Top Ten Songs

In my Top 100, each artist is limited, fairly or not, to one entry. In partial compensation I herewith list my favorite ten songs for my favorite artists – a deep dive, if you will, into the music I like.

Bruce Springsteen

• Jungleland
• Glory Days
• The Rising
• Born to Run
• Darkness on the Edge of Town
• Badlands
• Dancing in the Dark
• Wrecking Ball
• Blinded by the Light
• Billie Jean

Elvis Presley

• Don’t Be Cruel
• I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
• Don’t
• Love Me
• (Marie’s the Name Of) His Latest Flame
• A Fool Such As I
• In the Ghetto
• Can’t Help Falling In Love
• If I Can Dream
• The Wonder of You

Jimmy Buffett

• Boat Drinks
• Changes in Latitudes
• Fins
• Cheeseburger in Paradise
• Margaritaville
• Fruitcakes
• Unpopular Poet
• The Captain and the Kid
• The Weather is Here
• Come Monday

John Mellencamp

• The Authority Song
• Jack and Diane
• Hurt So Good
• Cherry Bomb
• Your Life Is Now
• Minutes to Memories
• Check It Out
• Hand to Hold Onto
• R.O.C.K. in the USA

The Moody Blues

• Question
• Emily’s Song
• The Story in Your Eyes
• Nights in White Satin
• Your Wildest Dreams
• I Know You’re Out There Somewhere
• Lazy Day
• Floating
• The Balance

Jackson Browne

• For A Dancer
• Late For The Sky
• The Load-Out/Stay
• Running On Empty
• Sing My Songs to Me/For Everyman
• Just Say Yeah
• A Child in These Hills
• Somebody’s Baby
• Song for Adam
• My Opening Farewell

Bob Dylan

• Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts
• Blowin’ In the Wind
• Just Like A Woman
• Like A Rolling Stone
• Mr. Tambourine Man
• You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
• It Ain’t Me, Babe
• Tangled Up in Blue
• You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
• My Back Pages

Bob Seger

• Night Moves
• Like A Rock
• We’ve Got Tonite
• Against the Wind
• American Storm
• The Fire Inside
• Even Now
• Hollywood Nights
• Till It Shines
• The Famous Final Scene

Billy Joel

• Piano Man
• The Longest Time
• Only the Good Die Young
• It’s Still Rock’n’Roll to Me
• She’s Always a Woman
• Why Judy Why
• Scenes from an Italian Restaurant
• The Entertainer
• I’ve Seen the Lights Go out on Broadway
• A Matter of Trust
• Captain Jack