The Countdown
Just for fun, in 2013 I counted down my 100 favorite songs of the rock era:
- 100: "Untitled #4" - Sigur Ros (from ( ), 2002) | Official Download | "Untitled #4" Video
- 99: "Sons and Daughters" - The Decemberists (from The Crane Wife, 2006) | "Sons and Daughters" Lyrics | "Sons and Daughters" Video
- 98: "Pyramid Song" - Radiohead (from Amnesiac, 2001) | "Pyramid Song" Lyrics | "Pyramid Song" Video
- 97: "Every Day" - Steve Hackett (from Spectral Mornings, 1979) | "Every Day" Lyrics | "Every Day" Video
- 96: "Mother of Pearl" - Roxy Music (from Stranded, 1973) | "Mother of Pearl" Lyrics | "Mother of Pearl" Video
- 95: "Joan of Arc" - Leonard Cohen (from Songs of Love and Hate, 1971) | "Joan of Arc" Lyrics | "Joan of Arc" Video
- 94: "Perpetual Change" - Yes (from The Yes Album, 1971) | "Perpetual Change" Lyrics | "Perpetual Change" Video
- 93: "Fracture" - King Crimson (from Starless and Bible Black, 1974) | "Fracture" Video
- 92: "Gift Shop" - The Tragically Hip (from Trouble at the Henhouse, 1996) | "Gift Shop" Lyrics | "Gift Shop" Video
- 91: "Nightswimming" - R.E.M. (from Automatic for the People, 1992) | "Nightswimming" Lyrics | "Nightswimming" Video
- 90: "Let the Day Begin" - The Call (from Let The Day Begin, 1989) | "Let the Day Begin" Lyrics | "Let the Day Begin" Video
- 89: "Space and Time" - The Verve (from Urban Hymns, 1997) | "Space and Time" Lyrics | "Space and Time" Video
- 88: "Every Day Is Like Sunday" - Morrissey (Viva Hate, 1988) | "Every Day Is Like Sunday" Lyrics | "Every Day Is Like Sunday" Video
- 87: "Mr. Brightside" - The Killers (Hot Fuss, 2004) | "Mr. Brightside" Lyrics | "Mr. Brightside" Video
- 86: "Famous Blue Raincoat" - Leonard Cohen (from Songs of Love and Hate, 1971) | "Famous Blue Raincoat" Lyrics | "Famous Blue Raincoat" Video
- 85: "Fix You" - Coldplay (from X & Y, 2005) | "Fix You" Lyrics | "Fix You" Video
- 84: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon and Garfunkel (from Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970) | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" -Lyrics | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" -Video
- 83: "Breath After Breath" - Duran Duran (featuring Milton Nascimento) (from Duran Duran (The Wedding Album), 1993) | "Breath After Breath" Lyrics | "Breath After Breath" Video
- 82: "The Endless Enigma Part 1/Fugue/The Endless Enigma Part 2" - Emerson, Lake and Palmer (from Trilogy, 1972) | "The Endless Enigma" Lyrics | "The Endless Enigma" Video
- 81: "Do You Realize??" - The Flaming Lips (from Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, 2002) | "Do You Realize??" Lyrics | "Do You Realize??" Video
- 80: "Skateaway" - Dire Straits (from Making Movies, 1980) | "Skateaway" Lyrics | "Skateaway" Video
- 79: "That Joke Isn't Funny Any More" - The Smiths (from Meat is Murder, 1985) | "That Joke Isn't Funny Any More" Lyrics | "That Joke Isn't Funny Any More" Video
- 78: "Mission" - Rush (from Hold Your Fire, 1987) | "Mission" Lyrics | "Mission" Video
- 77: "Serpentine Song" - Steve Hackett (from To Watch The Storms, 2003) | "Serpentine Song" Lyrics | "Serpentine Song" Video
- 76: "Islands" - King Crimson (from Islands, 1971) | "Islands" Lyrics | "Islands" Video
- 75: "Deep Water" - Seal (from Seal, 1991) | "Deep Water" Lyrics | "Deep Water" Video
- 74: "Wallflower" - Peter Gabriel (from Security, 1982) | "Wallflower" Lyrics | "Wallflower" Video
- 73: "Intervention" - Arcade Fire (from Neon Bible, 2007) | "Intervention" Lyrics | "Intervention" Video
- 72: "Slave to Love" - Bryan Ferry (from Boys and Girls, 1985) | "Slave to Love" Lyrics | "Slave to Love" Video
- 71: "Nostradamus" - Al Stewart (from Past, Present and Future, 1974) | "Nostradamus" Lyrics | "Nostradamus" Video
- 70: "I Talk To The Wind" - King Crimson (from In The Court Of The Crimson King, 1969) | "I Talk To The Wind" Lyrics | "I Talk To The Wind" Video
- 69: "Sea Song" - Doves (from Lost Souls, 2000) | "Sea Song" Lyrics | "Sea Song" Video
- 68: "Politik" - Coldplay (from A Rush Of Blood To The Head, 2002) | "Politik" Lyrics | "Politik" Video
- 67: "Turn the Page" - Terence Trent D'Arby (from Symphony or Damn, 1993) | "Turn the Page" Lyrics | "Turn the Page" Video
