The Best Songs of All Time

Everyone is different, but we all have songs we call "the best of all time." These make our top tier. There are hundreds of good to great songs on every one's list, but not on the best of all time list.

I have thought long and hard about how to determine what should be on my list. I have standards that I have set for albums, and people would be very surprised at what rises to the top once all the "data is calculated" so to speak. But I think I have finally figured out how to determine what songs make the cut.

Ipods have enabled everyone to put their entire musical life on a device the size of a mini calculator. This means the songs range from "best of all time" to "crap I should never have put on here." Sometimes these songs could be on the very same album. Having everything in one place really helps determine what should be on top.

Essentially the list comes down to whether I would skip over this song to get to the next one when the ipod is on shuffle mode. There could be a number of reasons for this. The song could be too long. I could not be in the mood for a specific song so I skip it. But there are songs I listen to every time, EVERY time, because I love them so much. These would be the greatest.

So next time you've got the ipod on shuffle, try and think about whether you would ever skip over the tune you are currently listening to.