List Your Top 10 Songs
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It’s a simple question that is often asked but always leaves me stuck, to narrow down my music list to a number of ten, but I have finally done it.
There is no particular order, as it will change from day to day as I decide I like one more than the other.
So here is my highly time-consuming and thought-out top ten music list, and why I have chosen them.
1: Blowin' In The Wind by Bob Dylan
The reason I have to include this song is because I just love the many meanings behind it. It was released in 1963 on the album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. It has since become an iconic statement song covered by many musicians from all genres. This proves that Bob Dylan is a musician that can charm many types of musical artists. To me this is one of those songs that truly capture the talent that is Bob Dylan.
2: Black Velvet by Alannah Myles
The rock eighties beat and smooth sound, to me, does make the song feel like velvet. It also makes me feel part of that era and place. I feel like I should be in an old fashioned Western style saloon, not thinking about anything else but this song. The song itself is an ode to Elvis, another great musical legend. It was released in 1989 and became a number one hit for two weeks.
3: Piano Man by Billy Joel
Billy Joel is one of my biggest loves. There is not a song of his I do not like, and there are many I can name as my favourite, but Piano Man has the most emotion and shows just how talented this pianist, singer, songwriter and storyteller really is. No matter what he sings, I feel like he takes me into the scene. Piano Man was released in 1973 on the album of the same name. It has been sung several times including on his gigs and on several albums, and is now classed as his signature song.
4: Dear Mr. President by Pink
I am one of Pink's biggest fans. It was hard for me to narrow down all her songs to just one. It was a close call between Don’t Let Me Get Me and Dear Mr. President. But I chose Dear Mr. President because it’s not just a song. It’s a song to make a point and challenge political views. This proves that she is not just making music to be famous; she wants to make a difference and becoming influential. The song was released in 2006 on her I’m Not Dead album. She did not release it as a single, however, for fears it would be seen as a publicity stunt.
5: War by Poets Of The Fall
POTF are a Finnish band from Helsinki that I have known for just under a year. Despite being a band I have known for a very short amount of time, I find their way with words and lyrics to be poetry in its best form. Each line and piece of music captures both the beauty and dark side of life, and perhaps the little pieces we miss and forget about. I love a lot of their other songs, but War will always be the one I play the most. The song found recognition on the psychological thriller game, Alan Wake. It was recorded for the album Twilight Theatre.
6: To Make You Feel My Love by Garth Brooks (Bob Dylan cover)
Despite the song originally being written and recorded for Bob Dylan’s 1997 album Time Out Of Mind, my favourite version is by Garth Brooks. I personally find his voice suits the song better as he has a soft gritty voice that puts a lump in my throat. It is a powerful love song that has also found chart success with Billy Joel and Adele.
7: Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright (Leonard Cohen cover)
Despite initially recieving little success, the song was covered by John Cale which brought many artists to do thier own version of this superbly written song. The best known version of the song is by Jeff Buckley, and one of the recent chart topping covers was by Alexandra Burke, winner of The X Factor 2008. However, this song could be sung by anyone and I would still love it. The beautiful, poetic writing and music means I cannot fault it in any way. However, Rufus' version was the first version I heard and is still my favourite.
8: Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns 'N' Roses
If I were completely honest, I'm not a huge Guns 'N' Roses fan, but this song will always have a place in my heart. This is the song I share with my fiancé and it is our chosen song for when we have our first dance. The song was written for their 1987 debut studio album, Appetite For Destruction. It became the band's first and only number one single in the US. However, it only reached number six over here. Despite never being confirmed, the song is believed to be about Erin Everly, Axl Rose's girlfriend at the time.
9: Grow Old With You by Adam Sandler
The song was written by Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler, who also performed the song for his movie part as Robbie Hart in the movie 1998 movie, The Wedding Singer. Both the film and the song are wonderfully written, with a comical theme that matches the talented workings of both Adam Sandler and the film's writer, Tim Herlihy. It’s one of my favourites because the song is just amazingly romantic and the sort every romantic girl would want to hear at some point in her life.
