Comment from the last post...
Sayeth Heather:
"One of my favorite Beatles songs, probably my fave of their early career. I love the harmonies on this song.
"Sorry about you and your wife's friend. I get it. My cousin died this Christmas ,from an infection after a bone marrow transplant (she had Leukemia). I was bawling my eyes out listening to that song."
(Those would be referring to "If I Fell" and Cancer" respectively.)
Yeah, "If I Fell" is definitely one of my favorite Beatles songs, also. Only one other tops it in my book, but you have to wait to see what that one is. As for "Cancer"... yeah... The lyrics in that song are just outstanding. Quite obvious they aren't fucking around too much on that album.
And on with the show...
So, fair warning, every group of 5 songs from here on out will have at least one song from at least one of the following groups: The Cure, James, and U2. Like I said, just fair warning.
40. "The Taking Of Peckham 1... 2... 3..." by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine (101 Damnations)
Almost every Carter USM song tells a story, but none quite this well. It's basically about a crime ridden neighborhood, presumably, but not necessarily, in London. Shop owners, pedestrians, random citizens in general being robbed and killed. All set to some lovely carnival music. Good times, good times.
Line: "15 men on a dead man's chest. They robbed him blind, and then dumb, and then deaf."
Live version. Not the best, but it'll do.
39. "Violet" by Hole (Live Through This)
Maybe I should just give in and buy this album instead of downloading everything from it. Much more fun to get it from Limewire and not give Courtney Love any money though. Love how this song starts off nice and sweet for about 30 seconds then just jumps up and kicks you in the teeth. Just lovely.
Line: "I'm the one with no soul."
38. "The Loudest Sound" by The Cure (Bloodflowers)
One of the prettiest songs on this list, as well as one of the saddest. This song is all about what happens when two people find out they have absolutely nothing left to say to each other, and how the resulting silence is deafening. Best song on a severely under appreciated album.
Line: "And side by side in silence, without a single word. It's the loudest sound I've ever heard."
Good home made video...
37. "Torn" by Toad the Wet Sprocket (Pale)
If only every album could open with a song like this. It's about not knowing yourself, or any one for that matter, and trying to fight through it yet pushing every one away.
Line: "Am I real? I don't want to feel anything anymore."
The random Simon and Garfunkel quote at the beginning actually fits. Not random, obviously, I just feel like being a shit today.
36. "You Surround Me" by Erasure (Wild!)
One of those great, unknown love songs. Really a shame too, because it's beautiful both musically and lyrically. Yet another under appreciated song off Wild! Well, OK, so this song is no "Chains Of Love" or "A Little Respect" (Smell that? that's sarcasm!)... This album, as well as this single, were dismissed way too quickly. What's that? You didn't know it was a single? No one else did, either, so don't feel bad.
Line: "There's nothing here 'til we have someone to hold."
OK, so the absurd outfits didn't help get this on MTV...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Favorite songs: 50 - 46
Finally getting to this, a couple days later than I wanted to. The first 25 songs out of the top 50 are pretty interchangeable ranking wise. The top 25, though, when we get there, are pretty steadfast and, in my humble opinion, miles above every song on this list. But, before we can get there, we have to start here...
50. "Helena" by My Chemical Romance (The Black Parade)
My second favorite MCR song. This song absolutely rocked when we saw them live. Obvious choice to close out the show. Love the music, the energy, the Queen-esque theatricality, everything. Just a great song. The video rules too.
Line: "Came a time when every star fall brought you to tears again."
49. "High On a Riverbed" by Toad the Wet Sprocket (Pale)
The first 4 songs off Pale were all singles, but for some reason none of them really got any airplay until fear, the next album, came out. Funny, since all 4 are better than the 2 singles from fear that made the band famous ("All I Want" and "Walk On the Ocean"), which I've stated at some point on this list that I hate. This one's kind of a depressing song, but really good.
Line: "Why try when everything I do feels half-right?"
