My favorite songs of all time, with the proviso of offering only one per artist. I've added a couple and saw no reason to delete any as it would be like ghosting an old, trusted friend. The punk influences are surely at play here as that was the era that captured me, and surely won't loosen up...and I'm fine with that!

They’re not in any particular order, and after much thought, I've concluded that the Elvis Costello contribution, with lyrics from Nick Lowe, took the gold medal, but the rest are vying for the silver!

Peter T.

PS: And it's wonderful to see the lists provided by the friends we've lost during the last ten years: Andrea, Kyle, and heathcliffe, bless 'em! And play their gifts to us! 

Baerwald-Born For Love

The Bobbettes- Mr. Lee

The Jam-Going Underground

The Replacements-Alex Chilton

Springsteen-Rosalita

Titus Andronicus- A More Perfect Union

Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers-Roadrunner

The Kinks-Waterloo Sunset

The Weakerthans-Tournament of Hearts

The Beach Boys-God Only Knows

The Velvet Underground-Heroin

Dylan- Like A Rolling Stone

Sam Cooke- A Change is Gonna Come

The Clash-Clampdown

Graham Parker-Pourin’ It All Out

The Beatles- And Your Bird Can Sing

Frank Turner-I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous

Paul Kelly-Careless

The Hold Steady-Constructive Summer

The Four Tops-Reach Out I’ll Be There

Buddy Holly-Rave On

Van Morrison-Caravan

Derek and The Dominoes- Layla

The Housemartins-Get Up Off Our Knees

The Pogues-If I Should Fall From Grace With God

Elvis Costello-What’s So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding

Steely Dan-My Old School

Sam and Dave-Hold On I’m Comin’

Junior Gone Wild-I Don’t Know About All That

Belle and Sebastian-Take Me Away From Here I’m Dying

Bill Morrissey-Long Gone

The Bottle Rockets-Gravity Fails

Weddings Parties Anything-For A Short Time

Stiff Little Fingers-Alternative Ulster

Tom Robinson Band-Up Against The Wall

Otis Redding-Dock of the Bay

Love-A House is Not a Motel

The Go-Betweens-Street of Your Town

Garland Jeffreys-Wild In The Streets

Sugar-If I Can't Change Your Mind

Bob Hillman-Anywhere

Carole King - I Feel The Earth Move

Golden Earring- Radar Love (so bloody amazing in the car)

The Chords-Sh-Boom

Southside Johnny & Ronnie Spector-You Mean So Much To Me (Springsteen wrote it)

Cole Porter-Anything Goes (thanks to my mom for playing it on her piano, beer and cigarettes at hand)