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Hi, I like most of you out there am a lover of music, and love hearing new music, usually passed on my friends or people saying 'omg you must hear this song!!'

I thought it would be great if people could post songs in here that they absolutely love and think everyone in the world should hear it. It could be a U2 song (im sure everyone on here already has heard them though!), another band, any genre, any time, write up the lyrics or tell me why you love this song and recommend it?

There are so many bands out there i've never heard of that people love and vice versa, and I couldn't find a thread where people could post their favourite song recommendations.

So for my first song I recommend is 'The Boy With a Thorn in His Side' by The Smiths. I *love* the melody and Moz's lyrics and voice. Its such a fantastic song! :drool:

Next?!
 
I would recommend anyone to check out Will Oldham/Palace Music/Palace Brothers/Bonny Prince Billie (the guy likes to change his name now and again)
usually the song "Give me children" because of it's heartbreaking honest qualities is my fav

since it can be a bit difficult finding his work I give thee a live version of the song "Same love" which shows a bit of the man's genius
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeZba3q8624
 
The Boy With a Thorn in His Side - The Smiths
Give me children - Will Oldham/Palace Music/Palace
Kashmir - led Zeppelin



pure gold tune, amazing just to rock out with.

p.s Instead of just saying what song you like could you add to the list instead please ? makes it easier to check.
 
dire straits - telegraph road

simply one of the best songs ever written.


so that makes...

The Boy With a Thorn in His Side - The Smiths
Give me children - Will Oldham/Palace Music/Palace
Kashmir - led Zeppelin
Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
 
Pearl Jam - Immortality
Pearl Jam - Black
The Stone Roses - I Am the Resurrection
Radiohead - Climbing Up the Walls
The Cure - A Forest
The Cure - Burn
Pixies - Debaser
Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand
Led Zeppelin - That's the Way
Led Zeppelin - In My Time of Dying
New Order - Close Range
Alice in Chains - Nutshell
Faith No More - Zombie Eaters
Soundgarden - Tighter and Tighter
Nirvana - Negative Creep
Dire Straits - Tunnel of Love
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd - High Hopes
Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive
Red Hot Chili Peppers - I Could Have Lied
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
R.E.M. - Country Feedback
Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing
Television - Marquee Moon
The Doors - The End

That's my contribution...
 
So now we have:

Pearl Jam - Immortality
Pearl Jam - Black
The Stone Roses - I Am the Resurrection
Radiohead - Climbing Up the Walls
The Cure - A Forest
The Cure - Burn
Pixies - Debaser
Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand
Led Zeppelin - That's the Way
Led Zeppelin - In My Time of Dying
New Order - Close Range
Alice in Chains - Nutshell
Faith No More - Zombie Eaters
Soundgarden - Tighter and Tighter
Nirvana - Negative Creep
Dire Straits - Tunnel of Love
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd - High Hopes
Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive
Red Hot Chili Peppers - I Could Have Lied
The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
R.E.M. - Country Feedback
Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing
Television - Marquee Moon
The Doors - The End
Temple of Dog- Hunger Strike
The Bright Eyes- Land Locked Blues
The Boy With a Thorn in His Side - The Smiths
Give me children - Will Oldham/Palace Music/Palace
Kashmir - led Zeppelin
Dire Straits - Telegraph Road

And my contributions:

Oasis- Idler's Dream
The Smiths- I Know It's Over
The Stone Roses- Made of Stone

Bit of a Madchester theme with my choices :wink:
 
David Bowie - Rock 'N' Roll Suicide
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint - The Sharperst Thorn
Frank Zappa - Peaches en Regalia
Neil Young - This Old Guitar
Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
 
Sleep by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
We Flood Empty Lakes by Yndi Halda
Defeaning by From Monument to Masses
Took You Two Years to Win My Heart by Final Fantasy (Owen Pallett)
Winterize by A Northern Chorus
 
namkcuR said:
Alice In Chains - Down In A Hole
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some more that pop into my head:

Oasis - Little by Little
Pearl Jam - Inside Job
Muse - Starlight
Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dosed
Neil Young - Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
Guns N' Roses - Yesterdays
Temple of the dog - Hunger Strike (had to say this one again :drool: :drool: )
 
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I don't think these have been mentioned yet:

Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
R.E.M. - Feeling Gravity's Pull
Bruce Springsteen - She's the One
Aretha Franklin - Think
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart
The Beatles - Helter Skelter
Neil Young - Rocking in the Free World
 
