"Songs I wish I had written"

[jchitty]

Anyone have a list of songs you love so much that when you hear them, you say to yourself, 'wow, I wish I had written something like that." If so, list them here.

[ernstinen]

"Rock & Roll Pt.2" by Gary Glitter. Played at every sporting event for the last 20 years. The guy might be an arsehole , but I'll bet he's a multi-millionare from just that one "song"!HEY!Ern

[jchitty]

Good stuff, Watty, Jeffe, Gunter, Traveling Ed, Ern, and Steve. Hey, I loved Kurt Cobain too...been about 13 years now, still haven't gotten over that loss.Here's my list, although I have to admit, I don't know all the songwriters here. Since I write mostly country, I'll just list my country faves, although I love alternative, jazz, folk, rock, etc.Thinking Problem --- Stuart Ziff (writer), David Ball (artist)Drinking Me Lonely-- Chris Young, artist and songwriterFist City and Coal Miner's Daughter ---Loretta Lynn, artist and songwriterBoot Scoot Boogie----Brooks and DunnMidnight in Montgomery---Alan Jackson, songwriter and artistWhenever You Come Around, and High Lonesome Sound---Vince Gillnew song, "It Was a Different World," Bucky Covington, artistCrazy---Willie Nelson, songwriter....Patsy Cline, artistFolsom Prison---Johnny Cash, artist and songwriterAnything by Kris KristophersonHurt--Johnny Cash and Nine Inch NailsRope the Moon -- John Michael Montgomery, artistStraight Tequila Night, Seminole Wind ---John Anderson, artist and songwriterQueen of My Double Wide Trailer --- Sammy Kershaw, artistHe Stopped Loving Her Today---George Jones, artistWorking Man Blues and Mama Tried --- Merle Haggard, artist and songwriterRedneck Woman ----Gretchen Wilson, artist and songwriterJesus Take the Wheel---Carrie Underwood, artistForever and Ever Amen --Randy Travis, artistA Country Boy Can Survive (old and new version)---Hank Williams Jr., artist and songwriter.Anything by the group, "Alabama."Hey Good Looking---Hank Williams Sr., artist and songwriter.Gosh, I love country music so, I have at least a thousand songs I could list, this is a very short list.

[grandmatarkin]

Now THAT'S what it's all about !!

[sgs4u]

You Had a Bad Day - Daniel Powter - Bubble gum at it's finest. He's from my wife's home town, he was a grade behind her. She got to interview him for radio up here. And he was very nice, still!! That song has no guitar(OK, very little), almost entirely produced by him. It is soooo repetitive. And then American Idol picked it up. Cha ching.That is a SUCCESS story. I guess he didn't use the 2nd best way to get his music out.

[vermeer]

* Anything written by Jim Vallance & Bryan Adams: * "Summer of 69" * "Run To You" * "Cuts Like a Knife"* Carole King's "It's Too Late"* Bob Dylan's "All Over The Watchtower"* "I Love Rock n' Roll" * Corey Hart's "Sunglasses At Night"* Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (boy, I'd be rich )Vermeer

[Casey H]

Quote:From way back, "Rhythm of the Rain". The original version stunk up the joint. But, when Dan Fogelberg got a hold of it, he gave it a soul all it's own.Maybe I just wish I could sing like him!Do you mean the one in the early 60's by The Cascades? I used to have the 45 RPM... I didn't know Fogelberg covered it! Casey

[walter327]

Yeah. You can listen to it by going here: music.yahoo.com/ar-314802---Dan-Fogelberg Sorry. I just prefer his version. I am a bloodhound for finding ways to insult people.

[ddusty]

Chistopherscum,nice list, but for someone who listed I'm so lonesome I could cry first (i can't believe i left that one off my list) you went and credited George Thorogood with Move it on over.That is also a Hank Sr. classic.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Move_It_On_Over

[tedsingingfox]

OK, if we're going to talk Effort = Payoff..."Na-Bis-Co". Ted tedsingingfox