A few posts ago I said that
not many artists or groups deserve their own list, but that The Band was one of
them. I stand by that, but don’t dispute
that Simon and Garfunkel also deserve their own Top Ten list.
So, without question, does
Bruce Springsteen, but 100 Greatest Bruce Springsteen Songs? I mean, he’s fabulous, and I have the utmost
respect, but 100? Isn’t that just a
little excessive? What about The Beatles
or Rolling Stones, or Led Zeppelin or Eric Clapton or Buddy Guy? Really, almost anyone with a big catalogue
and lasting appeal.
Maybe they’re coming, those
lists.
Back to Simon and Garfunkel,
their impact was large. Their appeal
transcended generations and genres. They
kept the beatnik coffee house folk thing going until the Hippies came along and
(all-too briefly) breathed new life into that scene. That’s a pretty big accomplishment.
Powerful songs, terrific
vocals, musical poetry. “Tom and Jerry”
definitely deserve their own list. Too
bad that, like so much other magic from the 60’s, it couldn’t last.
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