Top 1000 Songs #500-#491

#500 - "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" - Aretha Franklin - Respect - The first of two Aretha songs on the list, "Natural Woman" is one of the great soul songs ever written and is among her biggest hits.

#499 - "The New Pollution" - Beck - Odelay - The fourth of nine Beck songs on the countdown, "New" is one of Beck's bigger hits and was one of the high-points he achieved at the peak of his career.

#498 - "Born To Be Wild" - Steppenwolf - Move Over - The first and only Steppenwolf song in the top 1000, "Born To Be Wild" is the definitive song of the 1960's and was legendarily featured in the movies "Easy Rider" and "Lost In America".

#497 - "Everybody Knows That You Are Insane" - Queens Of The Stone Age - Lullabies To Paralyze - The ninth of sixteen Queens songs on the list, "Everybody" is a throbbing and sweeping song that is among the best off of the band's best album.

#496 - "Can't Stop" - The Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way - The third of five RHCP songs on the countdown. When I first heard "Can't Stop" I knew it would be a #1 hit and it was. The song opens with a Morello-lite guitar lick and classic RHCP funk lyrics and tops it all off with a great chorus.

#495 - "Crocodile Rock" - Elton John - To Be Continued - The fifth of eight Elton John songs in the top 1000, "Crocodile Rock" is one of Elton's biggest hits and one of his most fun songs, though let's face it, it's a little funny to hear him lusting over "Little Suzy" now that we know what we do.

#494 - "On The Turning Away" - Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason - The third of fourteen Pink Floyd songs in the top 1000, "On The Turning Away" is one of the band's least known songs, as it wasn't on a major album, but it's among their best-written and most moving songs.

#493 - "Nuthin' But A "G" Thang" - Dr. Dre - The first and only Dre song on the list, "Thang" was the launching point for the career not only of Dre but of Snoop Dogg, two of the greatest rappers of all-time. The beat is classic Dre and the lyrics and chorus are among the best and most well-known in rap history.

#492 - "Superunkown" - Soundgarden - Superunknown - The second of eleven Soundgarden songs on the countdown, "Superunknown" provided the title for the band's legendary album, but it wasn't a big hit in and of itself. The song showcases the band at it's peak with great verses and a building chorus that falls off a cliff with an incredible vocal performance from grunge's greatest singer Chris Cornell at it's climax.

#491 - "Your Time Is Gonna Come" - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I - The tenth of twenty-four Zeppelin songs in the top 1000, "Your Time" is one of the few great Zeppelin songs that didn't become huge hits. The song features a great organ solo at the beginning and a less-thumping sound that would preview their next three albums and show the promise that the band could become beyond just being another blues rock band.