Really? A Top 25 list? Really?
I spent a very recent evening having a fantastic meal and drinking a LOT of good wine with a couple of good friends from high school (they’re still together after all these years, it’s so sweet). Conversation turned to nostalgia, and since we’re all musicians, a passionate discussion about our favorites. Jason showed off his Top 25 Tunes v. 2.0 as posted on Facebook, and after a few more glasses of wine, I promised to draw up mine.
THIS IS WHAT ALCOHOL DOES, KIDS. DON’T LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU.
The Songs
Strong melodies and lyrics abound. Lots of first wave (Depeche Mode, Stephen Duffy), and rock songs with a strong new wave influence (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Killers). I like my pop arty and alternative (Crowded House, Tori Amos), my rock with interesting percussion (New Pornographers, U2), with a little feminism thrown in (Tori Amos, Hole).
Is Feed The Animals a cheat? True, it’s one continuous 53:27 track with literally 300 songs layered on top of each other. Which makes it the Best. Cheat. Ever. I love mash-ups like whoa so this was the best way to represent.
As for the timing of the release of the songs, I have large clumps coinciding with important life events. Starting high school/death of my mother. Graduating from high school. Getting dumped by my First Boyfriend. Spending half the year away from home.
These are the non-negotiable, cannot-possibly-live-without, what-do-you-mean-you-hate-my-favorite-songs?, completely nerdy and self-indulgent Top 25.
1. Stephen Duffy – Kiss Me (1985)
2. Crowded House – Don’t Dream It’s Over (1986)
3. Depeche Mode – Halo (1990)
4. INXS – Need You Tonight (1987)
5. The Beastie Boys – The New Style (1986)
6. The New Pornographers – Bleeding Heart Show (2005)
7. U2 – Ultraviolet (Light My Way) (1991)
8. A Tribe Called Quest – Award Tour (1993)
9. Crowded House – Fall At Your Feet (1991)
10. Public Enemy – Fight The Power (1989)
11. The Chemical Brothers – Galvanize (2005)
12. Tori Amos – Silent All These Years (1991)
13. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Zero (2009)
14. Hunters & Collectors – Throw Your Arms Around Me (1986)
15. The National – Secret Meeting (2005)
16. The Beastie Boys – The Sounds Of Science (1989)
17. Vinx – I’ll Give My All To You (1991)
18. The Killers – Read My Mind (2007)
19. Girl Talk – Feed The Animals (2008)
20. Texas – I Don’t Want A Lover (1989)
21. Crowded House – Locked Out (1993)
22. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart (1980)
23. Hole – Celebrity Skin (1998)
24. Depeche Mode – See You (1982)
25. City And Colour – Sleeping Sickness (2007)
26 + The Rest Seriously How Did These Not Make The Top 25 But Putting Them Here Is Totally Not Cheating
- No Doubt – Spiderwebs
- New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
- Robyn – Hang With Me
- Yaz – Only You
- Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
- Garbage – Temptation Waits
- M.I.A. – Boyz
- Enya – Boadicea
- Florence + The Machine – Shake It Out
- DJ Kool – Let Me Clear My Throat
- Paul Simon – The Boy In The Bubble
- Talk Talk – It’s My Life
- Deee-Lite – Groove Is In The Heart
- Editors – All Sparks
- dj BC – Everybody’s Everyday Girl (Everybody’s Everyday Girl (Fleetwood Mac vs. Snoop Dogg vs. Kanye West vs. Q-Tip vs. Capleton Mashup)
- Erasure – Chorus
- Eurythmics – Thorn In My Side
- Sean Paul – Like Glue
- Solange – Losing You
- Missy Elliot – Let It Bump
- Robbie Robertson – Somewhere Down the Crazy River
- The Watchmen – All Uncovered
- Beck – Nicotine & Gravy
- Björk – Big Time Sensuality
- MC Lyte – Paper Thin
- Q-Tip – Breathe and Stop
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