Andrew's Top 10 Songs

hey everyone,
when making this list I decided to go with my personal all time greats from my time, I do have knowledge and love for music made before my time but I didn't know how to include songs that should be an all time great when I couldn't really vouch for. But maybe some of these songs are an all time great because despite being from before my time they still make my list. With that said here's my top 10

1. Dave Matthews Band - "Ants Marching"
As a follower of DMB it was hard for me to pick my favorite song, however since I was 12 years old I have been listening to this song consistently. Experiencing this song live a few years back was an all time high. DMB is also one of my all time greatest live experiences as well, seeing them 12 times now each show is unique and provides a natural high.

2. Third Eye Blind - "Semi-Charmed Life"
This song came out when I was in middle school and hasn't stopped, I heard it again at my high school dances and still today in college.

3. Sublime - "What I Got"
This song takes me back a few years to high school, off-roading and wheeling in my buddys Jeep Wrangler with the top down in the Maryland humid heat.

4. Pink Floyd - "Wish You Were Here"
Of the numerous Pink Floyd songs "Wish You Were Here" is my personal all time great.

5. Foo Fighters - "Everlong"
I debated between a Foo song and a Nirvana song, I went with my personal favorite, the Foo Fighter's. Having just listened to the new live semi-acoustic version of this song it is simply incredible.

6. Jane's Addiction - "Jane Says"
This song has been a favorite of mine for years, and a favorite of my friends, apparently there is a game played when hearing "Jane Says"...when Perry says "she can't hit" you apparently punch your buddy three times in the arm, not that I'm encouraging violence.

7. Jimmy Buffett - "Margaritaville"
Who doesn't love Margaritas? I experienced Buffett Live for the first time this summer twice in one week, what a colorful experience. Oh ya, and who doesn't love cheeseburgers?

8. Sister Hazel - "All For You"
One of my middle school love songs...definitely an all time great in my book. This is a song that I can relate to and I think other guys can as well.

9. Aersomith & Run DMC - Walk This Way
The combination of rock and hip hop has come a long way since this song came out. For the initial start of this combination this song wins a vote in my top 10!

10. Barenaked Ladies - "One Week"
When I first got hooked on this band I was in middle school, like most of my all time greats, and I couldn't stop listening to it for years. BNL ended up being my first concert unsupervised and first band to see numerous times in a short span of time.

The Membership Assistant's Top 10 of all time...

Hey everybody it's Jessica with my Top 10- but I am telling you what, I lost sleep over this decision. I have about a million all time favorite songs and my list keeps changing but this is what I am feeling today so here they are in no particular order...
1.Chris Cornell (of course)- Moonchild
The whole "Euphoria Morning" album is amazing.
2. The Beatles- In My Life
This is the song I sing in my head when I am in a funk. Brings me out of it every time.
3. Aerosmith- Janie's Got a Gun
Reminds me of driving to Disney World with the fam when I was 12- we listened to the "Pump" album the entire way. I still love it.
4. Pink Floyd- Learning to Fly
5. Widespread Panic- Don't Tell the Band
From the album of the same name, this is a great song about music in a crisis situation. The band plays on...
6. Michael Jackson- Thriller
This was my first "favorite song" when I was little. We had the video on VHS and I liked to watch it at least 4 times a day. But it was kinda scary for me to watch since I was so young (maybe 5-ish?) so my parents had to watch it with me. Every single time. Leading me to believe that this song would probably be on their least favorite of all time list from having heard it WAY too often.
7. Pearl Jam- Sittin on the Dock of the Bay
Vedder sounds great singing this classic song. Don't get me wrong, Otis is good too, but I love me some Eddie Vedder.
8. Carole King- So Far Away
9. James Taylor- Fire and Rain
Even though it makes me sad, still an all time fave.
10. Bread- The Guitar Man

Admin Lady - Stephanie's Top Ten

The "Love" theme seems to be in a lot of my favorite songs! I'd like to dedicate my Top Ten to the memory of the musician/singer I fell in love with 30 years ago - who played most of these songs for me during our time together.

1. Imagine - John Lennon
2. Something - George Harrison
3. Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartney
4. Over the Hills and Far Away - Led Zeppelin
5. Daydream - Robin Trower
6. Guitar Man - Bread
7. Pride and Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughn
8. The One I Love - REM
9. Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
10.You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker

A few more honorable mentions...

