Top 100 Standout Songs
Please ignore the other versions (there are a few) where my rrcomputer crashed and reverything went strange. These are the rrsongs that have really rstood out rthrough the few years of my rlife, rthey're probably not the most rimportant r(check other lists rfor the rregulars) but they just... stood out. I don't rdoubt rthey'll rbe some rdisagreements and I'm still not sure about the rorder. |
1 | Radiohead Motion Picture Soundtrack
This always sticks out went I think of my favourite songs, just haunting and so
atmospheric. Played it to a girl once and she just burst out crying in front of me, bit
of an overreaction perhaps but still a great song |
2 | The Jimi Hendrix Experience The Wind Cries Mary
Dum Dum Dum
The only reason I need. |
3 | Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here
Admittedly its Gilmour's stadium rockThis just completely shows off everything Pink Floyd can be when they want to. Without being 20
minutes long, |
4 | Modest Mouse Paper Thin Walls
Just such a simple, great song. It remains possibly the only slightly happy song on
Moon & Antarctica but is a sheer standout. |
5 | M83 Outro
Makes me feel like going and jumping off a mountain onto a plane, or something just
as liberating, like taking a big shit |
6 | Smashing Pumpkins Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans
The quickest ten minutes of my life. And for good reason |
7 | Neutral Milk Hotel Two Headed Boy Pts. 1&2
When he puts down his guitar... |
8 | My Bloody Valentine When You Sleep
Good all fuzz, feels just like a dream |
9 | The Pixies Where Is My Mind
'With your feet in the air and your head on the ground' I know its the most popular
one but hardly anything compares to the first listen of this |
10 | Brian Eno 1/1
I probably shouldn't like this, considering most of its... pretty much nothing. But I
just can't help loving it |
11 | The Stone Roses This Is The One
This IS the one.
At 11 |
12 | Bob Dylan Like A Rolling Stone
Well it was gonna' be in here somewhere... |
13 | The Cure Pictures Of You
Majestic songwriting that chills you |
14 | Pavement In The Mouth A Desert
'Can you treat it like an oil well?' That line is permanently grafted onto my brain |
15 | Radiohead Melatonin
Dreamy synths used to their full potential |
16 | Pink Floyd Mother
Like an early 'wish you were here' |
17 | Modest Mouse Gravity Rides Everything
This song makes me happy for some reason |
18 | Brian Eno Ascent
Ambience at its best |
19 | Neutral Milk Hotel The King Of Carrot Flowers Pts. 1,2&3
If you welcome it and forgot all the debates its a brilliant and compelling start to a
masterful album |
20 | The Jesus And Mary Chain Just Like Honey
Some fine fuzz. psychocandy sounds like beach boys with distortion |
21 | Smashing Pumpkins Mayonaisse
Once is your head, it refuses to leave |
22 | At The Drive In Pattern Against User
A great song from a great band |
23 | Ben E King Stand By Me
Another regular to greatest song lists |
24 | James Brown Pappa's Got A Brand New Bag
He's got a new bag |
25 | Yuck Rubber
Song I listened to straight after I fell in love. I know its cheesy but I don't care - I'm
a mopey bastard half the time so I'm allowed a bit of cheese in my life. |
26 | Arthur Conley Sweet Soul Music
Does what it says on the tin |
27 | The Who Baba O'Riley
Almost makes you forget about pinball wizard |
28 | Godspeed You! Black Emperor Storm
Probably counts as more than one song |
29 | The Smiths Cemetery Gates
Insanely catchy. Short but sweet |
30 | Pink Floyd Shine On You Crazy Diamond (all parts)
Although inaccessible due to length. Sheer brilliance. |
31 | The Rolling Stones Street Fighting Man
The Stones were gonna' be their somewhere |
32 | Led Zeppelin Stairway To Heaven
It wouldn't be a list of standout songs without this on there |
33 | My Bloody Valentine Only Swallow
A startling start to the mythical album |
34 | Guided By Voices Tractor Rape Chain
When GbV are on form, they're rarely beatable. Some brilliant garage music |
35 | Weezer Say It Ain't So
Brilliant rock writing. Shame they had to go down the wrong direction, should've
sticked with doing material like this - and that would've meant you could speak their
name without a feeling of slight shame |
36 | Biffy Clyro 27
Brilliantly chilling. Phenomenal live |
37 | Cymbals Eat Guitars ...And The Hazy Sea
Like Proggy Pavement. Mesmerising |
38 | Neil Young Motion Pictures
Very relaxing. And slightly sad. |
39 | The Velvet Underground Waiting For The Man
I wanna be a singer like lou reed
I like lou reed she said sticking her tongue in my ear |
40 | Manic Street Preachers No Surface All Feeling
Feels like them saying "Richie come back!" but they didn't need him. Well at least for
a while... |
41 | Kaki King Close To Me
The Original's great too |
42 | Green Day FOD
Green Day are hit and miss, but when they're like this its hard to dislike them |
43 | Manic Street Preachers Yes
With some increasingly disturbing 'preachy' lyrics and a great sound, you can't go
wrong |
44 | Radiohead High And Dry
The Bends was my favourite album of all time when I was ten. I still understand why
I thought this |
45 | The Beatles Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Bang bang |
46 | Strawberry Fields Forever
Nothing is real |
47 | The Byrds Mr Tambourine Man
Its a jingle jangle morning |
48 | Guided By Voices Smothered In Hugs
More brilliance from that laundry room basement |
49 | Pavement Summer Babe (winter version)
Chronologically, pavement's first song - in a way. A brilliant introduction |
50 | Placebo Bubble Gun
Not for everyone, but I really like it |
51 | The Longpigs Lost Myself
I find this to be an excruciatingly good song |
52 | Lou Reed Walk On The Wild Side
You better listen to him, he's lou reed.
