The Songfactor's Choice Centenary Top Ten #100

[Steel2Velvet]

1. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price (1959) "The night was clear and the moon was yellow. The leaves came tumblin' down." Billy's last moments on earth.

2. Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels (1971) "Help ... me."

3. Free Ride - The Edgar Winter Group (1973)

4. Na Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam (1969)

5. Do You Love Me - The Contours (1962)

6. I Just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth (1971)

7. Maybe - Janis Joplin (1969)

8. My Hometown - Bruce Springsteen (1984)

9. We Got The Beat - The Go-Go's (1982)

10. Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes (1983)

[skybluesky]

1. New York, New York - Ryan Adams

2. Alison - Elvis Costello

3. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles

4. Hot For Teacher - Van Halen

5. Something in the Air - Thunderclap Newman

6. Maybe - Janis Joplin

7. Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks

8. I Melt With You - Modern English

9. One of Us - Joan Osborne

10. We Got The Beat - Go-Go's

[CanAm]

1. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles

2. Free Ride - The Edgar Winter Group

3. Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith

4. Don't Misunderstand Me - Rossington Collins Band

5. Sad Eyes - Robert John

6. It Makes No Difference - The Band

7. Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes

8. You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics

9. Hot For Teacher - Van Halen

10. Talk To You Later - The Tubes

Honourable Mention: This Wheel's On Fire, Police & Thieves and Tell Mama.

[_Laurie_]

1. My Way - Frank Sinatra (1969) ~ Dang it all..VOTE FOR IT! Please

2. My Hometown - Bruce Springsteen (1984)

3. Don't Misunderstand Me - Rossington Collins Band (1980)

4. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman (1969)

5. I Just Want to Celebrate - Rare Earth (1971)

6. Black Velvet - Alannah Myles (1989)

7. Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith (1975)

8. This Wheel's On Fire - The Byrds (1969)

9. Candy Man, The - Sammy Davis Jr. (1972)

10 Free Ride - The Edgar Winter Group (1973)

[TheLizard]

1. "Hot For Teacher"- Van Halen

2. "21st Century Schizoid Man"- King Crimson

3. "When The Levee Breaks"- Led Zeppelin

4. "Toys in the Attic"- Aerosmith

5. "My Hometown"- Bruce Springsteen

6. "Waterloo Sunset"- The Kinks

7. "Suspect Device"- Stiff Little Fingers

8. "My Way"- Frank Sinatra

9. "Something In The Air"- Thunderclap Newman

10. "Alison"- Elvis Costello

[Lea]

1.Something in the Air - Thunderclap Newman

2.When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin

3.Handbags And Gladrags - Chris Farlowe

4.Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels

5.Hot For Teacher- Van Halen

6.Na Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam

7. Maybe -Janis Joplin

8. Champagne Supernova - Oasis

9. Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega

10.One of us - Joan Osborne

[OLD 55]

1. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles (1964)

2. Black Velvet - Alannah Myles (1989)

3. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price (1959)

4. Tide is High, The - Blondie (1980)

5. Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks (1967)

6. Do What You Do, Do Well - Ned Miller (1964)

7. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush (1978)

8. You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics (1974)

9. Sad Eyes - Robert John (1979)

10.One of Us - Joan Osborne (1996)

Tough ! I'm feeling guilty for leaving out so many great songs.

[Lucky]

1. Workin' Man's Blues - Merle Haggard (1969)

2. My Way - Frank Sinatra (1969)

3. This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide - The Kings (1980)

4. When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin (1971)

5. Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels

6. Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks (1967)

7. Winin' Boy Blues - Hot Tuna (1970)

8. Na Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam (1969)

9. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price (1959)

10. Zombie - The Cranberries (1994)

Regrets to The Contours, Modern English, White Town, all had songs that were left off. Two songs on the list were songs I've nominated previously, and there were so many other good songs!

