Coldplay have made great music, and a whole load of excellent songs over the years, Viva la Vida gets me into a great mood and into my skin when I hear it. It's the song that reminds me most of my first year in China, when it was released, where I experienced so many life defining moments.
I discovered this song during a summer in my teens and have since consistently kept it on my playlists when traveling. It reminds me of my past travels, trips out camping and some of my best summers.
Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:32 am
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Re: The stuffp Fifty: Greatest Songs
The stuffp Fifty is my favorite of this recent plague of music lists, and it's certainly the least pretentious.
Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:41 am
Algren
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Re: The stuffp Fifty: Greatest Songs
"Fast Car" is ok.
"Don't Stop Believin'" is awesome, obviously. Wish it was higher on your list.
"Bat Out of Hell" is meh.
"Viva La Vida" is perfect Coldplay. Love it.
"Fields of Gold" is a decent song that I always forget because I just can't stand Sting.
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Not only did I watch this music video so often when it came out, this song was released in that time when I started getting crushes on girls in high school. Thus, "Breathless" easily swooned my emotions.
I got to know Dido through Eminem's "Stan", and once she released her album "Life for Rent" I was hooked on her music. One of my most played albums ever and "White Flag" has been on the top of my list ever since I knew it.
Haha, "Breathless". Nice enough song, and nice to hear it again after decades! Andrea Corr, fuck, what a babe.
"White Flag" is a nice song too. Two good choices here. But there are other Dido songs and collaborations that I would probably place higher than this song.
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Mon Sep 11, 2017 12:56 am
Algren
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Re: The stuffp Fifty: Greatest Songs
You really need to get through your top five.
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50. "Chop Suey!" - System Of A Down 49. "Where Is the Love?" by The Black Eyed Peas 48. "Far Away" by Jay Chou 47. "Super Bass" by Nicki Minaj 46. "Common People" by Pulp 45. "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis 44. "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" by Cutting Crew 43. "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range 42. "Human Touch" by Bruce Springsteen 41. “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten 40. "Last Christmas" by Wham! 39. "Mad World" by Gary Jules 38. "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel 37. "Foundations" by Kate Nash 36. "Take On Me" by A-ha 35. "Human Touch" by Rick Springfield 34. "London Calling" by The Clash 33. "Pet Sematary" by Ramones 32. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana 31. "Life Is a Rollercoaster" by Ronan Keating 30. "Kenny Rogers - Pharoahe Monch Dub Plate" by Wyclef Jean 29. "Love of the Common People" by Paul Young 28. "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor 27. "Porcelain" by Moby 26. "I Don't Want to Wait" by Paula Cole 25. "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi 24. "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias 23. "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin 22. "Sailing" by Christopher Cross 21. "They Don't Care About Us" by Michael Jackson 20. "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics 19. "You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi 18. "Love Lockdown" by Kanye West 17. "Traveling Light" by Joel Hanson 16. "Radar Love" by Golden Earring 15. "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen 14. "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins 13. "Conquest of Paradise" by Vangelis 12. "Bat Out of Hell" by Meat Loaf 11. "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman 10. "Don't Stop Believin' " by Journey 9. "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay 8. "Fields of Gold" by Sting 7. "Breathless" by The Corrs 6. "White Flag" by Dido 5. "Born to Try" by Delta Goodrem 4. "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia 3. "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams 2. "Pure Shores" by All Saints 1. "Angels" by Robbie Williams
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Mon Sep 11, 2017 1:24 am
Algren
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Re: The stuffp Fifty: Greatest Songs
Imbruglia was such a fucking babe. Perfect face. She was a decent singer too. Wonder what happened to her.
"Summer of 69" is meh.
Looking forward to your top two. That list of 48 could have waited until after two more posts.
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Mon Sep 11, 2017 1:27 am
the lesser evil
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Re: The stuffp Fifty: Greatest Songs
Love your list, stuffp. So many of those "Oh yeah, I love that one!" songs for me, or artists that make me go "I should add THAT song of theirs to my list." Which the list doesn't need because so far all I've been doing is adding stuff without making any sort of selection. >.>
Mon Sep 11, 2017 1:36 am
Algren
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Re: The stuffp Fifty: Greatest Songs
Dutch guys
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Two songs I really liked when I was younger were Shola Ama's "You Might Need Somebody" and "Like a Prayer" by Mad'House. I fancied the fuck out of both Shola Ama and Mukendi M'Bambi Adolphe, which helped.
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Mon Sep 11, 2017 2:41 am
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Re: The stuffp Fifty: Greatest Songs
Algren wrote:
Two songs I really liked when I was younger were Shola Ama's "You Might Need Somebody" and "Like a Prayer" by Mad'House. I fancied the fuck out of both Shola Ama and Mukendi M'Bambi Adolphe, which helped.
Maybe I'm too used to dealing with Americans, but you keep surprising me by knowing/liking songs I'm pretty sure were mostly just European successes. You'll definitely be able to make informed comments when ripping into my choices.
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