Comments on: Iconic Songs of the Last Decade

By: Guzpra

Guzpra — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:07:56 +0000

what a list of nice oldies songs :)

By: Pierce

Pierce — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:02:26 +0000

When I first heard it, I thought “Believe” by Brooks & Dunn would be a monumental song… it’s not commonly covered since it’s so slow-tempo (not great for a live performance at a bar, trying to win over fans) and that hurts it… but I guess time will tell!

By: Diamond

Diamond — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 18:25:36 +0000

“Let Me Let Go” could be very interesting if covered by a male artist. Faith even did a slower, “torchier” version of it already, but I’m partial to the original. It’s my favorite song by her, and I could see someone else adding some new twists to it someday.

By: Zach

Zach — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:33:35 +0000

Oh sorry Matt B.
then I guess the ones that I listed from this decade I maintain, and I’ll add “Stay” by Sugarland and “Concrete Angel” by Martina McBride to my list.
Also, I dont have that much of a taste for the male country singers. sorry.

By: Steve from Boston

Steve from Boston — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:35:40 +0000

Leeann, my post echos and endorses yours, for sure…regarding “Harlan”…You said it, “definitive” is the word to describe Patty’s version, no doubt.

By: Steve from Boston

Steve from Boston — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:31:22 +0000

I concur with You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive…

And I believe Patty’s version is definitive, even though Darrell Scott wrote it, it has become Patty’s signature song, and no one can sing it with as much biographical convicition as Patty Loveless can.

I was readling the liner notes to Patty’s Mountain Soul today, and I noticed that the author of the song, Darrell Scott, also plays banjo and dobro on Patty’s version. Not a bad endorsement, not bad at all.

There’s already evidence of the iconic nature of “Harlan”, in that Brad Paisley and Kathy Mattea have also done excellent versions of the song.

Further evidence…Patty’s version of “Harlan” was featured clealy as background music for the recent ABC news special about Appalachia, Children of the Mountains ( I think that was the title).. The producers of the show could not have picked a better song than “Harlan” for their program, or a more appropriate singer than Patty Loveless for the honor.

By: Paul Dennis

Paul Dennis — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:21:18 +0000

I really don’t think pop music really ever becomes iconic – it’s just music, after all. If I had to label songs as iconic they would be Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” or Bing Crosby’s recording from 1932 of “Brother Can You Spare A Dime”

There are are a lot of meaningful songs, many of which reach only a small audience. Perhaps the best of the last 30 years was Judy Aron’s “Aging Parents” , but she sold her cassette mainly at live performances. Judy is a folk/Klezmer singer

By: Chris N.

Chris N. — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:09:33 +0000

“Bob That Head” will never die.

By: Leeann Ward

Leeann Ward — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:49:35 +0000

Yeah, I agree with “Wagon Wheel” too. I think Russ is on to something. I think the songs that will be “iconic” are those that kind of sound timeless rather than the ones that were major hits. That’s why songs like “Wagon Wheel” and “Harlan” seem like they’ll be around in different forms over time., even though they weren’t massive hits.

By: Dan Milliken

Dan Milliken — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:41:35 +0000

“Wagon Wheel” is definitely a good one.