The 500

A 10-fan race to see who can list their 500 favorite songs of all time. Because Top 10s are too easy

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5. Alvvays - “Archie, Marry Me”

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4. Arthur Alexander - “Anna (Go to Him)”

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3. The National and St. Vincent - “Sleep All Summer”

The original version by Crooked Fingers is gorgeous, but this perfectly matched duet cover is absolutely the most beautiful “rock” song this side of Wilco’s “Jesus Etc”

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2. Funkadelic - “Can You Get To That”

“When you base your life on credit and your loving days are done / Checks you sign with love and kisses later come back signed ‘Insufficient Funds’ “

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1. Kirsty MacColl - “They Don’t Know”

Simply the most sublime pop song ever written, if not the greatest. Covered by Lydia Loveless, Tracey Ullman, Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms and any one who relishes the enduring power of a three-minute single.