Posted by Tony
I accepted the challenge from Michael and immediately came up with a top 3. Then the next grouping was too large to narrow down to only 2 songs so I coerced Michael into expanding the list to 10. There were so many songs that I could justify being on the list so I used a defined criteria including timelessness, classic status, the ability to listen to over and over again without getting nauseated, etc. So here goes:
In no particular order:
Possession Sarah McLachlan
Mr. Blue Sky Electric Light Orchestra
Eleanor Rigby The Beatles
Linger The Cranberries
Classical Gas Mason Williams
Viva la Vida Coldplay
Don’t Fear the Reaper Blue Oyster Cult
Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield
Good Vibrations The Beach Boys
Bridge Over Trouble Water Simon & Garfunkel
Honorable Mention:
American Pie Don McLean
Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin
Layla Derek and the Dominos
Speak to Me/Breath Pink Floyd
Amie Pure Prairie League
Paint It Black The Rolling Stones
Funeral for a Friend/Love Lie Bleeding Elton John
Mr. Bojangles Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Mr. Bojangles Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Come As You Are Nirvana
Here Comes the Sun The Beatles
We Can Work It Out The Beatles
Jolene Rhonda Vincent
Jolene Rhonda Vincent
The Boxer Emmylou Harris
One Metallica
As for the lists submitted by Tabitha and Carl. Anybody that includes Casting Crowns and Stryper on the same list deserves respect-or therapy-I’m not sure which. And Carl was doing great with George Jones, Little Richard and Bowie but his list get’s disqualified for Baby Got Back (sorry dude.) Michael gets major props for including CCR, if he could just get over that major U2 fetish he has.