Year: 1970
CCR was my band growing up. I practically wore out a cassette tape of their first recorded concert. And I also have the box set, which includes all of their work when they were called both The Golliwogs as well as Tom Fogerty and the Blue Velvets. While it helped destroy his relationship with Tom, John taking over creative control sure helped the music.
John’s opening guitar rift here is still my absolute favorite, even more so than the one to Johnny B. Goode.
Year: 1993
Adam Duritz now hates this song. Apparently he\s rejected the song’s aspirations for being famous. And apparently I’ve always interpreted the song differently than he intended.
This came out when I was 13, pretty much the age when everyone starts hating themselves and believing everyone else hates them as well. So I fantasized about being popular, being likeable. I knew literally being famous wouldn’t solve anything, but I just craved being in the spotlight for a hot minute. Mr. Jones wound up being my favorite song for at least twenty-five years.
Year: 1992
Two 1992 country songs in one day from two artists who never had a #1 hit.
Their most famous song is probably “Trashy Women.”
Year: 1992
This was his largest hit at #5 and the only song of his that I really like.
Year: 1969
First heard this as the intro to The Wonder Years and I still associate it.
Year: 1982
One of those songs I’ve been listening to for years without ever reading their lyrics. Had no idea it was a protest of Iran banning western music.
Year: 1985
Year: 1971
The background dancing here is amazing.
First heard this by Hammer. His is good, but this version has more soul.
Year: 2002
Not the only Darrell Scott that will be played this year.
I really didn’t like The Chicks when they first came out so I didn’t give them much of a chance for a while. Turns out I just felt their three weakest singles were their first three. And then when they consciously torpedoed their chart success to protest a war monger I liked them even more. And then when they shed “Dixie” from their name I liked them even more.
“Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why?”
Year: 1970
I love how so many songs from the 60s and 70s feel like they have some grand, inspirational meaning behind them. And then you find out they were just writing the song at 3:35 or 3:36.
Death By Troggles 
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