The Five Greatest Songs Of All Time!

I have taken it upon myself to choose the five greatest songs of all time (since the 80's).  After years of intense musical immersion, I have chosen these five:

5. "Mr. Roboto", by Styx (1983).  Originally on their Kilroy was Here album, this song tells the story of Kilroy, the last rock star in a society which has banned rock music.  I don't know how good the story is, but the urge to do the robot is good enough for me.

4. "The Downeaster 'Alexa'", by Billy Joel (1989).  This song tells the story of a fisherman struggling to make ends meet.

3. "The Night", by Disturbed (2009).  Although the tone of the song is very dark (no pun intended), this song pretty much contains everything that I like about this genre, including an extremely masterful guitar solo.

2. "Melody of You", by Sixpence None The Richer (2002).  Just a fantastic song about a calling to become a musician.

1. "The Safety Dance", by Men without Hats (1982).  After hearing it once, it becomes clear why this song is the greatest song of all time since the 1980's.  The video completes the total package.

I noticed after compiling this list that there isn't a whole lot from the 90's.  While unfortunate, my memories of the 90's involve a lot of boy bands and Brittany Spears and neither really inspired me.  There were a few bright spots, such as "If I Had 1000000 Dollars" by the Barenaked Ladies, but as they're from Canada and this song came out in 1993, it would be more appropriately titled, "If I Had 782167 Dollars" (exchange rate from June 7th, 1993) which isn't nearly as catchy.

-Lane