Welcome to Geneva's

Rock 'n Roll Hall Of Fame

(the greatest music ever recorded)

  

The following list represents the music which has formed me.
Critics with musical knowledge I don't possess may disagree,
yet I ask you... if it touches the soul, can it be denied?

  BEST SINGLES **
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SONGS

ARTIST



"A Common Disaster" Cowboy Junkies
"A Space Oddity" David Bowie
"A Whiter Shade Of  Pale" Procol Harum
"A Woman In Love;  It's Not Me" Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
"Accidentally Like A Martyr" Warren Zevon
"Adia" Sarah McLachlan
"Addicted To Love" Robert Palmer
"All In All" Toad the Wet Sprocket
"All Day And All Of The Night" The Kinks
"All The Young Dudes" Mott The Hoople
"Amazing" Josh Kelley
"Am I Here?" Johnny Winter
"Amie" Pure Prairie League
"An American Dream" Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
"And You and I" Yes
"Angels With Dirty Faces" Los Lobos
"Another Day" Norton Buffalo
"Another Day In Paradise" Phil Collins
"Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" Jay & The Techniques
"At Seventeen" Janis Ian
"Atlantic City" Bruce Springsteen
"Badge" Cream
"Beast Of Burden" The Rolling Stones
"Because The Night" Patti Smith
"Better Be Good To Me" Tina Turner
"Big Log" Robert Plant
"Bittersweet" Big Head Todd & The Monsters
"Bleeders" The Wallflowers
"Blue Collar" Bachman-Turner Overdrive
"Both Sides Now'" Judy Collins
"Bridge Of Sighs" Robin Trower
"Bring Me Some Water" Melissa Etheridge
"Brown-Eyed Girl" Van Morrison
"Burning Down The House" Talking Heads
"But, It's Alright" J.J. Jackson
"California Dreamin'" The Mamas & The Papas
"Can We Still Be Friends?" Todd Rundgren
"Can't Find My Way Home" Blind Faith
"Can't You See?" Marshall Tucker Band
"Changes" David Bowie
"Chest Fever" The Band
"Chuck E's In Love" Rickie Lee Jones
"Chestnut Mare" The Byrds
"City Of New Orleans" Arlo Guthrie
"Clocks" Coldplay
"Come As You Are" Nirvana
"Comedown" Bush
"Come Monday" Jimmy Buffet
"Come Together" Youngbloods
"Come On, Come On" Mary Chapin Carpenter
"Comfortably Numb" Pink Floyd
"Couldn't Get It Right" Climax Blues Band
"Crazy Love" Poco
"Creepin'" Stevie Wonder
"Darkness, Darkness" Youngbloods
"December" Collective Soul
"Diamonds and Rust" Joan Baez
"Dida" Joan Baez & Joni Mitchell
"Distant Shores" Chad & Jeremy
"Do It Again" Steely Dan
"Do It Or Die" Atlanta Rhythm Section
"Don't Bring Me Down" Eric Burdon & The Animals
"Don't Come Around Here No More" Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
"Don't Do Me Like That" Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
"Don't Dream It's Over" Crowded House
"Don't Let Me Down" The Beatles
"Don't Speak" No Doubt
"Don't Worry, Baby" The Beach Boys
"Down By The River" Neil Young
"Down On Me" Janis Joplin/Big Brother & Holding Co.
"Dreamboat Annie" Heart
"Dust In The Wind" Kansas
"Easy Now" Eric Clapton
"Easy To Be Hard" Three Dog Night
"Eighteen Wheels" Norton Buffalo
