50 Greatest Songs You’ve Never Heard Before

Well, okay, you might’ve heard one or two of ’em. But listen to the rest as soon as possible.

Some of the artists on this list (like Joe Grushecky) are the Emily Dickinsons and Robert Johnsons of their time: Supremely gifted artists toiling in relative anonymity, so that some distant future generation might better appreciate their work. Others (like Bruce Springsteen) are world-renowned masters who, for unexplained reasons, sometimes have their best work relegated to the lost world of B-sides and unreleased bootlegs.

Needless to say, this isn’t intended to be a comprehensive list-- just a guide to some great songs that don’t get nearly the attention they deserve. 

1. Remember the Mountain Bed, Wilco

2. This Hard Land, Bruce Springsteen

3. The Ghost of Tom Joad, Rage Against the Machine

4. Moonshiner, Uncle Tupelo

5. I Don’t Want to Go Home, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes

6. Dance With Me, Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers

7. Long Time Coming, Bruce Springsteen

8. Homestead, Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers

9. Waste, Phish

10. Faraway You, Marah

11. Travelin’ Soldier, Bruce Robison

12. All Just to Get to You, Joe Ely

13. Have a Good Time (But Get Out Alive), the Iron City Houserockers

14. A Poem On the Underground Wall, Simon & Garfunkel

15. Here’s To the State of Mississippi, Phil Ochs

16. America Under Fire, Steel Mill

17. Round Eye Blues, Marah

18. Angry All the Time, Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis

19. I’m Still a Struggling Man, Edwin Starr

20. Jackson Cage, John Wesley Harding

21. Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., Simon & Garfunkel

22. My Hometown, Charlie Robison

23. The Hitter, Bruce Springsteen

24. Galway Girl, Steve Earle

25. In or Out, Ani DiFranco

26. Angel Eyes, John Hiatt

27. Stop the War Now, Edwin Starr

28. New Mexico Rain, Bill and Bonnie Hearne

29. Talking to the King, Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers

30. Wave, Alejandro Escovedo

31. Innocence Is Beautiful, Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers

32. Why Independent Record Stores Fail, Marah

33. Every State Line, Ani DiFranco

34. Beautiful Girl, Pete Droge and the Sinners

35. Letter to Laredo, Joe Ely

36. Find the River, R.E.M.

37. Steve’s Last Ramble, Steve Earle

38. Dark and Bloody Ground, Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers

39. Barstool Boys, Marah

40. Flyin’, Chris Isaak

41. Something In the Rain, Tish Hinojosa

42. Child Bride, Bruce Springsteen

43. Secrets of the Sea, Wilco

44. Drivin’ All Night Long, Bruce Robison

45. Good Old Boys Like Me, Don Williams

46. Come Tomorrow, Patti Scialfa

47. Against the Law, Corey Harris

48. Wrapped, Kelly Willis

49. I Am the Rain, Samhill

50. L.A. Freeway, Bill Hearne

 

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