Here are some more random songs until I get a new top ten! If I don't get one soon, I'm going to start posting my #11-20 songs or my top ten favorite albums!
Well since tomorrow/ today might be the end of the world, (at least according to the Mayan calendar). I decided to make the theme of this blog post song for the end of the world! If this is the end, here are some great songs to listen to while the world falls apart around you! Enjoy!
The Rolling Stones ~ Gimme Shelter
Chris Cornell ~ Preaching the End of the World
And of course
R.E.M. ~ It's the End Of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Until I get a new top ten, here are some more random song's to fill the void! This guy has to be one of the best guitar players at the moment! And this song proves it! Brad Paisley ~ Southern Comfort Zone
Sorry for the Interruption but the TTMB would like to bring you so songs you should know. This one is dedicated to that amazing 12/12/12 benefit concert! Here are three of my favorite performances...
Roger Waters & Eddie Vedder ~ Comfortably Numb
Michael Stipe and Chris Martin ~ Losing My Religion
Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen ~ Who Says You Can't Go Home
Well talk about an amazing concert! For more info head to http://www.121212concert.org/
Here we are again, time to reveal another number one song! But before I reveal Jeff's #1 song let us recap his list thus far...
10) Sawyer Brown ~ The Race Is On
9) Collective Soul ~ The World I Know
8) The Allman Brothers Band ~ Ramblin' Man
7) Eagles ~ Take It Easy
6) Elvis Presley ~ An American Trilogy
5) Travis Tritt ~ Anymore
4) Jamey Johnson ~ In Color
3) Counting Crows ~ Goodnight Elisabeth
2) Brooks & Dunn ~ Believe
Tulsa, OK where the wind comes sweepin' down the plains... Anyways this artist has to be considered a country music legend! He has enjoyed one of the most successful careers in popular music history, breaking records for both sales and concert attendance throughout the 1990s. He continues to sell well and according to Nielsen Soundscan, his albums sales through October 2011 are at 68,561,000, which makes him the best-selling albums artist in the United States in the SoundScan era (since 1991), a title held since 1991, well over 5 million ahead of his nearest rival, The Beatles.[2] Furthermore, according to RIAA he is the second best-selling solo albums artist in the United States of all time behind Elvis Presley (overall is third to the Beatles and Elvis Presley) with 128 million units sold! Off of his self titled 1989 debut album...
Jeff's number 1 song is...
Garth Brooks ~ The Dance
"Looking back on the memory of
the dance we shared 'neath the stars above;
For a moment all the world was right.
How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye?
And now, I'm glad I didn't know
the way it all would end, the way it all would go.
Our lives are better left to chance;
I could have missed the pain,
but I'd have had to miss the dance.
Holding you I held everything.
For a moment wasn't I the king
If I'd only known how the king would fall,
Hey, who's to say - you know I might have changed it all.
And now, I'm glad I didn't know
the way it all would end, the way it all would go.
Our lives are better left to chance;
I could have missed the pain,
but I'd have had to miss the dance.
Yes my life is better left to chance
I could have missed the pain but I'd have had to miss the dance"
Finally time for a new top ten! This one is from my boss Jim's former team member Jeff.
Let's head down south again! This time to Florida, y'all! Where we will find this country band! Originally know as Savannah, but later renamed this, a road near by where they practiced. This sing was originally written and performed by George Jones. Off if their 1989 album "The Boys Are Back"...
Jeff's number 10 song is...
Sawyer Brown ~ The Race Is On
" Now the race is on And here comes pride in the backstretch Heartaches goin' to the inside My tears are holdin' back They're tryin' not to fall My hearts out of the runnin' True love's scratched for another's sake The race is on and it looks like heartaches And the winner loses all"
Okay, let's just say we're headed to Nashville, TN. Where we will find this legendary country music duo. The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois. Before the foundation, both members were solo recording artists. One wrote songs for John Conlee, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Highway 101 and released a solo album for Capitol Records; both also had charted two solo singles apiece in the 1980's. Off of their 2005 album Hillbilly Deluxe...
Jeff's number 2 song is...
