The Songfactors' Choice Top Ten #108

[RonJonSurfer]

1. I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night

2. House of the Rising Sun

3. You Keep Me Hangin' On

4. You Don't Mess Around With Jim

5. The Long and Winding Road

6. Sweet Little Sixteen

7. Thich As a Brick

8. Rock N Roll High School

9. Listen To Me

10. Straight On

[Viaene]

1. My Friends - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1995)

2. House Of The Rising Sun - Frijid Pink (1970)

3. Rags 'N Run - Admiral Freebee (2002)

4. Mad World - Tears For Fears (1983)

5. Jolene - Dolly Parton (1973)

6. Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret, The - Queens Of The Stone Age (2000)

7. Times Like These - Foo Fighters (2003)

8. Rock 'n' Roll High School - Ramones (1979)

9. Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' - Crazy Elephant (1968)

10.Listen To Me - The Hollies (1968)

Interesting top, had to leave alot of songs out of my 10

[CanAm]

1. Early Morning Rain - Gordon Lightfoot

2. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry

3. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Vanilla Fudge

4. Straight On - Heart

5. Woman - John Lennon

6. The Long & Winding Road - The Beatles

7. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC

8. Open Arms - Journey

9. And When I Die - Blood, Sweat & Tears

10. Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett

[OLD 55]

with flowers in his hair

Forget the flowers, but I'll take the hair.

[OLD 55]

1. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry (1958)

2. Rock 'n' Roll High School - Ramones (1979)

3. And When I Die - Blood, Sweat and Tears (1969)

4. Woman - John Lennon (1981)

5. Long And Winding Road, The - The Beatles (1970)

6. Jolene - Dolly Parton (1973)

7. Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' - Crazy Elephant (1968)

8. Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett (1966)

9. Ain't I'm A Dog - Ronnie Self (1957)

10.Listen To Me - The Hollies (1968)

[The Seeker]

Hint: Listen to me. (ambiguous )

[cyberjudge]

1. Long and Winding Road-Beatles

2. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For-U2

3. Woman-John Lennon

4. Open Arms-Journey

5. You Don’t Mess Around with Jim-Jim Croce

6. And When I Die-Blood Sweat & Tears

7. Sweet Little Sixteen-Chuck Berry

8. Voices Carry-‘Til Tuesday

9. Semi-Charmed Life-Third Eye Blind

10. Straight Up-Paula Abdul

[OLD 55]

I did, Fin !

I hadn't heard it before, but I've played it a few times and I'm liking it more each time. Funny how different Hollies' songs were big in some Countries and not others.

I like their 60s ones best, but they were also very big here in the early 70s. Their biggest Hit in Brisbane City was 'Too Young To Be Married' (1972), which didn't chart in either the U.K. or the U.S.

[The Seeker]

It worked!

I've never heard of Too Young To Be Married... I also prefer their 60s songs. I was quite surprised when I learned that Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress was by them... great song though. Same with The Air That I Breathe and He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (one of my favourite songs)... even if they're just covers (The Air That I Breathe anyway, not that sure about He Ain't Heavy), they were so different from the other songs I knew by them.

Edited March 27, 2008 by Guest

[Lucky]

Forget the flowers, but I'll take the hair.

Oh Darryl.... You don't know how I restrained myself from saying "What Hair?"

[OLD 55]

You cheeky little devil.

Of course, it's all that testosterone coursing through my manly body that made my hair 'a little thin on top'. Or maybe my Wife patting me on the head and saying "well done" all the time. That would be a very likely explanation.

[Lucky]

[Lucky]

1. You Got Me Rocking - The Rolling Stones

2. Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' - Crazy Elephant

3. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry

4. Fish Cheer, The/I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag - Country Joe and the Fish

5. Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett

6. You Don't Mess Around With Jim - Jim Croce

7. Hot 'n' Nasty - Humble Pie

8. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap- AC/DC

9. Ooh La La - The Faces

10. Darkness, Darkness - The Youngbloods

I had to leave off 4 7 other songs. I found this one very, very hard. I was able to cut the 4 pretty easily, but I was left with 10 # 1's.

I keep finding songs

Edited March 27, 2008 by Guest

[c_s_1987]

1. Times Like These - Foo Fighters (2003)

2. Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull (1972) (I will definitely be buying this album. I don’t know when, but probably soon )

3. 108 Battles (Of The Mind) - Kula Shaker (1999)

4. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2 (1987)

5. Hard To Handle - Otis Redding (1968)

6. Mad World - Tears For Fears (1983)

7. Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind (1997)

8. Red Barchetta - Rush (1981)

9. Needle And The Damage Done, The - The Pretenders (2006)

10. Rock 'n' Roll High School - Ramones (1979)

Hard.

[phil]

1. Darkness, Darkness - The Youngbloods

2. Lawyers, Guns and Money - Warren

3. Hot N Nasty - Humble Pie

4. Chain Lightning - Steely Dan

5. Moanin' - Art Blakely

6. Ohh La La - Faces

7. Closer To Free - BoDeans

8. Jolene - Dolly

9. Dirty Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC

10.Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett

[Shawna]

did no one listen to "Green and Dumb"?

1. Green and Dumb ~ RCPM

2. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For ~ U2

3. Semi-Charmed Life ~ Third Eye Blind

4. I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag ~ Country Joe

5. Voices Carry ~ 'Til Tuesday

6. Closer To Free ~ Bodeans

7. You Keep Me Hangin' On ~ Vanilla Fudge

8. Dirty Deeds ~ AC/DC

9. I Had Too Much To Dream ~ Electric Prunes

10. Jolene ~ Dolly Parton

[Dappled]

Hint: Listen to me. (ambiguous )

Don't listen to him! Listen to pitter, patter, the rain on the window instead!