"Elusive Butterfly" Bob Lind
"Everybody Hurts" R.E.M.
"Everybody's Talkin'" Nilsson
"Expressway To Your Heart" Soul Survivors
"Eyes Without A Face" Billy Idol
"Ferry Cross The Mersey" Gerry & the Pacemakers
"Fields Of Gold" Sting
"Foxy Lady" Jimi Hendrix
"Free Ride" Edgar Winter
"Fresh Air" Quicksilver Messenger Service
"From The Beginning" Emerson, Lake & Palmer
"Get It While You Can" Janis Joplin
"Girl" The Beatles
"Going To California" Led Zeppelin
"Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues'" Danny O'Keefe
"Groovin'" Young Rascals
"Hannah Jane" Hootie & The Blowfish
"Have A Little Faith In Me" Jewel
"Have You Heard?" Moody Blues
"Heat Of The Moment" - acoustical version Steve Hackett & John Wetton
"Heaven" Talking Heads
"Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away" Stevie Wonder
"Heavy" Collective Soul
"Hello, It's Me" The Nazz w/ Todd Rundgren
"Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" Fuel
"Hot Fun In The Summertime" Sly & The Family Stone
"Hot Summer Day" It's A Beautiful Day
"How Can I Be Sure?" Young Rascals
"How Do You Mend A Broken Heart?" Bee Gees
"How Long (Has This Been Goin' On)?" Ace
"Hummingbird" Leon Russell
"Hunger Strike" Temple Of The Dog
"Hungry Heart" Bruce Springsteen
"Hypnotized" Fleetwood Mac
"I Am A Town" Mary Chapin Carpenter
"I Can't Tell You Why" The Eagles
"I Was Wrong" Sisters Of Mercy
"I'd Like To Get To Know You" Spanky & Our Gang
"I'd Love To Change The World" Ten Years After
"If You Leave Me Now" Chicago
"If You're Gone" Matchbox 20
"I Got A Line On You" Spirit
"I'll Be Long Gone" Boz Scaggs
"I'm A Man" Spencer Davis Group
"I'm Just A Girl" No Doubt
"I'm Your Man" Leonard Cohen
"In City Dreams" Robin Trower
"In My Life" The Beatles
"In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed" Allman Brothers Band
"In The Air Tonight" Phil Collins
"Industrial Disease" Dire Straits
"Innocent" Fuel
"Ironic" Alanis Morissette
"I Saw The Light" Todd Rundgren
"It's A Beautiful Morning" Young Rascals
"It's Been A While" Staind
"It's My Life" No Doubt
"It's Not Easy To Be Me (Superman)" Five For Fighting
"I've Seen All Good People" Yes
"It Don't Come Easy" Ringo Starr
"Janie Got A Gun" Aerosmith
"Jimi Thing" Dave Matthews Band
"Jump" Van Halen
"Just Dropped In (To See What Condition...)" First Edition
"Just Give Me Some Kind Of Sign" Brenton Wood
"Just What I Needed" The Cars
"Killing Me Softly" Roberta Flack
"Knockin' On Heaven's Door" Bob Dylan
"Landslide" Fleetwood Mac
"Lay Lady Lay" Bob Dylan
"Layla" Derek & The Dominos
"Leader Of Men (So Hard To Swallow)" Nickelback
"Learn To Fly" Foo Fighters
"Let's Stay Together" Al Green
"Liar" Three Dog Night
"Life On A Chain" Pete Yorn
"Like A Rolling Stone" Bob Dylan
"Living For The City" Stevie Wonder
"Light My Fire" The Doors
"Little Girl" Syndicate Of Sound
"Little Heaven" Toad The Wet Sprocket
"Longview" Green Day
"Look Into The Sun" Jethro Tull
"Loser" Three Doors Down
"Love Can Make You Happy" Mercy
"Love Hurts" Nazareth
