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Hello Plebans!

So, I have 30 iTunes that I won here on Interference, and I'd love your help in chosing what songs to buy. Since these were free, I'd like to chose some songs that I wouldn't normally pick for myself. I'm trying to broaden my horizons, and I know you all have excellent musical tastes!

I'll seriously consider anything except country music. That's the only thing I absolutely refuse to listen to. Sorry! :lol: I have a pretty open mind, and would love to hear your suggestions!

Have fun, and suggest away! :D If you have any questions, let me know.
 
Are you thinking of non-u2 songs?

In that case I'd recommend to check out Snow Patrol.
Q magazine called them the new Coldplay, and if you like them even the slightest you'll surely like Snow Patrol too, and they're kinda more uptempo than Coldplay too and their singer doesn't use his falsetto 24/7 like Chris Martin does.

Here's some 30 second clips of off "Final Straw" one of their better albums:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...f=pd_bbs_2/102-9442297-4198527?_encoding=UTF8

"Run" and "Chocolate" are my favourites on that one.

"Eyes Open" their latest record isn't too bad neither.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...f=pd_bbs_1/102-9442297-4198527?_encoding=UTF8
 
You won the joke contest Thora?! :ohmy: Congratulations! :applaud:

I really love Huey Lewis and The News. If I had to choose one song specificially by them than it would be Power of Love. Also James Blunt has a great new one out called "High". Oh and recently I discovered Blue October's "Hate Me". Hope this helps you out some,lol.
 
Thanks so much for your suggestions so far! I'll definitely check them out.

Yes - I'm looking for something other than U2. My musical tastes vary so much. I like everything from Norah Jones to Beastie Boys. Honestly, I'll give anything a chance except country music. :lol:
 
I'll give you a diverse list of some of my favorite bands:

The Replacements - I'll Be You
Bob Mould - Paralyzed
Whiskeytown - Yesterday's News
Son Volt - Drown
Goo Goo Dolls - Girl Right Next To Me
Tesla - Caught Up In A Dream
Def Leppard - Promises
Blue Rodeo - Flyin'
The Police - King Of Pain
Black Crowes - Hotel Illness
Eric Clapton - Pretending
Rolling Stones - Mixed Emotions
Buffalo Tom - Sodajerk
My Chemical Romance - I'm Not OK (I Promise)
Angels & Airwaves - The Adventure
Pearl Jam - I Got ID
Soul Asylum - Spinnin'
Face To Face - Velocity
Paul Simon - Born At The Right Time
SR-71 - The Best Is Yet To Come
Buckcherry - Crazy Bitch
Perfect - Thing I Call My Life
INXS - Shine Like It Does

Post back and let me know what you think if you checked any out.
 
The Corrs have some great tunes :)
So Young
Breathless
Radio
Summer Sunshine
Would YOu Be Happier
Lough Erin Shore

I dunno if it's on iTunes, but Flogging Molly is hillarious! it's Irish Folk music mixed with rock music!
if they are on iTunes, check out Every Dog Has It's Days :lol:

Kasabian has a song called Clubfoot.. and U2 seems to listen to taht song before going onstage... I got it from a friend, and it's pretty good!
some more stuff I like
Arcade Fire - Wake Up
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
Kaiser chiefs - Oh My God, I predict a Riot
Live - Run To The Water, The Dolphins Cry
Oasis - Wonderwall
Nirvana - Rape Me (do not mind the title, it a song protesting against it :wink: )
Kane - Rain Down On Me (dutch band, did a u2 cover tour in their early days, they are HUGE U2 fans)


Hope this helps somehow :wink:
 
Congrats Thora! :D:up:

My suggestion would be Hothouse Flowers and/or The Frames! :yes:

I just did a check and both bands are available at the Canadian iTunes store! :wink:


ETA: Okay, I think I need to suggest some songs too! Sorry! :banghead: :lol: Here are a few of my favourites (in random order):

The Frames:
Pavement Tune
Star Star**
God Bless Mom
Rent Day Blues
Revelate
Monument
Lay Me Down
What Happens When The Heart Just Stops

Hothouse Flowers:
Born
Don't Go
Give It Up
Giving It All Away
Movies
Eyes Wide Open
Your Love Goes On
Better Man
Santa Monica
Baby I Got You
I'm Sorry
I'll Be Easier In The Morning
Hallelujah Jordan
This Is It (Your Soul)
One Tounge
Isn't It Amazing
Thing Of Beauty
Gypsy Fair
 
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Wow - thanks so much you guys! :bow: I'm looking forward to checking all of these out this weekend, when I'll have a lot of free time. I'll let you know which songs I decide on. :D

Keep the suggestions coming, if you have any more! :)
 
My favorite songs at the moment, various artists and genres:

Bloc Party - So Here We Are
Daniel Lanois - Still Water
Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Emgodini
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 Tunnels
The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
Alberto Iglesias - Dicholo
Zulu Bamba - Sekose
BRMC - Whatever Happened to my Rock n Roll
Weezer - Beverly Hills
The Clash - Train in Vain
Kansas - Dust in the Wind
Ofo the Black Company - Allah Wakbarr
Death Cab for Cutie - Soul Meets Body
The Postal Service - Sleeping In
Alphaville - Forever Young (acoustic)
Green Day - Are We the Waiting
David Gray - Shine
Annie Lenox - Into the West
Doves - Caught by the River
Eva Cassidy (<-- best female vocalist EVER) - Time After Time
Her Space Holiday - My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Toto - Africa
Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky
 
