WCBS-FM Radio in New York City recently conducted a listener survey to rank the Top 500 Songs of All Time. This is an oldies station for those of you who don't know of it. They play mostly 60s, 70s, and 80's with a smattering of 1950s and 1990s tunes. Here are their top 3 songs as voted by the listeners. Number One "Thriller" by Michael Jackson, Number Two "In the Still of The Night" by The Five Satins and number three "Hey Jude" by The Beatles.
What would be your top three?

Layla
Wonderful Tonight
Tears in Heaven
(Eric Clapton is God)

(This is the sort of list that likely changes, in my head, every time I ponder it, but ...)

"I Heard It Through The Grapevine", by Marvin Gaye
"Stairway To Heaven", by Led Zep
"Mama Told Me Not To Come", by Three Dog Night

And I think I've changed my mind already ...

Heard It Through The Grapevine, Bad Moon Rising.

Ooh...tough one.

Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N Roses

Faithfully by Journey

Master Of Puppets by Metallica

These are subject to change depending on my mood.

Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughn

Black - Pearl Jam

Like the others my mood might influence changing the second and third but Baker Street will always be my all-time favorite song.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - by Elton John

Blue Moon - by...well, by just about everybody that sings it.

Closer to Believing - by Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Impossible question to answer, but... if I'm in the mood for slow, introspective music (which happens to be at this moment) then I never tire of listening to the following three:

River of Tears - Eric Clapton
Naked Flame - BBM (Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Gary Moore)
Where Angels Fear to Tread - Bryan Adams


I'll revisit this thread again when my mood changes.

Iron Maiden - Infinite Dreams

Cry Baby Janis Joplin
Baba O'Rielly The Who
A Day in the Life The Beatles

Dating myself, aren't I?

Oh, golly. Right now...

Summertime Rolls - Jane's Addiction
Tomorrow, Wendy- Concrete Blonde
I Bleed - The Pixies

Crickey!

Ummm... Song 2 Blur
Suzanne Leonard Cohen
Life on Mars David Bowie
I only want to be with you
Dusty Springfield
Justified and Ancient KLF

Off the top of my head.

1st My Way Frank Sinatra.
2nd All the Things You Are Frank Sinatra
3rd The Gift of Love Vic Damone.

1. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
2. In My Life - The Beatles
3. Thank You - Led Zeppelin

Bubbling under:
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix/Stevie Ray Vaughn
Tiny Dancer - Elton John
Unintended - Muse
American Pie - Madonna (I'm joking) Don McLean

Hello everybody!

My favourite all time classic song is "In the end" by Linkin Park! I just love the lyrics..

Welcome, funnygirl. That's one of my favorite songs, too. I really do like Linkin Park and there are a few other songs of theirs I like as well.

Unchained Melody. I know it was a hit many years before, but I remember it fondly, (Very fondly!) from the movie "Michael" with John Travolta.

My top three would be something like this:

1 'City of New Orleans' - Arlo Guthrie version by preference
2 'Running On Empty' - Jackson Browne
3 ' Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound' - Tom Paxton

Gerry Rafferty - "Baker Street" (Puts him in the lead with two nominations!)

Alan Price - "Jarrow Song"

Dusty Springfield - hard to choose, but I do like "I just fall in love again"

Bubbling under:
Steeleye Span - "All Around My Hat"

This list is subject to change as often as the English weather.

I've thought about this, but I just can't make up my mind. I was, however, able to reach a decision on my all time top favorite songs that have the word "park" in the title. They are:

1. 'MacArthur Park' by Richard Harris (written and arranged by Jimmy Webb)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su3JdzUUuH4

2. 'Saturday in the Park' by Chicago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTFD1C4tVIg&feature=related

3. "Lakeside Park" by Rush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ8QouXaPDU

Honorable Mention "Itchycoo Park' by The Small Faces
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJzcF0v1eOE

70's - Elton John, Tiny Dancer
80's - Michael Jackson, Rock With You
90's - R.E.M., Everybody Hurts
00's - Beyonce, Halo

I only have eyes for you--The Flamingos

'Suddenly' - Angry Anderson (Rose Tattoo)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DnwnW_d81U

It's gotta be:

Dancin In the Streets (Martha and The Vandellas)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdvITn5cAVc

Come Go With Me (The Del-Vikings)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oSR-lT-PEw

Baby Love (The Supremes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23UkIkwy5ZM

WCBS-FM in New York recently conducted their revised Top 1001 countdown based on listener votes. Unbelievably, the song that came out as number one was Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl". Nice song, but not worthy (I don't think) of a number one ranking. It was followed at number two by the Eagles "Hotel California" and number three was "Sherry" by the Four Seasons". If you check back tho when I originally posted this thread, the 2009 edition had "Thriller" at number one, "In the Still of the Night" number two and "Hey Jude" third. Can musical tastes change that quickly?

Imagine...John Lennon

Not remembering what I put down as my top three earlier, I was going to say:

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John

Blue Moon - by anybody

...as my top two. Come to find out, that's what I originally said back in Sept '09. I'm glad to know that I'm at least consistent on some things. I'm not sure what I'd put down as #3 now.

This is going to be tough as I have to play music day in, day out....but my top three which I'm suprised I do not play at any of my gigs are....

1. Sitting at the dock of the bay - Otis Redding
2. In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
3. Your Latest Trick - Dire Straits

Oh, wow, top three… that’s nearly impossible for me….
3. “Take My Hand” by Dido
2. “In the Waiting Line” by Zero 7
1. “Nights in White Satin” by The Moody Blues

Runners-up: “Honestly OK” by Dido, “Waiting for You” and “Heavenly” by Seal, “My Last Breath” by Evanescence, “Don’t Stop Dancing” by Creed, “This Time/Untitled” by 3 Doors Down, “Edge of Seventeen” by Fleetwood Mac, “Eleanor Rigby” by The Beatles, and “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” by Steam.

My top 3

Something The Beatles
Subdivisions Rush
Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin

Top 3 ever

Crazy Patsy Cline
Houndog Elvis Presley
Twist and Shout Beatles