Step into my iTunes
because rishydishy nudged me, and because beatzo hardly ever sends out memes. life's been tough, so all you folks mentioned -- thanks for the tracks.
The rules, as Beat succintly summarizes: No Indian, Icelandic or Japanese music. No instrumentals. All information valid through the last couple of week, hence not much thought, and all rankings/lists liable to change without notice or fanfare.
My Top Five Most Heard Songs of the past few weeks:
1) All I Want Is Everything - Yngwie J Malmsteen
2) Mustang Sally - The CCR version
3) Alice - Tom Waits
4) Poison - Alice Cooper
5) Throw Away Your Television - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Top Five Feel Good/Cheer me up/Anti Depressant Songs that I can think of:
1) Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
2) Rocket Man - Elton John
3) Tommy, Can You Hear Me? - The Who
4) Baby You Can Drive My Car - The Beatles
5) Big Bottom - Spinal Tap
Top Five feel like shit/Life sucks/Ultra-Depressing songs of the moment:
1) Dress Rehearsal Rag - Leonard Cohen
2) Black - Pearl Jam
3) Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit
4) Rock 'n' Roll Suicide - David Bowie
5) Space-dye Vest - DreamTheater
Five funniest songs in living memory:
1) Titties 'n' beer - Frank Zappa
2) The Soft Parade - The Doors
3) Bobby Brown goes down - Frank Zappa
4) Sit On My Face - Monty Python
5) Ode To A Superhero - Weird Al Yankovic
Top Five Chick Songs as of now:
1) Uninvited - Alanis Morissette
2) The Power Of Orange Knickers - Tori Amos
3) Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
4) I Go To Sleep - The Pretenders
5) Dog And Butterfly - Heart
Top Five Romantic Songs I can remember:
1) I'm Your Man - Leonard Cohen
2) Orange County Suite - The Doors
3) The Film Of My Love - 10 CC
4) Celine's Song - Julie Delpy
5) Lady Jane - The Rolling Stones
Top five Songs with the Coolest Names:
1) Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict - Pink Floyd
2) New York Telephone Conversation - Lou Reed
3) I Don't Like The Drugs, But The Drugs Like Me - Marilyn Manson
4) Maxwell's Silver Hammer - The Beatles
5) God Save The Queen - The Sex Pistols
Top Five Awesomest Cover versions on my current Most Played:
1) Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin) - Frank Zappa
2) Alabama Song (Bertolt Brecht) - The Doors
3) Strange Fruit (Billie Holiday) - Sting, live with Gil Evans' quartet
4) The KKK Took My Baby Away (The Ramones) - Marilyn Manson
5) Life On Mars (David Bowie) - Divine Comedy
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'sit for now. I've been away, contemplating suicide, arson and homicide -- in no particular order. How've y'all been? And whose eljay posts should I hunt down? (Not suggesting you boast, but I'd appreciate pointers)
The rules, as Beat succintly summarizes: No Indian, Icelandic or Japanese music. No instrumentals. All information valid through the last couple of week, hence not much thought, and all rankings/lists liable to change without notice or fanfare.
My Top Five Most Heard Songs of the past few weeks:
1) All I Want Is Everything - Yngwie J Malmsteen
2) Mustang Sally - The CCR version
3) Alice - Tom Waits
4) Poison - Alice Cooper
5) Throw Away Your Television - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Top Five Feel Good/Cheer me up/Anti Depressant Songs that I can think of:
1) Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
2) Rocket Man - Elton John
3) Tommy, Can You Hear Me? - The Who
4) Baby You Can Drive My Car - The Beatles
5) Big Bottom - Spinal Tap
Top Five feel like shit/Life sucks/Ultra-Depressing songs of the moment:
1) Dress Rehearsal Rag - Leonard Cohen
2) Black - Pearl Jam
3) Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit
4) Rock 'n' Roll Suicide - David Bowie
5) Space-dye Vest - DreamTheater
Five funniest songs in living memory:
1) Titties 'n' beer - Frank Zappa
2) The Soft Parade - The Doors
3) Bobby Brown goes down - Frank Zappa
4) Sit On My Face - Monty Python
5) Ode To A Superhero - Weird Al Yankovic
Top Five Chick Songs as of now:
1) Uninvited - Alanis Morissette
2) The Power Of Orange Knickers - Tori Amos
3) Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin
4) I Go To Sleep - The Pretenders
5) Dog And Butterfly - Heart
Top Five Romantic Songs I can remember:
1) I'm Your Man - Leonard Cohen
2) Orange County Suite - The Doors
3) The Film Of My Love - 10 CC
4) Celine's Song - Julie Delpy
5) Lady Jane - The Rolling Stones
Top five Songs with the Coolest Names:
1) Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict - Pink Floyd
2) New York Telephone Conversation - Lou Reed
3) I Don't Like The Drugs, But The Drugs Like Me - Marilyn Manson
4) Maxwell's Silver Hammer - The Beatles
5) God Save The Queen - The Sex Pistols
Top Five Awesomest Cover versions on my current Most Played:
1) Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin) - Frank Zappa
2) Alabama Song (Bertolt Brecht) - The Doors
3) Strange Fruit (Billie Holiday) - Sting, live with Gil Evans' quartet
4) The KKK Took My Baby Away (The Ramones) - Marilyn Manson
5) Life On Mars (David Bowie) - Divine Comedy
--
'sit for now. I've been away, contemplating suicide, arson and homicide -- in no particular order. How've y'all been? And whose eljay posts should I hunt down? (Not suggesting you boast, but I'd appreciate pointers)