Fantaverse Top 100 Songs of All Time (THREAD #4): #70-#61

[Buscemi]

I find Thom Yorke overrated. The real geniuses of Radiohead are the Greenwoods.

[numbersix]

I find Thom Yorke overrated. The real geniuses of Radiohead are the Greenwoods.

I totally disagree. While many argued this in 1998, over the years you could see the band going in Yorke's direction (look at Kid A and how little the guitar was used) and reaching a peak. Johnny was a great guitarist, but he hasn't asserted himself that much. And I'm not sure Radiohead would have the same impact without Yorke's vision and vocals. As for Ed.... what exactly is genius about him?

[silversurfer19]

That's a ridiculous comment to make, Boussh. The entire band are equally as important, although I believe Thom is the driving force behind their music. From the five members of the band to Nigel Godrich, they are the sum of their parts and outside of the band unit have never been as strong. They all work together and each have a hand in all their songs.

[NSpan]

becs/leestu - David Bowie, “Life on Mars?” (1973)
Great song. Not the absolute best of Bowie, imo, but quality stuff nonetheless... i prefer it when he rocks a bit harder than he does here

Shrykespeare - Radiohead, “Fake Plastic Trees” (1995)
Great song from Radiohead's first great album..

Numbersix - Joy Division, “Twenty Four Hours” (1980)
As I've made clear, I'm just not a fan of these guys.. On this track, I dug the music--found the vocals irritating

Geezer - The Beatles, "A Day In The Life"
Amazing song. Used to be one of my favorites of theirs (if not THE favorite)--but it's still way up there..

undeadmonkey - Outkast, “Roses”
I dig.

Buscemi - Shirley Bassey, “Goldfinger”
Great music, but I can't hear it as anything but a theme-song.

silversurfer - Talking Heads, “Psycho Killer”
My second-favorite Heads song.

transformers - Coheed and Cambria, “Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial)”
Didn't dislike it. Gonna give it another listen.

W - AC/DC, “Back in Black”
Great track from the, imo, last great AC/DC record.

NSpan
The Warlocks, “Left and Right of the Moon” (2001)
I loved the last track from The Warlocks you submitted, so much so that I picked up the only record I could find in the music store I frequent here (Surgery). It's been seeing a fair amount of repeat play in the last month or so and I have found it to be an enjoyable record. This hasn't grabbed me in the same way yet, unfortunately, but I'll give it another couple of go's to see if it sticks. And Barca, maybe it's BRMC, they were the first band which came into my head when I heard them.

Surgery is amazing, but it's actually a bit closer to the Raveonettes in sound than usual. For that BRMC growl, the Phoenix LP is the one you really want.

As for the Radiohead debate, let's keep Greenwood's score to There Will Be Blood in mind. I love that movie--but almost in a campy sense, and the soundtrack is one of the primary reasons I approach it in such a way. Greenwood's contribution was just so over-the-top, misdirected, and (for a brief moment or two) outright inappropriate..


.. gotta run, more to come

[Shrykespeare]

Here is a recap of the last ten songs:


Shrykespeare
70. Talk Talk, Life's What You Make It
69. ZZ Top, Sharp Dressed Man
68. Stereo MCs, Connected
67. New Order, Bizarre Love Triangle
66. Level 42, Guaranteed
65. Thomas Dolby, I Love You Goodbye
64. Del Amitri, Just Like a Man
63. Eminem, Without Me
62. Better Than Ezra, At the Stars
61. Radiohead, Fake Plastic Trees

NSpan
70. The Breeders, Drivin' on 9
69. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gimme Three Steps
68. James Brown, Down and Out in New York City
67. T.Rex, Life's a Gas
66. Jimi Hendrix, Crosstown Traffic
65. The Byrds, I Am a Pilgrim
64. Canned Heat, Goin' Up the Country
63. George Harrison, Hear Me Lord
62. The Warlocks, Left and Right of the Moon
61. Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Midnight Special

numbersix
70. Pigbag, Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag
69. Patti Smith, Because the Night
68. The Flamingos, I Only Have Eyes For You
67. Bob Dylan, Shelter From the Storm
66. Tom Waits, Earth Died Screaming
65. Gang of Four, Ether
64. Red House Painters, Drop
63. Leftfield, Dusted
62. Talking Heads, This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)
61. Joy Division, Twenty Four Hours

