After a slight delay for technical difficulties with my Internet connection, let us resume the countdown …
110. Joey Ramone — cover of “What a Wonderful World” — A great-sounding cover of a classic song that has itself become a classic.
109. The Wallflowers — “I’ve Been Delivered” — A nice lyrical showcase from Jakob Dylan with a transporting backbeat.
108. Dredg — “Catch without Arms” — It uses a weird, but still effective, metaphor for the chorus, and Gavin Hayes has a cool rock voice. I like how he takes a jab at clichés: “Sing about love/ Sing about lust/ So they will care.”
107. Heather Nova — “It’s Only Love” — Endless heartbreak compressed into a pop song.
106. Everclear — cover of Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys are Back in Town –Thin Lizzy recorded some catchy songs that beg to be taken to another level. Everclear gets the job done here.
105. Soul Asylum — “Misery” — You know Dave Pirner is tapped into the feeling of misery when he imagines building a factory to create it.
104. Ben Folds — “Annie Waits” — Annie waits, but not for the narrator. Poor guy. At least Ben got an epic song out of the deal.
103. Spymob — “Stand Up and Win” — I love three-minute pop songs that don’t bother to take a breather.
102. Black Eyed Peas — “I Gotta Feeling” — When you hear this in an arena, you just know your team’s gonna win (even though somebody has to lose). It sounds like the Peas wrote it as a motivational song before they hit the stage.
101. Bruce Springsteen — “Thunder Road” — It all builds up to that classic rock moment where Bruce bellows “We’re pullin’ outta here to win!”
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104# Posted By chance | 7/26/10 3:46 PM