216. Rockin’ in the Free World: Neil Young- Pride and guilt about being American…Young throws everything from infanticide to the hole in the ozone layer (remember that crisis?) into this song
217. Your Cheatin’ Heart: Hank Williams Sr.- Real country; not this Taylor Swift pop stuff.
218. Do You Believe in Magic?: The Lovin’ Spoonful- America’s answer to the British Invasion.
219. Jolene: Dolly Parton- Parton’s breakout hit; covered much later by the White Stripes.
220. Boom Boom: John Lee Hooker- Hooker adds bounce to the blues.
221. Spoonful: Howlin’ Wolf- Cream later covered this. Wolf was a baaaad man.
222. Walk Away Renee: The Left Banke- Another odd choice. No one remembers this one...well almost no one.
223. Walk on the Wild Side: Lou Reed- and the colored girls go doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
224. Oh, Pretty Woman: Roy Orbison- Should be in the top 40 greatest ever. How is #222 ahead of this?
225. Dance to the Music: Sly and the Family Stone- It’s a shame Sly is so messed up now.
226. Hoochie Coochie Man: Muddy Waters- Not a gangsta…not a pimp…a hoochie coochie man!
227. Fire and Rain: James Taylor- About addiction, crisis, and recovery.
228. Should I Stay or Should I Go?: The Clash- A prescient question as the band began to implode.
229. Good Times: Chic- Influenced Queen and the Sugarhill Gang. It was a song based on irony as it came out during the worst times since the Great Depression.
230. Mannish Boy: Muddy Waters- One of the all time great Blues songs.
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