Thursday 19 May 2022

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 ManThe Stones (1968)


  Chiquita - Aerosmith (1979)


Blowin' Free - Wishbone Ash (1972)



 Public ImagePublic 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.  



4 comments:

  1. Well done, Terry, thanks for all of these. You won't be surprised to know that some of yours also feature on mine. I am listening to your last one now, which I never knew. I'll do mine when I can, I'm up to my ears with work. I've really enjoyed these videos.

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    1. I'm guessing Chiquita, Sweet Home Alabama... never heard of Black Water before? But it's the single most popular cheese in the world lol!!!

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  2. Brilliant, TT. I haven't had a chance to watch the vids yet, but I smiled hugely at the Lynyrd Skynyrd pair, not to mention Steely Dan, Aerosmith and the Stones' Gimme Shelter. Lots of others here I need to listen to, but I have a feeling our musical tastes are quite similar!

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  3. Yes, much of my top 20 is fairly predictable to those who know me!!! I love that I can now just listen to them all whilst Twittering :)

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