- 66: "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" - The Smiths (from The Queen Is Dead, 1986) | "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" Lyrics | "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" Video
- 65: "The Pass" - Rush (from Presto, 1989) | "The Pass" Lyrics | "The Pass" Video
- 64: "Marching Bands of Manhattan" - Death Cab for Cutie (from Plans, 2005) | "Marching Bands of Manhattan" Lyrics | "Marching Bands of Manhattan" Video
- 63: "Anthem" - Leonard Cohen (from The Future, 1992) | "Anthem" Lyrics | "Anthem" Video
- 62: "Red" - King Crimson (from Red, 1974) | "Red" Video
- 61: "The Cedar Room" - Doves (from Lost Souls, 2000) | "The Cedar Room" Lyrics | "The Cedar Room" Video
- 60: "Now My Heart Is Full" - Morrissey (from Vauxhall and I, 1994) | "Now My Heart Is Full" Lyrics | "Now My Heart Is Full" Video
- 59: "Transatlanticism" - Death Cab for Cutie (from Transatlanticism, 2003) | "Transatlanticism" Lyrics | "Transatlanticism" Video
- 58: "Biko" - Peter Gabriel (from Peter Gabriel ("Peter Gabriel 3"/"Melt"), 1980) | "Biko" Lyrics | "Biko" Video
- 57: "Democracy" - Leonard Cohen (from The Future, 1992) | "Democracy" Lyrics | "Democracy" Video
- 56: "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" - Genesis (from Selling England By The Pound, 1973) | "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" Lyrics | "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight" Video
- 55: "Take a Pebble" - Emerson, Lake and Palmer (from Emerson, Lake and Palmer, 1971) | "Take a Pebble" Lyrics | "Take a Pebble" Video
- 54: "Here Comes the Flood" - Peter Gabriel (from Peter Gabriel ("Peter Gabriel 1"/"Car"), 1977) | "Here Comes the Flood" Lyrics | "Here Comes the Flood" Video
- 53: "If It Be Your Will" - Leonard Cohen (from Various Positions, 1985) | "If It Be Your Will" Lyrics | "If It Be Your Will" Video
- 52: "What Sarah Said" - Death Cab for Cutie (from Plans, 2005) | "What Sarah Said" Lyrics | "What Sarah Said" Video
- 51: "Video Killed the Radio Star" - The Buggles (from The Age of Plastic, 1979) | "Video Killed the Radio Star" Lyrics | "Video Killed the Radio Star" Video
- 50: "Open Letter (To a Landlord)" - Living Colour (from Vivid, 1988) | "Open Letter (To a Landlord)" Lyrics | "Open Letter (To a Landlord)" Video
- 49: "No Surprises" - Radiohead (from OK Computer, 1997) | "No Surprises" Lyrics | "No Surprises" Video
- 48: "The Boxer" - Simon and Garfunkel (from Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970) | "The Boxer" Lyrics | "The Boxer" Video
- 47: "Run" - Snow Patrol (from The Final Straw, 2004) | "Run" Lyrics | "Run" Video
- 46: "Romeo and Juliet" - Dire Straits (from Making Movies, 1980) | "Romeo and Juliet" Lyrics | "Romeo and Juliet" Video
- 45: "The Court of the Crimson King" - King Crimson (from In The Court Of The Crimson King, 1969) | "The Court of the Crimson King" Lyrics | "The Court of the Crimson King" Video
- 44: "Hallelujah" - Leonard Cohen (from Various Positions, 1985) | "Hallelujah" Lyrics | "Hallelujah" Video
- 43: "Stagnation" - Genesis (from Trespass, 1970) | "Stagnation" Lyrics | "Stagnation" Video
- 42: "Turn of the Century" - Yes (from Going For the One, 1977) | "Turn of the Century" Lyrics | "Turn of the Century" Video
- 41: "Thick as a Brick" - Jethro Tull (from Thick as a Brick, 1972) | "Thick as a Brick" Lyrics | "Thick as a Brick" Video (Part 1) | "Thick as a Brick" Video (Part 2)
- 40: "The Remembering (High the Memory)" - Yes (from Tales from Topographic Oceans, 1974) | "The Remembering" Lyrics | "The Remembering" Video (fan video)
- 39: "Last Year's Man" - Leonard Cohen (from Songs of Love and Hate, 1971) | "Last Year's Man" Lyrics | "Last Year's Man" Video
- 38: "Fallen Angel" - King Crimson (from Red, 1974) | "Fallen Angel" Lyrics | "Fallen Angel" Video
- 37: "More Than This" - Roxy Music (from Avalon, 1982) | "More Than This" Lyrics | "More Than This" Video
- 36: "The Whole of the Moon" - The Waterboys (from This Is the Sea, 1985) | "The Whole of the Moon" Lyrics | "The Whole of the Moon" Video
- 35: "American Pie" - Don McLean (from American Pie, 1971) | "American Pie" Lyrics | "American Pie" Video
