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9.17am
8 April 2010
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As of the moment, minus Beatles/Beatles solo, and in no particular order…
Let's Dance to Joy Division – The Wombats
Under Cover of Darkness – The Strokes
After Hours – We Are Scientists
Rainy Monday – Shiny Toy Guns
Black Sheep – Metric
Here Comes Your Man – The Pixies
Thoughts of a Dying Atheist – Muse
I'll Be Waiting – Adele
Tie You Down – Shaimus
When the Sun Goes Down – Arctic Monkeys
Not Alone – StarKid
Resistance – Muse
Don't Stop Me Now – Queen
Dead End Friends – Them Crooked Vultures
Speechless – Lady Gaga (if you're not really a fan of her, try listening to this)
The Age of the Understatement – The Last Shadow Puppets
Brianstorm – Arctic Monkeys
Tokyo (Vampires and Wolves) – The Wombats
Blood – The Middle East
Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
Hanging on the Telephone – Blondie
Tangled Up In Blue – Bob Dylan
Blood Bank – Bon Iver
Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt – We Are Scientists
I'll probably think of changes as soon as I post it, but whatever. 
6.42pm
7 November 2010
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That is a good list.
I think it's great you're going through a phase, and I'm awfully glad it'll all be over in a couple of days
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6.33am
4 December 2010
Offline Alright, I looked mine over and I need to change Whole Lotta Love to Ten Years Gone. Completely better Zeppelin song.
Well we all shine on like the moon, the stars, and the sun.
11.53am
4 November 2010
Offline After a great deal of thought (and I limited the # of Beatles songs):
2. Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks
3. The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
4. Sunday Morning by the Velvet Underground
6. Don't Talk, Put Your Head on my Shoulder by the Beach Boys
7. Ferry Across the Mersey by Gerry & the Pacemakers
8. Daydreaming by Dark Dark Dark
9. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
10. Congratulations by MGMT
11. Imagine by John Lennon
12. A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum
13. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
14. Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
15. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
16. The Scientist by Coldplay
17. She's a Rainbow by the Rolling Stones
18. No Surprises by Radiohead
19. America by Simon & Garfunkel
20. Flightless Bird, American Mouth by Iron & Wine
21. Space Oddity by David Bowie
22. Neighborhood #1 by Arcade Fire
23. Shades of Gray by the Monkees
24. Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell
25. Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes
And I am not ashamed of the Monkees song.
5.07pm
4 December 2010
Offline I think that's a really neat list.
I told her I didn’t
6.21pm
14 November 2010
Offline Alright. As promised, it took me months.
(actually I only worked on it for 10 or 15 minutes. but it has been months since I thought I might try this). Songs by the same artist I put together because I couldn't bear to leave any out.
- Revolution / Get Back The Beatles
- Jumpin’ Jack Flash / Sympathy For The Devil /
Rocks Off The Rolling Stones - Lovers In Japan / Glass Of Water Coldplay
- She Moves In Her Own Way The Kooks
- If I Had Eyes / You And Your Heart Jack Johnson
- Something Good Can Work Two Door Cinema Club
- Can’t Stand Me Now / Don’t Look Back Into The
Sun The Libertines - You Can Call Me Al Paul Simon
- I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For U2
- Send Me On My Way Rusted Root
- All These Things That I’ve Done The Killers
- Sultans of Swing / Money For Nothing Dire Straits
- 15 Step Radiohead
- School Supertramp
- Under Cover Of Darkness The Strokes
- Lay Down Sally Eric Clapton
- Jet Paul
McCartney & Wings - Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry
- Could You Be Loved Bob Marley
- Say You Love Me Fleetwood Mac
- Take It Easy The Eagles
- Takin’ Care of Business Bachman-Turner Overdrive
- Hammer To Fall Queen
- Bittersweet Symphony The Verve
- Holiday Vampire
Weekend
The sunshine bores the daylights outta me
6.39pm
1 May 2010
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I’m glad to see Helplessness Blues on your list, CranberrySauce, I think that lead singer/songwriter is really smart and that song sums up the general feeling amongst young people. It’s like, I know something is wrong, but I can’t even begin to articulate or make sense of what’s really going on, but I know in my head and my heart that something is not right. Just because I can’t articulate it, does that mean that I should just shut up about it and pretend that everything’s okay and just support some corrupt politician who promises “change” when the real issue has nothing to do with politics, but it’s more about what’s happened to our culture and society in general and who’s responsible for what’s happened. Yeah I’m tongue tied and dizzy, and f it, what I really want to do is own an orchard. 
