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Trail Nazi

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(I know we have had plenty of music threads but hopefully, this one has a different spin on the previous.)


There is a station out of Philly that is running a contest (and moving into a new studio) for you to list your top 10 songs of all time. I have been putting some thought into this and I think I may be close to having my 10. What are your top 10 songs of all time? This link is from the radio station with some of their top 10!


Some of my favorites include: (I don't have 10 yet, still thinking)
Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
The Clash - Guns of Brixton
Genesis - Follow You, Follow Me
U2 - All I want is You
U2 - One
U2 - Can't Help Falling in Love
The Police - Every Little Thing She Does
Big Country - In a Big Country
 
Top 10 Classical (not in order)
Toccata and Fugue in D min - JS Bach
Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber
Magic Flute - Mozart
Brandenburg concerto No 3 - JS Bach
Also Spracht Zarathustra - Strauss
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Flight of the Bumblebee - Rimski Korsakov
the entire Nutcracker - Tchaikowsky
Ride of the Valkyries - Wagner
Damnation of Faust - Berlioz
 
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Thanks TN, this thread has me all flustered. The only thing I am positive about is the one - single greatest song (song being differentiated from a symphony, concherto and ditty). The single greatest song every written and know world wide is:

DRUM ROLL

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
 
I guarantee that this would change if you asked me tomorrow. It is tough to pin down only 10. This is what came off the top of my head this morning:

I Wanna Be Sedated – The Ramones
Atomic Garden – Bad Religion
Angel of Death – Slayer
Synchronicity II – The Police
Street Spirit (Fade Out) – Radiohead
Elephant Stone – Stone Roses
Love Love Love – The Queers
Elanor Rigby – The Beatles
Karma Police – Radiohead
Stigmata – Ministry
 
I'll second both I wanna be sedated and Elephant stone and add the following in no particular order.

Lou Reed - Wild Child
Tragically Hip - 38 Years Old
The Who - Pictures of Lily
Sex Pistols - Fri**in' in the Riggin'
Frank Zappa - Ti**ies's and Beer
Hoyt Axton - Della and a Dealer
John Prine - Sam Stone
The Pogues - Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Billy Bragg - No power without accountability

Reviewing my list, maybe we should change this to top 10 most underated songs of all time
 
Mine change daily as well....but here's my stab...in no particular order...

She - The Misfits
I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones
London Calling - The Clash
Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Ballad of Dwight Fry - Alice Cooper
Runnin with the Devil - Van Halen
Goin to California - Led Zep
Archangel - Samhain
Back in the Saddle - Aerosmith
Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck - Prong
 
Trail Nazi said:
Some of my favorites include: (I don't have 10 yet, still thinking)
Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry
The Clash - Guns of Brixton
Genesis - Follow You, Follow Me
U2 - All I want is You
U2 - One
U2 - Can't Help Falling in Love
The Police - Every Little Thing She Does
Big Country - In a Big Country
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I am really having a tough time with the last 2, but I think maybe:
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World
Queen - These are the days of our lives


but the references to the Stone Roses has thrown me.
 
This is sooooooo hard.

Here's a try though (in no particular order):

Nautical Disaster -- Tragically Hip
Swamp Thing -- Chameleons UK
Crazy -- Pylon
Without You -- Pietasters
Monkey Gone to Heaven -- Pixies
Los Angeles -- X
Hanging Tree -- Queens of the Stone Age
Rodeo Clowns -- G. Love and Special Sauce w/ Jack Johnson
Another Generation -- Fishbone
Black Metallic -- Catherine Wheel

Trail Nazi said:
but the references to the Stone Roses has thrown me.
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Great band... almost made my list too. :)
 
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I guess these particular songs have to be the ones where you NEVER EVER EVER get tired of hearing them. With that in mind, here's my top 10 for this moment. There are mostly oldies in these lists. I have to break this up according to genre. 8-!

