I've grown to appreciate Jimmy Buffett as I age. Must admit I did not like him when I was a teenager, when he was breaking out with his "Cheeseburger in Paradise", "Fins", and all that.
Like Steely Dan, Bruce Hornsby, and Bob Dylan, Buffet is an artist that ages well as you grow older.
My #11 song is "Live Like You Were Dying" by Tim McGraw.
This song really hits you, it is all about living life to the fullest as you never know when you are going to die. When this song came out, I had just lost over 100 pounds and began living a much healthier lifestyle. This song motivated me to start doing things I never did before such as riding ferris wheels, hiking in the deep woods, and going fishing. There's not many life-changing songs that I've heard but this is one of them.
Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying (2004)
Below is my countdown so far.
- #50 - Jack's Mannequin - The Lights And Buzz (2005)
- #49 - The Cars - It's All I Can Do (1979)
- #48 - Lobo - Me And You And A Dog Named Boo (1971)
- #47 - Zach Bryan - Oklahoma Smokeshow (2022)
- #46 - Norman Greenbaum - Spirit In The Sky (1970)
- #45 - Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (1989)
- #44 - Night - Hot Summer Nights (1979)
- #43 - Rocky Burnette - Tired Of Toein' The Line (1980)
- #42 - Emmylou Harris - Pancho And Lefty (1976)
- #41 - Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me (1985)
- #40 - Tom Petty - Refugee (1979)
- #39 - Coldplay - Clocks (2002)
- #38 - The Magnetic Fields - 100,000 Fireflies (1991)
- #37 - Johnny Cash - Sunday Morning Coming Down (1970)
- #36 - Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (1978)
- #35 - Chris de Burgh - A Spaceman Came Travelling (1975)
- #34 - The Doors - Riders On A Storm (1971)
- #33 - Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You (1981)
- #32 - Renaissance - Ashes Are Burning (1973)
- #31 - Opus - Live Is Life (1985)
- #30 - Elton John - Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding (1973)
- #29 - Al Stewart - Year Of The Cat (1976)
- #28 - America - Sister Golden Hair (1975)
- #27 - The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (1981)
- #26 - Gary Numan & The Tubeway Army - Are Friends Electric (1979)
- #25 - David Bowie - Width Of A Circle (1970)
- #24 - Haircut 100 - Love Plus One (1982)
- #23 - Outlaws - Ghost Riders In The Sky (1980)
- #22 - Renaissance - Carpet Of The Sun (1973)
- #21 - Tom Petty - Here Comes My Girl (1979)
- #20 - Thelma Houston - Don't Leave Me This Way (1977)
- #19 - Nillson - Everybody's Talkin' (1969)
- #18 - Jason Aldean - Fly Over States (2010)
- #17 - The Fifth Dimension - Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (1969)
- #16 - Weezer - Buddy Holly (1994)
- #15 - Juice Newton - Angel Of The Morning (1981)
- #14 - Sting - Soul Cake (2009)
- #13 - Sniff 'n' The Tears - Driver's Seat (1979)
- #12 - U2 & Pavarotti - Miss Sarajevo (1995)
- #11 - Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying (2004)