1. Happy Together - The Turtles
2. I've Just Seen a Face - The Beatles
3. Love, Reign O'er Me - The Who
4. Angel - Jimi Hendrix
5. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

...and there are soooo many more!

Operations Manager Bug's top ten songs of all time.....

Well when i tried to think of my most favorite songs of all time i had some trouble, i had about one hundred favorite songs.... So i decided to narrow that list down to ten by figuring out which song influenced me the most. Here's what i came up with...

1) Led Zeppelin- The Rover
I picked this because i am a huge zeppelin fan and the rover was one of the first songs i learned to play on guitar and was my favorite zep song growing up.

2)Pink Floyd- Comfortably numb
I have way too many HAZY memories of this classic tune...

3)Yes- Owner of a lonely heart
I choose this one cause my dad allways used to play this cd whenever i was in the car with him when i was little and i would allways ask him to play this song... plus i could probablly sing ever lyric in it...

4)Def Leopard- Let's Get Rocked
this was playing in my dads car if #2 wasn't.....

5)Phish- You Enjoy Myself
i am a big phish fan and this song i feel shows a couple different sides of the band all in one song.. its just amazing....

6)Simon & Garfunkel- Mrs. Robinson
i love the graduate and this song both.. its a classic...

7)Black Sabbath- Iron Man
this is also a classic.. bad ass rock from some crazy dude who bites heads off bats!!!!

8)Led Zeppelin- No Quarter
this song is so dard and haunting... it sort of spotlights John Paul Jones who was an extremely talented multi- instrumentalist who was almost hidden in the shadows of Jimmy Page & Robert Plant.

9)Pixies- Where is my Mind?
I find i ask my self this question all the time... Love this song..

10) Phish- Farmhouse
This one just means alot to me and reminds me of trips i have taken to Maine in the past and the feeling there...

well here are my top ten..... What are yours??? go to www.wtmd.org to vote for your top ten...

Tyler's Top 10 Songs

Hey eveyone, this is my list in no order really. I guess that's just a way of chickening out but it was hard to pick these songs let alone put them in order.

1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles
2. Dazed and Confused - Led Zeppelin
3. Life On Mars - David Bowie
4. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
5. Today - Smashing Pumpkins
6. Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder
7. #41 - Dave Matthews Band
8. Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
9. So What - Miles Davis
10. Yer Blues - The Beatles

The Underwriting Guy's Top 10 Songs of All Time

I tried to vary it up with songs I grew up hearing and those I grew into. I am sure I will second guess these 10 after seeing more lists, but I am pleased with what I have come up with.

1. Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
2. Ground On Down - Ben Harper
3. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
4. Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
5. Humble Mumble - Outkast
6. Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan
7. The Stone - Dave Matthews
8. Reba - Phish
9. Case of You - Joni Mitchell
10. I Second that Emotion - Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

Melissa'a Top Ten Songs... Ever!

As we get prepared at WTMD for the Top 897 Songs of All Time I'm always interested to see what other people come up with. On the other hand, I constantly scrutinize my own decisions.
That being said, here are my pick for the Top 10 Songs of All Time.

1. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
2. Yesterday - The Beatles
3. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash
4. ABC - Jackson 5
5. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
6. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon
7. Raspberry Beret - Prince
8. Change In Pocket - Pretenders
9. Sabotage - The Beastie Boys
10. Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes

So, what are YOUR Top 10 Songs of All Time? Submit them and see where they place in our countdown starting Feb 1st.

Morning Guy's Top 10 Of All Time

...The following represent times where I've held onto these songs for dear life.

