Favourite Songs

[Tequila Zaire]

We each have a list of songs that for one reason or another stay in our heads. They can inspire us, understand us, or simply say what we never can. Whatever the reasons...share a few and if you're bold enough the reason why. Keep it on a SONG level...no favourite albums or bands...we've had those talks before.

I think you can learn a lot about a person by what songs they hold close. Plus at the very least you may expose people to songs they never would have listened to or glossed over.

I'll kick it off...

Guns N' Roses - "Sympathy For The Devil" - Everyone heard it at the end of Interview With The Vampire and I gotta admit...I hated it. I just didn't think it was all that great...years later though I started to grow on me. Now it's one of those songs I have to listen to at stressful times or when I need to clear my head. It has such a fun energy to it and as much as some may see this as heresy...it surpasses the original Rolling Stones version...the lyrics pack more of a punch and the imagery created with the arrangement and vocals push it to a level the original creators never hit. The song always puts me in the frame of mind I want to be.

Tin Machine - "Tin Machine" - This David Bowie side project was one of his biggest gambles. He did old skool rock n roll at a time when NO ONE was doing it. Listening to the song (and album really) now does not have the same effect though I'd dare you to say it does not sound fresh and alive. The song always managed to keep my pulse up and pull me from what ever self created misery I tortured myself with. It's like an injection straight to the core of who I am and waking me up...a bit like taking massive amounts of sugar with ones expresso shots.

David Bowie - "Shapes of Things" - Anytime this pops up on my playlist I find myself daydreaming. It has a really good way of making me tackle a creative problem from a new angle...so it makes my playlist pretty regularly. Added to this is the fact it's jsut a fun song to listen too. It has such life and energy to it you can't really feel down, tired, or fatigued when you hear it...a perfect song for those after midnight work sessions that seem to drag on into forever.

[BrightStar]

More as I think of them, but:

Raise Your Glasses- Inspires Confidence
Eye Of The Tiger- Motivation
Crazy Nights
When Worlds Collide- The sound
Welcome to the Jungle- Sound
We're not going to take it, anymore- Personal reasons.
I- for confidence
Lick it up- Frame of Mind for a party
Heavens On Fire- To aggravate certain people.
There are lots more, probably too many to list and explain. I still have trouble with writers block.

[morbid_lady]

cats in the cradle by Harry Chapin
moonshadow by Cat Stevens (yusuf islam)
one tin soldier from the movie Billy Jack
private malone by David Ball
space oddesy by David Bowie
black black heart by David Usher
rockin in the free world by Neil Young
thats the way the world goes round by John Prine

[killerkat]

there are many but right now there are two that pop in my head:

steppenwolf bornto be wild -motavation ,accomplishment

gerge thorogood "that bad to the bone song -

i know i know but i gotta say it tool -pushit (live) from salival-got me through some bad times

there a whole hell of a lot more but i can't quite think of them ,just when i here them im like damn ,i love that song and i get a feeling everytime,ect,ect
sorry for my lame ass answer

[hewhoisagod]

Led Zeppelin - Hey Hey What Can I Do?
Black Crowes - Twice As Hard
Jane's Addiction - Jane Says (I love the live version personally)
Jane's Addiction - The Mountain Song
Beatles - Hey Jude
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man (only song I like by them, but it is a damn good song)
VAST - My TV and You
A Perfect Circle - 3 Libras
Queens Of The Stone Age - Gonna Leave You (although the rest of the cd is great)
that's all I can think of.

[SindelChaos]

Daniel Dax- Big Hollow Man
Project Pitchfork- Requiem
Nick Cave-Black Betty... and all the Murder Ballads
Hocico- Forgotten Tears
Kraftwerk-Pocket Calculator
Siouxsie and the Banshees- Peek A Boo and Christine
Diva Destruction- Snake Eyes
VNV Nation-(forgot the name, but it's about a guy killing himself in the ocean because god killed his wife and son)
Front 242- Headhunter V1.0
White Town- Your Woman
Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac-Edge of Seventeen
Napolean XIV- They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha
Nancy Sinatra- These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
Ace Of Base- Happy Nation
Enya- Caribbean Blue and Sweet November.. (Only Time??)
Sarah Brightman- Only an Ocean Away
Ludwig von Beethoven- Moonlight Sinata
Kidneythieves- Zerospace and Crazy(cover)
Genitortures- Touch Myself (cover)
Rasputina- Transylvanian Concubine(MM remix)
Black Tape For a Blue Girl- Across a Thousand Blades
Collide-Wings of Steel
Lords of Acid- Dirty Willy
Vast- Free

Yeah, I think I've put a couple too many!

