401. Summer in the City: Lovin’ Spoonful- Another moment in time song. The song captures urban America and makes a good soundtrack to the sixties riots.
402. O-o-h Child: The Five Stairsteps- A nicely crafted song. It out Jacksoned the Jackson Five.
403. Can’t Help Falling in Love: Elvis- Of course this is here. While working at Harmony House, I once had someone come in looking for “Wise Man Said.”
404. Remember (Walking in the Sand): The Shangri-Las- Aerosmith later covered this. It’s a classic.
405. (Don’t Fear the Reaper): Blue Oyster Cult- I have a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell!
406. Thirteen: Big Star- Instead of irony and angst, Alex Chilton wrote a song celebrating adolescence.
407. Sweet Home Alabama: Lynyrd Skynyrd- Skynyrd’s response to Neil Young’s “Southern Man.”
408. Enter Sandman: Metallica- The only Metallica song to make it. They could replace some of the Hip Hop crapola with a couple of early Metallica works.
409. Tonight’s the Night: The Shirelles- The Shirelles like to flirt with censors with their stuff. This is an example.
410. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin): Sly and the Family Stone- The first of six Sly songs. Everyone has heard this one.
411. C’mon Everybody: Eddie Cochrane- Nice guitar on this. Cochrane continues to play the bad boy.
412. Umbrella: Rihanna- She has little talent, but great handlers. They find her stuff that works with her non-existent singing voice. This is a perfect mid-2000s pop song, but does not belong on a best of list.
413. Visions of Johanna: Bob Dylan- Dylan examines loneliness.
414. We’ve Only Just Begun: The Carpenters- Another perfect pop song. A good example of the easy listening/soft rock genre.
415. In Bloom: Nirvana- Nirvana criticizes rednecks and some of their own fans.
416. Sweet Emotion: Aerosmith- Aerosmith’s first hit was an all-time classic. Growing up in Detroit, it grew omnipresent.
417. Monkey Gone to Heaven: The Pixies- Here’s one from left field. Have not heard this in at least a decade.
418. I Feel Love: Donna Summer- If you like dance music, this is one of the most important dance songs ever. If not, then it’s just WTF?
419. Ode to Billie Joe: Bobbie Gentry- BORING!
420. The Girl Can’t Help It: Little Richard- Little Richard is singing about Jayne Mansfield. This song accompanied the first rock n roll movie.
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