When I was 11, a friend and I attempted to create a countdown of our favorite songs. We didn't let the fact that we hadn't heard some of each other's favorite songs stop us. We trusted each other's judgment and came up with a countdown that included pop hits mainly from the '70s and early '80s. I've forgotten almost all of the songs on the list and where we ranked them, but it would be interesting to see that list now. We had so much life ahead of us then, and we've heard so much music since then. I suspect few, if any, of the songs we chose then would make our countdown today. George Harrison's "All Those Years Ago" might still make the cut, but aside from that...
If you've been fortunate enough to hear a wealth of music over a lifetime, your metaphorical or actual list has probably changed over the decades, as well.
