The best songs of the last five years. 2000-2005

[gareth brown]

FIFTEEN songs from 1st January 2000 - 31st May 2005/present day depending on how long this thread lasts.

Yes, that means NOTHING from 31st December 1999 or before. I know how people like to TRY and include 'illicit' tracks in lists, thinking "Oh, I'm SO sorry I couldn't BEAR to not include this tune from 1998..." is going to be good enough...

I'm currently finishing my list, but someone start us off...see if you can remind me of some I've forgotten

ONE U2 track only.

 

[Mr Gloria]

Ive gone for a gneral top 15.....

White Stripes - Fell in love with a Girl (pure stripped down rock)

Dave Gray - Please Forgive Me (mixing drum a bass with folk with dance)

Nick Cave - Fifteen feet of Pur White Snow (raw emotion - plus i love the clip with jarvis cocker)

Radiohead - evrything in the Right Place (very futuristic/will go down as a classic)

The Killers - Mr Brightside (u2 meet durran duran meet placebo - not original but awesesome)

Outkast - Miss Jackson (was between this and hey ya for musical genius - classic)

Weezer Hash Pip - (geeki genius - great rocker)

Kylie Minoque- Cant Get You Out of My Head (pure stripped down pop)

The Flaming Lips - Do You realise? (beautiful tune)

Franj Ferdiand - Take Me Out (worldwide appeal - brought back dance rock)

The Hives - Hate to say i told ya so (raw emtion masterpiece)

The Chemical Brothers - The Golden Path - (very original quirky single from the best off- is up there with block roking beats)

Ben Lee - Cigarettes will kil You (released as a single in 2000 - great aussie classic - if yoiu havnt heard it - download it)

Chicane (featuring brian adams) - Dont Give Up - (pure dance pop gold)

U2 - well i know people wont like me for this but i pick Yahweh (spiritual u2 - its what they do best)

 

[gareth brown]

no order

1. Radiohead - The National Anthem
2. Polysics - code4 (fantastic song, listen and find what The Postal Service appear to have ripped off completely with 'Such Great Heights'...)
3. U2 - Beautiful Day
4. Coldplay - Moses
5. Daft Punk - Digital Love
6. Dr Dre, feat. Snoop Dog - Still D.R.E
7. All Saints - Pure Shores
8. Happatai - Yatta!
9. Outkast - Hey ya!
10. Divine Comedy - Absent Friends
11. Franz Ferdinand - Matineé
12. Brian Wilson - Our Prayer/Gee/Heroes and Villains
13. Bloc Party - Luno
14. Hives - Walk, Idiot, Walk
15. Polysics - For Young Electric Pop

 

[Mr Gloria]

i do like your mix!!!!!!!!!!!!! we have 5 of the same bands!!!!!

 

[Bono's shades]

Johnny Cash - Hurt
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize?
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - There She Goes My Beautiful World
Joe Strummer - Redemption Song
Elvis Costello - Monkey to Man
Warren Zevon - Keep Me In Your Heart
Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band - Worlds Apart
Audioslave - Like A Stone
U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
Radiohead - There There
Kanye West - Jesus Walks
Prince - Musicology
White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl (I'm assuming the only-one- track rule was limited to U2, right? )

 

[zwervers2]

Johnny Cash - Hurt
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
U2 - Beautiful Day
BlackRebelMotorcycleClub-Whatever Happened To My Rock 'n' Roll Radiohead - Evervthing in the Right Place
Divine comedy- Mutual friend
N.E.R.D- Lapdance
Prodigy-Girls
Johan-day is done(absolutely brilliant song by dutch band)
Millionaire-Come with you
Mighty Jane-Hopesong(one of our own songs)
Mighty Jane-Life
Moby-Porcelain

 

[SkeeK]

Here's some gems:

British Sea Power - Carrion
Calexico - Quattro
Aesop Rock - Daylight
El-P - Stepfather Factory
The Flaming Lips - Fight Test
Talib Kweli - Get By
The Shins - Saint Simon
Wilco - Ashes of American Flags
John Vanderslice - Coming and Going on Easy Terms
The Dresden Dolls - Half Jack
Moloko - Forever More
The Decemberists - Engine Driver
Spoon - I Summon You
Ted Leo/Pharmacists - Biomusicology
The Wrens - Ex-Girl Collection

 

[gareth brown]

Moby-Porcelain

 

[barlowdog]

Ben Lee - Cigarettes will kil You (released as a single in 2000 - great aussie classic - if yoiu havnt heard it - download it)

Love Ben Lee. How's his latest record? I haven't heard it yet.