[Dappled]

1. Rain On The Window - The Hollies (1967)

2. Meanwhile Back At The Ranch/Should I Smoke - Badfinger (1974)

3. Darkness, Darkness - The Youngbloods (1969)

4. Sitting By The Riverside - The Kinks (1968)

5. Early Morning Rain - Gordon Lightfoot (1965)

6. Listen To Me - The Hollies (1968)

7. I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night - The Electric Prunes (1966)

8. Long And Winding Road, The - The Beatles (1970)

9. You Keep Me Hangin' On - Vanilla Fudge (1967)

10. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry (1958)

Someone tell Laurie to get over here fast! Noone is voting for Badfinger

[The Seeker]

1. 108 Battles (Of The Mind) - Kula Shaker (1999)

2. Listen To Me - The Hollies (1968)

3. Crawling Up A Hill - Katie Melua (2004)

4. Woman - John Lennon (1981)

5. Ooh La La - The Faces (1973)

6. Long And Winding Road, The - The Beatles (1970)

7. Hot 'n' Nasty - Humble Pie (1972)

8. Rain On The Window - The Hollies (1967)

9. My Friends - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1995)

10. Meanwhile Back At The Ranch/Should I Smoke - Badfinger (1974) (if I didn't have to narrow this ten down from 18 songs, this one would rank much higher!)

[cyberjudge]

Per www.secondhandsongs.com

Song: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

Artist: Kelly Gordon

Music written by: Robert William Scott

Lyrics written by: Bob Russell

Language: English

First release: On audio single He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (May 1969)

Cover hierarchy

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Kelly Gordon (May 1969)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by The Hollies (September 1969)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Neil Diamond (1970)

Il vento non sa leggere by I Ribelli (1970)

He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother by Ramsey Lewis (1971)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Cher (1971)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Donny Hathaway (April 2, 1971)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Gladys Knight & The Pips (December 1971)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Johnny Mathis (1972)

He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother by Olivia Newton-John (September 1975)

He Ain't Heavy by The Housemartins (1985)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Al Green (1987)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Helmut Lotti (2003)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by American Idol Finalists - Season 4 (April 19, 2005)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Barry Manilow (September 18, 2007)

Edited March 27, 2008 by Guest

[miamisammy29]

1. Straight On - Heart

2. You Got Me Rocking - The Stones

3. Sitting By The Riverside - The Kinks

4. Lawyers, Guns & Money - Warren Zevon

5. Rock N' Roll High School - Ramones

6. Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind

7. Times Like These - Foo Fighters

8. Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull

9. Remind Me - Royksopp

10. Red Barchetta - Rush

[The Seeker]

Per www.secondhandsongs.com

Song: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

Artist: Kelly Gordon

Music written by: Robert William Scott

Lyrics written by: Bob Russell

Language: English

First release: On audio single He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (May 1969)

Cover hierarchy

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Kelly Gordon (May 1969)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by The Hollies (September 1969)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Neil Diamond (1970)

Il vento non sa leggere by I Ribelli (1970)

He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother by Ramsey Lewis (1971)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Cher (1971)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Donny Hathaway (April 2, 1971)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Gladys Knight & The Pips (December 1971)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Johnny Mathis (1972)

He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother by Olivia Newton-John (September 1975)

He Ain't Heavy by The Housemartins (1985)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Al Green (1987)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Helmut Lotti (2003)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by American Idol Finalists - Season 4 (April 19, 2005)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by Barry Manilow (September 18, 2007)

Thank you. I wasn't sure if it was just written for them by someone else, or if they really did cover it. Seems like they did.

[Uncle Joe]

did no one listen to "Green and Dumb"?

Shawna, I linked to the youtube video. I listened without watching. For the first half of the song I could not distinguish the lyrics. Only every third word or so was intelligible to me. Perhaps had I heard the song before I'd have known what he was singing. Sorry.

[Shawna]

Thanks for giving it a try, Joe! If you've got a spare 4 1/2 minutes, give it another try - here's the lyrics.

"Green and Dumb"

RCPM

Daisies stand up on their tiptoes

Clouds stumble over themselves in the sky

And all the pretty horses come running to her

Even the dust devils pray that they'll catch her eye.

I haunt her house from the outside

I watch her bake cornbread and talk on the phone

The wireless on the inside plays a sad, sweet song

A mute moonlit statue am I, she waltzes alone

And baby, baby, I could call you baby

If I weren't so empty in the head

and tied up in the tongue

Baby, baby, I could call you baby

If I weren't so green and dumb.

The wind ain't stopped blowing since morning

It's got me froze up on the inside

I could get warm in the bunkhouse

And thaw out on coffee and bread

And baby, baby, I could call you baby

If I weren't so empty in the head

and tied up in the tongue

Baby, baby, I could call you baby

If I weren't so green and dumb

I need your government warning

like I need a hole in my head

but I won't shoot your coyotes, and I won't burn your weeds

This paycheck won't fill up this hollow

it won't dull all the aching

And baby, baby, I could call you baby

If I weren't so empty in the head

and tied up in the tongue

Baby, baby, I could call you baby

If I weren't so green and dumb

[Lea]

1.Dirty Deeds- AC/DC

2.The Long and Winding Road-Beatles

3.Woman - John Lennon

4.Early Morning Rain - Gordon Lightfoot

5.I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag- Country Joe and the Fish

6.Darkness, Darkness- The Youngbloods

7.Straight On - Heart

8.Days Go By - Dirty Vegas

9.Voices Carry - 'Til Tuesday

10.Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull