Here's my RAY CHARLES Top Ten. Which is your favorite?

[NightTrain]

Listed below are my ten favorite Ray Charles recordings, ranked in order of preference. Please feel free to vote for your favorite song in my Ray Charles Top Ten.

[Rowdyboy]

1. I can close my eyes and hear that magnificent voice singing

"Georgia on my mind"

[Nicole]

5. Georgia on my Mind

from your list.

My favorite is his version of Buck Owen's "Crying Time".

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. My Ray Charles Top Ten

Georgia on my Mind
Cryin' Time
You Don't Know Me
Hit The Road Jack
Busted
That Lucky Old Sun
The Good Life (think it was on the Leathal Weapon Soundtrack)
Born To Lose
I Can't Stop Loving YOu
Didn't See a Thing (with George Jones)

[GCP]

3. "I believe to my soul"

Excellent track covered very well by the Animals on one of their first albums.

[elperromagico]

4. "In The Heat Of The Night"

On this list? "Georgia On My Mind."

[chiburb]

6. Other: Eleanor Rigby!!!!!

The best cover of any song by anybody!!!!!

[Mark H]

7. Seven Spanish Angels

A duet with Willie Nelson.

[JitterbugPerfume]

8. yes

Seven Spanish Angels

Born to lose

but on this list America The Beautiful
but actually it is impossible to pick a favorite

[JitterbugPerfume]

9. thanks a LOT Night Train

I just put "The Tender side of Ray Charles" CD on---- I will be red eyed and runny nosed ALL NIGHT

NOW---Your Cheating Heart <sigh>

[NightTrain]

10. Oops! Sorry.

:evilgrin:

[acpepperoni]

11. Georgia

[corporatemedia]

12. What happened to - "LET'S GO GET STONED" ???

[NightTrain]

13. Hey, what can I tell you? Ten is a finite number.

:shrug:

[DemoTex]

14. Brother Ray's prophecy of the Bu$h legacy: "Busted."

Man, we are really busted now. But that is political.

My favorite Ray Charles non-political cut was that of the Beatles' "Yesterday." What you say? Oh. I guess that is now political too. In fact, I nominate "Yesterday" for our new national anthem (with slightly modified lyrics):

Yesterday all our troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh we believe in Yesterday

Suddenly, we're not half the state we used to be
There's a shadow hanging over, see
Oh Yesterday came suddenly

Why it had to go we don't know
They wouldn't say
Bu$h did something wrong now we long for yesterday

Yesterday peace was such an easy game to play
Now we need a place to hide away
Oh we believe in Yesterday

Why it had to go we don't know
They wouldn't say
Bu$h said something wrong now we long for yesterday

Yesterday peace was our goal day-to-day
Now we need a place to hide away
Oh we believe in Yesterday

[Baja Margie]

15. This is tough....

Gonna go with .....ohhhh ohhhhhhh, yeeeeaaaaa, yeeeeaaa, oh, oh, ye,ye, oh,oh, ye,ye tell me what'd I say........

[CO Liberal]

16. "I Can't Stop Loving You"

I think it was his greatest work.

[LeftyMom]

17. America the Beautiful

Instead of having some pop diva mangle the (rediculous, bombastic and nearly unsingable) national anthem they really ought to just pop America the Beautiful in the CD player and broadcast it before every sporting event. People could sing along with Ray or just listen- it _never_ gets old. I get teary every time I hear it.

I do plan to play "Hit the Road Jack" when Bush gets impeached though. :) It might be my favorite after that.

[lpbk2713]

18. (They Say) Ruby and Born to Lose

Are a couple of my favorites.

[clover]

19. ruby rules! ahhhh...(nt)

[NightTrain]

20. Kick for the day shift

[mac56]

21. Very, very hard to pick.

But "Night Time Is The Right Time" emerges as the close winner.