Graeme's Colossal Countdown: The Honorable Mentions! (Part 2: #550-501)

We are less than a week away from the start of Graeme's Colossal Countdown! Make sure you're tuned in at mocoradio.airtime.pro on Friday, September 1st, at 7pm. You won't want to miss my show, as I count down from #500 to #1 my favorite songs of all time, throughout the entire school year. But last week, I began counting down 100 honorable mentions. If you missed part one, you can read about those selections here. However, now we're going to be counting down some songs that just missed the cut from being colossal! Yes, we're going to do part two of my honorable mentions. As was the case with part one, there will be little commentary, mostly just the list.

#550: Get Rhythm (Johnny Cash, 1956)

#549: Buzz, Buzz, Buzz (The Hollywood Flames, 1957)

#548: Mean (Taylor Swift, 2010)

#547: My Juanita (The Crests, 1957)

This interracial group sang the unofficial anthem to Lead East.

#546: A Casual Look (The Six Teens, 1956)

#545: I Lost Everything (I Ever Had) (The Persuasions, 1982)

#544: I've Just Seen a Face (The Beatles, 1965)

#543: Ruby Baby (The Drifters, 1956)

#542: Speedoo (The Cadillacs, 1955)

#541: Prelude/Angry Young Man (Billy Joel, 1976)

#540: What is Your Decision (The Harptones, 1956)

#539: Come On Eileen (Dexys Midnight Runners, 1982)

White trash don't exist only in America...

#538: I'll Get You (The Beatles, 1964)

#537: Half as Much (Hank Williams, 1952)

#536: Tomorrow Never Knows (The Beatles, 1966)

#535: Bicycle Race (Queen, 1978)

#534: Long Tall Sally (Little Richard, 1956)

#533: You Really Got a Hold on Me (The Beatles, 1963)

#532: Ramblin' Man (Allman Brothers Band, 1973)

Like Hank Williams before them, this group sings about a "Ramblin' Man".

#531: Mamunia (Wings, 1973)

#530: A Thousand Miles Away (The Heartbeats, 1957)

#529: Everyday I Have The Blues (B.B. King, 1955)

#528: Captain Jack (Billy Joel, 1973)

#527: Rubber Biscuit (The Chips, 1956)

#526: There's a Moon Out Tonight (The Capris, 1958)

#525: You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate, 1975)

#524: What You're Doing (The Beatles, 1964)

Sir Paul with some punny songwriting on this one.

#523: No Good For You (Meghan Trainor, 2015)

#522: I Only Want You (The Passions, 1960)

#521: Just For You (Sam Cooke, 1961)

#520: Everyday (Buddy Holly, 1957)

#519: The Wind (The Jesters, 1960)

#518: Taxman (The Beatles, 1966)

#517: Touch The Hem of His Garment (The Persuasions, 1974)

#516: Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash, 1963)

#515: I Get Around (The Beach Boys, 1964)

1964 was one hell of a year for the Beach Boys... They were overshadowed by limeys however.

#514: I Me Mine (The Beatles, 1970)

#513: Glory of Love (The Five Keys, 1951)

#512: Heartaches (The Marcels, 1961)

#511: All You Need is Love (The Beatles, 1967)

#510: Shout (The Isley Brothers, 1959)

#509: She Loves You (The Beatles, 1964)

#508: Sincerely (The Moonglows, 1954)

#507: Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song) (The Treniers, 1954)

#506: Back in Black (AC/DC, 1980)

#505: Come Go With Me (The Del-Vikings, 1957)

#504: Girls on The Beach (The Beach Boys, 1964)

#503: They're Hanging Me Tonight (Marty Robbins, 1959)

#502: Jealous Guy (John Lennon, 1971)

#501: Here Comes The Sun (The Beatles, 1969)

I end the honorable mentions with a song that should obviously be on the list. But it's not, because Alexa always defaults to this when playing The Beatles! This is an honorable mention as a middle finger to Amazon, nothing else.

Graeme's Colossal Countdown: The Honorable Mentions! (Part 1: #600-#551)

Well folks, we're almost at that time of the year again! I will soon begin my new college radio show, where I will be counting down my Top 500 songs of all time. But this list has required some extensive revisions over this summer, and indeed the last year. I've moved tracks up and down, and added songs that caught my attention in recent months (and even weeks). I want my list to fully reflect all the music I love, so in honor of this, I am counting down one hundred honorable mentions over the next two weeks! Starting this week, I will be counting down #600-#551. Then the Saturday before college, I will reveal #550-501. And when we finally get back on the air, we will start with #500! So without further ado, here are my first batch of honorable mentions. There will be little commentary, mostly just the list.

