I always thought Micheal was in Düsseldorf🤷🏼‍♂️

Impossible task of ranking, so here's a list of mine in roughly chronological order Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends Bob Dylan - Mr. Tambourine Man The Band - The Weight Neil Young - Helpless Carole King - It’s Too Late Cat Stevens - Were Do The Children Play Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me Stevie Wonder - Living For the City Tim Buckley - I Must Have Been Blind James Taylor - Carolina In My Mind Nick Drake - One Of These Things First Gil Scott Heron - Pieces of a man Joni Michell - River Bert Jansch - Fresh As A Sweet Sunday Morning Tom Waits - Heart of Saturday Night Supertramp - goodbye stranger Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing Van Morrison - Haunts of Ancient Peace Pete Townshend - Rough Boys Steely Dan - Peg Joe Jackson - Breaking Us In Two Bruce Cockburn - Wonderin’ Where the Lions Are Style Council - Long Hot Summer Paul Weller - Wildwood Ron Sexsmith - Lebanon Tennessee Cowboy junkies - Sun Comes Up It’s Tuesday Morning Bill Callahan - Riding for the Feeling Feist - la sirena Beck - Morning Angel Olsen - Never Be Mine

Thanks for sharing. I love that you're not rating the songs but just sharing that they meant (and mean) something to you. There's a lot to be said for pure musical beauty. I'm of your "vintage" and my top 30 would always include 2 from Surrealistic Pillow: "Today" and "Coming Back to Me". Hauntingly beautiful, amazing vocals with Grace and Marty, ringing folk guitar, and some recorder!

Off the top of my head: Can’t Find My Way Home (Blind Faith) I Don’t Want To Talk About It (Crazy Horse) After the Gold Rush (Neil Young) Have You Seen the Stars Tonight (Paul Kantner) High Sierra (Linda Ronstadt) Two Gray Rooms (Joni Mitchell) Down Where the Drunkards Roll (Richard & Linda Thompson) Golden Slumbers (Beatles) The Road to Cairo (Julie Driscoll) Silver Springs (Fleetwood Mac) This Woman’s Work (Kate Bush) Peace is Just a Word (Eurythmics) Here Comes the Flood (Peter Gabriel) Times Square (Marianne Faithfull) O (Coldplay) Santa Monica Dream (Angus & Julia Stone) Violin (Amos Lee) Last Summer (David Gray) November (The Wilderness of Manitoba) Such A Simple Thing (Ray LaMontagne) Sunrise (Ryan Bingham) Here I Am (Boxer Rebellion)

This video is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for always sharing such deeply personal stuff with all of us. I appreciate your willingness to show your humanity. Never change that part of your videos. I love you for always reminding me that good music makes us more alive.

To start with love the castle on the Donovan album, Bodiam is just a magical castle, local to me so visit frequently. That aside I watched the 45rpm Audiophile video the other night and was impressed he ventured into the 1980's with some of his choices, I quickly rattled off some of my favourite songs that came to mind and stopped at 30. Varied and different from yours and Michaels tastes but that's the joy of music, be a dull place if we all liked the same thing, in no particular order: Reverend Beatman... I'll take care of you The Smiths... This Charming Man The Maytals... Pressure Drop Jesus and Mary Chain... Never Understand The Undertones... Teenage Kicks Don Williams... Your My Best Friend Little Walter... My Babe The Small Faces... All or Nothing Japan... Ghosts Slaves... Hey! Fleetwood Mac... Need Your Love So Bad Ike & Tina Turner...Funkier Than a Mosquita's Tweeter Wham... Club Tropicana Hound Dog Taylor... It Hurts Me Too Peggy Lee... Black Coffee The High Learys ... Idolise Your Woman The Bonnevilles... Good Suits and Fightin' Boots Hollowbelly...I'm Old Sister Rosetta Tharpe... Didn't It Rain Dolly Parton... I Will Always Love You Luther Ingram... If it's all the same to you babe Cocteau Twins... Pearly Dew Drops Drop Buff Medways... Archive from 1959 Andre Williams... The Car with the Star Patti Austin... Take Away The Pain Stain Joy Division... She's Lost Control Prince...Little Red Corvette Natural Ites and The Realistics...Picture On The Wall John Lee Hooker... I'm Bad Like Jesse James The Monsters... I'm a Record Junkie If anyone read to this point...Thanks and at least check out a couple of the 'weird' things I enjoy.

