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Top 22 Songs I Got From My Parents

Nina Simone, U2, and everything in between.

Feb 27, 2017

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Top 22 Songs I Got From My Parents

Caleb Woods

In my article last week I briefly mentioned my experience going to concerts. Music is one of my greatest joys and I owe that to my parents. So here is a S/O to them for teaching me what good music is - a list of 22 songs from earliest release date to most recent!

1. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley (1957)

Best lyric: Spider Murphy played the tenor saxophone/Little Joe was blowin' on the slide trombone

2. Feeling Good - Nina Simone (1965)

Best lyric: Oh freedom is mine/And I know how I feel

3. Jackson - Johnny Cash & June Carter (1967)

Best lyric: Yeah, we're goin' to Jackson/ain't never comin' back.

4. Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles (1969)

Best lyric: Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces/Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here

5. Dream On - Aerosmith (1973)

Best lyric: Sing with me, sing for the year/Sing for the laughter, sing for the tear

6. Somebody to Love - Queen (1976)

Best lyric: Got no feel, I got no rhythm/I just keep losing my beat/I’m OK, I'm alright/I ain't gonna face no defeat

7. Dreaming - Blondie (1979)

Best lyric: I'd build a road in gold just to have some dreaming/Dreaming is free

8. Let’s Dance - David Bowie (1983)

Best lyric: Let's dance to the song/they’re playin' on the radio

9. Let’s Go Crazy - Prince (1984)

Best lyric: We're all excited/But we don't know why

10. Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benatar (1984)

Best lyric: We are young/Heartache to heartache we stand/No promises, no demands/Love is a battlefield

11. Where The Streets Have No Name - U2 (1987)

Best lyric: I wanna feel sunlight on my face./I see the dust-cloud/Disappear without a trace.

12. Fast Car - Tracy Chapman (1988)

Best lyric: You got a fast car/But is it fast enough so you can fly away

13. Friday I’m In Love - The Cure (1992)

Best lyric: It's a wonderful surprise/To see your shoes and your spirits rise/Throwing out your frown/And just smiling at the sound

14. Matchbox Twenty - Real World (1996)

Best lyric: I wonder what it's like to be a superhero/I wonder where I'd go if I could fly around downtown

15. The Distance - Cake (1996)

Best lyric: The arena is empty except for one man/Still driving and striving as fast as he can

16. Church On Sunday - Green Day (2000)

Best lyric: If I promise to go to church on Sunday/Will you go with me on Friday night?

17. Yellow - Coldplay (2000)

Best lyric: Look at the stars/Look how they shine for you/And all the things that you do

18. First Date - Blink-182 (2001)

Best lyric: Is it cool if I hold your hand?/Is it wrong if I think it's lame to dance?

19. Drops of Jupiter - Train (2001)

Best lyric: The best soy latte that you ever had, and me

20. Island In The Sun - Weezer (2001)

Best lyric: When you're on a golden sea/You don't need no memory/Just a place to call your own

21. The One I’m Waiting For - Relient K (2004)

Best lyric: So fall back on all of your premonitions/And just learn to listen/To those that have more wisdom than you

22. Better Days - The Goo Goo Dolls (2006)

Best lyric: So take these words and sing out loud/‘Cause everyone is forgiven now/‘Cause tonight's the night the world begins again

Here's the playlist on Spotify, rock on!

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