The Lady's Top 500 Picks!

[tomcat]

Wow, 500!

 

[ladyislingering]

(249-200)

249. In My Room - Nancy Sinatra
248. I Fall to Pieces - Patsy Cline
247. Nobody Loves Me - Bryan Ferry
246. Hang On Sloopy - The McCoys
245. Automatic - The Go-Go's
244. Never Say Never - Romeo Void
243. Johnny, Are You Queer? - Josie Cotton
242. Love Me, Please Love Me - Michel Polnareff
241. Beat on the Brat - Ramones
240. Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck
239. Hurts so Good - John Mellencamp
238. Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
237. Kitten is Angry - Lemon Demon
236. The Wolf - Heart
235. Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.
234. You're the One that I Want - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
233. National Crime Awareness Week - Sparks
232. Cry - Godley & Creme
231. Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
230. Kind of a Drag - The Buckinghams
229. Cat Scratch Fever - Ted Nugent
228. What I Am - Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians
227. People Are People - Depeche Mode
226. Lightning's Striking - Lou Christie
225. Ragdoll - Aerosmith
224. Jizz In My Pants - The Lonely Island
223. Run Run Run - The Velvet Underground
222. No Matter What - Badfinger
221. You Wear Those Eyes - The Cars
220. Suite Madame Blue - Styx
219. Panama - Van Halen
218. Savoy Truffle - The Beatles
217. Condition of the Heart - Prince & The Revolution
216. I Love You So Much (It Hurts Me) - Patsy Cline
215. I'm a Marionette - ABBA
214. Spill the Wine - Eric Burdon & War
213. Pass the Dutchie - Musical Youth
212. Rockit - Herbie Hancock
211. At Seventeen - Janis Ian
210. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
209. She's Got A Way - Billy Joel
208. Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac
207. It's Not the Night - The Cars
206. Keep Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites
205. Mr. Bojangles - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
204. Shang-A-Lang - Bay City Rollers
203. Sugar Baby Love - The Rubettes
202. Puttin' on the Ritz - Taco
201. The Bump - Kenny
200. The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band

(200-150 on its way.)

 

[ladyislingering]

199. I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
198. Lollipop - The Chordettes
197. Charlie Brown - The Coasters
196. P.F.J. - Ric Ocasek
195. Words - The Monkees
196. Big Balls - AC/DC
195. Let's Dance - David Bowie
194. Leaving, On a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul, and Mary
193. Piano Picker - Carpenters
192. Calling Dr. Love - KISS
191. Bodies - The Sex Pistols
190. Stranded in the Jungle - New York Dolls
189. White Punks on Dope - The Tubes
188. You Were On My Mind - We Five
187. Cool for Cats - Squeeze
186. Kiss Kiss Kiss - Yoko Ono
185. War Pigs - Black Sabbath
184. Remember (Walkin' in the Sand) - Aerosmith
183. The Gift - The Velvet Underground
182. Sweet Sixteen - Billy Idol
181. Leader of the Pack - The Shangri-Las
180. We Built This City - Starship
179. FM (No Static At All) - Steely Dan
178. Kathleen McArthur - Tommy James & The Shondells
177. War - Edwin Starr
176. Gimme Some Truth - John Lennon
175. Can't Stand Losing You - Sting & The Police
174. Dick Around - Sparks
173. Draft Dodger Rag - Phil Ochs
172. Jesus' Brother Bob - The Arrogant Worms
171. Der Kommissar - After the Fire
170. High as F^%$ - Jon LaJoie
169. Careful With that Axe, Eugene - Pink Floyd
168. New York Groove - Hello
167. Walk Like an Egyptian - Bangles
166. There is a Light that Never Goes Out - The Smiths
165. Five to One - The Doors
164. One of these Nights - Eagles
163. Oh Daddy - Fleetwood Mac
162. Dodo/Lurker - Genesis
161. Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix Experience
160. True Love Ways - Buddy Holly
159. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel
158. Babooshka - Kate Bush
157. Miss You - The Rolling Stones
156. I've Told Every Little Star - Linda Scott
155. Poison - Alice Cooper
154. Dirty Work - Steely Dan
153. I Love - Margo Guryan
152. Like to Get to Know You - Spanky & Our Gang
151. Sugar On Sunday - Tommy James & The Shondells
150. I Want Candy - The Strangeloves

(149-100 soon to come.)

 

[ladyislingering]

149. Why Can't I Be You - The Cure
148. Just What I Needed - The Cars
147. Hold Me Now - Thompson Twins
146. California Dreamin' - Carpenters
145. Hair - The Cowsills
144. Piece of My Heart - Janis Joplin
143. You're So Vain - Carly Simon
142. Arts and Crafts Spectacular - Halfnelson
141. Motorcycle Mama - Sailcat
140. Girls, Girls, Girls - Sailor
139. Like a Surgeon - Weird Al Yankovic
138. Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears
137. It's My Party - Lesley Gore
136. Oh Boys - Buddy Holly
135. Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh, Yeah!) - Joan Jett
134. She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
133. I Want You (She's so Heavy) - The Beatles
132. Hard Luck Woman - KISS
131. Dark Lady - Cher
130. No One Like You - Scorpions
129. Tous Les Garcons et Les Filles - Françoise Hardy
128. 867-5309 (Jenny) - Tommy Tutone
127. Pretty Baby - Blondie
126. Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
125. Who's Sorry Now - Journey
124. D'yer Mak'er - Led Zeppelin
123. My Guy - Mary Wells
122. Maybe I Know - Lesley Gore
121. Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
120. You Showed Me - The Turtles
119. Your Mama Won't Like Me - Suzi Quatro
118. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
117. Turning Japanese - The Vapors
116. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow - Bryan Ferry
115. Let's Go to San Francisco - The Flowerpot Men
114. Painted Ladies - Ian Thomas
113. It Never Rains in Southern California - Albert Hammond
112. How Long - Ace
111. What's a Girl to Do - Cristina
110. Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
109. Perfume - Sparks
108. If You're Going to San Francisco - Scott McKenzie
107. Minnie the Moocher - Cab Calloway
106. Zoolookologie - Jean-Michel Jarre
105. Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson
104. Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
103. In the Heat of the Night - Pat Benatar
102. Baby I Love You - Andy Kim
101. Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful
100. Love is Only a Feeling - The Darkness

(99-50 soon to come.)

