TOP 50 SONGS EVER

By B -- 1/4/06

For the second time, pardon the self indulgence. After hours of slaving over the 3,000+ songs in my iTunes folder to decide upon my absolute favorite songs ever, I have finally finished. I’ve never been so proud.

And if you decide to create your own top 50 list, I’d love to see it. Believe me, it’s quite therapeutic. I have ranked the songs in reverse order, though I don't exactly know why.

50. The Shining – Badly Drawn Boy

49. Baby I Love You – Aretha Franklin

48. A Long December – Counting Crows

47. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry – Bob Dylan

46. My Girl – Temptations

45. Photograph – Weezer

44. Via Chicago – Wilco

43. Oceanside – The Decemberists

42. Vincent O’Brien – M. Ward

41. Hotel Yorba – The White Stripes

40. Here Comes Your Man – The Pixies

39. Candy Floss – Wilco

38. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man – Prince

37. Say It Ain’t So – Weezer

36. Achin’ To Be – The Replacements

35. Little Red Corvette – Prince

34. Gone For Good – The Shins

33. Theologians – Wilco

32. Mr. Brightside – The Killers

31. Blue – The Jayhawks

30. Here Comes The Breeze – Gomez

29. Old Man – Neil Young

28. One – U2

27. Fake Plastic Trees – Radiohead

26. Nightswimming – R.E.M.

25. July, July! – The Decemberists

24. Please Don’t Go – Stevie Wonder

23. Something – The Beatles

22. Skyway – The Replacements

21. My Doorbell – The White Stripes

20. Your Daddy Don’t Know – New Pornographers

19. Los Angeles, I’m Yours – The Decemberists

18. Just Like Heaven – The Cure

17. Helpless – Neil Young/The Band/The Last Waltz

16. Bullet And a Target – Citizen Cope

15. Moonlight Mile – The Rolling Stones

14. It Makes No Difference – The Band

13. Last Goodbye – Jeff Buckley

12. Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks

11. California Stars – Wilco

10. Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles

9. The Man In Me – Bob Dylan

8. Thunder Road – Bruce Springsteen

7. Suspicious Minds – Elvis

6. Living For The City (Edit Version) – Stevie Wonder

5. Bring It On Home To Me (2005 Remastered) – Sam Cooke

4. Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd

3. (Sittin’ On The) Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding

2. Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing – Stevie Wonder

1. Can’t Hardly Wait – The Replacements

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