Today’s category is…
A Song About Time.
Here are the staff picks:
Tara Seetharam: “For the Good Times” – Jamey Johnson
About a man spending one last night with his lover, frozen in the “good times” instead of thinking about the pain that will inevitably ensue. There are plenty of versions of this song that I enjoy, but Johnson’s hits on the exact swirl of genres that just gets to me.
Kevin Coyne: “Pushing Up Daisies” – Garth Brooks
My favorite metaphor about time and the importance of making it count is captured in the chorus of this song.
Leeann Ward: “Wayside (Back in Time)” – Chris Thile
When I looked through my iTunes to find a song about time, as you might imagine, many of them were reflective and conveyed some sort of sentimentality. But I love this breakneck version of Gillian Welch and David Rawling’s “Wayside (Back in Time)” the best.
Dan Milliken: “Time Changes Everything” – Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
The sweet, simple truth: If you think you’ll never get over being discarded, wait.
Jim Croce’s “Time in a Bottle”.
“Time Marches On” Tracy Lawrence
Time After Time enough said
“Back When We Were Beautiful” – Matraca Berg
“Not a Day Goes By” – Stephen Sondheim
“Time”–Freddie Mercury
Rex Allen Jr “It’s Time We Talk Things Over”
Of course “For The Good Times” but in the Ray Price version. I like Jamey Johnson be he isn’t Ray Price, not even the 85 year old version still out there performing
‘Pushing Up Daisies’ is an excellent compilation of two Kevin Welch songs.
‘What She’s Doing Now’ and ‘The Song Remembers When’ are also good songs about times past.
Ray Price’s voice is one that I know I should like, but I’ve never been able to. Love the song though.
Kathy Mattea, “Lonesome Standard Time”! Because “a cryin’ fiddle is the sweetest sound on earth.”
…ronnie milsap’s – “daydreams about night things”
Simon and Garfunkel – Hazy shade of winter and bookends
five for fighting- 100 years
faith hill- Should I fall behind
The Carpenters-Yesterday once more
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill- Angry all the time
This Time- Carrie Underwood
My four:
TIME–Alan Parsons Project
LONG LONG TIME–Linda Ronstadt
WASTED TIME–The Eagles
TIME PASSAGES–Al Stewart
Sara Evans – Time Won’t Tell
“We Were In Love” – Toby Keith
Kathy Mattea, “Time Passes By”
“The Time Warp” from the The Rocky Horror Show. If you’re watching that movie you clearly have too much time on your hands.
I too am going with “lonesome standard time ” and “time after time”!
Fear of Wasted Time – Court Yard Hounds – Love this song.
It’s my Time – Martina McBride
Wayside (Back in Time) – Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings
“After All This Time” Rodney Crowell
Better in Time by Leona Lewis.
I was going to say Tracy Lawrence’s “Time Marches On”, but I like Kevin’s pick “Pushin’ Up Daisies” as well.
Also, Long, Long, Long by The Beatles.
By The Time I Get to Phenix -Glen Campbell
Trace Adkins’ “Between The Rainbows and the Rain”. I love songs that reflect realistically on years gone by, and how things have turned out. This one’s a beauty that no one’s ever heard of or listens to.
I’m also partial to “You And Me And Time” George and Georgette Jones, although I liked it better before I realized it was a father/daughter song and not a love song.
Oh, and Garth’s “Every Now And Then”.
“Spend My Time” – Clint Black
Clint Black – No Time to Kill
Cat’s in the Cradle.
Something a little more personal…Bad Timing by Blue Rodeo.