 

[Harry Vest]

1. Elk City - Take Me Out
2. Mew - Comforting Sounds
3. Porcupine Tree - The Sound Of Muzak
4. Interpol - Obstacle 1
5. Robyn Hitchcock - Flannagan's Song
6. The Gunshy - Your Favorite Dylan Song
7. American Music Club - Sound Of The Rats Leaving The Sinking Ship
8. Richmond Fontaine - Western Skyline
9. Johnny Cash - Hurt
10. Aerogramme - In Gratitude
11. Porcupine Tree - Trains
12. U2 - Crumbs From Your Table
13. Drive By Truckers - Goddamn Lonely Love
14. Milton Mapes - The Sad Line
15. Arab Strap - Meanwhile, At The Bar, A Drunkard Muses

 

[Mr Gloria]

Yeah is latest record is a lot better that his last one,....that was released a few years ago....its like his late nineties stuff......did you hear the song Ben Lee pl;ayed on the Conan o 'Brien (late night)??? thats porbably the best on the album..it was called Catch my Disease..which takes the piss out of radio stations who wont play his music....

very underated little australian songwriter..

 

[financeguy]

(In no partic. order)

(1) U2 - City of Blinding Lights (needn't say any more about this one)
(2) Franz Ferdinand - Take me Out (not earthshattering, but still 'a masterpiece' 45 as Bono called it)
(3) Kelis - Caught Out There (Loud and funky)
(4) Moby - Porcelain
(5) Radiohead - We Suck Young Blood (I wanted to pick something from "Hail to the Thief" and decided to settle on this)
(6) Kylie - Can't get you out of my head (Ditto Mr Gloria's comment above)
(7) The Bravery - Honest Mistake (The best of the nu-wave)
(8) Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
(9) Pet Shop Boys - Flamboyant (Under-rated, worth checking out)
(10) The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

This was the era when mainstream pop reasserted itself and many of the choices on my list reflect that!

 

[timothius]

In no particular order:

1.Anytime - Neil Finn
2.Driving Me Mad - Neil Finn
3.Pulk Pull Revolving Doors - Radiohead
4.The National Anthem - Radiohead
5.Hey Ya - OutKast
6.Tim Finn - Songline
7.Pacifier/Shihad - Home
8.Pacifier/Shihad - Run
9.Finn Brothers - Won't Give In
10.Finn Brothers - Anything Can Happen
11.Neil Finn - Love Is All That Remains
12.Betchadupa - Move Over
13.Coldplay - In My Place
14.Coldplay - Don't Panic (This is pretty borderline... I think it's just on the 2000's side - if not Shiver)
15.Midnight Oil - What Goes On

 

[Zoomerang96]

wow.

i'm surprised by all the great lists. well done.

 

[barlowdog]

Yeah is latest record is a lot better that his last one,....that was released a few years ago....its like his late nineties stuff......did you hear the song Ben Lee pl;ayed on the Conan o 'Brien (late night)??? thats porbably the best on the album..it was called Catch my Disease..which takes the piss out of radio stations who wont play his music....

very underated little australian songwriter..

I've heard "Catch my Disease" and like it. Will get the album soon. Loved Grandpaw Would and Breathing Tornadoes. Not impressed with the last record. Thanks for the input.

 

[I'm Ready]

in no particular order
1.City of Blinding Lights-U2
2.Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum-Bob Dylan
3.Hey Ya-Outkast
4.Honest with me-Bob Dylan
5.Sugar Baby-Bob Dylan
6.Lonesome Day-Bruce Springsteen
7.Marys Place-Bruce Springsteen
8.The Rising-Bruce Springsteen
9.Jesus of Suburbia-Green Day
10.Homecoming-Green Day
11.Holiday-Green Day
12.Boulevard of Broken Dreams-Green Day
13.Devils and Dust-Bruce Springsteen
14.Clocks-Coldplay
15.The Scientist-Coldplay

 

[flangerchorus]

somebody likes Greenday ^

 

[GibsonGirl]

No order. Just looking through iTunes to pick out the ones I liked the most.

