350. “The Harder They Come” – Jimmy Cliff While I enjoy listening to Reggae (though, I’ll admit, my experience with the genre mainly consists of Bob Marley’s work), I find the majority of the stuff I’ve heard to be a bit too formulaic and laid-back to be considered among the greatest music of all time.…
360. “The Great Pretender” – The Platters My grandfather still has his original copy of this on a 78 from when this song was No. 1 on the carts in 1955. He still loves it to this day. I’m a huge fan of The Ink Spots, and The Platters carried on the high tenor style…
370. “All You Need is Love” – The Beatles This is a decent, hippie love song, but it is nowhere near the best that The Beatles have produced, much less one of the greatest songs ever. Burnes’ Turns: No Top 500 Consideration: No 369. “Killing Me Softly with His Song” – Roberta Flack This is…
380. “I Can’t Explain” – The Who This catchy tune is the original single from one of the biggest bands in the history of the world: The Who. It’s interesting to me that they’ve been around for so long, but they never really got to be considered in the same league as other British invaders…
390. “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” – Elton John One of Elton John’s most prolific songs, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” was actually more inspired by The Rolling Stones’ Goats Head Soup than Abbey Road. It’s definitely a great song, but it’s also one of those that we’ve already heard so many times, it’s hard to actively…
400. “Baby I Need Your Loving” – Four Tops The Four Tops are consistently one of those bands that are right on my fence between good but forgettable and excellent and this song is no exception. It’s certainly catchy and soulful, and I can certainly understand the appeal, but is it really one of the…
410. “Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)” – Sly and The Family Stone One thing I’m discovering as I listen through this list: Funk just isn’t my thing. I like a lot of the R&B stuff that the rhythm section lays down in this track, but as is the case with a lot of…
420. “The Girl Can’t Help it” – Little Richard I can’t hear this song without thinking about Fergie, but it was actually originally written about the big-breasted Jayne Mansfield. It wasn’t that big of a hit in ’57 when it was released (it peaked at the No. 49 position), so it really makes me wonder…
With the release of Pokemon Sun and Moon still on my mind, the series once again creeps into a playlist ripe with the rediscovery and newfound appreciation of familiar tunes. But it’s a new track from a band that I’d never listened to before that takes top honors as we head into the Christmas season. “Drunk…
430. “Blue Suede Shoes” – Elvis Presley Apparently this cover was never as successful as Carl Perkins’ original, but as a kid this is the version I always heard years before I even discovered who Carl Perkins is. I”m not sure which version is superior; they both sound nearly identical. But one thing’s for sure:…
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