81. I Heard it Through the Grapevine: Marvin Gaye- Revolutionary in it’s use of dark tempo. When the first chords are struck, the listener knows something sinister is afoot.
82. Blueberry Hill: Fats Domino- Someone call Richie Cunningham!
83. Norwegian Wood: The Beatles- Revolutionary song. Listen to George’s sitar. John cleverly wrote about an affair he had in a way that hid it from his wife. Oops.
84. Every Breath You Take: The Police- The greatest dark stalker song ever…and no one knows it!
85. Crazy: Patsy Cline- A song about congress and spending! (j/k)
86. Thunder Road: Bruce Springsteen- Captures the hope and hopelessness of the 70s.
87. Ring of Fire: Johnny Cash- Long after this song came out, Cash actually burned down a forest.
88. My Girl: Temptations- Made a comeback in the 80s. They closed out Live Aid. To me, that is mind boggling.
89. California Dreamin’: The Mamas and the Papas- One of the best songs about longing, this helps define a very brief moment in the 1960s.
90. In The Still of the Night: The Five Satins- For me, this defines the fifties.
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