R&B

"The Night Time is the Right Time" - Ray Charles
"My Sherie Amour" - Stevie Wonder
"Come See About Me" - The Supremes
"My Girl" - The Temptations
"Rock Wit You" - Michael Jackson
"Bad Boy Having a Party" - Luther Vandross
"When Doves Cry" - Prince
"I'll Be There" - The Jackson 5
"Love & Happiness" - Al Green
"September" - Earth, Wind & Fire

Alternative

"Everlong" - Foo Fighters
"1979" - Smashing Pumpkins
"Jeremy" - Pearl Jam
"Rock the Casbah" - The Clash
"Strangelove" - Depeche Mode
"Don't Go" - Yaz
"Blue Monday" - New Order
"True Faith" - New Order
"Twilight Zone" - Golden Earring
"Lovesong" - The Cure

Pop/Rock

"My Sweet Lord" - George Harrison
"Holiday" - Madonna
"Another One Bites the Dust" - Queen
"Reminiscing" - The Little River Band
"Wrapped Around Your Finger" - The Police
"Long Train Running" - The Doobie Brothers
"Evil Ways" - Santana
"Miss You" - The Rolling Stones
"Fame" - David Bowie
"How Deep is Your Love" - The BeeGees
 
Maister said:
Top 10 Classical (not in order)
Toccata and Fugue in D min - JS Bach
Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber
Magic Flute - Mozart
Brandenburg concerto No 3 - JS Bach
Also Spracht Zarathustra - Strauss
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Flight of the Bumblebee - Rimski Korsakov
the entire Nutcracker - Tchaikowsky
Ride of the Valkyries - Wagner
Damnation of Faust - Berlioz
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Maister.....my top 10 classical would include Beethoven's 9th and Pictures At An Exhibition by Mzgorsky.

Bear Chorale
 
Alright, let me give it a shot. In no particular order, other than Stairway to Heaven.

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin
Ole Slew Foot - Jim and Jesse
Low Rider - War
Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
Tommy the Cat - Primus
Unforgettable - Nate King Cole
Knockin' on Heavens Door - Bob Dylan
Damage, Inc. - Metallica
Fellin' Alright - Grand Funk Railroad
War Pigs - Black Sabbath
 
Planderella, you are too organized! :) The Twilight Zone by Golden Earring is one of my favorites too, I think I may have to add that one. Plus, I always wanted to be one of the girls in the video.

Maister's classical reference would cause me to add Mozart's "Eine Kleine Naucht Musik"
 
I'm a huge music freak, so it would be next ti impossible for me to narrow my favorite songs into a top ten list. However (AIB Maister) I couldn't make a top ten classical list without mentioning Berlioz's Symphony Fantastique... foreboding grandeur at near it's best.
 
Bear Up North said:
Maister.....my top 10 classical would include Beethoven's 9th and Pictures At An Exhibition by Mzgorsky.

Bear Chorale
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If it's any consolation, Bear, I had a Moussorgsky work 'Night on Bald Mountain' on my list originally, but it ended up getting elbowed out by another Russian composer - Rimsky Korsakov (of 'Bumblebee' fame and who incidently arranged most of Moussorgsky's works - including 'Pictures at an Exhibition')

Top 10 Blues (in no particular order)
10. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
9. Red House - Jimi Hendrix
8. Let the Good Times Roll - BB King
7. Mojo Hand - Lightning Hopkins
6. She Moves Me - Muddy Waters
5. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
4. Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
3. One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer - John Lee Hooker
2. One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer - George Thorogood
1. Crossroads - Eric Clapton
 
Budgie said:
The single greatest song every written and know world wide is:

DRUM ROLL

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
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[holding lighter aloft] FREEBIRD! FREEBIRD! [lighter aloft/] :-b
 
Maister said:
If it's any consolation, Bear, I had a Moussorgsky work 'Night on Bald Mountain' on my list originally, but it ended up getting elbowed out by another Russian composer - Rimsky Korsakov (of 'Bumblebee' fame and who incidently arranged most of Moussorgsky's works - including 'Pictures at an Exhibition')

Top 10 Blues (in no particular order)
10. Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters
9. Red House - Jimi Hendrix
8. Let the Good Times Roll - BB King
7. Mojo Hand - Lightning Hopkins
6. She Moves Me - Muddy Waters
5. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
4. Sweet Home Chicago - Robert Johnson
3. One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer - John Lee Hooker
2. One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer - George Thorogood
1. Crossroads - Eric Clapton
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Maister.....A favorite blues tune for me, which I would guess not too many folks have heard of.....

