What I think is a fun question for everyone...

[TeriOKC]

...here goes:

If you had a make a CD of TEN (and only TEN) rock/pop songs that you would listen to for the rest of your life, what would they be? It's harder that you think. I'll kick this off with mine:

1. Hello It's Me by Todd Rundgren
2. From The Beginning by Emerson Lake and Palmer
3. Layla by Derek and the Dominoes/Eric Clapton
4. Tiny Dancer by Elton John
5. Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton
6. Light My Fire by The Doors
7. Let's Stay Together by Marvin Gaye
8. Hotel California by The Eagles
9. Don't Stop Believing by Journey
10. Heart of Gold by Neil Young

Come on, everyone...!

[Generals64]

Hey, I'm sticking with you:.........
1. It's Only Make Believe:.....Conway Twitty
2. Don't be Cruel:...............Elvis Presley
3. "Remember When": Alan Jackson
4. Highway 20 Drive:.........Zach Brown Bank
5. Watch Closely Now:......Kris Kristofferson
6. Me and Bobby McGee:...Janis Joplin
7. It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere:...Alan jackson/Jimmy Buffet
8. Cowgirls Don't Cry:.........Brooks and Dunn
9. If I fell in Love:..............The Beatles
10. When I get Where I'm Going:.....Brad Paisley

I'm a little bit Country......

[skyrick]

1. Ball & Chain - Big Brother & the Holding Company (Still gives me goose-bumps after 42 years)

2. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan (May be the greatest R&R song ever.)

3. Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman Orchestra (These guys were the rock stars of the '30s and this one is the Stairway to Heaven of the '30s)

4. A Day in the Life - Beatles (Last song on Sgt Peppers; you can hear rock music changing forever in this one)

5. Sugar Magnolia - Grateful Dead (Sunshine daydream!)

6. Tumbling Dice - Rolling Stones (Best road house, juke-joint rocker on vinyl)

7. Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix Experience (The jam on side 1 of Electric Ladyland, not the radio single on side 4)

8. 9th Symphony, 4th Movement - Ludwig van Beethoven (If we ever have to prove the beauty of the human soul to E.T.s, play them this.)

9. The End - The Doors (Darkest trip music ever)

10. Crown of Creation - Jefferson Airplane (HAD to include some JA, Grace's voice will transport you on this one)

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This list would vary from week to week, but today this would be it.

[RealJimbo]

No particular order:

1. Fire and Rain - James Taylor
2. Hotel California - Eagles
3. Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles
4. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
5. Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty
6. Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Harry Connick Jr.
7. Moondance - Michael Buble' (yep, not Van Morrison, but stay with me...)
8. Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
9. I'm Your Captain - Grand Funk Railroad
10. Joy To The World - Hoyt Axton or Three Dog Night

[Okiezmom]

This is a challenge!! I have so many favorites this is going to be difficult.

1. Rachmaninoff-Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
2. The Beatles - I Want You, I Want You So Bad (Abbey Road)
3. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Over the Rainbow
4. Garth Brooks - The Dance
5. k d lang - Hallelujah
6. Il Divo - The Power of Love
7. The Beatles - Hey Jude
8. Neil Diamond - Play Me
9. Il Divo - Regressa A Mi (Unbreak My Heart)
10. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

[papaOU]

1. Florence & the Machine - Dog Days Are Over
2. Frank Zappa - Peaches En Regalia
3. Frank Zappa - Yo' Momma
4. Pink - Just Like a Pill
5. It's a Beautiful Day - White Bird
6. CSN&Y - Wooden Ships
7. Bob Dylan - Isis
8. Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust
9. Robert Earl Keen Jr. - Gringo Honeymoon
10. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Fresh Air.

This also my list for today only!

[decepticobra]

1. Van Halen-5150
2. Van Halen-Poundcake
3. Van Halen-In n' Out
4. Van Halen-Dirty Movies
5. Van Halen-Panama
6. Van Halen-Drop Dead Legs
7. Van Halen-Everybody Wants Some
8. Van Halen-Seventh Seal
9. Van Halen-Without You
10. Van Halen-Unchained

[skyrick]

1. Florence & the Machine - Dog Days Are Over
2. Frank Zappa - Peaches En Regalia
3. Frank Zappa - Yo' Momma
4. Pink - Just Like a Pill
5. It's a Beautiful Day - White Bird
6. CSN&Y - Wooden Ships
7. Bob Dylan - Isis
8. Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust
9. Robert Earl Keen Jr. - Gringo Honeymoon
10. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Fresh Air.

This also my list for today only!

Great list! I was actually going to choose Peaches En Regalia too, but no room! Love the Quicksilver too, though I would have chosen The Fool.

