MUSIC / Personal TOP 2000-2100 by Ton van Zutphen; July 2025.
FRIENDS, this is a list of songs from 'Musicians Paradise' as a follow-up to my personal Top 2000 from March 2022 / This one (an extension) is made up of songs:
1. that I had kind of forgotten, and recently remembered
2. that I discovered in the past three years
3. that made an impact on me during a special event
4. that come from the personal Top 2000 of my friend Cor van den Hurk
5. that I selected because the accordion instrument features clearly, or in the background
6. that includes songs of my favourite singers/songwriters, and bands
7. that can be considered 'classics' in a specific genre
Some notes to elaborate on the selected songs you will find below:
This list should not be read as a priority list. I tried to mix the selected songs in a way I believe will put the listener at ease with a lot of variety and flavours.
In my earlier published personal Top 2000 I included practically always the original versions of songs. This 100-songs list includes covers of originals that I rate highly. An outstanding example of such is the song 'Baby Face' by the Kinks @ # 2023.
Clearly, amongst my favourite bands and singers remain Calexico, Ry Cooder, Vince Gill, Van Morrison, the Grateful Dead, the Kinks, Joan Baez, and Cliff Richard & the Shadows a.o. The songs by them listed below do not appear in my original personal Top 2000.
Then I am a great fan of Country and Western music and some evergreens appear below, like the song 'Just someone I used to know' by Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner.
Most live performances can be seen and enjoyed on YouTube; songs I recommend to see include 'All you ever do' by the Mavericks @ # 2010, and 'Sweet Jane' by Lou Reed @ # 2085.
Also to be noted is a couple of Dutch/Flemish songs @ # 2048-2052.
I would like to mention a few personal favourites I often listen to: Bobby Woods with 'Desolation row' @ # 2011; Bryn Terfel with 'Sloop John B' @ # 2014; the Kinks with 'Strangers' @ # 2038 and the original version of 'It's all over now' @ # 2065, performed by the Valentinos with the famous brothers Womack.
The list below offers you some 7 hours of listening, covering a variety of music styles, singers, and bands. There is enough Rock in it; and Roll....with superb melodies when cruising on the blacktop, or listening @ home in your armchair. Enjoy!
2001 / Ry Cooder / My girl Josephine / Live (2005)
2002 / Madonna / Don't cry for me Argentina (1996)
2003 / Billy Joel / Honesty (1978)
2004 / Julee Cruise / Falling (1989)
2005 / Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner / Just someone I used to know (1969)
2006 / Vince Gill & the Players / Liza Jane / Live (1991)
2007 / Calexico & Mario Luz de Luna / El Picador / Live (2008)
2008 / Van Morrison & Pee Wee Ellis / Tupelo honey / Live (1980)
2009 / Pink Floyd / Fearless (1971)
2010 / The Mavericks / All you ever do / Live in Calgary (2022)
2011 / Bobby Woods / Desolation row (2018)
2012 / Dee Dee Bridgewater / Hounddog (2017)
2013 / John Trudell / Doesn't hurt anymore (2001)
2014 / Bryn Terfel / Sloop John B. (2024)
2015 / Country Joe McDonald / Kiss my ass (1971)
2016 / Grateful Dead / Scarlet begonias (1977)
2017 / Tracy Pendarvis / A thousand guitars (1959)
2018 / Stranglers / All day and all of the night (2008)
2019 / Marilyn Monroe / River of no return (1954)
2020 / John Lennon / Oh my love (1971)
2021 / Bruce Springsteen / Human touch (1992)
2022 / JD Mc Pherson / North Side Gal (2011)
2023 / Little Richard / Baby face (1958)
2023 / Kinks / Baby face (1972) / Live vaudeville version
2024 / Eric Burdon & the Animals / Sky Pilot (1968)
2025 / Sofia Pettersson / Hallelujah (2002)
2026 / Jim James & Calexico / Goin' to Acapulco (2007)
2027 / George Thorogood & the Destroyers / I'll change my style (1977)
2028 / Doug Sahm / Poison love (1973)
2029 / Sue Thompson / Sad movies (1961)
2030 / Steve Earle / Rivers of Babylon (1995)
2031 / Arthur Alexander / You better move on (1960)
2032 / Cliff Richard & the Shadows / Thinking of your love (1960)
