“Highway run, Into the midnight sun….”

I use to LOVE Journey growing up, which doesn’t really constitute anything other than I loved music as a kid. I loved the Cure, Depeche Mode, Billy Idol, Led Zepplin, T-Rex, The Doors, Queen, Willie Nelson and Nirvana. Granted, I had no idea who these artists were because they always ended up on a mix tape given to my sister from psycho secret admirer. But I do have to hand it to them, they had great musical taste. And there were times where I remember my dad playing the Eagles on our old record player (the one that was the size of a dining room table). “Take it Easy” was ingrained in my head at the age of 10.

Today, fast foward to 2008… I miss the classic rock days when music had a meaning. A message of some sort. And most of all a passion from the songwriter. For instance, the top ten songs of 1969 consists of:

1969
1. Whole Lotta Love – Led Zeppelin
2. Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival
3. I Want You Back – Jackson 5
4. Honky Tonk Women – Rolling Stones
5. Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
6. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Crosby, Stills & Nash
7. Dazed And Confused – Led Zeppelin
8. Gimme Shelter – Rolling Stones
9. Come Together – Beatles
10. I Can’t Get Next To You – Temptations

Fast forward to 2008, and the top 10 songs of the year:

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