Top 10 songs of 1989

My favorites.

1. Rockin' in the Free World- Neil Young
2. Running Down a Dream- Tom Petty
3. Armageddon It- Def Leppard
4. Chloe- Mother Love Bone
5. I Won't Back Down- Tom Petty
6. We Didn't Start the Fire- Billy Joel
7. Beds Are Burning- Midnight Oil
8. Free Fallin'- Tom Petty
9. Dirty Blvd- Lou Reed
10.Dr. Feelgood- Motley Crue

Top 10 songs of 2008

Just my favorites as usual. Most of today's music just sucks, but that is probably true of any era.

1. Pork and Beans- Weezer
2. Viva la Vida- Coldplay
3. Girls in Their Summer Clothes- Bruce Springsteen
4. Man Sized Wreath- R.E.M.
5. Use Somebody- Kings of Leon
6. Violet Hill- Coldplay
7. Nostradamus- Judas Priest
8. Supernatural Superserious- R.E.M.
9. Not My Time- 3 Doors Down
10. Saints of Los Angeles- Motley Crue
10. Nine Lives- Def Leppard

921. Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue (1985)

It may not seem like it, but Motley Crue's "Home Sweet Home" marks an important change in the music industry. Although not the first power ballad, its success led other hard rock and metal bands to write their own ballads. After this release, bands tended to release harder edged songs followed by a power ballad. The idea was to gain credibility with a male audience and then show a sensitive side to expand the audience. The original version of "Home Sweet Home" received extensive MTV play, but peaked at only #89 on the charts. The band re-released the song in 1991 and that version reached #37.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbRfYDP5P28