"(Love Is) What I Got" Sublime
"Machinehead" Bush
"Man In The Box" Alice In Chains
"Many Rivers To Cross" Jimmy Cliff
"Maybe, I'm Amazed" Paul McCartney
"Mexico" James Taylor
"Middle Of The Road" The Pretenders
"Midnight Man" James Gang
"Miracles" Jefferson Starship
"More" Sisters of Mercy
"More Than This" Roxy Music
"My Back Pages" The Byrds
"Mr. Bojangles" Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
"My City Was Gone" The Pretenders
"Nature's Way" Spirit
"No One Is To Blame" Howard Jones
"No Such Thing" John Mayer
"Nothing Else Matters" Metallica
"Nothing Is Easy" Jethro Tull
"Nothing To Say" Jethro Tull
"Nowhere Man" The Beatles
"Ohio" Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
"One" U2
"One Of Us" Joan Osborne
"One Is The Loneliest Number" Three Dog Night
"One On One" Hall and Oates
"One Step Up" Bruce Springsteen
"One Thing Leads To Another" The Fixx
"One, Two, Three" Len Barry
"Operator" Jim Croce
"Otherside" Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Out In The Country" Three Dog Night
"Outside"  Aaron Lewis, Fred Durst
"Owner Of A Lonely Heart"  Yes
"Patience" Guns 'n Roses
"Piece O' My Heart" Janis Joplin/Big Brother & Holding Co.
"Poetry Man" Phoebe Snow
"Pretty Woman" Roy Orbison
"Promises" Eric Clapton
"Puerto de Azul" Norton Buffalo
"Push" Matchbox 20
"Redemption Song" Bob Marley & The Wailers
"Refugee" Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
"Rock The Casbah" Clash
"Run Around" Blues Traveler
"Sad And Deep As You" Traffic
"Sail On, Sailor" The Beach Boys
"Saint Behind The Glass" Los Lobos
"Samba Pa Ti" Santana
"Sands Of Time" Fleetwood Mac
"San Francisco" Scott Mackenzie
"San Francisco Nights" Eric Burdon & The Animals
"Sea Of Joy" Blind Faith
"Shaft" Isaac Hayes
"Shapes Of  Things" Yardbirds
"She Talks To Angels" Black Crowes
"She Will Be Loved" Maroon 5
"Show Me" The Pretenders
"Showdown At Big Sky" Robbie Robertson
"Similar To Rain" Warren Zevon
"Sixth Avenue Heartache" The Wallflowers
"Slide" Goo Goo Dolls
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" Nirvana
"Smile Please" Stevie Wonder
"Smokin' Gun" Robert Cray
"Society's Child" Janis Ian
"Somebody To Love" Jefferson Airplane
"Someday Soon" Judy Collins
"Something Fast" Sisters Of Mercy
"Something In The Air" Thunderclapp Newman
"Sometimes, I Don't Know What To Feel" Todd Rundgren
"Somewhere Down The Crazy River" Robbie Robertson
"South City Midnight Lady" Doobie Brothers
"Spiral" Bozzio-Levin-Stevens (thanks, e)
"Spooky" Classics IV
"Stairway To Heaven" Led Zeppelin
"Stan" Eminem
"Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty
"Sultans Of Swing" Dire Straits
"Sunlight" Youngbloods
"Sunny Side Of Heaven" Fleetwood Mac
"Take A Giant Step" Taj Mahal
"Tangled Up In Blue" Bob Dylan
"Texas" Chris Rea
"Ten Years Later" Collective Soul
"Tenderness On The Block" Warren Zevon
"Thank You" Led Zeppelin
"The Loner" Neil Young
"Theme From An Imaginary Western" Mountain
"There's Something About Mary"