You had me at “expecting to fly”

Hi Mazzy, Great selections ! I love your sharing of why these songs are special to you. Music is so important to our lives, and just as scent evokes a memory..a certain song can also do that. Happiness, Cindy

Some great picks. I would probably pick "Madame George" off Astral Weeks but I could almost pick any song of that album. It was great to see "After The Goldrush," "Into My Arms" and "Dock Of The Bay" make the list. "Desperados Under The Eaves" is definitely in my top five songs.

brilliant list mazzy...(nice mick impersonation)....so many special ones to me (being close to the same age)...and i won't do 30, but here are a few that touched me,,,, 1) elvis 'hound dog'...when i heard that song on the radio, my life changed...it made music come alive and my soul set on fire...i started singing and never stopped...2) chet baker 'my funny valentine'...my favorite version of my favorite song of all time...the lyrics are brilliant when you hear the right singer attached to them....chet is the man....3) bob dylan 'knockin; on heaven's door'....this one pulled my soul out and sang it from the gutter....this was the atmosphere i was, growing up in new york...so perfect...4) simon and garfunkel 'the sound of silence'...hello darkness my old friend...a breath of new york air...it feels different than other oxygen...this song is the inhale and exhale of my city and my soul........peace always....rocky

Wooooo 'Desperados under the Eves' ....... So Great !!!!! Always loved how it ended with a Civil War Coda/Hymn ..... As if being at war with yourself .....

Thank you for setting the “record” straight on Springsteen’s gorgeously moving “Sandy (4th of July Asbury Park)”, the lovely “Sixty Years On”, and the supernaturally beautiful “After the Gold rush”. All of the connected albums were equally brilliant. Your musical tastes and perspectives are at another level. Thank you…

I also love 5D. I've always been surprised that not more people don't consider it fantastic. I can play it on repeat.

Strongly agree on Waterloo Sunset and glad to see Hickory Wind on your list. Bob Mould and Vic Chesnutt did a great cover of Hickory Wind on a Gram Parson tribute album a long time ago. It's worth looking for.

One of your best videos! Agree with so many of the choices. That I know of!

Ry Cooder played slide on the original version of Willin'. Lowell George had a hand injury. Cooder was recording in an adjacent studio and was asked to sit in.

Mazzy , the Hollies actually covered Bruce on 1975 ‘s Another Night lp as Sandy . It was a 45 also. I don ‘t know if you have it but it is very good . The title cut got FM play around here near Boston.

Arcade Fire- Wake Up The Beatles- Strawberry Fields Forever The Beatles- Hey Jude Brendan Benson- Metarie Big Star-Nighttime Cheap Trick- If You Want My Love Cowboy Junkies-Anniversary Song Drive-By Truckers-Goddamn Lonely Love Bob Dylan (live version from Biograph)-Visions of Johanna Abandoned Love- Bob Dylan The Four Tops-Reach Out (I'll Be There) Stewart Francke-Motor City Serenade Dobie Gray- Drift Away Jimi Hendrix-Little Wing The Jam- A Town Called Malice The Jayhawks- Blue Freedy Johnston- This Perfect World Lera Lynn- Make You Ok Natalie Merchant- Kind and Generous Tom Petty- Wildflowers Sam Phillips- Out of Time R.E.M.- (Don't Go Back to)Rockville The Replacements- Alex Chilton Elliott Smith- Waltz #2(XO) Bruce Springsteen-Thunder Road - James Taylor- You Can Close Your Eyes The Waterboys- A Life of Sundays Lucinda Williams- Something About What Happens When We Talk Stevie Wonder- Living For the City Neil Young- Out on the Weekend It would be great to also do this by picking 30 favorite songs per decade.

