Amy Winehouse and Joni Mitchell make three appearances each on the Top 15 Flashback Songs. In 2013, I fell in love with Amy's much-acclaimed album
Back To Black, and I selected my three favorite tracks from that album to represent her on this list:
You Know I'm No Good,
Love Is A Losing Game, and, of course,
Rehab. I've hardly scratched the surface of Joni Mitchell's music, but
The Circle Game and the classic
Big Yellow Taxi were my instant favorites off of her
Hits record, while
All I Want is my favorite song from
Blue.
Over the summer, I listened to several of Madonna's more recent albums, but only really cared for
Ray of Light. My favorite tracks from that album are the memorable ballad
Frozen and the anthemic title track
Ray of Light. I also downloaded Madonna's
Celebration, and although I haven't listened to much of it,
Like A Prayer and
Hung Up stood out.
Bruce Springsteen's sole appearance comes from his moving
Streets of Philadelphia while Kylie Minogue appears with dance classic
Can't Get You Out of My Head. Carly Simon puts forward two offerings.
You Belong To Me is something of a place-filler on this list, but
You're So Vain has quickly become one of my favorite songs ever. The top spot on the list is occupied by David Bowie's legendary
"Heroes", a powerful and unforgettable song.