Our Top 100 Favorite Songs (Nominate Yours!)

[talulad]

I'm stuck on my list because I've done all my regular CDs but not my mp3s nor my Tori music - so I'm avoiding the task for now...

I'll get it done soon, though. Maybe Sunday I'll have the free time.

What makes me sad is all the music I know I'm forgetting just because I can't think of things offhand (I'm horrible at it, s'why I can't do crosswords) so I'm only going by what I own and what other people post. Like, I almost missed putting Weezer on until I borrowed my friend's CD and ripped it just a few days ago.

D'oh!

[♥Mary♥]

talulad™ said:

I'm stuck on my list because I've done all my regular CDs but not my mp3s nor my Tori music - so I'm avoiding the task for now...

I'll get it done soon, though. Maybe Sunday I'll have the free time.

What makes me sad is all the music I know I'm forgetting just because I can't think of things offhand (I'm horrible at it, s'why I can't do crosswords) so I'm only going by what I own and what other people post. Like, I almost missed putting Weezer on until I borrowed my friend's CD and ripped it just a few days ago.

D'oh!

Jay, I totally understand how you feel about the songs you'll have to leave off (either by choice or by forgetting them).

What we've done before on other message boards with this 'game', is to post our "bubbling under" list. You can make it as long as you like. It's basically a list of honorable mentions that didn't quite make the top 100 but that you still love. (And really, on any given day, one of them just might've made the top 100, because we all know that our tastes and preferences tend to fluctuate, right?)
Anyway, it offers a way to 'show off' the other songs you love and feel better about leaving them out of the 100. You can rank-order your BU songs, too, or just lump them randomly into a list.
I've seen people have a BU list of 200 songs before... in addition to the top 100 listed! LOL Go crazy, I say!

[elizabeth]

I changed my list-I had forgotten to write down Little Martha by The Allman Brothers but it was one of the first songs I thought of and is my favorite. So I took off Anna Begins by the Counting Crows. Does anyone know the song Little Martha by the Allmans?

[Hellfire]

little edits all over the place: included Enjoy The Silence, Twenty-One, Kiss From a Rose, Cruisin', changed the Duran Duran song to 'A Matter Of Feeling' and forgot to include 'Only Happy When It Rains'. i'll get to it. still 15 points to go.

[Hellfire]

DONE!

[Lemon Pie]

FINISHED LIST with 50 songs, 10 points each:

1. Aimee Mann: Amateur
2. Radiohead: Creep
3. Radiohead: Karma Police
4. Cranberries: Daffodil Lament
5. Joe Jackson: Stepping Out
6. Metallica: One
7. Nirvana: Heart-Shaped Box
8. Everything but the Girl: Missing
9. Alanis Morissette:Uninvited
10. The Doors: Riders On The Storm
11. The Doors: The Soft Parade
12. Björk: Cocoon
13. Björk: Undo
14. Tori: God
15. Tori: Precious Things
16. Björk: Bachelorette
Björk: Pagan Poetry
17. Placebo: This Picture
18. Damien Rice: Delicate
19. Depeche Mode: Enjoy The Silence
20. RHCP: Breaking The Girl
21. RHCP: Under the Bridge
22. Nick Cave and the bad seeds: Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow
23. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Into My Arms
24. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Little empty boat
25. Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight, Tonight
26. No Doubt: It's my Life
Type O Negative: Die With Me
27. Ani DiFranco: Second Intermission
28. ColdPlay: A Rush of Blood to the Head
29. Moloko: The Time is Now
30. Moby: Why Does My Heart Feel So bad
31. Massive Attack: Unfinished Sympathy
32. Massive Attack: Teardrop
33. Portishead: Sour Times
34. Foo Fighters: Walking After You
35. Skunk Anansie: Lately
36. Texas: Halo
37. Led Zeppelin: Immigrant Song
38. Kate Bush: Running Up That Hill
39. Soundgarden: Black Hole Sun
40. Catatonia: Dead From the Waist Down
41. Malcolm McLaren: About Her
Jamiroquai: Canned Heat
42. PJ Harvey: Good Fortune
Goo Goo Dolls: Iris
43. Beck: Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes
44. The Cardigans: Carnival
45. Coldplay: Don't Panic
46. Streets: It's Too Late
47. En Vogue: Free Your Mind
48. Deep Purple: Smoke On The Water
49. the Beatles: Eleanor Rigby
50. Röyksopp: Eple
Slusnik Luna: Sun (radio edit)

Ok, finished, 50 songs, ten points each. This is because I probably left out many of my favourite songs and I can't even put these in any order as what I like best probably changes almost every day...

