The Greatest Songs in the History of Mankind

Posted by Tony

I accepted the challenge from Michael and immediately came up with a top 3. Then the next grouping was too large to narrow down to only 2 songs so I coerced Michael into expanding the list to 10. There were so many songs that I could justify being on the list so I used a defined criteria including timelessness, classic status, the ability to listen to over and over again without getting nauseated, etc. So here goes:

In no particular order:

 

Possession                                    Sarah McLachlan

Mr. Blue Sky                                Electric Light Orchestra

Eleanor Rigby                               The Beatles

Linger                                           The Cranberries

Classical Gas                                Mason Williams

Viva la Vida                                  Coldplay

Don't Fear the Reaper                   Blue Oyster Cult

Tubular Bells                                 Mike Oldfield

Good Vibrations                            The Beach Boys

Bridge Over Trouble Water           Simon & Garfunkel

 

Honorable Mention:

American Pie                                   Don McLean

Stairway to Heaven                          Led Zeppelin

Layla                                               Derek and the Dominos

Speak to Me/Breath                         Pink Floyd

Amie                                                Pure Prairie League

Paint It Black                                    The Rolling Stones

Funeral for a Friend/Love Lie Bleeding   Elton John
Mr. Bojangles                                    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Come As You Are                             Nirvana

Here Comes the Sun                          The Beatles

We Can Work It Out                         The Beatles
Jolene                                                Rhonda Vincent

The Boxer                                         Emmylou Harris

One                                                   Metallica

 

As for the lists submitted by Tabitha and Carl. Anybody that includes Casting Crowns and Stryper on the same list deserves respect-or therapy-I'm not sure which. And Carl was doing great with George Jones, Little Richard and Bowie but his list get's disqualified for Baby Got Back (sorry dude.) Michael gets major props for including CCR, if he could just get over that major U2 fetish he has.