Stick Out Yer Can, Here Come's Da Garbage Man - Jack & Mickey
 
Sorry everyone but I had to revive this because the radio station that I mentioned is now playing back everyone's songs (there are no commercial interruptions) and it is such a mix of music that it would probably appeal to everyone. It is a lot of fun to listen to. The radio station

Here is a sampling of some of the songs being counted down.

521 ROCKY RACOON by BEATLES
522 RUNNING ON EMPTY by JACKSON BROWNE
523 BABY'S ON FIRE by Brian Eno
524 BOYS OF SUMMER by DON HENLEY
525 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG by PRETENDERS
526 FAT MAN IN THE BATHTUB by LITTLE FEAT
527 POLITICAL SCIENCE by RANDY NEWMAN
528 SONG FOR SHARON by JONI MITCHELL
529 WAITING IN VAIN by BOB MARLEY
530 WALK ON by U2
531 YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG by ACDC
532 ANARCHY IN THE UK by SEX PISTOLS, THE
533 LIVELY UP YOURSELF by BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
534 BERNADETTE by FOUR TOPS
535 I WILL FOLLOW by U2
536 JESUS ETC by WILCO
537 LET DOWN by RADIOHEAD
538 PARANOID ANDROID by RADIOHEAD
539 ROCK AND ROLL by LED ZEPPELIN
540 SEND ME ON MY WAY by RUSTED ROOT
541 SO MUCH MINE by STORY, THE
542 WASHING OF THE WATER by PETER GABRIEL
543 DONT BE CRUEL by ELVIS PRESLEY
544 HEART OF THE SUNRISE by YES
545 KING OF ROME by JUNE TABOR
546 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE by POLICE
547 RED HOUSE by JIMI HENDRIX
548 SOMEDAY WELL ALL BE FREE by DONNY HATHAWAY
549 TAKE ME TO THE RIVER by TALKING HEADS
550 WHOLE OF THE MOON by WATERBOYS
551 BECAUSE THE NIGHT by PATTI SMITH
552 DEAR MR FANTASY by TRAFFIC
553 SMOOTH by SANTANA
554 ANGEL FLYING TO CLOSE TO THE GROUND by WILLIE NELSON
555 FLY ME TO THE MOON by FRANK SINATRA
556 IDIOT WIND by BOB DYLAN
557 COMES A TIME by NEIL YOUNG
558 THE END by DOORS
559 EVERYBODY IS A STAR by SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
560 OHIO by CROSBY STILLS NASH AND YOUNG
561 YOU'RE THE BEST THING by STYLE COUNCIL
562 SINCE IVE BEEN LOVING YOU by LED ZEPPELIN
563 TAXI by HARRY CHAPIN
564 WHEN DOVES CRY by PRINCE
565 YOUNG AMERICANS by DAVID BOWIE
566 GET BACK by BEATLES
567 I BELIEVE by STEVIE WONDER
568 THICK AS A BRICK by JETHRO TULL
569 TIME by TOM WAITS
570 5:15 by WHO
571 ANGIE by ROLLING STONES
572 DONT LET ME DOWN by BEATLES
573 IF I FELL by BEATLES
574 JACK STRAW by GRATEFUL DEAD
575 LONG BLACK VEIL by THE BAND
576 MRS POTTERS LULLABY by COUNTING CROWS
577 SUMMER HIGHLAND FALLS by BILLY JOEL
578 SUPERMAN by FIVE FOR FIGHTING
579 SWAY BY ROLLING STONES
580 YOUR BODY IS A WONDERLAND - JOHN MAYER
581 ALL MY TEARS by JULIE MILLER
582 FIELDS OF GOLD by EVA CASSIDY
583 LEGALIZE IT - PETER TOSH
584 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN by ANIMALS
585 I'M ONLY SLEEPING by BEATLES, THE
586 KITTYS BACK by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
587 SHE'S GONE - HALL & OATES
588 LAWYERS GUNS AND MONEY by WARREN ZEVON
589 MARQUEE MOON by TELEVISION
590 MY WAY by FRANK SINATRA
591 OLIVERS ARMY by ELVIS COSTELLO
592 PEACE FROG by DOORS, THE
593 SO BEGINS THE TASK BY STEPHEN STILLS
594 TICKET TO RIDE by BEATLES
595 TODAY by JEFFERSON AIRPLANE
596 URGE FOR GOING by TOM RUSH
597 WATER SONG by HOT TUNA
598 MONKEY MAN by ROLLING STONES
599 OLD 55 by TOM WAITS
600 PSYCHO KILLER by TALKING HEADS
601 THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT by SMITHS
602 GLORIA by VAN MORISON
603 HURT by JOHNNY CASH
604 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE by MARVIN GAYE
605 MANY RIVERS TO CROSS by JIMMY CLIFF
606 MARGARITAVILLE by JIMMY BUFFETT
 