Geezer
70. Guns N Roses, Sweet Child O' Mine
69. Thin Lizzy, The Boys Are Back in Town
68. Smashing Pumpkins, Tonight, Tonight
67. Puddle of Mudd, Blurry
66. The Clash, London Calling
65. The Arcade Fire, Wake Up
64. Matt and Kim, Daylight
63. System of a Down, Roulette
62. Weezer, Say it Ain't So
61. The Beatles, A Day in the Life

becs
70. System of a Down, Toxicity
69. Elton John, Levon
68. Live, Lightning Crashes
67. The Ramones, I Wanna Be Sedated
66. Weezer, Buddy Holly
65. John Lennon, Imagine
64. Silverchair, Freak
63. Muse, Starlight
62. Jane's Addiction, Been Caught Stealing
61. David Bowie, Life on Mars?

undeadmonkey
70. Kelly Clarkson, Behind These Hazel Eyes
69. Gene Kelly, Singin' in the Rain
68. Gloriana, Wild at Heart
67. Lifehouse, Hangin' By a Moment
66. No Doubt, Hella Good
65. LeAnn Rimes, One Way Ticket
64. Patrick Park, Something Pretty
63. Black Eyed Peas, Meet Me Halfway
62. Zac Brown Band, Free
61. Outkast, Roses

leestu
70. Ryuichi Sakamoto, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
69. Stiff Little Fingers, Johnny Was
68. Silversun Pickups, Lazy Eye
67. New Order, Blue Monday
66. Sugarcubes, Birthday
65. Boys Next Door, Shivers
64. Talking Heads, Psycho Killer
63. Velvet Underground, Venus in Furs
62. Pixies, Vamos
61. David Bowie, Life on Mars?

Buscemi
70. 2Pac, Changes
69. Pearl Jam, Jeremy
68. Rage Against the Machine, Killing in the Name
67. Air, Playground Love
66. Soundgarden, Black Hole Sun
65. M.I.A., Paper Planes
64. Philip Glass, Pruit Igoe
63. The Verve, Bittersweet Symphony
62. New Radicals, You Get What You Give
61. Shirley Bassey, Goldfinger

silversurfer
70. Liam Frost & the Slowdown Family, The Mourners of St. Paul's
69. Beck, Devil's Haircut
68. The Knack, My Sharona
67. eels, Novocaine For the Soul
66. Hope of the States, The Red the White the Black the Blue
65. Built to Spill, Goin' Against Your Mind
64. The White Stripes, Death Letter
63. Pavement, Summer Babe
62. Manic Street Preachers, PCP
61. Talking Heads, Psycho Killer

transformers
70. Disturbed, Voices
69. Eminem, My Name Is
68. Dead Kennedys, California Uber Alles
67. Rob Zombie, Dragula
66. Stone Temple Pilots, Interstate Love Song
65. Eluveitie, Inis Mona
64. Johnny Cash, Ring of Fire
63. Muse, Assassin
62. Mastodon, Sleeping Giant
61. Coheed and Cambria, Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial)

W
70. Stealer's Wheel, Stuck in the Middle
69. Jimmy Buffett, Come Monday
68. Dwight Yoakam, Ain't That Lonely Yet
67. Rage Against the Machine, Killing in the Name
66. Marilyn Manson, Beautiful People
65. Rammstein, Du Hast
64. The Trashmen, Surfin Bird
63. Led Zeppelin, The Immigrant Song
62. Rolling Stones, Paint it Black
61. AC/DC, Back in Black

Banks
70. Kanye West, Robocop
69. Al Green, Tired of Being Alone
68. Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney, The Girl Is Mine
67. Diddy feat. Loon, Ginuwine, M.Winans, I Need a Girl Part 2
66. Kanye West, Paranoid
65. Rolling Stones, Under My Thumb
64. Fall Out Boy, She's My Winona
63. Moloko, Sing it Back
62. Lily Allen, Friend of Mine
61. Kina Grannis, Stars Falling Down

englishozzy
70. Status Quo, Whatever You Want
69. White Stripes, My Doorbell
68. Tenacious D, Tribute
67. Spiderbait, Black Betty
66. Iron Maiden, Can I Play With Madness
65. Slipknot, Duality
64. Fatboy Slim, Weapon of Choice
63. Korn, Freak on a Leash
62. AC/DC, TNT
61. Elvis Presley, A Little Less Conversation (JXL Remix)

