Tuesday, February 23, 2010

My top 20 favorite songs of all time

Of course, this stuff is always changing, but at the moment, I'm thinking #1-15 are pretty solidly locked in.



20. "Dance With the Devil" - Immortal Technique
19. "All I Want For Christmas Is You" - Mariah Carey
18. "My Girls" - Animal Collective
17. "Sleep" - Godspeed You! Black Emperor
16. "Con Te Partiro" - Andrea Bocelli
15. "What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye
14. "Stand By Me" - Ben E. King
13. "Johnny B. Goode" - Chuck Berry
12. "A Love Supreme, Pt. 1: Acknowledgment" - John Coltrane
11. "Hallelujah" - Leonard Cohen
10. "God Only Knows" - The Beach Boys
9. "What A Wonderful World" - Louis Armstrong
8. "Unchained Melody" - The Righteous Brothers
7. "Your Hand In Mine" - Explosions in the Sky
6. "Storm" - Godspeed You! Black Emperor
5. "Family Business" - Kanye West
4. "Some Will Seek Forgiveness, Others Escape" - Underoath
3. "Only In Dreams" - Weezer
2. Pachelbel's Canon in D
1. "Everything" - Lifehouse


Honorable mentions:

"Archangel" - Burial
"Consequence" - The Notwist
"A Day in the Life" - the Beatles
"The World At Large" - Modest Mouse
"Fight Test" - The Flaming Lips
"Jesus, Etc." - Wilco
"American Pie" - Don McLean