My Top 5 Favourite Songs - Rocky Michaels
- Flex Admin
- 4 hours ago
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With ‘Going Going Gone’, Rocky Michaels distils everything that makes his songwriting resonate — emotional clarity, restraint, and a deep trust in melody over excess…
The track moves with purpose, balancing reflective lyricism against a gently propulsive arrangement where acoustic guitar, piano and cello work in quiet conversation. Michaels’ vocal delivery remains grounded and unshowy, allowing the chorus to rise naturally into something affirming without tipping into sentimentality. As the final single from his forthcoming fourth album Heroes, it feels less like a closing statement and more like a moment of recalibration — a reminder that progress often comes from choosing presence rather than chasing resolution.
Based in California, Michaels has steadily carved out his space within modern Americana as a songwriter focused on life’s turning points — resilience, gratitude and the courage it takes to move forward. A Voting Member of the Recording Academy, his work favours emotional honesty over spectacle, drawing listeners in through subtle detail and lived-in perspective rather than grand gestures.
Before we dive into Rocky Michaels’ own Top 5 songs — the records that shaped his relationship with songwriting and sound — here’s where his latest chapter finds him.
Live Like You Were Dying (Tim McGraw)
I first heard this right after a health scare where I almost died. The timing was perfect and the song meaning became a mantra of mine.
Magic Power (Triumph)
This song resonates due to its message of the transformative, almost magical effect that music—and belief in oneself—can have when struggling
100 Years (Five for Fighting)
How quickly life passes and how every stage feels permanent while you’re in it—but temporary in hindsight.
Don't Blink (Kenny Chesney)
Similar to '100 Years' above.
You Can't Always Get What You Want (Rolling Stones)
A simple but powerful reflection on life, disappointment, and maturity.
