best songs about how great it is to be listening to music

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My (obvious) entry: "Alex Chilton" by the Replacements.

― Kenan Hebert, Thursday, 13 February 2003 07:23 (twenty-three years ago)

And maybe "Stereo" by Pavement

― Kenan Hebert, Thursday, 13 February 2003 07:24 (twenty-three years ago)

"More Than a Feeling"

― Amateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 13 February 2003 07:34 (twenty-three years ago)

"I Love Music"

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Thursday, 13 February 2003 07:35 (twenty-three years ago)

"Do You Believe in Magic?" by the Lovin' Spoonful, obviously: one of the greatest songs ever recorded.
"Rubber Ring", of course - a Smiths song about Smiths songs.

― bham, Thursday, 13 February 2003 09:20 (twenty-three years ago)

"Music was my first love / and it will be my last / music of the future / music of the past..."

Undeniable. Undeniable shite, maybe, but undeniable nonetheless. The White Noise Revisited by The Boo Radleys is pretty good.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 13 February 2003 09:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Not that i listen to it much anymore, but Rancid's song Radio summed it up well...

When i got the music, i got a place to go.

― Hyperandum, Thursday, 13 February 2003 09:44 (twenty-three years ago)

'When Smokey Sings' - ABC

― James Ball (James Ball), Thursday, 13 February 2003 11:29 (twenty-three years ago)

The Clash, "Hitsville UK" (also one of the best songs about how great it is to be making music)

― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Thursday, 13 February 2003 12:15 (twenty-three years ago)

pretty girls make graves, 'speakers push the air'

― stevie (stevie), Thursday, 13 February 2003 12:18 (twenty-three years ago)

"Genius Of Love" (Tom Tom Club); "Reminisce Part 2" (Dexys)

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 13 February 2003 12:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Stardust: Music Sounds Better With You

― harveyw (harveyw), Thursday, 13 February 2003 13:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Add Some Music to Your Day by the Beach Boys

― William R Henderson (Cabin Essence), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Bjork: Headphones

― Oops (Oops), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Tim and Magoo - "I Am Music"

Frank Black - "I Heard Ramona Sing"

Arthur Conley - "Sweet Soul Music"

Sister Sledge - "Lost In Music"

Indeep, Shannon etc etc

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Marshall Crenshaw - Radio Girl

― Carey (Carey), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:28 (twenty-three years ago)

Marley: 'Trenchtown Rock'

One good thing about music/When it hits you feel no pain

― Oops (Oops), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:28 (twenty-three years ago)

Prodigy - "Hyperspeed"

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Stevie Wonder - "Sir Dukes"

― o. nate (onate), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:33 (twenty-three years ago)

too many hip hop songs about hip hop to mention

― Oops (Oops), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:35 (twenty-three years ago)

lose yrself (ok, not an all time great but i like the hotel-bar tinkling of the ivories and the meta mikhail phifer mention)

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:35 (twenty-three years ago)

redemption song - the cast of The Beach

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:40 (twenty-three years ago)

'I love the sound of dance music' by Baxendale.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:40 (twenty-three years ago)

There is only one answer: Jonathan Richman's "Roadrunner."

Actually, there are more: "Brimful of Asha," Cornershop.
"World Is Spinning at 45 RPM," Pizzicato Five.
"I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts," X.
"Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)," Van Morrison (okay, I know so many people here hate him, but any song that big-ups Jackie Wilson at least has its heart in the right place) (plus St. Dominic's Preview was Morrison's best album by far, and is great even if you hate Astral Weeks) (no I don't want your copy Tom I've got me own)
"Kalimba Song," Earth Wind and Fire.

― Neudonym, Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?, the Ramones.

― Sean (Sean), Thursday, 13 February 2003 15:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Radio Ga-Ga?

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Thursday, 13 February 2003 16:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Music gets the best of me-Sophie Ellis Bextor

― Paul R (paul R), Thursday, 13 February 2003 16:25 (twenty-three years ago)

"Transmission," Joy Division.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 13 February 2003 16:47 (twenty-three years ago)

rock and roll-velvet underground

― robin (robin), Thursday, 13 February 2003 16:49 (twenty-three years ago)

"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"-Joan Jett
"Life is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)"-Reunion
"Yesterday Once More"-Carpenters

― Arthur (Arthur), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:13 (twenty-three years ago)

"Ready Steady Go" by Generation X.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:22 (twenty-three years ago)

The Rubettes by the Auteurs

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:45 (twenty-three years ago)

* "Don't Stop the Music", Yarbrough and Peoples

* "Music is the Answer", Danny Tenaglia

* "This is Music Added to My Day", Borneo and Sporenburg

* "Music", Madonna

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:53 (twenty-three years ago)

"Back of a Car," Big Star, would be the best song about not really enjoying music that much at the moment (to return to ref. at top of thread).

