WXPN's Essential Songs, So Far

WXPN asked our listeners to pick the songs that were at the heart of the WXPN listener experience and we're playing back 885 of them; the countdown started this morning. Right now, we're up to song #833, U2's "With Or Without You." Here's what we have already played

834 MARSHALL CRENSHAW CYNICAL GIRL
835 SPOON YOU GOT YR CHERRY BOMB
836 STEVE FORBERT GOIN DOWN TO LAUREL
837 BOB DYLAN FOREVER YOUNG
838 PHISH BACK ON THE TRAIN
839 BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD FOR WHAT ITS WORTH
840 TEDDY THOMPSON WAKE UP
841 THE SMITHS THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT
842 SARAH MCLACHLAN INTO THE FIRE
843 THE WATERBOYS FISHERMANS BLUES
844 ANI DIFRANCO FUEL
845 BOB MARLEY WAITING IN VAIN
846 JOSS STONE RIGHT TO BE WRONG
847 XTC THE BALLAD OF PETER PUMPKINHEAD
848 BRUCE COCKBURN LOVERS IN A DANGEROUS TIME
849 DANIEL JOHNSTON SPEEDING MOTORCYCLE
850 KEB MO TELL EVERYBODY I KNOW
851 ROSEANNE CASH THE WHEEL
852 TOM WAITS HOLD ON
853 JOHN HIATT CRY LOVE
854 KIM RICHEY HELLO OLD FRIEND
855 U2 SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY
856 GORILLAZ FEEL GOOD INC
857 JAMES BLUNT YOURE BEAUTIFUL
858 THE SPINTO BAND OH MANDY
859 PATTY GRIFFIN HEAVENLY DAY
860 THE LEMONHEADS ITS A SHAME ABOUT RAY
861 YES AND YOU AND I
862 TANITA TIKARAM I MIGHT BE CRYING
863 JACKSON BROWNE LIVES IN THE BALANCE
864 BEN HARPER BETTER WAY
865 NEIL YOUNG OLD MAN
866 RAY LAMONTAGNE SHELTER
867 THE BEATLES HERE COMES THE SUN
868 ASHLEY MAC ISAAC SLEEPY MAGGIE
869 WARREN HAYNES ONE
870 COWBOY JUNKIES A COMMON DISASTER
871 BOB DYLAN BALLAD OF A THIN MAN
872 NANCI GRIFFITH LOVE AT THE FIVE AND DIME
873 WARREN ZEVON EXCITABLE BOY
874 JASON MRAZ CURBSIDE PROPHET
875 COLDPLAY LOST
876 PRETENDERS BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG
877 VAN MORRISON ASTRAL WEEKS
878 SARAH MACLACHLAN ANGEL
879 U2 VERTIGO
880 JOHN FLYNN A MANATEE SNEEZED ON ME A MANATEE SNEEZED ON ME
881 10000 MANIACS LIKE THE WEATHER
882 ACTION FIGURE PARTY CLOCK RADIO
883 THE RAMONES I WANNA BE SEDATED
884 GNARLS BARKLEY RUN
885 ARETHA FRANKLIN RESPECT

Listen to the countdown here