Favorite Songs: 60 - 56

Good snowy morning, all! Since I decided to take the day off work, I figured I'd at least be somewhat productive, so here are the next 5 songs. I'm sure more will follow either today or tomorrow.

60. "I Can See For Miles" by The Who (The Who Sell Out)
So, this spot was supposed to be occupied by "Poles Apart" by Pink Floyd off The Division Bell. But yeah, the more I thought about it the more I realized this song really needed to be included on this list, otherwise it would have just been a sham.
Line: "I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise. I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes."



59. "Got You (Where I Want You)" by The Flys (Holiday Man)
It's easy to love this song, really. Yeah the video's cheesy and kinda lame, but the song itself is what we care about here, people. And the song? Not too cheesy or lame at all, I think. Well, ok, some of the lyrics are a tiny bit cheesy, but it's ok because the rest of the song rocks out with its cock out.
Line: "Hey, maybe just a smile. Oh hey, did you know that I can't dance? Could we talk for a while?"



58. "Blue Savannah" by Erasure. (Wild!)
Yes, in case it's not blatantly obvious, the lead singer's a tad bit gay. The keyboardist isn't at all though. Just throwing that out there. You'll understand why when you watch the video. Anyway, this has been one of my top 5 Erasure songs since the first time I heard it, back in the deep dark high school days. This whole album, in fact, has passed The Innocents (Which has "Chains Of Love" and "A Little Respect" on it) as my favorite Erasure album. Very solid from start to finish. Even though the lyrics in this song are kind of simplistic, it's still just a really fun song.
Line: "My home is where the heart is, sweet to surrender to you only."



57. "The Blood Of Eden" by Peter Gabriel (Us)
Easily one of the most beautiful songs Peter Gabriel has ever written. On the album, the back up vocals are by Sinead O'Connor, in concert they were usually done by Paula Cole or, on the last tour, his daughter. The only time I ever saw Peter Gabriel live was at the WOMAD Festival in Columbus in like '94, and it was Sinead singing with him. Unbelievable. Us is another of my favorite albums ever, in large part because of this song. Gabriel can slip seamlessly into and out of a nice high falsetto like few other male singers. I can only imagine that, had he stayed with Genesis, this song would've never seen the light of day, which would have been a damned shame. Luckily, no need to worry about that.
Line: "Is that a dagger or a crucifix I see, you hold so tightly in your hand?"

No idea what the piano is all about for the first 15 seconds. Kinda loud, too...


56. "Nothing To Hold Me" by Jesus Jones (Doubt)
I am so pissed there's no video on YouTube for this song. Any other good video sites out there? GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Ok. Sorry.
After this, my Jesus Jones fix is done, I promise... People who bout Doubt only to hear "Right Here, Right Now" are retarded if they didn't listen to the next song (this), or any of the others on that album. This one, though, is the best. It's another song about loss and longing, but not in a bitching and whining kind of way.
Line: "I changed my name and you changed your mind. The only thing you left was me."