Top 25

Ok. Putting that post up about music got me thinking about what my favorite songs are. So, out of the 5000 songs I have on my computer, here are MY TOP 25 SONGS OF ALL TIME (well, 1950 and on…didn’t include any classical). I also included links to YouTube or Amazon if you don’t know what the song is. It’s crazy how much stuff is out there on YouTube!

In no particular order (cause THAT would have just been too damn hard). **To open the link in a new window hold down the shift button when you click.**

1. The Cure – Pictures of You (I could listen to this song all day, every day…ok this probably is my #1 song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qwJUhhcanM

2. Ministry – Everyday is Halloween (Probably the song that turned me into the music lover I am today)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000003REN?v=glance

3. Nine Inch Nails – Closer (One of the best video treatments ever…Andrea has a fond memory of me singing this loudly on our senior-trip bus. I don’t remember singing that loudly)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQFlDQCiN-w

4. Cake – I Will Survive (Don’t usually like covers, but I LOVE this one)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu1Tj4Te6qs

5. Metallica – Nothing Else Matters (Yes, they sold out on their black album, but it was still good)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6RETQ5VcJ4

6. Steppenwolf – Magic Carpet Ride (What can I say? It’s a classic. I’m thankful to my dad for making us listen to classic rock while we were growing up)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RwUhua38kY

7. Godsmack – Whatever (Great song to just blast on the stereo. Listening to angry music actually mellows me out)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwFlncgSXIY

8. Garbage - #1 Crush (Such a sensual song…love the beat)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzJZIX2tWzQ

9. Credence Clearwater Revival – Long As I Can See The Light (Not one of their most well-known songs, but still my favorite CCR song) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000000XB9?v=glance

10. Radiohead – Creep (What girl growing up in the 90s didn’t LOVE this song?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lugOuz1fXD0

11. Bangles – Eternal Flame (Great lyrics)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1SGm29xDn4

12. The Cure – Just Like Heaven (Great song to sing, so heartfelt)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORc5Td_T6og

13. Filter – Hey Man, Nice Shot (Slightly bad taste considering my grandfather, but I still love it….maybe that’s why I love it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL9Hxb_pHOA

14. Indigo Girls – Romeo and Juliet (Great song to sing to at the top of your lungs…Galileo is a close second)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO-sbeIRk_c

15. Cream – Sunshine of Your Love (Would almost want this at my wedding
…Link is a live version, a little slower than the recorded version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqh54rSzheg
lyrics: http://www.nomorelyrics.net/song/80496.html

16. Yaz - Only You (Never knew their name till I started downloading – I love a bunch of their stuff)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdhdkzU2xD4

17. ACDC – Back In Black (One of the best opening sequences EVER)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZtt-4X8H70

18. Thompson Twins – Hold Me Now (Great 80s song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QFSBuO72MM

19. Eve 6 – Promise (I don’t know why, but I can listen to this over and over)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2LtEY8BiB4

20. George Michael – Too Funky (this song always gets me going. In my version he doesn’t start singing till 2:11. This video cuts all that instrumental out)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iny3C2z9M00

21. OMD (otherwise known as Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark…one of the best band names ever) If YouYou Leave / So In Love / Forever Live and Die (Yes it’s a three way tie!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_P_Yy3rFog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeOsqrdv1Mk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi8FotJc-Ko (love the first line…Talk to Me, Don’t Lie To Me)

22. Other Ones – Another Holiday (I can’t believe I found this on YouTube! It took me forever to find it on Limewire when I was downloading!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39qc_6DYjso
or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgMx1eGp_TU

23. Led Zeppelin - D’yer Maker (Link is a good cover by 311) My fav LZ song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_NabW-Gie8

24. Talking Heads – Road to Nowhere (Must be at the start of any roadtrip CD)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQZwagq_VBs

25. INXS – Beautiful Girl (Almost picked Never Tear Us Apart, but I love the opening in this)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GXsdC-yea4

Honorable mentions:
Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over (So haunting)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCZALaS24-Q

Nine Inch Nails - The Only Time (link only has part of the song, but you get the idea......this song has some of my favorite lyrics. As Trent says, this song is about 'fucking'.
i'm drunk. and right now i'm so in love with you. and i don't want to think too much about what we should or shouldn't do. lay my hands on Heaven and the sun and the moon and the stars. while the devil wants to fuck me in the back of his car. nothing quite like the feel of something new.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJtWzcX0TkE