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.)

Monday, October 19, 2026

Shuffle #194 (October 18, 2026)

I Count The Tears – The Drifters

In the End – Linkin Park

Matchbox – Clive Gregson & Christine Collister

I'll Always Love You – Ryan Shaw

The Mary Ellen Carter – Schooner Fare

I Just Can't Help Believing – B.J. Thomas

Adventure of a Lifetime – Coldplay

I'm Ready For Love – Martha & The Vandellas

Bad Self Portraits – Lake Street Dive

Blue Skies – Eva Cassidy

I Shall Be Released (Live) – Chrissie Hynde

Spanish Harlem – Ben E. King

Jaded – Miley Cyrus

Song Of Bernadette – Jennifer Warnes

Breakin' Up Is Breakin' My Heart – Roy Orbison

Selling Things – Brian Dunne

Honky Tonk Women – The Rolling Stones

Saving All My Love For You – Whitney Houston

Waking And Dreaming – Orleans

Get Off Of My Cloud – The Rolling Stones

The Great Divide – Noah Kahan

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother – The Hollies

Castles In the Air – Don McLean

You're My Everything – The Temptations

The Wrong Year – The Decemberists

Leslie – Jesse Winchester

(I Know) I'm Losing You – The Temptations

I Can't Find the Time to Tell You – Orpheus

Lollipop – The Chordettes

I Wonder – The Robert Cray Band

I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts – X

I Want To Take You Higher – Sly & The Family Stone

Angry Eyes – Loggins & Messina

Foolish Little Girl – The Shirelles

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Lyric Of The Day #29 (October 13, 2026)

A just machine to make big decisions

Programmed by fellows with compassion and vision

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ueivjr3f8xg

 

This sounds as though it might have been written yesterday, but it’s actually from "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)," the opening track on one of my all-time favorite albums. It was released in 1982, but reflects an optimistic mid-50s sensibility. The chorus repeats the following two lines:

 

What a beautiful world this will be

What a glorious time to be free

 

(Judge for yourself)