Song #402: "If Anyone Falls"--Stevie Nicks (1983)

From her most successful solo release, the Fleetwood Mac vocalist makes an appearance in our countdown. As summer ended and my junior year of high school got underway at good ol' Patrick Henry, Nicks released this song to radio, the follow-up single to the summer smash, "Stand Back".

I've always loved the hard-driving open, and, while some of the verse may be a little hard to sing along with, the chorus is definitely not. Rooftop open, windows down, driving a back road kind of sing loud. :)

It came down to this song and Stevie's great 1981 duet with Tom Petty, "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" for a spot in the 500, and, in a very close call, "If Anyone Falls" gets the nod.

(COMING FRIDAY: We'll list the first 100 songs as our countdown reaches its first major milestone!)