§ I Am Music and I Pick the Songs

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§ ≡ One of an ongoing series of posts in which I pick, in my not-so-humble opinion, the best songs of the second millennium. Feel free to offer constructive dissenting opinions; preferably set to music.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Ständchen composed by Franz Schubert
2. Unchained Melody sung by Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers in the film "Ghost"
3. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word sung by Elton John
4. To Know Him Is to Love Him sung by The Teddy Bears
5. L'Hymne à l'Amour (The Anthem to Love) sung by Édith Piaf
6. Will You (Still) Love Me Tomorrow sung by The Shirelles
7. Sloop John B sung by The Beach Boys
8. Someone to Watch Over Me sung by Linda Ronstadt
9. Foreplay/Long Time sung by Boston
10. Only the Good Die Young sung by Billy Joel
11. Ain't That a Shame sung by Fats Domino
12. Stayin' Alive sung by the Bee Gees
13. Like a Rolling Stone sung by Bob Dylan
14. Dream Lover sung by Bobby Darin
15. Lyin' Eyes sung by the Eagles
16. Don't Be Cruel sung by The King
17. Les Bicyclettes de Belsize sung by Engelbert Humperdinck
18. Say You Love Me sung by Fleetwood Mack (Christine McVie on lead vocals)
19. God Bless America sung by Kate Smith
20. Annie's Song sung by John Denver
21. La Marseillaise composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
22. Yesterday Once More sung by The Carpenters
23. What a Fool Believes sung by The Doobie Brothers
24. Fool's Gold sung by The Stone Roses
25. In the Still of the Night sung by The Five Satins
26. December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) sung by The Four Seasons
27. The Twelfth of Never sung by Johnny Mathis
28. I Can't Stop Loving You sung by Ray Charles
29. Satisfaction sung by The Stones
30. San Francisco sung by Scott McKenzie
31. My Heart Belongs to Me sung by Barbra Streisand
32. Brooklyn Roads sung by Neil Diamond
33. Flashdance ... What a Feeling sung by Irene Cara; danced by Jennifer Beals
34. Rock Around the Clock sung by Bill Haley & His Comets
35. I Saw Her Standing There sung by The Beatles
36. If I Loved You sung by Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones
37. Philadelphia Freedom sung by Sir Elton John
38. Every Breath You Take sung by The Police
39. Cathy's Clown sung by The Everly Brothers
40. Proud Mary sung by Creedence Clearwater Revival
41. O mio babbino caro composed by Giacomo Puccini
42. Heart of Glass sung by Blondie (Debbie Harry)
43. The Wanderer sung by Dion (DiMucci)
44. Ode to Joy composed by Beethoven
45. White Christmas sung by Bing Crosby
46. Auld Lang Syne based on a poem by Robert Burns
47. Rock and Roll Music sung by The Beatles
48. Come Go with Me sung by The Del-Vikings
49. La Bamba sung by Ritchie Valens
50. The Star-Spangled Banner sung by Ayla Brown (with the Boston Pops)
51. Letter Duet (Canzonetta sull'aria…) composed by Mozart
52. Nessun dorma (None shall sleep) composed by Puccini
53. Hotel California sung by the Eagles
54. The Song of the Volga Boatmen sung by Feodor Chaliapin
55. You Are My Sunshine sung by Gene Autry
56. Music! Music! Music! sung by Teresa Brewer
57. Goodnight, Irene a 20th century American folk standard
58. Danny Boy an Irish anthem
59. Rock & Roll To The Rescue sung by the Beach Boys
60. What a Fool Believes (reprise) sung by The Doobie Brothers
61. Duke of Earl sung by Gene Chandler
62. It's All in the Game sung by Tommy Edwards
63. I Hate Myself for Loving You sung by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
    (with "Howard Wong on drums" video)
64. Come Sail Away sung by Styx
65. Come Softly to Me sung by The Fleetwoods
66. To Sir, with Love sung by Lulu
67. When I Need You sung by Leo Sayer
68. (I've Had) The Time Of My Life sung by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
69. Up Where We Belong sung by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
70. Cracklin' Rosie sung by Neil Diamond
71. It's Now or Never sung by Elvis Presley
72. Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral sung by Bing Crosby
73. Dream a Little Dream of Me sung by Doris Day
74. Stars and Stripes Forever composed by John Philip Sousa
75. The Song from Moulin Rouge recorded by Percy Faith's Orchestra, with a vocal by Felicia Sanders
76. Sentimental Journey sung by Doris Day
77. Anytime sung by Eddie Fisher
78. Lonely Boy sung by Paul Anka
79. Take My Breath Away sung by Berlin

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