Quick! Pick yout FIVE favorite songs of all time without consulting your record collection

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Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
some cambodian guy whose name I can't remember - Quando My Love
Buffalo Daughter - Cyclic
Eno - I'll Come Running
Kate Bush - Sunset

Tried to pull this off without looking at the songs on the thread

― Brakhage (brakhage), Saturday, 25 February 2006 00:50 (eighteen years ago) link

Genesis: Supper's Ready
Genesis: Firth Of Fifth
Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
Depeche Mode: The Landscape Is Changing
Depeche Mode: Blasphemous Rumours.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 25 February 2006 00:56 (eighteen years ago) link

new order - temptation
notorious b.i.g. - mo money, mo problems
mobb deep - shook ones pt. ii
only ones - another girl, another planet
three 6 mafia - stay fly

― methanie tanner (methanie tanner), Saturday, 25 February 2006 01:51 (eighteen years ago) link

Velvet Underground "Sister Ray"
Joy Division "Atmosphere"
The Smiths "Reel Around the Fountain"
The Modern Lovers "Roadrunner"
The Fall "Hit the North"

― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Saturday, 25 February 2006 02:16 (eighteen years ago) link

Funky Four +1 - That's the Joint
Delfonics - La La Means I Love You
Merle Haggard - That's The Way Love Goes
Laura Nyro + Labelle - Gonna Take A Miracle
George McCrae - Rock Your Baby

― Allen Baekeland (Allen Baekeland), Saturday, 25 February 2006 03:40 (eighteen years ago) link

Beach boys - Wouldn't it be nice
Caetano Veloso - Qualquer coisa
Ricardo Villalobos - Dexter
Dungen - Panda
Love Affair - Bringing on back the good times

― jimnaseum (jimnaseum), Saturday, 25 February 2006 03:47 (eighteen years ago) link

the flirtations - nothing but a heartache five times in arow

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Saturday, 25 February 2006 03:53 (eighteen years ago) link

omg the flirtations pwn.

― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Saturday, 25 February 2006 04:30 (eighteen years ago) link

witches & the warlock "the wanderer"
13th floor elevators "dust"
flipper "sex bomb"
neil young "revolution blues"
ike & tina "i idolize you"

― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Saturday, 25 February 2006 04:37 (eighteen years ago) link

1. The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
2. Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot - Get Ur Freak On
3. James Chance And The Contortions - Flip Your Face
4. Audio 2 - Top Billin'
5. X - Johnny Hit And Run Pauline

― Whiney G. Weingarten (whineyg), Saturday, 25 February 2006 05:48 (eighteen years ago) link

I just heard that Flirtations song for the first time in the last couple days. So so so great.

― A. Lingbert (A. Lingbert), Saturday, 25 February 2006 08:24 (eighteen years ago) link

1. Stevie Wonder - "For Once In My Life"
2. Outkast - "Bombs Over Baghdad"
3. Gza - "Fourth Chamber"
4. Parliament - "Mothership Connection" (Single Edit)
5. Prince - "Scarlet Pussy"

― Englebert Humperdinck Fan Club President (R. J. Greene), Saturday, 25 February 2006 08:48 (eighteen years ago) link

I can't believe I picked "Scarlet Pussy" over "Erotic City". Oh well, I could have done worse.

― Englebert Humperdinck Fan Club President (R. J. Greene), Saturday, 25 February 2006 08:58 (eighteen years ago) link

at this moment

feel the darkness - poison idea

whatsoever the dance - bootsy collins (or whatever his first band was called)

Scumbag fucker - blowfly - we just did the vocals on this saturday. Imagine a motown act singing a mentors song. absolutely insane.

cumbia and jazz fusion - charles mingus

fuck the kids - Antiseen

― Uncle Tom (Uncle Tom), Monday, 27 February 2006 05:58 (eighteen years ago) link

If I'm to do this quickly and without consulting my record collection, then there's no way this will be my favorites "of all time." Instead, here's my favorites at the moment, according to what pops into my head:

The Go Betweens - "Cattle and Cane"
OMD - "Souvenir"
Photek - "Consciousness"
PSB - "Before"
Joni Mitchell - "The Boho Dance"

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Monday, 27 February 2006 06:18 (eighteen years ago) link

* Harry Woods/Jimmy Campbell/Reg Connelly - 'Try A Little Tenderness'
* Robert Melin & Guy Wood - 'My One and Only Love' (Chet Baker, Johnny Hartman, etc.)
* Leonard Coehn - 'If It Be Your Will'
* Robin Holcomb - 'The Graveyard Song'
* Robin S - 'Show Me Love'

