Nana Adjoa picks her all-time favorite songs for The 2020 Countdown

For the fall of 2020, WXPN has once again asked its audience to help choose the 2,020 greatest songs of all time. The countdown playback began Thursday, December 10th, and as we listen through the music that our listeners voted for, we’ve asked prominent Philadelphians and some of our favorite musicians to share their favorites to get us thinking about our lists. Today, we present a list of songwriting classics chosen by singer-songwriter and XPN Artist to Watch Nana Adjoa for The 2020 Countdown. Check it out below and listen to the countdown here.

Ben E King  – “Stand By Me”

Bob Marley & The Wailers – “Waiting in Vain”

Leonard Cohen – “Suzanne” 

Nina Simone – “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” 

Kate Bush – “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” 

Glen Campbell – “Wichita Lineman”

Dionne Warwick – “Anyone Who Had a Heart”

The Beatles – “Something” 

Stevie Wonder – “Love’s in Need of Love Today” 

J.J. Cale  – “After Midnight”