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| Posted by: Bond, James Bond
- [5032423] Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 02:58
I imagine we'll garner a plethora of tastes here. Ought to be interesting.
For me, the best song ever is Hotel California by the Eagles. |
| | | 1 | Mike D
Sustainer
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 07:18
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The anthem "We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions" would get my vote. Great song that has had a huge impact across music, sports, etc..
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| | | 2 | Mattinglyinthehall
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 07:30
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It might be Metallica's "One"
or it might be "Stairway to Heaven"
or maybe Jethro Tull's "Aqualung"
perhaps Elvis Costello's "Beyond Belief"
Some surely think it is Don McClean's "American Pie"
All of those are among my favorites and I probably could not choose between them.
For much of the past 15 or 15 years, Janes Addiction's "Summertime Rolls" has been a song that I cannot hear only once.
Can Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" count? If so, that might be the overwhelmingly most popular choice, historicly speaking.
If so, the Blue Danube Waltz, 1812 Overture and probably about 15 other orchestral compositions warrant mention.
Most certainly among them would be John Williams' "Grand Imperial March"
I do love the simple beauty of Depeche Mode's "Somebody"
My favorite could be Descendents' "Clean Sheets"
or Outkast's "Bombs over Baghdad"
Prince's "Play in the Sunshine" or "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"
Those remind me that Fishbone's "Everyday's Sunshine" is one of my all-time favs.
So is Nashville Pussy's "Go to Hell"
I should consider that it might be The Beatles "A Day in the Life" or "Elenor Rigby" or "Revolution" or "Here Comes the Sun" or about 15 others.
A poll of 10,000 Rolling Stones fans chose "Sympathy for the Devil" as their favorite Stones tune.
Anyone Know Human Resource's "Dominator"?
There's Joy Division's "Atmosphere"
I cannot leave out Public Enemey's "Bring the Noise" (with or without Anthrax)
Can't forget Ministry's "So What"
or Black Sabbath's "War Pigs"
Please allow me to submit Orbital's "Belfast" and Scott Hardkiss "Raincry" (sorry that was the best sample I could find).
Social Distortion's "Ball and Chain" might be my favorite song.
Or it could be School of Fish's "Three Strange Days".
Hopefully Nerveclinic will see this and appreciate hearing one of my favorites, Dance Conspiracy's "Dub War" for the first time in ages.
Perhaps he will wish I stayed at it long enough to dig up a sample of Acen's "Close Your Eyes" (or maybe he's too cool for school to still like that one:))
Oh there are so so so many more. But I'll be late for work if I don't get in the shower now.
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| | | 3 | Mike D
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 07:57
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Way to take a stand MITH.
;)
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| | | 4 | Texas Flood
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 08:43
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I'll go with the National Anthem.
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| | | 5 | Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 2824911
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 08:46
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Well done TX Flood - but who's rendition?
Put me down for Jimi Hendrix' at Woodstock!
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| | | 6 | J
Leader
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 09:13
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Green Day - Basketcase :)
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| | | 7 | GolfFreak
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 09:20
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AC/DC Hells Bells.
ALways puts me back in black with the mullet cut hair dew and chain wallet.
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| | | 8 | WiddleAvi
ID: 24081811
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 09:21
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Floyd - Shine on you crazy diamond
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| | | 9 | Mike D
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 09:23
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As best song ever??? That's pretty high praise for that song Widdle!
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| | | 10 | blue hen
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 09:25
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It really boils down to four candidates...
Guns N Roses - November Rain
Metallica - Unforgiven II
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
Pearl Jam - Alive
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| | | 11 | J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 09:26
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November Rain is in my top 3.
Ah ha - Take On Me is too.
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| | | 12 | Motley Crue
Leader
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 09:29
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Best 5 songs (how the heck can I pick only one?):
1. Locomotive, Guns N Roses
2. Black, Pearl Jam
3. With or Without You, U2
4. Livin on a Prayer, Bon Jovi
5. Life on Mars, David Bowie
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| | | 13 | MadDOG
ID: 56012617
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 09:30
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"FreeBird" by Lynard Skynard is always near the top of this list.
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| | | 14 | MadDOG
ID: 56012617
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 09:34
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BTW, isn't the best Guns N Roses song "Sweet Child Of Mine"?
I think it's the biggest hit they ever had.
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| | | 15 | Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 2824911
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 09:36
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The best song of all time could also be
Naked Eyes' "Always Something There to Remind Me" or
The Turtles' "I Can't See Me Loving Nobody But You".
Its also possible that the two best songs ever might both be found on the movie soundtrack for the film, Cool World:
My Life With The Thrill Kill Cult's "Sex on Wheels" and
Future Sound of London's "Papua New Guinea"
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| | | 16 | Mikel
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 09:44
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MITH that is a classic version. I may just have to throw my woodstock album on the ol' record player.
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| | | 17 | Mattinglyinthehall
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 09:44
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ooh The Pet Shop Boys (with Dusty Springfield) "What Have I done to Deserve This" is a terrific song. Quite possibly the best ever.
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| | | 18 | Texas Flood
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 09:48
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#5 University of Michigan Marching Band on a bright October afternoon with a 105,000 fellow "M" fans.
or perhaps "Fat Bob Taylor" the singing plumber @ a Detroit Tiger home game.