AC/DC:
T.N.T
Thunderstruck
Back In Black

Razorlight:
Fall, fall, fall

Daniel Lanois:
I Love You
Shine

Eminem:
Stan (feat Dido)
Sing For The Moment
Lose Yourself
Mockingbird

Coldplay:
A Message
Don't Panic
Yellow
Trouble
In My Place
Warning Sign
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Clocks
The Scientist
Square One
White Shadows
Low
Swallowed by the Sea
In My Place

The Beatles:
Sergant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Let It Be
(Lennon) Imagine
Yellow Submarine

Simple Minds:
Mandela Day
Belfast Child
Waterfront
Don't You (Forget About Me)
Home
Kiss The Ground

Jimmy Hendrix:
Little Wing
All Along The Watchtower

Green Day:
Minority
Holiday
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Jesus Of Suburbia

Flypside:
US History
Happy Birthday

The Corrs:
Goodbye
My Lagan Love
Spancill Hill
Peggy Gordon
Black Is The Colour
Angel
Time Enough For Tears
Silver strand
Runaway
Only When I Sleep

Arcade Fire:
Rebellion (Lies)

Keane:
Somewhere Only We Know

R.E.M:
Leaving New York
Everybody Hurts
Man On The Moon
What's The Frequency Kenneth?

Led Zeppelin:
Kashmir
Stairway To Heaven
Whole Lotta Love
Immigrant song

Manic Street Preachers:
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

Dire Straits:
Sultans Of Swing
Romeo & Juliet

Wyclef Jean:
911
Perfect Gentlemen
Two Wrongs

Bob Marley:
Redemption Song
Crazy Baldhead
Buffalo Soldier
No Woman No Cry
One Love
Get Up, Stand Up

Pink Floyd:
Money
Comfortably Numb

Can't think of anymore at the moment.
If you want to expand you musical taste try the Live8 dvd if you get the chance to buy it some time.

I forgot to congratulate you in my last post so... Congrats! ;)
 
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Aerosmith:
Angel
What It Takes
Rag Doll
Love in An Elevator
Amazing
Crying
I don't want to miss a thing
Hole in my soul

Chicago:
Hard To Say Im Sorry
If you leave me now
Glory of Love

Jewel:
Again and Again
Foolish Games
Intuition

Jet:
Look at what you have done
Do you want to be my girl
 
Merc said:
Congrats Thora! :D:up:

My suggestion would be Hothouse Flowers and/or The Frames! :yes:

I just did a check and both bands are available at the Canadian iTunes store! :wink:


ETA: Okay, I think I need to suggest some songs too! Sorry! :banghead: :lol: Here are a few of my favourites (in random order):

The Frames:
Pavement Tune
Star Star**
God Bless Mom
Rent Day Blues
Revelate
Monument
Lay Me Down
What Happens When The Heart Just Stops
Click to expand...

They call The Frames' Ireland's best kept secret :shh: Adding to that list, download Fitzcarraldo, Red Chord and Finally if you can. I've got a half decent back catalog of their stuff if you're interested.

Bell X1 do a fantastic cover of Heartland. Beautiful Madness, Slowset and Flame are some good songs as well :up:
 
Some stuff I've been listening to...


David Gray- This Years Love
Eva Cassidy- Songbird
Peter Gabriel- Book of Love (not sure if that's on itunes)
Aerosmith- You See Me Crying
Aerosmith- The Grind
Led Zeppelin- Fool In The Rain
Pink Floyd- Brain Damage
Rachael Yamagata- Be Be Your Love
Rachel Fuller- Eat Me
Simon and Garfunkel- America
The Wallflowers- Invisible City
George Michael- Freedom 90
John Mellencam- Hurts So Good
Lisa Marie Presley- When You Go, Turned to Black, The Road Between, Lights Out, Nobody Noticed It
 
:bump:

So, without further ado, I present to you the 30 iTunes I've selected. Thanks so much for all of your input! There were too many songs to listen to them all before choosing, so I stuck them all in a box, and pulled these 30 out at random. Here they are!

Flypside - US History
Bob Marley - Redemption Song
Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God, I Predict a Riot
Razorlight - Fall, Fall, Fall
Eva Cassidy - Time After Time
Rachel Yamagata - Be Be Your Love
Daniel Lanois - Shine
Simple Minds - Mandela Day
Pearl Jam - I Got ID
Black Crowes - Hotel Illness
R.E.M. - Man on the Moon
Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain
R.E.M. - What's the Frequency Kenneth?
Aerosmith - Amazing
The Corrs - Summer Sunshine
Aerosmith - The Grind
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
Jet - Do You Want To Be My Girl
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Soul Assylum - Spinnin'
Def Leppard - Promises
Arcade Fire - Wake Up
Bloc Party - So Here We Are
AC/DC - TNT
Jet - Look What You Have Done
Pink Floyd - Money
Goo Goo Dolls - Girl Right Next To Me
The Corrs - Lough Erin Shore
BRMC - Whatever Happened to My Rock n Roll
The Corrs - Would You Be Happier

Very interesting variety! :D I've heard a lot of these songs before, so I am familiar with a lot of them.
 
Looks like Ireland best kept secret will remain a secret for a little while longer! :shh: :wink:

You've been choosing some good songs Thora :yes: - congrats once again! :D:up:
 
:bump:

Well, so much for getting these iTunes for free. It turns out the certificate is only valid for the US store, and I live in Canada. So, I've decided to have a 3rd round for the joke contest and will be giving away this certificate to someone else.

Thanks for giving me some great suggestions though. I really appreciate it! :)

If you're from the States, and want a chance to win some free iTunes, check this thread out!

http://forum.interference.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=3793349#post3793349
 
Sure, I'll upload some this afternoon and post them here. I might also have a few that others have mentioned.
 
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