99. Blue Collar – Bachman-Turner Overdrive (iPod Challenge)

Some songs just worm their way into your soul over time. They become a part of the psychological DNA that is unique as your physical DNA. For me, this is one of those songs.

I couldn’t swear to it, but I think I first heard the song was also the first time I listened to the cassette tape of the optimistically (but premature, it turns out) titled “Best of (So Far)” that I’d bought in downtown Ann Arbor. I’m guessing I bought it at either the old Musicland or Wazoo Records, but it doesn’t really...