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#172
02-03-2005, 08:38 PM
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Re: If you can only keep 25 songs
OK, first off, I think that the specific criteria you listed - "only 25 songs for the rest of your life" results in a different list from "25 best songs" or "25 favorite songs." My lists would be very different for all three, but I think some people's lists here were more appropriate for a favorite or best list.
Having said that, here's my list. It's far from complete or correct, but I had a couple of hours of driving to do today and thought about this. These are vaguely arranged by category. For some artists, I've listed an alternate pick where I was really on the fence. Some artists could potentially have quite a few alternates. Someone good at counting might also notice that I have a couple of extra songs. Oh well. I put a period in front of the five I think I would drop, but I'm not sure. led zeppelin - hey hey what can i do the beatles - let it be (hey jude) the band - the weight eric clapton - wonderful tonight .bob dylan - knockin' on heaven's door marvin gaye - let's get it on al green - tired of being alone stevie ray vaughan - life by the drop (the sky is crying) def leppard - photograph guns n' roses - estranged (sweet child o' mine) the cult - she sells sanctuary .rancid - salvation pixies - where is my mind (hey) nirvana - smells like teen spirit (lithium) pearl jam - yellow ledbetter (dissident) counting crows - mr jones (rain king) white stripes - you're pretty good looking coldplay - clocks bob schneider - big blue sea dog's eye view - what i know now (prince's favorite son) old 97's - king of all of the world (question) .rhett miller - come around .natalie imbruglia - torn garbage - only happy when it rains sarah mclachlan - possession beastie boys - sabotage lo fidelity allstars - battleflag bran van 3000 - forest (problems) .moby (f. gwen stefani) - south side (bodyrock) rob d - clubbed to death OK, I just read through the other picks. I have now added ten more songs. My 25 would come from this group of 40. clash - train in vain ramones - i wanna be sedated urge overkill - heaven 90210 (sister havana) red hot chili peppers - under the bridge lynyrd skynrd - sweet home alabama oasis - married with children (wonderwall) ccr - fortunate son (proud mary) otis redding - sittin' on the dock of the bay everclear - santa monica (strawberry) police - every breath you take 
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#173
02-03-2005, 08:57 PM
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Re: If you can only keep 25 songs
here's mine in no particular order:
1) houses on the hill - whiskeytown 2) untouchable face - ani difranco 3) hang gliding - maria schnedier 4) black balloon - goo goo dolls 5) painted from memory - elvis costello 6) mayreh - art blakey (clifford brown's solo break is the most joyful thing I think I've ever heard) 7) blue room - ella fitzgerald 8) my romance - bill evans 9 I don't wanna be kissed - miles davis 10 - 14)a love supreme - john coltrane 15) my ship - jacky terrason 16) aguas de marco - jobim y regina 17) you make it easy - air 18) ellenville - ben monder 19) walk away - bad religion 20) evanescense - maria schneider 21) allegrese - maria s. 22) dissolution maria s. 23) just like heaven - cure 24) disconnected - face to face 25) I still have that other girl - elvis costello
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#175
02-03-2005, 09:14 PM
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Re: If you can only keep 25 songs
Off the top, and I tended towards longer songs, since I'll be listening to them until I die...
In no particular order (obviously) - Beatles - A Day In The Life - Pink Floyd - Pigs (Three Different Ones) - John Coltrane - My Favorite Things (kudos to whoever pointed that one out) - Spinners - They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play) - Dave Matthews Band - Warehouse - Horace Silver - Que Pasa - Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke - Metallica - One - Foo Fighters - Everlong - Simon & Garfunkel - The Sounds of Silence - Derek and the Dominoes - Layla - Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run - Genesis - In The Cage - U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One - Fleetwood Mac - The Chain - Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand - Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman - Dave Brubeck - Blue Rondo A La Turk - Steely Dan - Rikki Don't Lose That Number - Carly Simon - Nobody Does It Better - Third Eye Blind - Semicharmed Life - Alice In Chains - Would? - Dire Straits - Once Upon A Time In The West - Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy of Gold - Rush - La Villa Strangiato
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#176
02-03-2005, 09:25 PM
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Re: If you can only keep 25 songs
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- Foo Fighters - Everlong [/ QUOTE ] I am really surprised this is making so many lists. I am a big Foo Fighters fan, but they just didn't have any that I felt I couldn't do better w/ other rock songs. I wonder if they would have been picked as much had Schneids not listed them in his picks. [ QUOTE ] - Alice In Chains - Would? [/ QUOTE ] So close to having an Alice in Chains song in my list. They just missed. I was very seriously considering Got Me Wrong.
