This guy likes song #24I was just thinking about some of my favourite songs. Here's a list of the 25 tunes I can't live without. What are yours?
In alphabetical order:
1. The Beatles – I’m Only Sleeping
This song reminds me that I’m a spectator in this crazy show called ‘life’. It’s got a reassuring vibe to it, and a very enduring quality (of course! It’s a Beatles track).
2. The Beatles – Hey Jude
It’s simply beautiful in its composition and execution. Makes me happy. It’s uplifting.
3. Blink 182 – Carousel
Its got this great one minute build before the vocals kick in.
4. Bob Dylan – Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
I don’t know why, but this song gives me chills when it comes on.
5. Buena Vista Social Club – Chan Chan
I have no idea what the lyrics mean, but I think the song sounds beautiful. I assign it its own meaning.
6. Coldplay – Fix You
I feel like this song is manipulating me into liking it, but I don’t let that stop me
7. Daniel Greaves – This Longing (from Neverending White Lights Vol.1)
It’s dark and brooding, and when you’re feeling down, it keeps you there, but makes you feel like you’re not alone.
I like art that makes you feel something – good or bad. If it reaches off the canvas/movie screen/headphones, and squeezes you a bit, that’s a good thing.
8. David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
Starman is a close second here.
9. Everclear – Strawberry
Has some of the most inspiring lyrics I’ve ever heard – “Don’t fall down now, you will never get up”. One of my fave Everclear songs, and I’ve heard their whole catalogue. A lot.
10. Fiona Apple – Across the Universe (Beatles Cover)
I love what she does with the material. She makes the song her own, and it becomes this melancholic piece that I can listen to over and over again.
11. Idan Raichel Project – Eem Telech
Decent lyrics, great singer. This song has a nice vibe to it, and the singer really sells you on the longing she’s feeling. It rings true.
12. Johnny Cash – Hurt (NIN Cover)
The last new recording from Mr. Cash, this song is so genuine when it spills from his lips. It’s moving, powerful stuff.
13. The Kinks – This Time Tomorrow
I love this song. Who knows where we’ll be ‘this time tomorrow’? Our circumstances could change completely. The lyrics speak of looking down from a spaceship somewhere, looking at a sea. It’s about being removed enough from reality to see things from a new perspective, and the song delivers this ability to me. Amazing.
14. New Found Glory – Boy Crazy
It’s fun, and it’s pretty darn true.
15. The New Pornographers – These are the Fables
Sounds great, and very re-listenable.
16. The Offspring – Special Delivery
‘You can’t kill a man when he’s got no hope’. This line says so much, and is shortly followed by a scream. It’s about pushing back.
17. Plushgun – Just Impolite
When you’re riding a bus late at night in the rain, and you’re thinking about someone you like, this song compliments that moment well.
18. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Need I say more?
19. Simon and Garfunkel – I am a Rock
It’s all about being resilient.
20. Stars – Calendar Girl
I love it. It’s about time, being vulnerable, and carrying forward. The best Stars songs are the ones where both Amy and Torquil sing, and this is one of them. “I’m alive”.
21. Antonio Lucio Vivaldi - Le Quattro Stagioni (Op. 8, RV 269) - La Primavera
This piece makes me want to do great things. It’s inspiring.
22. Verve – The Drugs Don’t Work
It’s about the hope that things will be alright, even if it means not being around to see it. Some of the most mature lyrics I’ve heard.
23. Weezer – My Name is Jonas
Solid track – I could listen to this over and over.
24. The White Stripes – Little Acorns
“Be like the squirrel, girl.” Why isn’t this on a t-shirt? One of the more overtly positive Stripes songs. Plus I like squirrels.
25. Led Zeppelin – Kashmir
Deal with it.
