GOLDEN LEGACY

BEST SONGS EVER MADE


 
 

This page shows the in my opinion 70 best tracks ever made in musical history
The list contains a wide variety of sounds as different as could be
From the nostalgic french chanson of Belgium singer Jacques Brel to the techno of U96 and the picturesque lyrics of king crimson 


 

1. jacques brel: la chanson des vieux amants

2. yves montand: les feuilles mortes

3. wim de craene: rozane

4. king crimson: I talk to the wind

5. trees: the garden of jane delawney

6. lighthouse: one fine morning (single edit)

7. uriah heep: the park

8. lindisfarne: lady eleanor

9. king crimson: starless

10. michelle shocked: the L&N don't stop here anymore

11. toni childs: heaven's gate

12. this mortal coil: I come and stand at every door

13. eddie reader: what you do with what you've got

14. dead can dance: the carnival is over

15. gilles dreu: alouette, alouette

16. corry brokken: alouette

17. frans halsema: zondagmiddag buitenveldert

18. herman van veen:  cirkels

19. brainbox: summertime

20. jose feliciano: the windmills of your mind

21. fleetwood mac: man of the world

22. king crimson: epitaph incl. march for no reason/ tomorrow and tomorrow

23. uriah heep: come away melinda

24. elton john: border song

25. elton john: the greatest discovery

26. frans halsema: kees

27. herman van veen: liefde van later

28. beatles: michelle

29. uriah heep: july morning

30. guy fletcher: mary in the morning

31. rupert hine: me you mine

32. america: ventura highway

33. bread: the guitar man

34. buoys: timothy

35. todd rundgren: I saw the light

36. doobie brothers: long train runnin'

37. deep purple: soldier of fortune

38. renaissance: cold is being

39. renaissance: mother russia

40. dana: day by day

41. billy joel: james

42. stephan sulke: lotte

43. yves duteil: le mur de la prison d'en face

44. jeanette: porque te vas

45. al stewart: year of the cat

46. moody blues: had to fall in love

47. jeff wayne/ julie covington / phil lynott: the spirit of man

48. styx: boat on the river

49. kenny loggins: heartlight

50. frans halsema: elke avond als de beeldbuis is gedoofd

51. herman van veen: een vriend zien huilen

52. oliver shanti & friends: rainbow way

53. edie brickell & new bohemians: I do

54. crystal waters: gypsy woman

55. martine girault: revival

56. eric clapton: tears in heaven

57. U96: life in paradise

58. jules de corte: Ik zou wel eens willen weten

59. jules de corte: als je overmorgen oud bent

60. buoys: give up your guns

61. francoise hardy: ma jeunesse fout le camp

62. three dog night: easy to be hard

63. wallace collection: daydream

64. george harrison: my sweet lord

65. matthews southern comfort: woodstock

66. melanie & edwin hawkin singers: lay down (candles in the rain)

67. cat stevens: lady d'arbanville

68. cat stevens: sad lisa

69. liesbeth list & ramses shaffy: aan de andere kant van de heuvels

70. led zeppelin: stairway to heaven

 

There are lots of songs who deserved a place on this list, but didn't get on it because I do have the (radiotaped) tracks itself but not the further facts of titles and artists
If you know much about music you can help me with finding information about these unknown pieces of magic
Small (about 30 seconds samples) of some of these songs are on the following homepage

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