Could be the song of our generation.
I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine
10.35pm
4 November 2010
Offline Yeah, “Helplessness Blues” is a song that I feel describes my general feelings as a teenager trying to figure out just what's going on with the world. Plus, the singer sounds a bit like Paul Simon, which I like.
7.23am
1 May 2010
Offline Very Simon and Garfunkel like, a very, very cool band.
I’m looking at my list and I feel like my musical tastes are very fluid, I get stuck on songs and bands but I’m not sure I have a definite top songs of all time. I really like all the songs on my list, but certainly they aren’t my all time favorites. So I’ve been sitting here for the last two minutes thinking really hard and I think I can come up with a top 10 sans Beatles. I think they just have to be songs that put you somewhere, no matter what the circumstances are when you hear them.
1) The Only Living Boy in New York – Simon and Garfunkel…what can I say, I’m a sucker for acoustic guitar and dreamy, floating harmonies and everytime I hear this song I can’t help but close my eyes and breath in the aaaahhhs.
2) Come to Me – Koop
3) Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright – Bob Dylan
4) Cissy Strut – the Meters (the definition of funk)
5) Jealous Guy – Dr. Winston O’Boogie
6) Sweet Painted Lady – Elton John
7) Green Onions – Booker T and the MGs
8) II Cerchio Rosso – Nicola Conte
9) In a Mellow Tone – Ella Fitzgerald
10) Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea –
I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine
6.24am
5 November 2011
Offline This isn't really my top of all time, just songs that I have been on a kick on lately. I didn't put in any Beatles or solo Beatles songs becuase those would take up over half my list.
1. That's Life (Frank Sinatra)
2. Time To Say Goodbye (Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman)
3. She's Got A Way (Billy Joel)
4. Stayin' Alive (Bee Gees)
5. Mr. Blue Sky (ELO)
6. This Love (Maroon 5)
7. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel)
8. 25 Or 6 To 4 (Chicago)
9. Tweeter And The Monkey Man (Traveling Wilbury's)
10. Crying (Roy Orbison)
11. Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35 (Bob Dylan)
12. My Way (Frank Sinatra)
13. Lucky (Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat)
14. Bennie & The Jets (Elton John)
15. Wouldn't It Be Nice (Beach Boys )
16. Mambo Italiano (Dean Martin)
17. American Pie (Don McLean)
18. Don't Worry Baby (Beach Boys )
19. (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To (Weezer)
20. You And I (Lady Gaga)
21. My, My, Hey, Hey (Out Of The Blue ) and Hey, Hey, My, My (Into The Black) (Bruce Springsteen)
22. Henery VIII (Herman's Hermits)
23. L-O-V-E (Nat King Cole)
24. Sir Duke (Stevie Wonder)
25. 1985 (Bowling For Soup)
All living things must abide by the laws of the shape they inhabit
2.16pm
4 December 2010
Offline An update:
Like A Rolling Stone- Bob Dylan
The Prophet's Song- Queen
In The Backseat- Arcade Fire
Strawberry Fields Forever – The Beatles
Hoppípolla- Sigur Ros
Desolation Row- Bob Dylan
While My Guitar Gently Weeps – The Beatles
She Bathed Herself In A Bath Of Bleach- Manic Street Preachers
The Queen's Rebuke/The Crossing- The Decemberists
I Come And Stand At Every Door- The Byrds
Baba O'Reilly- The Who
Paranoid Android- Radiohead
Free Love- Cornershop
In One Ear- Cage The Elephant
Child Of The Jago- Kaiser Chiefs
Photosynthesis- Frank Turner
Sunshine Of Your Love- Cream
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)- Arcade Fire
Life On Mars?- David Bowie
Across The Universe – The Beatles
Supersonic- Oasis
Bittersweet Symphony- The Verve
Plug In Baby- Muse
(Antichrist Television Blues)- Arcade Fire
We're Going To Be Friends- The White Stripes
I told her I didn’t
2.51pm
10 August 2011
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Unknown, wow, “25 or 6 to 4”
Hadn't thought of that one in a while.