This is cool Mazzy..I have been kicking this idea around for a while too..It is a very difficult task..I loved your take on the songs you chose..you old romantic you❤️❤️❤️❤️You have motivated me to take a shot at this..I know for sure two of your songs will be on my list..❤️❤️👍👍🍸🍸glen

I like every one of those songs, that's a cracking list.

Late to the party, I, too, love "Sandy," and my fav Bruce album, the one before he became a brand.

I've been a music fan for most of my 54 years, and was unfamiliar with about a dozen of your picks.....so I made a playlist of all of them and will be enjoying "Mazzy's Mix" for the next few days! Thank you!!!!!

I'm impressed that you picked "How?". It's rarely mentioned, and I feel it's one of the saddest songs ever written. I want to call attention to the string arrangement by Torrie Zito. The way the song ends with the strings and John's piano is haunting.

Great selection - well done! Cheers

Wonderful selection Mazzy. Please, when you come to Yucatan (Mexico), come to dinner at the house and I put a playlist on Spotify with your selection (I'm kidding, obviously they will be LPs) and talk about the songs!

Absolutely love the addition of the Bruce song. That album as a whole is unbelievable. Side 2 is probably the greatest side of any of his albums. Incident, Rosalita and NYC Serenade all deserve to be top 10 songs in his entire catalog.

Here Comes the Flood - Peter Gabriel (good studioversion but better live when a bit more naked) More - Booker T. And The M.G.'s Down to You - Colosseum II (progressive remake of a Joni Mitchell song) King Harvest (Has Surely Come) - The Band Living On Your Own - Budgie After The Gold Rush - Neil Young Old Town - Phil Lynott I Could Have Lied - Red Hot Chili Peppers Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen Child in Time - Deep Purple Peg - Steely Dan You See Me Crying - Aerosmith (not the same as the big 90's hit Cryin') All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie Wonderful Land - The Shadows Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye Salisbury - Uriah Heep Losing My Religion - R.E.M. Nevermore - Queen Then Came The Last Days Of May - Blue Öyster Cult Wild Horses - The Rolling Stones The Sails Of Charon - Scorpions Do I Do - Stevie Wonder (not the song All I Do.. This is less famous and a very different song) Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears for Fears Bright Side Of The Road - Van Morrison We're a Winner - The Impressions Daniel - Elton John Six To Four - George Benson Still Life - Iron Maiden Budapest - Jethro Tull America - Simon & Garfunkel

Though you were gonna say "New York Serenade" for my favorite Bruce LP... "The Wild The Innocent" After The Goldruch is the most powerful song, for sure, on "Goldrush" hard to pick a #1 though.. Love that Warren Zevon LP Yeah.. "Waterloo Sunset" is awesome.. saw Terry Reid perform it in L.A. at The Joint" with a whole line of notables, at the long running open mike night, back in 2002..

Tom's Top Tunes Harvest For The World - Isley Bros. Ribbon In The Sky - S. Wonder Oh Happy Day - Edwin Hawkins Singers I'll Take You There - Staples Spirit In The Dark - Aretha Water Song - Hot Tuna Sandusky - Uncle Tupelo Bruce Is King - Marshall Crenshaw Turn! Turn! Turn! - Byrds Ol' 55 - T. Waits King Harvest - Band Don't Worry Baby - B Boys Someday Soon - J Collins Water of Love - D Straits Ripple - G Dead Fast Car - T Chapman The Bells - Laura Nyro Who Knows Where Time Goes _ F Convention A Case of You - J Mitchell One - U2 Talkin Loud - J Brown Little Wing - Jimi I Shall Be Released - Dylan (Budokan) I'll Be Back - Beatles Every Grain of Sand - Dylan (dog bark version) Hold On - J Lennon Come Down In Time - E John I Can Hear Music - B Boys

Hey Mazzy, thanks so much for this! I created a playlist from your 30 favorites, it plays so well (our tastes are in line) and the songs flow together nicely. Great job!