 

[ladyislingering]

(99-50)

099. Girlfriend in a Coma - The Smiths
098. Twist In My Sobriety - Tanita Tikaram
097. I Love How You Love Me - The Paris Sisters
096. Down In Mexico - The Coasters
095. We've Got a Groovy Thing Goin' - Simon & Garfunkel
094. Ah! Leah! - Donnie Iris
093. My Sharona - The Knack
092. Self Control - Laura Branigan
091. Killer Queen - Queen
090. Silk and Honey - Honey Ltd.
089. Zombie Zoo - Tom Petty
088. Eyes Without a Face - Billy Idol
087. Barefoot in Baltimore - Strawberry Alarm Clock
086. 19 - Paul Hardcastle
085. Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band
084. Love is the Drug - Roxy Music
083. Kids In America - Kim Wilde
082. Hole in Your Soul - ABBA
081. In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins
080. Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters
079. Dear God - XTC
078. Baby I'm Yours - Barbara Lewis
077. Drama, Drama - Telex
076. Once I Had a Love (AKA The Disco Song) - Blondie
(a very early rendering of "Heart of Glass")
075. Magic Dance - David Bowie
074. Pressure - Billy Joel
073. Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson
072. Dead Babies - Alice Cooper
071. I Love to Boogie - T-Rex
070. Help Me - Joni Mitchell
069. Wrapped Around Your Finger - Sting & The Police
068. Baby It's You - The Beatles
067. How Much More - The Go-Go's
066. Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
065. Be My Baby - The Ronettes
064. Puppet on a String - Sandie Shaw
063. Beaver O'Lindy - Sparks
062. Hello Again (12" version) - The Cars
061. Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue
060. Little Girl Blue - Janis Joplin
059. The End - The Doors
058. Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane
057. This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us - British Whale
056. Mad World - Tears for Fears
055. Your Auntie Grizelda - The Monkees
054. You Two - Marshall Hain
053. Power to the People - John Lennon
052. Abacab - Genesis
051. How Can Love Hurt So Much - The Knack
050. Too Shy - Kajagoogoo

(the final 50 are coming soon.)

 

[ladyislingering]

(the final 50)

049. Miracles - Jefferson Starship
048. The Longest Time - Billy Joel
047. Harden My Heart - Quarterflash
046. A Beat For You - Pseudo Echo
045. Beechwood 4-5789 - Carpenters
044. California Nights - Lesley Gore
043. Wig Wam Bam - Sweet
042. We Are Detective - Thompson Twins
041. 1-2-3 Red Light - 1910 Fruitgum Co.
040. I Eat Cannibals - Toto Coelo
039. Denis - Blondie
038. You Might Think - The Cars
037. Dum Dum Diddle - ABBA
036. I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness
035. Who's Sorry Now - Connie Francis
034. The Great Pretender - Freddie Mercury
033. Dancing in the City - Marshall Hain
032. I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're the Royal Macadamia Nuts) - The Turtles
031. I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself - Elton John
030. Hold Tight! - Dave, Dee, Dozy, Mick & Tich
029. Can't Seem to Make You Mine - The Seeds
028. This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us - Sparks
027. Popsicles and Icicles - The Murmaids
026. What's On Your Mind - Information Society
025. Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones
024. Prove - Ric Ocasek
023. Barbarandroid - Sigue Sigue Sputnik
022. Living on the Ceiling - Blancmange
021. (Keep Feeling) Fascination - The Human League
020. I Feel Love - Donna Summer
019. Singing in the Shower - Les Rita Mitsouko
018. The Lady is Lingering - Sparks
017. You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care) - Buddy Holly
016. I Want You to Be My Baby - Billie Davis
015. Eye in the Sky - The Alan Parsons Project
014. Baby I Love You - The Ronettes
013. Being Boiled - The Human League
012. Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
011. You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) - Rod Stewart
010. Hey Bulldog - The Beatles
009. Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
008. Emotion in Motion - Ric Ocasek
007. These Foolish Things Remind Me of You - Bryan Ferry
006. More Than This - Roxy Music
005. Gold Dust Woman - Fleetwood Mac
004. Because the Night - Patti Smith
003. I'm Blue - The Shangri-Las
002. Crimson and Clover - Tommy James & The Shondells
001. Tryouts for the Human Race - Sparks

Note: this is just a master list - from this will come a fully tweaked version with everything in its just-rightful place. It's fine now; I'm just a perfectionist.

 

[Lynch]

There is one song I was SURE would be here, just based on some gut feeling, but it's not yet. guess we got a short list left to go.



Edit: I guess I was wrong and it didn't show up. Shows how smart I am.

 

[Cosmic Harmony]

I expected to see just about all of the songs that I did. I know you all too well.

 

[Hepcat]

Lady:

I love the diversity of your list. And I really like the names you've picked for your top four!

004. Because the Night - Patti Smith
003. I'm Blue - The Shangri-Las
002. Crimson and Clover - Tommy James & The Shondells
001. Tryouts for the Human Race - Sparks

 

[ladyislingering]

Thanks!

There are so many songs that I've played the living hell out of in my lifetime, and difficult to narrow it down even to 500.