Why Top-Random # Lists are stupid
I hate top anything lists, but the blogging community is awash with much-deserved bitching about Rolling Stone’s Top 50 rock songs of all time. To kill a little time, I’m playing around with some song lists of my own. I encourage you to offer your lists in the comments. (Oh, and a new real post is below this one).
ROLLING STONE’S TOP 5 SONGS
1. Like a Rolling Stone – Bob Dylan
2. Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
3. Imagine – John Lennon
4. What’s Going On? – Marvin Gaye
5. Respect – Aretha Franklin
MY TOP FIVE FROM THE ROLLING STONE TOP 50
26. A Day In The Life – The Beatles
10. What’d I say? – Ray Charles
27. Layla – Derek and the Dominoes
30. I Walk The Line – Johnny Cash
48. All Along The Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
MY TOP FIVE SONGS I’M EMBARASSED TO SAY I LOVE
1. Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
2. Already Gone- The Eagles
3. Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell
4. Landslide – Stevie Nicks or Dixie Chicks
5. Cracklin’ Rosie – Neil Diamond (oh, just shut up with your teasing)
MY TOP FIVE SONGS THAT YOU DON’T KNOW BUT SHOULD
1. Brown Mountain Lights – Acoustic Syndicate
2. You’re Not the Best (but you’re the best that I can do) – Charlie Robison
3. Three Fine Daughters – Eddie from Ohio
4. Positive Friction – Donna the Buffalo
5. No Depression – Uncle Tupelo
MY TOP FIVE COVER SONGS (which is to say, I really like the originals but don’t mind these covers)
1. Little Wing – Stevie Ray Vaughan
2. You Really Got Me – Van Halen
3. Higher Ground – Red Hot Chile Peppers
4. North Country Girl (aka Girl of North Country) – Acoustic Syndicate
5. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Eddie from Ohio
MY TOP FIVE BOB DYLAN SONGS
1. Tangled up in Blue
2. Girl of North Country
3. From a Buick 6
4. Don’t Think Twice
5. Subteranean Homesick Blues
FIVE SONGS I’VE SANG AT A KARAOKE BAR
1. Thank God I’m a Country Boy – John Denver
2. Mama Tried – Merle Haggard via Grateful Dead
3. Be My Baby Tonight – I have no idea what pop country band sings this
4. Dixie Land Delight (including a rap version with my brother)
5. Georgia – Ray Charles (this actually turned out much better than it should’ve)
MY TOP FIVE SONGS I LISTEN TO TO EXACERABATE A SULLEN MOOD
1. The End – The Doors
2. You Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Rolling Stones
3. Some Chris Isaak song I can’t remember right now, but it’s on the Wild at Heart Soundtrack
4. Black Eye – Uncle Tupelo
5. Shape of the World – John Gorka
…and finally…
MY TOP FIVE ROCK SONGS (and, again, this is really, really wrong, but the best I can do after an afternoon of thought)
5. Crazy Train – Ozzy
4. Roadhouse Blues – The Doors
3. Black Dog – Led Zeppelin
2. Ramblin’ Man- The Allman Brothers
1. Get Back – The Beatles
That was tiring.
What are yours?