Jonathan Richman

"The Road To Hell" Chris Rea
"The Way It Is" Bruce Hornsby & The Range
"The Weight"

The Band

"The World I Know"

Collective Soul

"Things I'd Like To Say" New Colony Six
"Thorn Tree In The Garden" Derek & The Dominos
"Ticket To Ride"

The Beatles

"Time Has Come Today"

The Chambers Brothers

"Time Waits For No One" The Rolling Stones

"Torn"

Creed

"Traces"

Classics IV

"True Love Is Not Nice"

Jonathan Richman

"Unchained Melody" Righteous Brothers
"Under The Bridge" Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Voices Carry" 'Til Tuesday
"Wake Up Dolores" Los Lobos
"Waiting On A Friend" The Rolling Stones
"Walk Away" James Gang
"Walk Away, Renee" The Left Banke
"Walking On The Sun" Smash Mouth
"Warm Love" Joan Armatrading
"Wasn't Born To Follow" The Byrds
"We Ain't Got Nothin' Yet" Blues Magoos
"Wear Your Love Like Heaven" Donovan
"Welcome To The Jungle" Guns 'n Roses
"We Can Work It Out" The Beatles
"We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" Eric Burdon & The Animals
"What Am I Living For?" Mark Almond
"What Does It Take?" Jr. Walker & The All Stars
"What I Am" Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians
"What It's Like" Everlast
"What Would You Say?" Dave Matthews Band
"What's Goin' On?" Four Non Blondes
"When Love Comes To Town" U2
"Where Is Love?" Honk
"Where Is The Love?" Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
"Where To Now, St. Peter?" Elton John
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" The Beatles with Eric Clapton
"White Bird" It's A Beautiful Day
"White Flag" Dido
"White Rabbit" Jefferson Airplane
"Why?" Annie Lennox
"Why Don't Ya Try Me Tonight?" Ry Cooder
"Wicked Game" Chris Isaac
"Wind On The Water" David Crosby & Graham Nash
"Woman" John Lennon
"Wonderful Tonight" Eric Clapton
"You Ain't Going Nowhere" The Byrds
"You Are Every Woman" Dave Mason
"Your Song" Elton John
"25 or 6 to 4" Chicago
"96 Tears" ? & The Mysterians
"#9 Dream" John Lennon

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BEST ALBUMS

ALBUM

ARTIST



"A Giant Step" Taj Mahal
"After The Gold Rush" Neil Young
"Anthology" Steve Miller Band
"Are You Experienced?" Jimi Hendrix
"Bare Trees" Fleetwood Mac
"Benefit" Jethro Tull
"Blood On The Tracks" Bob Dylan
"Close To The Edge" Yes
"Collective Soul" Collective Soul
"Court And Spark" Joni Mitchell
"Crosby, Stills & Nash" Crosby, Stills & Nash
"Dreamboat Annie" Heart
"Every Picture Tells A Story" Rod Stewart
"Excitable Boy" Warren Zevon
"Fulfillingness' First Finale" Stevie Wonder
"Harvest" Neil Young
"Harvest Moon" Neil Young
"Heart Like A Wheel" Linda Ronstadt
"Innervisions" Stevie Wonder
"Kiko" Los Lobos
"Layla" Derek & The Dominoes
"Learning To Crawl" The Pretenders
"Led Zeppelin II" Led Zeppelin
"Lovin' In The Valley Of The Moon" Norton Buffalo
"Miles of Aisles" Joni Mitchell
"Moondance" Van Morrison
"Naturally" J.J. Cale
"On The Threshold Of A Dream" Moody Blues
"Robbie Robertson" Robbie Robertson
"Sister Sweetly" Big Head Todd and The Monsters
"Stage Fright" The Band
"Stand Up" Jethro Tull
"Surrealistic Pillow" Jefferson Airplane
"Sweet Baby James" James Taylor
"Tea For The Tillerman" Cat Stevens
"The Joshua Tree" U2

"There's Something About Mary"

Assorted Artists

"The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys" Traffic
"Trouble Is..." Kenny Wayne Shepherd
"Tunnel Of Love" Bruce Springsteen
"White Album" The Beatles

"Yourself Or Someone Like You"