2033 / Chris Rice / Go light your candle (1995)
2034 / Red Patterson & the Piedmont Log Rollers / Banks of the Ohio (1927)
2034 / Joan Baez & the Grateful Dead / Banks of the Ohio (1981) / Live in Oakland
2035 / Alvin Lee / The bluest blues (1993)
2036 / Vince Gill & Patty Loveless / Go rest high on that mountain / Live (2013)
2037 / Corries / The Wild Mountain Thyme (Scottish traditional) / (1969)
2037 / Byrds / The Wild Mountain Thyme (1966)
2037 / Joan Baez / The Wild Mountain Thyme (1975)
2038 / Kinks / Strangers (1970)
2039 / Van Morrison / Madame George (1968)
2040 / Beatles / Because the world is round (1969)
2041 / Geier Sturzflug / Brutosozialprodukt (1983)
2042 / Adele / Hello (2019)
2043 / Chieftains / My Bonnie (Irish traditional) / (1998)
2044 / Billy Bacon & the Forbidden Pigs / Valleys and Peaks (2004)
2045 / Ry Cooder / Taxes on the farmer feeds us all (1972)
2046 / Arrow / Hot hot hot (1982)
2047 / Billy Ray Cirus / Achy breaky heart (1992)
2048 / Dommelvolk / Woensel kermis (1979)
2049 / Bram Vermeulen & de Toekomst / Verveling (1981)
2050 / Noordkaap / Ik hou van U (1995)
2051 / Boudewijn de Groot / Een meisje van zestien (1966)
2052 / Will Tura / Heimwee naar huis (1966)
2053 / Outlaws / Green grass & High tides (1975)
2054 / Bonnie Raitt / You (1994)
2055 / Magic Slim & the Teardrops / I'm a bluesman (2002)
2056 / Kinks / I'm not like everybody else (1966)
2057 / Grateful Dead / Morning dew (1967)
2058 / Little Feat / Dixy Chicken & Tripe fase boogie / Live (1972)
2059 / Guillermo Portabales / Yo te canto Puerto Rico (1967)
2060 / THEM / My lonely sad eyes (1966)
2061 / Chilliwack / Ballad (1972)
2062 / Mink de Ville / Just to walk that little girl home (1980)
2063 / Little Village / Do you want my job (1992)
2063 / Ry Cooder & David Lindley / Do you want my job / Live in Vienna (1995)
2064 / Saints / I'm stranded (1977)
2065 / Valentinos / It's all over now (1964)
2066 / Christophe / Aline (1965)
2067 / Franco & TP OK Jazz / Siluwangi Wapi Accordeon (1972)
2068 / Pink Floyd / Shine on you crazy diamond (1975)
2069 / Led Zeppelin / Bron-Y-aur-Stomp (1970)
2070 / Lynyrd Skynyrd / Free bird (1974)
2071 / Van Morrison / Stop drinking (2003)
2072 / Cliff Richard & the Shadows / Gee whizz, it's you (1960)
2073 / Sandy Coast / Subject of my thoughts (1968)
2074 / Kinks / Living on a thin line (1984)
2075 / Grateful Dead / Bertha / Live in Oakland (1987)
2076 / John Lennon / Working class hero (1970)
2077 / Buddy Holly / Brown eyed handsome man (1963)
2078 / Rolling Stones / Off the hook (1965)
2079 / Jorge Fernando / Chuva (1991)
2080 / Mariachi Luz de Luna & Calexico / El Cascabel / Live (2008)
2081 / Captain Beefheart / This is the day (1974)
2082 / Staccatos / Cry to me (1968)
2083 / Sam Cooke / Change is gonna come (1964)
2084 / Seatsniffers / Assembley line (1997)
2085 / Lou Reed / Sweet Jane / Live (2012)
2086 / Ry Cooder / The way we make a broken heart (1980)
2087 / Slim Willett / Don't let the stars get in your eyes (1952)
2088 / Emmylou Harris & Don Williams / If I needed you (1981)
2089 / New Riders of the Purple Sage / You should have seen me running (1973)
2090 / Bob Weir / Looks like rain (1972)
2091 / Electric Light Orchestra / Mr. Blue Sky (1977)
2092 / Bobby Bare / Detroit City (1963)
2093 / Jimmy Reed / Honest I do (1957)
2094 / Roy Orbison / Running scared (extended version / (1988)
2095 / Band / Rockin' chair (1969)
2096 / Trisha Yearwood / How do I live (1997)
2097 / Santana / Put your lights on (1999)
2098 / Planet Rockers / Spin my wheels (1997)
2099 / Turtles / Happy together (1967)
2100 / Various Artists / Not fade away / Austin City Limits / Live (2014)
And the final BONUS-song to state that we are all on a pilgrim's route;
a musical one and/or a wordly, or even a religious one. Pilgrims we are on this earth!
Therefore, please listen to this bonus-song by The Byrds / I am a pilgrim (1962)
Antonius Franciscus van Zutphen
Leende, the Netherlands, 2nd July 2025
tonvanzutphen@gmail.com
In due course this list with short notes will appear on my blog: www.nedineurope.blogspot.com
As always, comments are welcome!