10: Fairytale Of New York by The Pouges & Kirsty McColl
It's a Christmas song, I know, but everyone has a favourite Christmas song. For me, however, this is so much better than a Christmas song. It's about real life; real couples who, at the time, can't stand to look at each other and constantly fall out and get back together, but somehow need each other. The theme of Christmas just helps the message. It is the time of year which brings people together no matter what hardships we face in our lives.
So I'll finish this list with a question. What's your top ten favourite songs, and why? Please comment below!
14 Comments – Post a comment
Vampire Timelord
Commented 25 months ago - 12th April 2011 - 18:49pm
1. Together in Electric Dreams by Giorgio Moroder and Phil Oakey
It's Electro Pop I love Electro Pop.
2. Happy Ending by Mika
It's full of emotion and is powerfull.
3. Rest In Peace by Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
It's romantic and rock and it shows the charecters emotions.
4. Enola Gay by OMD
It's about a true event when a plane dropped the first bomb. And it's Electro Pop.
5. Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks
It shows that when your dying you can still be remembered when your gone for all the good and happy things and you will still be with the person you care about.
6. Eyes Wide Shut by JLS
I just think it is a buetiful song.
7. Beat again by JLS
Same as number six.
(That is as far as I can go)
Kinghamster
Commented 25 months ago - 12th April 2011 - 19:50pm
In no particluar order mine are:
1. My Plauge- Slipknot
2. Rope- Foo Fighters
3. He Was Walking Her Home - Mark Shultz
4. God Save Us - Ill Nino
5. Run - Snow Patrol
6. Traffic - Sterophonics
7. What About Now - Chris Daughrty
8.Galway Girl - The Prouges
9. She's Always A Woman To Me- Billy Joel
10. Pyscsocial - Slipknot
I love variety :)
Ihavethecyrusvirusx
Commented 25 months ago - 13th April 2011 - 00:58am
1. I miss you- Miley Cyrus
2. Bringer of The Dark- The Donde Stars (my brothers old band! Now The New Objects)
3. Breakout- Miley Cyrus
4. Cherry Bomb- Joan Jett
5. All Shook Up- Elvis
6. Just Like We Dreamed it- Disney Parade
7. 7 Things- Miley Cyrus
8. Chasing Cars- Snow Patrol
9. Body Language- Jesse McCartney
1O. All Miley Songs (Sorry I can't pick!!!)
I have got more. I can't really put them in order to be honest "/ x
emb789
Commented 25 months ago - 13th April 2011 - 16:41pm
1. Bewlay Brothers by David Bowie
I love the way he is speaking and singing at the same time for most of this, and the phrase at the end, "Leave my shoes and door unlocked, I might just slip away", really sticks in my head.
2. Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie
(In case you hadn't guessed, I rather like some Bowie) This song just makes me hurt. I think it's how broken, how desperate he sounds, and yet for most of the song, he's echoing what he's saying in such an empty, deadened voice, and it goes through me, it really does.
3. Wild is the Wind as performed by David Bowie
I know he didn't write this one, but his performance is by far my favourite. His timing is wonderful.
4. Gnossiene No. 2 by Erik Satie
This song is simply beautiful. Especially when I play it. Ha ha ha. But seriously, it's a great song. It has nearly moved several people I know to tears.
4. Lilium by Kumiko Noma
This song is extremely beautiful. You can listen to it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaV6eDvgiG4
6. Don't Pass Me By by The Beatles
It's a nice folky song, and the words mean a lot to me as I am often overlooked, even within my own family. Mostly it happens in social situations in a conversation consisting of three or more people, though.
7. Just a Boy words by Alan Lastufka music by Tom Milsom
It tells a story and the music is just perfectly suited to the words, with childish-sounding instruments at the start, which come up repeatedly throughout the whole song, even as the boy becomes a "man".
8. Pokemon What Happened to You? by Alex Day
This song has so much nostalgia, with little samples of music from the original Pokemon games thrown in from time to time, and the video (seen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It6xj40UVRM&feature=player_embedded ) is just wonderful.
