Top 100 Songs: #60-#51

We're finally reaching the halfway point...

• #60: Desperado (The Eagles - 1973)
• I knew the song from listening to K-Earth "sounds of the 60s & 70s" growing up in L.A. - but I have a distinct memory of running into it a book of hymns & choruses for youth group. (I just can't figure out which book…)
• #59: Earth Has No Sorrow, Heaven Can't Heal (Vigilantes of Love - 1992)
• The first time I heard this was Bill Malonee performing solo at a gathering of GenX church planters in 1997… and I was blown away.
• #58: Satellite (The Hooters - 1987)
• The combination of cynicism and rock'n'roll hoedown just works.
• #57: Sliver (Hokus Pick - 1997)
• Not their most popular song… but one that speaks deeply to me. (I saw them live multiple times when they were still together - what a fun band.) 
• WARNING: the track of this song was combined with a really bad "comedy bit" that makes it nearly 30 minutes long - just listen to the 4 1/2 minutes song.
• #56: Into Your Arms (The Lemonheads - 1993)
• I was sad to hear about the mental health collapse of the lead singer (including criminal behavior)… that doesn't change my warm feelings for this song which expresses both the way I feel about my bride of 35+ years as well as the love of God. (Yes, we used it as a worship song in the church I planted back in the late 90s.)
• #55: Toxic (Chris Llewellyn - 2023)
• The rap part is just OK… but the chorus has been a refrain in my life as I attempt to disentangle my faith in Jesus from the cultural practices that try & choke it out.
• #54: Should I Stay or Should I Go? (The Clash - 1982)
• The Clash had such a huge influence on artists I love: Steve Taylor & Hokus Pick for starters. And this song shows why.
• #53: Girlfriend is Better (Talking Heads - 1983)
• The music library at Baylor had a growing collection of high-end CDs in the mid-1980s… so when I needed to study, I go to that floor and put on headphones to cut out all the noise. One evening, I checked out the Stop Making Sense soundtrack… and I was hooked.
• #52: The Word is Love (Rick Elias - 1990)
• Rick was probably better known as one of the artists behind "That Thing You Do" - but his debut album has a number of great songs on it.
• #51: You'll Find Your Way (Andrew Peterson - 2012)
• Andrew wrote this song for his son… but in the insanity of the end of my time in vocational ministry and leaving the church I'd pastored for nearly a decade, it was a lifeline for me.