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One Man’s Opinion of The Definitive 1,000 Songs: Tom’s On the List. Twice. And It’s Not Complete Yet.
Friday, March 21st, 2008Note: See Crowbarred’s question under comments and consider answering him.
In December 2004, Rolling Stone published The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Seeing the list, Crowbarred, a music fan in New Zealand, decided to publish his own list of THE DEFINITIVE 1000 SONGS OF ALL TIME 1955 TO 2005. It is, as he points out, a “work in progress” as yet incomplete.
He writes, “Welcome to ‘The Definitive 1000 Songs of All Time 1955 to 2005′ & the Mellow Mix Volumes.This site is merely to question Rolling Stone Magazine’s Top 500 Songs. Everyone has songs they like and everyone has dislikes. Remember music is like clothing.. there are many styles, so why on earth would all people want to wear jockey “Y” fronts??? Oh, & don’t forget to RATE the songs. Ta.”
We think he’s correct about songs and clothing.
Anyway, he has Tom (unfortunately, along with Bing Crosby, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, in the “crooner” category) listed for two songs.
Number 740 is Kiss.
Number 943 is Sex Bomb.
Try to ignore the “crooner” part and browse the site. We think it’s lots of fun.
March 22nd, 2008 at 8:57 am
What an amazing site!!! The blogger must be making a living doing this. Check out the YouTube compilation of clips on his links.
How is this blogger ranking the songs in order? The site is so extensive, I may have skipped his explanation of the ranking.
March 22nd, 2008 at 9:56 am
Marian: He’s taking his time for sure. He started early in 2006 with # 1,000 and, with a Cliff Richard song the other da,y he reached #739. He’s asking people to rank the songs and comment and to make suggestions. And you’re right, it is a fun site.
As for the “crooner” appellation, Tom himself has said he doesn’t like it, preferring “rocker.” We think, rather than a category, we’d prefer just “singer.”
March 22nd, 2008 at 10:03 am
If Mr Jones is not a crooner….. please tell me what he is for clarification? I have had a hard time really deciding if he is Pop or vocal. However to me he is worthy of this countdown, without Tom Jones is like this list being void of the Beatles.
March 22nd, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Hi, Crowbarred, Fantastic and most comprehensive website you have accomplished so far…and still a work in progress. Cannot imagine how much time you have put into this effort. Many thanks from Tom’s fans for including him in your listings of The Definitive 1,000 Songs since we can’t count on The Rolling Stone to give him that distinct honor.