Some Favourite Songs

Slipping And Sliding – John Lennon

Ain’t That A Shame – Fats Domino

*True Love Ways – Buddy Holly

Brown-Eyed Handsome Man – Chuck Berry

*Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley

Stardust – Frank Sinatra

Begin The Beguine – Pete Townshend

Don’t Get Around Much Anymore – Willie Nelson

September Song – Lou Reed

*Sara – Fleetwood Mac

Come Fly With Me – Frank Sinatra

*Baby It’s You – The Shirelles

*Chains – The Cookies

Midnight At The Oasis – Maria Muldaur

*This Is Dedicated To The One I Love – The Mamas And The Papas

*Please Mr. Postman – The Marvelettes

*Then I Kissed Her – The Beach Boys

*I Can Hear Music – The Beach Boys

*Someday Soon – Ian & Sylvia

*September Gurls – Big Star

Islands In The Stream – Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers

*Colorado – Linda Ronstadt

The Royal Canal – Bob Dylan & The Band

Roison The Beau – Bob Dylan & The Band

There’s A Heartache Following Me – Pete Townshend

*Dreams – Fleetwood Mac

The Midnight Rambler – The Rolling Stones

*Trenchtown Rock (1971) – The Wailers

*God Save The Queen – The Sex Pistols

*Complete Control – The Clash

Mississippi – Bob Dylan

*Rocking Chair – The Band

*It’s Money That Matters – Randy Newman

*I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground – Bascom Lamar Lunsford

