Top 5 Non-U2 Songs

[ADecentMelody]

Now, I know there's almost too many top 5 posts in here. However, I want you to really dig deep and really think about it before answering. Don't just pick 5 off the top of your head. I'd like you to really ponder this one and come back with your top list of 5 non-U2 songs. Songs that have stood the test of time.

I'm really looking to listening to the songs you list. Here's mine, in no particular order:

• James - Don't Wait That Long. A timeless song for me; ripe with emotion.
• Mazzy Star - Fade Into You. A beautiful kind of obsession.
• Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost in You. I remember thinking when I was 11 or 12 that if "falling in love" had a sound it would sound just like this.
• Coldplay - Yellow. I still can't grow tired of this song. Such a simple love song, yet seems to capture love's characteristics of playfulness and passion at the same time.
• Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye. Had to include it. It was my high school prom song and carries with it some great great memories.

 

[starsgoblue]

This question is hard! Right now I can only name one and since you said you wanted us to REALLY ponder this that's all I can list now....I'll be back.


*Shine On Your Crazy Diamond-Pink Floyd, a song about Sid Barret that really seems to speak to me about desperate hope

 

[indra]

This question is hard! Right now I can only name one and since you said you wanted us to REALLY ponder this that's all I can list now....I'll be back.

I know! It too late to think that hard without getting a major headache!

So...I'll be back too!

 

[greenlight7-11]

R.E.M. - Drive
Nine Inch Nails - Piggy
Pearl Jam - Black
Depeche Mode - Walking In My Shoes

Don't know what I'd pick for #5 without picking a U2 song...

 

[Jack In The Box]

Wilco - Jesus, etc.
Elbow - Red
Super Furry Animals - Tradewinds
Kashmir - Melpomene
King Crimson - Epitaph

 

[Dr_Macphisto]

Queen: Somebody To Love - Just a fun sing-a-longish type song

Red House Painters: Have You Forgotten - brings back so many memories of just hanging out with friends and having fun in high school

Nada Surf: Why Are You So Mean To Me? - heheh... this was the song that reminds me of my ex-girlfriend, but not because of the title. She and I would always listen to it when we drove somewhere. Deservingly too, as it is a kick-ass song.

Sloan: the Other Man - Just a cool song... very dark sounding

The Smashing Pumpkins: Try Try Try - Very beautiful song

 

[beli]

Blondie - Heart of Glass
The Church - Unguarded Moment
Peter Gabriel - Solisbury Hill
Bryan Ferry - Painted Smile
Soft Cell - Tainted Love

I guess. Picking only 5 songs is pretty difficult.

 

[the tourist]

Wonderwall by Oasis
Attached At The Mouth by Loudermilk
8 by Sunny Day Real Estate
Black by Pearl Jam
Don't Fear The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult

 

[D'oh!]

Oasis - Stop cryin your heart out
Train - Drops of jupiter
Tupac - Changes
Oasis - Sunday morning call
The Beatles - I am the walrus

 

[IWasBored]

i could pick 5 songs now, but i know that in 10 minutes i won't be able to commit to them being my favorites.

it's virtually impossible to pick just 5 songs.

and since this is bang and clatter, the non-u2 music part of the forum, did you really have to specify?

i swear i'm going to go live in IO, i hear there's no u2 allowed around those parts.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

ah but there there's sex, drugs but no rock n roll

actually that doesn't sound too bad

 

[Tania]

Hunters and Collectors - Holy Grail
Diesel - Tip of My Tongue
Ray Charles - Shake your Tail Feather
UB40 - Red Red Wine
John Lennon - Imagine

In no particular order and probably only relevant for the next five minutes....

 

[ZeroDude]

Right now the songs are:

The Happy Mondays- Step On
Muse- Plug In Baby
Oasis- Live Forever
NWA- Express Yourself

and David Bowie- Ashes to Ashes

And alot of the Manics recently

 

[djerdap]

Pearl Jam - Black
Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
The Stone Roses - I Am the Resurrection
The Cure - A Forest

 

[Laura M]

i could pick 5 songs now, but i know that in 10 minutes i won't be able to commit to them being my favorites.

it's virtually impossible to pick just 5 songs.

and since this is bang and clatter, the non-u2 music part of the forum, did you really have to specify?

i swear i'm going to go live in IO, i hear there's no u2 allowed around those parts.

Like IWB, I couldn't choose 5 songs either.

 

[Muggsy]

ok... let's try

** MetallicA - Hero of the day
** The Doors - Riders of the storm
** Cypress Hill - Illusions
** MetallicA - Nothing else Matters
** MetallicA - Ride the lightning

 

[jick]

[*]Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost in You. I remember thinking when I was 11 or 12 that if "falling in love" had a sound it would sound just like this.
[*]Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye. Had to include it. It was my high school prom song and carries with it some great great memories.
[/list]

I love these two songs! And the Bon Jovi song is a very obscure one at that so it's quite a surprise.

