My Favorite Songs after 1995

Here are my favorite songs from 1995 to present day. This list will be forever changing.

Ty Zenker's Top 40 Songs from 1995 to Present Day
(after the year 1995)

1. 100 Years (#1, 2004) by Five for Fighting
2. Where'd You Go (#4, 2005) by Fort Minor
3. Chemistry (2001) by Semisonic
4. Stacey's Mom (2003) by Fountains of Wayne
5. Lucky (#23, 2000) by Britney Spears
6. Believe Me (2005) by Fort Minor
7. Manifest Destiny (2006) by Guster
8. Never Let You Go (#14, 2000) by Third Eye Blind
9. Wonderful (#11, 2000) by Everclear
10. Hollaback Girl (#1, 2005) by Gwen Stefani
11. Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out of (2000) by U2 - 5 versions
12. Accidentally In Love (#39, 2004) by the Counting Crows
13. Breakfast At Tiffany's (#5, 1996) by Deep Blue Something
14. Heavy Things (2000) by Phish
15. A Public Affair (#14, 2006) by Jessica Simpson
16. Careful (2003) by Guster
17. One Horse Town (2003) by The Thrills
18. No More, No Less (1999) by Collective Soul
19. Superman (It's not easy) (#2, 2001) by Five for Fighting
20. Sexyback (#1, 2006) by Justin Timberlake
21. Satellite (2006) by Guster
22. Better Now (2005) by Collective Soul
23. Beverly Hills (#11, 2005) Weezer
24. Theologians (2004) by Wilco
25. I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ (2006) by the Scissor Sisters
26. Unwell (#5, 2003) by Matchbox 20
27. AM Radio (2000) by Everclear
28. Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First) (1996) by John Mellencamp
29. Run (1999) by Collective Soul
30. Elevation (2000) by U2
31. Hanging around (#17, 1999) by the Counting Crows
32. Hold On (2004) by Jet from Spiderman II
33. He Was the King (2005) by Neil Young
34. Alright (2004) & Do You Mind? (hidden song) by Five for Fighting
35. Sometimes you can't make it on your own (2004) by U2
36. She's So High Above Me (1999) by Tal Bachman
37. Where Is He (2003) by Jacky
38. Without Expression (1997) by John Mellencamp
39. Counting Blue Cars (1996) by Dishwalla
40. 3 A.M. (1998) by Matchbox 20

Honorable Mentions: Peaceful World (featuring India.Arie) (2001) by John Mellencamp, I'm Not Running Anymore (1999) by John Mellencamp

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

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).

My Favorite 100 Films (mis películas preferidas)

Perhaps you will laugh at my selection of movies. Some are serious films, while others are "smart" comedies, but I feel that all these movies touch me on an emotional level.

Maybe you'll think my selections are too simple, but they are films that bring joy to my heart everytime I watch them.

Here they are (off the top of my head)...What are your favorite films? I always want to learn about new movies (tell me in the comment field below).

Ty Zenker's Top 100 Movies of All-time

1. SpiderMan II (2004)
2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
3. Ground Hog Day (1993)
4. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
5. Twelve Angry Men (1957)
6. Trains, Planes, and Automobiles (1987)
7. Laat sau sen taan (1992) aka "Hard Boilded" with Yun-Fat Chow
8. The Abyss (1989)
9. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
10 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
11. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
12. The Odd Couple (1968)
13. The Dawn Patrol (1938)
14. Any Movie with Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone together (1930s and 1940s)
15. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
16. Lilies of the Field (1963)
17. The Producers (original 1969 version)
18. Mou gaan dou III: Jung gik mou gaan (2003) aka "Internal Affairs III" with Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu Wai
19. Any "Marx Brothers" Movie (movies between 1929-1947 only)
20. Paper Moon (1973)
21. Rain Man (1988)
22. Stalag 17 (1952)
23. Kramer vs Kramer (1979)
24. Maltese Falcon (1941)
25. Midnight Run (1988)
26. The Pink Panther (1963) and sequels (1964-1983)
27. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
28. Hoosiers (1986)
29. Gei ba ba de xin (1995) aka "My Father Is a Hero" with Jet Li
30. Rope (1948) aka "Alfred Hitchcock's Rope"
31. Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
32. Woh ping faan dim (1995) aka "Peace Hotel" with Yun-Fat Chow
33. Wallace & Gromit in A Close Shave (1995) and other movies (1989-2005)
34. The Defiant Ones (1958)
35. Singing in the Rain (1952)
36. The Graduate (1968)
37. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
38. Zhong Nan Hai bao biao (1994) aka "The Bodyguard" with Jet Li
39. Any "Steven Chow and Ng Man-Tat" Movie
40. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
41. Planet of the Apes (1968) and sequels (1970-1973)
42. Johnny Stecchino (1991) with Roberto Benigni
43. Du xia II (Hong Kong: Mandarin title) aka "God of Gamblers II" with Steven Chow and Ng Man-Tat (1991)
44. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
45. The Shining (1980)
46. A Knight's Tale (2001)
47. Roxanne (1987) and Cyrano De Bergerac (any year)
48. Nobody's Fool (1994)
49. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
50. Empire of the Sun (1987)
51. Clockwork Orange (1971)
52. Multiplicity (1996)
53. Wizard of Oz (1939)
54. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
55. Du shen (1989) aka "God Of Gamblers" with Yun-Fat Chow
56. Godfather II (1974)
57. The Sting (1973)
58. The Right Stuff (1983)
59. On the Waterfront (1954) with Lee J. Cobb
60. Harvey (1950)
61. Silver Streak (1976)
62. Rocky I and Rocky II (1976 & 1982)
63. It Happened One Night (1934) with Claudette Colbert
64. Mister Roberts (1955)
65. Gung Ho (1986)
66. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
67. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
68. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
69. Benji (1974)
70. Slap Shot (1977)
71. Double Indemnity (1944)
72. All early "Tom Hanks" Movies
73. Any "Abbott and Costello" Movie (between 1940-1951 only)
74. Any "Harold Lloydd" Movie (between 1915-1938 only)
75. Any "Buster Keaton" Movie (between 1917 - 1940 only)
76. Any "Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle" Movie (between 1909 - 1933)
77. Any "Charlie Chaplin" Movie (between 1914 - 1940 only)
78. Any "Boris Karloff" or "Bela Lugosi" Movie
79. Any "Lon Chaney" (between 1913-1930) Movie
80. Any "Lon Chaney Jr." (between 1922-1971) Movie
81. Any "Peter Lorre" Movie
82. Jaws (1978)
83. Shattered (1991)
84. The Princess Bride (1987)
85. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
86. Gremlins (1984)
87. Taxi Driver (1976)
88. The Jerk (1979)
89. Amadeus (1984)
90. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
91. High Noon (1952)
92. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
93. Sleeper (1973) with Woody Allen
94. Wilder Napalm (1993)
95. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby's Road Pictures (1940s)
96. The Princess Diaries (2001)
97. Any Scary Japanese Movies from the last 10 years
98. Help! (1965)
99. Mary Poppins (1964)
100. Pete's Dragon (1977)

Honorable Mentions: Dragonheart (1996), Field of Dreams (1989), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) , Stargate (1994), The Fly II (1989), Young Guns (1988), M.A.S.H. (1970), Color of Money (1986), The Hustler (1961), Let It Ride (1989)

Great link for Steven Chow: http://us.yesasia.com/en/mc/-/vU8X51sk3U/featureArticle.aspx/section-videos/code-c/version-all/articleId-11/