Favorite 5 Songs

[joebreakdown]

I've forgotten which artists I have done and which I haven't now! Let's try some more.

Beach Boys:

1. Wouldn't It Be Nice?
2. Let Him Run Wild
3. California Girls
4. You're So Good To Me
5. I Know There's An Answer

Cheap Trick (I've probably done the Trick, but I'll pick some weird ones:)

1. Hot Love
2. Fortune Cookie
3. Shelter
4. I Want You
5. Daddy Should Have Stayed In High School

The Kinks

1. Sweet Lady Genevieve
2. Come Dancing
3. Victoria
4. Autumn Almanac
5. Waterloo Sunset

Chuck Berry (I could probably do a top 50 here:)

1. Dear Dad
2. Tulane
3. Let It Rock
4. Nadine
5. Brown Eyed Handsome Man

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

1. Keeping Me Alive
2. Magnolia
3. American Girl
4. Don't Come Around Here No More
5. Even The Losers

Eddie Cochran

1. Three Steps To Heaven
2. C'Mon Everybody
3. Something Else
4. Cut Across Shorty
5. Skinny Jim

[TTX]

Some cool choices there, JoeB. I should try a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at some point.

[Vegas]

Me and Duane Peters of the US Bombs last night at The Dive Bar, about to go pick up my friend Ofi to see Rancid and Dropkick Murphys tonight!:

[aceldamas]

Queen
While I could never claim to be a huge Queen fan, I have utter respect for them as musicians and they are undoubtedly one of the greatest rock bands of all time.

1. We Are the Champions
2. Another One Bites the Dust
3. We Will Rock You
4. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
5. I Want It All

Babes In Toyland
Anyone remember these grunge grrls from the 90's?

1. Bruise Violet
2. Handsome & Gretel
3. Ragweed
4. 22
5. Ariel

[topdollar]

In the early 1970's,a future legend took the stage at "Max's Kansas City",a rock 'n' roll nightclub in New York City. He said,"We're going to play some country music for you tonight. We hope you like it,but if you don't like it,you better keep your mouth shut because we WILL kick your ass." Someone in the audience shouted,"Who the Hell are you?". The young outlaw looked the heckler dead in the eyes and replied,"I'm Waylon god damn Jennings. Kick it off,boys!"...You hit the nail right on the head Cruefan. Now let's hear from the man that Hank Williams,Jr. nicknamed "Watasha" which is Japanese for "Old Number One", the original "Good Ol' Boy" himself.....

"Don't ever try to be like anybody else,and don't be afraid to take risks."--Waylon Jennings

5 Favorite "A Man Called Hoss" Waylon Jennings Songs(besides Good Ol' Boys which I listed elsewhere):
Luckenbach,Texas(Back To The Basics Of Love)
Ain't Living Long Like This
Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out Of Hand

5 Favorite "Red Headed Stranger" "Shotgun" Willie Nelson Songs:
On The Road Again
Whiskey River
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Always On My Mind
If You've Got The Money(I've Got The Time)

5 Favorite "Man In Black" Johnny "J.R." Cash Songs:
Ring Of Fire
Folsom Prison Blues
I Walk The Line
I've Been Everywhere
Don't Bring Your Guns To Town

5 Favorite Kris(he doesn't have a nickname, but he did land a helicopter in Johnny's yard to convince Cash to sing one of his songs)Kristofferson Songs:
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Why Me
Me And Bobby McGee
For The Good Times

5 Favorite "Greatest Super Group In History"  Highwaymen Songs:
Highwayman
Silver Stallions
Desperados Waiting For A Train
The Last Cowboy Song
The Road Goes On Forever

5 Favorite Hank "Hillbilly Shakespeare" Williams,Sr. Songs:
Hey Good Lookin'
Your Cheatin' Heart
Kaw-Liga
Cold Cold Heart
Jambalaya(On The Bayou)

5 Favorite "Bocephus" Hank Williams,Jr. Songs(besides All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight which I listed elsewhere):
Family Tradition
A Country Boy Can Survive
Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound
All My Rowdy Friends(Have Settled Down)
You Can't Judge A Book(By Looking At The Cover)

5 Favorite Merle Haggard Songs:
Mama Tried
Okie From Muskogee
Sing Me Back Home
The Fightin' Side Of Me
I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink

5 Favorite George Jones Songs:
White Lightning
Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes
He Stopped Loving Her Today
She Thinks I Still Care
I Don't Need Your Rocking Chair

5 Favorite Country Music Group Songs:
(tie)Elvira and Bobbie Sue--Oak Ridge Boys
All The Gold In California--Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
Flowers On The Wall--Statler Brothers
Dumas Walker--Kentucky Headhunters
Need You Now--Lady Antebellum

5 Favorite Country Music Duo Songs:
Save A Horse(Ride A Cowboy)--Big And Rich
Gone--Montgomery Gentry
Let Your Love Flow--Bellamy Brothers
Mama He's Crazy--The Judds
Boot Scootin' Boogie--Brooks & Dunn

5 Favorite Outlaw Country Music Duet Songs:
(tie)Good Hearted Woman and Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys--Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
The Conversation--Hank Williams,Jr. & Waylon Jennings
Beer For My Horses--Toby Keith & Willie Nelson
Pancho & Lefty--Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard
Yesterday's Wine--George Jones & Merle Haggard
(Father & Son Duet shout-out to: There's A Tear In My Beer--Hank Williams,Sr. & Hank Williams,Jr.)

5 Favorite Male/Female Country Music Duet Songs:
Jackson--Johnny Cash & June Carter
Islands In The Stream--Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
You And I--Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle
Whiskey Lullaby--Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss
(tie)After The Fire Is Gone and Louisiana Woman,Mississippi Man--Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn

5 Favorite Other Country Music Duet Songs:
To All The Girls I've Loved Before--Willie Nelson & Julio Iglesias
Seven Spanish Angels--Willie Nelson & Ray Charles
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere--Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett
Murder On Music Row--Alan Jackson & George Strait
The Whiskey Ain't Workin'--Travis Tritt & Marty Stuart

And what country list wouldn't be complete without this list in honor of the "Hee Haw Honky Tonk"...
5 Favorite "Honky Tonk" Songs:
Honky Tonk Heroes--Waylon Jennings
Honky Tonk Blues--Hank Williams,Sr. or Charley Pride
Honky Tonk Man--Johnny Horton or Dwight Yoakam
Honky Tonkin'--Hank Williams,Sr. or Hank Williams,Jr.
Honky Tonk Badonkadonk--Trace Adkins

"I've always been crazy,but it's kept me from going insane."--Waylon Jennings.

[cruefan68]

Great to see the lists from Joebreakdown, Aceldamas and Topdollar along with the pic of Vegas and Peters. Good stuff. TD your Outlaw Country list is incredible, love every part of it. I have to mention that it is good to see Big and Rich get a number one spot, I like those guys, and of course Jackson by Johnny Cash and June Carter is one of the best duets of all-time.

[TTX]

5 Favorite Ray Charles songs
1. Hit the Road, Jack
2. America the Beautiful
3. What'd I Say
4. Georgia on My Mind
5. Shake Your Tail Feather

[topdollar]

Here's some words of wisdom from a modern day country music outlaw.............

"I'll never smoke weed with Willie again!"--Toby Keith

5 Favorite Toby Keith Songs:
I Wanna Talk About Me
I Love This Bar
As Good As I Once Was
A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action
How Do You Like Me Now?

5 Favorite Alabama Songs:
Mountain Music
Song Of The South
If You're Gonna Play In Texas(You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)
The Closer You Get
Love In The First Degree

5 Favorite Kenny Rogers Songs:
The Gambler
Lucille
Lady
She Believes In Me
You Decorated My Life

5 Favorite Dolly Parton Songs:
9 To 5
Jolene
Here You Come Again
I Will Always Love You
Put A Little Love In Your Heart

5 Favorite Conway Twitty Songs:
(tie)Hello Darlin' and Happy Birthday Darlin'
Slow Hand
You've Never Been This Far Before
It's Only Make Believe
Linda On My Mind

5 Favorite Loretta Lynn Songs:
Coal Miner's Daughter
I'm A Honky Tonk Girl
You're Lookin' At Country
You Ain't Woman Enough(To Take My Man)
Don't Come Home A-Drinkin'(With Lovin' On Your Mind)

5 Favorite Ray Stevens Songs:
The Streak
Ahab The Arab
It's Me Again,Margaret
Mississippi Squirrel Revival
Teenage Mutant Kung Fu Chickens

5 Favorite Funny Country Songs:
Dang Me--Roger Miller
A Boy Named Sue--Johnny Cash
She Got The Goldmine(I Got The Shaft)--Jerry Reed
I'm Gonna Miss Her(The Fishin' Song)--Brad Paisley
Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off--Joe Nichols
(Funny Duet shout-out to: You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly--Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn)

5 Favorite Country Story Songs:
Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean
Convoy--C.W. McCall
The Battle Of New Orleans--Johnny Horton
Coward Of The County--Kenny Rogers
Ballad Of The Green Berets--Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler

5 Favorite Country One-Hit Wonder Songs:
Harper Valley P.T.A.--Jeannie C. Riley
Ode To Bilie Joe--Bobbie Gentry
Somebody's Knockin'--Terri Gibbs
Nobody--Sylvia
Daddy's Money--Ricochet

5 Favorite Country Movie Songs:
East Bound And Down--Jerry Reed("Smokey And The Bandit")
Holding Out For A Hero--Bonnie Tyler("Footloose")
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head--B.J. Thomas("Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid")
Could I Have This Dance--Anne Murray("Urban Cowboy")
I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow--Soggy Bottom Boys("O Brother,Where Art Thou?")

5 Favorite Female Country/Pop Songs:
Redneck Woman--Gretchen Wilson(a fellow Southern Illinoisan)
It's A Heartache--Bonnie Tyler
Queen Of Hearts--Juice Newton
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue--Crystal Gayle
You Light Up My Life--Debby Boone

5 Favorite Classic Country Songs:
Act Naturally--Buck Owens & The Buckaroos or Beatles
El Paso--Marty Robbins
When You're Hot,You're Hot--Jerry Reed
Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time--Mickey Gilley
Stand By Your Man--Tammy Wynette

5 Favorite Other Country Songs:
Forever And Ever,Amen--Randy Travis
Don't Rock The Jukebox--Alan Jackson
Here's A Quarter Call Someone Who Cares--Travis Tritt
All My Exes Live In Texas--George Strait
Ol' Red--George Jones or Blake Shelton

5 Favorite "The Dukes Of Hazzard" Speed Trap Songs:
Take This Job And Shove It--Johnny Paycheck
I've Got A Tiger By The Tail--Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
Rocky Top--Tammy Wynette
Y'all Come--Loretta Lynn
(tie)Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight and Old Time Lovin'--Oak Ridge Boys(It happened twice!)

Now let's hear some words of wisdom from the original outlaw,"The Dukes Of Hazzard" Balladeer..........

"Honesty is something you can't wear out."--Waylon Jennings

Up next is the return of the good Doctor. Where's he been? What's he been doing? Stay tuned to find out!

[TTX]

lots of good choices there, TD.

[cruefan68]

Another incredible list, TD. Great to see East Bound and Down by Jerry Reed grab a well deserved number one spot and the Dukes speed trap song list is EPIC. Bravo.