[Shawna]

1. Free Ride ~ Edgar Winter

2. Do You Know What I Mean ~ Lee Michaels

3. I Melt With You ~ Modern English

4. The Impression That I Get ~ Mighty Mighty Bosstones (this is for my nephew, the Tucson cop, who was injured in the line of duty last weekend. No, no gunplay - he sprained his ankle chasing a bad guy) He loves loves loves this song

5. Talk To You Later ~ Tubes

6. Do You Love Me ~ Contours

7. Black Velvet ~ Alannah Miles

8. My Hometown ~ Bruce (for my dad, who told me this song takes him back to his childhood)

9. Sad Eyes ~ Robert John

10. Hard Day's Night ~ Beatles (the first Beatles song I really liked)

[phil]

1.Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels

2. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman

3. Day Of The Eagle - Robin Trower

4. Toys in The Attic - Aerosmith

5. Allison - Elvis Costello

6. Don't Misunderstand Me - Rossington Collins

7. My Way - Frances Albert Sinatra

8. Hard Days Night - Beatles

9. Babylon's Burning - The Ruts

10.Working Man's Blues - Merle Haggard

[OLD 55]

Thanks Shawna for the nice things you said about my intro to the Thread, and everyone else who's expressed good wishes. Sorry to anyone I haven't thanked individually. It's really great to be here again.

If you have any "Top Ten" memories, please wander over to the "Looking Back At 99 Top Tens" Thread and share them with us !

[edna]

1- 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson (1969)

2- Mercy, Mercy - The Rolling Stones (1965)

3- Temporary Beauty - Graham Parker and The Rumour (1982)

4- Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman (1969)

5- Handbags And Gladrags - Chris Farlowe (1967)

6- My Way - Frank Sinatra (1969)

7- This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide - The Kings (1980)

8- Do You Love Me - The Contours (1962)

9- A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles (1964)

10- All Those Yesterdays - Pearl Jam (1998)

11- Na Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam (1969)

12- Winin' Boy Blues - Hot Tuna (1970)

13- Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush (1978)

14- New York, New York - Ryan Adams (2001)

15- Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks (1967)

[skybluesky]

my gosh, Ryan and his dirty hair got another vote, although the second one doesn't count!

[Dappled]

1. Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks (1967) The most beautiful song of the 60s.

2. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles (1964) My first grammophone was a cheap thing that you had to plug into a radio. Not very good sound quality! The theatre where I saw the movie A Hard Day's Night had a great sound system and when the lights turned down and the first chord of the song rang out it just blew me away!

3. Handbags And Gladrags - Chris Farlowe (1967) Chris Farlowe was one of the very best singers of the 60s and he was given such a wonderful song with Handbags And Gladrags. Pity it didn't chart.

4. When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin (1971) If this one gets into the TT, most of the songs from Led Zeppelin IV have made it. Only Misty Mountain Hop and Four Sticks left!

5. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price (1959) Classic!

6. Do You Love Me - The Contours (1962) Classic!!

7. My Hometown - Bruce Springsteen (1984)

8. My Way - Frank Sinatra (1969)

9. You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics (1974)

10. Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes (1983)

11. Mercy, Mercy - The Rolling Stones (1965)

12. Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman (1969)

13. Mosquito Song - Queens of the Stone Age (2002) Quite good!

14. Do What You Do, Do Well - Ned Miller (1964)

15. Black Velvet - Alannah Myles (1989)

16. Dirty Old Town - The Pogues (1985)

17. It Makes No Difference - The Band (1975)

18. Talk To Ya Later - The Tubes (1981)

19. This Wheel's On Fire - The Byrds (1969)

20. Winin' Boy Blues - Hot Tuna (1970)

[edna]

my gosh, Ryan and his dirty hair got another vote, although the second one doesn't count!

