Top 10 songs ever

[desh]

In honor of WXPN's countdown of the top 885 songs of all time, here is my vote for 10 best, or what it would've been had I voted on time:

1. Doors - Light My Fire
2. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
3. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
4. Derek and the Dominoes - Layla
5. Billy Joel - Piano Man
6. John Lennon - Imagine
7. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
8. Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone
9. Beatles - Hey Jude
10. U2 - Sunday, Bloody Sunday

...and, man, I can't believe I have to leave out Romeo And Juliet, Orange Sky, Hallelujah, Bobby McGee, everything by Pearl Jam, everything by Zeppelin...

What are your lists? (Looking at other people's lists here might help.)

I might try to start a meme next week, once their top 100 is revealed...

Comments

[jdcohen.livejournal.com]

I don't even know if I can DO a top ten... I would feel so limited. A top 100 might be easier for me, but I'd probably have a lot of ties.

I'm also very impressed that you left Pearl Jam off the top ten. I know how you love them so, but good call leaving them out. I don't think you qualify for a "greatest song of all time" if the lyrics are all mumbled (no offense to Bob Dylan).

--Jeff

[flyinbutrs.livejournal.com]

That's why all of Bob Dylan's best songs were made infinitely better when other people sang them! rolling stones doing Like a rolling stone, All along the watchtower by hendrix just to name a few.. if anyone knows others, please point them out because I want to know... I know there are lots more, but I can never remember them.

[desh]

I totally forgot Watchtower.

[desh]

Pearl Jam's "Black" would probably be in my top 20.