My Favorite Songs before 1995

I started making a list of my Top 100 songs of All-time and found that songs from the last 10 years dominated my list. So, I split the list into 2 groups. Songs from before 1995 and songs after 1995. This is my first list... Ty Zenker's Top 100 Songs of the Past (before 1995).

How does a Top 100 Song From the Past get on my list? It has to be a song that I can hear a million times in a row, and have great music and lyrics. Many songs were either before I was born or before I was old enough to listen to music, so I learned about them from reading Rolling Stone Magazine, borrowing family members/friends CDs, or searching the internet. Also, I tried to be open-minded about the changes in music over the last 100 years. It took me about three years to assemble my music collection and sort out my favorites from each genre, hence my list below.

Here is my list of Top 100 Songs From the Past. Many of the groups orginated from Chicago, which may be due to my roots there. These songs will not include any recent hits (once again, it is off the top of my head and done with very little thought)...

Ty Zenker's Top 100 Songs From the Past
(before the year 1995)

1. If I had a million dollars (1992) by Barenaked Ladies
2. Do you believe in Love (#7, 1982) by Huey Lewis and the News
3. Revolution (1968) by the Beatles - 3 versions (fastest)
4. Broken Arrow (1991) by Rod Stewart
5. Accentuate the Positive (#2, 1944) by Johnny Mercer (and others)
6. Pink Shoelaces (#1, 1959) by Dodie Stevens (she was 13 years old)
7. Shine (#11, 1994) by Collective Soul
8. Buddy Holley (#2, 1994) by Weezer
9. Let It Be (#1, 1970) by the Beatles - 4 versions
10. Peaceful, Easy Feeling (1972) by the Eagles
11. Dizz Knee Land (1992) by Dada
12. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) (#1, 1979) by Rupert Holmes
13. Hand To Hold On To (1982) by John Cougar Mellencamp
14. King of the Road (#4, 1965) by Roger Miller
15. Watching the Trains Go By (before 1958) by Perry Como
16. Our House (1970) by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
17. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is (1969) by Chicago
18. We Didn't Start the Fire (#1, 1989) by Billy Joel
19. Stuck with You (#1, 1986) by Huey Lewis and the News
20. Run Runaway (#7, 1984) by Slade
21. You Are (the Sun) (1982) by Lionel Richie
22.. Free Fallin' (1989) by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
23. Faith (#1, 1987) by George Michael
24. Even the Losers (1979) by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
25. Getting Better (1967 ) by The Beatles
26. With a Little Luck (#1, 1978) by Paul McCartney and Wings
27. Danny's Song (1972) by Kenny Loggins and Jim Mesina
28. Somebody's Baby (#7, 1982) by Jackson Browne
29. Tender is the Night (#25, 1983) by Jackson Browne
30. I'm a Girl Watcher () by The O'Kaysions
31. Put on a Happy Face (1960) Bye, Bye Birdie by Dick Van Dyke
32. The Tide is High (#1, 1980) by Blondie
33. Doctor My Eyes (#8, 1972) by Jackson Browne
34. I'm Your Man (#3, 1985) by Wham!
35. Some Kind of Wonderful (#3, 1974) by Grand Funk Railroad
36. People Say (#12, 1964) by Dixie Cups
37. Walk On The Wild Side (1971) by Lou Reed
38. It's Raining Again (#11, 1982) by Supertramp
39. You've got Lucky (#1, 1982) by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
40. Some Guys have all the luck (#10, 1984) by Rod Stewart
41. Say You Love Me (#11, 1976) by Fleetwood Big Mac
42. Have you seen her (#3, 1972) by The Chi-lites
43. Baby, What a Big Surprise (#4, 1977) by Chicago
44. No one is to blame (#4, 1985) by Howard Jones
45. Operator (That's not the way it feels) (1972) by Jim Croce
46. Run (1999) by Collective Soul
47. Heart of Gold (#1, 1972) by Neil Young
48. You are the Sunshine of my Life (#1, 1973) by Stevie Wonder
49. Here Comes the Sun (1969) by the Beatles
50. Back in the High Life Again (1986) by Steve Winwood
51. Let 'em In (1976) by Paul McCartney and Wings
52. Lay Down Sally (#3, 1977) by Eric Clapton
53. Mr. Jones (#2, 1993) by the Counting Crows
54. The Love Cats (1983) - The Cure
55. Hit Me With Your Best Shot (#1, 1980) by Pat Benetar
56. Rent (1982) by the Pet Shop Boys
57. Right back where we started from (1975) by Maxine Nightingale
58. What Have I Done To Deserve This (#2, 1987) by Pet Shop Boys
59. Magic (#12, 1984) by the Cars
60. Use Ta Be My Girl (1978) by the O'Jays
61. I've Got A Rock And Roll Heart (#18, 1983) by Eric Clapton
62. One Is the Lonliest Number (#5, 1969) by Three Dog Night
63. Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (#1, 1965) by Herman's Hermits
64. Mandolin Rain (#4, 1987) by Bruce Hornsby
65. Give a little bit (#15, 1977) by Super Tramp
66. Baby Jane (#14, 1983) by Rod Stewart
67. I Love A Rainy Night (#1, 1980) by Eddie Rabbitt
68. Penny Lane (1967) by The Beatles
69. We Belong (#5, 1984) by Pat Benatar
70. Harry Houdini (1989) by Kon Kan
71. The Promise (#11, 1988) by When In Rome
72. True (#4, 1983) by Spandau Ballet
73. Promises, Promises (#11, 1983) by Naked Eyes
74. Soul Free (1990) by George Michael
75. Back in Time (#3, 1985) by Huey Lewis and the News
76. Across the Universe (1970) by the Beatles
77. Southern Cross (1982) by Crosby, Stills, and Nash
78. Silly Love Songs (1976) by Paul McCartney and Wings
79. My Oh My (#36, 1982) by Slade
80. Easy (1977) by Lionel Richie
81. In the City (1979) by the Eagles
82. Heartache Tonight (#1, 1979) by the Eagles
83. Wildflowers (1994) by Tom Petty
84. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (1969) by Chicago
85. Jacob's Ladder (#1, 1987) by Huey Lewis and the News
86 Higher Love (#1, 1986) by Steve Winwood
87. One of these Nights (#1, 1975) by the Eagles
88. Don't Do Me Like That (1979) by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
89. No Reply at All (1981) by Genesis
90. A Day in the Life (1967) by The Beatles
91. Live Every Moment (1984) by REO Speedwagon
92. Heart of Glass (#1, 1979)
93. It Doesn't Matter (move to move) (1989) by Kon Kan
94. Always Something There to Remind Me (#8, 1983)
95. Ooh Child (#8, 1970) by The Five Stairsteps
96. Boogie On Reggae Woman (#3, 1974) by Stevie Wonder
97. You Are My Sunshine (1940) by Jimmie Davis (Rice Brothers)
98. Home for the Holidays (1959) by Perry Como
99. Authority Song (#15, 1982) by John Cougar Mellencamp
100. Angel of Harlem (1988) by U2

Honorable Mentions: Small Town (#6, 1985) by John Cougar Mellencamp

Tell me your favorite old songs too, but please speak from the heart (add them in the comment field below).