1. The Police- Message in a Bottle
Who hasn't "felt like a castaway, an island lost at sea?" Nobody could speak better to isolation and loneliness than Sting during the early Police days. He certainly spoke to a ten year old living in a strange land.
2. U2- 40
I love concert closing, hold up your lighter songs. With the exception of maybe Peter Gabriel's "Biko", no song comes as close as "40." And this tune really embodies what the band and Bono the man and the humanitarian are all about. If there was ever an anthem, a prayer, an embodiment that rock and roll CAN change the world...this one's it.
3. The Talking Heads- Naive Melody (This Must Be the Place)
Shawn Colvin reinterpreted the song with the emotional depth and femininity it needed, but going back, I get more out of David Byrne's wonderfully strained vocals now than ever before.
4. Wilco- Jesus, Etc.
Though not ABOUT the event, the poignant strings and the words "tall buildings shake, voices escape singing sad, sad songs" had a haunting, yet comforting, post 9/11 resonance to me than any other song, even stuff on Bruce's "The Rising" (sorry, Steve).
5. Nick Drake- Northern Sky
Without a doubt, the most beautiful love song ever written. The piano, holy organ and Nick's kind, ghostly voice rise the music to cloud-level heights; spirit lifting, life affirming.
6. John Lennon- Imagine
No explanation needed.
7. The Clash- Straight to Hell
The Eastern scene of commercialism and Western abandonment Joe Strummer paints make this the Clash's quietest, yet angriest song they ever wrote- the slow, mean burn of reality.
8. Van Morrison- Into the Mystic
My wannabe gypsy soul and imagination has been rocked to life many times by this this tune.
9. Al Green- Let's Stay Together
If there was ever a song I WISH I could sing, this one would be it. It's the deepest, simplest profession of love you could ever say to somebody, yet Al is a bit plaintive: "Why, why some people break up...Then turn around and make up...I just can't see." I know.
10. Joni Mitchell- Amelia
I have a love of flying and this song always did it for me. But, it's less about a trail blazing pilot as it is lost chances and close calls in other aspects of the human condition. It's dramatic, vivid and beautiful. Typical Joni.

...and very, very honorable mentions to:
1. Bruce Cockburn- Lovers in a Dangerous Time
2. Ron Sexsmith- Strawberry Blonde
3. Tom Waits- Whistle Down the Wind
4. Ricki Lee Jones- Flying Cowboys
5. Red House Painters- Have You Forgotten?
6. Patty Griffin- Moses
7. Peter Gabriel- Secret World
8. Lyle Lovett- If I Had a Boat
9. The Sundays- My Finest Hour
10. Thomas Dolby- The Flat Earth

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It's Tough Narrowing it Down!

This is tougher than I thought it would be. When we decided to do this massive countdown everyone at WTMD knew it would hard to narrow down our own personal lists. After all, what is the "greatest" song criteria? I decided to go with my gut on a lot of my picks. Here they are:

1. Born to Run -Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band
   The perfect Rock and Roll teenage song that lasts forever!
   
   
2. Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash
   Talk about a song that pulls you in every time and reminds you about the most simple and hardest conflict everyone faces from time to time.
   
   
3. Disco Inferno - The Trammps
   This was a big conversation in our house this weekend. We agreed that Disco is a valid musical period in our history that should be recognized-but-come on-The Greatest Disco Song?! I picked this one because it sums it all up (mindless dancing, all great disco tunes were long long long songs, true escapism) and no one has really been able to cover it with justice. Tina Turner came close though.
   
   
4. Blue Monday - New Order
   This song really took the underground club scene into the daylight.
   
   
5. Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday
   Others may choose God Bless the Child, but for my money, this is the greatest song Billie ever sang!
   
   
6. What's So Funny 'Bout Peace Love and Understanding - Elvis Costello and the Attractions
   The eternal question of man kind don't you think?
   
   
7. Like a Prayer - Madonna
   Yep, Madonna. Remember the "shocking" content of this song and the video that went along with it? Now a days it's pretty tame, but back then it was one of the first salvos in the culture war.
   
   
8. Rocket Man - Elton John
   A total fan of early Elton John, I just can't see a list without this song on it.
   
   
9. Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
   If Born to Run is about surviving by escaping, Jungleland is about surviving, or not, by staying. Amazing how you can tell two different stories about the same thing.
   
   
10. Let it Be - The Beatles
    No explanation needed!

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Countdown to 897

During WTMD's February Fund Drive, we'll be counting down the Greatest 897 Songs of All-Time...and we need your votes. You can vote for your Top 10 Songs of All-Time here.

Here's my list for the Top 10 Songs of All-Time:

1. Bob Dylan "The Times They Are A-Changin'"
2. The Verve "Bittersweet Symphony"
3. Bob Marley "No Woman, No Cry"
4. Bob Dylan "Like a Rolling Stone"
5. Pearl Jam "Alive"
6. Billy Joel "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant"
7. Johnny Cash "Folsom Prison Blues"
8. Dave Matthews Band "Two Step"
9. Jay Z "99 Problems"
10. Ben E. King "Stand By Me"

What's Your Top 10?