by Ted Sherman

Created on: May 02, 2007

This is so doggoned subjective, especially when voting is based on the age of the writer who responds. No two people could ever reach anything close to agreement, especially if generations apart. In two extreme examples, some will name gutter-language, heavy-thump songs created by hip hoppers, thus offending the fancy pants off those who believe nothing good has been written since Verdi's operas.

Therefore, as an old guy who has lived through the years from flapper to rapper, here are my very eclectic choices. Selecting one is impossible, so I'll name twenty in the order I think of 'em. Hey, if you don't like 'em, send in your own list:

1. Onward Christian Soldiers
2. Over There
3. Over The Rainbow As Sung By Judy Garland
4. Imagine As Sung By John Lennon
5. I Left My Heart In San Francisco As Sung By Tony Bennett
6. God Bless America
7. The Toreador Song From Carmen
8. The Impossible Dream From Man Of La Mancha
9. White Christmas As Sung By Bing Crosby
10. Mona Lisa As Sung By Nat Cole
11. The Battle Hymn Of The Republic
12. Amazing Grace
13. There's No Business Like Show Business From Annie Get Your Gun
14. My Boy Bill From Carousel
15. Paper Doll As Sung By The Mills Brothers
16. Dixie
17. The Drinking Song From La Traviata
18. Vesti la Giubba From Il Pagliacci
19. In The Mood As Played By The Glenn Miller Band
20. New York, New York As Sung By Frank Sinatra

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