Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello
After the Goldrush - Neil Young
Ain’t Wasting Time No More - Allman Brothers
Alison - Elvis Costello
All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
American Pie - Don McLean
Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols
Angie - The Rolling Stones
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
At Seventeen - Janis Ian
Baba O’Riley - The Who
Back Stabbers - O’Jays
Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer
Badlands - Bruce Springsteen
The Ballad of John & Yoko - Beatles
Band on the Run - Wings
Barracuda - Heart
Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones
Because the Night – Patti Smith
Best Of My Love - The Emotions
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper
Blinded By the Light - Bruce Springsteen
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Black Water - Doobie Brothers
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
some interesting pairings…
Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
Ain’t Wasting Time No More - Allman Brothers
Alison - Elvis Costello
All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
American Woman - The Guess Who
Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols
Annie’s Song - John Denver
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
At Seventeen - Janis Ian
Baba O’Riley - The Who
Back Stabbers - O’Jays
Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer
Badlands - Bruce Springsteen
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Band Of Gold - Freda Payne
Barracuda - Heart
Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
Be Thankful for What You Got - William de Vaughan
Bennie And The Jets - Elton John
Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Birdland - Weather Report
Blinded By the Light - Bruce Springsteen
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
ABC - The Jackson 5
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
All Down the Line - The Rolling Stones
All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
American Woman - The Guess Who
Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols
Angie - The Rolling Stones
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
At Seventeen - Janis Ian
Baba O’Riley - The Who
Back Stabbers - O’Jays
Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer
Badlands - Bruce Springsteen
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Band Of Gold - Freda Payne
Barracuda - Heart
Batuka - Santana
Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones
Because the Night – Patti Smith
Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Black Betty - Ram Jam
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
The only hard choice were between Barracuda and Bang a Gong because I like them both equally. There were two pairs where I didn’t pick, one because I didn’t know either song and the other because I dislike both songs equally.
Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello
After the Goldrush - Neil Young
Ain’t Wasting Time No More - Allman Brothers
Alison - Elvis Costello
All Right Now - Free
American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
American Woman - The Guess Who
And You and I - Yes
Angie - The Rolling Stones
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
At Seventeen - Janis Ian
Baba O’Riley - The Who
Back Stabbers - O’Jays
Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer
Badlands - Bruce Springsteen
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Band on the Run - Wings
Barracuda - Heart
Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones
Bennie And The Jets - Elton John
Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics
Beth - Kiss
Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Black Betty - Ram Jam
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Black Water - Doobie Brothers
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello
After the Goldrush - Neil Young
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Alison - Elvis Costello
All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
American Pie - Don McLean
And You and I - Yes
Angie - The Rolling Stones
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
At Home He’s A Tourist - Gang Of Four
Baba O’Riley - The Who
Back Stabbers - O’Jays
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
Badlands - Bruce Springsteen
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Band Of Gold - Freda Payne
Bang a Gong (Get It On) – T. Rex
Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
Be Thankful for What You Got - William de Vaughan
Because the Night – Patti Smith
Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
Boys Don’t Cry - The Cure
ABC - The Jackson 5
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
All Right Now - Free
American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
American Woman - The Guess Who
And You and I - Yes
Angie - The Rolling Stones
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd
Are ‘Friends’ Electric? - Tubeway Army
Baba O’Riley - The Who
Baby Come Back - Player
Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Band on the Run - Wings
Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones
Bennie And The Jets - Elton John
Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Black Betty - Ram Jam
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
ABC - The Jackson 5
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Alison - Elvis Costello
All Right Now - Free
Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan
American Pie - Don McLean
And You and I - Yes
Angie - The Rolling Stones
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd
Are ‘Friends’ Electric? - Tubeway Army
At Seventeen - Janis Ian
Baba O’Riley - The Who
Back Stabbers - O’Jays
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
Bad Girls - Donna Summer
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Band on the Run - Wings
Bang a Gong (Get It On) – T. Rex
Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones
Because the Night – Patti Smith
Best Of My Love - The Emotions
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Black Betty - Ram Jam
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Black Water - Doobie Brothers
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Both Sides, Now - Joni Mitchell
Boys Don’t Cry - The Cure
By the way, THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO is from 1969 and should not be eligible.
Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello
After the Goldrush - Neil Young
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Alison - Elvis Costello
All Right Now - Free
American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
American Pie - Don McLean
Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols
Angie - The Rolling Stones
Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
At Home He’s A Tourist - Gang Of Four
Baba O’Riley - The Who
Back Stabbers - O’Jays
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
Bad Girls - Donna Summer
The Ballad of John & Yoko - Beatles
Band on the Run - Wings
Barracuda - Heart
Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
Be Thankful for What You Got - William de Vaughan
Bennie And The Jets - Elton John
Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Black Betty - Ram Jam
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
Manfred’s has a certain charm to it.
I know both versions pretty well, and not only do I prefer the Manfred Mann cover, I prefer it by a very wide margin.
I mentioned that in my post, but I probably should have done it as a stand-alone post.
ABC - The Jackson 5
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Alison - Elvis Costello
All Right Now - Free
American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
American Woman - The Guess Who
Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols
Angie - The Rolling Stones
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
At Seventeen - Janis Joplin
Baba O’Riley - The Who
Baby Come Back - Player
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
Bad Girls - Donna Summer
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Band on the Run - Wings
Barracuda - Heart
Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones
Bennie And The Jets - Elton John
Best Of My Love - The Emotions
Beth - Kiss
Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Black Betty - Ram Jam
Black Magic Woman - Sa
Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
ABC - The Jackson 5
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Alison - Elvis Costello
All Right Now - Free
American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
American Woman - The Guess Who
Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols
Angie - The Rolling Stones
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
At Home He’s A Tourist - Gang Of Four
Baba O’Riley - The Who
Back Stabbers - O’Jays
Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer
Bad Girls - Donna Summer
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Band Of Gold - Freda Payne
Barracuda - Heart
Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones
Because the Night – Patti Smith
Betcha By Golly Wow - Stylistics
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Birdland - Weather Report
Blinded By the Light - Bruce Springsteen
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Black Water - Doobie Brothers
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello
After the Goldrush - Neil Young
Ain’t Wasting Time No More - Allman Brothers
Alison - Elvis Costello
All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan
American Pie - Don McLean
Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols
Annie’s Song - John Denver
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
At Seventeen - Janis Ian
Baba O’Riley - The Who
Baby Come Back - Player
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
Badlands - Bruce Springsteen
The Ballad of John & Yoko - Beatles
Band on the Run - Wings
Barracuda - Heart
Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones
Bennie And The Jets - Elton John
Best Of My Love - The Emotions
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan
American Pie - Don McLean
Annie’s Song - John Denver
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd
At Seventeen - Janis Ian
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Band on the Run - Wings
Bang a Gong (Get It On) – T. Rex
Batuka - Santana
Bennie And The Jets - Elton John
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Birdland - Weather Report
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Black Water - Doobie Brothers
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Both Sides, Now - Joni Mitchell
Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello
After the Goldrush - Neil Young
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
Alison - Elvis Costello
All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
American Pie - Don McLean
Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols
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Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
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Baba O’Riley - The Who
Baby Come Back - Player
Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) - Robert Palmer
Badlands - Bruce Springsteen
The Ballad of John & Yoko - Beatles
Band Of Gold - Freda Payne
Bang a Gong (Get It On) – T. Rex
Batuka - Santana
Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones
Because the Night – Patti Smith
Best Of My Love - The Emotions
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Birdland - Weather Report
Blinded By the Light - Bruce Springsteen
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Blitzkrieg Bop – The Ramones
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
ABC - The Jackson 5
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross
Ain’t No Sunshine - Bill Withers
All Down the Line - The Rolling Stones
All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople
Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan
American Pie - Don McLean
Annie’s Song - John Denver
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 - Pink Floyd
Aqualung - Jethro Tull
At Seventeen - Janis Ian
Baba O’Riley - The Who
Baby Come Back - Player
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
Bad Girls - Donna Summer
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
Band on the Run - Wings
Barracuda - Heart
Bat Out of Hell - Meat Loaf
Beast of Burden - Rolling Stones
Because the Night – Patti Smith
Best Of My Love - The Emotions
Beth - Kiss
Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Black Water - Doobie Brothers
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Both Sides, Now - Joni Mitchell
The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
Dear God, haven’t I already voted in all of these yet?