Introduction
1. Chills, "Song for Randy Newman, Etc."
2. Big Star, "Nightime"
3. Mott the Hoople, "Ballad of Mott the Hoople (March 26, 1972, Zurich)"
4. Randy Newman, "I Want You to Hurt Like I Do"
5. Jonathan Richman, "That Summer Feeling"
6. John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir, "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
7. Velvet Underground, "Sweet Jane"
8. Modern Lovers, "Pablo Picasso"
9. Linda Ronstadt, "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me"
10. Replacements, "Unsatisfied"
11. Pet Shop Boys, "Left to My Own Devices"
12. Pixies, "Monkey Gone to Heaven"
13. Van Morrison, "Into the Mystic"
14. Lou Reed, "Families"
15. Neil Young & Crazy Horse, "Powderfinger"
16. Jimi Hendrix Experience, "If 6 Was 9"
17. Beatles, "A Day in the Life"
18. Bruce Springsteen, "The River"
19. Bob Dylan, "Ballad of a Thin Man"
20. Leon Russell, "Me and Baby Jane"
21. Eminem, "Kim"
22. Lou Reed, "Perfect Day"
23. Rolling Stones, "Street Fighting Man"
24. Johnny Cash, "Folsom Prison Blues"
25. Prince, "Sexuality"
26. Velvet Underground, "I'm Waiting for the Man"
27. Who, "My Generation"
28. Sex Pistols, "Anarchy in the U.K."
29. Nirvana, "Sliver"
30. Love, "My Little Red Book"
31. Joy Division, "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
32. Dolly Parton, "Down from Dover"
33. Beatles, "Yes it Is"
34. Beatles, "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You"
35. Bob Dylan, "Mr. Tambourine Man"
36. Screamin' Jay Hawkins, "I Put a Spell on You"
37. Pogues, "Fairytale of New York"
38. Iggy Pop, "Five Foot One"
39. Alex Chilton, "Thank You John"
40. T. Rex, "Ballrooms of Mars"
41. Hole, "I Think That I Would Die"
42. B-52's, "Rock Lobster"
43. Sister Sledge, "Lost in Music"
44. Fleetwood Mac, "Warm Ways"
45. Alexander O'Neal, "A Broken Heart Can Mend"
46. Rosanne Cash, "Real Me"
47. Was (Not Was), "Somewhere in America There's a Street Named After My Dad"
48. Yoko Ono, "I Don't Know Why"
49. Electronic, "Disappointed"
50. Michelle Shocked, "Anchorage"
51. L7, "Wargasm"
52. John Cale, "Fear Is a Man's Best Friend"
53. Drifters, "Fools Fall in Love"
54. Marianne Faithfull, "Why D'ya Do It"
55. Jimi Hendrix Experience, "Rainy Day, Dream Away"
56. Buddy Holly, "True Love Ways"
57. Kristen Vigard, "God Give Me Strength"
58. Verve, "The Drugs Don't Work"
59. Wilco, "A Shot in the Arm"
60. Beatles, "Happiness Is a Warm Gun"
61. Jacobites, "It'll All End Up in Tears"
62. Kraftwerk, "Showroom Dummies"
63. Margo Guryan, "Under My Umbrella"
64. James Brown, "Don't Tell It"
65. Elvis Presley, "Blue Moon"
66. Mothers of Invention, "Who Are the Brain Police?"
67. Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers, "Affection"
68. Pet Shop Boys, "The Night I Fell in Love"
69. Flamin' Groovies, "Shake Some Action"
70. Clash, "The Magnificent Seven"
71. Spacemen 3, "When Tomorrow Hits"
72. Queens of the Stone Age, "Feel Good Hit of the Summer"
73. Pere Ubu, "Nonalignment Pact"
74. Dream Syndicate, "That's What You Always Say"
75. Bryan Ferry, "Don't Worry Baby"
76. Merle Haggard, "Here in Frisco"
77. Brian Eno, "Third Uncle"
78. Roberto Menescal, "Surfboard"
79. Marshall Crenshaw, "Something's Gonna Happen"
80. Elvis Costello & the Attractions, "From Head to Toe"
81. Ultravox!, "The Man Who Dies Every Day"
82. Nirvana, "Heart-Shaped Box"
83. Everything but the Girl, "Wrong"
84. Robert Cray, "Right Next Door (Because of Me)"
85. Graham Parker & the Rumour, "You Can't Be Too Strong"
86. Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, "The Message"
87. Boss Hog, "Ski Bunny"
88. Lloyd Cole & the Commotions, "Forest Fire"
89. Bran Van 3000, "Drinking in L.A."
90. Frank Zappa, "Transylvania Boogie"
91. Van Morrison, "T.B. Sheets"
92. Pet Shop Boys, "Liberation"
93. Ray Charles, "Mess Around"
94. Walkabouts, "Train to Mercy"
95. Talking Heads, "Cities"
96. Aztec Camera, "Jump"
97. Kid Creole & the Coconuts, "Dear Addy"
98. William Shatner, "That's Me Trying"
99. Buzz Barker & the Atomic Bums, "Land of the Free"
100. NNB, "Slack"
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Fantastic List. Three you might like:
ReplyDeleteJames & Bobby Purify, "I'm Your Puppet
Johnny Taylor's version of Testify
Spruce: New York City Serenade
You Can't Be Too Strong is a masterpiece, regardless of which side of the issue you fall on. Fantastic selection.
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