Radiohead - Gagging Order
Muse - Knights of Cydonia
Death Cab for Cutie - Passenger Seat
The Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Queen - Hammer to Fall
Europe - THE FINAL COUNTDOWNNNN.
Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
 
Guess how bored I am. Go on. :drool:

Alice In Chains - Down In A Hole
Alice In Chains - Nutshell
A Northern Chorus - Winterize
Aretha Franklin - Think
Bright Eyes - Land Locked Blues
Bruce Springsteen - She's The One
David Bowie - Rock 'N' Roll Suicide
Death Cab For Cutie - Passenger Seat
Dire Straits - Telegraph Road
Dire Straits - Tunnel Of Love
Dream Theater - A Change Of Seasons
Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint - The Sharpest Thorn
Europe - The Final Countdown
Faith No More - Zombie Eaters
Final Fantasy - Took You Two Years To Win My Heart
Frank Zappa - Peaches en Regalia
From Monument To Masses - Deafening
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Sleep
Guns N' Roses - Yesterdays
Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing
Kula Shaker - Govinda
Kula Shaker - Hey Dude
Kula Shaker - Tattva
Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand
Led Zeppelin - In My Time Of Dying
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
Led Zeppelin - That's The Way
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil - The Dead Heart
Muse - Knights Of Cydonia
Muse - Starlight
Neil Young - Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)
Neil Young - Rocking In The Free World
Neil Young - This Old Guitar
New Order - Close Range
Nirvana - Negative Creep
Oasis - Idler's Dream
Oasis - Little By Little
Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
Paul Simon - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
Pearl Jam - Black
Pearl Jam - Immortality
Pearl Jam - Inside Job
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd - High Hopes
Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive
Pixies - Debaser
Queen - Hammer To Fall
Radiohead - Climbing Up The Walls
Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
Radiohead - Gagging Order
Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dosed
Red Hot Chili Peppers - I Could Have Lied
REM - Country Feedback
REM - Feeling Gravity's Pull
Soundgarden - Tighter And Tighter
Teenage Fanclub - Your Love Is The Place Where I Come From
Television - Marquee Moon
Temple Of The Dog - Hunger Strike
The Beastie Boys - Sabotage
The Beatles - Helter Skelter
The Cure - A Forest
The Cure - Burn
The Doors - The End
The Smiths - I Know It's Over
The Smiths - The Boy With A Thorn In His Side
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection
The Stone Roses - Made Of Stone
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
Will Oldham - Give Me Children
Yndi Halda - We Flood Empty Lakes


No suggestions from me yet. Hope that makes it easier for people who aren't sure if the songs they want to recommend haven't been mentioned before.
 
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Start of a great list! :)

Now maybe when you recommend a song, tell us why? What is it about the song that you love? What resonates with you? Why does that band rock?

Pete Murray - Oppurtunity
I love the lyrics in this song, and how laid back and chilled the song is. Great song to sing in the car! hehehe
 
World Spins-Julee Cruise
Falling-Julee Cruise
Two songs featured in the great TV series Twin Peaks. JC could always express the melancholy of Laura Palmer. Two very moving tracks.

Under The Ivy-Kate Bush
This Woman's Work-Kate Bush
Moments Of Pleasure-Kate Bush
Three of Kate's best and probably three of the most beautiful songs ever written. If love could be expressed in a sound taht sound would be Kate Bush's voice.

Don't You Ever Learn?-Todd Rundgren
The greatest songwriter of all-time. Every romantic should have this song on thier IPOD. Todd is God.

Singring and The Glass Guitar-Utopia
If only U2 would write eighteen plus minute songs. I remember listening to the RA album as a little kid on long road trips.

Children's Crusade-Sting
A song that no one remembers. A touching song considering the world today. The title alone speaks volumes.
 
