60. Keane — “Everybody’s Changing” — Listening to this song, you feel like you could climb those piano notes straight up to heaven.
59. Buffalo Tom — “Scottish Windows” — A beautiful and (appropriately) reflective piece from the deeper-voiced of the two Buffalo Tom singers.
58. The Verve — “Bittersweet Symphony” — No false advertising here: This ’90s classic is exactly what the title says it is.
57. Bruce Springsteen — “Out in the Street” — The ultimate song about getting off work and cutting loose. It makes me want to load crates on a dock just to feel closer to this song.
56. Simon and Garfunkel — “Only Living Boy in New York” — Anytime “Ahhhhhhhhh, ahhhhh, ahhhhhh” is the best part, it means the song is either terrible or, in this case, amazing.
55. Butch Walker — “Pretty Melody” — The first song in awhile to make such epic use of a bass drum beat. The first great tune of the ’10s.
54. Hootie and the Blowfish — “I Will Wait” — Hootie was at its most polished on record No. 3. This was also around the time that the public stopped caring and Darius started thinking country. Too bad.
53. Clem Snide — “All Green” — A girl put this on a mix disc for me. Even if the other tracks were terrible, which they weren’t, I would’ve given her credit for great taste based on this little gem alone.
52. Bruce Springsteen — “Lucky Town” — I hate gambling, but I love this song about the false promises and hopes of gambling.
51. John Lennon — “Imagine” — It’s clear that I’ll have to go through my whole life imagining a world without countries or religion, but that doesn’t make the dream — or this song — any less beautiful. Indeed, you’re not the only one, John.
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60 is cool.
51 is… GREAT# Posted By chance | 8/1/10 12:21 AM