― Eazy (Eazy), Monday, 27 February 2006 06:29 (eighteen years ago) link

Five more I like as much as my first batch:

EBTG - "Mirrorball"
Underworld - "Pearl's Girl"
Omni Trio - "Renegade Snares" (original version)
XTC - "Senses Working Overtime"
Divine Comedy - "Your Daddy's Car"

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Monday, 27 February 2006 06:34 (eighteen years ago) link

grace jones - slave to the rhythm (blooded) kate bush - cloudbusting fleetwood mac - sara pet shop boys - west end girls underworld - juanita

― danny invincible (michael w.), Monday, 27 February 2006 15:28 (eighteen years ago) link

sweet talking guy (the chiffons)
never never (the libertines)
strange town (the jam)
wasn't it you (the action)
stop that girl (vic godard and subway sect)

― dr x o'skeleton, Monday, 27 February 2006 15:45 (eighteen years ago) link

5 current favourites :

Scientist - The Mummy's Shroud
Felix - Tigerstripes
Bloc Party - This Modern Love
Killjoys - Johnny Won't Get To Heaven
Swamp Children - Call Me Honey

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Monday, 27 February 2006 17:10 (eighteen years ago) link

Wiley -- Pies

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Monday, 27 February 2006 17:16 (eighteen years ago) link

"The Captain of Her Heart"
"Baker Street"
"In the City"
"Running on Empty"
"Against All Odds"

― Barrett Proxmeyer, Monday, 27 February 2006 17:32 (eighteen years ago) link

"Anyone Who Had a Heart"
"Norwegian Wood"
"They Can't Take That Away from Me"
"Public Image"
"The Look of Love"

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Monday, 27 February 2006 17:49 (eighteen years ago) link

No.

― Dan (Curmudgeon) Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 27 February 2006 18:11 (eighteen years ago) link

today let's go with:
Beach Boys - "God Only Knows"
Randy Newman - "Lonely At the Top"
Fleetwood Mac - "Never Going Back Again"
Beatles - "Blackbird"
ABBA - "Name of the Game"

― Dominique (dleone), Monday, 27 February 2006 18:19 (eighteen years ago) link

turtles - happy together
bowie - heroes
isaac hayes - walk on by
michael jackson - billie jean
stevie wonder - golden lady

― älänbänänä (alanbanana), Monday, 27 February 2006 18:22 (eighteen years ago) link

"Jurubeba," Gilberto Gil & Jorge Ben
"Porno 3003," Pizzicato Five
"Ain't No God in Mexico," Waylon Jennings
"Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered," Ella Fitzgerald
"I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down," Ann Peebles

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 27 February 2006 18:28 (eighteen years ago) link

Kinda funny ... I had forgotten I had posted on this one the first time around. As I was scrolling through the first three songs that came to mind were "Freebird," "Wanna Be Starting Somethin', and "Down By the River."

Um, then I reached my first post:

Lessee ...

1. "Revolution," Beatles
2. "Freebird," Lynyrd Skynyrd
3. "Beat It," Michael Jackson
4. "Rockin' in the Free World," Neil Young
5. "B.O.B.," OutKast

At least I'm consistent. :-) Other two that occurred to me this time were Talking Heads' "Found a Job" and David Banner's "Mississippi"

― Chris O., Monday, 27 February 2006 21:42 (eighteen years ago) link

Triumph - Wu Tang Clan
In the Trees - Faze Action
White Man in Hammersmith Palace (sp?) - Clash
Heather - The Wedding Present
House of Jealous Lovers - The Rapture

― paulhw (paulhw), Monday, 27 February 2006 21:47 (eighteen years ago) link

This thread drives me wild with regret.

― paulhw (paulhw), Monday, 27 February 2006 21:48 (eighteen years ago) link

Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
The Ramones - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
New Order - True Faith
Saint Etienne - Avenue
The Ronettes - Be My Baby

― daavid (daavid), Monday, 27 February 2006 21:48 (eighteen years ago) link

Today's selection (based entirely on things I've listened to recently because I have a memory like a sieve) :

"It's Only Obvious" - The Orchids
"The Blues are Still Blue" - Belle and Sebastian
"When We Were Young" - Whipping Boy
"Boys Don't Cry" - The Cure
"You Don't Have To Say You Love Me" - Dusty Springfield

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 27 February 2006 22:26 (eighteen years ago) link

"Alberto Balsam" - Aphex Twin
"The State I Am In" - Belle & Sebastian
"Dracula Mountain" - Lightning Bolt
"French Disko" - Stereolab
"TNT" - Tortoise

― beaux knee (boney), Monday, 27 February 2006 22:30 (eighteen years ago) link

Oh, shit, one of mine has to go for Johnny Boy "You Are The Generation That Bought More Shoes And You Get What You Deserve", which hasn't actually ever been far from my mind since I first heard it (except when compiling my lists, obviously, see "mind like a sieve"). But I don't know which one.