Brooks & Dunn ~ Believe
"I can't quote the book
The chapter or the verse
You can't tell me it all ends
In a slow ride in a hearse
You know I'm more and more convinced
The longer that i live
Yeah, this can't be
No, this can't be
No, this can't be all there is
When I raise my hands, bow my head
I'm finding more and more truth in the words written in red
They tell me that there's more to life than just what i can see
I believe
Oh, I
I believe"
Why are so many bands from this state? Back to California we go! This is where we will find this rock band. The band took its name from a divinationrhyme about the crow, heard by Duritz in the film Signs of Life. "Well I dreamt I saw you walking up a hillside in the snow / Casting shadows on the winter sky as you stood there, counting crows / One for sorrow, two for joy / Three for girls and four for boys / Five for silver, six for gold / Seven for a secret never to be told." Off of their 1996 album Recovering The Satellites...
Jeff;s number 3 song is...
Counting Crows ~ Goodnight Elisabeth
"I was wasted in the afternoon
Waiting on a train
I woke up in pieces and Elisabeth had disappeared again
Back down south to Alabama we go! Where we will find this country artist. He's a relatively new artist, with his first single released in 2006. He has in addition to most of his own material, has co-written singles for Trace Adkins, George Strait, James Otto, Joe Nichols and Jessie James. Off of his 2008 album That Lonesome Song...
Jeff's number 4 song is...
Jamey Johnson ~ In Color
"I said Grandpa what's this picture here
It's all black and white, and it ain't real clear
Is that you there, he said yeah, I was eleven
And times were tough, back in thirty-five
That's me and Uncle Joe just tryin' to survive
A cotton farm, in the Great Depression
And if it looks like we were scared to death
Like a couple of kids just trying to save each other
Georgia is on my mind! Well at least that is where this next country artist is from. He has received two Grammy Awards, both for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: in 1992 for "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'," a duet with Marty Stuart, and again in 1998 for "Same Old Train", a collaboration with Stuart and nine other artists. In addition, he has received four awards from the Country Music Association, and has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1992. Off of his 1991 album It's All About To Change...
Jeff's number 5 song is...
Travis Tritt ~ Anymore
"I can't hide the way I feel about you anymore
I can't hold the hurt inside, keep the pain out of my eyes anymore
My tears no longer waiting, my resistance ain't that strong
My mind keeps recreating a life with you alone
And I'm tired of pretending I don't love you anymore"
Memphis, Tennessee, we're here to see the king! (If that didn't give it away, I don't know what will!) This is a song arranged by country songwriter Mickey Newbury and made popular by this artist. Released as a single in 1972...
Jeff's number 6 song is...
Elvis Presley ~ An American Trilogy
"Oh I wish I was in the land of cotton
Old things they are not forgotten
Look away, look away, look away dixieland
Oh I wish I was in dixie, away, away
In dixieland I take my stand to live and die in dixie
Let's head to the City of Angels... This is where we will find this legendary rock band. With seven number-one singles, six Grammys, five American Music Awards, and six number one albums, they were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s. This band was ranked No. 75 on the magazine's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Off of their 1972 self-titled debut album...
Let's head to Macon, Georgia! This is where we will find this southern Rock band! According to The Rolling Stone Magazine, they are the 52nd greatest band of all time! Off of their 1973 album "Brothers and Sisters"...
Jeff's number 8 song is...
The Allman Brothers Band ~ Ramblin' Man
" Lord, I was born a ramblin' man, Tryin' to make a livin' and doin' the best I can. And when it's time for leavin', I hope you'll understand, That I was born a ramblin' man.
My father was a gambler down in Georgia, And he wound up on the wrong end of a gun. And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus Rollin' down highway 41."
Let's head to Georgia! This is where we will find this "grunge" rock band. Call them grunge or alternative, after 7 number one hits, they just rock. Off of their 1994 self titled album...
Jeff's number 9 song is...
Collective Soul ~ The World I Know
" So I walk up on high And I step to the edge To see my world below. And I laugh at myself While the tears roll down. 'Cause it's the world I know. It's the world I know."
This interruption has been taken over again by my favorite boss Jim. (Yes Jim you will always be my favorite boss!)
For this interruption I would like to share some incredible artists who have had songs covered on the blog. Yet have somehow been neglected from all of our lists. So here we go:
1) We had Warren Haynes and Grace Potter cover Fleetwood Mac's
Gold Dust Woman, yet no Fleetwood on the blog. Therefore, I would like to share The Chain by the Mac
2) We had Nirvana cover Bowie's The Ma n Who Sold the World yet no David Bowie? Let us correct this injustice with David's classic: Life On Mars
Here we are again, time to reveal Andy's number one song! Yet before I reveal his number one song let's recap his top ten thus far...
