I know last week got a lot of buzz for being extremely difficult, but this week - for me, for you - rivals it. There are at least five songs here that I unabashedly love; also there are songs like California Love playing. It will be interesting to see how the Mr. Hyde to The Beatles' Dr. Jekyll, The Rolling Stones do, as The Beatles pretty much ran the table last week.

Tupac, performing California Love

The Rolling Stones, performing Sympathy for the Devil

Aaliyah, performing I Care 4 U

New Order, performing Age of Consent

The Pretenders, performing Back on the Chain Gang

OutKast, performing So Fresh, So Clean

Ke$ha, performing Party at a Rich Dude's House

Joni Mitchell, performing A Case of You

The Judds, performing Grandpa (Tell Me Bout the Good Old Days)

Prince, performing

Good old Prince doesn't believe in YouTube, so a Spotify link will have to suffice. Listen to all ten songs, comment on them, and rank them - 10 is your favorite song, 1 is your least favorite. Enjoy!

And the artists playing next week are:

Bananarama
Cher
(ineligible: Believe)
Massive Attack
(ineligible: Teardrops)
Brandy
(ineligible: Sittin' Up in My Room, Almost Doesn't Count, I Tried, Sadiddy)
The Pixies
(ineligible: Velouria, Dig for Fire)
Missy Elliot
(ineligible: The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly), She's a BitchAll n My Grill, Get Ur Freak On, One Minute Man, Work It, Funky Fresh Dressed, Lose Control)
Donna Summer
The Supremes

Let's Go Crazy SHOULDN'T be his pick but he'll still slay.

There are only 9 songs, no?

I have two Sympathy For The Devil songs on my iTunes, but neither of them is by 2Pac.
Was it meant to be The Rolling Stones or Guns N Roses perhaps and some other song for 2Pac?

Oh wow, I completely forgot Joni was playing this week.

OMG my fail.

I wonder what Tupac's version of "Sympathy for the Devil" would sound like.

10 - Let's Go Crazy
This is like the perfect introduction to Purple Rain. It seems like an introduction of the amazing stuff yet to come on the album. What makes this a 10 and not a 9 or 8 is the outro where he yells "TAKE ME AWAY" Perfect.

9 - I Care 4 U
Sensuality incarnate. Glad the RIGHT song got picked for her.

8 - So Fresh, So Clean
Love the syncopated chorus, and for some reason Andre's "I Love who you are; I love who you ain't" line sticks out to me.

7 - Sympathy for the Devil
Never been a big Stones fan, but this song always struck my fancy.

6 - A Case of You
I was listening to this while walking my dog a few days ago. Amazing lyrics.

5 - Age of Consent
Now yall KNOW if Blue Monday had been the pick they would be 10'd multiple times.

4 - Back on the Chain Gang
This is good. Will check out more of their stuff.

3 - Party at a Rich Dude's House
Hm, yes. I do like this song and it is a perfect example of who Ke$ha is as an artist... but maybe she's just not as good of an artist compared to most of the artists playing in this game?

2 - California Love
I shouldn't have put this as one of my picks (though it was my 4th). I'm absolutely sick of it because they play it on Pop radio all the damn time.

1 - Grandpa
Boring.

"Dear Mama" should have played for Tupac.

I shouldn't have put "California Love" on my list. I knew it would get the most votes.

I Get Around should have been his pick But yeah, we're both guilty of doing that

How come I always for get to do this?
Great week, I'm coming back.

Y'all are gonna STOP with California Love right NOW.

Let me go get some COUNTRY fans to right madonnas wrongs.

10. Prince - Let's Go Crazy
Stunning opening to Purple Rain. Oozing with "something epic is about to come" vibe.

9. Joni Mitchell - A Case of You
One of the best on the album. Great lyrics.

8. 2Pac - California Love
Bop bop bop

7. The Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang
First listen. This was really good.

6. Outkast - So Fresh, So Clean
One of my faves from them

5. The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
Not a fan of Stones, but this is a highlight.

4. The Judds - Grandpa
Pretty good. First listen as well.

3. Aaliyah - I Care 4 U
This was always one of my least favourite from the red album. Bottom 2 actually. Sorry not sorry.

2. New Order - Age of Consent
Boring.

1. Ke$ha - Party at a Rich Dude's House
Haven't heard this before. Started out pretty well, but then the chorus ruined it all.

Stay JEALOUS that wherever you're from doesn't have such an iconic anthem.

did;;; I was praising it and telling Ace/madges to stop dragging it.

And

OOOOOOOOOOOOKLAHOMA where the wind comes sweeping down the plains

Disagrees.

This is SUCH an 80s week. Three of the best singles from the 1980s, and one song from 2010 that was deeply inspired by an iconic 80s band.

I'm a New Yorker; I can't relate to any songs about California unless they're by The Beach Boys, the Mamas and the Papas, or Ms. Joni Mitchell herself.

Oops, my bad! Just got myself into some Double Bubble Trouble.

10. A Case Of You

9. Sympathy For The Devil

8. Let's Go Crazy

7. Grandpa

6. Back On The Chain Gang

5. Age Of Consent

4. I Care For You

3. California Love

2. Party At a Rich Dude's House

1. So Fresh, So Clean