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 27 February 2006 22:32 (eighteen years ago) link

ride "leave them all behind"
shannon "let the music play"
stevie wonder "living for the city"
808 state "pacific"
4 hero "hold it down"

― something less threatening (heywood), Monday, 27 February 2006 22:57 (eighteen years ago) link

eight years pass...

althea and donna - uptown top ranking
big star - thirteen
claude debussy - clair de lune
m83 - midnight city
young marble giants - final day

― Moka, Sunday, 7 September 2014 21:24 (nine years ago) link

I don't think I love Midnight City for a real top 5 but I've been stuck with it for a while now so I had to choose it without looking at my collection.

― Moka, Sunday, 7 September 2014 21:31 (nine years ago) link

Buffy Sainte-Marie "God Is Alive, Magic Is Afoot"
Eurythmics "Love Is A Stranger"
Beach Boys "Surf's Up"
Nina Simone "I Wish I Knew How It Feels To Be Free"
Frank Sinatra "I've Got You Under My Skin"

― faghetti (fgti), Sunday, 7 September 2014 21:34 (nine years ago) link

Beach Boys - Surfs Up
Talking Heads - Crosseyed and Painless (live)
R Kelly - Ignition (remix)
Scott Walker - Epizootics!
Ornette Coleman -Lonely Woman

― monoprix à dimanche (dog latin), Sunday, 7 September 2014 22:05 (nine years ago) link

X post ah holy shit nice one fgti, didn't see yours before posting. Not that I'm entirely happy with my choices but speed is the spirit of this thing.

― monoprix à dimanche (dog latin), Sunday, 7 September 2014 22:06 (nine years ago) link

Antena - Camino del Sol
Jobim & Elis - Aguas de Março
Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan
Jorge Ben - Meninha Mulher de Pele Preta
Secos & Molhados - Sangue Latino

― Moka, Sunday, 7 September 2014 22:30 (nine years ago) link

^non english version.

― Moka, Sunday, 7 September 2014 22:30 (nine years ago) link

The Ronettes - Baby I Love You
The Archies - Sugar, Sugar
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
Aphex Twin - Girl/Boy Song
School of Seven Bells - Put Your Sad Down

― Shugazi (Branwell with an N), Sunday, 7 September 2014 22:56 (nine years ago) link

The Velvet Underground- Candy Says
Nicolle Meyer- Nowhere By Mir
Section 25- Looking from a Hilltop
Severed Heads- Big Car (album version only)
Scritti Politti- Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)

― You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing), Sunday, 7 September 2014 22:59 (nine years ago) link

Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey
Fela Kuti - Sorrow, Tears and Blood
Commodores - Nightshift
Randy Travis - Forever and Ever, Amen
BJ Thomas - Rock and Roll Lullaby

― g simmel, Sunday, 7 September 2014 23:49 (nine years ago) link

The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet
The Cure - Close to Me
Built to Spill - Car
The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By
The Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang

― voodoo chili, Monday, 8 September 2014 00:03 (nine years ago) link

michael jackson - rock with you
tears for fears - head over heels
tori amos - spark
madonna - into the groove
hall and oates - i can't go for that (no can do)

― brimstead, Monday, 8 September 2014 00:16 (nine years ago) link

"The Captain of Her Heart"
"Baker Street"
"In the City"
"Running on Empty"
"Against All Odds"

― Barrett Proxmeyer, Monday, February 27, 2006 9:32 AM (8 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this list rules

― brimstead, Monday, 8 September 2014 00:17 (nine years ago) link

the velvet underground - i'll be your mirror
the db's - black and white
lauryn hill - doo wop (that thing)
the units - high pressure days
arthur russell - a little lost

― olly, Monday, 8 September 2014 01:29 (nine years ago) link

Associates - Party Fears 2
New Order - Regret
Dexys Midnight Runners - This is What She's Like
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - The Night
Bjork - Hyperballad

― Kitchen Person, Monday, 8 September 2014 02:05 (nine years ago) link

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