Saturday, February 3, 2007

My Top 10 (Billion) List

This is for you, Elizabeth. I'm only doing it so you'll do the same! Here are a few of the many songs on my top rated playlist right now. Man, I had to pare it way down! I tried to get a sampling of lots of different stuff -- obviously there are hundreds and hundreds of other great songs by these and other artists. I am putting an asterisk next to my absolute favorites, in case you want the short list. So here's a little bit of rock, country, broadway, and other stuff! Let me know what you think.

Title (Artist -- Album)

A Campfire Song (10,000 Maniacs -- In My Tribe)
You Will Be My Ain True Love (Alison Krauss -- Cold Mountain)
Bell Jar (The Bangles -- Everything)
Ding-Dong the Witch Is Dead (Barbra Streisand -- Duets)
The Old Apartment (Barenaked Ladies -- All Their Greatest Hits)
If I Had $1000000 (Barenaked Ladies -- All Their Greatest Hits)
*Miss Otis Regrets (Bette Midler -- Experience the Divine)
Hit 'Em Up Style (Blu Cantrell -- So Blu)
*New Again (Brad Paisley & Sara Evans -- The Passion of The Christ)
Unbreakable Heart (Carlene Carter -- Little Love Letters)
*Helplessly Hoping (Crosby, Stills, and Nash -- Crosby, Stills, and Nash)
Karma Chameleon (Culture Club -- Color By Numbers)
When You Were Mine (Cyndi Lauper -- The Essential: Cyndi Lauper)
White Flag (Dido -- White Flag)
Stand By Your Man (Dixie Chicks -- A Tribute to Tradition)
*Call Me When You're Sober (Evanescence -- The Open Door)
Wonderful (Everclear -- The Best of Everclear)
Come What May (Ewan McGregor/Nicole Kidman -- Moulin Rouge)
*Oh Diane (Fleetwood Mac -- 25 Years - The Chain)
Second Hand News (Fleetwood Mac -- 25 Years - The Chain)
Head over Heels (The Go-Go's -- Talk Show)
*Come By Me (Harry Connick, Jr. -- Come By Me)
Hear Me in the Harmony (Harry Connick, Jr. -- Star Turtle)
*Follow If You Lead (Idina Menzel -- Still I Can't Be Still)
*Southland in the Springtime (Indigo Girls -- Nomads Indians Saints)
*Ghost (Indigo Girls -- Retrospective)
*You and I Both (Jason Mraz -- Waiting for My Rocket to Come)
It Ain't Me Babe (Joaquin Phoenix/Reese Witherspoon -- Walk The Line)
*Stompin' At The Savoy (Judy Garland -- The Complete Decca Masters)
Stormy Weather (Judy Garland -- The London Sessions)
Big Boned Gal (k.d. lang -- Absolute Torch And Twang)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Katharine McPhee -- Single)
Mary Did You Know (Kathy Mattea -- Good News)
That'll Be Me (Kelly Willis -- Kelly Willis)
*Poor, Wayfaring Stranger (Kristin Chenoweth -- As I Am)
*Taylor, the Latte Boy (Kristin Chenoweth -- As I Am)
*The Girl In 14G (Kristin Chenoweth -- Let Yourself Go)
Probably Wouldn't Be This Way (Leann Rimes -- This Woman)
You Got Looks (Lena Horne -- Lena Horne at MGM)
Countdown (Lindsey Buckingham -- Out Of The Cradle)
*Boondocks (Little Big Town -- The Road to Here)
Stay (Little Big Town -- The Road to Here)
Miss Being Mrs. (Loretta Lynn -- Van Lear Rose)
Glad To Be Unhappy (The Mamas & The Papas -- Creeque Alley)
Wrong Again (Martina McBride -- Evolution)
I Should Have Been True (The Mavericks -- What A Crying Shame)
Summer Wind (Michael Buble -- Come Fly With Me)
He Will Listen to You (Nickel Creek -- Here To There)
The Hand Song (Nickel Creek -- Nickel Creek)
*Tomorrow Is A Long Time (Nickel Creek -- Why Should The Fire Die?)
*The Wizard And I (Idina Menzel -- Wicked Soundtrack)
*Popular (Kristen Chenoweth -- Wicked Soundtrack)
Who Knew (Pink -- I'm Not Dead)
Leavin' On Your Mind (Patsy Cline -- Patsy Cline Collection)
Keep Your Distance (Patty Loveless -- Dreamin' My Dreams)
Fat Bottom Girls (Queen -- Greatest Hits)
Don't Stop Me Now (Queen -- Greatest Hits)
Wildwood Flower (Reese Witherspoon -- Walk The Line Soundtrack)
Tennessee Flat Top Box (Rosanne Cash -- King's Record Shop)
*Almost New (Sara Evans -- Clay Pigeons Soundtrack)
*Fool, I'm A Woman (Sara Evans -- No Place That Far)
Bible Song (Sara Evans -- Real Fine Place)
Fallen (Sarah McLachlan -- Afterglow)
*Ordinary Miracle (Sarah McLachlan -- Charlotte's Web)
Possesion (Sarah McLachlan -- Fumbling Torwards Ecstacy)
*River (Sarah McLachlan -- Wintersong (it's not just for Christmas))
*Beautiful Wreck (Shawn Mullins -- 9th Ward Pickin' Parlor)
Light In Your Eyes (Sheryl Crow -- The Very Best Of Sheryl Crow)
D'yer Mak'er (Sheryl Crow -- Encomium)
Shut Up (Simple Plan -- Still Not Getting Any)
Long Distance Winner (Stevie Nicks -- Enchanted)
If You Ever Did Believe (Stevie Nicks -- Practical Magic Soundtrack)
*Crystal (Stevie Nicks -- Practical Magic Soundtrack)
Sugarland (Sugarland -- Enjoy the Ride)
*River Of You (Trisha Yearwood -- Jasper County)
*Try Me (Trisha Yearwood -- Jasper County)
Real Live Woman (Trisha Yearwood -- Real Live Woman)
Paint It Black (Vanessa Carlton -- Be Not Nobody)

So, what are the rest of you listening to these days????

3 comments:

Elizabeth said...

That's a great list. It's fun to see a sampling of the music you like. Several of those are in my playlists. It was fun to see a song and think Oh yeah I love that song. It looks like I will have some new itunes selections to make thanks!

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