I heard Chicago play that when they opened for (I think) Jethro Tull. That was their only hit at the time, and they played it for what seemed like 20 minutes. It was great; blew everyone away. Love that guitar.
"Into the Sky with Diamonds" (the Beatles and the Race to the Moon – a history)
1.47am
4 December 2010
Offline Redoing my list. Things change. Again in no particular order:
- Long, Long, Long – The Beatles
- A Day In The Life – The Beatles
- America- Simon and Garfunkel
- Ten Years Gone- Led Zeppelin
- Redemption Song- Bob Marley
- Free Fallin’- Tom Petty
- Handle Me With Care- Traveling Wilburys
- “Heroes”- Davis Bowie
- The Passenger- Iggy Pop
- Love and Happiness- Al Green
- A Change is Gonna Come- Otis Redding
- Gimme Shelter- The Rolling Stones
- Soul Survivor- The Rolling Stones
- Wish You Were Here- Pink Floyd
- Badge- Cream
- All Along the Watchtower- Jimi Hendrix
- Like a Rolling Stone- Bob Dylan
- It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)- Bob Dylan
- For What It’s Worth- Buffalo Springfield
- Here’s Looking at You, Kid- The Gaslight Anthem
- Born to Run- Bruce Springsteen and the E. Street Band
- Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)- George Harrison
- Instant Karma – John Lennon
- The End – The Doors
- Human Nature- Michael Jackson
Well we all shine on like the moon, the stars, and the sun.
11.09pm
18 December 2011
Offline I haven't listed the order yet so I instead write 25 song titles of my favorites tunes (most from The Beatles and CCR – the 5 first is my top 5):
– Have You Ever Seen the Rain ? – Creedence Clearwater Revival
– Wrote a Song for Everyone – Creedence Clearwater Revival
– Travelin' Band – Creedence Clearwater Revival
– I Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles
– Hound Dog – Elvis Presley
– November Rain – Guns N' Roses
– Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
– (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
– Purple Haze – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
– Another Brick in the Wall – Pink Floyd
– Jump – Van Halen
– Paint It Black – The Rolling Stones
– We Are the Champions – Queen
– Someday Never Comes – Creedence Clearwater Revival
– Fortunate Son – Creedence Clearwater Revival
– Hey Joe – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
– Long As I Can See the Light – Creedence Clearwater Revival
– Abbey Road Medley – The Beatles
– Let It Be – The Beatles
– Something – The Beatles
– Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
– Promised Land – Elvis Presley
– The Wonder of You – Elvis Presley
– With or Without You – U2
– Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
I'm not sure if this is really my top 25, I might have forgotten some, therefore I mention some other songs that I've forgot or might have a chance to make it into the top 25:
– I Wish – Stevie Wonder
– Lucille – Little Richard
– Enter Sandman – Metallica
– Can't Buy Me Love – The Beatles
– All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
– Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
– I've Got a Feeling – The Beatles
– Sweet Child o' Mine – Guns N' Roses
– Back in Black – AC/DC
– Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
– Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd
– Honky Tonk Women – The Rolling Stones
– Rubberneckin' – Elvis Presley
– It's Now or Never – Elvis Presley
– Highway to Hell – AC/DC
– Ticket To Ride – The Beatles
– You Can't Do That – The Beatles
– Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
– Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
– Born on the Bayou – Creedence Clearwater Revival
– Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley
– Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis Presley
– Can You Feel the Love Tonight – Elton John
– We Will Rock You – Queen
– The Show Must Go On – Queen
– Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival
– Commotion – Creedence Clearwater Revival
– Revolution – The Beatles
– I Will – The Beatles
– Maybe I'm Amazed – Paul McCartney
– Imagine – John Lennon
– Woman – John Lennon
– Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
– The Girl Is Mine – Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney
– Beat It – Michael Jackson
– Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
– Thriller – Michael Jackson
– I Want You Back – The Jackson 5
– 21 Guns – Green Day
– One – Metallica
– All Shook Up – Elvis Presley
– Always on My Mind – Elvis Presley
etc…
"Real music is made by real people playing real instruments using own creativity and skills."
