500 Songs For Kids Update from Night #10
Songs #50-1 on the Countdown of the 500 GREATEST SING-ALONG SONGS OF ALL TIME!
One might be the loneliest number, but when the countdown finally reached “Hey Jude,” the number one sing-along song, there was no such thing as lonely at Smith’s Olde Bar. The packed venue had been beyond capacity since early in the evening with anxious fans waiting to see, who would be singing some of the top songs; they were not disappointed.
Although it had been announced earlier in the week that Gnarls Barkley’s Ceelo would be singing “Hey Jude,” he took the stage before the top ten broke to perform his own countdown hit: #77- "Crazy." With just an acoustic guitar and tambourine player, Ceelo kicked the energy up to an all time high with 10-day-stressed vocal cords echoing his every lyric. The power jams and rock hits continued after that as Tommy Martin, Heavy Mojo, Butch Walker and others motored through classics from AC/DC, Bon Jovi and Night Ranger to name a few.
Here are some of last night’s highlights:
#50- Anarchy in the U.K. by The Sex Pistols performed by Mouser
#48- Amazing Grace by John Newton performed by The Lovell Sisters
#47- American Girl by Tom Petty performed by Ben Deignan
#46- Respect by Aretha Franklin performed by Tasha Larae
#45- Your Love by The Outfield performed by Rantings of Eva
#44- Amie by Pure Prarie League performed by Spencer Durham
#43- Blister in the Sun by Violent Femmes performed by Ellington
#32- Chariots of Fire Theme by Vangelis performed by 500 Songs for Kids Orchastra and a slow motion runner
#31- Don’t Worry, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin performed by Stacy Epps
#30- Lola by The Kinks performed by James Hall
#29- It’s The End of the World as We Know It by R.E.M. performed by Trances Arc
#28- One by U2 performed by Courtney Jaye
#27- New York, New York performed by Pat Sorelo
#26- You’ve Lost That Love and Feelin’ by The Righteous Brothers performed by The Lost Boys
#25- Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston performed by Sexual Chocolate aka Josh Rifkind
#24- Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond performed by Aslyn
#23- Gambler by Kenny Rodgers performed by Corey Smith
#22- Just a Friend by Biz Markie performed by The Redcoats
#21- Redemption Song by Bob Marley performed by Arrested Development
#20- Eye of the Tiger by Survivor performed by Y.O.U.
#19- Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan performed by Dead Confederate
#18- Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth performed by Jamm & The All Stars
#17- Don’t Stop Believing by Journey performed by Trances Arc
#16- Escape (Pina Colada) by Rupert Holmes performed by Adam McKnight and Charles Bulloch
#15- Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson performed by Left Front Tire
#14- Free Fallin’ by Tom Petty performed by Georgia
#13- Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi performed by 500 Songs for Kids’s Justin and Sanjay
#12- Friends in Low Places by Garth Brooks performed by Levi Lowrey and Sexual Chocolate a.k.a. Josh Rifkind
#11- Rock and Roll All Nite by Kiss performed by Peter Stroud & Tim Smith
#10- You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC performed by Tommy Martin
#9- Every Rose Has It’s Thorn by Poison performed by Trances Arc, Jim Hodgson, and Josh Rifkind
#8- American Pie by Don McLean performed by Angie Aparo
#7- Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard performed by Trances Arc, Y.O.U.’s Peter Olson and Mark Cobb, and The Redcoat’s Wes Hoffman
#6- Imagine by John Lennon performed by Shawn Mullins
#5- Here I Go Again by Whitesnake performed by Angie Aparo, Peter Stroud, and Tim Smith
#4- Livin’ On a Prayer by Bon Jovi performed by Heavy Mojo
#2- Sister Christian by Night Ranger performed by Butch Walker
#1- Hey Jude by The Beatles performed by Angie Aparo, Butch Walker, and friends
#72- Crazy by Gnarls Barkley performed by Ceelo