[hewhoisagod]

Daniel Dax- Big Hollow Man
Project Pitchfork- Requiem
Nick Cave-Black Betty... and all the Murder Ballads
Hocico- Forgotten Tears
Kraftwerk-Pocket Calculator
Siouxsie and the Banshees- Peek A Boo and Christine
Diva Destruction- Snake Eyes
VNV Nation-(forgot the name, but it's about a guy killing himself in the ocean because god killed his wife and son)
Front 242- Headhunter V1.0
White Town- Your Woman
Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac-Edge of Seventeen
Napolean XIV- They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha
Nancy Sinatra- These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
Ace Of Base- Happy Nation
Enya- Caribbean Blue and Sweet November.. (Only Time??)
Sarah Brightman- Only an Ocean Away
Ludwig von Beethoven- Moonlight Sinata
Kidneythieves- Zerospace and Crazy(cover)
Genitortures- Touch Myself (cover)
Rasputina- Transylvanian Concubine(MM remix)
Black Tape For a Blue Girl- Across a Thousand Blades
Collide-Wings of Steel
Lords of Acid- Dirty Willy

Yeah, I think I've put a couple too many!

Good List, Headhunter's a great song, I used to have the video, but I don't know where it went.

[killerkat]

Jane's Addiction - The Mountain Song

that's all I can think of.

i love that song ,i used to play that song and only that song back in the skatin' days,during comps,and the occasional demo

yea and PsychoCharger's "ride" is really stuck in my head it's a favorite

[KilLAtomiK]

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen - its my favorite song to listen to when im feeling a bit sad if you listen to it closely its a bit uplifting

American Psycho by The Misfits- its basicaly my ass kicking song

So lonesome I Could Cry by Hank Williams Sr- it reminds me of a hard break up i went through

Ballroom Blitz by Sweet- favorite song to dance to

In The Orchard by Tiger Army- Im not to sure why but this song reminds me of my grand mothers farm for some reason

Six More Miles To The Graveyard by Hank Williams- thats my sad drinking song

I Never Picked Cotton by Jhonny Cash- Prety much the story of my life in some ways

La Bamba By Ritchie Valens- its been my favorite song since i could remember Plus ritchie is from my home town Pacoima CA if youve seen the movie about his life the opening scene with the kids playing basket ball is in my old middle school

When The Lightnig Strikes by Dokken- two reasons why i like this song 1)Dokken is the best 80s hair band ever 2) the song just kicks ass

[franziska]

Jet Black New Year by Thursday
And there's this really odd cover of "My Favourite Things" (you know the song from the Sound of music), and I don't know who it's by. Sounds a bit like Bad Religion.

And, of course, I Wanna Be Sedated by The Ramones.

[Forestghost]

Con te partiro - Bocelli He has an inspiring voice, and the song is nice and peaceful in a candle lit room!

Llorando - Mullholland Drive Soundtrack Very dark, another sitting in a dark, candle lit room, thinking about life, love or nothing at all!

Bang Bang (my baby shot me down) - Nancy Sinatra Something just moves me to love this song....Nancy is always good in general, but this particular song makes me feel powerful.

Turn the Page - Metallica This song reminds me of long car rides with my husband, and helps me think of the future and how life is always going to be a changing adventure.

Malaguena Salerosa - Chingon (from the Kill Bill 2 soundtrack) This one is just fun, songs that aren't sung in english have an exotic effect (I like Japanese lyrics as well)....I don't know, I just really like this one. (if you understand the language, it doesn't count for the exotic effect)

[hewhoisagod]

Con te partiro - Bocelli He has an inspiring voice, and the song is nice and peaceful in a candle lit room!

Llorando - Mullholland Drive Soundtrack Very dark, another sitting in a dark, candle lit room, thinking about life, love or nothing at all!

Bang Bang (my baby shot me down) - Nancy Sinatra Something just moves me to love this song....Nancy is always good in general, but this particular song makes me feel powerful.

Turn the Page - Metallica This song reminds me of long car rides with my husband, and helps me think of the future and how life is always going to be a changing adventure.

Malaguena Salerosa - Chingon (from the Kill Bill 2 soundtrack) This one is just fun, songs that aren't sung in english have an exotic effect (I like Japanese lyrics as well)....I don't know, I just really like this one. (if you understand the language, it doesn't count for the exotic effect)

I actually like the Bob Seger version of Turn the Page better, but the Nancy Sinatra song is great.

[morbid_lady]

I actually like the Bob Seger version of Turn the Page better, but the Nancy Sinatra song is great.

definately agree, i love seger

[Forestghost]

Yes, the Seger version is better, but the metallica version is the one that has more memories for me!

[Pzychotic]

My Dying Bride - Any song anytime
VNV Nation - Future Perfect/Inspiration
Type O Negative - Bloody Kisses/Sex
Gothica - The Clif of Suicide/Relaxation and Meditation
Dead Can Dance - Anything is really mood and thought provoking

[macabrette]

"VNV Nation-(forgot the name, but it's about a guy killing himself in the ocean because god killed his wife and son)"
You can't come up with the name because that song isn't by VNV Nation. It's "Once In A Lifetime" by Wolfsheim -- one of MY favourites!

