My Top Songs of All Time 1001-1025

1001 More Today Than Yesterday                       Spiral Staircase
1002 A Lovers Concerto                                      Toys
1003 Midnight at the Oasis                                    Maria Muldauer
1004 Wrapped Around Your Finger                      Police
1005 Black Friday                                                Steely Dan
1006 Light My Fire                                               Doors
1007 Daddy Don't Live in That New York City     Steely Dan
1008 Walkin in Rhythm                                         Blackbyrds
1009 It Don't Come Easy                                      Ringo Starr
1010 Walk This Way                                            Aerosmith
1011 California Girls                                             Beach Boys
1012 Sweet Soul Music                                        Arthur Conley
1013 Electric Avenue                                            Eddie Grant
1014 Emma                                                          Hot Chocolate
1015 One Monkey Don' Stop No Show               Honey Cone
1016 I'll Be Around                                              Spinners
1017 Signed Sealed Delivered                              Stevie Wonder
1018 She's My Girl                                              Turtles
1019 Just Like Me                                               Paul Revere & the Raiders
1020 Kung Fuu Fighting                                       Carl Douglas
1021 Last Dance                                                  Donna Summer
1022 Holiday                                                       Madonna
1023 The Love You Save                                    Jackson Five
1024 Only Wanna Be With You                          Hootie and the Blowfish
1025 White Wedding                                          Billy Idol


I can't miss a chance to talk about my all time favorite group Steely Dan who scores twice in the grouping. Both Black Friday and Daddy Don't Live in that New York City No More are from the album Katy Lied--Steely Dan's fourth album. This just might be their greatest album ever--in addition to these two I have four other songs from this album in my countdown--Any World That I'm Welcome To(formerly my son's #1 song of all time--he was 7 yrs old),Doctor Wu, Your Gold Teeth and Rose Darlin'. This was not one of Steely Dan's favorite albums as Fagan and Becker were not happy with the sound quality due to an equipment malfunction with the noise reduction system. Michael McDonald sang background on a number of songs on this album.

On a different note, Honey Cone charts for the first time with their smash One Monkey Don't Stop No Show. Further up the charts is Want Ads--an even bigger hit my the group. Edna Wright, the voice of Honey Cone, still performs today with two other gals in an act entitled Edna Wright and Honey Cone.

Arthur Conley was discovered by the great Otis Redding and his song Sweet Soul Music pays tribute to some of the great acts of the late 60s--Lou Rawls, Sam and Dave, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding and James Brown. After some minor hits Arthur spent his life in Europe and died at a young age a few years ago.