#600: Man in the Mirror (Michael Jackson, 1988)

#599: Tell Me How (Buddy Holly, 1957)

#598: The Great Suburban Showdown (Billy Joel, 1974)

#597: What Do You Do For Money Honey (AC/DC, 1980)

#596: Don't Be Cruel (Elvis Presley, 1956)

A TikTok video with dancing chickens convinced me to put this on the list, I'm not kidding.

#595: My Guy (Mary Wells, 1964)

#594: I Woke Up In Love This Morning (The Persuasions, 1985)

#593: Kaw-Liga (Hank Williams, 1952)

#592: But, Mr. Adams (1776 Cast, 1969)

Let's consider ourselves fortunate that we have John Adams to abuse...

#591: Island of Love (The Sheppards, 1959)

#590: Kindly Calm Me Down (Meghan Trainor, 2016)

#589: Umbrella (Rihanna and Jay-Z, 2007)

#588: That's The Way It Goes (The Harptones, 1956)

#587: Be-Bop-a-Lula (Gene Vincent, 1956)

#586: Everyday I Have To Cry (The Valentines, 1967)

Bon Scott did bubblegum pop before he rocked with AC/DC, as heard on this song!

#585: I Will (The Beatles, 1968)

#584: A Hundred And Sixty Acres (Marty Robbins, 1959)

#583: Lies (The Knickerbockers, 1965)

#582: I Can't Escape From You (Hank Williams, 1951)

#581: Adorable (The Drifters, 1955)

#580: True Love is Hard To Find (The Rivieras, 1958)

#579: Bluebird (Wings, 1973)

This underrated tune made it over the albums's title track... tell me if that's a snub!

#578: I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know (The Davis Sisters, 1953)

#577: Little Honda (The Beach Boys, 1964)

#576: Kung Fu Fighting (Carl Douglas, 1974)

#575: I've Had It (The Bell Notes, 1958)

These fellas sing the legendary tune otherwise known as "La". Their lack of singing talent knocks them out of the Top 500!

#574: Darling Lorraine (The Knockouts, 1959)

#573: Any Time At All (The Beatles, 1964)

#572: One Last Breath (Creed, 2002)

#571: Rang Tang Ding Dong (I Am The Japanese Sandman) (The Cellos, 1957)

#570: Hello Vietnam (Johnny Wright, 1965)

The unofficial anthem of haircuts. Only kept off the Top 500 because of its warmongering message.

#569: Unchained Melody (Vito and The Salutations, 1959)

#568: I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (The Soggy Bottom Boys, 2000)

#567: Let's Go For a Ride (The Collegians, 1957)

#566: Not Fade Away (Buddy Holly, 1957)

#565: My Selfish Heart (Meghan Trainor, 2015)

#564: Words of Love (The Diamonds, 1957)

#563: When the Levee Breaks (Led Zeppelin, 1971)

This killer closer to Led Zeppelin IV will be the unofficial anthem of climate change in due time. 

#562: Rolling in the Deep (Adele, 2010)

#561: Eight Days a Week (The Beatles, 1964)

#560: Just To Be With You (The Passions, 1959)

#559: Sam Hall (Johnny Cash, 2002)

#558: Girls Got Rhythm (AC/DC, 1979)

#557: Friends in Low Places (Garth Brooks, 1990)

#556: All of Me (John Legend, 2013)

This beautiful piano ballad is one of the better pop hits in recent times.

#555: If You've Got The Money (I've Got The Time) (Lefty Frizzel, 1950)

#554: Lorraine (The Bonnevilles, 1959)

#553: When We Get Married (The Dreamlovers, 1961)

#552: Tutti Frutti (Little Richard, 1955)

#551: Trickle Trickle (The Videos, 1958)

Well, what do you think of the list so far? Are there any songs on here that you think should've made my Top 500? Feel free to let me know. Also feel free to look up any songs you haven't heard of, but are curious about. Even though they didn't make my Top 500, that doesn't mean they're not awesome tracks in their own right!