Packy Malley's Wedding DJsI recently had to put together a list of my favorite rock songs of all time. A daunting task to be sure. And like all these type lists it's mercurial. So, for right now this is my list.
1. Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell
2. Powderfinger – Neil Young
3. Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks
4. Prairie Rose – Roxy Music
5. Different Drum – The Stone Poneys (Linda Ronstadt)
6. Paperback Writer - The Beatles
7. Daydream – The Lovin’ Spoonful
8. Itchycoo Park – The Small Faces
9. Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen
10. Windfall – Son Volt
11. Everybody’s Talkin’ – Nilsson
12. Temptation – New Order
13. Tumbling Dice – The Rolling Stones
14. Anchorage – Michelle Shocked
15. The Tears Of A Clown – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
16. Fall On Me – REM
17. That’s Entertainment – The Jam
18. Faith Healer – The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
19. Starman – David Bowie
20. Kid – The Pretenders
21. Dr. Jimmy – The Who
22. Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now – The Smiths
23. Daydream Believer – The Monkees
24. Autobahn – Kraftwerk
25. Carey – Joni Mitchell
26. Tangled Up In Blue – Bob Dylan
27. Love Is Here (Now You’re Gone) – The Supremes
28. (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes – Elvis Costello
29. This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody) – Talking Heads
30. Joanne – Michael Nesmith
31. I Only Have Eyes for You - The Flamingos
32. Sunshine Superman – Donovan
33. So It Goes – Nick Lowe
34. Do You Realize – The Flaming Lips
35. Dry The Rain – The Beta Band
36. New Speedway Boogie – The Grateful Dead
37. After The Goldrush – Neil Young
38. Up The Junction – Squeeze
39. Closing Time – Leonard Cohen
40. No Matter What – Badfinger
41. I’m On Fire – The Dwight Twilley Band
42. California – The Babys
43. Protection – Graham Parker And The Rumour
44. Mixed Up, Shook Up Girl – Mink Deville
45. You’re Not Smiling – Audience
46. Town Without Pity – Gene Pitney
47. Rockaway Beach – The Ramones
48. Walking On Sunshine – Katrina and The Waves
49. Starry Eyes – The Records
50. There She Goes – The La’s
51. Let’s Pretend – The Raspberries
52. The Rain, The Park & Other Things – The Cowsills
53. Settin’ The Woods On Fire – Hank Williams Sr.
54. Dressed Up Like Nebraska – Josh Rouse
55. Something In The Air – Thunderclap Newman
56. 96 Tears - ? and the Mysterians
57. I’ll Take You There – The Staple Singers
58. I Hear You Knockin’ – Dave Edmunds
59. Heart Full Of Soul – The Yardbirds
60. There’s A Kind Of Hush – Herman’s Hermits
61. Band Of Gold – Freda Payne
62. Jockey Full Of Bourbon – Tom Waits
63. I Will Dare – The Replacements
64. Solsbury Hill – Peter Gabriel
65. The Whole Of The Moon – The Waterboys
66. Greetings To The New Brunette – Billy Bragg
67. Kind Of A Drag – The Buckinghams
68. Don’t Sleep In The Subway – Petula Clark
69. Hank Panky – Tommy James And The Shondells
70. One Bad Apple – The Osmonds
71. If You Want Me To Stay – Sly And The Family Stone
72. I Can Help – Billy Swan
73. Walk Away Renee – The Left Banke
74. Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival
75. Bernadette – The Four Tops
76. I Want You Back – The Jackson 5
77. Stoney End – Barbara Streisand
78. Cracklin’ Rosie – Neil Diamond
79. Chasing Heather Crazy – Guided By Voices
80. Last Nite – The Strokes
81. Since I Left You – The Avalanches
82. You Get What You Give – New Radicals
83. Race For The Prize – The Flaming Lips
84. Designs On You – Old 97’s
85. Dry Your Eyes – The Streets
86.Float On – Modest Mouse
87. Coming Up Close – Til Tuesday
88. Happy Hour – The Housemartins
89. Diggin’ Your Scene – The Blow Monkeys
90. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
91. Rockin’ In The Free World – Neil Young
92. Absent Friends – The Divine Comedy
93.Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
94. Terry Stafford - Suspicion
95. Buddy Holly & the Crickets - Oh Boy / Not Fade Away
96. Honeycombs - Have I The Right?
97. Bobby Darin - Beyond the Sea
98. Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk
99. Chad and Jeremy - A Summer Song
100. Dusty Springfield - I Only Want to Be With You