9. Why I Shouldn't Have Let You In by Tom Milsom
I could apply this to so many people. It has a word that the stricter parents may frown at, so the 11-year-olds may not wish to listen to this one. The lyrics are particularly good.
10. Indigo by Tom Milsom
A nice, upbeat, cheerful song about someone with Synesthesia, whose colour for love is indigo. Isn't that lovely?
Vickster
Commented 25 months ago - 13th April 2011 - 19:39pm
OK. tomorrow I'll probably want to change this but here we go:
1. There's a good reason these tables aren't numbered Honey, you just haven't figured it out yet. - by Panic! at the disco
2. It's time to dance - by P!atd
3. Everything I'm not - By the Veronicas
4. In another life - by The Veronicas
5.Brick by boring brick - by Paramore
6.Catch Me - by Demi Lovato
7. Speak Now - Taylor Swift
8. Rhythm of love - Plain White T's
9. Hurricane - by P!atd
10. What I've done - by Linkin Park
AAGH! I could go on forever. Misery Business, Ignorance, Hey there Delilah, everything off P!atd 1st and 3rd albums and everything by Taylor Swift. Sorry I know this is cheating but it's JUST TOO HARD! =)
Stormer007
Commented 25 months ago - 14th April 2011 - 13:04pm
These aren't my top ten, but they are some songs I love. Give them a listen and enjoy =D
1. Lovesick - Emily Osment
A great song even if the lyrics are a little unimaginative. Very fun to listen to and dance around to.
2. Still Alive - Lisa Miskovsky
A wonderful song taht I first heard when playing the video game Mirror's Edge. It's beautiful, honest and if there's one song out of all these I would implore you to listen to, it would be this one. I attach a link to make it easier for you to find =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TERyxFfMqDk
3. Someone Like You - Adele
Yes, I know Adele is everywhere at the moment but this song is pure, emotional and heart-wrenching. Quite simply, it is unlike anything else.
4. Defying Gravity - Idina Menzel and Kristen Chenowith
This song is my favourite song from a musical as it encourages people to do what their heart tells them is right. It tells you to ignore what other people tell you to do and reach for your dreams, even if your dream is to defy gravity!
5. Black Sheep - from the film Scott Pilgrim vs the World
AWESOME SONG! This song is just pure awesome. I love it. You should too -)
6. Army of Me - Bjork
A song I only recently discovered. Nonetheless, this song is one of those songs you want to play everytime you walk into a room!
7. Stuck Like Glue - Sugarland
An uplifting song of happiness and humour. Might I ask that the first time you listen to this song, you watch it on youtube and watch the music video. It's fabulous!
8. Shelter - XX
A calm song which is perfect for the middle of the night. Marvellous!
9. Prejudice - Tim Minchin
One of the most intellectually brilliant songs I've heard. The lyrics are superb and made me laugh so much! Listen!
10. Make Some Noise - Hannah Montana
Yes, yes, I'm an 18-year old who loves Hannah Montana, get over it! I chose this song by Hannah because of the fantastic message behind it! Telling you not to sit back and watch the world change, because it matters what you have to say! Actually, I've changed my mind. This song is the one you should listen to! Here's a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHBuPWCEikM
I hope you enjoy my songs. I love them and they are all precious to me! Especially Hannah (insert winking face here) x
Anstinator
Commented 25 months ago - 14th April 2011 - 15:50pm
1.detroit rock city :KISS
2.through the fire and flames:dragonforce
3.rock and roll all night:KISS
4:love gun:KISS
5:Herose of our time:Dragonforce
6:From yesterday:30 seconds to mars
7:Attack:30 seconds to mars
8:black heart:david usher
9:not afried:emminenm
10:love the way you lie:emminem
Bearshead
Commented 25 months ago - 14th April 2011 - 18:21pm
Okay,I couldn't decide on ten songs,so I chose ten albums instead :D
1. The Best of David Bowie 1969 - 1974 - David Bowie
My dad used to play this to get me to sleep when I was younger, and I love every track on this cd even now,it's full of groovy guitar riffs and sing-along-able tracks that bring a smile to my face (: Win.
