01 Dec 2004 | Bob H. said...

"Mandy" by Barely Manenough. ;0

01 Dec 2004 | Jamie said...

Big Bottom, Spinal Tap

(BTW, on the NPR site: is it me or does it seem like the "Artists" have better taste than the NPR Staff?)

01 Dec 2004 | indi said...

Stairway to Heaven will never grow old for me.

01 Dec 2004 | YoungHistorians said...

I want to know where I can download the actual All Things Considered Jingle!

02 Dec 2004 | Keith said...

The Vivaldi song, on which Georges DeLeRoux's "Love's Not Like That", from the Little Romance soundtrack, is based.
It's on this Vivaldi for Relaxation cd I have, but there's no name. Plus, it's like pulling teeth trying to figure out the actual names of classical songs. Anyway, that gets my vote.
Please, if you know the "actual" name of this, please email me. Thanks

02 Dec 2004 | Dr_God said...

"Bellbottoms" by John Spencer Blues Explosion
or
"Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top

I don't think I've ever heard either of these used on NPR, however. ;)

02 Dec 2004 | pb said...

Why do these lists always have to have such obscure components? Are you totally devoid of cred if you pick something like "Where the streets have no name" or "every breath you take"?

02 Dec 2004 | Chris said...

pb: yes.

02 Dec 2004 | Lars said...

Great link. I love song-compilations. Used to listen to this program when I was in LA. Anyone for the perfect compilation?

02 Dec 2004 | Sean Devine said...

Tribute by Tenacious D ;-)

02 Dec 2004 | Tom said...

"Don't Explain" (Holiday/Herzog) is a perfect song.

02 Dec 2004 | Mark said...

Has anyone caught the Guitar Festival on PBS lately?

Talk about great music - Eric Clapton, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Joe Walsh...

I'm really surprised to see that the Blues in general haven't yet been "considered."

02 Dec 2004 | David said...

YoungHistorians: All Things Considered theme

02 Dec 2004 | indi said...

I personally would have picked Dylan's Talking World War III Blues over Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues ... but that's just me ;-)

As a perfect song I would also add Patti Smith's Pissing in a River as Christ's lament to the world.