Category: Countdown

From 10 to 1: The final countdown

OK, one more time … here are the details. Way back in 1989, a group of friends did a countdown of our top 100 songs, then shared them with each other on cassette tapes (yes, mixtapes!). Now 32 years later, we’re doing it again. But with more technology at...

11-20

More cool stuff for your listening pleasure. These are some of my faves! (If you’re wondering about the parameters and what we’re doing, you can find them HERE) 20: Fleshtones – “Let’s See the Sun” I’ve always thought this should have been the Fleshtones’ massive, monster hit breakthrough. This...

21-30

More cool stuff for your listening pleasure. These are some of my faves! (If you’re wondering about the parameters and what we’re doing, you can find them HERE) 30: Johnny Burnette & the Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio – “Train Kept a Rollin'”   29: Equals – “Baby Come Back”...

31-40

More cool stuff for your listening pleasure. These are some of my faves! (If you’re wondering about the parameters and what we’re doing, you can find them HERE) 40: Eddie & the Hot Rods – “Do Anything You Want to Do”   39: Tommy James & the Shondells –...

41-50

More cool stuff for your listening pleasure. These are some of my faves! (If you’re wondering about the parameters and what we’re doing, you can find them HERE) 50: Roy Head – “Treat Her Right” I know it’s lipsynched, but check out the dancing on this video!   49:...

51-60

More cool stuff for your listening pleasure. These are some of my faves! (If you’re wondering about the parameters and what we’re doing, you can find them HERE) 60: Dave Alvin – “Haley’s Comet” I sometimes use this in class to teach storytelling.   59: Enemies – “No Reason”...

61-70

More cool stuff for your listening pleasure. These are some of my faves! (If you’re wondering about the parameters and what we’re doing, you can find them HERE) 70: Andre Williams – “Bacon Fat”   69: Clash – “I Fought the Law”   68: Elvis Presley – “Good Rocking...

71-80

More cool stuff for your listening pleasure. These are some of my faves! (If you’re wondering about the parameters and what we’re doing, you can find them HERE) 80: Jam – “Town Called Malice”   79: Suzi Quatro – “The Wild One”   78: Telex – “Twist a St....

81-90

More cool stuff for your listening pleasure. These are some of my faves! (If you’re wondering about the parameters and what we’re doing, you can find them HERE) 90: Pigmeat Markham – “Here Comes the Judge”   89: Headhunters – “Tear You Down”   88: Dictators – “Cars &...

The Countdown Is Here! Top 100! Here are 91-100.

More cool stuff for your listening pleasure. These are some of my faves! (If you’re wondering about the parameters and what we’re doing, you can find them HERE) 100: Jimmy Cliff – “The Harder They Come”   99: Sam & Dave – “Soul Man”   98: The Stooges –...