OK, so during some free time last night waiting for my kids, I ranked my top 127 songs (see the v1 post) with a 0-5 star ranking system. Based on this, using only the 4.5 – 5.0 star song I was able to come up with my Top 25 Favorite Songs of All TIme (so far). I have not ordered them (i.e. there is no #1), as I am not sure I could, given the fact that “mood” plays an important part of this. In any case, they are listed below in alphabetical order! If you have not heard these songs yet, you should!
- Annie’s Song, John Denver
- Born To Run, Bruce Springsteen
- Boxer, Simon & Garfunkel
- Closer to Fine, Indigo Girls
- Crazy, Patsy Cline
- Crazy Love, Van Morrison
- Crazy on you, Heart
- El Shaddai, Amy Grant
- Home Sweet Home, Motley Crue
- I Got A Name, Jim Croce
- Jamming, Bob Marley & The Wailers
- Lean On Me, Kirk Franklin featuring Crystal Lewis
- Only the Good Die Young, Billy Joel
- Regulate, Warren G
- Remember Me, Mark Schultz
- Shambala, Three Dog Night
- She’s Always a Woman Billy Joel
- Stayin’ Alive, The Bee Gees
- Stuck In The Middle With You, Stealers Wheel
- Subdivisions, Rush
- Summer Of ’69, Bryan Adams
- The Lucky One, Alison Krauss & Union Station
- The Rose, Bette Midler
- Wanted Dead Or Alive, Bon Jovi
- You Can Call Me Al, Paul Simon
(sorry Den, no Rolling Stones…)
Already needed to change 3 songs out…not as easy as it looks. This is real close, but may have 1 or 2 changes. Need to see how this sounds…
Have you lost your mind? Reading this list is like peeling a ripe onion. Eyes full of tears and the further I get the tougher it is to look at it.
Annies Song?
Closer to Fine?
Home Sweet Home?
Subdivisions?
Summer of ’69?
You’ve gotta be kidding me. About the only with credence would be Born to Run, The Boxer, and maybe Wanted Dead or Alive would sneak in the top 25. I don’t know if I’ll be able to handle the Top 10.
If I get time, I’ll show you a REAL group of classic tunes. I know…not BEST but FAVORITE…but favorite oughta show some degree of good musical taste.
Shaming the family musical name….
OK, I’m about ready to post a REAL Top 25 songlist. None of this fluffy John Denver rubbish. I’ll have to eliminate any Stones songs, as they’d likely take half of the top 25 and probably 3/4 of my final top 10.
Wanna taste? Here are some likely Top 25 definites:
In-A-Godda-Da-Vida – Iron Butterfly
The Only Living Boy in NY – S&G
Watching the Detectives – Elvis Costello
Some longshot candidates:
Waste – Smashmouth
Fooled Around & Fell in Love – Elvin Bishop
Oh yeah…
OK, Here are my Top 35 or so. I’ll try and whittle to 10 by year’s end. Remember, this doesn’t count Rolling Stones songs…I’ll do a separate Stones top 10 later:
After the Gold Rush – Neil Young
The Air That I Breathe – The Hollies
Something – The Beatles
Into the Mystic – Van Morrison
Positively 4th Street – Bob Dylan
The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel
The Only Living Boy in New York – Simon & Garfunkel
Brooklyn Roads – Neil Diamond
One – U2
California Dreaming – Mamas & Papas
Can’t Find My Way Home – Blind Faith
Pink Houses – John Mellencamp
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John
Dear Mr. Fantasy – Traffic
Dreams – VanHalen
Dangerous Type – The Cars
Drive – The Cars
Everybody’s Talkin – Nilsson
Thunder Road – Bruce Springsteen
Jungleland – Bruce Springsteen
Feelin’ Stronger Everyday – Chicago
I Was Only Joking – Rod Stewart
Fooled Around and Fell in Love – Elvin Bishop
Graduation Day – Chris Isaak
A Pirate Looks at Forty – Jimmy Buffet
Have You Ever Seen the Rain – CCR
Heroes – David Bowie
In-A-Godda-Da-Vida – Iron Butterfly
Jeepster – T-Rex
Let It Rock – Chuck Berry
Little Queenie – Chuck Berry
Let Your Love Flow – Bellamy Brothers
Watching the Detectives – Elvis Costello
Never Going Back Again – Fleetwood Mac
Superstitious – Stevie Wonder
Rocket Man – Elton John
Rock Me on the Water – Jackson Browne
Shame on the Moon – Bob Seger
South Central Rain – REM
Storms – Fleetwood Mac
Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles
OK, I think its time to finish this list. Here are my all-time, non-Stones, top 10 songs….those that move me, I never tire of, and turn up every time they are on:
Something – Beatles
Into the Mystic – Van Morrison
Only Living Boy in New York – S&G
One – U2
I Was Only Joking – Rod Stewart
A Pirate Looks at Forty – Jimmy Buffet
Little Queenie – Chuck Berry
Factory – Bruce Springsteen
Heroes – David Bowie
Never Going Back Again – Fleetwood Mac
Honorable Mention (just missed the cut):
Vienna – Billy Joel
Whoops – made one mistake…Thunder Road over Factor for Bruce.
Something – Beatles
Into the Mystic – Van Morrison
Only Living Boy in New York – S&G
One – U2
I Was Only Joking – Rod Stewart
A Pirate Looks at Forty – Jimmy Buffet
Little Queenie – Chuck Berry
Thunder Road – Bruce Springsteen
Heroes – David Bowie
Never Going Back Again – Fleetwood Mac
Agreed on this one, Thunder Road will probably overtake into the tops on mine as well.
OK, I will narrow it down as well. Here’s the top 15…tough to get a shorter list!
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If I had to go there, here would be the top 10. I don’t know if I have ever paused, skipped or stopped these songs once they started!
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Now for the list that truly matters…my top 10 Rolling Stones songs (in no particular order)
Tumbing Dice
Shattered
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
Beast of Burden
Loving Cup
Angie
Brown Sugar
Star Star
Gimme Shelter
I Got the Blues
HONORABLE MENTION
I Am Waiting
Sympathy for the Devil
I’d have to say, if I incorporated these 10 into my all time top 10, 7-8 of these Stones songs would make it.
As for Fuzz’s list…only Thunder Road is close to mine. Jamming & Wanted DorA might make top 50 somewhere.
Here are the Stones songs that I would have in my top 10:
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