My friend, Jane, over at Theycallmejane mentioned one of my Top Ten All-Time Favourite Songs today (James Taylor – Fire and Rain) in this post: http://bit.ly/dwAa3w
Not having a topic for what is to be my 100th post, I thought a list of those songs would be a good idea…so here they are, in alphabetical order:
1. Chicago – If You Leave Me Now. I was in the band in high school…I loved any group with saxophones and horns in it! At the time this song came out, I liked a baritione sax player named Steve…go figure…
2. Climax – Precious and Few. A sappy love song. I think this was their only hit. I played it over and over, and sang with all the passion my 11-year-old self could muster.
3. Fleetwood Mac – Songbird. Christine McVie’s amazing voice makes this one of the most beautiful songs on the Rumours album. Melanie Doane did an excellent remake of it a couple of years ago with Jim Cuddy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_35q0vBxCs
4. Guess Who – Share the Land. A bunch of guys from Winnipeg sing the ultimate hippie song…what’s not to like?
5. Elton John – Levon. I love most early Elton songs, but this one is hauntingly sad…Rocket Man is a close second.
6. Carole King – So Far Away. I saw Carole on a TV special with James Taylor a few months ago, and she sang this song. It still makes me cry…
7. Joni Mitchell – River. Another “love gone bad” song…there seems to be a theme here…
8. Seals and Crofts – Get Closer. This song came out when I was hung up on a guy named Nick who did not return my affection…there were a lot of “Nicks” in my school years.
9. Simon and Garfunkel – The Boxer. Not only is this song a beautiful ballad, I like it because it’s about an underdog: “I am leaving, I am leaving, but the fighter still remains,” is my favourite line.
10. James Taylor – Fire and Rain. As far as I’m concerned, James has never sung a bad song, but this one is the top of his playlist for me. This one is guaranteed to produce tears, especially the last line: “But I always thought I’d see you again.”
I’d be curious to know what your Top Ten All-Time Favourite Songs are…maybe you could link to my post with your list…
Herding Cats in Hammond River 
An impressive list and I actually know quite a few of these. I think I would find it nearly impossible for me to create such a list, Wendy. There are so many wonderful songs out there. Couldn’t whittle them down to ten, but I like that you are able to. 🙂
Hi Laura:
That’s what Jim says…he’s sure I’ve said at least 40 songs were on my “All-Time Favourite Top Ten List.” I love music, and it is kind of hard to limit it to ten, but these are generally songs that when I hear them, take me back to a certain time in my life…
Wendy
Love the list. Love Levon. And Tiny Dancer. And Your Song. And Suite for Judy Blue Eyes. Wow – you are bringing up all kinds of memories, Wendy! What a great post!
Thanks, Izzie…Your Song is one of my favs too, and Island Girl, and Philadelphia Freedom…
How are you doing? Hoping for another post from you soon…
Hugs,
Wendy
Oops…just clicked into my e-mail, and saw your latest entry…hilarious!
Hugs,
Wendy
Not a bad list–and brought back lots of memories–Thanks! If I tried to make a list like this it would change from day to day. But I Can See For Miles by the Who and Positively 4th Street by Bob Dylan would probably be in the top ten most days!
Yes, Thomas…I’m sure I forgot a lot of songs…thanks for stopping by!
Wendy
How do you pick 1 Simon & Garfunkle song? They had so many great ones, and they’re all timeless.
The same goes for Elton John songs from the ’70’s.
It was a problem, Todd…along with the Elton John songs I mentioned to Izzie, for Simon and Garfunkel, I love: Scarborough Fair, Feelin’ Groovy, and Bridge Over Troubled Water.
Wendy
I think it would be impossible to come up with a Top 10 favorite songs list. I always think about a Top 10 “Desert Island” album/cd list and that changes pretty much daily. It’s a fun thought, though, and I might give it a try. Maybe I’ll add a page to my blog and just keep changing it!
I’m so envious that you got to see Carole King and James Taylor. They played two nights here and I couldn’t go to either one. I’ll bet that was a great show.
As I commented previously, these songs are ones that all have meaning to me, but I could probably name dozens of others…
I wish I’d seen JT and CK live…the show was on TV. I wanted to go see them in Boston, but Jim doesn’t have a current passport, and there wasn’t enough time to get it renewed! I hope they go on tour again…
Wendy
Hey, Hippie…just checked out your music links…I also enjoy Ellis Paul. I have fond memories of seeing David Wilcox live in Belleville, Ontario during my college days in the early ’80’s…
Wendy
I was sneaking a read at work and missed that you’d seen Carole and JT on tv. 🙂
This would be very interesting: I wonder if you might be referring to “the Canadian David Wilcox,” just going by the dates and the Ontario connection. A link to his website is posted on the website of David Wilcox based in Asheville, NC. Neither here nor there, but a cool connection.
Ohhh…I didn’t know there were two David Wilcoxes…I was wondering if you were Canadian!
Wendy