9.30am
23 January 2011
Offline Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) – The Beach Boys
That’s Not Me – The Beach Boys
I Am a Rock – Simon and Garfunkel
Bridge Over Trouble Water – Simon and Garfunkel
Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley
You Can’t Always Get What You Want- The Rolling Stones
The Long Black Veil – Johnny Cash
Last Dance with Mary Jane – Tom Petty
Californication/Dani California – Red Hot Chili Peppers
One Week – Barenaked Ladies
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye – David Gray
Music of the Night- Original London Cast of Phantom of the Opera
Cleaning Out My Closet – Eminem
Any Old Wind that Blows – Johnny Cash
One More Suicide – Marcy Playground
Electric Feel – MGMT
Vanilla Twilight – Owl City
Highwayman – The Highwaymen
Happy Jack – The Who
Icky Thump – The White Stripes
Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
Rolling in on a Burning Tire – The Dead Weather
Under the Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Maggie May – Rod Stewart
You’re In My Heart – Rod Stewart
I'm not sure I would classify these as my top 25 of all time, but they're the songs I thought of right away. I would probably add a couple of songs by Coldplay (Violet Hill, Green Eyes) or take others away if you forced me. I obviously left out Beatles and solo Beatles songs because they are a different beast all together. I don't really think of them as favorite songs…just part of my ears, really. I would probably add some more Johnny Cash, Mama Tried by Merle Haggard, and some George Strait (Troubador). Dixie Chicks, too.
"You can manicure a cat but can you caticure a man?"
John Lennon- Skywriting by Word of Mouth
7.59pm
1 May 2010
Offline My friend and I were trying to come up with our definitive top five or so at work and I think I've come up with a decent list for now. It's just hard to keep all these songs in your head, what I like now I might not like as much or remember how much I like in a few months. So as of right now…
(1) After the Gold Rush – Neil Young. I just can't help but smiling at this one, Neil's voice is the only one that affects me like John's does.
(2) Funky Miracle – the Meters. So simple, just like funk should be.
(3) Father and Son – Cat Stevens. Thanks to paulsbass for the recommendation.
(4) Girl – Los Beatles
(5) Peaches en Regalia – Frank Zappa. Fantasia on drugs, that's the best way to describe it.
(6) Am I Blue – Billie Holiday
I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine
9.22pm
5 January 2012
Offline This is going to be hard. I'm going to cheat and put in four extra songs. Rebel here. xD
*these aren’t in any particular order, by the way*
Mother Nature’s Son – The Beatles
Ramble On – Led Zeppelin
America – Simon and Garfunkel
Blowin ‘ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
Behind Blue Eyes – The Who
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
I Want to Break Free – Queen
Voodoo Child – Jimi Hendrix
I’ve Got a Name – Jim Croce
Peace Train – Cat Stevens
For No One – The Beatles
Going to California – Led Zeppelin
Mr. Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra
The Boys of Summer – Don Henley
Empty Garden – Elton John
Candle in the Wind – Elton John
Julia – The Beatles
Rocky Raccoon – The Beatles
Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
Over The Hills and Far Away – Led Zeppelin
I Can’t Help Falling in Love With You – Elvis Presley
Not Fade Away – Buddy Holly
Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Mac
A Day In The Life – The Beatles
Fool on the Hill – The Beatles
We Can Work It Out – The Beatles
Vincent – Don McLean
Martha My Dear – The Beatles
All day long I'm sitting singing songs for everyone.
