Top 1000 Songs #610-#601

#610 - "Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman)" - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II - The fourth of twenty-four Zeppelin songs on the list, "LLM" is usually paired with "Heartbreaker", but since the two songs weren't next to each other on their album, I'm judging them separately. "LLM" features a monster riff and tells the story of an aging groupie.

#609 - "Trouble Trouble" - The Ponys - Laced With Romance - The second and highest-charting Ponys song on the countdown, "Trouble Trouble" is a throwback to the garage rock days of the mid-60's and features a great tempo.

#608 - "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down" - Elvis Costello - Get Happy - The third of eleven Elvis C. songs in the top 1000, "I Can't Stand" features one of his catchiest beats and a fantastic chorus.

#607 - "Plush" - Stone Temple Pilots - Core - The second of six STP songs on the list, "Plush" was the band's breakthrough hit, though at the time they were still in that "ripping off more popular bands" phase that haunted them until they broke up.

#606 - "Wishlist" - Pearl Jam - Yield - The seventh of twenty-five Pearl Jam songs on the countdown, "Wishlist" was the band's second single off of their last "huge" album, and features fantastic lyrics.

#605 - "Dashboard" - Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank - The first of four Modest Mouse songs in the top 1000, "Dashboard" was the first single released off of their most recent album and their hardest-driving single to date.

#604 - "L.A. Woman" - The Doors - L.A. Woman - The fifth of ten Doors songs on the list, "L.A. Woman" was one of the last songs that the band recorded before Jim Morrison died. The song is a classic, but it's widely regarded as excessive.

#603 - "3rd Planet" - Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica - The second of four Modest Mouse songs on the countdown, "3rd Planet" was the band's big breakthrough, as it was featured in a car commerical and helped the band break through to the mainstream when the band released their next album.

#602 - "Spitting Games" - Snow Patrol - Final Straw - The second of three Snow Patrol songs on the list, "Spitting Games" features great lyrics and surprisingly wasn't a hit for the band who would really break through on their next album, thanks to Grey's Anatomy.

#601 - "Given To Fly" - Pearl Jam - Yield - The eighth of twenty-five Pearl Jam songs on the countdown, "Given To Fly" was the band's last huge hit before they turned in a more artistic and therefore less popular direction. The lyrics and the chorus are both highlights of this sweeping ballad.