Originally Posted by
rico43
For a concept show one day, I want to feature the best songs written or released since 2000. The criteria is that, genre doesn't matter, but it has to be a song that has a memorable melody, allows you to hum or sing along, is a song that would be appealing 50 or 100 years from now and hopefully crosses over beyond its original scope.
My first, tentative list in NO PARTICULAR ORDER:
The Rising (2002) -- Bruce Springsteen
You and I (2111) -- Lady Gaga
You Raise Me Up (2002) -- Secret Garden
Beautiful Day (2000) -- U2
Happy (2013) -- Farrell Williams
Crazy (2005) -- Gnarls Barkley
Never Wanted Nothing More (2007) -- Kenny Chesney
Colder Weather (2010) -- Zac Brown Band
Rehab (2006) -- Amy Winehouse
I Hope You Dance (2000, barely) -- Lee Ann Womack
Seven Nation Army (2003) -- White Stripes
Blue Ain't Your Color (2016) -- Keith Urban
HeyYa (2003) -- Outkast
Drink A Beer (2013) -- Luke Bryan/Chris Stapleton
Stay (2007) -- Sugarland
**I Should Have Known It (2010) -- Tom Petty
** Guilty Pleasure
What have I missed? What should be deleted without delay? Be open minded; if you have a reaction, find it and listen to it one more time.