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| | | 19 | Mikel
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 09:53
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I respectfuly disagree Texas Flood.
When ever i hear "Eye of the Tiger" it takes me back to warm summer sunday afternoons at Tiger Stadium.
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| | | 20 | Razor
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 09:55
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U2 - One
U2 - I Will Follow
Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
Beatles - Yesterday
Beatles - The Long & Winding Road
Smashing Pumpkins - Drown
Pearl Jam - Light Years
Pearl Jam - Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in Small Town
Queen/David Bowie - Under Pressure
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| | | 21 | Razor
ID: 221033012
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 10:00
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How could I forget Randy Newman's signature song "I Love LA!"?
The song Ohio State plays during "Script Ohio" is awesome. One of the best traditions in all of sports in my opinion. What beats a high stepping sousaphone player? Nothing, I say.
Script Ohio Video
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| | | 22 | Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 2824911
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 10:06
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Thinking more, the best song might be
Kon Kan's "Promise" or
perhaps their version of I Beg Your Pardon (I Never Promised You A Rose Garden)
It could certainly be Big Audio Dynamite II's "Rush"
But that might lead one to think, how could the best song ever be by BAD2 and not The Clash? So maybe it isn't "Rush".
Maybe it's "London Calling"
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| | | 23 | Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 2824911
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 10:08
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You know, I'm pretty sure now that at one point in time, I was certain that the best song ever was
Bruce Springsteen's "She's The One" and that at another point in time I was certain that the best song ever was
U2's "Hawkmoon 269"
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| | | 24 | beastiemiked
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 10:14
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My top ten in no particular order:
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Phish - Fee
Reel Big Fish - Beer
The Clash - Rock The Casbah
Ben Folds Five - Underground
G Love and Special Sauce - Cold Beverage
Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love
Weezer - El Scorcho
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
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| | | 25 | J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 10:22
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bmd just made me go listen to some Reel Big Fish, beer is playing right now :) RBF always does a good cover of Take on Me
I like Reel big Fish's - Nothin' - I used to psych myself up for job interviews with this song, when they start with the "I don't F^ckin Care, I don't F^ckin Care, I don't F^ckin Care anymore" Love that song!!!! It made me less nervous and helped me get my first job :)
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| | | 26 | Mattinglyinthehall
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 10:27
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You know what, scratch all my previous posts.
The best song ever is Sublime's "What I Got"
Or the Beastie Boy's "Egg Man".
Or "Paul Revere".
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| | | 27 | MadDOG
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 10:28
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Mattingly it was funny the first time but it's getting old.
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| | | 28 | Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 2824911
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 10:28
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Kid Creole and The Coconuts' "Why Can't You Be Like Endicott"
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| | | 29 | Sludge
ID: 54692111
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 10:32
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Oh, please. This is an easy question.
"Tribute" by Tenacious D.
Next song! NEXT SONG!
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| | | 30 | J
Leader
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 10:39
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some others from my current playlist at work:
Blink 182 - Going Away to College
Blink 182 - Mutt
Candlebox - Cover Me
Candlebox - Far Behind
Chevelle - The Clincher
Chevelle - Point #1
Drowning Pool - Bodies
Faith No More - Epic
Green Day - Jesus of Suburbia
Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta
Led Zeppelin - D'yer Mak'er
Lit - Miserable
Ludacris - Get Back
Lustra - Scottie Doesn't Know
Meat Puppets - Backwater
The Pixies - Where is My Mind
Rage Against the Machine - Renegades of Funk
Smashing Pumpkins - Mayonaise
Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
Spacehog - In the Meantime
Sum 41 - Pieces
Taking Back Sunday - A Decade Under the Influence
They Might Be Giants - New York City
They Might Be Giants - Older
Toadies - Possum Kingdom
The Urge - Jump Right In
Wax - California
Weezer - the whole CD (their self-titled, first one)
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| | | 31 | Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 2824911
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 10:41
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Mattingly it was funny the first time but it's getting old.
This thread makes me realize that I'm starting to get old.
Hey, every song I've mentioned is a great great great song in my opinion and could easily rank as "the best ever" ahead of any other song I've mentioned (IMO of course). I'm really not trying to be funny by spamming the thread with 50 songs. I think all of us know that there can never be a single "best song", so in actuality this is for us to talk about our favorite music, right? Sorry if my selections or the abundance of them annoys anyone.
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| | | 32 | Mattinglyinthehall
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 10:45
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J surprised you didn't list "Birdhouse In Your Soul" I debated putting that one in. Wish I would have thought of "Where is My Mind" and "Cherub Rock" first.
And seeing Faith No More's "Epic" on your list is why I love threads like this. Wow I haven't thought of that band in a long time. What was their other hit that I liked a lot... "We Care A Lot!"
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| | | 33 | Texas Flood
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 10:54
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Razor, funny you should mention "Script Ohio". I lived in Columbus and actually attended OSU. I personally knew one of the tuba players who's job it was to dot the "I" in OHIO.
Can't tell you how difficut it was being a Michigan fan living in Buckeye Country. Both schools have great traditions.
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| | | 34 | beastiemiked
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 10:54
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And seeing Faith No More's "Epic" on your list is why I love threads like this. Wow I haven't thought of that band in a long time. What was their other hit that I liked a lot... "We Care A Lot!"
Their drummer was on a rerun of Who Want's to be a Millionaire last night. He ended up missing the $16,000 question with 2 life lines left. I'll have to check out "We Care a Lot". I always enjoyed "Epic" and their remake of "Easy on Sunday Morning".
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| | | 36 | J
Leader
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 11:09
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I think Faith No More's Epic was the only song I knew by them. I'm pretty sure the "new" Faith No More has a song on Madden 2005.
I have the double disc of They Might Be Giants greatest hits, but I try to just pick 2 songs from each band to listen to. I really like all their stuff. I saw them in concert last summer without really knowing any of their songs and they were amazing - outdoors in the rain even!
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| | | 37 | Texas Flood
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 11:10
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Bobby McFaren, "Don't Worry Be Happy",
and whoever those two guys were that gave us the "Macarena".
Now those were songs;).
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| | | 38 | Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 2824911
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 11:12
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"Macarena". [shudder]
What a horrible point in time to be working at a catering hall...
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| | | 39 | MadDOG
ID: 56012617
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 11:12
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Eddie Murphy, "I Just Want To Party All The Time"
is top notch.
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| | | 40 | Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 2824911
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 11:14
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Actually, i think its "My Girl Wants to Party All the Time"
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| | | 41 | MadDOG
ID: 56012617
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 11:16
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Girl
I can't understand it why you want to hurt me
After all the things I've done for you.
I buy you champagne and roses and diamonds on your finger -
Diamonds on your finger -
Still you hang out all night
what am I to do?
My girl wants to party all the time
Party all the time
party all the time.
My girl wants to party all the time
party all the time.
She parties all the time - party all the time
She likes to party all the time - party all the time
party all the time - she likes to party all the time
party all the time.
Girl
I've seen you in clubs just hanging out and dancing.
You give your number to every man you see.
You never come home at night because you're out romancing.
I wish you bring some of your love home to me.
But my girl wants to party all the time
. . .
My girl wants to party all the time
. . .
Party
party
party she likes to party all the time.
She likes to party all the time -
She lets her hair down
she lets her body down:
She lets her body
she lets her body down.
Party all the time - do you wanna get any party
yeah.
Party all the time - party all the time.
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| | | 42 | MadDOG
ID: 56012617
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 11:17
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You were right Mattingly. Still one of the greatest hits of all time.
;)
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| | | 43 | chode
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 11:22
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Re: Post #40 - yeah, and in Post #15 the title by The Turtles is "Happy Together". Not to side with MadDOG on this one, but damn, way to hijack the thread.
I'll take:
Somebody - Depeche Mode
Feelin' Good Again - Rober Earl Keen
This Old Porch - Lyle Lovett
Black - Pearl Jam
One Day More - Les Miserables
There is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths
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| | | 44 | ukula
ID: 53037287
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 11:38
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"Love is a flower" by David Hasselhoff has always given me goosebumps.
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| | | 45 | blue hen
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 13:04
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I do agree with Sludge (#29). But it's basically the same song as Stairway.
And Chode mentions Les Mis, a bunch of underrated songs there.
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| | | 46 | BZ
ID: 59171020
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 13:12
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How We Do - the game & 50 cent
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| | | 47 | Old Man Greene
ID: 12033114
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 18:15
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I don't recgonize half the songs, I'm getting way to old..
Faithfully...Journey
Superman..Five for Fighting (Group name comes from being hockey fans)
Lady Soul..Temptations
Whiter Shade of Pale..Procul Harum
Sounds of Silence..Simon and Garfunkel
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida..Iron Butterfly
Just about every Beatle song
Just about every song by the Who
Stairway to Heaven
Hotel California
Beth..Kiss
Let Her Cry..Hootie and the Blowfish
Candle in The Wind..Elton
Piano Man..Billy Joel
Bohemian Rhapsody...Queen
Light My Fire and Back Door Man..The Doors
Just a few
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| | | 48 | JackHammers
Donor
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Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 18:31
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The theme from the Love Boat
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| | | 49 | C.SuperFreaks
ID: 50035259
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 18:34
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Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - William Shatner
The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins - Leonard Nimoy
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| | | 50 | balls
ID: 211422117
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 18:43
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Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
Rubberband Man - Spinners
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| | | 51 | Cosmo's Cod Piece
ID: 481152817
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 18:43
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Lynard Skynard - Freebird
Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville
The Superman Theme from the movies
Garth Brooks - Friends In Low Places
Frank Sinatra - My Way
Matchbox 20 - Real World
The Imperial March from Star Wars
Cinderella - Gypsy Road
The Blues Brothers - Sweet Home Chicago
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| | | 52 | louky
ID: 550511210
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 19:30
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Bare Naked Ladies - If I Had A Million Dollars
John Prine - Hello In There
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Donor
ID: 014815714
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 19:33
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Weezer - Tired of Sex
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Taking Back Sunday - Little Devotional
Aerosmith - Remember
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| | | 54 | Matt S
ID: 470391015
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 19:54
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Top 5:
Genesis - Suppers Ready
Yes - Close to the Edge
Pink Floyd - Money
Jimi Hendrix - Little Miss Strange
The Who - Baba O'Riley
Matt S
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| | | 55 | culdeus
ID: 43112649
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 19:58
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Bob Dylan: Boots of Spanish Leather
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| | | 56 | Texas Flood
ID: 200532620
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 20:24
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What's Going On, Marvin Gaye
Would'nt It Be Nice, Beach Boys
Let It Be, The Beatles
Rainy Night In Georgia, Brook Benton
You Were Always On My Mind, Willie Nelson.
Now when I wanna rip the plaster off the walls, anything by Joe Satriani or Steve Vai.
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| | | 57 | Skidazl
ID: 37916209
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 20:47
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Nirvana - Lake of Fire
Cure - Killing an Arab
Smiths - Meat is Murder
Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours
Clash - Johnny don't surf
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| | | 58 | Great One
ID: 460122118
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 20:48
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Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
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| | | 59 | Aris
ID: 166571316
Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 21:13
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Metallica - For whom the bell tolls, Damage Inc
Pearl Jam - Alive, Release me, Inidfference
Black Sabbath - War pigs, Ironman
Rolling Stones - Paint it black
Rage against the Machine - Killing in the name of
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
The Who - Baba O'Riley
The Doors - Roadhouse Blues
Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
Aerosmith - Dream on
and many more on the heavier side.
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| | | 60 | Myboyjack
ID: 121159118
Sat, Jan 29, 2005, 08:15
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"Trudy" The Charlie Daniels Band
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| | | 61 | TB
Leader
ID: 031811922
Sun, Jan 30, 2005, 01:07
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LOL Great One. Don't forget Culture Club's I'll Tumble 4 Ya
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| | | 62 | Twarpy
ID: 540391815
Sun, Jan 30, 2005, 04:48
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I know theres not a ton of people who are into Hip-Hop but heres a couple of my fav's
Dead Prez - Bigger than Hip-Hop
Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Part 2
Notorious BIG - Party & BS
Xzibit - Paparazzi
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| | | 63 | Cosmo's Cod Piece
ID: 481152817
Sun, Jan 30, 2005, 06:20
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Twarpy: Have you seen The Boiler Room? In that movie Gionvanni Ribisi references a Notorious BIG song about how "you gotta sling the crack rock or have a jump shot"?
Do you know which song that is?
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| | | 64 | chode
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Sun, Jan 30, 2005, 11:20
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The lyrics are "Either you're slingin crack rock or you got a wicked jumpshot."
The song is "Things Done Changed" off the "Ready to Die" album.
Hope that helps.
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| | | 65 | Khahan
ID: 31854515
Sun, Jan 30, 2005, 11:34
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I don't see what all the hubbub is about. The best song ever is obviously Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here.
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| | | 66 | Cosmo's Cod Piece
ID: 481152817
Sun, Jan 30, 2005, 12:24
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Thanks Chode. Nice name BTW, I'm LMAO.
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| | | 67 | James K Polk
ID: 2914090
Sun, Jan 30, 2005, 15:25
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"The Distance," Cake (I'd be happy to pick a lesser-known Cake song, like "Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle," but "The Distance" is simply unstoppable.)
"Watching Me Fall," The Cure
All this is moot though, because Sludge was right in #29.
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| | | 68 | James K Polk
ID: 2914090
Sun, Jan 30, 2005, 15:26
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"She's An Angel," TMBG
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| | | 69 | youngroman
ID: 298482214
Sun, Jan 30, 2005, 16:09
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Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight, Against All Odds
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody, We Are The Champions
Falco - Jeannie, Junge Römer (Young Romans), Der Kommissar
Eminem - Stan
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| | | 70 | Danny Boy
ID: 14950199
Tue, Feb 01, 2005, 09:20
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Placebo - Every Me, Every You
DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World
Metallica - One
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
Rage Against the Machine - Freedom
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| | | 71 | Toral
ID: 22731114
Thu, Feb 03, 2005, 00:30
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Other than Christian hymns...
probably..
Me and Bobby McGee, Janis Joplin.
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| | | 72 | Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 43021239
Thu, Feb 03, 2005, 07:27
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Why wouldn't you put down a Christian hymn?
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| | | 73 | James K Polk
ID: 51010719
Thu, Feb 03, 2005, 12:44
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It Is Well With My Soul
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| | | 74 | balls
ID: 448331614
Thu, Feb 03, 2005, 16:10
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New Years Day -U2
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| | | 75 | allhair allstars
Sustainer
ID: 50902421
Tue, Feb 08, 2005, 20:49
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I've been trying to figure out a way to post a song in this thread but couldn't come up with a way to pick a "best" song to include. On the way home from work today I came up with an idea that I decided could work for me... I figured I could post selections from a fictitious, unranked list comprised of my Top 500 Songs. Not that anyone would be interested...
I'll start with Tusk, by Fleetwood Mac, which would probably settle in somewhere in the high to mid 400's. This is a song that has everything: guitar, bass, drums, vocals, a jungle beat, and the USC Trojan Marching Band. There's nothing like a blaring brass section to rock your world! Mac's fall from grace over time wasn't nearly as precipitous as say the transition from Jefferson Airplane to Jefferson Starship to Starship, but in some minds, it wasn't far off. What started out as a straight up British blues band, became a travelling cat fight over time, but it still had plenty of creative juices flowing when they came up with Tusk. I've completely forgotten the story behind the song or why the band performed on the track, but I recall that it was interesting.
First in an occasional series. The information contained within this post may or may not be partially true.
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| | | 76 | Wilmer McLean
ID: 430303120
Tue, Feb 08, 2005, 22:30
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For durability, three songs - Greensleeves, Amazing Grace and Battle Hymn of the Republic.
For best songs composed and/or recorded in my lifetime in no particular order:
American Pie - Don McLean
A Day in the Life - Beatles
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
America the Beautiful - Ray Charles' version
Fields of Gold - Eva Cassidy's version
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| | | 77 | allhair allstars
Sustainer
ID: 50902421
Wed, Feb 09, 2005, 10:17
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In much the same way that Tom Fogerty (John's brother) provided an inordinate amount of groove to Creedence Clearwater Revival, I'm part of the group that believes that Dave Grohl made up much more than 1/3 of Nirvana. At least on the musical side. Not to bust on Ringo Starr, but Nirvana with Ringo on the skins would blow. So my next selection is Times Like These by Foo Fighters. There are a ton of hooks here that make this guitar heavy song really poppy, but again, it's still the drums that drive the song in my opinion. The intro alone is enough to rank this pretty easily in the high 200s. In fact I still get blown away listening to the intro and it takes me a couple minutes to climb back down off my aural high. Because of this I'm a little fuzzy on the lyrics. As far as I can make out Grohl is singing from the prospective of a guy with some bizarre inanimate-object identity crisis. To top it all off, not only do we find out that the guy is recovering from amnesia, but we learn at the end of the song that he also suffers from bouts of laryngitis! How classic is that!
Second in an occasional series. The information contained within this post may or may not be partially true.
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| | | 78 | Sludge
ID: 54692111
Wed, Feb 09, 2005, 17:01
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I'm part of the group that believes that Dave Grohl made up much more than 1/3 of Nirvana. At least on the musical side.
Preach on with your blasphemy, Brother Hair! (psst... He's a better lyricist too.)
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| | | 79 | threespleens
Leader
ID: 00795541
Thu, Feb 10, 2005, 05:06
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"juicy" notorious b.i.g. has to rank up there for me, but there are so many...
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| | | 80 | allhair allstars
Sustainer
ID: 50902421
Thu, Feb 10, 2005, 22:50
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When discussing the pantheon of early 80s FM-friendly punk/wave/pop/rock, one song always seems comes to mind. At least this is what I'm told, as I wasn't born until 1992. It's hard to call The Kings a one-hit wonder since the "one" song they're famous for is really two songs. In the classic "hey, we're too cheap to pay to get two songs produced so let's put two songs together" tradition, This Beat Goes On/Switching To Glide is a combination of catchy hooks and sing-a-long choruses that begs the question: This Beat Goes On, or Switching To Glide? Everyone favors one part over the other. Try it and see for yourself. It's like asking someone "Maryann or Ginger?" "Farah Fawcett or Cheryl Ladd?" "Salt or Pepa.. or that third girl... what's her name..." And did I mention the USC Trojan Marching Band plays on this track as well? No, just kidding..
Third in an occasional series. The information contained within this post may or may not be partially true.
Oh, and by the way - Switching to Glide, Maryann, Farah, and what's her name.
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| | | 81 | chode
ID: 501937
Fri, Feb 11, 2005, 09:20
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Spinderella? Yeesh.
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| | | 82 | allhair allstars
Sustainer
ID: 50902421
Sat, Feb 12, 2005, 20:56
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Perhaps you're right...
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| | | 83 | Pancho Villa
Sustainer
ID: 533817
Sat, Feb 19, 2005, 20:35
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60's
Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops(more performance than song)
James Brown - I Feel Good(see Jackie Wilson)
Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin Feeling
Beatles - In My Life(pick any number really)
Satisfaction - Stones(see Beatles)
Steppenwolf - Born to Be Wild
C, S & N - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
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| | | 84 | TDM
ID: 371471314
Sun, Feb 20, 2005, 07:09
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The best song ever is Jimi Hendrix - Red House.
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| | | 85 | btown
ID: 42136289
Mon, Feb 28, 2005, 10:36
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what was song came out round 2000 by 50 cent that took biggie's lyrics "either your slingin crack rock or you got a wicked jump shot" the song could have been on power of the dollar but i think it was on a mixtape,,, anyone know the name of this song?
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| | | 86 | chode
ID: 130342413
Mon, Feb 28, 2005, 11:10
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I'm not familiar, but is it G-Unit's "I'm So Good"? I think 50 does the part that comes close to replicating those lyrics.
(http://www.lyriclunatic.com/songs/14881)
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| | | 87 | blue hen
ID: 331038201
Mon, Feb 28, 2005, 11:32
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In addition to the songs in post 10, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention:
Black Sabbath - Iron Man
Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun
and anything by Bon Jovi.
For sheer lasting power.
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| | | 88 | Motley Crue
Leader
ID: 439372011
Mon, Feb 28, 2005, 11:35
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Yeah, Born to Be My Baby is still a great song almost 20 years later.
I miss the good old days when Bon Jovi made inspired rock music.
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| | | 89 | JeffG
Leader
ID: 01584348
Mon, Feb 28, 2005, 19:13
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I'll just list my top 2.
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
Bat out of Hell - Meatloaf
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| | | 90 | tastethewaste
ID: 4411212118
Mon, Feb 28, 2005, 21:32
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Spinal Meningitis Got Me Down-Ween
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| | | 91 | Toral
ID: 22731114
Tue, Mar 01, 2005, 00:00
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"Guide Me, O Great Jehovah"?
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| | | 92 | allhair allstars
Sustainer
ID: 50902421
Tue, Mar 01, 2005, 22:22
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I do a lot of walking to and from work with my IPod, and I've found over time that the tempo of the music I'm listening to really plays a large role in the amount of time it takes me to get to work on any given day. Just last week as I was making my way through the crowd, one of the meanest grooves ever recorded started playing, and it probably added an extra five minutes to my commute. The Payback by James Brown is one of those mid-tempo funk grooves that won't just get you walking slower in time with the beat, but you'll actually get a little swivel in your hips and shoulders as you go along. At over seven and a half minutes long, I actually grooved myself most of the way around the block before the song ended. Recorded around 1974, The Payback is a song about a cuckolded fellow who's really pissed off at his girl, and really, really pissed off at the guy who's managed to "get down" with her. The break-downs in this song are all very hot, but the song's best feature is that it contains one of the all-time greatest lines, "I don't know karate, but I know ka-razie!!"
Fourth in an occasional series. The information contained within this post may or may not be partially true.
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| | | 93 | Tree
ID: 491362715
Tue, Mar 01, 2005, 23:08
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i'm gonna go with Thunder Road or Born to Run. the stories those two songs tell paint such vivid imagery...
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| | | 94 | Texas Flood
ID: 56121246
Tue, Mar 01, 2005, 23:32
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Hey!! Gotta gotta pay back!! The big pay back, Revenge!!!!!
God I love that song!
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| | | 95 | sarge33rd
ID: 2528212
Wed, Mar 02, 2005, 15:29
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1) Inna Godda Divida
2) Born to be Wild
3) Tusk
4) House in New Orleans
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| | | 96 | Sludge
ID: 54692111
Wed, Mar 02, 2005, 15:34
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4) House in New Orleans
I assume you mean House of the Rising Sun?
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| | | 97 | sarge33rd
ID: 2528212
Wed, Mar 02, 2005, 15:40
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OK, so I'm brain dead today.
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| | | 98 | Sludge
ID: 54692111
Wed, Mar 02, 2005, 15:57
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Sarge set 'em up. Somebody needs to knock 'em down.
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| | | 99 | allhair allstars
Sustainer
ID: 50902421
Wed, Mar 02, 2005, 16:09
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sarge,
See post 75... great minds think alike! ;)
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| | | 100 | sarge33rd
ID: 45229215
Wed, Mar 02, 2005, 16:29
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rode 20 miles through a downpour on the bike to get to work today. Got here looking/feeling like a drowned rat. lol I'll blame it on not yet being throughly thawed/dried out. :)
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| | | 101 | balls
ID: 53129180
Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 03:04
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allhair allstars, The Payback...cool tune...thanks to you that is now part of my collection. :)
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| | | 102 | allhair allstars
Sustainer
ID: 50902421
Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 14:55
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My point, exactly! ;)
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| | | 103 | balls
ID: 448331614
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 12:37
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I'm looking forward to your next review, mr. allhair. :)
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| | | 104 | MadDOG
ID: 56012617
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 12:46
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Olivia Newton John had some great albums.
;)
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| | | 105 | MadDOG
ID: 56012617
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 12:48
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Seriously, though it seems like albums made by women are almost totally ignored in this thread.
Just proves how this is such a one sided discussion mostly about rock albums. No other forms of music.
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| | | 106 | Motley Crue
Leader
ID: 439372011
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 12:51
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Garbage has some great music. Not best ever quality, though.
I hate Madonna. But she probably belongs on the list somewhere.
Celine Dion? Oooh yeah.
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| | | 107 | MadDOG
ID: 56012617
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:00
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Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey were big in their day.
Aretha Franklin
Gladys Knight
The Supremes and Diana Ross.
Cmon there's a lot of good music that has been made by women.
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| | | 108 | balls
ID: 448331614
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:07
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Just proves how this is such a one sided discussion mostly about rock albums. No other forms of music.
prolly cause most of us that have responded are dudes.
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| | | 109 | balls
ID: 448331614
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:10
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#108 was in response to all of #105...I didn't copy and paste all of it...just for clarity.
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| | | 110 | MadDOG
ID: 56012617
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:16
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So what's your point "Balls"? Pretty funny a guy named "Balls" posted that response. LOL
It's still a one side discussion. I'm not dissing the thread, just pointing out a fact.
Or are you saying that because I brought up this subject that I am a woman trapped in a man's body?
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Sustainer
ID: 451044109
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:23
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I think you're a troll trapped in PGunn's body.
If you love the ladies' albums so much how about you start listing artists and particular albums instead of throwing out a few names and telling us we are missing such great discs.
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| | | 112 | balls
ID: 448331614
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:25
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my point is that most dudes don't dig chick music.
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| | | 113 | balls
ID: 448331614
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:28
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I wasn't dissing you either, oh MadandRabidOne.
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| | | 114 | MadDOG
ID: 56012617
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:31
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OK, Farn here's some artists and albums for you.
Whitney Houston's Greatest Hits
Mariah Carey's Greatest Hits
Aretha Franklin's Greatest Hits
Diana Ross's Greatest Hits
Glady's Knight's Greatest Hits
;)
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| | | 115 | MadAndRabidDOG
ID: 56012617
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:33
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Balls, you just inspired me to change my name.
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| | | 116 | balls
ID: 448331614
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:36
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lol
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| | | 117 | Texas Flood
ID: 28236126
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 19:10
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Female vocalists with one name make me puke. I'll take Bonnie Raitt any time!
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| | | 118 | blue hen
ID: 331038201
Wed, Mar 16, 2005, 16:16
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Agree with Farn in 111. Troll/PGunn/etc.
Oh, and I like Heart and Britney Spears. Both women, last time I checked. And I'd love to check again.
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| | | 119 | Great One
Sustainer
ID: 053272014
Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 13:37
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Current favorite song.
Atreyu - Right Side of the Bed
anyone that likes Metal go check this band out... a band that is HEAVY but still manages to work in some wicked solos! (Think Metallica's Kill 'em All type 80's guitar work).
Atreyu Review
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| | | 120 | Great One
Sustainer
ID: 053272014
Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 13:47
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Lip Gloss and Black may be a better illustration of what Atreyu is. Genre-defying.
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| | | 121 | pharlap
ID: 53301315
Wed, Apr 13, 2005, 17:30
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Kid Creole and the Coconuts - Endicott
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| | | 122 | Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 428299
Wed, Apr 13, 2005, 17:31
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Nice. Post 28.
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| | | 123 | allhair allstars
Sustainer
ID: 50902421
Wed, Apr 20, 2005, 00:54
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You know how some people can tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing when JFK was shot? or when the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occured? or when they had their first kiss? Well, I can tell you exactly where I was and what I was doing when I first heard Boogie Nights, by Heatwave. I was in high school and I was one of the last people left in the stands after a football game. It was chilly, I had to pee, and I was looking for a bathroom. Ok, so maybe I don't remember ALL the details... the point is, Boogie Nights came on, I heard it for the first time that night, and I had a full bladder. Actually, I spent many years after that night just trying to hear the song again so I could figure out it's name. At the time I would have been embarrassed to acknowledge that I was stalking a disco tune, which is probably why it was so hard for me to pin down the name of the song in the first place. Fortunately I'm over that now, so I can tell you that this is a really great number from the pre-sampling era of 1976. I think. I certainly don't remember being in high school in 1976. Boogie Nights features groovy vocal arrangements, nice drumwork (including a jazzy song intro), and an oddity in the disco genre -- harp. If you listen carefully you can even hear the strings vibrate as the lower notes are being "strummed" or whatever it is you do to a harp. Do you "pluck" a harp?
Fifth in an occasional series. The information contained within this post may or may not be partially true.
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| | | 124 | Great One
ID: 46361920
Sat, Apr 23, 2005, 10:02
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Here's a freebie guys... just played "Do You Remember" by Jack Johnson for the girlfriend... I thought she was gonna cry. I could see how if you were married this song would be even more appropriate. Use it as you see fit... maybe some flowers and the lyrics... or open a mix cd with it... (I learned how to play it on guitar and stumbled through it).
There you go. I just scored you some points!
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| | | 125 | beebop
ID: 5745222
Mon, May 02, 2005, 04:17
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I think any song by CCR would be right up there, UB40 - The Way You Do The Things You Do, Van Morrison - Have I Told You lately/ Gypsy Soul, Sexual Healing and Stand By Me are high on my list.
Live - Lightning Crashes, Lauryn Hill's album is the best "chick" cd i can think of. Fleetwood Mac has lots of great songs aswell. Same as Eurythmics and Roxette.
Missy Elliott and Timbaland and Magoo are the best in Hip Hop ever!
Ill think of others later..
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| | | 126 | Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Mon, May 02, 2005, 08:38
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This is not the best song in the wor-or-orld.
This is a TRIBUTE!
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| | | 127 | blue hen
ID: 34342811
Wed, May 04, 2005, 11:56
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Agree with 126.
"Tribute To The Greatest Song In The World" is definitely up there.
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| | | 128 | sarge33rd
ID: 544411918
Tue, May 31, 2005, 07:55
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certainly NOT one of "the best songs ever", but an old party favorite from a Canadian group;
1 * * *
Could've been the whiskey
* * * *
Might've been the gin
* * * *
Could've been the three or four six-packs, I don't know
17 * *
But look at the mess I'm in
* 4 * *
My head is like a football
* 1 * *
I think I'm going to die
* 5 * *
Tell me, me oh, me oh my
* 1 * *
Wasn't that a party
1 * * *
Someone took a grapefruit
* * * *
Wore it like a hat
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I saw someone under my kitchen table
57 * *
Talking to my old tom cat
* 4 *
They were talking about hockey
* 1 *
The cat was talking back
* 5 * *
Long about then every-thing went black
* 1 * *
Wasn't that a party (CHORUS)
* 4 * *
I'm sure it's just my memory
* 1 * *
Playing tricks on me
2 * * *
But I think I saw my buddy
* * 5 *
Cutting down my neighbour's tree (CHORUS)
GO TO PAGE TWO
NOTES:
- Chords change on each verse - no pattern
- Last verse can be raised a whole tone
WASN'T THAT A PARTY (PAGE TWO)
* 4 * *
Billy Joe and Tommy
* 1 * *
Well they went a little far
2 * * *
They were sitting in the back yard, blowing on a sireen
* * 5 *
>From somebody's police car
* 1 * *
So you see, Your Honour
* * * *
It was all in fun
* * * *
The little bitty track meet down on main street
* 57 * *
Was just to see if the cops could run
* 4 * *
Well they run us in to see you
* 1 * *
In an alcoholic haze
* 5 * *
I sure can use those thirty days
* 1 * *
To re-cover from the party (CHORUS)
ENDING: CHORUS, REPEATING "wasn't that a party"
I've looked and looked for an mp3 of this tune and cannot find one. :( Oh wll. Might have to find and spring for a cd now.
