Music 100

88. Eddie Vedder, Rise

Succinct poetry reminding us to turn mistakes into gold.

4 hrs ago •

87. Lauryn Hill, Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You

She recorded it lying on the floor, eight months pregnant.

Jun 18 •

86. Tom Waits, House Where Nobody Lives

Without love, it’s nothing but a house where nobody lives.

Jun 17 •

85. Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Oh Boy

At night, you could hear music from hundreds of miles away.

Jun 13 •

84. Nina Simone, Sinnerman

What if it’s not literally about a cartoonish Bad Place when we die?

Jun 12 •

83. boygenius, Not Strong Enough

“Always an angel, never a god.”

Jun 11 •

82. Lava: Kuana Torres Kahele and Napua Greig

is it so crazy to think a volcano loves?

Jun 10 •

81. Pavarotti and d' Amico, La Boheme

La Boheme was, rightly and ironically, hugely profitable.

Jun 9 •

80. Sam Cooke, A Change is Gonna Come

What if we stopped saying this country is a terrible place?

Jun 5 •

79. Whitney Houston, The Star-Spangled Banner

In that moment, she embodied our ideals, reverent and soaring.

Jun 4 •

78. Val Holler, Ten Miles to Bliss

What kind of society do we want to build?

Jun 3 •

77. Joni Mitchell, The Last Time I Saw Richard

On getting stuck, and hopefully, getting free.

Jun 2 •

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