My 100 Favourite Songs - Part 5: The Top Twenty

 ⭐ It's Top 20 time! ⭐

Welcome to the final part of My 100 Favourite Songs - it was so difficult to decide on my Top 20.  Some I thought were in it turned out not to be when I listened to them again, and vice versa.  I've also managed to narrow down my Top 10 - I would have liked to do a proper top twenty countdown but the order would have changed from week to week.  

I hope you have enjoyed listening to some of my favourites, and perhaps they've brought back some memories of your own, too.

Enjoy!

Part 1 HERE

Part 2 HERE

Part 3 HERE

Part 4 HERE

Street Fighting Man - The Stones (1968)

  Chiquita - Aerosmith (1979)

Blowin' Free - Wishbone Ash (1972)

 Public Image- Public Image Ltd (1978)

Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)

Heroes - David Bowie (1977)

Wait Until Tomorrow - Jimi Hendrix (1967)

This was the best I could find - stacks of cover versions on YouTube; this was the only actual one with Hendrix singing!

Sweet Home Alabama  by Lynyrd Skynyrd (1974)

Found A Job - Talking Heads (1978)

I remember having this album on a lot when my then-boyfriend bought it, and I kept thinking, oh, there's that really good one again, before I worked out which one it was. You know how certain tracks kind of steal into your brain almost before you know you love them.

Movin' Out - Aerosmith (1973)

⭐ The Top Ten ⭐

In no particular order....  

Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd (1973)

Was my number one favourite song for ages - still love the musical outro soo-oo much.

Family Affair - Sly and the Family Stone (1971)

(I'm A) Road Runner - Junior Walker & The AllStars (1966)

My Old School - Steely Dan (1973)

Civilian - Wye Oak (2011)

I discovered this beautiful song when it was featured on The Walking Dead; I like this acoustic version of it best. I never tire of listening to it.  Walking Dead  below!

Hangman Jury - Aerosmith (1987)

One Way Street - Aerosmith (1973)

How do you pick your favourite song from your favourite band?  It's a toss up between this and Hangman Jury.  This was from a set they did on the MTV Unplugged series in about 1989.  Hangman Jury featured too, but I couldn't find a decent video of it.

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 Gimme Shelter - The Stones (1969)

Just a shot away...

No one Came - Deep Purple (1971)

Just brilliant.  The instrumental bits are sublime. 

Black Water - The Doobie Brothers (1974)

If I had to choose one favourite song ever, it would probably be this one.  Loved it since I bought the album in the late 70s.  I'd like to live in it.  That violin.