As a fan of a wide variety of popular (and not-so-popular) music from the 1950s (and sometimes even earlier) up through the present, one of my bucket list projects for years has been to put together a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time. At some point I decided that, once I got around to figuring that out, I could put it out on a blog, for the infinitesimally small proportion of the Internet world that might be interested. So, here we are. While the Top 100 will be a major focus, I also plan to post on a variety of other musical (and occasionally non-musical) topics, in which you may or may not be interested. (If a particular posting doesn’t ring your bell, you’re only a few clicks away from a dancing cat video on YouTube.)

Friday, January 16, 2026

Shuffle #186 (January 15, 2026)

Two Lovers – Mary Wells

(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding – Elvis Costello

I'll Try Something New – The Miracles

Phone Booth – The Robert Cray Band

Hello, I Love You – The Doors

Boogie Shoes – KC and the Sunshine Band

Without A Heart – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Angry Eyes – Loggins & Messina

World Of Strange Design – Rosanne Cash

Running Up That Hill – Kate Bush

Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly – Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels

Shady Grove – Quicksilver Messenger Service

Where Have All The Flowers Gone – Johnny Rivers

Hummingbird – B.B. King

You Got To Me – Neil Diamond

All Through Cryin' – James Hunter

Rollin' And Tumblin' – Muddy Waters

Lyin' Eyes – Eagles

Waterfalls – TLC

Cult of Personality – Throwing Wrenches

Looking for an Echo – The Persuasions

Oh Mommy – Brewer & Shipley

What's New Pussycat? – Tom Jones

The Promise – Bruce Springsteen

justified – Kacey Musgraves

Off The Ground – The Record Company

The Load-Out / Stay – Jackson Browne

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Bob Weir

A lengthy obituary in Variety accurately described Weir as “a cornerstone of the Grateful Dead and the San Francisco psychedelic band’s many latter-day offshoots for more than half a century.”

 

Favorites (Grateful Dead):

Shakedown Street

Ripple

Uncle John’s Band

Sugar Magnolia

The Music Never Stopped

Throwing Stones

Truckin’

Touch Of Grey

Bertha

Hell In A Bucket

 

Bonus track (Bob Weir solo): Only A River