My Favorite Songs of 2007
All year long, I listen to every CD that comes my way – so you don’t have to! Anyway, here’s a list of songs I couldn’t get enough of in 2007, and the reasons why.
1. “Missing You,” Alison Krauss & John Waite – Something about the way he sings the line “You don’t know how desperate I’ve become…”
2. “The Story,” Brandi Carlile – You know that part where she kind of screams? I love that.
3. “Hard Edges,” Chris Knight – A little girl’s dreams of becoming a dancer come true, sort of.
4. “Talking in Your Sleep,” Crystal Gayle – I was late to find this classic. Even when he’s asleep, he can’t say the right thing.
5. “In a Perfect World,” Gene Watson – With so many things going wrong for him, you’ll feel better about your own life.
6. “Falling Slowly,” Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova – My favorite song from my favorite scene in my favorite movie, Once.
7. “Love is a Battlefield,” Jann Arden – I was always too busy finger-snapping on Pat Benatar’s version to realize what a heavy, intense lyric this has.
8. “Pistol Packin’ Mama,” John Prine & Mac Wiseman – Cracks me up every time, and I get a kick out of whoever’s wailing in the background.
9. “Right Moves,” Josh Ritter – I was giving a friend a ride home one night and she said, “Who is this? I like it!” Me too. A great groove.
10. “Your Next Lover,” Lori McKenna – “She puts her pocketbook down and smiles at you” … and you know this isn’t going to turn out well.
11. “Let the Music Get Down in Your Soul,” Marc Broussard – It’s a remake but advice like this never goes out of style.
12. “The Calling,” Mary Chapin Carpenter – Some things you just don’t have control over. It’s OK to embrace those things.
13. “People Change,” Nick Lowe – He’s right, of course, but only a randy chap like Nick can tell a story like this.
14. “Someone Somewhere Tonight”, Pam Tillis – She’s still got it. A fine reminder that the great circle of life goes on.
15. “Heavenly Day,” Patty Griffin – An upbeat love song about her dog!
16. “Because of You,” Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson – My friend cries every time she hears this because it reminds her of her dad.
17. “Follow the Lights,” Ryan Adams & the Cardinals – Such words of encouragement are always welcome.
18. “Fallen,” Storyhill – They sing, “This year the winter will not break me,” and I always think, “Me neither, I hope.”
19. “If You Leave Me Now,” Suzy Bogguss – With her pristine voice, this Chicago oldie sounds like a whole new song.
20. “Don’t Ask Me to Be Friends” (bonus track), Teddy Thompson – If you really don’t want to be friends after a breakup, please don’t pretend otherwise.
21. “This is Me You’re Talking To,” Trisha Yearwood – It’s inevitable that you’ll run into old flames in Nashville. What can I say? This song gets it just right.
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Chris N. says:
It was a relief to finally figure out what that “Missing You” line was. Dude didn’t enunciate on the original.
Cara says:
“Someone somewhere tonight”! Wow. The first time I saw the songwriter, Walt Wilkins, perform this song my husband just handed me a napkin. It’s a real tear-jerker that is a beautiful picture of “life”. Glad to see this song in your top picks for 07.