BarcaRulz
70. Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, Falling Slowly
69. Gomez, How We Operate
68. Staind, It's Been Awhile
67. Wolfmother, Joker and the Thief
66. Smashing Pumpkins, Bullet With Butterfly Wings
65. The Rasmus, Shadows
64. Scorpions, Rock You Like a Hurricane
63. The Arcade Fire, No Cars Go
62. R.E.M., Losing My Religion
61. Dave Matthews Band, The Fly

Ron Burgundy
70. Gorillaz feat. Lou Reed, Some Kind of Nature
69. Interpol, The Heinrich Maneuver
68. Metallica, One
67. Weezer, My Name is Jonas
66. The Verve, Bittersweet Symphony
65. Eminem, Stan
64. Seal, Kiss From a Rose
63. Aphex Twin, Windowlicker
62. Alice in Chains, Man in the Box
61. Bloc Party, Helicopter



Here are some of my highlights.

Favorite Songs I'd Heard Before
Geezer - Weezer, "Say It Ain't So" (10)
leestu - New Order, "Blue Monday" (10)
transformers - Rob Zombie, "Dragula" (10)
numbersix - Talking Heads, "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (9)
Ron Burgundy - Alice in Chains, "Man in the Box" (9)

Favorite Songs I Hadn't Heard Before
BarcaRulz - The Rasmus, "Shadows" (9)
leestu - Silversun Pickups, "Lazy Eye" (8)
numbersix - Leftfield, "Dusted" (8)
BarcaRulz - Gomez, "How We Operate" (8)
Ron Burgundy - Interpol, "The Heinrich Maneuver" (8)
silversurfer - Liam Frost & the Slowdown Family, "The Mourners of St. Paul's" (8)



Favorite selections (this thread only)
1. becs - 7.4 average
2. transformers - 7.1 average
3. Geezer - 6.7 average
T4. BarcaRulz - 6.5 average
T4. Ron Burgundy - 6.5 average

Favorte selections (entirty)
1. becs - 6.7 average
T2. Geezer - 6.6 average
T2. englishozzy - 6.6 average
T4. BarcaRulz - 6.5 average
T4. Ron Burgundy - 6.5 average
6. Buscemi - 6.0 average


And finally, here's a preview of my next ten songs (#60-51) (in chronological order):

A 1984 song by an English avant-garde synth-pop group.
A 1984 well-known hit song by a hard-rocking English punk artist. (1st of 2 appearances)
A 1987 song by a long-tenured alt-pop group. (2nd of 2 appearances)
A 1989 song by a well-known reggae group. (1st of 3 appearances)
A 1989 song by a well-known English alternative group. (3rd of 3 appearances)
A 1989 hit song by an English alt-new wave group. (2nd of 2 appearances)
A 1996 album cut by an English “shoegazing” group. (1st of 2 appearances)
A 1997 hit song by a long-tenured alt-electronic English group. (2nd of 3 appearances)
A 1999 album cut by a Californian alt-pop-ska-punk rock group.
A 2003 song by an indie rock band from Arizona (represent!).

[becs]

becs/leestu
David Bowie, “Life on Mars?” (1973)
Good pick Leestu!

*Shrykespeare
Radiohead, “Fake Plastic Trees” (1995)
EXCELLENT! Not one of my favorite Radiohead songs, but you really can't go wrong with them.

NSpan
Creedence Clearwater Revival, “The Midnight Special”
Not a fan.

Numbersix
Joy Division, “Twenty Four Hours” (1980)
I liked the music, really did not like the vocals though.

Geezer
The Beatles, "A Day In The Life"
Definitely not my favorite of theirs, but still good.

undeadmonkey
Outkast, “Roses”
Pretty fun song, if a bit immature. Not bad.

Buscemi
Shirley Bassey, “Goldfinger”
While there is no denying her voice is amazing, I am not too into any of the bond theme songs at all.

silversurfer
Talking Heads, “Psycho Killer” (also leestu's #64)
Still a good song.

*transformers
Coheed and Cambria, “Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial)”
Love C&C, these guys are super talented, glad to see them represented here.

W
AC/DC, “Back in Black” (also Geezer's #75)
This is one of those live while drunk and seeing a cover band songs..