2.The Wall - Pink Floyd
According to iTunes,this is my most listened to PF album,although Dark Side of the Moon comes a very very close second. The Wall was also a film that was based on this concept album. It's completely bizarre, and has marching hammers and stuff in it, but I absolutely love the music and the cartoons and everything. It's on YouTube ;)
3. A Hundred Million Suns - Snow Patrol
The lyrics on this album are a lot deeper than their previous stuff, they're so poetic and completely timeless,it really shows Gary Lightbody's ability to stun his audience. Plus the origami stars on the cover are pretty epic :D
4. Whatever People Say I Am,That's What I'm Not - Arctic Monkeys
Their debut album is often cited to be their best, and to an extent I agree.It's full of exciting guitar riffs and catchy one-liners, and although I love all of their albums, this is the one that I get excited about when it gets played. It also shows how a naive gang of teenagers from Sheffield can captivate the British music charts. It's just epic :D
5. Employment - Kaiser Chiefs
Another debut album,this is the first cd I remember buying,and I played it over and over until I knew all the words [I still remember them]. It was inspired by a lot of New Wave stuff from the seventies, and has since become my hyper album (:
6. Black Holes & Revelations - Muse
This was the album that really got Muse famous,it was full of indie awesomeness with a bit of space disco rock thrown in. Oh,and its most famous track,Supermassive Black Hole, was in Twilight [grrr]. I was lucky enough to see Muse live at Wembley last year, and they played all my favourite tracks from the album,and it was just amazing. :D
7. You Really Got Me: The Best of the Kinks - The Kinks
Everybody has a summer band, and this is mine. When I hear the first chords of All Day and All of the Night, I think of surfboards and aviator sunglasses and lazing on sunny afternoons with a straw hat and a deck chair. One of the best bands to come out of the Twentieth Century:D
8. Hot Rocks,1964 - 1971 - The Rolling Stones
This greatest hits-style album is full of those very few songs that I can listen to all the way through. The Stones, as fraudulent as some people claim them to be, were the image of Rock 'n Roll in the 60's,and their tracks are full of girt old dirty guitars that get your head a-bobbing and your foot a-tapping. Try Jumpin' Jack Flash:D
9. A Weekend in the City - Bloc Party
This album is full of lyrics that have deeper meanings than first thought, with an infectious energy underlining serious political statements. As an album,it's pretty dark,but still,one of the best I've heard.
10. Never mind the b******s,here's the Sex Pistols - The Sex Pistols
Hardly any of my friends have actually heard any Pistols songs,they didn't even realise that the guy from the Countrylife butter adverts used to be in a hardcore punk band a couple of decades ago. They weren't even impressed when I played them songs from the album. They thought it was just shouting to guitars. How very wrong they were. You see,whilst Johnny Rotten admitted he couldn't actually sing, and the Pistols were a typically manufactured band, the stuff they sang about caused a right stir in the papers. They were the sort of band no parent wanted their child to listen to. They were rebellious, they were rude, they swore and they hated the government. They were every teenager's best friend. This was their only studio album, and whilst some songs are far better than others,it was a testament to them and others like them,who believed that we needed something drastic to change society,and that music was the way to do this. They'd watched the Beatles do it,they'd watched Bob Dylan do it,and now it was their turn. They weren't successful,not in the slightest - we still have a Royal Family, and the bassist killed himself - but this album represents so much of a time that I don't think we could ever recreate. I have it on record,and it makes me feel all glowy and rebellious inside :D
glittereyes360
Commented 25 months ago - 15th April 2011 - 11:59am
1. Tonight- Lykke li
2. Comptine d'un autre ete- Yann Tiersen
3. God made man- Young the giant
4. Giving up the gun- Vampire weekend
5. Nyc moves to the sound of LA- Funreal party
6. Friday I'm in love- The cure
7. Baba O' Reily- The who
8. Dig up her bones- The misfits
9. Dying- Hole
10. Harverst moon- Neil Young
I have SOOO mannyyy more but from the top of my head, defiantly these babies.