A long list from me, because I'm bored. Excluding Dream Theater's ACOS, because I mentioned it earlier:

Anathema - Deep
Anathema - Don't Look Too Far
Blackfield - Cloudy Now
The Chills - Heavenly Pop Hit
The Chills - Male Monster From The Id
The Chills - Pink Frost
The Chills - Tangled Up In Chain
Circus Maximus - Alive
Circus Maximus - Glory Of The Empire
Circus Maximus - Sin
Crowded House - Anyone Can Tell
Crowded House - Distant Sun
Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
Crowded House - Fingers Of Love
Crowded House - Kare Kare
Crowded House - Recurring Dream
Crowded House - World Where You Live
Dream Theater - Learning To Live
Dream Theater - Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
Dream Theater - Lines In The Sand
Dream Theater - Metropolis Part I: The Miracle And The Sleeper
Dream Theater - Only A Matter Of Time
Dream Theater - Pull Me Under
Dream Theater - Space-Dye Vest
Dream Theater - Trial Of Tears
Dream Theater - Under A Glass Moon
Joy Division - Atrocity Exhibition
Joy Division - Disorder
Joy Division - New Dawn Fades
Joy Division- She's Lost Control
Joy Division - Twenty Four Hours
Liquid Tension Experiment - Paradigm Shift
Liquid Tension Experiment - State Of Grace
Liquid Tension Experiment - Universal Mind
Marillion - This Is The 21st Century
Neil Finn - Last One Standing
Opeth - Bleak
Opeth - Master's Apprentices
Orphaned Land - Norra El Norra (Entering The Ark)
Orphaned Land - The Storm Still Rages Inside
Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine
Pink Floyd - Sorrow
Porcupine Tree - Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Porcupine Tree - Buying New Soul
Porcupine Tree - Lazarus
Porcupine Tree - Piano Lessons
Porcupine Tree - The Sound Of Muzak
Pure Reason Revolution - Goshens Remains
Pure Reason Revolution - The Twyncyn/Trembling Willows
The Shadows - Apache
The Shadows - Kon-Tiki
The Shadows - Shadoogie
The Shadows - The Savage
The Shadows - Wonderful Land
Spiral Architect - Purpose
Split Enz - Hermit McDermitt
Split Enz - History Never Repeats
Split Enz - Six Months In A Leaky Boat
Straitjacket Fits - She Speeds
The Verve - A New Decade
Wolverine - A House Of Plague
Wolverine - Hiding

And a couple of songs U2 fans seem to rarely know:

U2 - Treasure (Whatever Happened To Pete The Chop?)
U2 - Wild Irish Rose
 
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Dream Theater - A Fortune In Lies, Ytse Jam, The Ones Who Help To Set The Sun

Joy Division - Glass, Passover, Day Of The Lords, Exercise One, Ceremony

King Crimson - Cirkus, 21st Century Schizoid Man, I Talk To The Wind, Epitaph, The Court Of The Crimson King, Into The Wake Of Posiedon, Cadence and Cascade

Liquid Tension Experiment - Osmosis, Chris And Kevin's Excellent Adventure

New Order - Blue Monday, Procession, In A Lonely Place

Pink Floyd - A Saucerful Of Secrets, Atom Heart Mother Suite, Summer '68

Roxy Music - Do The Strand, Out Of The Blue

The Cure - One Hundred Years, Doubt, All Cats Are Grey, Play For Today, Push, Let's Go To Bed
 
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Garnet Rogers - Sleeping Buffalo My fav singer/songwriter of all time. This song is my favourite of his.

Agalloch - I Am the Wooden Doors
I really enjoy the sound this band has.

Green Carnation - Light of Day, Day of Darkness
This was a concept album that was created when the singers daughter passed away. It's a one track album, and IMO, is really something else. It needs to be heard. It's like a eulogy in song.
 
Alien Ant Farm - Crickets
yeah, they're the band that did the Smooth Criminal cover, but they have done so much more. Judging them on Smooth Criminal is like judging U2 on Vertigo. Crickets is from their latest album, Up in the Attic, and it's absolutely beautiful.

Alien Ant Farm - Drifting Apart
Killer riff, from their 2003 album truANT.

Alien Ant Farm - Universe
kind of epic and apparently Radiohead inspired, though I wouldn't say that influence is obvious

Dredg - Same Ol' Road
I adore Dredg. They're like a rock band mixed with a cinema score. Almost prog, but not really.

Editors - Munich
Most listened to song on my iPod. So catchy and energetic!

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Wing
Jimi understood.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Spanish Castle Magic
If you like guitar, you need to hear this song. Axis: Bold as Love is by far Jimi's best album, imo

Porcupine Tree - Trains
I've got three PT albums, but this is the one song that I always come back to. It's six minutes long but it doesn't feel like a long song at all

Rage Against the Machine - Guerilla Radio
simply badass

Rage Against the Machine - Wake Up
best RATM ever?

