50 Favorite Songs
John Hawkins at Right Wing News has a knack for making good lists. One of his latest is his "Top 50 Songs of All Time", a take off on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs. Hawkins notes that his list has nothing in common with the Rolling Stone list, so it's only fair to note that my list has nothing in common with his list.
Two quick notes:
1. I don't think these are the greatest songs ever, they're just my favorites right now. I could make this list tomorrow and it'd be different.
2. For my assorted siblings that read and comment here, a special note. There is no Bloodrock, no Ambrosia and no Pink Floyd on the list. If someone wants to bitch about that, they can make their own list ;-)
So, without further ado, here it is:
50. What About Now, by Robbie Robertson
49. In My Life, by The Beatles
48. Wait, by Huffamoose
47. Always On My Mind, by Willie Nelson
46. A New England, by Kirsty McColl
45. Now They'll Sleep, by Belly
44. Here Comes Your Man, by The Pixies
43. Cherub Rock, by Smashing Pumpkins
42. Head On, by The Jesus And Mary Chain
41. Born of Frustration, by James
40. Biko, by Peter Gabriel
39. Sodajerk, by Buffalo Tom
38. Madison, by Jude Cole
37. James, by Huffamoose
36. Jesus, Etc., by Wilco
35. Southern Cross, by Crosby, Stills & Nash
34. Black, by Pearl Jam
33. Smoke, by Ben Folds Five
32. Wrong 'Em Boyo, by The Clash
31. Last Goodbye, by Jeff Buckley
30. Adelaide, by Old 97s
29. Everlong, by Foo Fighters
28. Gloria, by U2
27. Somebody Saved Me, by Pete Townshend
26. Can't Hardly Wait, by The Replacements
25. Firedoor, by Ani DiFranco
24. I Saw The Light, by Todd Rundgren
23. Within Your Reach, by The Replacements
22. Helpless, by Sugar
21. Waiting For Somebody, by Paul Westerberg
20. California, by Semisonic
19. And Through The Wire, by Peter Gabriel
18. King Of All Of The World, by Old 97s
17. Town Called Malice, by The Jam
16. Tempted, by Squeeze
15. Baba O'Riley, by The Who
14. So Far Away, by Carole King
13. Blue Sky, by The Allman Brothers
12. The Body Of An American, by The Pogues
11. Valerie Loves Me, by Material Issue
10. Diamond Mine, by Blue Rodeo
9. Come Around, by Rhett Miller
8. Six Months In A Leaky Boat, by Split Enz
7. Alex Chilton, by The Replacements
6. Is This Love, by Bob Marley
5. Peace, Love & Understanding, by Elvis Costello
4. Iowa, by Dar Williams
3. I've Been Waiting, by Matthew Sweet
2. Changes, Sugar
And my number one song is (drumroll please)....
1. See A Little Light, by Bob Mould
Posted by at November 28, 2004 06:38 PM
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| # March 7th, 2005 6:48 PM Converted_Comment | |
Just a guess, but I get the feeling you like Paul Westerberg. I have no idea what my list would look like, but #1 would likely be "Brass In Pocket" by The Pretenders. |
| # March 7th, 2005 6:48 PM Converted_Comment | |
Can I safely assume my copy of "Workbook" is on the east side of Madison? |
| # March 7th, 2005 6:48 PM Converted_Comment | |
It is. In fact, I believe it still has the telltale masking tape on it. |
| # March 7th, 2005 6:48 PM Converted_Comment | |
A wise person proposed, there are 2 types of people. I am the former. Not sure if it's exactly my #1 song, but Little Long-Haired Outlaw by Chris LeDoux is in my top 10. Almost 2 decades ago, when digital audio tracking was commercially available on VHS, I enumerated my top 179 tunes, and recorded them on 2 VHS tapes. Clearly, the most enjoyable 12 hours of uninterrupted sound in my collection - and friends still can't tell whether they're hearing the tape or the original CD - even when switching back and forth between the sources. I wish Madison had some decent music stations. I've been blowing out some GM speakers the last few months since The Brew 97.3 started broadcasting from Milwaukee. |
| # March 7th, 2005 6:48 PM Converted_Comment | |
Between these two and the one Michele at ASV is doing, I might have to concoct my own list. Or maybe I'll just do my top 50 Old 97s songs since they're so far beyond my favorite band that no one else comes close. |
| # March 7th, 2005 6:48 PM Converted_Comment | |
Drew, I'm continually humbled by your Old 97s knowledge. There's no way I could even name 50 songs by them. I think they're the "Amazing Race" of bands. They don't have a big fanbase, but the people who like them *really* like them and tell everyone they know. They get more fans almost strictly through word of mouth. |
| # March 7th, 2005 6:48 PM Converted_Comment | |
Geeze Louise, what planet did you come from?!!! |
| # March 7th, 2005 6:48 PM Converted_Comment | |
I'm a nerd, what can I say? You're right, though, because their rfanbase is small but devoted. |
| # March 7th, 2005 6:48 PM Converted_Comment | |
I've always thought there's people who love music enough to play it. I liked the rolling stone list actually, or at least I know why they picked what they did. i dont get whats wrong with it. |