Tuesday, June 11, 2024

My 50 Favorite Songs

 (I've put hyperlinks for entries I feel deserve more attention.)

50. "Message To My Mother" (Hank Williams)

49. "Ocean of Always" (Memory Land)

48. "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" (Warren Zevon)

47. "Here's Looking At You, Kid" (The Gaslight Anthem)

46. "The Swan" (Camille Saint-Saëns)

45. "Eulogy" (Basil Poledouris)

44. "Stand By Me" (Ben E. King) 

43. "Once I Was" (Tim Buckley)

42. "Stolen Car" (Bruce Springsteen)

41. "Ball and Chain" (Social Distortion)

40. "The 803" (Mount Ivy)

39. "Sleepwalk" (Santo & Johnny)

38. "Love" (John Lennon)

37. "Man of the Hour" (Pearl Jam)

36. "White Rose" (Isaac Roux)

35. "I Shall Be Released" (The Band)

34. "Trio" (King Crimson)

33. "Jugband Blues" (Pink Floyd)

32. "Standing On the Moon" (Grateful Dead)

31. "Dream Operator" (Talking Heads)

30. "Sleeping In" (The Postal Service)

29. "Rock and Roll Dream" (Asia)

28. "Here Comes a Regular" (The Replacements)

27. "Man on the Moon" (REM)

26. "Dublin" (Airborne Toxic Event)

25. "Kathy's Song" (Simon & Garfunkel)

24. "Don't Forget Me" (Joe Cocker)

23. "A Dustland Fairytale" (The Killers)

22. "Goodbye, Dear Friend" (Deer Tick)

21. "Lie For a Lie" (Mason + Fenn)

20. "Blind" (TV On the Radio)

19. "Keep Me a Space" (Glasvegas)

18. "The Card Cheat" (The Clash) 

17. "The Song is Over" (The Who)

16. "Phone Went West" (My Morning Jacket)

15. "Watson" (Brian Fallon)

14. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Closing Theme" (Jack Nitzsche)

13. "Theme From 'Once Upon a Time in the West'" (Ennio Morricone)

12. "Who Made Who" (AC/DC)

11. "Son of Alerik" (Deep Purple)

10. "That's the Way" (Led Zeppelin)  

9. "Little Motel" (Modest Mouse)

8. "Hold You Up" (The Gaslight Anthem)

7. "Theme From 'Gran Torino'" (Jamie Cullum)  

6. "Lazy Waters" (The Byrds)

5. "Bloodbuzz, Ohio" (The National)

4. "Without Rings" (Neil Young) 

3. "Comfortably Numb" (Pink Floyd)

2. "Tears of Rage" (The Band)

1. "Atlantic City" (Bruce Springsteen)

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