"I Remember That," Prefab Sprout, a good one about nostalgia brought on by music.

― chicxulub (chicxulub), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:01 (twenty-three years ago)

"I Dig Rock 'n' Roll Music"-Peter, Paul & Mary
"Music! Music! Music!"-Teresa Brewer
"Gimme Indie Rock"-Sebadoh
"Bubblegum Factory"-Redd Kross

― Arthur (Arthur), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:08 (twenty-three years ago)

"With David Bowie," Veruca Salt.

― janni (janni), Thursday, 13 February 2003 19:03 (twenty-three years ago)

"Screaming Skull," Sonic Youth.

― Ian Johnson, Thursday, 13 February 2003 19:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Son Volt's Windfall has that bit about "Switching it over AM, searching for a truer sound, can't recall the call letters, steel guitar and settle down/ Catching an all-night station, somewhere in Louisiana/ Sounds like 1963, but for now, it sounds like heaven."
I always liked that bit.

― Bruce Urquhart (Bruce Urquhart), Thursday, 13 February 2003 19:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Arthur, you are a very sick man.

― Sean (Sean), Thursday, 13 February 2003 19:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Every other Van Morrison song.

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Thursday, 13 February 2003 19:46 (twenty-three years ago)

Every other Wesley Willis song.

― Curtis Stephens, Thursday, 13 February 2003 20:42 (twenty-three years ago)

SOMEONE ELSE WHO THINKS 'DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC' IS ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER !!!

― Adam A. (Keiko), Thursday, 13 February 2003 20:59 (twenty-three years ago)

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― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 13 February 2003 21:01 (twenty-three years ago)

(back-in-the-day recommended to ILM)

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 13 February 2003 21:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Couple more-

Gary Bartz - "Music is My Sanctuary"
Autograph - "Turn Up the Radio"

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Thursday, 13 February 2003 21:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Jazz Butcher - "When Eno Sings"

― Chris Barrus (xibalba), Thursday, 13 February 2003 21:20 (twenty-three years ago)

"Around The Dial" from the Kinks' "Give the People What They Want."

― j breitling (BlastsofStatic), Friday, 14 February 2003 16:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Triumph - "Magic Power"

― Mark (MarkR), Friday, 14 February 2003 16:56 (twenty-three years ago)

"Around The Dial" from the Kinks' "Give the People What They Want."

I love this song. Wasn't this the inspiration for the Flaming Lips "Turn it On" (another good song for this list.)

― Mark (MarkR), Friday, 14 February 2003 17:00 (twenty-three years ago)

For some reason that bit always gives me goosebumps, Bruce.

― James Ball (James Ball), Friday, 14 February 2003 17:05 (twenty-three years ago)

'Geno' by Dexy's Midnight Runners

'Rock and Roll Music' by Chuck Berry

'Brian Wilson' by the Barenaked Ladies

― James Ball (James Ball), Friday, 14 February 2003 17:10 (twenty-three years ago)

"School Day"! Any song with the line "Hail hail rock 'n roll!" in it is great in my book.

― Evan (Evan), Friday, 14 February 2003 17:52 (twenty-three years ago)

"anyone can play guitar." radiohead.
"action and drama." bis.

― janni (janni), Friday, 14 February 2003 17:55 (twenty-three years ago)

"Play that music" by Big Audio Dynamite
"Dance to the Music" by Sly & the Family Stone
"Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry
"Notes & Chords Mean Nothing to Me" by Yoko Ono (and covered by Redd Kross)
To some extent, "Overkill" by Motorhead
"Cum On Feel the Noize" by Slad (and covered by Quiet Riot)
"Noise Noise Noise" by the Damned

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 14 February 2003 22:33 (twenty-three years ago)

"Oh Yeah" by Roxy Music.

― Paul Eater (eater), Friday, 14 February 2003 23:11 (twenty-three years ago)

fixed stars "here comes the music"
polak "2 minutes 45"

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Saturday, 15 February 2003 03:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Let's Make this Precious by Dexy's is a bit about how music is ace as well. This Is Music by the Verve. I dunno if Who Says A Funk Band Can't Play Rock by Funkadelic could be conceivably allowed into this category, but just let me cos' it's ace, yeah?

