Time goes by, but great music never fades! This playlist is a journey through moments of love, loss, reflection, and celebration, all wrapped in timeless melodies. Whether you’re reminiscing, making new memories, or just trying to keep up, these songs remind us that time waits for no one, so press play and enjoy the ride!
| Title | Artist | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Any Time At All | The Beatles | Written mainly by John Lennon for A Hard Day’s Night, similar in feel to “It Won’t Be Long”. Lennon left two extra verses off because he felt they didn’t really advance the story in the song, the last of which started, “I’ll be waiting here all alone/Just like I’ve always done.” Lennon’s handwritten lyrics were auctioned for £6000 in 1988. |
| The Longest Time | Billy Joel | A nostalgic doo-wop love song about rediscovering romance after loneliness. Inspired by Joel’s love of 1950s vocal groups; almost entirely a cappella. This is reminiscent of the 1963 doo-wop classic “So Much In Love” by The Tymes. |
| Half A Minute | Matt Bianco | This Latin-jazz pop song reflecting on fleeting romantic passion was written by Kito Poncioni and became one of their signature hits. Matt Bianco is a UK group formed in 1982 by Mark Reilly (vocals), Danny White (keyboards) and the late Kito Poncioni (bass) , all originally members of the band Blue Rondo A La Turk. Matt Bianco is a fictitious character they invented from the spy, secret agent world that laid the concept for their music and imagery. Matt Bianco was formed in 1983 by Mark Reilly (vocals), Danny White (keyboard), Kito Poncioni (bass), all of whom had just left art pop group Blue Rondo à la Turk and Polish vocalist Basia Trzetrzelewska. |
| Just in Time | Corey Harris | Corey Harris (born February 21, 1969, in Denver, Colorado, United States) is a roots, blues and world musician, currently residing in Charlottesville, Virginia. Along with Keb’ Mo’ and Alvin Youngblood Hart, he raised the flag of acoustic guitar blues in the mid-1990s. This song, from his 2005 album ‘Daily Bread’, was written by Harry M. Dennis Jr. |
| Longtime | Gappy Ranks | Jacob Lee Williams (born c.1983), nicknamed “Gappy” due to the gap between his front teeth, initially worked under the name “Daddy Gappy”, before opting for the Cutty Ranks-influenced “Gappy Ranks”. Born in Harlesden to a Jamaican father and Dominican mother, he dealt with numerous problems; including homelessness after leaving school. This song is from his 2010 album ‘Thanks & Praise’, written by Thomas Join Lambert, Joseph Broussard and Jacob Lee Williams. |
| Timeless (ft. India Arie) | Sergio Mendes | Sérgio Santos Mendes (born on February 11, 1941 in Niteròi, Rio de Janeiro and died September 5, 2024 in Los Angeles), was a Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader. India.Arie (born India Arie Simpson on October 3, 1976 in Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.) is an American singer/songwriter and wellness practitioner, who went from Woke Girl to Soul Sister to Earth Mother. |
| Time (ft. Boy George) | Culture Club | This song, better known as Time (Clock of the Heart), was written collectively by Boy George, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig, and Jon Moss. It was Culture Club themselves who first released it, singing about the way time can heal broken hearts. |
| This Is the Right Time | Lisa Stansfield | Written by Lisa Stansfield together with her longtime collaborators Ian Devaney and Andy Morris, the song was created as her international breakthrough single. She was the first to perform it, a joyful call to seize love in the present moment. Released on 31 July 1989 in the UK, “This Is the Right Time” was the first solo single from Lisa Stansfield’s debut album Affection. Her vibrant calling card to the world, combining dance-pop, house, and soul, was sleek, radiant, and full of optimism. Lisa Jane Stansfield was born at the Crumpshall Hospital in Manchester, England, on 11th April 1966. |
| All the Times I Cried | Sharleen Spiteri | Written by Spiteri with Bernard Butler and Johnny McElhone. Spiteri herself introduced the song, which balances heartbreak with self-reliance. This ballad of heartbreak, sadness, and resilience, in Dusty Springfield-style, was Sharleen Spiteri’s first solo single after twenty years of fronting Texas. Sharleen Eugene Spiteri, of Maltese descent, was born on November 7, 1967 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Before forming Texas with Johnny McElhone, she was a hairdresser and continued hairdressing for 18 months after the formation of Texas because she needed the money. In 1998 she co-founded Glasgow based radio station, “Beat 106” with footballer Ally McCoist and TV presenter Carol Smillie, which they sold 8 months later to the Capital Radio Group for 32 million £. |
| Everytime I Think of You | The Babys | Penned by Jack Conrad and Ray Kennedy, the song was given to The Babys to perform first. Their version turned it into a soaring power ballad of longing and obsession. The band had some distinctive sounds in their DNA: from Tony Brock’s heavy drums, to Wally Stocker’s signature vibrato. |
