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Old 05-02-2005, 11:13 PM
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Default Top 10 Songs Of All Time

(excluding folk songs)

1. Yesterdays (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach)
2. After the Ball (Charles Harris)
3. Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn)
4. Easy Living (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)
5. God Bless' the Child (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog)
6. After You've Gone (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton)
7. Poor Butterfly (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell)
8. Winter Moon (Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Adamson)
9. The Days of Wine & Roses (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer)
10. Laura (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer)
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Old 05-02-2005, 11:17 PM
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er---- You win!

Are you suggesting we all list are 10 favorite songs? Is this from an article? Is this like that episode of cheers where CLiff was on Jeopardy and the real answer is:

What are 10 songs I have never heard?

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Old 05-02-2005, 11:21 PM
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What, no Partridge Family?
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Old 05-02-2005, 11:41 PM
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What, no Partridge Family?
"Echo Valley 2-6809" was No. 12 on the list, & "Rainmaker" was No. 19!
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Old 05-03-2005, 10:05 AM
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DISCLAIMER: #2-10 could change at any time...these are as of this moment.

1) Oh Well - Fleetwood Mac
2) And Your Bird Can Sing - The Beatles
3) In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed - Allman Bros Band
4) La Grange - ZZ Top
5) Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
6) Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones
7) Glad/Freedom Rider - Traffic
8 ) Get Back - The Beatles
9) Love Train - Big & Rich
10) So What - Miles Davis
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Old 05-03-2005, 12:34 PM
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In no order. And I went over. Too bad .

The Chain - Mac
Edge of 17 - Stevie
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
In My Life - Beatles
Take It To the Limit - Eagles
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
Suspicious Minds - Elvis
Reflections - Supremes
American Pie - Don McLean
Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney (or is it Wings?)
Where Would You Be? - Martina McBride
Sister Golden Hair - America
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler
Change of Heart - Cyndi Lauper
Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
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Old 05-02-2005, 11:40 PM
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er---- You win!

Are you suggesting we all list are 10 favorite songs? Is this from an article? Is this like that episode of cheers where CLiff was on Jeopardy and the real answer is:

What are 10 songs I have never heard?

Just pick your Top 10 Songs Of All Time! I chose mine, now it's your turn!
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Old 05-03-2005, 04:17 PM
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Rhiannon/Silver Springs/Dreams/The Chain/Go Your Own Way- F.M.
East Hastings-Godspeed You Black Emperor
Barracuda/Battle of Evermore (live)-Heart
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You-Led Zep
Tumbling Dice- Rolling Stones
Suffragette City/Rock and Roll Suicide/I'm Afraid of Americans -David Bowie
Get Ready for Love- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Promises in the Dark- Pat Benatar
Cinnamon Girl-Neil Young
Because the Night- Patti Smith
American Girl- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

okay, so I went over.
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Very Hard. My list changes somewhat from time to time, but the following usually remain constant. In no particular order...(excluding FM/SN/LB songs)

Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding)
Suspicious Minds (Elvis)
Graceland (Paul Simon)
Blackbird (The Beatles)
Walls (Circus) (Tom Petty)
Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler)
Dreamers on the Rise (John Stewart)
The Promise (When in Rome)
Down Under (Men at Work)
I'm on Fire (Bruce Springsteen)


Honorable Mentions:
I Want to Break Free (Queen)
Still the Same (Bob Seger)
Coming Around Again (Carly Simon)
Truth No. 2 (Dixie Chicks)
The Lonesome Picker (John Stewart)
In My Life (The Beatles)
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Old 05-03-2005, 10:16 PM
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Very Hard. My list changes somewhat from time to time, but the following usually remain constant. In no particular order...(excluding FM/SN/LB songs)

Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding)
Suspicious Minds (Elvis)
Graceland (Paul Simon)
Blackbird (The Beatles)
Walls (Circus) (Tom Petty)
Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler)
Dreamers on the Rise (John Stewart)
The Promise (When in Rome)
Down Under (Men at Work)
I'm on Fire (Bruce Springsteen)


Honorable Mentions:
I Want to Break Free (Queen)
Still the Same (Bob Seger)
Coming Around Again (Carly Simon)
Truth No. 2 (Dixie Chicks)
The Lonesome Picker (John Stewart)
In My Life (The Beatles)
I love you, that you put Down Under on your list. I agree, it's like, a perfect song. And any mention of graceland is awesome. I love that whole album, so much.
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Old 05-05-2005, 12:39 AM
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Ok, so this was difficult as all hell, and I'm sure I'm forgetting some...and they're definitely not in order.

Sleeping Angel, Edge of Seventeen by Stevie
Why by Annie Lennox
Georgia On My Mind by Ray Charles
Like a Prayer by Madonna
Sunday Morning by No Doubt
Wonderwall by Oasis
At My Most Beautiful by REM
Why, Storms, Beautiful Child, The Chain, Gyspy by Fleetwood Mac
A Time to Be So Small, Leif Erickson by Interpol
Mojo Pin, Hallelujah by Jeff Buckely
Go or Go Ahead by Rufus Wainwright
Hurt by Johnny Cash
Lightning Crashes by Live
Always Be My Baby by Mariah Carey
Asleep by the Smiths
Hey Jupiter by Tori Amos
Burning Love by Elvis Presely
Here Comes The Rain Again by Eurythmics
Come What May by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman
Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke
Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers
Oh My Sweet Carlonia, Desire by Ryan Adams
Across the Universe by the Beatles
Son of a Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield
Brick by Ben Folds Five
Pride (In the Name of Love), Bad, MLK, Sunday Bloody Sunday, New Years Day, One, Walk On, All I Want Is You, Where the Streets Have No Name, With Or Without You, One Tree Hill, Stories for Boys by U2.
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I'll just eliminate any Fleetwood Mac or Stevie Nicks songs and go with some of my other favorites in no particular order.

You Gotta Sin to Get Saved - Maria McKee
Step Inside This House - Lyle Lovett
10,000 Miles - Mary Chapin Carpenter
What's the Matter Here - 10000 Maniacs
I Haven't Seen This Day Before - Innocence Mission
At My Most Beautiful - REM
Angel From Montgomery - Bonnie Raitt
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
Cowboy Romance - Natalie Merchant
Crying - Roy Orbison


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(Current favorites it always changes.)

In no particular order:
Train In Vain - The Clash
Cypress Avenue - Van Morrison
Everyday - Slade
Time Of Season - The Zombies
Touch Me - The Doors
Heros - David Bowie
Surrender - Cheap Trick
In The Flesh - Blondie
Walk Away - James Gang
Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
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