“The Top 2000 is an annual Dutch marathon radio programme, that plays the 2,000 songs voted most popular of all time. The show runs 24 hours a day, starting Christmas and ending on New Year’s Eve.” (Wiki)
With hindsight, I realised this year’s list is about our (eternal) cycle of Doubt, Fear, Hope & Love.
Please find below my selection for the 2022 edition of the Top 2000:
- Alan Parsons Project – Old and Wise
- Beach Boys – God only knows
- Beatles – Long and winding road
- Bonnie Raitt – I Can’t Make You Love Me
- Carole King – You’ve Got a Friend
- Christine McVie / Fleetwood Mac – Songbird
- CSN&Y – Teach your children
- Damien Rice – I don’t want to change you
- Detroit Emeralds – Feel the need in me
- Direct – Soldier On
- Donny Hathaway – A song for you
- Doobie Brothers – Jesus is just alright
- Eagles – Hotel California
- Eros Ramazzotti – Musica é
- Fleetwood Mac – Go Your Own Way
- Genesis – Second Home by the Sea
- Joan Osborne – One of Us
- John Hiatt – Have a little faith in me
- Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel – Don’t give up
- Lauren Daigle – You Say
- Lizz Wright – Old Man (a Neil Young cover song)
- Manic Street Preachers – If you tolerate this, your children will be next
- Michael McDonald & James Ingram – Yah Mo B There
- Neil Diamond – I am I said
- Neil Young – A man needs a maid
- Nick Cave – Into my arms
- Oleta Adams – Window of Hope
- Patrice Rushen – Forget me nots
- Paul Weller – You do something to me
- Phyllis Nelson – Move closer
- Roberta Flack – Killing me softly with his song
- Rufus Wainwright – Going to a town
- Shola Ama – You Might Need Somebody
- Supertramp – Fool’s Overture
- Todd Rundgren – Can we still be friends
Five (5) of the above songs will feature in my blogs of December 27-31 being #10, #17, #28. #30 and #33.
Note: all markings (bold, italic and underlining) by LO unless in quotes or stated otherwise.
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