- 34: "Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)" - Yes (from Tales from Topographic Oceans, 1974) | "Ritual" Lyrics | "Ritual" Video
- 33: "The Night Watch" - King Crimson (from Starless and Bible Black, 1974) | "The Night Watch" Lyrics | "The Nightwatch" by Rembrandt | "The Night Watch" Video
- 32: "Pirates" - Emerson, Lake and Palmer (from Works Vol. I, 1977) | "Pirates" Lyrics | "Pirates" Video
- 31: "Starship Trooper" - Yes (from The Yes Album, 1971) | "Starship Trooper" Lyrics | "Starship Trooper" Video
- 30: "Crazy" - Seal (from Seal, 1991) | "Crazy" Lyrics | "Crazy" Video
- 29: "Everything In its Right Place" - Radiohead (from Kid A, 2000) | "Everything In its Right Place" Lyrics | "Everything In its Right Place" Video
- 28: "Am I Wrong" - Love Spit Love (from Love Spit Love, 1994) | "Am I Wrong" Lyrics | "Am I Wrong" Video
- 27: "Let My Love Open the Door" - Pete Townshend (from Empty Glass, 1980) | "Let My Love Open the Door" Lyrics | "Let My Love Open the Door" Video
- 26: "Heart of the Sunrise" - Yes (from Fragile, 1972) | "Heart of the Sunrise" Lyrics | "Heart of the Sunrise" Video
- 25: "Paranoid Android" - Radiohead (from OK Computer, 1997) | "Paranoid Android" Lyrics | "Paranoid Android" Video
- 24: "The Crane Wife 1 & 2" - The Decemberists (from The Crane Wife, 2006) | "The Crane Wife 1 & 2" Lyrics | "The Crane Wife 1 & 2" Video
- 23: "Where the Streets Have No Name" - U2 (from The Joshua Tree, 1987) | "Where the Streets Have No Name" Lyrics | "Where the Streets Have No Name" Video
- 22: "Ordinary World" - Duran Duran (from Duran Duran (The Wedding Album), 1993) | "Ordinary World" Lyrics | "Ordinary World" Video
- 21: "Lucky Man" - The Verve (from Urban Hymns, 1997) | "Lucky Man" Lyrics | "Lucky Man" Video
- 20: "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" - Radiohead (from The Bends, 1995) | "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" | "Street Spirit (Fade Out)" Video
- 19: "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" - Genesis (from Foxtrot, 1972) | "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" Lyrics | "Can-Utility and the Coastliners" Video
- 18: "Suzanne" - Leonard Cohen (from Songs of Leonard Cohen, 1967) | "Suzanne" Lyrics | "Suzanne" Video
- 17: "Xanadu" - Rush (from A Farewell to Kings, 1977) | "Xanadu" Lyrics | "Xanadu" Video
- 16: "Under Pressure" - Queen and David Bowie (from Hot Space, 1981) | "Under Pressure" Lyrics | "Under Pressure" Video
- 15: "The Musical Box" - Genesis (from Nursery Cryme, 1971) | "The Musical Box" Lyrics | "The Musical Box" Video
- 14: "Don't Cry" - Seal (from Seal (Seal II), 1994) | "Don't Cry" Lyrics | "Don't Cry" Video
- 13: "How Soon Is Now" - The Smiths (from Meat is Murder, 1985) | "How Soon Is Now" Lyrics | "How Soon Is Now" Video
- 12: "Fake Plastic Trees" - Radiohead (from The Bends, 1995) | "Fake Plastic Trees" Lyrics | "Fake Plastic Trees" Video
- 11: "Close to the Edge" - Yes (from Close to the Edge, 1972) | "Close to the Edge" Lyrics | "Close to the Edge" Video
- 10: "Tarkus" - Emerson, Lake and Palmer (from Tarkus, 1971) | "Tarkus" Lyrics | "Tarkus" Video
- 9: "Bitter Sweet Symphony" - The Verve (from Urban Hymns, 1997) | "Bitter Sweet Symphony" Lyrics | "Bitter Sweet Symphony" Video
- 8: "Epitaph" - King Crimson (from In The Court Of The Crimson King, 1969) | "Epitaph" Lyrics | "Epitaph" Video
- 7: "Awaken" - Yes (from Going For the One, 1977) | "Awaken" Lyrics | "Awaken" Video
- 6: "Nights in White Satin" - The Moody Blues (from Days of Future Passed, 1967) | "Nights in White Satin" Lyrics | "Nights in White Satin" Video
- 5: "While You See a Chance" - Steve Winwood (from Arc of a Diver, 1980) | "While You See a Chance" Lyrics | "While You See a Chance" Video
- 4: "Let Down" - Radiohead (from OK Computer, 1997) | "Let Down" Lyrics | "Let Down" Video
- 3: "And You And I" - Yes (from Close to the Edge, 1972) | "And You And I" Lyrics | "And You And I" Video
- 2: "Supper's Ready" - Genesis (from Foxtrot, 1972) | "Supper's Ready" Lyrics | "Supper's Ready" Video
- 1: "Starless" - King Crimson (from Red, 1974) | "Starless" Lyrics | "Starless" Video