[♥Mary♥]

Looking good, Tanja!

Carly, great job, too!

MORE LISTS, PLEASE!!

[mandy]

I still want to do this...just haven't had time yet!! We still have a while, right??

[~Slave To The Muse~]

'Kay. Now I think I have a grip on things. I hope Hellfire doesn't mind if I blatantly steal from his shining example because math is not my strong suit. Heh.

20 points

1) You Oughta Know - Alanis Morissette
2) Wake Up - Alanis Morissette
3) Crucify - Tori Amos
4) Precious Things ("To Venus and Back" live version) - Tori Amos
5) Fighter - Christina Aguilera
6) My Confession - Otep
7) Soma - Smashing Pumpkins
8) Mouths Of Babes - Smashing Pumpkins
9) Paranoid Android - Radiohead
10) Dilate - Ani DiFranco

10 points
11) Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
12) Live To Tell - Madonna
13) No Man's Woman - Sinead O'Connor
14) Sullen Girl - Fiona Apple
15) Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
16) Disasterpiece - Slipknot
17) This Is Now - Hatebreed
18) No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley and the Wailers
19) New Year's Day - U2
20) Spanish Harlem - the Mamas and the Papas

5 points

21) Help Me Mary - Liz Phair
22) Would Not Come - Alanis Morissette
23) Precious Illusions - Alanis Morissette
24) Bullet With Butterfly Wings - Smashing Pumpkins
25) With Or Without You - U2
26) Whisper - Evanescence
27) Back In Black - AC/DC
28) Control - Poe
29) Freedom - Rage Against the Machine
30) How Soon Is Now? - the Smiths
31) Army Of Me - Bjork
32) Lake Of Fire - Nirvana
33) Come Undone - Duran Duran
34) Legs - PJ Harvey
35) I Think That I Would Die - Hole
36) Professional Widow - Tori Amos
37) Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
38) Terrihle Lie - Nine Inch Nails
39) Soul To Squeeze - Red Hot Chili Peppers
40) S.O.B. - Lisa Marie Presley
41) Learning To Fly - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
42) The Metro - Berlin
43) The Sweetest Taboo - Sade
44) All Night Long - Lionel Richie
45) Welcome To The Fold - Filter
46) Break On Through - the Doors
47) Medication - Garbage
48) You Ain't The First - Guns N' Roses
49) Drive - the Cars
50) Limp - Fiona Apple
51) Intolerance - Tool
52) Porcelain - Moby
53) Half the World - Belinda Carlisle
54) It's Too Real (Big Scary Animal) - Belinda Carlisle
55) Houses Of the Holy - Led Zeppelin
56) Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
57) Freedom '90 - George Michael
58) You'll See - Madonna
59) Purple Rain - Prince
60) Clocks - Coldplay

Edited a third time to fiddle with things. Done.

[♥Mary♥]

Yes, Mandy, there's still plenty of time.... at least a month.

And Slave, I'm glad you joined in! Some nice picks there.

[*Herry*]

I've reserved part of this weekend to do it, thank goodness.


I've had some revelations, which could either complicate things or makes things a bit easier!

[elizabeth]

I'm glad someone chose Purple Rain . And I love "Don't Dream it's Over" by Crowded House...I listened to it many times as a kid.

[beulahboi]

20

1. american pie- don mclean
2.fast car- tracie chapman
3.dream on- aerosmith
4.yes, anastasia- Tori Amos
5.earth song-michael jackson
6.origin of love- hedwig and the angry inch
7.delicious surprise-beth hart
8.die without you - pm dawn
9.hopeless- dionne farris
10.true colors- cindy lauper

10
11.karma police-radio head
12.young love-the judds
13. wandering star -portishead
14. tear in your hand-Tori Amos
15.little earthquakes-Tori Amos
16.heart and soul-T'pau
17.vision of love-mariah carey
18.push -matchbox twenty
19.silver lining -david gray
20.respect - aretha franklin
12.love child-the supremes
13.reflections-the supremes
14. son of a preacher man- dusty springfield
15.bron "Y" aur stomp- led zepplin
16.kashmir-led zepplin
17.american woman- the who
18.the chain- fleetwood mac
19.silent all these years- Tori Amos
20.chariots rise-lizzie west