| A Little Time | The Beautiful South | Written by Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray, this duet was crafted specifically for The Beautiful South, with Dave Hemingway and Briana Corrigan trading lines. They introduced it themselves, making it their only UK #1 single. |
| Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye | Simply Red | This classic torch song was originally written in 1944 by Cole Porter, first performed in revue settings of the time. Simply Red later revived it with their own soulful interpretation, keeping its bittersweet theme of lovers parting. |
| We Don’t Have That Much Time Together | Terence Trent D’Arby | Written and first performed by Terence Trent D’Arby (later Sananda Maitreya), the song was crafted as a soulful meditation on enjoying love while it lasts. |
| Time’s Ticking | Isbells | This reflective indie-folk piece was written and introduced by Gaëtan Vandewoude, frontman of Belgian band Isbells. He and the group were the first to perform it, reflecting on how fragile and short life can be. With Chantal Acda, Christophe Vandewoude, Gianni Marzo and Gerd Van Mulders Vandewoude gathered a strong group of musicians around him to shape his beautiful and fragile songs. |
| Let’s Waste Some Time | Molly Johnson | Canadian jazz-soul singer Molly Johnson wrote and first performed this laidback, romantic song herself. It invites listeners to stop rushing and simply spend time together. |
| We Have All the Time in the World | Louis Armstrong | Written by film composer John Barry with lyrics by Hal David for the James Bond movie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the song was given to Louis Armstrong to record. It would be one of his final performances, filled with poignancy about eternal love. The song title is taken from James Bond (George Lazenby)’s final words in both the novel and the film, spoken after the death of Tracy Bond (Diana Rigg), his wife. |
| If I Only Had Time | John Rowles | The song began as a French hit called ‘Je n’aurai pas le temps’, composed by Michel Fugain with lyrics by Pierre Delanoë in 1967. The following year new lyrics in English were written by journalist, writer and songwriter Jack Fishman and New Zealander John Rowles turned it into an international ballad of life’s brevity. |
| Todo el Tiempo del Mundo | Manolo Otero | Manuel “Manolo” Otero Aparicio (born in Madrid on 25 June 1942 and died in Sao Paulo on 1st of June 2011) was the son of the opera and zarzuela baritone, Manuel Otero and the actress Amelia Aparicio. Manolo Otero had a degree in Philosophy and Literature and rose to fame in 1974 with his first album, “Todo el tiempo del mundo” (All the Time in the World). Ray Girado’s personal adaptation of the classic “Soleado”, an instrumental composed by Italian Ciro Dammicco under the pseudonym Zacar, somewhat imitating Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin’s “Je t’aime, moi non plus,” reached number one on the charts through Otero’s words and earned him the title of pioneer of sensual Spanish pop and spoken-word songs. |
| Time | Ben’s Brother | Written and introduced by Jamie Hartman with his band Ben’s Brother, the song reflects on mortality and the need to live with urgency. The band themselves were the first to release it. The band was named after Jamie’s big brother Ben, whose shadow he lived in as a teenager. |
| Cherish | Kool & The Gang | Written within the group by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, James Taylor, and other members, Cherish, recorded in the Bahamas, was crafted as a gentle anthem of gratitude for love. Kool & The Gang themselves introduced it as one of their signature ballads. |
| Next Time | The Tibbs | This soulful track was written and performed by Dutch retro-soul group The Tibbs, featuring the voice of Elsa Birgitta Bekman is a Dutch singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. They were the first to present it, weaving a lesson in heartbreak and hope for the future. |
| Bad Time | The Jayhawks | Originally written and performed by Mark Farner for Grand Funk Railroad in 1975, Bad Time was a rock ballad about poorly timed love. Two decades later, The Jayhawks, an American alternative country and rock band formed in February 1985, at Minneapolis, Minnesota, gave it an alt-country reimagining. |
| Need a Little Time | Courtney Barnett | Written and introduced by Courtney Barnett herself, the track reflects on self-doubt and the pressures of fame. Courtney Barnett (born Courtney Melba Barnett in Sydney on 3 November 1987) is an anti-influencer who is a powerful voice for our times, a recluse acclaimed by audiences the world over and a strong female artist in conflict with herself. |
| Let the Good Times Be Never Ending | The Charlatans | This song was written and performed by The Charlatans themselves, with Tim Burgess leading. Their own recording was the first, a poignant plea to hold onto joy in the face of grief. Long-standing UK indie rock band, founded in 1988 in the West Midlands by bassist Martin Blunt. Marketed in North America as The Charlatans UK due to copyright issues with the ’60s San Francisco psych rock group with the same name. |
Sources
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