Banks
Kina Grannis, “Stars Falling Down”
Pretty mediocre, I could probably sing that.

englishozzy
Elvis Presley, “A Little Less Conversation (JXL Remix)”
Really like this one, I remember when it first came out thinking it was awesome and sooo catchy.

BarcaRulz
Dave Matthews Band, “The Fly”
I think DMB is generally pretty middle of the road, it didn't really stand out for me at all

Ron Burgundy
Bloc Party, “Helicopter”
I really like Bloc Party, one of the many great discoveries from Pandora. A good song, but I like Banquet alot more.

[BarcaRulz]

Thread Review:

Top 5 songs not on my list and had heard before:
5. New Radicals, "You Get What You Give" - Buscemi #62
4. Muse "Starlight" - becs #63
3. The Arcade Fire, "Wake Up" - Geezer #65
2. Live, “Lightning Crashes” - becs #68
1. The Ramones, “I Wanna Be Sedated” - becs #67

Top 3 songs I had not heard before:
3. Red House Painters, "Drop" - numbersix #64
2. Silversun Pickups, “Lazy Eye” - leestu #68
1. Radiohead, "Fake Plastic Trees" - Shryke #61

Man/Woman of the Round:
Easily becs for this round. 3 of my 'top 5 not on my list' came from here selections, with a couple that would have been on my list had I done the full 100.

Biggest Comeback:
Goes to W for this round. His first three picks were all country and I was not enjoying them, then he teased me with some RatM and Rammstein, which I found to be OK, then he finished off the round with 2 of his last three picks coming up later on my list, and the third one that belongs to one of my favorite bands.

Biggest Surprise of the round:
Seeing LeAnn Rimes on someones list. Did NOT expect that to happen at all.

[undeadmonkey]

what can i say, i wanted a one way ticket....

[BarcaRulz]

Preview of my upcoming songs:

- Aussie rock band with this 1994 hit.
- A 2000 rock song by a Swedish rock band.
- A 2002 song by a lowkey Aussie alternative rock band.
- A 1995 dream-house single by an Italo-Swiss DJ.
- A 2006 album song by an American alternative/hard rock band.
- A 2006 hit single by an American rock band.
- A 2006 Aussie hit by an Aussie rock band.
- A 1995 song by an Irish indie/alternative rock group
- A 2003 song by an Aussie rock band.
- A 2006 alternative/indie rock hit by an Aussie rock band. Has already come up on someones list I think.

Wow, didn't realize I had that many Aussie picks in coming up in the next round.

[becs]

Preview of my 60-51:
1963 First #1 hit for an iconic British Pop group
1966 top 20 folk rock hit
A hit for not one but three bands in 1970, 1974, and 1993
1974 first international hit for an iconic brit rock group
1975 release that went on to be the UK's third best selling single of all time
1989 hit from a British new wave band
1994 Alternative top 10 hit originally banned in the UK
1997 ballad from an alternative group
2003 single based on concepts from George Orwell's writing
2005 track from a British experimental group

Favorites from the 70-61 round:
Know
61 - Shrykespeare: Radiohead, “Fake Plastic Trees”
61 - transformers: Coheed and Cambria, “Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial)”
62 - BarcaRulz: R.E.M., “Losing My Religion”
63 - transformers: Muse, “Assassin”
63 - W: Led Zeppelin, “The Immigrant Song”
64 - Geezer: Matt and Kim, "Daylight"
65 - BarcaRulz: The Rasmus, “Shadows”
66 - Buscemi: Soundgarden, “Black Hole Sun”
66 - BarcaRulz: Smashing Pumpkins. “Bullet with Butterfly Wings”
67 - BarcaRulz: Wolfmother, “Joker and the Thief”
68 - Geezer: Smashing Pumpkins, "Tonight, Tonight"
68 - Ron Burgundy: Metallica, “One”
69 - Ron Burgundy: Interpol, “The Heinrich Maneuver”
70 - BarcaRulz: Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, “Falling Slowly”

New to me
62 - transformers: Mastodon, “Sleeping Giant”
65 - transformers: Eluveitie, “Inis Mona”
66 - leestu: Sugarcubes, “Birthday”
70 - silversurfer: Liam Frost and The Slowdown Family, “The Mourners Of St. Paul's”

Barca and Tranny both came from behind as my favorites of the round.

