Wednesday, April 6, 2011

A democrat, a libertarian, and a horse walk into a bar...

Are there songs that you never get sick of? I've been trying to compile a list of songs that I'm always happy to hear. Interestingly enough, most are from artists that I, otherwise, don't really care much about. I have some of the records, but all of them were bought at huge discounts. Here's what I have so far:

In the Meantime - Spacehog
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
Pepper - The Butthole Surfers
Out Of My Head - Fastball
No Rain - Blind Mellon
Friends In Low Places - Garth Brooks
Follow You Down - The Gin Blossoms
Semi-charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
All These Things That I've Done - The Killers
Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger
Hey Ya - Outkast

I don't know why, but even when those songs were still getting massive radio play, I never got sick of them. I'm still really happy when they come on. What are yours?

11 comments:

  1. I'm totally with you on Bittersweet Symphony and Semi-charmed Life.

    Also:
    Counting Blue Cars - Dishwalla

    The Way - Fastball

    Sex and Candy - Marcy Playground

    Paper Planes - MIA (I am pretty embarrassed about this one. I think I've hated everything else I've heard of hers, but that song is some kind of weird magic.)

    99 Luftballoons - Nena (but only the German version, damnit.)

    Steal My Sunshine - LEN

    Start Wearing Purple - Gogol Bordello

    Creeque Alley - The Mammas and the Papas

    Time of the Season - The Zombies

    Home - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes

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  2. Oh, and Oxford Comma by Vampire Weekend. I cannot get enough of that song. I like about half of their stuff, not really crazy about it, but that song is some kind of magic.

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  3. I'm the same way about that MIA song.

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  4. Elephant Gun - Beirut
    My Body's a Zombie for You - Dead Man's Bones (extremely embarrassed by this one, but I actually like this album a lot)
    Look Good In Leather - Cody ChestnuTT

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  5. "All things eventually lose their magic."

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  6. I love this post. I agree with you on a few of those songs. Here are some more:

    "Fields of Gold" - Sting
    "Friday I'm in Love" - The Cure
    "Umbrella" by Rihanna
    "The Freshmen" - The Verve Pipe
    "Lovefool" - The Cardigans
    "Hey Ya" - Outkast
    "Flagpole Sitta" - Harvey Danger
    "The Boy Is Mine" - Brandy and Monica
    "Are You That Somebody?" - Aaliyah

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  7. I'm totally adding "Hey Ya" and "Flagpole Sitta" to my list!

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  8. "Me and Bobby McGee" - Janis Joplin
    "I'm Only Happy When it Rains" -Garbage
    "Bulls on Parade" - Rage Against the Machine
    "99 Problems" - Jay-Z
    "She Talks to Angels" - The Black Crowes
    "One" - U2
    "Small Town, Saturday Night" - Hal Ketchum
    "Ready or Not" -The Fugees
    "The Scientist" - Coldplay
    "Creep" - TLC
    "Sure Shot" - The Beastie Boys
    "Don't Look Back in Anger" - Oasis
    "Fat Bottomed Girls" - Queen
    "ABC" - The Jackson Five

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  9. That one song that's like "Cum on Feel the Noize. Girls rock your boyz. We get wild wild wild. Oh yeah!" That one is the shit.

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  10. pretty good list, taylor. my brain is dead from giving the taks test for the past two days...i can't think of anything right now. but i agree with a lot of the ones other people have said so far! oh wait, just thought of two...good vibrations by marky mark and the funky bunch and black hole sun by soundgarden.

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  11. Hey Ya for sure, Gin Blossoms too but mine would be Hey Jealousy.

    Let Go - Frou Frou
    Everlong - Foo Fighters
    8 AM All Day - Chisel
    Airport - Karate
    Wait - Death Cab for Cutie
    Special - Mew
    I'd Rather Dance With You - Kings of Convenience
    Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson

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