Top songs

[Miles]

Sort of an extension of the Music Questions thread:

What are your top ten songs ever? Instrumental works are welcome too

Mine in no particular order...yes I know there's twelve. It's my thread, I can cheat if I want to :biggrin:

Marquee Moon - Television
Thank You For Talking to Me Africa - Sly & the Family Stone
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Birdland - Patti Smith
Talking Loud and Saying Nothing - James Brown
Stay - David Bowie
Funkentelechy - Parliament
The Song Remains the Same - Led Zeppelin
The Great Curve - Talking Heads
Unsatisfied - The Replacements
Horses in My Dreams - PJ Harvey
I Just Wasn't Made For These Times - Beach Boys

[CellarDweller]

In no particular order....


Frozen - Madonna
99 Luftballons - Nena
You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban
I Dreamed A Dream - Les Miz
Sacrifice - Sinead O'Conner
You'll See - Madonna
Far Away - Nickelback
Meet Me On The Mountain - Shawn Kirchner & Ryan Harrison
The Wings - Gustavo Santaoalla
It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Celine Dion

[Miles]

Well apparently you can't edit posts past a certain point on here anymore for some reason. So I have to make a new post to add #13:

Powderfinger - Neil Young

edit, ha.

#14: Movie Theme - Beck

[East]

This is a tough assignment LOL...I am good on the first five but then I have a problem Can we do 100?

#1 is easy

AS...Stevie Wonder
Everlasting Love....Chaka Khan
Me & Bobby McGee...Janis Joplin
Summertime....George Benson & Jill Scott
Behind Blue Eyes...The Who
Hey You...Pink Floyd
See Me Feel Me...The Who
Court and Spark...Joni Mitchell
Love Will Divide...Linda Ronstadt
Stuff Like That...Quincy Jones
Sweet Thing....Chaka Khan
Miss Sun...Boz Scaggs
Don't Fear The Reaper...Blue Oyster Cult
Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)...Melanie
Boogie Wonderland...Earth Wind and Fire
Strawberry Letter 23...Brothers Johnson
How Do You Keep The Music Playing...Patti Austin
I Can't Wait...Stevie Nicks
Hello Its Me....Todd Rundgren
Levon..Jon Bon Jovi
The Boss...Diana Ross
The World Is A Ghetto...WAR
Eyes Without A Face...Billy Idol

(OK...I cheated...there is 23..gotta stop thinking now)

[HumbleTangerine]

Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra
Meredith Monk - Dolmen Music
Nico - The Falconer
Thinking Fellers Local Union 282 - Cup of Dreams
Joanna Newsom - Sawdust and Diamonds
The Velvet Underground & Nico - All Tomorrow's Parties
Shirley Collins - Barbara Allen
Nina Simone - Sinnerman
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
Jenny Hval - Portrait of the Young girl as an Artist

[Iceblink]

Lorelei - Cocteau Twins
Song to the Siren - This Mortal Coil
Testure - Skinny Puppy
The Anal Staircase - Coil
Isolation - Joy Division
I Wanna Be Adored - The Stone Roses
Der Räuber und der Prinz - DAF
Strings of Life - Rhythim is Rhythim
Clear - Cybotron
Disconnect - Plastikman
Heart Failed In the Back of a Taxi - St Etienne
Standing There - The Creatures
All Mine - Portishead
Single - EBTG
World Destruction - Time Zone

I cheated. It's 15.

[NayNay]

In no order in particular

First day of my life - Melanie C
Je Cours - Marie-Mai
Hurricane Venus - BoA
I am the best - 2ne1
Maybe - Emma Bunton
Love never loved me - Geri Halliwell
Maneater - Nelly Furtado
My Humps - The Black Eyed Peas
saturday night divas - spice girls
Lady Gaga - so happy I could die

[Bhp91126]

Bjork - Play Dead
Bitter:Sweet - The Mating Game
lady Gaga - Bloody Mary
Lana del Rey - Body Electric
Screaming Jay Hawkins - I put a spell on you
Miles Davis - Solea
The Cure - Lullaby
Britney Spears - Toxic
David Bowie - let's Dance
Eurythmics - here comes the rain
Laura Mvuala - that's alright
Michael Jackson - leave me alone
Propellerheads feat. Shirley Bassey - history repeating
Yello - pinball cha cha

[HumbleTangerine]

Lorelei - Cocteau Twins
Song to the Siren - This Mortal Coil
Testure - Skinny Puppy
The Anal Staircase - Coil
Isolation - Joy Division
I Wanna Be Adored - The Stone Roses
Der Räuber und der Prinz - DAF
Strings of Life - Rhythim is Rhythim
Clear - Cybotron
Disconnect - Plastikman
Heart Failed In the Back of a Taxi - St Etienne
Standing There - The Creatures
All Mine - Portishead
Single - EBTG
World Destruction - Time Zone

I cheated. It's 15.

Oh my God. I've only heard the top 2 but this made me bring out It'll End in Tears for the first time in years! :') Cocteau Twins are amazing as well.

[Beaux]

Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John
Back Against the Wall - Cage the Elephant
Take Me Home - Concrete Blond
I Will Not Take These Things (for granted) - Toad the Wet Sprocket
Wide Awake - Katy Perry
Lithium - Nirvana
Anna Begins - Counting Crows
Everybody Knows - Leonard Cohen
The Ballad of Tommy and Marla - The Rugburns
Ode to Billie Joe - Bobby Gentry

..... or at least these are my 10 favorite songs that I can think of off the top of my head.....