I’ve always enjoyed reading articles about music.
I enjoy writing about music.
Up until last year, (2020), I never found the time to begin to catalog my own ideas about the greatest music ever recorded.
I mean, it’s a daunting task, in general, to describe through words–the greatest music.
However, after having written many posts about many songs, I finally feel that I may have enough articles to provide a fuller picture of what I’m trying to accomplish.
My approach is to be as personal as I can be, drawing from memories of events and experiences.
I’m also trying to avoid talking about the most obvious songs, although those will eventually appear on the list, too.
I don’t expect the reader to agree with me on every song.
In fact, I would be stunned if that were to happen for anyone!
And it’s OK to disagree with a choice.
The only thing I ask before someone disagrees is to read my post first because I lay out my reasons why I think a song is Great.
But, as with most of my posts, there will be several songs and artists that wouldn’t be considered “mainstream,” yet their music will deserve a placement next to the other classics!
It’s the reader’s opportunity to find new artists to explore!
Pleasant reading (And listening)!!!
“A Salty Dog” by Procol Harum
“ABC Boogie” by Bill Haley and The Comets
“About Enough” by Karyn Oliver
“All Around My Hat” By Steeleye Span
“Average American” by Don Arbor
“Bad Reputation” by Angela Perley and The Howlin’ Moons
“Beautiful” by Karyn Oliver
“Big Chief” by Professor Longhair
“Blessed Be the Nation” by Judy Banker (Lyrics by Pete Seeger and Jim Muselman)
“Born at the Right Time” by Paul Simon
“Bottomless Heart” by The Ragbirds
“Box for My Banana” by Jehova Waitresses
“Chiron Beta Prime” by Jonathan Coulton
“Christ the Lord Is Ris’n Today” (Charles Wesley) by Maddy Prior and The Carnival Band
“Christmas Cowboy Style” by Michael Martin Murphey
“Christmas Time at My House” by Da Yoopers
“Christmas Times A-Comin’” by Emmylou Harris
“Cindy’s Birthday” by Johnny Crawford
“Dialogue (1 & 2)” by Chicago
“Don’t Bother Me” by The Beatles
“(Don’t Fear) the Reaper” Plus More Cowbell by Blue Oyster Cult
“Falling” by Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights
“Feels Like Christmas” by The Wag
“Feels Like Home” by Judy Collins and Jackson Browne
“Feels Like Home” by Linda Ronstadt
“Feels Like Home” by Randy Newman
“Feels Like Home” by Bonnie Raitt
“Firefly” by Southern Culture on the Skids
“For All We Know” by The Carpenters
“God Doesn’t” by Helene Cronin
“Happy New Year” by Spike Jones and His City Slickers
“Hard Times in the Land of Plenty” by Kenny Parker
“Harvest Moon” by Neil Young
“Heart Stops Beating” by Nick Piunti
“Hot in the City” by Billy Idol
“I Can’t Stop Loving You” by Ray Charles
“I Feel Love” by Donna Summer
“I Got You Babe” by Sonny and Cher
“I Honestly Love You” by Olivia Newton-John
“I Want to Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles
“I Want You With Me” by Elvis Presley
“If I” By Tracy Kash
“I’ll Be There” by Gerry and The Pacemakers
“I’ll Make You a Drum” by Michael on Fire
“I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry Over You” by The Beatles
“Industrial Disease” by Dire Straits
“January Hymn” by The Decemberists
“Jealous Guy” by John Lennon
“Jukin’ and Shakin” by Joseph Veloz and Lucky Peterson
“June Hymn” by The Decemberists
“Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello” by Elvis Presley
“Late Last Night” by Scott Ainslie
“Let the Rest of the World Go By” by Willie Nelson and Leon Russell
“Life in the Air Age” by Be Bop Deluxe
“Linda Paloma” by Jackson Browne
“Little Child” by The Beatles
“Little Things” by Dick Siegel and The Brandos
“Little Woman Love” by Wings (Paul McCartney)
“Livin’ the Good Life” by Jo Serrapere and The LaFawndas
“Mardi Gras” by Queen Ida and Her Bon Temps Roulez Band
“Mardi Gras Mambo” by The Hawketts
“Mexican Moonshine” by Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers
“Midnight Lake Michigan” by Devon Allman
“Modern Music Medley” by Be Bop Deluxe
“Moonlight Bay” by The Drifters
“Mosquitoes” by Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights
“Mrs. Clause Got the Blues” by Teen Angels
“Music on the Wind” by Suzy Bogguss
“My Dad” by Paul Petersen
“My Son, the Vampire” by Allan Sherman
“Nessun Dorma” by Aretha Franklin
“OK Ray” by Ringo Starr
“Once in a Very Blue Moon” by Nanci Griffith
“Our Lips Are Sealed” by The Go-Gos
“Our Winter Love” by Bill Pursell
“Our Winter Love” by The Lettermen
“Our World to Save” by Bob Hausler
“Peggy Sue” by Buddy Holly
“Pie Song” by Olivia Millerschin (AKA Olivia Darling)
“Piece of My Heart” by Janis Joplin with Big Brother and The Holding Company
“Puppet on a String” by Elvis Presley
“Rave On” by Buddy Holly
“Real Love” by Wolf B. Reuter
“San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)” by Fever Tree
“Scarborough Fair” by Sarah Brightman
“Separation” by Eric Gnezda
“September Gurls” By The Bangles
“Show Me a Brick Wall” by Lindsay Lou and The Flatbellys
“Sinking Feeling” by The Hangabouts with Molly Felder
“So It Goes” by Nick Lowe
“Some Better Days” by Jeff Scott with Skip Pruitt, Smoke Jones, Duane Allen Harlick
“Song of the Lower Classes” by Windborne
“Strange Things Happening Every Day” by Sister Rosetta Tharpe
“Stuck in a Rhyme” by Cool King Chris
“Stupid Day Job” by Wally Pleasant
“Sugar Moon” by Willie Nelson
“Summer’s Almost Gone” by The Doors
“Summer Wind” by Frank Sinatra
“Sunday Girl” by Blondie
“Suspicious Minds” by Elvis Presley
“Sweet Baby James” by James Taylor
“Sweet Surrender” by Bread
“Swingin’ the Night Away” by Rosewater
“Take It Easy” by Savoy Brown
“The Blob Theme Song” by The Five Blobs (Burt Bacharach)
“The Creature From the Tub” by Andrew Gold
“The Fish Is in the Freezer” by Uncle Bonsai
“The Girls in Their Summer Clothes” by Bruce Springsteen
“The Leaves Are Changin” by Lindsay Lou and The Flatbellys
“The Lonely One” by Duane Eddy
“The Moon Is Full” by John Mayall with Larry McCray
“The Ox” by The Who
“The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” by Gil Scott-Heron
“The Things That Matter” by Matthew French (M French)
“There’s a Place” by The Beatles
“There’s Always Me” by Elvis Presley
“This Boy” by The Beatles
“Through Grass” by Amy Petty
“True Heroes” by Eric Gnezda
“We’ve Got Hate on the Run” by Tosha Owens and Detroit Strong
“What a Difference a Day Makes” by Dinah Washington
“White Christmas” by Frank Sinatra (1944 Version)
“Workin’ For a Livin’” by Huey Lewis and The News
“You Cannot Win, If You Do Not Play” by Steve Forbert
“Your Last Memory” by John Holk and The Sequins