10 Drops of Jupiter - Train
9. Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
8. Patience - Guns N' Roses
7. Smells like teen - Nirvana
6. Jamie's crying - Van Halen
5. Champagne supernova ~ Oasis
4. Wanted dead or alive - Bon jovi
3. Free bird - lynyrd skynyrd
2. Maybe I'm amazed - Paul McCartney
This next band is from Champagne,Illinois! Off of their 1974 album "Flat As A Pancake"....
Andy's number one song is...
Head East ~ Never Been Any Reason
" You've been talking in circles since I've been able to cry There's never been any reason for ever telling me why, yeah yeah
Save my life I'm going down for the last time Woman with the sweet lovin' better than a white line Bring a good feeling ain't had in such a long time Save my life I'm going down for the last time"
Liverpool, England here we come! Honestly what is there to say about this legendary artist, other then he holds the world record for being the most successful composer and recording artist of all time! Off of his 1970 album "McCartney"...
Andy's number 2 song is...
Sir Paul McCartney ~ Maybe I'm Amazed
" Baby, i'm amazed at the way you love me all the time, and maybe i'm afraid of the way i leave you.
maybe i'm amazed at the way you pulled me out of time, you hung me on the line. maybe i'm amazed at the way i really need you.
baby, i'm a man, maybe i'm a lonely man who's in the middle of something that he doesn't really understand"
" Seven years of hard luck, comin' down on me From the Florida border, yea up to Nashville Tennessee I worked in every joint you can name, mister every honkytonk Along come Mr Yankee Slicker, sayin' maybe you're what I want"
Off to New Jersey we go, and no just to help with the clean up. This to where we will find this legendary rock band. This band has achieved 13 number one hits! This is one of them! Off of their 1986 album "Slippery When Wet"...
Andy's number 4 song is...
Bon Jovi ~ Wanted Dead or Alive
" I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride I'm wanted dead or alive Wanted dead or alive
Sometimes I sleep, sometimes it's not for days And the people I meet always go their separate ways Sometimes you tell the day By the bottle that you drink And times when you're alone all you do is think"
Across the pond we go, to Manchester, England. This is where we will find this rock band. Their original name was The Rain. And this next song almost made my top ten! Off of their 1995 legendary album "(What's the Story) Morning Glory"...
Andy's number 5 song is ...
Oasis ~ Champagne Supernova
" Wake up the dawn and ask her why A dreamer dreams she never dies Wipe that tear away now from your eye Slowly walking down the hall Faster than a cannon ball Where were you when we were getting high?
Some day you will find me Caught beneath the landslide In a champagne supernova in the sky Some day you will find me Caught beneath the landslide In a champagne supernova A champagne supernova in the sky"
Ok why are there so many bands from California? Anyways this band is making their second appearance in as many list, and their third over all. These guys are the 19th best selling artist of all time! Off of their self titled 1978 debut album...
Andy's number 6 song is...
Van Halen ~ Jamie's Cryin'
" She saw the look in his eyes, 'n' she knew better He wanted her tonight, ah, and it was now or never He made her feel so sad Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin' Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin' Now Jamie wouldn't say, "All right", ah, she knew he'd forget her 'N' so they said goodnight, ah, oh, 'n' now he's gone forever She want's to send him a letter, uh yeah yeah Uh just to try to make herself feel better It said "Gimme (gimme a call sometime") But she knows what that'll get her Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin' Oh, whoa, whoa, Jamie's cryin'"
Let's head to Washington, no not because marijuana is legal! Aberdeen (Seattle) area to be exact. This is where we will find this legendary grunge band. One of the best band and more than likely the best song of the 90's!! Off of their 1991 album "Nevermind"...
Andy's number 7 song is...
Nirvana ~ Smells Like Teen Spirit
" Load up on guns and bring your friends It's fun to lose and to pretend She's over bored and self assured Oh no, I know a dirty word
Hello, hello, hello, how low? [x3] Hello, hello, hello!
With the lights out, it's less dangerous Here we are now, entertain us I feel stupid and contagious Here we are now, entertain us A mulatto An albino A mosquito My libido Yay"
Let's head to Cali (again). Time to the city of Angels. This is where we will find this legendary rock band! Believe it or not band has had only one number one hit. They are also members of the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, inducted this year. Off of their 1988 album....
Andy's number 8 song is...
