Here's my stab at a relevant thread within this category. I've spread the sights wide: 5 songs, your favs. Any genre, any artist, etc. Everyone add your five.

Let's save the precision critique for another thread.

Ante up, your 5 favorite songs (in any order) are....

Mine are:

Sara (Fleetwood Mac)
Ice Cream (Sarah McLachlan)
At Last (Etta James)
Always In My Head (India.Arie)
I'm Old Fashioned (Ella Fitzgerald)

DISCLAIMER: My list changes in perpetuity. So should yours.

Pink Floyd
Bob Wills
...

Great Thread...

Tequila Sunrise - Eagles
City by the Bay - Journey
Wild Horses - Rolling Stones
Rhiannan - Fleetwood Mac
You'll Think of Me - Keith Urban

These all bring back so many memories and probably will be my all time favorites because each song has a special recollection attached to it .. but like you, my list can change tomorrow.

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I have too many records. That's why I added that sneaky "your list can change" clause. Rhiannon is great. Have you heard Stevie sing it?

Gotta throw Pink Floyd's Live 8 performance of Wish You Were Here into my TOP 5 LIST. Maybe I should change the title to top 20 or 30 or ?

Oh yeah - I love Stevie Nicks... it's been a loongg time though.. actually, I love the entire Rumors album and I think I'll change one of my favorites to Dreams... ha,ha - I could do this a thousand times..

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What about "The Promise" by Tracy Chapman. The lyrics are haunting.

Karried, don't even get me started on Stevie. My best memory is when the stage at the Myriad broke in the 80's .... for starters.

I have to second Karrie.

Tequila Sunrise- The Eagles
One Particular Harbor- Jimmy Buffett
Funk 49- Joe Walsh
I'd Love To Change The World- Ten Years After
Fast Cars and Freedom- Rascal Flatts

I am sure I can think of a hundred more tomorrow.

These are GREAT songs! Come'on everyone, click reply and dazzle us.

You know, I used to just listen to the music and not really pay attention to the meaning, now I feel the need to understand the lyrics and I will listen to a song over and over again until I get it sometimes.

Throw some Crobsy, Stills, & Nash ... plus or minus Mr Neil ... in there:

Helplessly Hoping
Someday Soon
Teach Your Children

Oh, cannot forget:

The Southern Cross- Crosby, Stills and Nash, dont remember if Young was in the band at that time.

Watched the Eagles Reunion tour number 1 DVD one night not long ago, it was filmed in Austrailia, if you get the chance it is a must see. Man Joe Walsh was cracking everyone up with his on stage antics, but can he still play a mean guitar, so:

Lifes Been Good- Joe Walsh

Hey, this is a good thread going here.

This is fun. Just five??

Steve McQueen - Sheryl Crow
Conga - Miami Sound Machine
Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
One - U2
Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman

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Just 5 songs? Oh, that is much too hard. I like many of the ones listed, but my list changes a lot too. It depends on my mood.

As Is - Ani DiFranco
Someone To Call My Lover - Janet Jackson
Light My Fire - The Doors
Me and My Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
Castles In The Sky - DJ Matrix

Of course Tracy Chapman, what ever happened to her ?

I loved all of her songs...

Was it Fast Car?

You know who else I loved but disappeared ?

Hootie and the Blowfish Oh gggggaaaawwwdddd I miss their music!
Let her Cry...when the tears fall like rain .... ~sigh~

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Tracy has released from great music, but it hasn't reached the critical mass her first two albums did. She's living the good life, having saved her fortune and written her songs.

OK -- Check the new title. Five is too few. I just my iTunes library and have 391 songs rated five stars. I'm a bit of a music junkie, if you haven't guessed by now.

DISCLAIMER: Of the 6923 songs in my computer, only 72 were illegally downloaded over a decader ago. I buy my music, mostly from the iTunes music library these days.

Good choices, floater. Mr. Crow is one of my personal favorites. I have a special place in my hear for singer/songwriters. Conga is a raucous, get on your feet number. That's a good blast from my past. 80's music .... Aah, I'm smiling.

Kahloist, great name. Ever heard of Fridda Kahlo? I assume you have. GREAT Janis song. I think my fav Janis if Summertime. Although there's a great Big Brother and the Holding Company disk out there called Live at Winterland. Good stuff.

I'm listening to jazz right now, and need to throw in a few more names:
Sarah Vaughan
Ray Charles
Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton
Miles Davis

That's enough for now. It's your turn. Bueller! Bueller! Bueller!

7000 songs??? Man, I though my 2000 was a respectable number.

I love iTunes. It's a baaaaaaaaad habit, though. I can burn up $30 in no time flat.

Ah yes Frida Kahlo, my favorite artist, was quite a pistol. Today is another day and with that comes new favorite songs.

Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy
Mr. Brightside - The Killers
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Billie Holiday
Deep Dish - Ani Difranco
Fortunate Son - CCR

I don't have 5 off the top of my head at the moment, but my favorite is "And So It Goes" by Billy Joel. Mainly because I really like the lyrics, but have also sang a a cappella jazz verision of it many times. :-)

Okay, the second set...as of now...

All Right Now - Free
She - Elvis Costello version
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Shout - Tears for Fears
Truly - Lionel Richie

Yeah, Karried, Fast Car was the one that broke open Tracy's career...

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I agree. It's a bad habit. I once made the mistake of clicking a bit too much after getting in from a night on the town. I freaked when I got my e-mail invoice.

Tears for Fears and Costello in the same list. Now that's what I call an eclectic taste in music, just the way I like it.

The Promise from Tracy Chapman is another great one.

Thanks everyone for your participation. I'm enjoying this thread.

Jolene: Dolly Parton
Babe, Now That I've Found You: Alison Krauss
Hey, Hey What Can I Say: Led Zeppelin
Promises, Promises: Naked Eyes
Fame: David Bowie
Pink Moon: Nick Drake
Running: No Doubt
Papa Loves Manbo: Perry Como
Play That Funky Music: Average White Band

Both Hands - Ani Difranco accompanied by the Boston Philharmonic
When You Say Nothing At All - Keith Whitley
Burning Love - Elvis
When Will I Be Loved - Linda Ronstadt
Glycerine - Bush