[gen70]

My list for today, would be:
1. Dead Flowers- Rolling Stones
2. Sister Morphine-Rolling Stones
3. Rocks Off-Rolling Stones
4. Turd On The Run-Rolling Stones
5. Soul Survivor-Rolling Stones
6. It's A Beautiful Day-U2
7. Mona-Quicksilver Messenger Service
8. Voodoo Child (slight return)-Jimi Hendrix
9. Machine Gun-Jimi Hendridx
10. Lola (electric)-Eric Clapton

[RealJimbo]

No particular order:

1. Fire and Rain - James Taylor
2. Hotel California - Eagles
3. Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles
4. He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
5. Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty
6. Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Harry Connick Jr.
7. Moondance - Michael Buble' (yep, not Van Morrison, but stay with me...)
8. Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
9. I'm Your Captain - Grand Funk Railroad
10. Joy To The World - Hoyt Axton or Three Dog Night

OK, that was yesterday's list..now today's:

1. Red House - Jimi Hendrix
2. House of the Rising Sun - Animals
3. John the Revelator - Son House
4. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
5. Money - Pink Floyd
6. Can't Buy Me Love - Beatles
7. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
8. Sittin' At The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
9. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
10. Wichita Lineman - Glenn Campbell

[old okie]

Today's list:

1. House of the Rising Sun--Animals
2. Rainbow in the Dark--Dio
3. Smoke on the Water--Deep Purple
4. I'd Do Anything for Love--Meatloaf
5. In the End--Linkin Park
6. The Dogs of War--Pink Floyd
7. Like a Stone--Audioslave
8. Seven Nation Army--White Stripes
9. Days Go By--Dirty Vegas
10. Struggle--Ringside

[osu cowboy]

No order....

Oklahoma Hills-Hank Thompson version

Doors- Soul Kitchen, Back door Man.

The WHO-Behind Blue Eyes, Won't Get Fooled again.

Mountain- Missisippi Queen

Leon Russell- Sweet Home Chicago, Home Sweet Oklahoma.

James Taylor- Hey Mister That's me up on the Jukebox.

Grand Funk- I'm You Captain(Closer to Home)

[OKCisOK4me]

1. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
2. Speak to Me/Breathe in the Air - Pink Floyd
3. Zero - Smashing Pumpkins
4. Blown Wide Open - Big Wreck
5. Wind of Change - Scorpions
6. Burn - Sevendust
7. Livin' on the Edge - Aerosmith
8. You - Candlebox
9. Wash Away Those Years - Creed
10. Inside Us All - Creed

Couldn't think too long about it. Like you said...

[gen70]

My top ten list today:
1. Shootout At The Plantation-Leon Russell
2. Roll away The Stone-Leon Russell
3. Alcatraz-Leon Russell
4. Stranger In A Strange Land-Leon Russell
5. Positively 4th Street-Bob Dylan
6. I Want You-Bob Dylan
7. Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound-Hank Williams Jr.
8. O.D'd In Denver-Hank Williams Jr.
9. I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes);Hank Williams Jr.
10. Jaded Lover-Jerry Jeff Walker

[RealJimbo]

OK, that was yesterday's list..now today's:

1. Red House - Jimi Hendrix
2. House of the Rising Sun - Animals
3. John the Revelator - Son House
4. Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
5. Money - Pink Floyd
6. Can't Buy Me Love - Beatles
7. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
8. Sittin' At The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
9. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
10. Wichita Lineman - Glenn Campbell

Today's list:

1. Bartender Blues - George Jones or James Taylor
2. 25 or 6 To 4 - Chicago
3. The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan
4. The Dance - Garth Brooks
5. Daddy's Hands - Holly Dunn
6. Paper Moon - Natalie Cole
7. Take 5 - Dave Brubeck
8. I Left This Space for You - Arturo Sandoval
9. Portrat of Tracy - Jaco Pastorius
10. Morning Dance - Spyro Gyra

[osu cowboy]

Todays List-

1.This Masquerade-Leon Russell

2. Shine on Harvest Moon- Leon Redbone

3. Don't Cry No Tears-Neil Young

4. Up on Cripple Creek-The Band

5. Machine Gun- Jimi Hendrix

6.Communication Breakdown- Led Zepp

7. Song Remains the Same- Led Zepp

8.Nowhere Man- Beatles

9.Summertime- Janis Joplin

10.Good Day in Hell- Eagles

[RealJimbo]

Bringing up some really good music.

[Doug Loudenback]

Only Ten? That's impossible and I'd keep revising the list as other tunes come to mind. Here's my starter list:

1. Little Darlin by the Diamonds
2. Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands by Bob Dylan
3. Another Brick in the Wall by Pink Floyd
4. I Get Knocked Down (Tubthumping) by Chumbawamba
5. I Don't Care Anymore by Phil Collins
6. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) by Billy Joel
7. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding by Elton John
8. Shout by the Isley Brothers
9. Here Comes the Sun by the Beatles
10. Paradise by the Dashboard Light by Meat Loaf

I started out with one I've loved since I was in junior high ... youngsters have probably never heard of it or of the Diamonds. It's time that you did!