"Whiter Shade of Pale" is one of those songs that I've heard so many times, but I never get tired of it. "Mercy Street" is also my favorite Gabriel song. The Sailin' Shoes version of "Willin" is my favorite. Very cool Cohen choice. That's one of his albums that I'm not familiar with at all. "Waterloo Sunset" is perfect. Top 10 song of the 1960s for sure. Great list. Glad you took on this endeavour. Favorite songs is a lot harder for me than albums. No songs about Jesus?

Hi Mazzy!! You know I like your videos very much, but I have just seen this one and am really impressed. I’ve got all, yes,all the records you picked up but one, and agree with you 100 per cent. Incredible to find somebody with the same feeling for music !! Pity we live so far away Love 😍and keep doing these fantastic videos. Gonna watch your Kate Bush one, another of my favorite ones

When you added Linda Ronstadt’s version of Willin I knew why I like your channel. Well done.

You might enjoy “At my most beautiful” by REM from their album “Up.” Such a great song from a very underrated album.

Some absolutely great choices, Mazzy. Makes me realize how many fantastic songs exist! What a challenge - I may give it a go in the near future. Thanks for sharing. ✌🏼

Excellent Thanks !! I really enjoyed this post !!

all of these songs bring back beautiful memories

Into. My arms. Stunning

A very, very good taste !

Thanks for this!!

Interesting choices 👍

Fun fact: The melody for American Tune is actually from a chorale by J. S. Bach.

I love every song you’ve picked here. Amazing songs.

Nice picks brother. If I was to do my list I think we'd share quite a few. Allison is just a perfect pop song and yes, as good as Willin' is by Little Feat, Linda's is even better. My favorite Little Feat song is probably Roll um Easy. Hell, side one of Dixie Chicken is just about fucking perfect. American Tune would be on my list as well. Such a gorgeous song. Oh, and my favorite Randy Newman song is probably Louisiana 1927. Kudos also, on selecting Nightswimming, After The Gold Rush, and especially Waterloo Sunset.

A great and very inspiring - thanks. I really like that you focus on the music (text, arrangements etc.) instead of the technical side. Great sounding, audiophile records are fine (and I own a bunch) - but when the sound quality becomes more important than the music, I think we're on the wrong path.

"I don't know if you are loving some body, I only know it isn't mine". It's my favourite song too.

"Dock of the Bay" was the first song I heard on the car radio after my very last final exam in college. Great, great song.

Waterloo Sunset is wonderful, also from the same album, Death of a Clown.

All great choices, but the way you describe Nightswimming I feel would be better suited to Half a World Away - to me REM's best and most beautiful song. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks Mazzy. Music is such a personal thing. For those of us who grew up with these albums and songs, all our favorites and most deeply felt are going to be different. But that's why I enjoy your thoughts. Another point of view from someone who lived through the era. Would I have picked these? Maybe Whiter Shade of Pale. Maybe not. Hey, it's your channel. Friend of the Devil is a great song and probably when I began to understand the Dead. Music is so deep and so personal and limns our lives and each of us has lived a common though different experience. Most of the time...

waterloo sunset is one of the classics

Have only seen seven songs or so but “gorgeous” seems to be the key word. They do seem pretty mellow.

Another wonderful video. It's a shame you have to keep reminding people these are personal favs of yours - like exactly the title suggests. When it comes to "beautiful Beatles songs" I would put She's Leaving Home near the top. Very underrated song. Just bought Windows of the World by BG based on your suggestion - LOVE IT! Thanks again for all you do!

Tomorrow Never Knows - Beatles Life’s Greatest Fool - Gene Clark Fire & Brimstone - Link Wray Gantz Graf - Autechre Ruff Karnage - Silver Bullet Mind Power - James Brown Hurry on Sundown - Hawkwind You Doo Right - Can

Big Brother's live version of Summertime.

