My SECOND 100 Songs

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In November, 2016 I posted My 100 Songs as a YouTube Playlist. In the description header of that playlist I wrote, "My 100 favorite songs not necessarily rated 1-100. This playlist is part of me, like remembering listening to the Rolling Stones' Satisfaction on my transistor radio in 1965 on my front yard grass."

If you spend anytime thinking about the music you love, 100 songs is really just a good start. So it's taken a while but I've put together My SECOND 100 Songs. Like the first 100, I did not rate them 1-100 as this continues to be more of a shuffle of mostly longtime favorites.

These lists are my favorites not only because I like the songs, but they continue to represent a place in time for me. For example in this grouping, I selected Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, a song written and recorded just three weeks after the May, 4 1970 Kent State shootings. The song was released in June of that year and I remember hearing it for the first time while in the back seat of my friend Gary Hill's family station wagon. I was in the car with my pals Gary (driving), Paul and Ron and the song came on over the radio. We were driving on Main street, all talking stopped and we just quietly listened to it, blown away.

There's some gems in here that you will easily recognize and maybe a few you've never heard before. I have included both lists here with 200 songs that continue to change over time. Some songs get deleted from YouTube and I can't remember what was deleted. Maybe that's a blessing as I just add a song here or there that I love. For example, The Zombies were recently inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and that got me listening to them again and suddenly, two songs make the latest list.

Well, I guess I had better start working on 201-300, there's never enough good music. Enjoy my friends!

My SECOND 100 Songs

1. Help!, The Beatles
2. California Dreamin', The Mamas & The Papas
3. Jumpin' Jack Flash, The Rolling Stones
4. Mr. Tambourine Man, Bob Dylan
5. Won't Get Fooled Again, The Who
6. America, Simon and Garfunkel
7. You Really Got Me, The Kinks
8. Higher Ground, Stevie Wonder
9. The Story In Your Eyes, The Moody Blues
10. Alfie, Dionne Warwick
11. Sunshine Of Your Love, Cream
12. I'm Looking Through You, The Beatles
13. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Crosby, Stills & Nash
14. Beginnings, Chicago
15. Don't Think Twice, Bob Dylan
16. Time Of The Season, The Zombies
17. Paperback Writer, The Beatles
18. Free Man In Paris, Joni Mitchell
19. Souvenirs, John Prine
20. You're Going To Make Me Lonesome When You Go, Shawn Colvin
21. Fountain Of Sorrow, Jackson Browne
22. Carolina On My Mind, James Taylor
23. All My Loving, The Beatles
24. Dusty Springfield, No Easy Way Down
25. Be Free, Loggins and Messina
26. On A Carousel, The Hollies
27. Irish Linen, Seals and Crofts
28. Changes, David Bowie
29. No Reply, The Beatles
30. Loves Me Like A Rock, Paul Simon
31. A Million Miles Away, The Plimsouls
32. If We Were Vampires, Jason Isbell
33. For What It's Worth, Buffalo Springfield
34. The Ragpicker's Dream, Mark Knopfler
35. Downtown, Petula Clark
36. The Rain, The Park and Other Things, The Cowsills
37. Even The Losers, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
38. Polaroids, Shawn Colvin
39. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard, Paul Simon
40. Getting Better, The Beatles,
41. Orange Crush, REM
42. You Wreck Me, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
43. I Saw The Light, Todd Rundgren
44. Shower The People, James Taylor
45. Ooh La La, The Faces
46. Back In the U.S.S.R., The Beatles
47. You're Only Lonely, J.D. Souther
48. Don't Dream It's Over, Crowded House
49. Bare Trees, Fleetwood Mac
50. I've Just Seen A Face, The Beatles
51. Expecting To Fly, Buffalo Springfield
52. Graceland, Paul Simon
53. Rebel Rebel, David Bowie
54. Tell Me Why, The Beatles
55. The Waiting, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
56. Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing, Stevie Wonder
57. You Were On My Mind, The We Five
58. How Do I Make You, Linda Ronstadt
59. You're Time Is Gonna Come, Led Zeppelin
60. Dark End Of The Street, The Flying Burrito Brothers
61. Manic Monday, The Bangles
62. Gabriel Go On Home, Seals and Crofts
63. So Far Away, Carole King
64. Arms Of Mary, Leo Kottke
65. Ohio, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
66. Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves
67. Kodachrome, Paul Simon
68. Angelyne, The Jayhawks
69. Got To Get You Into My Life, The Beatles
70. Already Gone, Eagles
71. I Used To Be A King, Graham Nash
72. Happy Together, The Turtles
73. Fire Lake, Bob Seger
74. Don't Give Up, Peter Gabriel with Paula Cole
75. Dreams, The Cranberries
76. Fall On Me, REM
77. How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away, Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
78. Eight Days A Week, The Beatles
79. She's Not There, The Zombies
80. Her Town Too, James Taylor
81. The Long Way Around, The Chicks
82. Kathy's Song, Simon and Garfunkel
83. Pipeline, The Ventures
84. On The Road Again, Canned Heat
85. Hypnotized, Fleetwood Mac
86. Listen To Her Heart, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
87. Sowing The Seeds Of Love, Tears For Fears
88. City Of New Orleans, Arlo Guthrie
89. Take It From Me, The Weepies
90. Sweet Seasons, Carole King
91. Superstition, Stevie Wonder
92. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel
93. See The Sky About To Rain, Neil Young
94. Rock Me On The Water, Jackson Browne
95. Wouldn't It Be Nice, The Beach Boys
96. A Change Is Going to Come, Sam Cooke
97. Baba O'Riley, The Who
98. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better, The Byrds
99. Reelin' In The Years, Steely Dan
100. A Day In The Life, The Beatles

My SECOND 100 Songs Playlist