48. "Ana Ng" by They Might Be Giants (Lincoln)
Another song that's just really fun and goofy. Not to say that it's not a quality song, because it is, very much so. Fur song to sing at the top of your lungs while driving down a busy street with the windows down. Over and over. And over.
Line: "They don't need me here, and I know you're there."
47. "Carpet Crawlers '99" by Genesis (Greatest Hits)
The original version of this song, from the epic 1974 album The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, would have made this list as well, but probably closer to the back end, 120's or so. The reason this version ranks so high was that it marked the first (and last) time that all five "original" members of Genesis performed together since Peter Gabriel left the band after the Lamb tour. Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins share vocals on this one, and sound remarkable together. The quick little one-song-only reunion sparked rumors of a reformation of the original line up, but it was not to be. Not only was it the last time Gabriel sang with Genesis, but Collins also left the band soon after.
Line: "We've got to get in to get out."
(Naturally, I can only find the original version on You(piece of shit)Tube. Go figure.)
46. "Time After Time (Ann Elise)" by R.E.M. (Reckoning)
Most of the time, with R.E.M., anyway, the best song on any given album is not released as a single. That is the case on Reckoning without question. This song is superior to every other song on that album in every possible way. It's just a shame that you can't understand half the words. Mumbling bastard.
Line: "If your friends took a fall, are you obligated to follow?"
50. "Helena" by My Chemical Romance (The Black Parade)
My second favorite MCR song. This song absolutely rocked when we saw them live. Obvious choice to close out the show. Love the music, the energy, the Queen-esque theatricality, everything. Just a great song. The video rules too.
Line: "Came a time when every star fall brought you to tears again."
49. "High On a Riverbed" by Toad the Wet Sprocket (Pale)
The first 4 songs off Pale were all singles, but for some reason none of them really got any airplay until fear, the next album, came out. Funny, since all 4 are better than the 2 singles from fear that made the band famous ("All I Want" and "Walk On the Ocean"), which I've stated at some point on this list that I hate. This one's kind of a depressing song, but really good.
Line: "Why try when everything I do feels half-right?"
48. "Ana Ng" by They Might Be Giants (Lincoln)
Another song that's just really fun and goofy. Not to say that it's not a quality song, because it is, very much so. Fur song to sing at the top of your lungs while driving down a busy street with the windows down. Over and over. And over.
Line: "They don't need me here, and I know you're there."
47. "Carpet Crawlers '99" by Genesis (Greatest Hits)
The original version of this song, from the epic 1974 album The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, would have made this list as well, but probably closer to the back end, 120's or so. The reason this version ranks so high was that it marked the first (and last) time that all five "original" members of Genesis performed together since Peter Gabriel left the band after the Lamb tour. Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins share vocals on this one, and sound remarkable together. The quick little one-song-only reunion sparked rumors of a reformation of the original line up, but it was not to be. Not only was it the last time Gabriel sang with Genesis, but Collins also left the band soon after.
Line: "We've got to get in to get out."
(Naturally, I can only find the original version on You(piece of shit)Tube. Go figure.)
46. "Time After Time (Ann Elise)" by R.E.M. (Reckoning)
Most of the time, with R.E.M., anyway, the best song on any given album is not released as a single. That is the case on Reckoning without question. This song is superior to every other song on that album in every possible way. It's just a shame that you can't understand half the words. Mumbling bastard.
Line: "If your friends took a fall, are you obligated to follow?"
Friday, November 27, 2009
Favorite Songs: 119-116
119. "Dead!" by My Chemical Romance (The Black Parade)
So yeah, I never really read the lyrics to this song before, and actually debated moving it up the list once I did. The Black Parade is basically all about someone dying, and all the situations and emotions surrounding it, and this is one of the more central songs to that theme. Great song.
Line: "Tongue-tied and oh-so squeamish you never fell in love did you get what you deserved?"
