VN Top 50 Songs

[volinbham]

Better living through chemistry

 

[volinbham]

LA Woman (The Doors) --- gotta have some Doors on the list

 

[Lexvol]

Edited favorites out for the top 50:

Whipping Post - Allman Brothers
Sweet Child of Mine- GNR
Me and Bobby McGee- Kris Kristopherson
My Best Friends Girl- The Cars
The Joker- Steve Miller
Kashmir (sp)- Zepplin
Flashlight- Parliment
Jungle Boogie- Kool and the Gang
Burning Down the House- Talking Heads

 

[allvol123]

Hot Legs - Rod Stewart

Not a big Stewart fan but I really like that song.

 

[TennNC]

Yea, I would have to agree. I cannot really make a list of favorite songs. My moods and tastes are constantly changing too much.

Agreed, so we should think of it as "All Time" list - which is why most of the songs on here are seasoned. It's tough to say a new song is definitely on the list.

 

[volinbham]

Blue Sky- Allman Brothers
Sweet Child of Mine- GNR
Your Latest Trick- Dire Straits
The Great Filling Station Hold Up- Jimmy Buffet
Paradise- John Prine
Live Forever- Billy Joe Shaver
Honeybee- Billy Joe Shaver
Guitars and Cadillacs- Dwight Yoakam
Me and Bobby McGee- Kris Kristopherson
Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother- Jerry J. Walker
My Best Friends Girl- The Cars
The Joker- Steve Miller
Kashmir (sp)- Zepplin
Flashlight- Parliment
Jungle Boogie- Kool and the Gang
Front Porch Song- Robert Earl Keen
Mission Temple Fireworks Stand- Paul Thorn
Easy Money- Todd Snider
Going Straight To Hell- Drivin and Cryin
Burning Down the House- Talking Heads

How do you feel about the Blasters? (I see you have a lot of roots rock type bands here).

I've seen Dave Alvin a few times and the Blasters once. Phil Alvin sweats more than any human in the history of mankind (even more than Moses Malone)

 

[TennNC]

LA Woman (The Doors) --- gotta have some Doors on the list

Agreed, and that's a great one. But "Light My Fire" might beat it out. Personally, my fave Doors song is "Peace Frog."

And we probably ought to have some Dylan and Hendrix on there, so how about "Like a Rolling Stone" and "Purple Haze"

 

[volinbham]

I'd go for Man in Me (Dylan) and Fire (or Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire) (Hendrix).

 

[allvol123]

You're both wrong

Hey Joe - Hendrix

 

[volinbham]

Time for another Zoloft AV123

 

[VolinArizona]

Unchained Melody
Don't Stop Believin
Rocket Man
Hey Jude
Under Pressure
Baba O'Riley (my favorite song of all time)
November Rain
London Calling
With or Without You
Bohemian Rapsody
All Along the Watchtower
Folsom Prison Blues
Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe
Hey Ya!
At Last

Tough to end the list.

 

[TennNC]

Unchained Melody
Don't Stop Believin
Rocket Man
Hey Jude
Under Pressure
Baba O'Riley (my favorite song of all time)
November Rain
London Calling
With or Without You
Bohemian Rapsody
All Along the Watchtower
Folsom Prison Blues
Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe
Hey Ya!
At Last

Tough to end the list.

Hey Ya! is going to go down as one of those crowd pleasers, regardless of age, ala "ABC" or "Centerfield" - crap, "Centerfield" has to be on the list.

 

[Fine Vol]

CINDERELLA- Gypsy Road
COLDPLAY-Clocks
Doug E Fresh- The Show
Phil Collins- In the Air

 

[kptvol]

Like a Rolling Stone blows away about 90% or more of the songs currently listed.

Also,
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
Break On Through - The Doors
Heart of Gold - Neil Young

I'll post some more later.

 

[rwemyss]

Hey Ya! is going to go down as one of those crowd pleasers, regardless of age, ala "ABC" or "Centerfield" - crap, "Centerfield" has to be on the list.

Matt Weddle's acoustic cover of that song is amazing.

 

[TennNC]

Matt Weddle's acoustic cover of that song is amazing.

Good stuff - thanks.

 

[OrangeEmpire]

I'm Too Sexy

Right Said Fred????????????????

 

[BigPapaVol]

Patience - GnR
Civil War - GnR
Copperhead Road - Steve Earle
Whiskey in the Jar - Metallica
Best of Times - Styx
Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel
Something to Believe In - Poison
Cool Change - Little River Band
The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
Please Come to Boston - David Allan Coe
Raising Hell - Run DMC
I Need Love - LL Cool J
Glycerine - Bush
Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue
What it Takes - Aerosmith
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Bang a Drum - Jon Bon Jovi (Young Guns II)

 

[Fine Vol]

Patience - GnR
Civil War - GnR
Copperhead Road - Steve Earle
Whiskey in the Jar - Metallica
Best of Times - Styx
Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel
Something to Believe In - Poison
Cool Change - Little River Band
The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
Please Come to Boston - David Allan Coe
Raising Hell - Run DMC
I Need Love - LL Cool J
Glycerine - Bush
Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue
What it Takes - Aerosmith
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Bang a Drum - Jon Bon Jovi (Young Guns II)

Yea love the old school rap RUN DMC, LL, Beastie Boys

 

[Fine Vol]

Many a Fleetwood Mac songs could make the list.

 

[kiddiedoc]

Remember, this isn't a "favorite" list. I'm looking for the "all time greatest" songs. If most people aren't familiar with it, it probably shouldn't be there.

Adding:

Fix You
Margaritaville
Billie Jean
Born in the USA
Keep Your Hands To Yourself
Country Boy Can Survive
Devil Went Down to Georgia
Purple Rain

Sorry, but Poison has to have a song, as I think they embodied the great Hair Band era more than any other: question is: Talk Dirty to Me or Every Rose? Same question for Def Leppard: Hysteria or Pour Some Sugar? Madonna needs a song too. Votes?

 

[kiddiedoc]

Oh, and the only DMC song that can possibly compete is Walk This Way, with Aerosmith. Smash hit at the time.

Tom Petty: Last Dance with MJ? or American Girl?

 

[BigPapaVol]

Remember, this isn't a "favorite" list. I'm looking for the "all time greatest" songs. If most people aren't familiar with it, it probably shouldn't be there.

Adding:

Fix You
Margaritaville
Billie Jean
Born in the USA
Keep Your Hands To Yourself
Country Boy Can Survive
Devil Went Down to Georgia
Purple Rain

Sorry, but Poison has to have a song, as I think they embodied the great Hair Band era more than any other: question is: Talk Dirty to Me or Every Rose? Same question for Def Leppard: Hysteria or Pour Some Sugar? Madonna needs a song too. Votes?

You didn't ask for all time most popular, which is what you've just described.

 

[rwemyss]

Sorry, but Poison has to have a song, as I think they embodied the great Hair Band era more than any other: question is: Talk Dirty to Me or Every Rose? Same question for Def Leppard: Hysteria or Pour Some Sugar? Madonna needs a song too. Votes?

Every Rose
Pour Some Sugar

Tom Petty: Last Dance with MJ? or American Girl?

Last Dance

 

[volinbham]

You didn't ask for all time most popular, which is what you've just described.

Agreed - I picked mine based on personal liking, genre and historical impact (e.g. Kick Out the Jams, Orgasm Addict and Search and Destroy were instrumental in the development of the punk rock movement) - I think they are some of the greatest songs of all-time.