Cheers,

J

 

[jick]

The Church - Unguarded Moment

Great song! I love this too and brings back personal memories. Would you by any chance have a live version mp3 of this or a video performance of this song?

Cheers,

J

 

[jick]

Right now mine would be:

Bob Geldof - I Don't Like Mondays (from the Secret Policeman's Other Ball)

Love Spit Love - Am I Wrong?

Michael Crawford - The Music Of The Night (from original cast recording of Phantom Of The Opera)

Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye

The Police - King Of Pain

Subject to change in the next 20 minutes. Perhaps I should start a thread that should expand the list to 20 songs so it can the list can be broadened.

Cheers,

J

 

[bayernfc]

5 bands are hard enough to choose let alone 5 songs!

 

[BVS]

James - Sit Down
REM - Country Feedback
Ryan Adams - Stars Go Blue
Pearl Jam - Indifference
Grant Lee Buffalo - The Hook

 

[Sweet Tart]

doves - satellites (esp the live version) has helped me through some tough times and has made me cry on more than a few occasions.

weezer - island in the sun (always puts a smile on my face)

rem - man on the moon (my fav rem song....i waited 12 years to hear it live and i cried and danced the whole way though it in november)

radiohead - karma police

the last one is a toss up between the verve's lucky man and oasis - don't look back in anger.

 

[ADecentMelody]

This question is hard! Right now I can only name one and since you said you wanted us to REALLY ponder this that's all I can list now....I'll be back.


*Shine On Your Crazy Diamond-Pink Floyd, a song about Sid Barret that really seems to speak to me about desperate hope

Still waiting for the rest...

I've had this song for a while, but has somehow neglected it. I listened to all 17 mins 32 secs of it. Thanks for the insight.

 

[ADecentMelody]

Re: Re: Top 5 Non-U2 Songs

I love these two songs! And the Bon Jovi song is a very obscure one at that so it's quite a surprise.

Cheers,

J

Yeah, high school memories are somehow the fondest. Anyway, do you have live versions of Never Say Goodbye? The only one I have is by Richie Sabora.

 

[ADecentMelody]

I'm really enjoying everybody's input. Keep 'em comin'! I've listened to quite a bit of what people have listed - if not the whole song, then a snippet from Amazon or iTunes. It's a great way to discover new music.

And for those who want to expand the list, it's easy and safe to come up with 20, etc. However, 5 is definitely the creme de la creme. I had to list out about 11 and then pare them down to 5. It was tough, but we end up with timeless songs.

 

[LeafsNation]

Led Zeppelin - Black Dog
AC/DC - Back in Black
Oasis - Wonderwall
Coldpay - Trouble
Neil Young - Hey, Hey, My, My

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

oh well, this is off the top of my head

Bruce - Thunder Road

Van Morrison - Into The Mystic

Beatles - Yesterday

John Lennon - Imagine

Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman

 

[WinnieThePoo]

Yeah !!!!!

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Philadelphia

only one , but i like it

 

[Nate Dogg]

I'm listing ten, I don't care...I can't do five right now....this list could be different tomorrow...


(in no particular order)

Beatles- All You Need Is Love- pretty universal stuff here....just a great, simple message

Third Eye Blind-Motorcycle Drive-By--I'll probably get crap for this one here, but I listened to this song over and over when I first heard it. It's hard not to sing out loud "I've never been...so...alive!"

INXS-Everything-newcomer to my list...such an uplifting song...this song captures the exact opposite mood than the death of Michael Huthence left us with...

Sting-Fields Of Gold-reminds me of high school...such a sad, beautiful song...

Queen-Innuendo- I hate to have to pick only one Queen song, but this epitomozes all that is Queen..overblown, melancholy, amazing lyrics, vocals, etc....

Peter Gabriel-Solsbury Hill-I still don't know what this song means exactly, but it's so cool...

Sarah McLachlan-Angel-the perfect song to hear when you are alone in the dark....

Stone Temple Pilots-Still Remains-another song that reminds me of those awkward high school years and the blistering hot summers here in Florida.

Tom Petty-Learning To Fly- I think this song made me a Tom Petty fan(it brings back memories)

Pearl Jam-Elderly Woman Behind the Counter In A Small Town-how can you not like this song? I just wanna scream HEEELLLLLOOOOOO!

After writing those down, I've realized that my most of my list is based on one thing...sentimentality...the memories associated with these songs have a lot to do with why they are favorites...



Ok, fine, here are the top 5(in no particular order)
Peter Gabriel-Solsbury Hill
Sarah McLachlan-Angel
Queen-Innuendo
INXS-Everything
Sting-Fields Of Gold

 

[Bonochick]

"Wild Horses" - The Rolling Stones
"Sylvia Plath" - Ryan Adams
"Jacksonville Skyline" - Whiskeytown
"Since You're In Love" - Jesse Malin
"Ballerina" - Leona Naess