[One Eyed Cat]

Bauhaus - Rosegarden Funeral of Sores
Mussorgsky - Night on Bald Mountain
Frank Sinatra - Everything Until he takes a bow


OEC

[Morning Glory]

"VNV Nation-(forgot the name, but it's about a guy killing himself in the ocean because god killed his wife and son)"
You can't come up with the name because that song isn't by VNV Nation. It's "Once In A Lifetime" by Wolfsheim -- one of MY favourites!

oh yeah, no shit. I was trying to think of what song that was too. I was like hm, I don't remember a song like that by vnv... haha. I never would have thought of that wolfsheim song. that is a good song though.

[Shadow]

well lets see Ill have to say,
1)tool- they just make me feel alive I love there music
2)Bright Eyes- A perfect sonnet
3)A Perfect Circel- Imagine
4)Breaking Benjarmin-Rain
5)Type O Negitive-Bloody Kisses
6)Sevendust-Black
7)Coal Chamber-Loco
thats all I can think of right now

[DharmaLion]

SiN - NiN
Trust - 7Seconds
Atomic Garden - Bad Religion
Mr. Pitiful - Otis Redding
Live and Let Die - The Beetles
Come Undone - Duran Duran
Blood - This Mortal Coil
One - Metallica
Jane Says - Jane's Addiction
Vagabonds - New Model Army
Unity - Operation Ivy
In Every Dream Home A Heartache - Roxy Music
Beers, Steers, and Queers - Revolting Cocks (and pretty much everything else on Wax Trax)
Rivers of Babylon - As performed by Sublime


Ok, this could go on for hours

[K_SyniculOne]

Ned's Atomic Dustbin : Capital Letters, Stuck

Filter : Welcome to the Fold, Captain Bleigh, Dose, Jurassitol, Cant You Trip Like I do, Cancer, Stuck in here

Killing Joke : Impact, Seeing Red, Love Like Blood

David Sylvian: Taking the Veil, The Boy With A Gun, The Devil's Own

Echo and the Bunnymen : Killing Moon, Seven Seas, Bedbugs & Ballyhoo, Just a Touch Away

The Cure : Caterpiller, Just Like Heaven

The Damned : Alone Again Or

Dead Kennedys : Holiday in Cambodia

Pixies : Here comes your man

Siouxsie and the Banshees : Happy House, Dear Prudence, Cities in Dust

And a mainstream band - - -the Red Hot Chili Peppers - - -The BloodSexSugarMagik CD, Taste the Pain. . .

I could go on and on. I probably missed a few groups. . .

[SindelChaos]

"VNV Nation-(forgot the name, but it's about a guy killing himself in the ocean because god killed his wife and son)"
You can't come up with the name because that song isn't by VNV Nation. It's "Once In A Lifetime" by Wolfsheim -- one of MY favourites!

Oh is it? A friend gave me a burnt CD with a some stuff on it and told me that track was VNV Nation. He didn't have the list with him at that point, so it was probably a minor mistake on his part. Thanks for clearing it up though.

[Morning Glory]

2)Bright Eyes- A perfect sonnet

conor overies is pretty cool. for a whiny little bitch.

Live and Let Die - The Beetles

I think that song is by Paul solo, my freind.

[ravenofdeath]

me personally im more for the stuff like:
welcome to the Strange-muderdolls
Dead in Hollywood-muderdolls
Voodoo-Godsmack
I Stand Alone-Godsmack
Snap-Slipknot
My Plague-Slipknot
u know more like these.
Well im out.

[DharmaLion]

I think that song is by Paul solo, my freind.

IMO, Paul=the Beetles

[Morning Glory]

dude, wings is so not the beatles, like velvet revolver is not GNR.

[Camby Savelle]

Chrono Cross OST - The Girl Who Stole The Stars -
this song has so much personal meaning to me, it is so beautiful, some of the only music that has ever made me cry.

Poison The Well - Within Arms Length
as rough as it is, this song is so romantic. I realy relate to all the emotion in it.
"if I grew wings.............MAYBE IF YOU LOST YOURS" "your friend friendship"

From Autumn To Ashes - Alive Out Of Habit
wow this song hits me like a freight train at fullspeed. the words in this song are like they were written about me. it's about someone who can't let go & move on after a long time relationship.
"shards of glass.skin of gold.
steal my breath.blood runs cold.
violent waves.ocean blue
all my love.lost in you.
slip away.van-i-ty.
thoughts of you.consume me.
broken smile.starless sky.
save it all.say goodbye"

Circle Takes The Square - Non Objective Portrait Of Karma.
Theres no way around it. this song just kicks ass. if you haven't heard it go over to hxcmp3.com & do a search for robotic empire. PLAY IT LOUD

Afi - Days Of The Phoenix
at some of the lowest points in my life. this song is all that kept me alive.

Evanescence - Breath No More
"Lie to me, convince me I've been sick forever...& all of this, will make sense when I get better"

The Cure - Doing The Unstuck
ever been depressed? this song helps.