Guns N' Roses ~ Patience
" Shed a tear 'cause I'm missin' you I'm still alright to smile Girl, I think about you every day now Was a time when I wasn't sure But you set my mind at ease There is no doubt You're in my heart now
Said, woman, take it slow It'll work itself out fine All we need is just a little patience Said, sugar, make it slow And we come together fine All we need is just a little patience (patience) Mm, yeah"
Back to New York we go, Buffalo to be exact. This is where we will find this alternative rock band. This has to their biggest hit. It was featured in the movie "City of Angels". Off of their 1998 album "Dizzy Up the Girl"...
Andy's number 9 song is...
Goo Goo Dolls ~ Iris
" And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming Or the moment of truth in your lies When everything feels like the movies Yeah, you'd bleed just to know you're alive
And I don't want the world to see me Cuz I don't think that they'd understand When everything's made to be broken I just want you to know who I am"
Time for a new top ten! This one is from my friend Jim's nephew Andy. Let's head back to Cali! San Francisco to be exact. This is where we will find this next rock band. This song won 2 Grammy's and has to be their biggest hit! The title track off of their 2001 album...
Andy's number 10 song is...
Train ~ Drops of Jupiter
" Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day And head back to the Milky Way And tell me, did Venus blow your mind Was it everything you wanted to find And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there
Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken Your best friend always sticking up for you even when I know you're wrong Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance five-hour phone conversation The best soy latte that you ever had . . . and me"
Here we are, at our 30th number one song! But before I reveal Trent's number one song let us recap his top ten thus far...
10) AC/DC ~ Dirty Deeds
9) Journey ~ Wheels in the Sky
8) Aerosmith ~ Dream On
7) Foreinger ~ Juke Box Hero
6) Kansas ~ Dust in the Wind
5) STYX ~ Renegade
4) Bob Seger ~~ Turn the Page
3) Queen ~ Bohemian Rhapsody
2) Van Halen ~ Hot For Teacher
Off of their 1978 album "Hemispheres"...
And Trent's number one song is ...
Rush ~ The Trees
" There is unrest in the forest There is trouble with the trees For the maples want more sunlight And the oaks ignore their pleas
The trouble with the maples (And they're quite convinced they're right) They say the oaks are just too lofty And they grab up all the light But the oaks can't help their feelings If they like the way they're made And they wonder why the maples Can't be happy in their shade"
Let's head back to Cali (again). This is where we will find this next rock band. The two things you need to know about this band is that they have had two lead singers, and they have the most number one hits in the history of the Billboard modern rock chart! Off of their 1984 album " 1984 (MCMLXXXIV)"...
Trent's number 2 song is...
Van Halen ~ Hot For Teacher
" I think of all the education that I missed. But then my homework was never quite like this. Got it bad, got it bad, got it bad, I'm hot for teacher. I got it bad, so bad, I'm hot for teacher."
Honestly, no intro is needed for this legendary band and song! You all better be sining along! Off of their 1975 album "A Night at the Opera"...
Trent's number 3 song is...
Queen ~ Bohemian Rhapsody
" I see a little silhouetto of a man, Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango. Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very fright'ning me. (Galileo.) Galileo. (Galileo.) Galileo, Galileo figaro Magnifico. I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me. He's just a poor boy from a poor family, Spare him his life from this monstrosity. Easy come, easy go, will you let me go. Bismillah! No, we will not let you go. (Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go. (Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go. (Let me go.) Will not let you go. (Let me go.) Will not let you go. (Let me go.) Ah. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. (Oh mama mia, mama mia.) Mama mia, let me go. Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me."
Back to Detroit we go! This is where we will find this artist. He is making his third appearance in a top ten, and this song is making it's second appearance but the first time it was covered by Metallica. Off of his 1973 album "Back in '72"...
Trent's number 4 song is...
Bob Seger ~ Turn the Page
" On a long and lonesome highway, east of Omaha You can listen to the engine moanin' out it's one note song You can think about the woman, or the girl you knew the night before But your thoughts will soon be wandering, the way they always do When you're riding sixteen hours and there's nothing there to do And you don't feel much like riding, you just wish the trip was through
Here I am, on the road again There I am, on the stage Here I go, playing star again There I go, turn the page"
Chi-town here we come! This is where we will find this prog-rock band. They are named after the Greek mythical river. This song is about an outlaw who's about to be executed for his crimes. Off of their 1979 album "Pieces of Eight"...
Trent's number 5 song is ...