I am fickle and love all sorts of music...ask me tomorrow and it will be different...but today..in no order....

Time after Time - Cyndi Lauper
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
Fly Me to the Moon - Steve Czarnecki
Let's Stay Together - Al Green... Reverend Al Green
Jammin - Bob Marley
Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen
I'm No Angel - Allman Brothers
Heaven Knows - Donna Summer
Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Closer to Fine - Indigo Girls
St. Teresa - Joan Osborne
 
Here's my list:

Show You the Way to Go - The Jacksons (The Jackson 5 after they left Motown)
Check the Rhime - A Tribe Called Quest
Knot Just Knee Deep - Parliament Funkadelic
Think Twice - Donald Byrd
Buddy (Remix) - De La Soul
Who's Gonna Take the Weight Pts. 1 and 2 - Kool and the Gang
I Know You Got Soul - Eric B and Rakim
Can't Go for That - Hall and Oates
Just a Touch of Love - Slave
Funky Precedent - James Brown
 
In no order

The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Van Halen - Runnin' with the Devil
Metallica - Fade to Black
Allman Brothers Band - Midnight Rider
Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
AC/DC - It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock and Roll) - Bagpipes in Heavy Metal
AC/DC - Back in Black
Led Zeppelin - Hey Hey What Can I Do?

Also worth top 10 consideration:
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train (Live)
Scorpions - Blackout
Stevie Ray Vaughan - The Sky is Crying
ZZ Top - La Grange
Genesis - Abacab
The Who - Love Reign O'er Me
Cream - Crossroads
 
Here are some of the songs that they have been playing today for the greatest songs. I am really surprised that no one has tuned in to the station yet from here because it is such a fun format right now.