*The Last Time – The Rolling Stones

*It’s All Over Now – The Rolling Stones

Please Please Me – The Beatles

I Want To Hold Your Hand – The Beatles

*Rain – The Beatles

Don’t Let Me Down – The Beatles

*What Goes On – The Velvet Underground

Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks

*A Quick One, While He’s Away – The Who

Ain’t Nothing You Can Do (Live) – Van Morrison

My Old School – Steely Dan

Going To Acapulco – Bob Dylan & The Band

Tears Of Rage – Bob Dylan & The Band

*Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song) – Otis Redding

*That Summer Feeling – Jonathan Richman

*Country Home – Neil Young

*The Dark End Of The Street – James Carr

*Aneurysm – Nirvana

*Dive – Nirvana

The Darkness On The Edge Of Town – Bruce Springsteen

*Rock And Roll – The Velvet Underground

American Tune – Paul Simon

*Victoria – The Kinks

*Time Is On My Side – The Rolling Stones

St. Dominic’s Preview – Van Morrison

Cosmic Charlie – The Grateful Dead

Armenia City In The Sky – The Who

*Everybody’s Talking – Harry Nilsson

*Just A Little Bit Of Rain – Linda Ronstadt

Killing The Blues – John Prine

*Keep Me In Your Heart – Warren Zevon

*Our Lips Are Sealed – The Go-go’s

*Going Down To Liverpool – The Bangles

*Stop Your Sobbing – The Pretenders

Kid – The Pretenders

*The Talk Of The Town – The Pretenders

The Cuckoo – Clarence Ashley

Vanlose Stairway – Van Morrison

Down In The Bottom – Howling Wolf

*Make Believe Mambo – David Byrne

*All That Heaven Will Allow – Bruce Springsteen

Delia – Bob Dylan

Diamond Joe – Bob Dylan

*I’m Beginning To See The Light – The Velvet Underground

*Save It For Later – The English Beat

*He Will Break Your Heart – Jerry Butler

*A Different Drum – Linda Ronstadt

*Real Real Gone -Van Morrison

*Memphis, Egypt – The Mekons

Worried Man Blues – The Carter Family

*Rip Her To Shreds – Blondie

*X-Offender – Blondie

*Pale Blue Eyes – The Velvet Underground

*My Favourite Waste Of Time – Bette Midler

The Celtic Ray – Van Morrison

*Share Your Love – The Band

Over And Over – Neil Young

It’ll Be Me – Jerry Lee Lewis

Crazy Arms – Jerry Lee Lewis

End Of The Road – Jerry Lee Lewis

*On A Plain – Nirvana

*Personality Crisis – The New York Dolls

*Oliver’s Army – Elvis Costello

Excitable Boy – Warren Zevon

*Change Is Hard – She & Him

Pancho And Lefty – Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard

The Dirty Jobs – The Who

They’re All In Love – The Who

Ooh La La – The Faces

*Rock Box – Run Dmc

*Girl – The Beatles

*Julia – The Beatles

*Heart Of Stone – The Rolling Stones

*Oh Bondage, Up Yours! – X-Ray Spex

*Cruel To Be Kind – Nick Lowe

Let’s Stick Together – Bryan Ferry

*Grass – XTC

*Don’t Look Back – The Temptations

*Living For The City – Stevie Wonder

*Superstition – Stevie Wonder

*Dignity (Live) – Bob Dylan

T For Texas – Jimmie Rodgers

Kansas City – Wilbert Harrison

*Planet Claire – The B-52’s

*Lawdy Miss Clawdy – Elvis Presley

*The Boy In The Bubble – Paul Simon

*Let Him Go – The Wailers

*Small Axe (1971) – The Wailers

Dancing Shoes – The Wailers

This Hard Land – Bruce Springsteen

Shake Your Money Maker – The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

