Top 100 Songs: #80-#71

Installment number three of my top 100 songs... it'll be a week or so before the next one appears.

• #80: Owner of a Lonely Heart (Yes - 1983)
• I grew up hearing the Yes classics ("Roundabout", "I've Seen All Good People", etc.) and I loved Wakeman's bombastic prog rock extravaganzas (particularly "Journey to the Centre of the Earth")… but this is the song that has stuck with me.
• #79: Emperor's Clothes (Loyd Boldman - 1988)
• After Prodigal (see #81) ended, Loyd Boldman did an indie solo album. This relatively simple track still breaks me. (Loyd sadly passed away from cancer in 2014.)
• #78: Foreplay/Long Time (Boston - 1976)
• I am a sucker for cool instrumental interludes/introductions… and this is my favorite Boston song.
• #77: Adding to the Noise (Switchfoot - 2003)
• I still want to lead a worship service that starts with the worship band rocking out to this song… and then is COMPLETELY silent for the rest of the service (taking directions from the video screens on meditation on Scripture and times of prayer).
• #76: All You Zombies (The Hooters - 1985)
• I'd watched a bunch of music videos (thanks to Friday Night Videos) but my junior year in college was the year we actually had cable in our apartment and left MTV on like it was a radio station. The Hooters caught my eye with this video - and then I fell in love with their sound.
• #75: Right Now (Van Halen - 1991)
• Van Halen is a guilty pleasure band for me (Jump, Panama, etc.)… but something about this song grabs me. (Yes, the video likely played a role in that - it's a great video.)
• #74: Eminence Front (The Who - 1982)
• There are some folks who will eventually read this that will be cheesed off that I picked this particular The Who song. (They'd be even more irritated if they knew how much I hated "Magic Bus".) I just love the groove to it - it's a great driving song.
• #73: I Don't Know Who You Are (Prodigal - 1982)
• Another Alan Parsons-ish banger from Prodigal - with lyrics that have never been typical for CCM. (Just typing that reminded me of one of my favorite "way back in the day CCM" albums - Erick Nelson and Michele Pillar's 'The Misfit'... need to give that one a spin again.)
• #72: River on Fire (Adam Again - 1992)
• "Dig" is not my favorite Adam Again album… but this song is heartbreaking and gorgeous. (Favorite Adam Again album is probably a tie between "10 Songs" and "Homeboys".)
• #71: Dance Stop (Daniel Amos - 1984)
• Daniel Amos (with Terry Scott Taylor at the helm) created the ultimate concert/dance floor song with this raving bit of madness.