1. U2 - City Of Blinding Lights
2. U2 - Love And Peace Or Else
3. Interpol - Not Even Jail
4. Interpol - Slow Hands
5. The Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
6. Radiohead - Where I End And You Begin
7. Radiohead - There There
8. Interpol - Roland
9. Interpol - Say Hello To The Angels
10. U2 - When I Look At The World
11. U2 - Beautiful Day
12. Radiohead - Optimistic
13. Radiohead - How To Disappear Completely
14. Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place
15. Bright Eyes - Something Vague

 

[LMP]

An Honest Mistake - The Bravery
This Fire - Franz Ferdinand
Float On - Modest Mouse
Ms. Jackson - OutKast
Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
Fall to Pieces - Velvet Revolver
American Baby - Dave Matthews Band
Get it Together - Seal
Home Life - John Mayer
Run - Snow Patrol
Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) - Arcade Fire
Speed of Sound - Coldplay
Unwell - Matchbox 20
Island in the Sun - Weezer
Walk On - U2

 

[impy13]

1. Audioslave - Shadow on the Sun
2. Beck - Lost Cause
3. Bright Eyes - Poison Oak
4. Bruce Springsteen - You're Missing
5. Coldplay - Warning Sign
6. Coldplay - Amsterdam
7. Damien Rice - Cannonball
8. Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism
9. Iron & Wine - Woman King
10. Jimmy Eat World - 23
11. Keane - Bedshaped
12. Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
13. Tool - Disposition/Reflection/Triad
14. The White Stripes - Ball and Biscuit
15. Wilco - Muzzle of Bees

This isn't enough choices, I feel like I'm leaving so much out.

 

[PopFly]

Damien Rice, The Blower's Daughter
Johnny Cash, Hurt
The White Stripes, You're Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl)
The Hives, Walk Idiot Walk
Franz Ferdinand, Take Me Out
The Killers, Mr. Brightside
Arcade Fire, Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out)
Bruce Springsteen, Mary's Place
Coldplay, The Scientist
Pearl Jam, Love Boat Captain
U2, Walk On
Radiohead, Idioteque
Pulp, Bad Cover Version
Elton John, Birds
Outkast, Hey Ya

 

[D'oh!]

Beautiful Day - u2
Miracle Drug - u2
Sometimes you can't make it on your own - u2
Walk on - u2
Stop cryin your heart out - Oasis
Sunday morning call- Oasis
Boulevard of broken dreams - Green Day
Idioteque - Radiohead
Drops of Jupiter - Train
Unwell - matchbox 20

 

[gareth brown]

good to see so many reading the words One U2 track only...

 

[Vertigo Fly]

This is too hard!!! I will just quickly post 15 songs that immediatly jump to my head, but by no means is this a concrete list as there will prob be ones I like more I missed out. Plus I'll limit it to one per every band:

U2 - Vertigo
Oasis - The Hindu Times
Travis - Reoffender
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Green Day - American Idiot
White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
Keane - Bedshaped
R.E.M. - Imitation of Life
David Gray - Babylon
Feeder - Feeling A Moment
The Thrills - Santa Cruz
Stereophonics - Madame Helga
Foo Fighters - All My Life
Coldplay - In My Place
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop

 

[UnforgettableLemon]

I can't narrow all of these down, so I'll just throw out one I haven't seen yet

Morrissey - First of the Gang to Die

 

[Harry Vest]

I missed this the first time around...
The Arcade Fire - Power Out

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

In no order and not my actual list but just the first fifteen I can think of:

1) Belle & Sebastian - 'Your Cover's Blown'
2) Idlewild - 'American English'
3) Jay-Z - '99 Problems'
4) Kylie Minogue - 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head'
5) Franz Ferdinand - 'Take Me Out'
6) Blur - 'Ambulance'
7) Manic Street Preachers - 'Ocean Spray'
8) Ash - 'Orpheus'
9) U2 - 'Original Of The Species'
10) The Charlatans UK - 'Loving You Is Easy'
11) Ed Harcourt - 'Those Crimson Tears'
12) Damien Rice - 'The Blower's Daughter'
13) Doves - 'Pounding'
14) Bruce Springsteen - 'The Rising'
15) New Order - '60 MPH'