― Ferg (Ferg), Saturday, 15 February 2003 04:04 (twenty-three years ago)

the saints "the music goes round my head"
juliana hatfield "nirvana"

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Saturday, 15 February 2003 04:09 (twenty-three years ago)

"Sound System" - Operation Ivy

― frownland (frownland), Saturday, 15 February 2003 09:57 (twenty-three years ago)

two months pass...

"Little Bit O' Soul" by The Music Explosion

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Sunday, 27 April 2003 05:51 (twenty-three years ago)

"notes & chords mean (etc)" is orig by yoko ono, alex for real?!

― duane, Sunday, 27 April 2003 06:01 (twenty-three years ago)

Metallica, "Battery"

― dave q, Monday, 28 April 2003 08:20 (twenty-three years ago)

ICB..."Roadrunner" by the Modern Lovers.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 28 April 2003 13:49 (twenty-three years ago)

"It Will Stand," the Showmen.

― Burr (Burr), Monday, 28 April 2003 16:54 (twenty-three years ago)

"It Will Stand," the Showmen. also done by the Modern Lovers.
also: (all either ML or solo Jonathan Richman or some variation thereof)
"The Baltimores"
"Velvet Underground"
"Action Packed"
"Monologue About Bermuda" (sorta)
oh god, I'm sure there's more, but I'm moving right now, and not about to piss off my girlfriend by ripping open boxes.

plus I just noticed that "Roadrunner" was mentioned waaaaay up.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 28 April 2003 17:01 (twenty-three years ago)

*I don't need TV when I've got T-Rex
*I drunk myself blind to the sound of old T-Rex

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 28 April 2003 17:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Velvet Underground - Rock and Roll!!!!!!!!

― Dadaismus (Dada), Monday, 28 April 2003 17:29 (twenty-three years ago)

I am so glad someone else loves "Must Be The Music."

― Sasha Frere-Jones (Sasha Frere-Jones), Monday, 28 April 2003 17:41 (twenty-three years ago)

"I guess that I'm dumb cuz I knows I ain't smart, but deep down inside, I got a rocknroll heart"

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 28 April 2003 17:43 (twenty-three years ago)

It seems nobody has mentioned "Thank You For The Music" yet.

(OK, so it is more about singing and performing than about listening, but still...)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 28 April 2003 20:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Lovin' Spoonful: Do You Believe In Magic?

Lovin' Spoonful: Nashville Cats (even tho John Sebastian makes the glaring error of locating Sun Studios in Nashville)

Lovin' Spoonful: Jugband Music

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 12:28 (twenty-three years ago)

twelve years pass...

Marvin Gaye — 'Turn on Some Music'

― austinato (Austin), Monday, 12 October 2015 23:02 (ten years ago)

Smokey Robinson — 'Cruisin`'

― austinato (Austin), Monday, 12 October 2015 23:05 (ten years ago)

Pearl Jam - Spin the Black Circle
The Alarm - 45 RPM
The Vulgar Boatmen - Wide Awake
Van Morrison - Caravan

― kornrulez6969, Monday, 12 October 2015 23:42 (ten years ago)

"hardcore pops are fun" & "interesting results" by ariel pink

― flappy bird, Monday, 12 October 2015 23:47 (ten years ago)

Now way back in the days when hip-hop began
With Coke LaRock, Kool Herc, and then Bam
B-boys ran to the latest jam
But when it got shot up they went home and said "Damn
There's got to be a better way to hear our music every day
B-boys getting blown away but coming outside anyway"
They tried again outside in Cedar Park
Power from a street light made the place dark
But yo, they didn't care, they turned it out
I know a few understand what I'm talking about
Remember Bronx River, rolling thick
With Kool DJ Red Alert and Chuck Chillout on the mix
When Afrika Islam was rocking the jams
And on the other side of town was a kid named Flash
Patterson and Millbrook projects
Casanova all over, ya couldn't stop it
The Nine Lives Crew, the Cypress Boys
The real Rock Steady taking out these toys

― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 15:04 (ten years ago)

"notes & chords mean (etc)" is orig by yoko ono, alex for real?!
― duane, Sunday, April 27, 2003 6:01 AM (12 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

can anyone confirm or deny this? I'm not very familiar with yoko ono's musical output, but google isn't turning up anything (although it did lead me a cover of "Don't Worry Kyoko" by Redd Kross side-project Tater Totz)

― Songs from a One Room House in an Uninteresting Location (bernard snowy), Tuesday, 13 October 2015 20:32 (ten years ago)

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