12.09am
Reviewers
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1 May 2011
Offline Not sure i can get 25 exactly so it may be slightly over/under, no beatles and 3 per artist max. Plus they're not in any order.
Its Not My Fault – Buddy Holly
If You Dont Love Me – Kylie Minogue
Picture – Sheryl Crow & Kid Rock
Its Over – Kendall Payne
Cocaine Blues (@ Fulsom Prison) – Johnny Cash
Love Of My Life – Queen
The Boxer – Simon and Garfunkel
Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart – Alicia Keys
Spark (Acoustic) – Amy McDonald
The Spider And The Fly – The Rolling Stones
Put Yourself In My Place (acoustic) – Kylie Minogue
Let Love Speak Up Itself (Paul Heaton vocal) – Beautiful South
It Doesnt Matter Anymore – Buddy Holly
Best Of My Love – The Eagles
There You Go – Johnny Cash
Reminiscing – Buddy Holly
Closer – Kendall Payne
Save Me – Queen
This Old Heart Of Mine (from Sessions '71 – '98 boxset) – Rod Stewart
My Favourite Mistake – Sheryl Crow
Wild Mountain Thyme – The Silencers
Back To Normal – Kendall Payne
Stay (I Miss You) – Lisa Loeb
Wicked Game – Chris Isaak
No One Said It Would Be Easy – Sheryl Crow
No doubt there are silly omissions that should have been included and some songs when analysed which shouldnt have been.
As for solo beatles, it would be wrong to include them above, as i type these are the 10 i would put on a cd if i could only save 10, tho if more thought was given these would no doubt change.
Another Day – Paul
Run Of The Mill – George
Jealous Guy – John
I'm Losing You – John
Instant Karma – John
Fish On The Sand – George
On The Way – Paul
Summers Day Song – Paul
Isnt It A Pity (Version 1) – George
Real Love (John Lennon Anthology) – John
"I told you everything I could about me, Told you everything I could" ('Before Believing' - Emmylou Harris)
1.12am
10 August 2011
Offline Meanmistermustard, “On the Way”? Had to look that up. What, pray tell, do you see in that song?
On the other hand, even if it doesn't crack the top 10, I always thought “Summer's Day Song” was under-rated to the extent that no one ever talks about it. It has a quasi religious or zen aspect to it. Very meditative in a beautiful way.
"Into the Sky with Diamonds" (the Beatles and the Race to the Moon – a history)
2.31am
Reviewers
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1 May 2011
Offline re On the Way I love Pauls vocal with all the echo, and the guitar and the drums sound great, plus i like the lyrics. (To go off on a tangent i like songs with lyrics which dont go down the whole '’i will love you forever and everything is going to be just super and pink and everyday i will make you pancakes and we will never argue and i will never do anything to hurt you’' route. One of my favourite lines in any song is '”if you should ever leave me, life would still go on believe me'” from God Only Knows (tho i've heard the song 100 times too many), which moves away from the whole 'if we should ever part then life would be over' theme. There is a song called Fail by Kendall Payne which on initial hearing is the most depressing song ever (i will fail you and you will fail me repeatedly thru life) but goes on to say that despite all we will stay together because of the love we have, which i find far more honest and realistic.)
(Getting back on topic) I remember playing the lp as a kid and just being blown away by the sound of the song. Its not the Paul i think people say Paul is (clean and prim and nice) and i love it when he goes for the more rough sounding stuff, which is why i Wild Life is one of my favourite macca albums.
Would totally agree with your comments on Summers Day Song, the no vocal cut on the uber deluxe Macca 2 is also so calming. There is an instrumental outtake, from the Ram sessions i think, called Sunshine Sometimes which is just so gorgeous sounding I can easily get lost in it.
"I told you everything I could about me, Told you everything I could" ('Before Believing' - Emmylou Harris)
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