Before I begin, I have to give props to Neely for inspiring this post. I read her 10 Songs I Will Never Tire Of post and thought about my own 10 songs. What 10 songs could I listen to forever and ever, and never get tired of them? 

Well, that’s much harder to determine than you’d think. I made one master list and made several rounds of cuts. Here are the 10 songs that made the cut.

 

 

1. More than a Feeling // Boston — I thank my dad for my interests in classic rock. I’ve loved Boston, and specifically this song, since the first time I ever heard it. Boston is just too good, and this anthem is perfect.
2. American Pie // Don McLean (not on Spotify) — Pretty sure I know all the words to this one. Mom and I like this one a lot.
3. Dead on Arrival // Fall Out Boy — Take This to Your Grave is by far FOB’s best album (although I’d hear you out for From Under the Cork Tree). I love this song from it. “The songs you grow to like never stick at first”…so true, in so many ways!
4. Friends in Low Places // Garth Brooks (not on Spotify) — Need I say more? Also, that mysterious third verse is fantastic.
5. The Load Out/Stay // Jackson Browne — Another song I’ve loved since the first time I ever heard it. Mom is a big Jackson Browne fan, so this one came from her. That piano, though.
6. One Way Ticket (Because I Can) // LeAnn Rimes — I was 5 years old when I first heard this song (and when LeAnn Rimes came on the country scene). This was the first country song I ever loved, and I sang it all the time.
7. Daydream Believer // The Monkees — Cheer up Sleepy Jeeeeeaaaaannn oh what can it mean… that I love this song, perhaps? Mom started me on The Monkees when I was a toddler; we listened to their CD in the car all the time.
8. Spirit of the Radio // Rush — This is a great song for long drives on sunny days. My sunroof goes back and this song comes on, and I’m immediately happier.
9. How Do You Like Me Now // Toby Keith — Always has been, and always will be one of my favorite “in your face” songs. Not gonna lie, sometimes I sing it to myself and replace “livin’ in your radio” with “livin’ on your bookshelf.”
10. With You Around // Yellowcard — A top-10 songs list without a Yellowcard song? Naaahhh. While choosing a song for it was a bit difficult, I went with this over Ocean Avenue because this song means more to me personally. I mean, I cried when they played this when I saw them in concert two years ago.