*I Can’t Turn You Loose – Otis Redding

You Win Again – Hank Williams

*Whole Lotta Shaking Going On – Jerry Lee Lewis

*Anyway You Want Me – Elvis Presley

*I Want You, I Need You, I Love You – Elvis Presley

*I Am A Rock – Simon & Garfunkel

*Cloudy – Simon & Garfunkel

*Hitsville Uk – The Clash

*The Clampdown – The Clash

*Capitol Radio – The Clash

*1977 – The Clash

*Night In The City – Joni Mitchell

Dear Mrs. Roosevelt – Bob Dylan & The Band

Marquee Moon – Television

*Paper Planes – MIA

*Jimmy – MIA

*They Don’t Know – Kirsty MacColl

*Keep On Knocking (But You Can’t Come In) – Little Richard

*I Want To See The Bright Lights – Richard & Linda Thompson

Motherless Child – Eric Clapton

*I Will Follow You Into The Dark – Amy Milan

*Such Great Heights – Iron & Wine

Sunset Soon Forgotten – Iron & Wine

Flightless Bird – Iron & Wine

*Cold Wind – The Arcade Fire

*In My Secret Life – Leonard Cohen

*Seven Year Ache – Rosanne Cash

It Was A Good Year For The Roses – George Jones

This Cold War With You – Merle Haggard

*Good Guys And Bad Guys – Camper Van Beethoven

*Won’t Get Fooled Again – The Who

*The Public Image – Public Image LTD

*The Dixie Flyer – Randy Newman

*Legendary Hearts – Lou Reed

*Photograph – Ringo Starr

*Anarchy In The U.K. – The Sex Pistols

*Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt

*Born On The Bayou – CCR

Old Man River (1946) – Frank Sinatra

*Passionate Kisses – Lucinda Williams

Only The Good Die Young – Billy Joel

*Nice And Easy – Frank Sinatra

Some Enchanted Evening – Frank Sinatra & Rosemary Clooney

I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (1929) – Louis Armstrong

*Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Darlene Love

*Angel Of Harlem – U2

The Long And Winding Road – The Beatles

Sugar Baby – Bob Dylan

Trying To Get To Heaven – Bob Dylan

I’m Losing You – John Lennon

*Woman – John Lennon

Wait – Lou Reed

All Through The Night – Lou Reed

Memo To My Son – Randy Newman

Morning Glory – Gordon Lightfoot

I’ll Tag Along – Gordon Lightfoot

Let It Be Me – Bob Dylan

Copper Kettle – Bob Dylan

*A Box Of Rain – The Grateful Dead

*Androgynous – The Replacements

*Alex Chilton – The Replacements

*Stray Cat Blues – The Rolling Stones

Indoor Fireworks – Elvis Costello

Dry Lightning – Bruce Springsteen

My Old Cottage Home – The Carter Family

I Still Miss Someone – Rosanne Cash

*Bell Boy – The Who

The Salt Of The Earth – The Rolling Stones

Black Vincent 1952 – Richard Thompson

*Walking On Sunshine – Katrina And The Waves

Harps And Angels – Randy Newman

*Wild Child – Lou Reed

*Hey Grandma – Moby Grape

*Come And Go With Me – The Del-Vikings

Dr. Jimmy – The Who

*Great Balls Of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis

Heart And Soul – The Cleftones

*Annie – Ronnie Lane

*I Say A Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin

*Help Me Rhonda – The Beach Boys

A Fool Such As I – Hank Snow

*Feeling Groovy – Simon & Garfunkel

The Blue Chair – Elvis Costello

*A Thousand Miles Away – The Heartbeats

*Goodnight Sweetheart – The Spaniels

The Glory Of Love – The Five Keys

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – The Platters

I Hope You’re Happy Now – Elvis Costello

*Non-Alignment Pact – Pere Ubu

*Series Of Dreams – Bob Dylan

*Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper

*Till I Kissed You – The Everly Brothers

Shiver Me Timbers – Tom Waits

Jersey Girl – Tom Waits

*The Promised Land – Chuck Berry

Moon River – Frank Sinatra

Mother – John Lennon

*Walking On Thin Ice – Yoko Ono

*Sorrow – David Bowie

Our Town – Iris Dement

*West – Lucinda Williams

*Anchorage – Michelle Shocked

*Mr. Jones – Talking Heads

*Runaway – Del Shannon

*Candy Says – The Velvet Underground

Foggy Notion – The Velvet Underground

*Pure And Easy – Pete Townshend

*Let’s See Action – Pete Townshend

*A Town Called Malice – The Jam

One Night – Elvis Presley

Crazy Love – Poco

*Violet – Hole

*Everything I Own – Boy George

A Long Walk Home – Bruce Springsteen

When The Music’s Over – The Doors

*Holding Back The Years – Simply Red

*Life In A Northern Town – The Dream Academy

*Soothe Me – Sam & Dave

*Whip-Smart – Liz Phair

You Were On My Mind – Ian & Sylvia

Jim Jones – Bob Dylan

Canadee-i-o – Bob Dylan

*Heaven – The Psychedelic Furs

*Shake, Rattle And Roll – Big Joe Turner

Flip Flop And Fly – Big Joe Turner

Just Because – John Lennon

*Heroes And Villains – The Beach Boys

Go All The Way – The Raspberries

*Country Roads – Toots & The Maytals

*Learning To Fly – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Learning The Game – Buddy Holly

What To Do – Buddy Holly

Catch The Wind – Donovan

Chuck E.’s In Love – Rickie Lee Jones

*Can I Run? – L7

Andres – L7

Families – Lou Reed

*We Can Talk – The Band

*Moonlight Mile – The Rolling Stones

Sway – The Rolling Stones

*The Girl From Ipanema – Frank Sinatra

Guantanamera – The Weavers

*The Great Pretender – The Band

*Broken English – Marianne Faithfull

*The Message – Grandmaster Flash

Wild Wild West – Kool Moe Dee

Out Of Sight – James Brown

*Witchcraft – Frank Sinatra

*You Make Me Feel So Young – Frank Sinatra

Any Day Now – Elvis Presley

*Softer, Softest – Hole

*(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? – Brinsley Schwarz

What’s Good – Lou Reed

Since I Don’t Have You – The Skyliners

*Stubborn Kind Of Fellow – Marvin Gaye

*Cruisin’ – Smokey Robinson

*Road To Nowhere – Talking Heads

One Word – Brian Eno & John Cale

*–special mention

(2010)