I still want to be a singer like Lou reed.
And that girl who puts her tongue in ears still likes lou reed (Run out of things to say
about songs) |
53 | Modest Mouse Custom Concern
"Gotta go to work, gotta go to work, gotta have a job" That line is composed
immaculately. |
54 | Cat Stevens Father And Son
My dad used to play this to me.
Never found out why. |
55 | The Decemberists Crane Wife 3
That bass line |
56 | My Morning Jacket Outta' My System
Guess he just had to get it out of his system |
57 | Noah And The Whale Jocasta
Clap clap |
58 | M83 Intro
So good its silly |
59 | The Ramones I Wanna Be Sedated
Telling it like it is |
60 | The White Stripes I Can Tell That We Are Gonna' Be Friends
Strangely happy white stripes song |
61 | The Flaming Lips Buzzin'
This one just always stood out for some reason |
62 | Built To Spill Randy Described Eternity
Something about this song... |
63 | Pavement Stop Breathing
Breathing for me now |
64 | Placebo Burger Queen
Luxemburger-er-her-queen |
65 | Built To Spill Made-up Dreams
'These thoughts are old.' Sounds like GbV at the start |
66 | Modest Mouse Perfect Disguise
Too bloody short! |
67 | Ask For Answer Placebo
Didn't like this the first few listens, but it worms its way into your head and you can
forget it! |
68 | The Strokes Is This It?
Dum dum de dum, dum dum dum. That baseline. |
69 | The Pixies Debaser
DeBASEr! Good old screamy Frank with the Pixies on top form |
70 | Talking Heads This Must Be The Place
Scarily infectious |
71 | Arcade Fire Wake Up
Perfect morning song |
72 | Animal Collective My Girls
Admittedly, only just got into these guys so this probably won't end up being my
favourite - but definitely a standout, |
73 | Radiohead No Surprises
Just. Good. Possibly the most poppy Radiohead song mind |
74 | Biffy Clyro Diary Of Always
I, just, wish, we, all, could, be, tray.
Used to think it said "be Dre" |
75 | Eels Novocain For The Soul
"Life is hard, and so am I..." |
76 | The Clash London Calling
The clash were gonna' be on the list somewhere |
77 | The Sex Pistols No Feelings
The pistols get a lot of hate on Sputnik. Can't tell why |
78 | John Murphy Sunshine (adiago in D major)
Makes you feel like you're in a particular sci-fi epic. Been used everywhere now,
from kickass to that weird cinema ad of all those people's mugs. |
79 | Brian Eno Spirits Drifting
A great end to a gem of an album |
80 | Kevin Ayers Didn't Feel Lonely 'Til I thought Of You
Sounds like Jermaine off Flight of the conchords. But a good song. |
81 | Pearl Jam Jeremy
Like this song too |
82 | Dinosaur Jr In A Jar
Brilliant and hard to hate. 'You're living all over me' is top notch |
83 | Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit
Pure angst. Perfected |
84 | The Arctic Monkeys Fluorescent Adolescent
Stupidly catchy |
85 | Bob Marley Three Little Birds
Perhaps the happiest song, probably just beaten by Bobby Mcferrin |
86 | The Cure Boys Don't Cry
Like this song |
87 | The Smiths There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Take me out... |
88 | The Stone Roses I Wanna' Be Adored
So true |
89 | Aretha Franklin Respect
She can sing dontchaknow. |
90 | Placebo Bionic
Those instrumental bits... |
91 | Weezer El Scorcho
I think I'd be good for you, and you'd, be good for me. Makes me cry whenever I
see make believe |
92 | Biffy Clyro 57
The chorus is ace |
93 | Radiohead Exit Music (for a film)
When it kicks in... |
94 | Pavement Filmore Jive
This song's good |
95 | Neil Young Walk On
Love 'on the beach' |
96 | Queens Of The Stone Age The Lightning Song
Quirky but good |
97 | Smashing Pumpkins Cherub Rock
Apparently its Billy Corgan complaining about modern music studios or something.
Still great though |
98 | Pink Floyd Eclipse
A brilliant end |
99 | Semisonic Gone To The Movies
Pretty good song, loved it as a child |
100 | Modest Mouse Talking Shite about a pretty sunset
I really, really like this song |
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