Once again, we are back for another countdown of songs turning 30 years old, this time for 2023. Starting on April 1 I will begin to countdown a song each day until my birthday on April 20 when I announce the #1 song turning 30 years old. See this previous post to determine the criteria of this list.
So, as we wait for April 1st, here are the list of songs that were considered, but did not make the countdown, including five (marked by *) that almost made it:
All for Love – Sting, Bryan Adams & Rod Stewart
All Apologies – Nirvana
Breathe Again – Toni Braxton
Cryin – Aerosmith
Daughter – Pearl Jam*
Heart-Shaped Box – Nirvana
I’ll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me – Expose
I’m The Only One – Melissa Etheridge*
Linger – Cranberries
Livin’ On The Edge – Aerosmith
No Rain – Blind Melon*
Ordinary World – Duran Duran
Please Forgive Me – Bryan Adams
Rain – Madonna
Sex Type Thing – Stone Temple Pilots
Slam – Onyx
Shoop – Salt & Pepa
Steam – Peter Gabriel
The River of Dreams – Billy Joel
The Sign – Ace of Base*
Two Princes – Spin Doctors
What’s My Name – Snoop Dogg
What’s Up – Four Non-Blondes*
All Apologies – Nirvana
Breathe Again – Toni Braxton
Cryin – Aerosmith
Daughter – Pearl Jam*
Heart-Shaped Box – Nirvana
I’ll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me – Expose
I’m The Only One – Melissa Etheridge*
Linger – Cranberries
Livin’ On The Edge – Aerosmith
No Rain – Blind Melon*
Ordinary World – Duran Duran
Please Forgive Me – Bryan Adams
Rain – Madonna
Sex Type Thing – Stone Temple Pilots
Slam – Onyx
Shoop – Salt & Pepa
Steam – Peter Gabriel
The River of Dreams – Billy Joel
The Sign – Ace of Base*
Two Princes – Spin Doctors
What’s My Name – Snoop Dogg
What’s Up – Four Non-Blondes*