[Levis]

1. Your Woman - White Town (1997)

2. Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega (1990)

3. Champagne Supernova - Oasis (1996)

4. All Those Yesterdays - Pearl Jam (1998)

5. Millionen Legionen (Unplugged) - Die Fantastischen Vier (2000)

6. Black Velvet - Alannah Myles (1989)

7. Babylon's Burning - The Ruts (1979)

8. Sour Times - Portishead (1994)

9. Zombie - The Cranberries (1994)

10. Mosquito Song - Queens of the Stone Age (2002)

I might change my votes later, for all I know

[Judo]

1. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles (1964)

2. Candy Man, The - Sammy Davis Jr. (1972)

3. Do What You Do, Do Well - Ned Miller (1964)

4. Workin' Man's Blues - Merle Haggard (1969)

5. Na Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam (1969)

6. Do You Love Me - The Contours (1962)

7. My Way - Frank Sinatra (1969)

8. Tide is High, The - Blondie (1980)

9. Tell Mama - Etta James (1968)

10. Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price (1959

[Viaene]

Here we go

1. Zombie - The Cranberries (1994)

2. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles (1964)

3. Mosquito Song - Queens of the Stone Age (2002)

4. One of Us - Joan Osborne (1996)

5. My Hometown - Bruce Springsteen (1984)

6. My Way - Frank Sinatra (1969)

7. Champagne Supernova - Oasis (1996)

8. Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks (1967)

9. Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith (1975)

10.Mercy, Mercy - The Rolling Stones (1965)

[c_s_1987]

1. Champagne Supernova - Oasis (1996)

2. 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson (1969)

3. When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin (1971)

4. Millionen Legionen (Unplugged) - Die Fantastischen Vier (2000)

5. Your Woman - White Town (1997)

6. All Those Yesterdays - Pearl Jam (1998)

7. Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks (1967)

8. Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes (1983)

9. Mosquito Song - Queens of the Stone Age (2002)

10. Babylon's Burning - The Ruts (1979)

11. Impression That I Get, The - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (1997)

12. Hot For Teacher - Van Halen (1984)

13. Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega (1990)

14. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush (1978)

15. Zombie - The Cranberries (1994)

There were quite a few others I liked in there too, numbers 11-15 are just the ones I thought were most deserving of an honourable mention.

[blind-fitter]

1) Police And Thieves - Junior Murvin (1977)

2) Babylon's Burning - The Ruts (1979)

3) Suspect Device - Stiff Little Fingers (1978)

4) Dirty Old Town - The Pogues (1985)

5) Sour Times - Portishead (1994)

6) Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks (1967)

7) Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush (1978)

8) Champagne Supernova - Oasis (1996)

9) No Sleep Till Brooklyn - Beastie Boys (1987)

10) Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega (1990)

You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics (1974)

Mosquito Song - Queens of the Stone Age (2002)

Temporary Beauty - Graham Parker and The Rumour (1982)

Alison - Elvis Costello (1977)

Black Velvet - Alannah Myles (1989)

Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman (1969)

This Wheel's On Fire - The Byrds (1969)

We Got The Beat - The Go-Go's (1982)

These eight all float my boat, but couldn't quite make the Ten. What a load of really great nominations this time round. Good show,SongFactors!

I guess The Beatles will probably still win it though, as usual.

[Sweet Jane 61]

When does voting end? I will be able to look noms over and vote in a couple of hours....hope I'm not to late!

[The Seeker]

Not at all! Voting ends tomorrow around noon EST, or what ever you call the time on the east coast

[Lucky]

b-f, you've been altogether too happy lately. Something is wrong somewhere....

[edna]

And you´ve voted for Graham Parker & The Rumour!! Number 13 but at least, you know them...

[Uncle Joe]

1-Sincerely - The Moonglows (1954) Absolute doo wop/rock 'n roll classic.

2-Tell Mama - Etta James (1968) Still the best version (apologies to Janis).

3-Do You Know What I Mean - Lee Michaels (1971)I actually knew what he meant.

4-Do You Love Me - The Contours (1962) Watch me now, hey....

5-Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks (1967)Quite a Kinky melody.

6-It Makes No Difference - The Band (1975) Drips with the influence of Bob Dylan.

7-This Wheel's On Fire - The Byrds (1969) With a tip of the hat to...yep, Bob Dylan.

8-Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman (1969)A medley of their hit.

9-Na Na, Hey Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam (1969)No, it wasn't actually written to be a derisive chant at sporting events.

10-You Make Me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics (1974) A salute to Philly's own Russel Thomkins, Jr.