Friday random ten: Revisiting the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs list, part 2

Here’s their list, and here’s mine for this week:

1. How Soon Is Now? – Love Spit Love (#477, orig. The Smiths)
2. Where Did Our Love Go? – Diana Ross and The Supremes (#475)
3. Into the Mystic – Van Morrison (#474)
4. Surrender – Cheap Trick (#471)
5. Rain – Flying Fish Sailors (#469, orig. The Beatles)
6. Respect Yourself – Huey Lewis and The News (#468, orig. The Staple Singers)
7. Soul Man – The Blues Brothers (#463, orig. Sam and Dave)
8. Pressure Drop – Toots and The Maytals (#453)
9. Come As You Are – Midnight Juggernauts (#452, orig. Nirvana)
10. Come Go With Me – The Georgetown Chimes (#449, orig. The Dell-Vikings)

Song I used to have but don’t any more #1: “Do Right Woman – Do Right Man”, The Commitments (#476, orig. Aretha Franklin). Had it on CD, but I think it went with my former roomie Matt when he moved to New York. I just need to buy the whole soundtrack again.
Song I used to have but don’t any more #2: “Runaway”, Del Shannon (#472). Had it on a collection of hits from 1961 that I had on vinyl. Don’t remember when or where or why I got it, but I don’t have it any more.
Song I don’t have but should: “Welcome To The Jungle”, Guns ‘n’ Roses (#473). Formerly the semi-official song for the Rice Owls basketball team when their home court didn’t have air conditioning. Yes, you read that right, a gym in Houston with no air conditioning. And we liked it that way. Well, we liked taunting our opponents about it, anyway. Not being dumb and in my 20s any more, I much prefer the mod cons of the new gym now, thanks.
Song I heard often enough while watching “Groundhog Day”: “I Got You Babe”, Sonny and Cher (#451). Seriously, Rolling Stone?

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