So in my last post I listed my top ten rock songs. But in the same vein as my top ten albums and corresponding albums that didn’t quite make it, I wanted to list songs here that are great but missed it by that much. I’ve posted about some of these before; I may have more to say about some of these in the future. But for now, pick a few and enjoy:

• Suffragette City – David Bowie
• Another Star – Stevie Wonder
• Runaround Sue – Dion
• Everybody’s Talkin’ – Harry Nilsson

• Suite Judy Blue Eyes – Crosby, Stills and Nash
• Lazy – Deep Purple
• Smooth – Santana
• Paradise City – Guns ‘n Roses
• Oliver’s Army – Elvis Costello
• Mrs. Robinson – Simon and Garfunkel
• Money – Pink Floyd
• Positively Fourth Street – Bob Dylan
• Little Darlin’ – The Diamonds
• Victoria – Kinks
• The Weight – The Band

• Red House – Jimi Hendrix
• Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who
• Ripple – Grateful Dead
• White Light, White Heat (live) – Lou Reed
• Crossroads – Cream
• The Boxer – Simon and Garfunkel
• Stay With Me – Faces
• Let Me Love You – Jeff Beck Group (w/Rod Stewart)
• Space Oddity – David Bowie
• Loan Me a Dime – Boz Scaggs (w/Duane Allman)
• My Sunday Feeling – Jethro Tull
• 25 or 6 to 4 – Chicago
• Blue moon – The Marcels
• Don’t Let me down – Beatles
• Uprising – Muse
• Hard to Handle – Black Crowes
• I Fought the Law – Clash
• I Will Wait – Mumford and Sons
• It’s Only Love – Blodwyn Pig
• Mack the Knife – Bobby Darin
• Take me to the pilot – Elton John

• I want you back – Jackson Five
• Move On Up – Curtis Mayfield
• More Than a Feeling – Boston
• Can’t Get Enough – Bad Company
• Before The Kiss, A Redcap – Blue Oyster Cult
• I’m Goin’ Home – Ten Years After (live at Woodstock)
• Middle of the Road – Pretenders
• Don’t Let Me Down – Beatles
• If You Could Read My Mind – Gordon Lightfoot