Top 25 song of 1989 (#11-20)

My favorites again...

11. Living in Sin- Bon Jovi
12. A Girl Like You- The Smithereens
13. This Monkey's Gone To Heaven- The Pixies
14. All I Want Is You- U2
15. Figure of Eight- Paul McCartney
16. Personal Jesus- Depeche Mode
17. Higher Ground- RHCP
18. Pop Singer- John Mellencamp
19. Get Up- REM
20. Pop Song '89-REM

Top 25 songs of 1989 (#21-25)

My favorites...

21. Fire Woman- The Cult
22. Paradise City- GnR
23. My Brave Face- Paul McCartney
24. You Got It- Roy Orbison
25. Zombie Zoo- Tom Petty

Nathaniel Rateliff and the Nightsweats: SOB (2016)

The song is about alcohol addiction. Although it seems to take a lighthearted poke at it, there is some real horror behind the jocularity.

http://www.westword.com/music/nathaniel-rateliff-on-the-sobering-story-behind-sob-7105811

Pink Floyd: Shine on You Crazy Diamond (1975)

The band wrote this as a tribute to Syd Barrett. The song was split in two to bookend the Wish You Were Here album. Barrett appeared in the studio with a shaved head and eyebrows while the band worked. Rick Wright and Roger Waters failed to recognize their former band mate. At first, the guys claimed they were recording this song, but years later they claim they can't remember if it was "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" or another track.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UXircX3VdM

Johnny Cash: Rusty Cage (1996)

Johnny Cash completely owned this Soundgarden song. In fact, the band dedicated the song to him after it won Cash a Grammy. People rightly focus on "Hurt" as one of the great covers of all-time. However, "Rusty Cage" is right up there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtbuUlSGXzc

Soundgarden: Burden in My Hand (1996)

The protagonist murders his girlfriend and leaves her in the desert. The man regretted his action and admitted to having anger issues.  The band called it "Hey Joe" for the 90s. At the time, I thought the song could have been partially inspired by the O.J. Simpson case.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmIqIVxUuKs

Pearl Jam: Daughter (1993)

"Daughter" is about learning disabilities and abuse. The victims have to live with the abuse for the rest of their lives. I thought it was about someone disavowing their parents in typical teenage fashion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivNJqaWCDNk