I love the orginal, as in it you can hear how much Eric Clpaton loved Patty Boyd, do you know the story behind the song?



This is the correct metallica song to have on your list.



Sympathy for the Devil is their best song.




I am quite fond of the clean version of the song, but I loathe the poppy remake from the 90's.



This was the right Pink Floyd to pick.

I can't say I missthem from the list, but I still think they arebetter that that overplayed Verve song.

Can I post my top 100 after them? That would be excellente!
Y'all are going to hate me when excerts from Eugene Onegin and The Tales of Hoffman make their appearance on this forum. Haha.

Ok, Bang Bang, I always thought was Cher until I watched Kill Bill. This Nancy song is very quickly rising to the top of my list as well. Excellent song, not just the lyrics, but the sort of wistfullness in her voice and the melody.

Bittersweet Symphony has weak lyrics, but is really one of the best songs I heard when I was in highschool. We used to record it off the radio and go running to it. But the four of us who did it were sprinters, and we'd get sent on 3 or 4 mile jogs. We'd be so dead at the end and would time our walkmans to finish with that song so that we could have cheesy images of the Nike sports commercials that used it flshing through our heads as we crawled down the last stretch to our school. Really gave me some extra energy.

Bloody sunday is one of their best songs...EVER. It was probably the first song I ever knew of theirs, and to this day I pretty much know it word for word.

Ah, Redemption Song, this will make my list as well. I HATE raggae, but this sond really isn't that. It just the most bittersweet simple song Marley ever did. i used to put it on repeat while painting and just listen to it about 20 times in a row. When he first dips down and asks "Won't you help me sing" I think I used to get all teary eyed.

Nice to see both Elvises and Ella up there. They will be on my list too, but now those particular songs.

edit* Torri, you should put your name into the thread so that everyone knows which MOD is hosting right now. :wink:

Uh, Zingy and LMR, do you guys mind if I cut you in line? I'm kind of excited to do this. I would offer up the excuse that its too tough for LMR to man the movie and song threads at the same time, but that would be a copout, and would render me in a false light of being considerate...heh. I just want to post my songs. :wink:

Sure dahling...You can go ahead of me...as long as there something special in it for me :wink:


Go ahead

We all sung Redemption Song at my Confirmation service last May. It was our choice for the "Mi Chamocha" song (we had an interesting service - we go through all the prayers, and each one is followed with commentary on our parts. However, this made the service verrry long - 3 and a half hours, not including the ceremony/party). We got to chose the versions of the songs we wanted, so, naturally, when one of the teachers mentioned that Marley's Redemption Song was based on the "Mi Chamocha" rhythm, it was of cooourse our choice. We ended up singing the hebrew, and then following it up with the "won't you help me sing" part...

Sunday Bloody Sunday is their best song. "One" is another good one (one/one... :wink: )

Tee hee. The days of recording off the radio and listening to a cassette walkman...Okay, don't slap me. I'm not trying to imply you're old!

Next 10 up in a while...

And, I just HAD to mention the fact that...if my list isn't mainstream enough, well...you should reconsider that once dolce posts her's. I've never even heard of Eugene Onegin and The Tales of Hoffman!

Ew. we know what that means. Mariah Carey, Mariah Carey, and more Mariah Carey.

I'd never put "Honey" or CAREY's "Heartbreaker" (not the Zeppelin version) in moi list.

It's all about opinion son... :wink:

#71-80

Ghettomusick - Outkast
Find, find a way
Find a way to get out, wit out, hit out
You dig in, dig out, you get out
Ghettomusick, ghettomusick

Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
Woah, Woman, oh woman, don't treat me so mean
You're the meanest old woman that I've ever seen
I guess if you said so
I'd have to pack my things and go!

Epic - Faith No More
You can touch it, smell it, taste it so sweet
But it makes no difference cuz it knocks you off your feet
You want it all but you can't have it
It's cryin', bleedin', lying on the floor
So you lay down on it and you do it some more
You've got to share it, so you dare it
Then you bare it and you tear it

Caring is Creepy - The Shins
It's a luscious mix of words and tricks
that let us bet when you know we should fold
on rocks i dreamt of where we'd stepped
and the whole mess of roads we're now on

All Around the World or Myth of Fingerprints - Paul Simon
Over the mountain
Down in the valley
Lives a former talk-show host
Everybody knows his name
He says there's no doubt about it
It was the myth of fingerprints
I've seen them all and man
They're all the same

Save Me - Aimee Mann
You look like
A perfect fit
For a girl in need
Of a tourniquet
But can you save me

Shadrach - The Beastie Boys
It's not how you play the game it's how you win it
I cheat and steal and sin and I'm a cynic
For those about to rock we salute you
The dirty thoughts for dirty minds we contribute to
I once was lost but now I'm found
The music washes over and you're one with the sound
Who shall inherit the earth the meek shall

The Scientist - Coldplay
Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard
Oh take me back to the start

Cell Block Tango - Catherine Zeta-Jones and others (from "Chicago")
Now, I'm standing in the kitchen
carvin' up the chicken for dinner,
minding my own business,
and in storms my husband Wilbur,
in a jealous rage.
"You been screwin' the milkman,"
he says. He was crazy
and he kept screamin',
"you been screwin the milkman."
And then he ran into my knife.
He ran into my knife ten times!

Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Push me up against the wall
Young Kentucky girl in a push-up bra
Fallin' all over myself
To lick your heart and taste your health 'cause
With the birds I'll share
This lonely view...

All Around the World or Myth of Fingerprints

LOve this song!!!^^^ Have you heard "Fox IN The Snow"

Scar Tissue is great also.

I've never even heard of Fox in the Snow.

And I love Simon, so I'd know. Heh. I even spent moi precious $70-ish to go to the S and G concert in '03. Twasn't the most exciting concert, but it was nice to see them. No one can understand the love for a guy who's, like, barely 5'3''. But, he's really the brains behind the duo. Garfunkel's got the voice, Simon's got the mind. And...I value lyrics much over the sound. The sound of S&G isn't great, but it's the lyrics that put 'em in my favorites list. And, there's another Simon and teh Funk song on the list...coming up.

Too bad S&G Had a falling out

Dowload fox in the snow...its great!

Who's it by?

The context in the post made it sound like it was a P. Simon song...

Who's it by?

The context in the post made it sound like it was a P. Simon song...

Belle and Sebastian

Wow. You pick my favorite bands, but leastfavorite songs. Haha

I don't like Ghettomusik, but love Outcast.

Ray Charles's Hit the Road Jack is a good one.

Not sure if the Epic I have in mind is the same as yours.... lyrics seem faimilare.

Don't care for the shins

Excellent Paul Simon song, but I still like Live & Let Die Better *I heart James Bond*

Coldplay is good....

I hate Cell Block Tango. Of all songs from that stupid movie. I hate the movie, and especially that song. I like the one with the gun. Whatever that one is. She keeps repeating the word gun. lol. Other than that, blah!

Red Hot Chilli Peppers have done better, too

Meh, lots of so-so, bad, and one or two good songs, but nothing I would consider in my top 100 this time :wink:

I amdit, I a not fond of many songs on torrino's list. He has some good picks for the artists, but doesn't pick these artists' songs that I like (good examples are Rolling Stones, No Doubt, Eminem, Red Hot Chili Peppers etc.)

My favorite song from Torrino's list so far is probably Verve's Bittersweet Symphony

*waits for Ripper to bash it*

Torrino does have a pretty wimpy taste in music. No Lynyrd Skynyrd on there? Friggin Sweet Home Alabama, Freebird and Simple Man!

rusty, callate. ferme la busche. shut up.

Dude, it's 100 FAVORITE songs. Not 100 songs that you just wanna put on there to please Rusty Shackelford. These, and I can say this about the songs list (and not necessarily the movies), are my favorites, with a couple exceptions (used to try and cover a certain amount of artists, as I've said before...).

The fact that you like at least ten or so of these songs says a lot, ya know. Hell, Led Zeppelin's recorded over one hundred songs. What 'bout Rush? 300+? These numbers alone prove that there's LOTS to choose from, considering that Hard Rock/Classic Rock artists aren't the only ones who exist.

Instead of criticizing things you haven't heard, you should be asking about them. Ya know, showing interest in other people's tastes? Don't restrict yourself to one genre, because you'll find that in almost any genre, there's some band that's making kick-ass music. So, if you haven't heard a song, look it up! Download it! Hell, even blind buy an album! This goes for all lists! You'll eventually find some bands or artists in the process that'll make your ears say "mmmmm".

This is the exact reason why I'm calling my list TOO mainstream. I'm not giving you guys enough to choose from that you haven't already heard or know about. Artists like Aimee Mann and Wilco aren't popular, but they aren't unknown. They've got loyal fan bases, and, whilst both aren't "household names", people tend to recognize their names, even if they don't know what they sound like.

That'd be on my top 100 list

I never once criticized your list. I'm just wondering about 3 awesome songs.

If you're into some awesome guitar solos then give Freebird a listen. Amazing song that always ranks high on all-time greatest rock lists.

I'll give it a try. I usually like guitar solos by K. Cobain, Slash and Keith Richards

ok some MMMMMmms to wilco, radiohead, john lennon, and the verve.

some vomit in the mouth just looking at the sight of hands down.

I know, I know. No one likes Dashboard. I'm not a fan, either. It's just one of those songs that kinda gets stuck in your head and won't let go. Eventually, you get used to it and start gaining a liking for it.