2. Prefab Sprout - Diana

3. Genesis - It

4. Replacements - Kiss Me on the Bus

5. Frank Sinatra - Willow Weep for Me

6. Jaurim - 미랍천사

7. Alicia Keys - You Don’t Know My Name

8. Beach Boys - Caroline, No

9. Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb - Illegal

10. Santana - Game of Love

Also, I listen to Beck *constantly*, and I love his music, but choosing one of his songs to make my list was basically impossible. On one day or another a song of his WOULD be on the list. My favorite Beck song rotates so often it would be impossible to choose one. So few slots, so many choices.

Upon reflection, I’m disappointed that there aren’t any They Might Be Giants Songs on my list. Huh. I wonder how that happened.

Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around - Hurt
Though I usually absorb the entire album each time, Hurt is just haunting. When I want to meditate on my own mortality I give it a listen. Oddly, it can manage to me up because I realize that no matter how bad I feel, Johnny Cash at one point had felt much, much worse.

I love both of these songs too, but they aren’t list material for me. Top 100 for sure. No one was knocking your musical taste.

Barenaked Ladies - Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits 1991-2001 - If I Had $1,000,000
This song was quite popular with my girlfriend’s circle of friends my senior year in high school. It brings up alot of important memories. Plus it’s just funny (Kraft dinner…I love it,too!).

Ludwig von Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata
If I ever feel depressed and want to stay that way, I put this on repeat. Despite any argument to the contrary, I think this is the best piece of classical music ever composed.

Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around - Hurt
Though I usually absorb the entire album each time, Hurt is just haunting. When I want to meditate on my own mortality I give it a listen. Oddly, it can manage to me up because I realize that no matter how bad I feel, Johnny Cash at one point had felt much, much worse.

John Coltrane - Ken Burns Jazz: John Coltrane - ‘Round Midnight
When I need to mellow out, this is what I put on. I lie down in a dark room, close my eyes, and let Coltrane’s melodies wash my stress away.

Billy Joel - The Essential Billy Joel - Piano Man
This is the song I enjoy belting out in the car when no one else is with me. Tasteless, I know, but what can you do?

Dean Martin - Dino: The Essential Dean Martin - That’s Amore
Sometimes I play this, somewhat loudly, and sing along off-key, when I’m making spaghetti.

Willie Nelson - You Don’t Know Me: Songs of Cindy Walker - You Don’t Know Me
The refrain pretty much sums up my completely incompetent and regret-laden approach to women:
For I never knew the art of making love
Though my heart aches with love for you
Afraid and shy, I let my chance go by
The chance that you might love me too

Elvis Presley - Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits - The Wonder of You
Often the opening lines perfectly express my feelings about God:
When no-one else can understand me
When everything I do is wrong
You give me hope and consolation
You give me strength to carry on

Simons and Garfunkel - Old Friends [box set] - Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall
Though I enjoy their entire catalogue (I did buy the box set, after all) this is my most favorite song.
Through the corridors of sleep
Past the shadows dark and deep
My mind dances and leaps in confusion.
I dont know what is real,
I cant touch what I feel
And I hide behind the shield of my illusion.

[refrain]

N.B. I agree that The Beatles deserve their own list, so they are not featured in mine either. I almost left Simon and Garfunkel off completely because, for me, I think they deserve their own list, too. Ditto for Johnny Cash.