[silversurfer19]

Thread Review:

Top 5 songs Not On My List I had heard before:
1. Radiohead, Fake Plastic Trees - Shryke
2. Jimi Hendrix, Crosstown Traffic - NSpan
3. Gang Of Four, Ether - numbersix
4. Joy Division, Twenty Four Hours - numbersix
5. Jane's Addiction, Been Caught Stealing - becs


Top 5 songs I had not heard before:
1. Stiff Little Fingers, Johnny Was - Leestu
2. Metallica, One - Ron Burgundy
3. Talk Talk, Life's What You Make It - Shryke
4. Red House Painters, Drop - numbersix
5. Mastodon, Sleeping Giant - transformers


Once again I'd say that I found most appreciation for the songs from six. Leestu has put up some excellent tracks also, closely followed by transformers, Geezer, becs and NSpan and a couple from Shryke. I think I went an entire thread though without really liking a single song from UDM...

[Buscemi]

Preview for my #60-#51

-a 1976 cover of a Bruce Springsteen song
-a 1992 song that launched the career of a certain band that we talked about earlier
-a 1993 rap song on an album that launched a popular group influenced by martial arts movies (and features a veteran of Jim Jarmusch's movies)
-a 1990 instrumental that could be heard of a influential TV show of the era
-a 1994 alternative rock track with a kick-ass stop motion music video
-a 1981 one-hit wonder performed by a side project of another, more famous group
-a 1982 New Wave song that was only one of two hits for the group that performed it
-a 1973 song from a Disney movie
-a 1988 alternative rock song that later appeared in a famous movie over ten years later
-a 1983 tribute to a popular R&B artist performed by a band formed by headed by two brothers

[W]

becs/leestu
David Bowie, “Life on Mars?” (1973) - I like Bowie, but I'd rather listen to another one of his...

Shrykespeare
Radiohead, “Fake Plastic Trees” (1995) - Yeah... I'm not really that into Radiohead either.

NSpan
Creedence Clearwater Revival, “The Midnight Special” - CCR is a great band and this is one of their best.

Numbersix
Joy Division, “Twenty Four Hours” (1980) - Sounds a little like Pink Floyd... I'm not a fan of it.

Geezer
The Beatles, "A Day In The Life" - One of the Beatles better songs. I've got a couple or few high up...

undeadmonkey
Outkast, “Roses” - Not a fan...

Buscemi
Shirley Bassey, “Goldfinger” - Good theme... Nothing I'd listen to.

silversurfer
Talking Heads, “Psycho Killer” (also leestu's #64) - Great song.

transformers
Coheed and Cambria, “Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial)” - Haven't liked any song by them yet...

Banks
Kina Grannis, “Stars Falling Down” - Nice voice... Nothing I'd listen to.

englishozzy
Elvis Presley, “A Little Less Conversation (JXL Remix)” - I'm not a fan of Elvis either... This is decent.

BarcaRulz
Dave Matthews Band, “The Fly” - I've never like DMB whatsoever... This isn't any different.

Ron Burgundy
Bloc Party, “Helicopter” - The sound is decent, the song isn't...

[Leestu]

Liking the previews guys. It looks like some good songs coming up. Great to see all the Aussie stuff Barca.

Now that we are really starting to get into my favourite songs my list is starting to be dominated by the 80s, when I was a teenager discovering the wide world of music. 8 of the next 10 songs are from the 80s.

1969 folk rock song
1980 post punk song once voted the greatest song of the millenium in a radio poll
1982 song often referred to as the greatest song from this genre
1985 cover of a folk song from the 40s
1987 song from an influential British bands final album (the lead singer and the guitarist have both named this as their own favourite)
1988 song from an American alt-rock band
1988 grunge cover of a grammy award winning song
1988 song from an Australian alternative rock/ post punk band
1989 song that has already appeared in this countdown
1995 brit pop anthem

[W]

59. 1968 Rock protest song (that narrows it down).
58. 1976 Psychadellic/Hard (for the time) Rock tune with one of the most noticable riffs in music as well as another noticable instrument.
57. 1980 Hard Rock song that's the last track on one of the best albums of all time.
56. 1967 One of the most iconic peace/love songs of all time.
55. 1970 Blues Rock song from one of my favorite bands.
54. 1974 Bluegrassy Rock song.
53. 1974 First US hit for one of the greatest rock bands of all time.
52. 1968 Outlaw Country hit by a convicted felon.
51. 1971 Rock tune considered one of the greatest of all time and a tv show theme song.