Styx ~ Renegade
" Oh Mama, I'm in fear for my life from the long arm of the law Law man has put an end to my running and I'm so far from my home Oh Mama I can hear you a cryin', you're so scared and all alone Hangman is comin' down from the gallows and I don't have very long The jig is up, the news is out They finally found me The renegade who had it made Retrieved for a bounty Never more to go astray This'll be the end today Of the wanted man"
Let's head to Topeka, Kansas! That's right I said Kansas. This is where we will find this rock band. This next song was a last minute addition to one of their most popular albums, and it became their most commercially successful songs! I guarantee that you will sing along to this one! Off of their 1977 album "Point of Know Return"...
Trent's number 6 song is...
Kansas ~ Dust in the Wind
" I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea All we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see
Dust in the wind, All we are is dust in the wind"
NYC here we come! This is where we will find this rock band. This song is about a boy who can't buy a ticket to a sold out concert, he hear "one guitar" and it inspires him to buy one if his own. (Know the song yet?) Off of their 1981 album, their only #1 album in the U.S. "4"...
Trent's number 7 song is...
Foreinger ~ Juke Box Hero
" That one guitar, felt good in his hands Didn't take long, to understand Just one guitar, slung way down low Was one way ticket, only one way to go
So he started rockin' Ain't never gonna stop Gotta keep on rockin' Someday he's gonna make it to the top
And be a juke box hero, got stars in his eyes He's a juke box hero He took one guitar, juke box hero, stars in his eyes Juke box hero, he'll come alive tonight"
Back to Boston we go! This is where we will find this rock band. They are sometimes refereed to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" or "America's greatest Rock and Roll Band"! This has to be one of their most popular songs. Off of their self titled 1973 debut album...
Trent's number 8 song is...
Areosmith ~ Dream On
" sing with me, sing for the years sing for the laughter and sing for the tears sing with me, if it's just for today maybe tomorrow the good Lord will take you away
dream on, dream on, dream on, dream yourself a dream come true dream on, dream on, dream on, and dream until your dream comes true dream on [7x]"
Let's head back to Cali! This time San Francisco. This band is made up of former members of Santana and other 70's bands. This band is also one of the highest selling catalogs in iTunes history. Off of their 1978 album "Infinity"...
Trent's number 9 song is...
Journey ~ Wheels in the Sky
" Wheel in the sky keeps on turnin' I don't know where I'll be tomorrow Wheel in the sky keeps on turnin'
I've been trying to make it home Got to make it before too long I can't take this very much longer I'm stranded in the sleet and rain Don't think I'm ever gonna make it home again The mornin' sun is risin' It's kissing the day"
Finally a new top ten! This one is from the guy I've been bugging for a list, for the last 3 months! My boss Trent!
Lets head down under, this Australian rock band is one if the pioneers of metal. They are one of the highest grossing bands of all time! The title track off of their 1976 album...
Trent's number 10 song is...
AC/DC ~ Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
" You got problems in your life of love You got a broken heart He's double dealin' with your best friend That's when the teardrops star fella Pick up the phone, I'm here alone Or make a social call Come right in, forget 'bout him We'll have ourselves a ball hey
Dirty deeds, done dirt cheap"
Well I need a new top ten! I have a couple in waiting but that would mean I would have to let someone go twice! So before I let that happen, I'm going see if I can another list before I do that. Until then here is another set of random songs.
The Piano Guys ~ Somewhere Over The Rainbow/ Simple Gifts
Through yet another top ten! Before I reveal Scott's number one song let us recap his list thus far...
10) U2 ~ One 9) R.E.O. Speedwagon ~ Ridin' the Storm Out 8) The Marshall Tucker Band ~ Can't You See 7) Neil Young ~ For The Turnstiles 6) Robin Thrower ~ Bridge of Sighs 5) Mountian ~ For Yasgur's Farm 4) Pink Floyd ~ The Final Cut 3) Jimi Hendrix ~ Red House 2) Blind Faith ~ Can't Find My Way Home
Let's stay in England, where we will find this legendary rock band. They were formed as the New Yardbirds in 1968. Off of their second self titled album released in 1969...
Scott's number 1 song is... Led Zeppelin ~ Thank You
"If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you. When mountains crumble to the sea, there will still be you and me.
Kind woman, I give you my all, Kind woman, nothing more.
Little drops of rain whisper of the pain, tears of loves lost in the days gone by. My love is strong, with you there is no wrong, together we shall go until we die. My, my, my. An inspiration is what you are to me, inspiration, look... see.
And so today, my world it smiles, your hand in mine, we walk the miles, Thanks to you it will be done, for you to me are the only one. Happiness, no more be sad, happiness....I'm glad. If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you. When mountains crumble to the sea, there will still be you and me"