1.Touch me-The Doors 2.After the fire-Pete Townshend (yes I know he gave it to Roger for his album but I’m referring to his live version on deep end) 3.Goodbye Yellowbrick road-Elton John 4.positively 4th street -Bob Dylan 5.tumbling dice -stones 6.The Weight-the band 7. Fast Car-Tracy Chapman 8.I don’t like Mondays -Boomtown Rats 9.Under African Skies-Paul Simon 10.Walking in Memphis -Marc Cohn 11.God Only knows-beach boys 12.(Sittin’ on) the dock of the bay-Otis Redding 13.Beautiful-Carole King 14. Blackbird-The Beatles 15.sunshine(go away today) -Jonathan Edwards 16. Pride and Joy -Stevie Ray Vaughan 17. Hallelujah-Leonard Cohen( probably like other covers better than his version but gorgeous song) 18. Paper bag-Fiona Apple 19. Fire and Rain- James Taylor 20. Handle with care -traveling wilburys

Grandma's Hands by Bill Withers; Beulah Jean by D.J. Rogers; A House Is Not A Home by Bacharach/David sung by Dionne Warwick

Hard to play favorites and I don't particularly like hierarchical thinking or dogma so also have issue with the challenge BUT I have every one of these records and I will now play them and make them my sorta favorites of the moment today. No Gene Clark? Maybe on your list next time. Hats off to you Mazzy, like or dislike the challenge, you at least came prepared to address the challenge. Goodo, cheers from Austin.

Linda!!!!!!!

I'm right there with you on your choices. Being a personal collection I of course have my own too. Suggestion: for a 30 favorite or similar, break it into three groups; bottom 10, middle 10, top 10. That might give you some breathing room.

Your aim is true.

Love that stones album.Very underappreciated in many ways,especially the song-'sitting on a fence'' such an awesomely inspired acoustic riff.

Paying my respects to Jerry Garcia by visiting his memorial park I picked up a $20 bill off the ground. Coincidence? Friend of the Devil? Not really. My personal favorite Kinks song......Return to Waterloo. Always interesting. Thanks for the video.

My favorite of your favorites is Gram Parsons...... Sones would be Dead Flowers and Torn and Frayed. Neil Young would be When you Dance I can Really Love, and Powderfinger; and then C'mon Baby Let's Go Downtown with Danny Whitten. Springsteen is Something in the Night and Darkness on the Edge of Town. My favorite song writer of all-time is Lou Reed so can't forget Heroin, What Goes On, Satellite of Love, Perfect Day, and many, many more. Hank Williams (coolest man to ever live) I Saw the Light. Ronnie Lane - Debris, April Fool, Ooh La La THANKS!

I was in a record shop in England when automatic for the people was released,and night swimming came on over the tannoy and the whole shop stopped still.i bought the album just listening to that one song.the whole album is fantastic.

love all these choices

31: Thanx For The Ride , Michael Nesmith from Loose Salute

"Willin'" was originally done by Johnny Darrell in 1969, I like the First Little Feat version from 1970, but just letting you know the original version is by Johnny Darrell.

Always partial to Don't Let It Bring You Down on After The Gold Rush.

Thanks for sharing 😊👍

E Street Band album is my second favourite Bruce album next to Born to Run…and Sandy is my second fav song on the album (such a great album), but my fav on that lp and one of my top ten songs of all time is Rosalita. Such energy and exuberance for life.

Thanks for sharing Mazzy. I’m kinda partial to Neil Young’s “Old Man”, the Beatles “In my Life” and Gordon Lightfoot’s immortal “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”.

Very individual and inspiring choices. The idea for Ruby Tuesday came from Brian Jones, but they didn't gave him the credit for it. Love Political Science from Sail Away. Desperado Under The Eaves is on my list certainly, too.

With you on many of these picks. Glad you included Donovan - somehow he’s still not taken seriously.

i love willin...classic

Great video Mazzy. The thread comments are outstanding! Check out Chris Smither's version of Friend Of The Devil.

my 2 favourite lennon songs are love and working class hero

Mazzy: thank you for including Warren Z. And Sail Away!

