276. Sloop John B: The Beach Boys- I think of Forrest Gump in the rain when I hear this.
277. Sweet Little Sixteen: Chuck Berry- The Beach Boys ripped this off and now Chuck Berry has a writing credit on “Surfin’ USA.”
278. Something: The Beatles- Pattie Boyd influenced this, and Layla and Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton.
279. Somebody to Love: Jefferson Airplane- Grace Slick accidentally got invited to the Nixon White House. She wanted to plant LSD in his drink, but got caught.
280. Born in the USA: Bruce Springsteen- The song’s message got lost in the flag.
281. I’ll Take You There: The Staples Singers- Still appears in commercials…It will never die!
282. Ziggy Stardust: David Bowie- Bowie makes a plastic rock star and becomes a real rock star.
283. Pictures of You: The Cure- Robert Smith does a love song…and of course it is about a broken dream.
284. Chapel of Love: Dixie Cups- Phil Spector was behind this (of course). It appears in wedding movies and will never die.
285. Ain’t No Sunshine: Bill Withers- Not sure why this is so high up.
286. Seven Nation Army: White Stripes- One of the last of the classic rock bands…even though they are newer.
287. You Are the Sunshine of My Life: Stevie Wonder- I vaguely remember this from childhood. I’m surprised it is not used in commercials nowadays.
288. Help Me: Joni Mitchell- Jazz meets the singer/songwriter genre.
289. Call Me: Blondie- More hookers.
290. What’s So Funny (About Peace, Love, and Understanding): Elvis Costello- Great song/long title.
291. Smokestack Lightin’: Howlin’ Wolf- Now we’re talking!
292. Summer Babe: Pavement- Pavement does a Lou Reed imitation.
293. Walk this Way: Run DMC and Aerosmith- They created a monster. Now we can’t get rid of rap rock.
294. Money (That’s What I Want): Barrett Strong- Motown’s First Hit
295. Can’t Buy Me Love: The Beatles- More hookers
296. Stan: Eminem and Dido: Not very often a song becomes a hit twice during the same period of time. This happened for Dido.
297. She’s Not There: The Zombies- The British Invasion meets jazz.
298. Train in Vain: The Clash- An uplifting end to an album about the post modern apocalypse
299. Tired of Being Alone: Al Green- Al Green was huge many moons ago.
300. Black Dog: Led Zeppelin- Robert Plant’s ode to a dog’s upfrontness. No courting rituals here!
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