Toriabeth!
Commented 25 months ago - 16th April 2011 - 07:25am
1 - hummngbird heartbeat, katy Perry,
2 - who knew, Pink,
3 - teenagers, My Chemical Romance,
4 - Another one bites the dust, Queen,
5 - how to save a life, The Fray,
6 - hey soul sister, Train,
7 - teenage dirtbag, Wheatus.
8 - Stacy's Mom, Fountains of Wayne,
9 - sex on fir, kings of leon,
10 - Pressure, Paramore
emb789
Commented 25 months ago - 16th April 2011 - 18:49pm
Bearshead, your taste in music is amazing.
phoebs97
Commented 25 months ago - 16th April 2011 - 19:27pm
1. Into the great wide open- Tom Petty and the heartbreakers
2. Mad World- Gary Jules
3. The great unknown- R.E.M
4. There is a light that never goes out- The Smiths
5. The More you ignore me the closer I get- Morrissey
6. When you were young- The Killers
7. Creep- Radiohead
8. Miracle Drug- U2
9.Born to run- Bruce Springsteen
10.The Killing Moon- Echo and the bunnymen
That was hard... I love music!
Bearshead
Commented 25 months ago - 18th April 2011 - 22:51pm
@emb789:Your taste isn't too bad either ;p In fact,makes me feel all glowy inside to know that people our age have heard of Bowie,Smiths/Morrissey,Echo&TBM,Springsteen etc. (:
BethanTheBarmy
Commented 25 months ago - 19th April 2011 - 14:18pm
Ooooh this is hard! No particular order of course, it's waaay to difficult!
It's subject to change, but this is it as of now.
1: Electric Light Orchestra - Mr Blue Sky
A classic!Been my favourite for about 3 years, and always gets me in a brilliant mood. It reminds me of that episode of Doctor Who with Peter Kay has an Absorbaloff in. It's musically perfect, simple yet effective, and he ending with "Please turn me over" is just the icing on the cake!
2: Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye
Reminds me of doing WWRY in school, something which gave birth to my love of Queen! SSOR is just amazing, and it's one that I haven't conquered on guitar yet!
3: Radiohead - High And Dry
There's not much to say for this. It was either this or Creep, but this won by a hair. Is that even a saying? I don't know. The point is, it's amazing, and undeniably so. Actually gives me goosebumps.
4: David Bowie - Space Oddity
It's a tad cliche, but I can't help it! There's a reason this is the most known Bowie song. If anyone tried anything like this in present day, they'd be laughed at; that's what makes it so brilliant. It reminds me of Chandler on Friends, and in turn, that scene reminds me of my dad. IT also kinda reminds me of the old Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory... I don't know why.
5: Blondie - Call Me
Oh I love this song. The guitar, the solo, and Blondie's beautiful voice. It's summer in one song! I won't rest until I have covered it with the band.
6: Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
I love Fleetwood Mac, and this song is aural chocolate. The only way I can describe it. I learnt it on guitar a while back, and it gives me chills. The fact that I can't write any more on it proves how simplistic and awesome it is; I'm left virtually speechless.
7: Genesis - Counting Out Time
I'm a bit of a prog-head, and this song, although not the most proggish, has the funniest lyrics I've heard since Queen's Mustapha. Musically it's perfect too of course. Not the greatest Genesis song in terms of content, but it's got to be my favourite.
8: The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
I'm running out of things to say for each song now, I sound like an advertisement. I love The Cure, and this song, along with Friday I'm In Love, epitomises why.
9: The Polyphonic Spree - Light And Day
It's gorgeous! I love big band songs, it's so atmospheric! It reminds me of Jamie Oliver, which is a downside, but it is also on Scrubs, which is an upside! There needs to be more music like this.
10: Pink Floyd - Money
Being my dad's daughter, I've been raised on Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd and Ipswich Town Football Club. This beat Yes into my top ten solely because I love how they use the cashier sound to match the drumbeat. There are better Floyd songs, and better Yes songs, but this one is brilliant!
Dayum, couldn't it be top 20? D: