Dream On - Aerosmith

Sing with me, sing for the year
Sing for the laugh, sing for the tears
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good lord will take you away

Sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boy From Boston" Aerosmith has been rocking us all since 1970. With their classic rock music and a slew of hit albums, Aerosmith was already one of the greatest rock bands of all time by the end of the 1970s.

"Dream On" was Aerosmith's first single off their debut album in 1973. While the song only reached #56 on the charts when it was released, it was huge in their hometown of Boston. And when it was rereleased in 1976, the single went to #6 on the charts.

What the song is missing is Steven Tyler's scratchy voice. Back in the day his voice was a bit smoother than it has been the last 20 years, but the song oozes the essence of Aerosmith. "Dream On" was listed as #151 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Amid breakups, reunions and more breakup rumors, Aerosmith has a huge fan following, and will go down in history as the greatest rock and roll band of all time.

I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton

Everyone probably knows this, but when Whitney Houston belted out "I Will Always Love You" she is not the original singer of the song.

The Great Ms. Dolly Parton is. And her version is astounding.

Written in 1973 by Dolly Parton, and released as a single a year later, the song went to #1 on theBillboard Hot Country songs chart. Later in 1982 Dolly Parton released a new version of the song for the soundtrack of The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas. That version also went to #1, marking the first time the same song has gone to #1 twice on the Country charts by the same artist.

Then, in 1992, Whitney Houston recorded the song for the soundtrack to the movie The Bodyguard. The song reached #1 again, and was a huge success worldwide for Whitney Houston.

I guess when a song is good, keep working at it to make it an even greater success.

It's one of the most well-known songs of all time, and has been as #68 on Billboard's 100 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Another artist that could possibly have recorded the song to make it another success - Elvis Presley. In the mid-1970s, Elvis was interested in recording the song, but required shared writing credits. Since Ms. Parton was not willing to share, Elvis did not record the song. image how awesome that would have been though....

Here's Dolly's version

And here's Whitney's version. Enjoy!

You're My Best Friend - Queen

"You know I'll never be lonely
You're my only one
And I love
The things that you do
You're my best friend"

Yes, I'm posting another Queen song. Why? Because they are my favorite. So there.

My love affair with Freddie Mercury goes way beyond his wide range of musical styles and sung lyrics. This song is one of those ones that spans across the entire world - everyone who hears it loves it. It's just true.

"You're My Best Friend" by Queen was released in 1976, originally from the band's A Night At The Opera album. The song was written by John Deacon for his wife Veronica, to whom he is still married. Such a sweet song. Sigh.

The Night The Lights Went out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence and later Reba McEntire

"His cheatin' wife never left town.

That's one body that'll never be found.

You see, little sister don't miss when she aims her gun."

Ms. Reba McEntire needs no introduction. She is a wonderfully Ginger Country Queen. We love her.

We also love her 1991 version of the 1972 classic "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" by Vicki Lawrence.

The first time I heard this song I was very little riding in the car with my mom and Aunt Jane, and they were talking about how haunting the lyrics were. In fact, I remember getting a little scared by the lyrics, but then again I was probably 4 or 5 at the time, and Ms. Lawrence has a haunting voice.

Now that I'm older, I do prefer Reba's version. It's just amazing.

This classic Southern Gothic song tells the tail of a man who just found out his wife had cheated on him. He stalks over to her lover's house, wanting to kill him, only to find him already dead. He is hung for the murder anyhow, because no one believed him when he said he didn't kill his wife's lover. Turns out his little sister killed the cheating wife and her lover for what they did to her brother.

It's one of those stories that stays with you.

The song became a Number 1 hit for Vicki Lawrence, who recorded the song herself after other artists like Char turned it down. Reba's version reached #12, but her music video for the song got a lot more airplay, and implied a lot more about the story than just the lyrics themselves.

Down Under - Men At Work

No lie, this song was in my elementary school music class book. We would beg our music teacher to listen to it on CD (when CDs first came out) and when we did we thought it was SO funny!

Now that I am about 20 years older, it is still funny - and one of the coolest songs ever recorded.

"Down Under" by Men At Work was released in 1982 and went to #1 on the Australian, American and UK rock charts. Because of the great success of this song, Men At Work are the only Australian band to simultaneously hold the #1 album and #1 song in the United States.

The song is about an Australian man traveling the world. He is very proud of his heritage and tries to entice people to come visit Australia.

And because of the great lyrics to this song, it has become an anthem of sorts for Australia.

So, grab up a Vegimite sandwich, make friends with a Kangaroo, and listen to this awesome song.