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#177
02-03-2005, 09:50 PM
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Re: If you can only keep 25 songs
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Having said that, here's my list. [/ QUOTE ] This is a great list because you really include a lot of different styles of music over a span of many decades.... [ QUOTE ] eric clapton - wonderful tonight [/ QUOTE ] turn this on, any girls panties drop [ QUOTE ] marvin gaye - let's get it on ccr - fortunate son (proud mary) [/ QUOTE ] I was really close to putting "lets get it on" in my list, however I went with CCR's version of heard it through the grapevine. So, I couldn't really include another CCR song. [ QUOTE ] guns n' roses - estranged (sweet child o' mine) [/ QUOTE ] my biggest regret was not putting a GNR song on my list. sweet child of mine and november rain are both incredible incredible songs. [ QUOTE ] nirvana - smells like teen spirit (lithium) [/ QUOTE ] meh. but i understand [ QUOTE ] counting crows - mr jones (rain king) [/ QUOTE ] when I think of the 90's I think of this song. [ QUOTE ] natalie imbruglia - torn [/ QUOTE ] catchy, but I'd take vanessa carlson as the best soft popish female artist any day [ QUOTE ] beastie boys - sabotage [/ QUOTE ] the beastie boys are the best bad band ever. i love them. [ QUOTE ] oasis - married with children (wonderwall) [/ QUOTE ] me and my friends have a video of all of us drunk as [censored] singing this song together, classic
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#178
02-03-2005, 10:07 PM
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Re: If you can only keep 25 songs
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OK, first off, I think that the specific criteria you listed - "only 25 songs for the rest of your life" results in a different list from "25 best songs" or "25 favorite songs." My lists would be very different for all three... [/ QUOTE ] Very true, as would be the same for my list. A few songs that rank high on my best songs or favorite songs list were left on the wayside for this very reason. [ QUOTE ] bob dylan - knockin' on heaven's door [/ QUOTE ] Was there a reason you chose this version? It was first but definitely not the best. This is like taking the Dylan version of All Along the Watchtower. [ QUOTE ] pixies - where is my mind [/ QUOTE ] Such a good pick. This song made my first cut but was eventually dropped. [ QUOTE ] urge overkill - heaven 90210 (sister havana) [/ QUOTE ] [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" maybe? That one almost made my list.
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#179
02-03-2005, 10:10 PM
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Re: If you can only keep 25 songs
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[ QUOTE ] - Foo Fighters - Everlong [/ QUOTE ] I am really surprised this is making so many lists. I am a big Foo Fighters fan, but they just didn't have any that I felt I couldn't do better w/ other rock songs. I wonder if they would have been picked as much had Schneids not listed them in his picks. [/ QUOTE ] I think it has more something to do with the fact that this is pretty much the best rock song in the last decade.
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#180
02-03-2005, 10:26 PM
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Re: If you can only keep 25 songs
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[ QUOTE ] bob dylan - knockin' on heaven's door [/ QUOTE ] Was there a reason you chose this version? It was first but definitely not the best. This is like taking the Dylan version of All Along the Watchtower. [/ QUOTE ] I pretty much agree. Here is the thing. I wanted some Dylan. I wanted Knockin' on Heaven's Door. I felt like when I pared down my list, I couldn't do both. So I compromised. But I suspect that might result in it not making the final 25. Also problematic is the fact that I don't think I can really go w/ GnR or Clapton because I prefer multiple other songs by them and it will really take a special circumstance for me to repeat artists when I can barely fit in genres - ideally I would add some jazz, classical, R&B/hip-hop. [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] urge overkill - heaven 90210 (sister havana) [/ QUOTE ] [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" maybe? That one almost made my list. [/ QUOTE ] I just like both of those songs better. However, note that my picks weren't necessarily my favorite songs from each artist. I was trying to balance out the styles. So, I might prefer a hard-rockin' song from some artist, but pick a more mellow song because other artists have hard-rockin' songs I prefer more.
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