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| | | 129 | Texas Flood
ID: 326462912
Wed, Jun 01, 2005, 12:06
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Sarge, if you like that song you need to watch "Escanaba in the Moonlight". Jeff Daniels stars.....it's about a bunch of "Yoopers" and the hijinx that ensues at deer camp.
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| | | 130 | allhair allstars
Sustainer
ID: 50902421
Wed, Nov 16, 2005, 13:12
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Have you ever been listening to your mp3 player and come across a song you've never heard before and can't remember ever putting on your player, by a band you know nothing about? Killing in the Name mysteriously showed up on my ipod recently as I was sitting in traffic on my way to work. Having this song come on was like a frying pan in the face, in a good kind of way. Awesome guitar riffs, pointed yet somewhat unintelligible lyrics, and the sheer and intense anger in the vocals really make you wonder what happened to these guys when they were younger. But then I guess you'd expect a little excitability coming from a band called Rage Against The Machine. I'm not completely sure what the song is about, except that I'm fairly certain it's an indictment of KKK members who practice their machinations as badge wearing law enforcement officers. I was surprised to learn that the song is from 1992, which means that I was in even more of a musical daze during that period of my life than I remember. What else? Political implications aside, kids living with their parents should turn this song up to 11. Parents living with their kids should turn this song down to 3. (Note to self: get more RATM.)
Sixth in an occasional series (see post 75). The information contained within this post may or may not be partially true.
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| | | 131 | Sludge
ID: 581043311
Wed, Nov 16, 2005, 13:59
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(Note to self: get more RATM.)
Rage's front man, Zack de la Rocha, left a couple of years back. The reformed under the name Audioslave with Chris Cornell (formerly of Soundgarden) fronting.
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| | | 132 | allhair allstars
Sustainer
ID: 50902421
Wed, Nov 16, 2005, 15:32
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Yeah, I know they're no longer... but I figure it'd be easy to get more seeing as I don't have ANY... :)
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| | | 133 | Sludge
ID: 14411118
Wed, Nov 16, 2005, 23:48
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No, no. I was pointing it out to suggest you check out some Audioslave as well.
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| | | 134 | kev
Donor
ID: 043111845
Thu, Nov 17, 2005, 00:01
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Audioslave has a much different feel than RATM. RATM pushed the political lyrics, mostly because of Zach. Now that Zach is gone, I find the new found Audioslave, well, average. There isn't it that something that gives it volume and depth. I find RATM much deeper in quality- due to lyrics, Zach's flow, and of course, the funk of the beat.
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| | | 135 | Sludge
ID: 14411118
Thu, Nov 17, 2005, 00:58
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RATM pushed the political lyrics, mostly because of Zach.
That's not entirely true. Guitarist Tom Morello and Zack are virtual twins in terms of political philosophy and activism, including its inclusion in the music. The scaling back of political message in the music of Audioslave was a deliberate choice. Interestingly, if you read the Wikipedia entry on Audioslave, it seems to suggest that Cornell was the reason for that, but I've also read interviews with Morello where he seemed to indicate that he wanted to concentrate on the music not the message (of course, he may have just been saying the politically correct thing... no pun intended... band politics here). I say it's interesting because Chris Cornell is no lightweight when it comes to including political message in his music. I actually prefer Audioslave, but by the slimest of margins. The only difference being that the typical rap posturing and grandstanding that Zack inserted grates on my nerves after 5-6 songs.
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| | | 136 | beastiemiked
Sustainer
ID: 03531815
Thu, Nov 17, 2005, 12:13
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RATM rocks! Great band to get you pumped up for a workout. I still remember when they were supposed to tour with the Beasties. F'in Mike D had to go and break his arm. By the time he healed up, RATM had broken up.
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| | | 137 | allhair allstars
Sustainer
ID: 50902421
Fri, Nov 18, 2005, 09:23
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So hey, do any of you guys have an album recommendation (from either band) as a good first purchase?
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| | | 138 | beastiemiked
Sustainer
ID: 03531815
Fri, Nov 18, 2005, 10:00
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You can't go wrong with any of Rage's albums. I'd probably start out with their self titled album(it's the one with the guy burning himself on the front).
I haven't bought either of Audioslave's albums but I'd probably go with their first album. The 3 radio releases from this album, Cochise, Like a Stone, and Show me How to Live, were all great songs. Of course you need to be a fan of Soundgarden and Rage to truly appreciate their music.
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