118. "Softly" by The Soup Dragons (Lovegod)
Just a really pretty song that got lost on a mediocre at best album. Met these guys at a pre-concert meet-and-greet at the old Empire in downtown Cleveland. One of the girls at the table I was at was telling the bass player about a friend of theirs that came to the show hoping to get a ticket at the door, but was stuck waiting in the car because it was sold out. The dude took the girl out to the car, got her friend, and brought him in, completely free. Thought that was pretty bad ass. Too bad the rest of the band were a bunch of douche bags. Throwing another song by them on here that is also pretty good, called "Dream-E-Forever," because I can't find any videos for "Softly."
Line: "Every time I see your face, you know I softly die."
117. "Pray Your Gods" by Toad the Wet Sprocket (fear)
These guys were popular for about 5 minutes, and it was mostly due to some of their worst songs, such as "Walk On the Ocean" and "All I Want." This song was off the same album, which wasn't anywhere near as good as their first album, Pale. This is probably the best song off fear, just a beautiful, haunting, chilling song. This is also one of my favorite lines from any song...
Line: "Is it that they fear the pain of death? Or could it be they fear the joy of life?"
116. "A Thousand Hours" by The Cure (Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me)
Definitely one of the prettier Cure songs from the pre-Disintegration albums. Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me is probably one of the most... I don't know... odd, I guess, albums that I have. Never quite follows one specific path. Goes from angry hate filled songs ("The Kiss", "Torture", "The Snakepit") to some of the more romantic songs Robert Smith has ever written (""A Thousand Hours", "Catch", "One More Time") to just straight up pop ("Just Like Heaven", "Hot Hot Hot!!!", "Why Can't I Be You?"). It would have probably been better if it was split up into two separate albums instead of one double album, because in the end it is such a mess that some really good songs get lost in all the chaos.
Line: "A thousand wasted hours a day, just to feel my heart for a second."
So yeah, I never really read the lyrics to this song before, and actually debated moving it up the list once I did. The Black Parade is basically all about someone dying, and all the situations and emotions surrounding it, and this is one of the more central songs to that theme. Great song.
Line: "Tongue-tied and oh-so squeamish you never fell in love did you get what you deserved?"
118. "Softly" by The Soup Dragons (Lovegod)
Just a really pretty song that got lost on a mediocre at best album. Met these guys at a pre-concert meet-and-greet at the old Empire in downtown Cleveland. One of the girls at the table I was at was telling the bass player about a friend of theirs that came to the show hoping to get a ticket at the door, but was stuck waiting in the car because it was sold out. The dude took the girl out to the car, got her friend, and brought him in, completely free. Thought that was pretty bad ass. Too bad the rest of the band were a bunch of douche bags. Throwing another song by them on here that is also pretty good, called "Dream-E-Forever," because I can't find any videos for "Softly."
Line: "Every time I see your face, you know I softly die."
117. "Pray Your Gods" by Toad the Wet Sprocket (fear)
These guys were popular for about 5 minutes, and it was mostly due to some of their worst songs, such as "Walk On the Ocean" and "All I Want." This song was off the same album, which wasn't anywhere near as good as their first album, Pale. This is probably the best song off fear, just a beautiful, haunting, chilling song. This is also one of my favorite lines from any song...
Line: "Is it that they fear the pain of death? Or could it be they fear the joy of life?"
116. "A Thousand Hours" by The Cure (Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me)
Definitely one of the prettier Cure songs from the pre-Disintegration albums. Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me is probably one of the most... I don't know... odd, I guess, albums that I have. Never quite follows one specific path. Goes from angry hate filled songs ("The Kiss", "Torture", "The Snakepit") to some of the more romantic songs Robert Smith has ever written (""A Thousand Hours", "Catch", "One More Time") to just straight up pop ("Just Like Heaven", "Hot Hot Hot!!!", "Why Can't I Be You?"). It would have probably been better if it was split up into two separate albums instead of one double album, because in the end it is such a mess that some really good songs get lost in all the chaos.
Line: "A thousand wasted hours a day, just to feel my heart for a second."
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