Matchbox 20

"461 Ocean Boulevard" Eric Clapton

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BEST COVERS

SONG

SONGWRITER

AS PERFORMED BY




"Across The Universe" John Lennon Fiona Apple
"All Along The Watchtower" Bob Dylan Jimi Hendrix
"Angel From Montgomery" Caplinger/Jones/Prine Bonnie Raitt
"Baby, It's You" The Shirelles Smith
"Chest Fever" Robbie Robertson Three Dog Night
"Don't Know Much" Adler Garfunkel, Taylor, Simon
"Everything is Broken" Bob Dylan Kenny Wayne Shepherd
"Hard To Handle" Isbell/Jones The Black Crowes
"Higher Ground" Stevie Wonder Red Hot Chili Peppers
"I Fall to Pieces" Cochran/Howard Aaron Neville, Trisha Yearwood
"It Doesn't Matter" Hillman/Stills Firefall
"Just Like A Woman" Bob Dylan Richie Havens
"Layla"  Eric Clapton Eric Clapton (unplugged)
"Let's Stay Together" Al Green/J/M Tina Turner
"Light My Fire" The Doors José Feliciano
"Little Wing" Jimi Hendrix Derek & The Dominos
"Little Wing" Jimi Hendrix Stevie Ray Vaughan
"Lotta Love" Neil Young Nicolette Larson
"No Time To Live" Winwood/Capaldi Johnny Winter
"Twist & Shout" Russell The Beatles
"Turn, Turn, Turn" Bob Dylan, Ecclesiastes The Byrds
"Waiting In Vain" Bob Marley Annie Lennox
"With A Little Help From My Friends" The Beatles Joe Cocker
"You Keep Me Hangin' On" B. & E. Holland/Dozier Vanilla Fudge
"You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome..." Bob Dylan Madeleine Peyroux

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BEST LYRICS

"Emancipate yourself from inner slavery
None but ourselves can free our minds"
- Bob Marley

SONG/LYRICS

ARTIST



SONG: A Common Disaster ARTIST: Cowboy Junkies

LYRICS:
I had a long list of names
That I kept in my back pocket
But I've cut it down to one
And your name's at the top


SONG: A Giant Step ARTIST: Taj Mahal
LYRICS:
Remember the feeling as a child
When you woke up and morning smiled?
It's time you learn to live like that again
Come with me
Leave your yesterday behind
And take a giant step outside your mind

SONG: All I Wanna Do ARTIST: Sheryl Crow
LYRICS:
All I wanna do is have a little fun before I die
SONG: Accidentally Like A Martyr ARTIST: Warren Zevon
LYRICS:
The phone don't ring
And the sun refused to shine
Never thought I 'd have to pay so dearly
For what was already mine

SONG: At Seventeen ARTIST: Janis Ian
LYRICS:
So remember those who win the game
Lose the love they sought to gain
In debentures of quality and dubious integrity
Their small town eyes will gape at you
In dull surprise when payment due
Exceeds accounts received, at seventeen

SONG: Because The Night ARTIST: Patti Smith

LYRICS:
Desirous hunger is the fire I breathe
Love is the banquet on which we feed


SONG: Bittersweet ARTIST: Big Head Todd & The Monsters

LYRICS:
I'm older now
I work in the city; we live together
But it's different than my dreams
We work our way around each other
As we tremble and weep
As we tremble and we bleed


SONG: Blue On Black ARTIST: Kenny Wayne Shepherd
LYRICS:
Wrong can't be undone

SONG: Changes ARTIST: David Bowie

LYRICS:
And, so the days flowed through my eyes
But still, the days seemed the same
And these children that you sit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware
(Of) what they're going through


SONG: Hello, I Love You ARTIST: The Doors

LYRICS:
Sidewalk crouches at her feet
Like a dog that begs for somethin'  sweet


SONG: If You're Gone ARTIST: Matchbox 20

LYRICS:
You think I'm weak;
I think you're wrong


SONG: I'm Your Man ARTIST: Leonard Cohen

LYRICS:
I
f you want to walk the streets alone
I'll disappear for you


SONG: Incense & Peppermints ARTIST: Strawberry Alarm Clock

LYRICS:
Look at yourself


SONG: Innocent ARTIST: Fuel

LYRICS:
I'd forfeit all of my lives
To get just one right


SONG: It's Been A While ARTIST: Staind

LYRICS:
I can still remember just the way the you taste


SONG: Longview ARTIST: Green Day

LYRICS:
I lock the door to my own cell
And I lost the key


SONG: No One Is To Blame ARTIST: Howard Jones

LYRICS:
You can see the summit
But you can't reach it
It's the last piece of the puzzle
But you just can't make it fit
Doctor says you're cured
But you still feel the pain
Aspirations in the clouds
But your hopes go down the drain
And you want her
And she wants you
We want everyone
And you want her
And she wants you
No one, n