember the Heroes, from Sammy Hagar (1982).

I Can't Write Left Handed, Bill Withers (1973).  I grew up during the Vietnam War and some members of Music Moves Me are veterans of war.

All You Zombies from The Hooters (1982), a Philadelphia band that has been together some 40 years. I had the (vinyl) album this song came from, one of six albums they have released.

Living in America, James Brown (1985).

Dear Uncle Sam, Loretta Lynn (1966).

All The Things She Said from Simple Minds (1985)

Last but not least.  I never knew that the Dovells hit "You Can't Sit Down" was originally done as an instrumental by the Phillip Upchurch Combo in 1981.  So I will end this Memorial Day set with a memory for some.

You Can't Sit Down (Pts 1 and 2) - the Phillip Upchurch Combo.  Only Part 2 charted but this is a compilation of both. 

And that's a long wrap!

Join me again next week for another episode of Music Moves Me.