Favorite Songs: 105 - 101

105. "Sound Of Your Voice" by Barenaked Ladies (Barenaked Ladies Are Me)
Yet another BNL song, yes. They will be on here less frequently from here on out, if I remember correctly. This is another "I miss you, come back to me" type song, but a little more upbeat than most. A fun little tune. Similar to the video for "Wind It Up" by BNL, this one is also made from some clips. But instead of fans playing air guitar, these are clips made by self-proclaimed "YouTube Superstars" Fun stuff.
Line: "I let you down and fell right off of your 'good' list."



104. "Leave" by R.E.M. (New Adventures In Hi-Fi)
This was pretty much the last good R.E.M. album, and for me this was the best song off of it. The live version in the video below isn't as good as the album version. Not even close, really. If you really want to hunt the album version down, it's worth it. Great rock song.
Line: "Suffer the dreams of a world gone mad."



103. "Graze" by Live (Secret Samadhi)
So yeah, I used to be a big fan of Ed Kowalczyk, Live's lead singer, until, oh yesterday. Apparently, he decided to completely fuck over the rest of the band when they broke up (which I also didn't know until yesterday) and, yeah, he's kind of a douche bag. Regardless, this is a friggin awesome song off their last album before they went semi-pussy. They are also one of the best bands I've ever seen in concert. Unlike the R.E.M. song above, this live version of "Graze" is pretty damned close to the album version. Man that band ruled.
Line: "People should not be afraid. We came to the Earth to graze."

(The song ends around the 5:55 mark, the rest is just interview.)


102. "At My Funeral" by Crash Test Dummies (The Ghosts That Haunt Me)
This song is really hard to pick just one line from, because there are several that are just so good.
There are very few songs about death and dying (or anything else, really) that have ever really jolted me emotionally, but this song did it the first time I ever heard it, over 15 years ago. Just makes me wonder what my funeral will be like (not that I'll know - ha).
Line: "I'm still young but I know my days are numbered, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and so on. But a time will come when those numbers have all ended, and all I've ever seen will be forgotten."



101. "No Line On the Horizon" by U2 (No Line On the Horizon)
This is the only album that came out this year that has any songs on this list, and there are 2 more still to come off of it. (Ooh! Foreshadowing! Mrs. Hilker would be so proud!) Other than "Where the Streets Have No Name" on The Joshua Tree, or possibly "I Will Follow" from Boy, this is my favorite opening song on any U2 album. This is one of the few really focused songs on the album, actually feeling finished instead of like an aborted experiment. That's not to say this isn't a good album, because it is. I actually like it better than either of the two that preceded it. (How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, and the not-quite-the-masterpiece-everyone-seemed-to-think-it-was, All That You Can't Leave Behind) Wish they were coming anywhere near here on this tour, because this stage set up looks cool as shit. But no, no closer than Chicago this time around. Ah well.
Line: "I know a girl with a hole in her heart. She said infinity is a great place to start."



I'm going to do a couple side pieces this weekend before cracking the top 100. Until then, have a good week.