Music Forum / Top 50 Songs

After wasting about an hour of my life, here's my list. Yes, there are plenty of omissions and I will probably be unhappy with it right after I post this. I will give a track by track description at some point, I hope. Cheers. I would like to see some lists from some other people, too. I decided it would be easier to do this than rank my top albums, so that is why I thought about it and laid out my favorites.

#. Song-Band-Album
1.Let Down-Radiohead-OK Computer
2.Disintegration-The Cure-Disintegration
3.Life Like Weeds-Modest Mouse-The Moon and Antarctica
4.PDA-Interpol-Turn On The Bright Lights
5.Idioteque-Radiohead-Kid A
6.Motion Picture Soundtrack-Radiohead-Kid A
7.How to Disappear Completely-Radiohead-Kid A
8.Neighborhood 3: Power Out-The Arcade Fire-Funeral
9.Cody-Mogwai-Come On Die Young
10.Life In A Glass House-Radiohead-Amnesiac
11.Fascination Street-The Cure-Disintegration
12.The Stars Are Projectors-Modest Mouse-The Moon and Antarctica
13.With Or Without You-U2-The Joshua Tree
14.Trailer Trash-Modest Mouse-The Lonesome Crowded West
15.Custom Concern-Modest Mouse-This Is A Long Drive...
16.So Come Back, I Am Waiting-Okkervil River-Black Sheep Boy
17.Like Spinning Plates-Radiohead-Amnesiac
18.Where I End and You Begin-Radiohead-Hail To The Thief
19.Have You Forgotten-Red House Painters-Songs For A Blue Guitar
20.Climbing Up The Walls-Radiohead-OK Computer
21.Transatlanticism-Death Cab For Cutie-Transatlanticism
22.Heroes-David Bowie-Heroes
23.Lovers Spit-Broken Social Scene-You Forgot It In People
24.Desolation Row-Bob Dylan-Highway 61 Revisited
25.Get Me Away From Here I'm Dying-Belle and Sebastian-If You're Feeling Sinister
26.Rocky Racoon-The Beatles-The White Album
27.Wake Up-The Arcade Fire-Funeral
28.Homesick-The Cure-Disintegration
29.3rd Planet-Modest Mouse-The Moon and Antarctica
30.One-U2-Achtung Baby
31.Anytime-My Morning Jacket-Z
32.Leif Erikson-Interpol-Turn On The Bright Lights
33.One Hundred Years-The Cure-Pornography
34.Ocean Of Noise-The Arcade Fire-Neon Bible
35.Cowboy Dan-Modest Mouse-The Lonesome Crowded West
36.Trailways-Red House Painters-Songs for a Blue Guitar
37.Holland, 1945-Neutral Milk Hotel-In the Aeroplane Over The Sea
38.Bankrupt on Selling-Modest Mouse-The Lonesome Crowded West
39.Videotape-Radiohead-?
40.Every Breath You Take-The Police-Every Breath You Take
41.Katy Song-Red House Painters-Red House Painters
42.Planet Telex-Radiohead-The Bends
43.Spitting Venom-Modest Mouse-We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
44.Antennas to Heaven...-Godspeed You Black Emperor-Lift Your Skinny Fists...
45.Strawberry Hill-Red House Painters-Red House Painters
46.Enjoy the Silence-Depeche Mode-Violator
47.Lift-Radiohead-?
48.Specialist-Interpol-b-sides
49.Teeth Like God's Shoeshine-Modest Mouse-The Lonesome Crowded West
50.Tiny Vessels-Death Cab For Cutie-Transatlanticism

Edited by postit, 19 September 2007 - 05:59 PM.

Its too hard to follow your list...its set up really poorly.

But I noticed One by U2, great song. I think Fascination Street is overrated though

I fixed up the formatting, so it is easier, hopefully.

I agree that One is a great song. U2 shouldn't really get shit for any of their pre-97 or so recordings.

And of course I disagree about Fascination Street. I don't know of a better song that encapsulates the lusting mood like it does. The bass line is driving, the guitars swirling, and the drums are commanding. The build and total composition is also strong, and in general, the song is a testament to a concise, yet spacious production. I'm sure you have your reasons, though.

And I know my list is quite unbalanced. I had many other artists included on the thing on my original brainstorm, but I couldn't choose individual songs by Sigur Ros (for example) or I couldn't quite justify saying that I like any Smashing Pumpkins (for example) song more than I do these. I also recognize my musical exposure is extremely limited.

Eh oh well, it seems diverse enough.

Every Breath You Take is an absolutely amazing song as well, one of my all time favs

and Disintegration is a stunning song

To be honest I like U2's pre 1997 recordings more than anything they did after that. Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby, and Boy are all classics

1. You're No Different - Ozzy Osbourne
2. Paper Sun - Def Leppard
3. Hotel California - The Eagles
4. Hell's Bells - AC/DC
5. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns 'n' Roses
6. Seize The Day - Avenged Sevenfold
7. Sad But True - Metallica
8. Enter Sandman - Metallica
9. Land of Confusion - Disturbed / Phil Collins
10. Snow White Queen - Evanesence
11. Rocket Queen - Guns 'n' Roses
12. Hand of Doom - Black Sabbath
13. Holy Diver - Dio
14. Two Minutes to Midnight - Iron Maiden
15. I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister
16. Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
17. Cowboys From Hell - Pantera
18. Night Train - Guns 'n' Roses
19. Mr. Crowely - Ozzy Osbourne
20. Thunder Struck - AC/DC
21. Dr. Feelgood - Motley Crue
22. Crystal Ball - Styx
24. Planet of Women - ZZ Top
25. In The Land of The Pig, The Butcher is King - Meatloaf
26. Barracuda - Heart
27. War Pigs - Black Sabbath
28. Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
29. Bad To The Bone - George Thorogood
30. TNT - AC/DC
31. Madhouse - Anthrax
32. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
33. Can't You Hear Me Knockin'? - Rolling Stones
34. Mr. Roboto - Styx
35. Exhibit 13 - Blue Man Group
36. Ace of Spades - Motorhead
37. Head Games - Foreigner
38. Simple and Clean (Kingdom Hearts theme) - Utada Hikaru
39. Dude Looks LIke a Lady - Aerosmith
40. White Wedding - Billy Idol
41. John The Fisherman - Primus
42. Persona - Blue Man Group
43. Cavemen Rejoice - The Bags
44. Elephant Bones - That Handsome Devil
45. We Will Rock You - Queen
46. American Idiot - Green Day
47. Ten Thousand Fists - Disturbed
48. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
49. All That I'm Living For - Evanesence
50. Bohemian Raphsody - Queen

Damn, that was tough. Why 50 though? Why not "Top 10?" 50 songs made it difficult to choose favorites.

Tried to give the list some variety (I like a variety of rock styles), and like postit, I'll probably regret my decisions later.

Edited by Xin, 21 September 2007 - 04:24 PM.