That Smiths song is the greatest sub 2 minute song ever in my opinion .

Jonathan Richman - Roadrunner 2 Rolling Stones - Rocks Off Big Star - September Gurls Donovan - Riki Tiki Tavi Neil Young - When You Dance I Can Really Love Wreckless Eric - (I'd Go The) Whole Wide World Buddy Holly - I'm Looking For Someone To Love The Turtles - Surfer Dan Jan & Dean - Jennie Lee 10.Chuck Berry - Too Much Monkey Business Gary "U.S" Bonds - Twist Twist Senora David Bowie - The Jean Genie The Jam - Going Underground Phantom, Rocker & Slick (ft Keith Richards) - My Mistake dEUS - Suds 'N' Soda Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi Queen - Now I'm Here Richard Thompson - She Twists The Knife Again The Cramps - Garbageman Ritchie Valens - La Bamba Roxette - The Look Sex Pistols - Holidays In The Sun Small Faces - Tin Soldier T.Rex - Telegram Sam Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs - Woolly Bully Steve Miller Band - Take The Money And Run Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns & Money The Who - Legal Matter Roxy Music - All I Want Is You Kastenetz Katz Singing Orchestral Circus - Quick Joey Small Only the 1st one is in order - otherwise it's a random order

Would definitely have Waterloo sunset and American tune on any top 30 of mine. To me in the UK Waterloo epitomises the 60's. Also love REM's find the river. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇲

I’m gonna review that album next week Mazzy

My personel favourite version of 'Willin' ' is by Gene Parsons on the lp Kindling

same for ruby tuesday

don't know the paul simon track but he is one of the greats

Lowell!!!!!!

Heard Peter do entire So album w band at Jones Beach

My favorite on 5D is What's Happening. Mr. Spaceman is a close second. But I think Younger Than Yesterday is a better album over all...

That's How Things Go 'Round by Carole King

American Tune! Great song!

Caucasian dominant but nice selections there Mazzy. Couple of great covers I love are Sandy by the Hollies and If it be your will by Antony.

As a 1st generation American, that song by Paul Simon really hits a chord in me as well, and it catches me off guard sometimes!

Amazing list, great songs...but, no Dylan?? All personal choice at the end of the day. I very much enjoy your videos, thank you.

Waterloo Sunset . Def Leppard’s album of cover songs is called Yeah ! Do yourself a favour and listen to their version of Waterloo Sunset . I think that it’s great . I liked your list , although mine would be quite different of course . I’ll throw in a few examples : Beatles : In My Life Rolling : Stones : Paint It , Black. ( Ruby Tuesday would be second ) Jimi Hendrix : All Along the Watchtower Pink Floyd : Time / Great Gig in the Sky Bob Dylan : Positively 4th Street. ( Like a Rolling Stone and Simple Twist of Fate are right there with it ) The Who : Pure & Easy. ( version from Odds & Sods ) Gerry & the Pacemakers : Ferry Cross the Mersey Marmalade : Reflections of My Life Bruce Cockburn : All the Diamonds in the World Jethro Tull : Aqualung Yes : Roundabout Bruce Springsteen : Thunder Road ( Slow live version from Live 1975 - 1985 ) Zombies : Time of the Season Genesis : Cinema Show Dire Straits : Tunnel of Love Doobie Brothers : Dark - Eyed Cajun Woman Supertramp : School I’ll stop there . Good video !!

I think if I were to do this I would have to go by genres or decades or some other breakdown. An all time favorite could be Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord by Pharoah Sanders or My Adorable One by Joe Simon or The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore by The Walker Brothers or so many others I have listened to countless times and will never tire of.

ok,alison is a great song,i might agree with you there

yes,the unusual thing about kate bush is i think her first single was her best song

Norman I love most of all of your choices, except for the ones I haven't heard.

Interesting and stimulating Mazzy - are we allowed to say stimulating? Your channel .... your choices

mercy street is about anne sexton,the best song on the album i think...not unknown