Patch Poll: Popular Music That Connects the Ages

Today is a good day to sing:

“Monday Monday, so good to me
Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be”

On May 7, 1966, "Monday Monday" by the Mamas and Papas hit No. 1 on the charts.

According to brainyhistory.com, May 7 has had some significant moments in American pop music history.

For example, on May 7, 1941, Glen Miller recorded "Chattanooga Choo Choo" for RCA.

This week’s Patch Poll is about which pop songs will stand the test of time.

Below is Billboard's list of "Hot 100" No. 1 songs for the time period including May 7, at the beginning each decade, going back to 1970, as listed on Digitaldreamdoor.com.

Which one of these songs will endure and be remembered 50 years from now?

Although Patch Polls are interesting but terribly unscientific, the results of last week’s poll: How important is it to you to take a lunch break at work? did not mirror the results of a national survey. The American Dietetic Association and ConAgra Foods’ Home Food Safety program's survey, Desktop Dining Survey: 2011 Results, said 83 percent of Americans typically eat in their office or cubicle in an effort to save time and money—62 percent eat lunch; 50 percent snack at their desk; 27 percent eat breakfast; and 4 percent of Americans eat dinner at their desktop.

In last week's , 56 percent of respondents said taking a lunch break is very important as is their opportunity to relax and regroup to tackle the rest of the day. A total of 32 percent answered, “Not that important. I can take it or leave it.” Ten percent said a lunch break is, “Not important. I can't afford the time or money.”

One of the respondents, Dominic Polito, commented: “(The) American way of working is panic stricken, pressured by company-driven minded individuals to please the client at all costs. In the past two years, two of my wife's co-workers passed due to heart issues. One of them was 39 years of age; the other, 60. Both appeared to be in good health. Enlarged heart muscles due to constant stress played a large part (in their deaths).

"Take time for yourself during the day to turn off the time bomb" Polito posted. "It's ticking inside all of us. When you're gone due to job pressure, you will be missed for a short time. Then the next doomed worker will slide into the open space.”