Tuesday, April 26, 2011

best songs ever

Objectivity be damned. The AOATGAF has spoken.
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Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
Imagine, John Lennon
Hotel California, Eagles
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, Monty Python
What's Going On?, Marvin Gaye
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch, Thurl Ravenscroft
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pink Floyd
Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin
American Pie, Don McLean
Short People, Randy Newman
Feels So Good, chuck mangione
Black Water, The Doobie Brothers
Tempted, Squeeze
I've Seen All Good People, Yes
Liar, Rollins Band
Taxi, Harry Chapin
I.G.Y, Donald Fagen
Sunflowers, Wynton Marsalis Septet
Africa, Toto
Down on the Corner, Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Sound of Silence, Simon & Garfunkel
Free as a Bird, The Beatles
Sir Duke, Stevie Wonder
In the Air Tonight, Phil Collins
Virtual Insanity, Jamiroquai
The Logical Song, Supertramp
All Things Must Pass, George Harrison
Romeo and Juliet, Dire Straits
Billy Jean, Michael Jackson
Dust in the Wind, Kansas
White Lines, Grandmaster Melle Mel
Helplessly Hoping, Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Yes I Am, Lyle Lovett
All You Need is Love, The Beatles
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Gordon Lightfoot
Wonderful World, Art Garfunkel
Leader of the Band, Dan Fogelberg
You're So Vain, Carly Simon
Free Bird, Lynyrd Skynyrd
Late in the Evening, Paul Simon
December 1963 (Oh What a Night), Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
God Only Knows, The Beach Boys
Chameleon, maynard ferguson
Big Bottom, Spinal Tap
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown, Jim Croce
Afternoon Delight, Starland Vocal Band
Closer, Nine Inch Nails
Hurt, Johnny Cash
Three Views of a Secret, Word of Mouth
Brick House, The Commodores
Life's Been Good, Joe Walsh
Aeroplane, Red Hot Chili Peppers
Comfortably Numb, Pink Floyd
Reminiscing, Little River Band
Sowing the Seeds of Love, Tears for Fears
For What It's Worth, The Buffalo Springfield
Sexual Healing, Marving Gaye
Garden Party, Rick Nelson
Watching the Wheels, John Lennon
Islands in the Stream, the Bee Gees
A Case of You, Joni Mitchell
Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey, Sly and the Family Stone
Boy From New York City, Manhattan Transfer
Kashmir, Led Zeppelin
Just Dropped In, The First Edition
Eminence Front, The Who
Have a Cigar, Pink Floyd
What a Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong
Jack and Diane, John Mellencamp
Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper
Werewolves of London, Warren Zevon
Harvest Moon, Neil Young
Puff the Magic Dragon, Peter, Paul, and Mary
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey, Paul McCartney
Peace Train, Cat Stevens
Don't Stand So Close to Me, The Police
Love Shack, The B-52s
Knockin' On Heaven's Door, Bob Dylan
I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair, George Jones
Mama Told Me (Not to Come), Three Dog Night
Sail on Sailor, The Beach Boys
Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley
I Will Survive, Gloria Gaynor
I Want Your Sex pts. 1-3, George Michael
Alone Again (Naturally), Gilbert O'Sullivan
Steppin' Out, Joe Jackson
Love the One You're With, Stephen Stills
Don't Drink the Water, Dave Matthews Band
No One is to Blame, Howard Jones
Still the One, Orleans
Crazy, Gnarls Barkley
Baker Street, Gerry Rafferty
Love on the Rocks, Neil Diamond
Sledgehammer, Peter Gabriel
The Cool, Cool River, Paul Simon
On and On, Stephen Bishop
Murder By Numbers, The Police
Something About You, Level 42
Lovin', Huggin', Squeezin', Journey
Atlantis, Donovan
Mama, Genesis
If, Bread
Heroin, The Velvet Underground
One Week, Barenaked Ladies
Kiss, Prince
Shame, Randy Newman
Leave It, Yes
Railroad Worksong, Notting Hillbillies
No Diggity, Blackstreet
Saint Augustine in Hell, sting
High Hopes, Pink Floyd

2 comments:

Weezie said...

Good list. Except for Werewolves of London, on my Most Annoying Songs list.

Weezie said...

A-OOOOOO!