Top 350 songs in my 50 years of music – 260-241:

260. I Love You Suzanne – Lou Reed. …. This tune isn’t much on deep lyrics, but I think it’s much more fun than the iconic “Walk on the Wild Side.”

259. American Idiot – Green Day. … Might be a little premature to put these guys in the Hall of Fame, but this song is a head banger.

258. Brandy – Looking Glass. … Was a No. 1 hit in the early 70s. “The sailors say, ‘Brandy, you’re a fine girl, what a good wife you would be.’”

257. Photograph – Def Leppard. … Hard-rocking hair band did it right with this melodic piece of music.

256. Against All Odds – Phil Collins. … Memorable, heart-felt song from a dreadful 1984 movie by the same name.

255. Superman – Five for Fighting. … Originally written about, “trying to fit in.” Took on special meaning after 9/11 when John Ondrasik sang it at the “Concert for New York,” in honor of the rescue workers.

254. She Moves On – Paul Simon. … From the terrific, latin-styled music of the 1990 Grammy-nominated album, “The Rhythm of the Saints.”

*253. At this moment – Billy Vera & the Beaters. .. Michael J. Fox dances with his girlfriend to this in a memorable “Family Ties” episode.

252. Manic Monday – The Bangles. … Still have that crush on Susanna Hoffs.

251. Lyin Eyes – The Eagles. … Glenn Frey introduced this song at a concert in Tampa by saying, “This is dedicated to my ex-wife. … Plaintiff.” Such an impeccably-written song by Don and Glenn.

250. Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield. … A No. 1 hit and Grammy-Award winning song in 1981 from “Working Class Dog” for the Aussie.

249. Do What You Like – Foreigner. … Deep track from “Head Games.” Group provided a lot of memorable singles, but this is the one I have listened to the most – led by Lou Gramm’s soothing voice.

248. Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen. … Freddie Mercury reportedly wrote this Elvis-like tune in a very short time one day. He plays guitar on the record as well.

*247. (Wearin Down) Like a Wheel – Elliot Easton. … The left-handed guitarist of The Cars put out a solo album named “Change No Change” with this tune that includes a nifty solo.

246. Dreamboat Annie – Heart. … A great blend of voices and wonderful acoustic guitar work on the live version make this song memorable.

245. You Learn – Alanis Morissette. … Best song from an amazing album called, “Jagged Little Pill.” “You live, you learn, you love, you learn, you cry, you learn, you lose, you learn.”

244. Tangled Up in Blue – Bob Dylan. … The legend only had one better than this one in my estimation.

243. It’s Not Safe – Aimee Mann. … “All you wanna do is something good. So get ready to be ridiculed and misunderstood.” From a terrific album, cheekily named “I’m With Stupid.”

242. Two Tickets to Paradise – Eddie Money. … Long before he was starring in a Geico commercial, Eddie was rocking and this tune edges “Shakin” as his best. Saw him at a nightclub in New Britain and he looked out of it when the show started, but what a performance he produced.

241. My City of Ruins – Bruce Springsteen. … The Boss originally wrote this for an Asbury Park, N.J. benefit and it ended up on his terrific CD, “The Rising.” Come on Rise up!