Smashing Pumpkins - Set the Ray to Jerry
I got this from Anderson Cooper's iTunes playlist!! :hyper: prolly never would have discovered it otherwise

The Stills - Love and Death
"I'm just so bored of wasting my time/Love and death are always on my mind..." from Logic Will Break Your Heart. good indie rock-ish. like a shinier Interpol, maybe.

The Velvet Underground - Stephanie Says
it wasn't on any of their original albums but it's probably my favourite VU song

Wilco - I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
"I am an American aquarium drinker/I assasin down the avenue"

Wilco - Jesus Etc.
Makes me tear up almost everytime I hear it.

Wilco - Poor Places
just...buy Yankee Hotel Foxtrot if you don't already have it :wink:

Wilco - Wishful Thinking
another fantastic Wilco ballad from A Ghost is Born

sorry for the lengthy explanations, but I figured a brief description of the song and where one might find it could help. I could go on forever, really... :D
 
A couple of Canadian bands that some might not know of...

Cowboy Junkies - Miles From Our Home. Achingly beautiful lyrics, and Margo Timmins has a gorgeous voice. One of the most beautiful and sweet videos I've ever seen, too. A shy native Canadian young man has a crush on another young man - lots of really sweet stolen glances, and at the end, he learns that his affection is reciprocated. :heart:

Blue Rodeo - Five Days in May. Again, with the lyrics, and the melody is haunting. The guitar solo at the end cuts right through you.

Sloan - Underwhelmed. More rockin' than the other two, but again, clever lyrics.

Matthew Good (solo and with MG Band)- Hello Time Bomb - aggressive and kinda angry, and Strange Days - he's just an overall great artist, and these are two of my favourites by him.
 
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Your Favorite Dylan Song by THE GUNSHY
Weightless Again by THE HANDSOME FAMILY
Alone again or by LOVE
Telstar by THE TORNADOS
Nightime by BIG STAR
All Systems Red by CALEXICO
Comforting Sounds by MEW
Girls Of Summer by ARAB STRAP
Atmosphere by JOY DIVISION
My Baby Shot Me by NANCY SINATRA
Tuesdays Gone by LYNYRD SKYNYRD
Parents by BUDGIE
Epitaph by KING CRIMSON
Deep Song by BILLIE HOLIDAY
The Kids by LOU REED
Ceremony by NEW ORDER
Witchita Lineman by GLEN CAMPBELL
Body And Soul by LOUIS ARMSTRONG
Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken by LLOYD COLE & THE COMMOTIONS
Country Feedback by R.E.M.
Ambulance Blues by NEIL YOUNG
Quadrophenia (entire album) by THE WHO
Up In Heaven (Not Only Here) by THE CLASH
Red Army Blues by THE WATERBOYS
Second Skin by THE CHAMELEONS
Trains by PORCUPINE TREE
God Only Knows by THE BEACH BOYS
God Only Knows by THE LANGLEY SCHOOLS OF MUSIC
Munich by EDITORS
NYC by INTERPOL
Poor Old Tom by PETER CASE
Waters Part by LET'S ACTIVE
Blue Line Swinger by YO LA TENGO
Summertime by BILLY STEWART
Sittin In The Park by BILLY STEWART
I Do Love You by BILLY STEWART
What's Going On (entire album) by MARVIN GAYE
Fifteen Minutes To Live by BUCK 65
Hate In A Puddle by ILLOGIC
Hang Onto My Vertigo by RUPERT HINE
Shout Above The Noise by PENETRATION
Tomorrow by U2
and a couple of thousand more....
 
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namkcuR said:
Beach Boys - God Only Knows(best BB song bar none)
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best song bar none even

that's why I don't even tell people they should hear it, because if they haven't heard it already I'd lose what rests of my sanity
 
RavenBlue said:
Agalloch - I Am the Wooden Doors
I really enjoy the sound this band has.
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Woah, another Agalloch fan! Didn't expect to find one in these parts. I was going to put them on my list but I just couldn't choose. Well, here's a few now though.

Agalloch - Dead Winter Days
Agalloch - Falling Snow
Agalloch - In The Shadow Of Our Pale Companion
Agalloch - Kneel To The Cross
Agalloch - She Painted Fire Across The Skyline

And I really need to check out Green Carnation. Keep meaning to, haven't gotten around to it yet ...
 
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