247 WICKED GAME by CHRIS ISAAK
248 OHIO by CROSBY STILLS NASH & YOUNG
249 THIRTY-TWO FLAVORS by ANI DIFRANCO
250 BEHIND BLUE EYES by WHO, THE
251 MY OLD SCHOOL by STEELY DAN
252 DESOLATION ROW by BOB DYLAN
253 THREE LITTLE BIRDS by BOB MARLEY
254 CARAVAN by VAN MORRISON
255 FOUNTAIN OF SORROW by JACKSON BROWNE
256 HELPLESS by NEIL YOUNG
257 THESE ARE DAYS by 10000 MANIACS
258 THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND by WOODY GUTHRIE
259 COME AWAY WITH ME by NORAH JONES
260 FEVER, THE by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
261 HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY by VAN MORRISON
262 BLUE by JONI MITCHELL
263 I CANT MAKE YOU LOVE ME by BONNIE RAITT
264 ORANGE SKY by ALEXI MURDOCH
265 FIELDS OF GOLD by STING
266 FORTY ONEby DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
267 PAINT IT BLACK by ROLLING STONES
268 PRIDE AND JOY by STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
269 SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW by JUDY GARLAND
270 AS by STEVIE WONDER
271 CLOSE TO THE EDGE by YES
272 CIRCLE GAME by JONI MITCHELL
273 TIME OF THE SEASON [ BY] THE ZOMBIES
274 BROWN SUGAR by ROLLING STONES
275 DAZED AND CONFUSED by LED ZEPPLIN
276 LAY LADY LAY by BOB DYLAN
277 CELLULOID HEROES by KINKS
278 JOKERMAN by BOB DYLAN
279 NEW YORK CITY SERENADE by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
280 4TH OF JULY SANDY by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
281 FOREVER YOUNG by BOB DYLAN
282 YOU AIN'T GOIN' NOWHERE - THE BYRDS
283 THIS MUST BE THE PLACE by TALKING HEADS
284 TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS by BEATLES
285 WONDERFUL TONIGHT by ERIC CLAPTON
286 ALICES RESTAURANT by ARLO GUTHRIE
287 AMAZING GRACE by BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA
288 PUMP IT UP by ELVIS COSTELLO
289 LOVE WILL TEAR US APART by JOY DIVISION
290 ROXANNE by POLICE
291 BROKEDOWN PALACE by GRATEFUL DEAD
292 CALIFORNIA STARS by WILCO /BILLY BRAGG
293 ALL I WANT IS YOU by U2
294 GIRLFRIEND by MATTHEW SWEET
295 ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER by BOB DYLAN
296 DIAMONDS AND RUST by JOAN BAEZ
297 I WANNA BE SEDATED by RAMONES
298 UNCHAINED MELODY by RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
299 YOUVE GOT A FRIEND by CAROLE KING
300 ZIGGY STARDUST by DAVID BOWIE
301 SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE by BOB DYLAN
302 HALLELUJAH by LEONARD COHEN
303 STILL HAVENT FOUND WHAT IM LOOKING FOR by U2
304 DR WU by STEELY DAN
305 EIGHT MILES HIGH by BYRDS, THE
306 PENNY LANE by BEATLES
307 RADIO FREE EUROPE by REM
308 FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND / LOVE LIES BLEEDING by ELTON JOHN
309 OH MY SWEET CAROLINE by RYAN ADAMS
310 TRUCKIN by GRATEFUL DEAD
311 WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES by FAIRPORT CONVENTION
312 CARY by JONI MITCHELL
313 RAIN KING by COUNTING CROWS
314 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE by TALKING HEADS
315 MY GENERATION by WHO
316 TUMBLING DICE by ROLLING STONES
317 CORTEZ THE KILLER by NEIL YOUNG
318 GOING TO CALIFORNIA by LED ZEPPELIN
319 SUMMERTIME by JANIS JOPLIN
320 WATCHING THE DETECTIVES by ELVIS COSTELLO
321 WHITE BIRD by ITS A BEAUTIFUL DAY
322 YOURE GONNA MAKE ME LONESOME WHEN YOU GO by BOB DYLAN
323 YOUVE GOT A FRIEND by JAMES TAYLOR
324 ANTS MARCHING by DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
325 FREE MAN IN PARIS by JONI MITCHELL
326 ROCKIN IN THE FREE WORLD by NEIL YOUNG
327 DESPERADO by EAGLES
328 ONE HUNDRED YEARS by 5 FOR FIGHTING
 
I am terrible about top 10 lists. I don't even think I could come up with the Top 10 Indigo Girls songs, because i love almost all of them in their own special way. However, as I am listening to my All Time Ultimate Mellow Mix that I made of my favorite mellow songs, here's my favorite 10 off that (in no order)

China - Tori Amos
Come What May- Ewan MacGregor/Nicole Kidman
Thanks That Was Fun - BNL
When You Say Nothing At All - Alison Krauss
A Pirate Looks at Forty - Jimmy Buffet
Ghost - Indigo Girls
Three Little Birds - Bob Marley
Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
All of the Hard Days are Gone - Hair of the Dog
When you Dream - BNL
 
Wow, that's quite a playlist. There's either a disc jockey tearing his hair out, surrounded by CD's and their cases, or a couple of iPods plugged in, humming away.
Changes, as others have said, on a regular basis, but the ones I keep coming back to, or the ones that send chills down my spine, are:
Just Like Heaven--the Cure
Smokestack Lightnin'--Howlin' Wolf
Like Spinning Plates (live)--Radiohead
Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis)--Cowboy Junkies
Roman Candle--Elliot Smith
Svefn g englar--Sigur Ros
Adagio--Albinoni (think it's the one in G minor)
Condor Pasa--Simon and Garfunkel
Car Thief--Beastie Boys
Isn't She Lovely--Stevie Wonder
In no particular order.
 