5

21. goodbye earl-dixie chicks
22. midnight train to georgia-gladys night
23. I love rock and roll- joan jett
24.all about our love -sade
25. by your side-sade
26.not the doctor- alanis morisette
27. can't not - alanis morisette
28 must've been love -roxette
29.red red wine- UB40
30.ravine-ace of base
31. occasionaly -melissa ethridge
32.time after time -cindy lauper
33.sail on-commadores
34.never is a promise-fiona apple
35.only love-wynonna judd
36.dont take the girl-tim mcgraw
37. lets get it on-marvin gaye
38.november rain-guns n roses
39.dirty diana-michael jackson
40.lead me upstairs -david gray
41.sweater song-weezer
42.crazy for you-madonna
43.love is alive- the judds
44.secret rendevouz- karen white
45.sad songs say so much-elton john
46.putting the damage on-Tori Amos
47.daniel-elton john
48. dont let the sun go down on me-elton john
49.sublime-summertime
50. i wanna dance with somebody- whitney houston
51.heartbreak hotel- whitney houston
52. I will always love you- whitney houston
53.cry me a river- justin timberlake
54.bag lady -erykah badu
55.kick it- xscape
56.something in red- lorrie morgan
57.eagle when she flies-dollie parton
58.we belong -pat benetar
59.love is a battlefield-pat benetar
60.bohemain rhapsody- Queen

I left some classics out only because they get their glory without things like this and im trying soo damn hard not to look at anyone elses list cuz I knoe If ill do ill be changing this every 10 minutes
Where is the tylenol? 
 

[orfeo]

I CANNOT BELIEVE I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS!

 

Oh man, I have some work to do.

I am deliberately choosing NOT to look at anyone else's list for starters. Consider this post my notepad where I will jot down songs. Points will come later. I am going to have to be EXTREMELY picky I think.

DEFINITES... I think...

Tori Amos - Spark
Phil Collins - I Wish It Would Rain Down
Sting - Why Should I Cry For You
Yes - Owner of the Lonely Heart
Bryan Duncan - Faithful To You
Peter Gabriel - Red Rain
Jars of Clay - Jealous Kind
Seal - Prayer for the Dying
Radiohead - Let Down
Tears for Fears - Woman In Chains
Marcella Detroit - I Believe

POSSIBLES

Sting - Englishman in New York
Sting - Island of Souls
Tori Amos - ahem, most of my top 10... Numbers 2 and 3 realistically have the best shot. The top 3 was the easy part.
Jennifer Knapp - By and By
george - Growing With Love, Jaded, Special Ones etc
Janet Jackson - If, or Miss You Much
The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star

Okay, NOW I'm going to start looking at other people's lists for help.

[Aims]

beulahboi said:

6.origin of love- hedwig and the angry inch

Heeeeeeeeheheheheeee.. I can't believe Hedwig has shown up on someone's list. You kick massive amounts of arse  

orfeo said:

I am deliberately choosing NOT to look at anyone else's list for starters.

Yeah, good plan. I think I'll do that too... it's already hard enough as it is. Haven't even started mine yet.
It's too yukky!! Might do now though, while I have some spare time.

[beulahboi]

You want me baby I dare you , Try and tear me down!! 

[Mary]

orfeo said:

I CANNOT BELIEVE I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS!

 

Well it's about freakin' time!!! ;D 

Uh, sorry, I said that time word again...  

[raisangrrl]

I'm so lame! I just found this here!
Just call me lame-o Sam-o...er, or something... 

[Mary]

UPDATE!!

• The following people have posted their lists
  (either in final form or in 'in-progress' form):
  
  1. Paulo (Hellfire)
  2. Dreamer
  3. Mary
  4. Jay
  5. elizabeth
  6. Helen
  7. Carly (fearscape)
  8. Mallory (LipGlossArsonist)
  9. Matt (matze)
  10. Tanja (Lemon Pie)
  11. Slave To The Muse
  12. Josh (beulahboi)
  13. Trevor (orfeo)
  
  
• WE NEED MORE LISTS, PEOPLE!
  (Mandy, Sam, Aims, lilyella, Jared... and Sean (ahem!) and all you other music-lovers get in here and participate!!)
  
  
• The deadline for this beast of a creation has been changed to OCTOBER 23.
  Totals and the final list *should* be done by OCTOBER 31.
  
  
  

[fearscape222]

Miranda, you better do a list!!!