Change of tune

Today was my friend's birthday. Her present to me is usually her singing "you say it's your birthday, we'll it's my birthday too, yeah..." into my answering machine. This year I modernized and put a list of songs from each year of her life so far on her Facebook page. Here's the list, if you have some time to kill. One year I deleted by accident and am too lazy to look up, the other I deleted on purpose.

1970 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KijLredMzJI

1971 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogfuw_HgOK0

1972 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr-BYVeCv6U

1973 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43Ho_6C_fM4

1974 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHsDa9_HSlA

1975 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av2rClwyCu8

1976 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irp8CNj9qBI

1977 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI2BnzF1860

1978 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oWeaujOWXc

1979 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv6lHwWwO3w

1980 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTJHjuhCYos

1981 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFCGn_bU_kI

1982 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXLHUThBib8

1982 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En-cHBv7UpA

1983 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnejNGprm3I

1984 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Z-Dn7XfFA

1984 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyl5DlrsU90

1985 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f06QZCVUHg

1985 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBK2YQPKMf4

1986 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GccfzxHIXaY

1987 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEfSnjL0pd8

1988 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-AYAv0IoWI

1989 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_wzi-kTVOI

1992 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AscPOozwYA8

1993 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdbFruizeng

1994 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJEySrDerj0

1995 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePgLUYFp5o4

1996 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v9yUVgrmPY

1997 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-idDbIfGvw (not a hit that year – but her Wedding song)

1998 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo_0UXRY_rY

1999 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AUxKHdNe34

2000 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6FwEJwwYcQ

2001 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P79j-293dQ

2002 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHpK-ejSfBo

2003 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i38JRTyMik

2004 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V4c1nsjc9o

2005 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FPvfrfwlX0

2006 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygctbqBijFk

2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tEROk-Y27Q

2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xX1w9Yn9K4

2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p3o8NnvBa8

We were in a musical cul-de-sac for a while, but things are looking up!!!!!!!!!!

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