I love the song threads here. For what it is worth. Mix.

Patriot Game-Clancy Brothers
Spirit in the Night-Bruce Springsteen
Crazy Game of Poker-O.A.R.
Happy Hour--Housemartins
Dancing Nancies--Dave Matthews
Left of the Dial--Replacements
Jokerman--Bob Dylan
Anchored Down in Anchorage--Michelle Shocked
Goodrats--Dropkick Murphys
 
Top songs of my life

Each song represents a chapter or milestone in my life in chronological order. I'm in my mid thirties so I'm leaving 7 to 10 open for the future.

1. Seasons in the Sub - Terry Jacks. From Explosive Hits 74 - my first rock & roll album, and it still sends shivers down my spine.
2. Heros - David Bowie. I was so into DB's music as a pre-teen.
3. Slippery People - Talking Heads. I used to thrash the Stop Making Sense album.
4. Aloha Steve & Danno - Radio Birdman. My ode to the Detroit sound, Oz style.
5. You sexy thing - Hot Chocolate. "Full Monty" was released when I met my wife and this song summed up our union.
6. Have I told you lately that I love you? - Van Morrison. This is "our" song.

:b:
 
wow, for a planner's website, I thought I might see a nod toward's Desaparecidos' "Greater Omaha"!!!

I guess I would include a Magnetic Fields song, perhaps "Born on a Train"
Air's "Sexy Boy" -- I have always said that one is destined to be a classic. I imagine it being played at weddings or high school reunions or retro nights in the near future.
Pulp's "Common People"

Oh I better not get started, too many songs to list!
 
Budgie said:
Thanks TN, this thread has me all flustered. The only thing I am positive about is the one - single greatest song (song being differentiated from a symphony, concherto and ditty). The single greatest song every written and know world wide is:

DRUM ROLL

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
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HA! Stairway to Heaven was out prom theme in high school - I especially like the appropriate lyric "...and there's a whino down the road...."

Ironically, the same prom's designated song was Phil Collins' In the Air Tonight which if you beleive the myth, is sung first person to a bystander that witnessed a drowning and did not render assistance.

...It all makes sense now... x|
 
(big sigh). Have been watching this poll for a couple weeks. As I said to TN, there was actually music before she was born. Much of which should be in any top-10 poll. It is hard for me to believe that anyone would make a top ten list of all time just on songs from the last few years, but I guess that can happen if you are 20-something.
 
Zoning Goddess said:
(big sigh). Have been watching this poll for a couple weeks. As I said to TN, there was actually music before she was born. Much of which should be in any top-10 poll. It is hard for me to believe that anyone would make a top ten list of all time just on songs from the last few years, but I guess that can happen if you are 20-something.
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This Bear believes that most of the tunes in any person's Top 10 will be greatly influenced by their age and the events that were happening to them. First love or first end-of-love seem to be the times when we grab onto a song and hold it close, sometimes with happytears, sometimes with sadness.

Bear In The Duct Work
 
Bear Up North said:
This Bear believes that most of the tunes in any person's Top 10 will be greatly influenced by their age and the events that were happening to them. First love or first end-of-love seem to be the times when we grab onto a song and hold it close, sometimes with happytears, sometimes with sadness.

Bear In The Duct Work
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Well, of course you're right. Anything that affects the duct work is a song you will always remember. Of course, that means that some of our "most remembered" songs maybe aren't of Top 10 quality, but pull the emotional strings.
 
Years ago I heard a guy on a talk show on the radio who would always guess correctly a person's age. People would call in and he would ask them their first name and their favorite song.

My guess is that technique is to use the first name to determine the decade and to use the song to determine when that person was about 18 years old.

It worked for him.

Bear Cruisin' On Conant Street
 
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