On edit, some of you may not be aware of my #4 selection ... here you go ....



On further edit, here's my man Phil Collins ...



... and my other man, Billy Joel ...



... as well as my man Meat ...



... and Elton ...

[Martin]

7. take 5 - dave brubeck

i also like this version of the tune... -M

[Doug Loudenback]

But WAIT! My 1st list of 10 does not include others that are starting to register, like ...

1. Blue Moon by the Marcels



2. You've Lost That Loving Feeling by the Righteous Brothers



3. I'll Be There by the Four Tops



4. Imagine by John Lennon



5. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen



6. Sitting on the Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding



7. Louie Louie by the Kingsmen



8. Streets of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen



9. Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum



10. You Can't Always Get What You Want by the Rolling Stones



The dawg likes his rock 'n roll.

[RealJimbo]

Today's list:

1. Bartender Blues - George Jones or James Taylor
2. 25 or 6 To 4 - Chicago
3. The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan
4. The Dance - Garth Brooks
5. Daddy's Hands - Holly Dunn
6. Paper Moon - Natalie Cole
7. Take 5 - Dave Brubeck
8. I Left This Space for You - Arturo Sandoval
9. Portrat of Tracy - Jaco Pastorius
10. Morning Dance - Spyro Gyra

Good Friday - list for the day:

1. Sinister Minister - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
2. Wayfaring Pilgrim - Roy Buchanan
3. Angelina - Tommy Emmanuel
4. The Itch - Keb Mo
5. Josephine - Kyle Dillingham & Horseshoe Road
6. Mrs. Crowe's Blue Waltz - Adrian Legg
7. I Can't See Myself - Johnny Monroe
8. Guitar Man - Junior Brown
9. San Antonio Stroll - Chet Atkins
10. Red Roses For A Blue Lady - Al Martino

Yep, it's a mixed bag. Don't hold back any good songs!

[gen70]

My top ten for the day:
1. Is Anybody Going To San Antone - Dough Sahm and Band
2. White Room - The Cream
3. Crossroads - The Cream
4. Born Under A Bad Sign - The Cream
5. Get Up Stand Up - Bob Marley
6. Punky Reggae Party - Bob Marley
7. Burning Down The House - Talking Heads
8. Public Domain - Jerry Jeff Walker
9. New York New York - The Chairman Of The Board
10. Brahma Fear - Jimmy Buffett

[papaOU]

oooohhhhhh!

Sinatra!

I like. Whenever anyone uses the word class, I think of Frankie....

[skyrick]

1. Ball & Chain - Big Brother & the Holding Company (Still gives me goose-bumps after 42 years)

2. Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan (May be the greatest R&R song ever.)

3. Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman Orchestra (These guys were the rock stars of the '30s and this one is the Stairway to Heaven of the '30s)

4. A Day in the Life - Beatles (Last song on Sgt Peppers; you can hear rock music changing forever in this one)

5. Sugar Magnolia - Grateful Dead (Sunshine daydream!)

6. Tumbling Dice - Rolling Stones (Best road house, juke-joint rocker on vinyl)

7. Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix Experience (The jam on side 1 of Electric Ladyland, not the radio single on side 4)

8. 9th Symphony, 4th Movement - Ludwig van Beethoven (If we ever have to prove the beauty of the human soul to E.T.s, play them this.)

9. The End - The Doors (Darkest trip music ever)

10. Crown of Creation - Jefferson Airplane (HAD to include some JA, Grace's voice will transport you on this one)

************************************************** ******

This list would vary from week to week, but today this would be it.

This week's list, again in no particular order:

1. Sufficiently Breathless - Captain Beyond
2. Just Like Tom Thumb Blues - Bob Dylan
3. Desolation Row - Bob Dylan
4. One Time One Night - Los Lobos
5. Kiko & the Lavender Moon - Los Lobos
6. War Pigs - Ozzy (maybe the Flaming Lips' version, tough choice)
7. Dark Star - Grateful Dead (Live Dead version, whole side of the album)
8. Warped - Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. Walk, Don't Run '64 - Ventures
10. Vacuum Boots - Brian Jonestown Massacre

[gen70]

This week's list, again in no particular order:

1. Sufficiently Breathless - Captain Beyond
2. Just Like Tom Thumb Blues - Bob Dylan
3. Desolation Row - Bob Dylan
4. One Time One Night - Los Lobos
5. Kiko & the Lavender Moon - Los Lobos
6. War Pigs - Ozzy (maybe the Flaming Lips' version, tough choice)
7. Dark Star - Grateful Dead (Live Dead version, whole side of the album)
8. Warped - Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. Walk, Don't Run '64 - Ventures
10. Vacuum Boots - Brian Jonestown Massacre

I like me some Los Lobos, Ventures and Red Hot Chili Peppers too!