80. "Black" by Pearl Jam (Ten)
Yeah, I know. Totally obvious and totally "safe" pick. But I really do think this is a great song. One of the few by Pearl Jam that I still like. Boy did they get annoying quickly.
Line: "I know some day you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a sun in somebody else's sky but why, why , why can't it be, why can't it be mine?"
79. "Who Needs Sleep?" by Barenaked Ladies (Stunt)
There's that damned band again...
This song probably wouldn't even have made it on this list a year ago. I just never listened to this album that much, and when I did, I just kind of ignored this song. Then one day I messed up putting songs on my mp3 player, it ended up in the play list, and I was like, "Wait, where the fuck did this little ditty come from? And is that a flute?" Indeed. Indeed it is. The most surprising thing is that I didn't pay attention to it even though it's about insomnia, which I've had off and on battles with since high school.
Line: "Now I lay me down not to sleep."
78. "Regret" by New Order (Republic)
So, what happens when one of the biggest Electronica/ New Wave/ whatever you want to call it bands of the '80s puts out their newest synth-pop album the same year Nirvana's Nevermind, Pearl Jam's Ten, and Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream come out and totally destroy the known musical landscape? Well, it gets ignored, like Republic did. Shame, too, because it's got some of their best music on it. This one may not be the best, but it's my favorite.
Line: "Maybe I've forgotten the name and the address of everyone I've ever known, but there's nothing I regret."
77. "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak (Heart Shaped World)
Yeah, I'm a total fag for this song, I'll admit it. And Jesus that is one sexy ass video. Oh. The song. Right. It's awesome. And did I mention the video? Dayum. In seriousness, though, there are very few songs that are delivered with this much passion. And if you actually put your dick away and listen to the lyrics, it's just a phenomenally written song. 4 and a quarter stars, says Ed McMahon. (And if you get that reference you get a prize.)
Line: "I never dreamed that I'd love somebody like you. And I never dreamed that I'd lose somebody like you."
76. "Sound" by James (Seven)
This will probably be one of the songs that cause me to go deaf. At which point I will become irreversibly depressed and take out my anger on frogs. Why frogs? Why not? Sorry, just in a goofy ass mood tonight. Really though I crank the shit out of this song. The live version below was from the "farewell" James show, in 2001. (Luckily 7 years later they got back together and released the outstanding Hey Ma.) Sorry, I'm tired, keep getting sidetracked. Let's try this again. The live version below is from the "farewell" James show, in 2001. They released the show (or shows, actually - they played two shows, then took the best bits of each) as a live double album that spanned pretty much their entire career up til then, and this song was one of the main highlights. The album version is a bit shorter (yeah, sorry bout that 10 minute running time...) and a little better, I think, especially at the end, when it just descends into chaos. This version is pretty damn good too, though. I especially like the little tribute to his dad around the 7:45 mark. Nice little touch.
Line: "Do everything you fear. In this there's power. Fear is not to be afraid of."
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Favorite Songs: 124-120
Please leave a comment if you're reading this. Just curious how many people actually are, since I only know of 2. Even if it's "your taste in music sucks and this list is a waste of time," that's fine. ha ha ha
124. "Call and Answer" by Barenaked Ladies (Stunt)
Another "serious" BNL song, and yet another single by them that never really got any air play. It's another of my favorite songs to sing at kareoke, even though I rarely ever sing it since it's so slow and sad. Plus the repetition of the word "rebuild" at the end gets annoying to an extent. Anyway, I just really dig on this song. I love how it just changes moods in the last little verse, going from defensive to an attack. This was also the last song performed by the band in their last show with Steven Page (the fat one) before he quit the band.
Line: "I think it's time to make this something that is more than only fair."
123. "Hello" by Evanescene (Fallen)
Of all the great songs on Fallen, this is by far my favorite. Just lets Any Lee's voice shine like it should. Wow. I totally sounded like a fag there.
Line: "Don't try to fix me I'm not broken."
122. "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" by U2 (How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb)
If I were ever to write a song about my dad, well, it wouldn't be anywhere near as good as this, but this is the blueprint I would use for it. Hunt down the original video (fucking disabled embedding. Grr!) and this is what Bono wrote that is shown at the beginning of the video:
"My father Bob worked in the post office by day and sang opera by night. We lived on the north side of Dublin in a place called Cedarwood Road. He had a lot of attitude. He gave some to me - and a voice. I wish I'd known him better."
Sums it up better than I ever could.
Line: "I don't need to hear you say that if we weren't so alike you'd like me a whole lot more."
121. "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" by Chris Isaak (Forever Blue)
Just a bad bad bad ass tune. I've really become a Chris Isaak fan over the past 6 or 7 years. And if you never got a chance to see his show that he did on HBO a few years back, try to find it. It was friggin' hilarious.
Line: "You ever love someone so much you thought your little heart was gonna break in two? I didn't think so."
120. "Please" by U2 (Pop)
I kind of remember reading at some point that this song was written about a suicide bomber. But that may have been "Wake Up Dead Man." Not sure anymore. Either way, this is a killer song. (And now, I'm thinking that it was indeed "Wake Up Dead Man" that was about a suicide bomber. Damn memory.) Think this one was more religious in nature. I don't know. Oh well.
Line: "You know I found it hard to receive 'cause you, my love, I could never believe."
124. "Call and Answer" by Barenaked Ladies (Stunt)
Another "serious" BNL song, and yet another single by them that never really got any air play. It's another of my favorite songs to sing at kareoke, even though I rarely ever sing it since it's so slow and sad. Plus the repetition of the word "rebuild" at the end gets annoying to an extent. Anyway, I just really dig on this song. I love how it just changes moods in the last little verse, going from defensive to an attack. This was also the last song performed by the band in their last show with Steven Page (the fat one) before he quit the band.
Line: "I think it's time to make this something that is more than only fair."
123. "Hello" by Evanescene (Fallen)
Of all the great songs on Fallen, this is by far my favorite. Just lets Any Lee's voice shine like it should. Wow. I totally sounded like a fag there.
Line: "Don't try to fix me I'm not broken."
122. "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" by U2 (How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb)
If I were ever to write a song about my dad, well, it wouldn't be anywhere near as good as this, but this is the blueprint I would use for it. Hunt down the original video (fucking disabled embedding. Grr!) and this is what Bono wrote that is shown at the beginning of the video:
"My father Bob worked in the post office by day and sang opera by night. We lived on the north side of Dublin in a place called Cedarwood Road. He had a lot of attitude. He gave some to me - and a voice. I wish I'd known him better."
Sums it up better than I ever could.
Line: "I don't need to hear you say that if we weren't so alike you'd like me a whole lot more."
121. "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" by Chris Isaak (Forever Blue)
Just a bad bad bad ass tune. I've really become a Chris Isaak fan over the past 6 or 7 years. And if you never got a chance to see his show that he did on HBO a few years back, try to find it. It was friggin' hilarious.
Line: "You ever love someone so much you thought your little heart was gonna break in two? I didn't think so."
120. "Please" by U2 (Pop)
I kind of remember reading at some point that this song was written about a suicide bomber. But that may have been "Wake Up Dead Man." Not sure anymore. Either way, this is a killer song. (And now, I'm thinking that it was indeed "Wake Up Dead Man" that was about a suicide bomber. Damn memory.) Think this one was more religious in nature. I don't know. Oh well.
Line: "You know I found it hard to receive 'cause you, my love, I could never believe."
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