What are your top 10 favorite songs?

[Breaker deGodot]

A few minutes ago I saw a similar thread asking people to list their top 10 favorite albums, so I'm curious about what are your favorite SONGS? After all, some albums are better as a whole, and don't necessarily have great stand-alone songs. I'll start us off:

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1. Morning Theft - Jeff Buckley
Expect to see Jeff a lot on this list. The beautiful lyrics in this song really get to me.

2. I Know We Could Be So Happy Baby (If We Wanted To Be) - Jeff Buckley
Hehe, told you. This song isn't really for everyone, but the insistent percussion and haunting vocals get under my skin. The poor audio quality somehow enhances the atmosphere.

3. Idioteque - Radiohead
I'm not a huge fan of Kid A for the most part, but this is the shining moment of that album IMO. There is something beautifully trancelike to this song that I can't quite pin down.

4. Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) - Arcade Fire
This is definitely one of the hardest songs Arcade Fire ever produced, and it ROCKS. As always with AC, the lyrics are fantastic, and the vocals are exuberant.

5. Grace - Jeff Buckley
This is the next to last Buckley song on the list, and it's probably the most popular. I absolutely adore the lyrics to this song, which talk about how love makes death lose its sting.

6. Hurt - Johnny Cash
The best cover ever recorded by far. It takes a Nine Inch Nails song that was overwrought to begin with, and turns it into an absolute masterpiece.

7. Lover, You Should've Come Over - Jeff Buckley
Ok, THIS is the last Buckley song on the list. This one makes the cut due to the absolutely fantastic vocals, achingly romantic lyrics, and sweet ending.

8. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
The prettiest song Paul Simon ever wrote, "Bridge" is the apex of their career (Great praise considering they also wrote "America", "The Boxer", and "The Sound of Silence".)

9. Gotta Knock a Little Harder - The Seatbelts
Wow. Just wow. Cowboy Bebop really did have an amazing soundtrack. This soulful masterpiece is my favorite part of it for sure. See you, space cowboy.

10. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
Maybe a bit sentimental on my part, but this song has a lot of memories attached to it for me.

What about you guys?

 

[Total LOLige]

I'm more of an album guy but I'll do my best to compile a varied list that isn't dominated by one band. It's not in any real order of awesomeness. If I hadn't wanted to make a varied list there would be more Kasabian songs.

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This is my favourite song

 

[Dark Link]

Hmm...at the moment, these:

The Warrior's Code - Dropkick Murphys
Girl's Not Grey - AFI
Nord Mead - Miracle of Sound
Drunken Sailor - The Fighting Jamesons
Icarus - Michael McCann
Icarus - Trash80
Skyrim - Lindsey Stirling & Peter Hollens
All My Best Friends Are Metalheads - Less Than Jake
Rasputin - Turisas
Shipwrecked - Alestorm

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

I prefer the NIN version of Hurt.

But at the moment:

Killswitch Engage- The Arms of Sorrow
Every Time I Die- Underwater Bimbos From Outer Space
Kvelertak- Blodtorst
Walk Of The Earth- Somebody I Used To Know
Skindred- Cut Dem
Nirvana- Lounge Act
Rob Zombie- Mars Needs Women
Machine Head- Darkness Within
Parkway Drive- Romance Is Dead
Black Keys- Everlasting Light

 

[bobmus]

1. Terrible Love (Alternate Version) - The National
2. Unfinished Business - White Lies
3. Float On - Modest Mouse
4. Always Like This - Bombay Bicycle Club
5. Munich - Editors
6. Welcome Home, Son - Radical Face
7. Let's Dance To Joy Division - The Wombats
8. Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
9. England - The National
10. The City - Patrick Wolf

 

[The Artificially Prolonged]

Oh difficult so many favourites only ten spaces. Here a list of what I guess is my top ten at the moment

Desolation Row - Bob Dyan
The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkal
Plastic Fantastic lover - Jefferson Airplane
Wondr'ing Aloud - Jethro Tull
The Wasp - The Doors
Animal - The Kinks
Blown a wish - My Bloody Valentine
Wish Fullfillment - Sonic Youth
Suburban War - Arcade Fire
Some Girls - Rolling Stones

 

[Breaker deGodot]

I prefer the NIN version of Hurt.

Yeah, I suppose that I'm in a bit of a minority regarding the NIN version. I've got nothing against Trent Reznor, but I think that Hurt is one of his more phoned in songs. Also, I totally agree with you about Everlasting Light. Kickass song.

 

[Rooster893]

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1. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Purple Stain
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2. Beck - Beercan
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3. Butthole Surfers - Space
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4. Pearl Jam - Porch
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5. Interpol - Leif Erikson
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6. R.E.M. - King of Birds
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7. Radiohead - Subterranean Homesick Alien
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8. Metallica - Leper Messiah
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9. Rage Against the Machine - Bullet in the Head
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10. Nirvana - Territorial Pissings
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And there you have it.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

I prefer the NIN version of Hurt.

Yeah, I suppose that I'm in a bit of a minority regarding the NIN version. I've got nothing against Trent Reznor, but I think that Hurt is one of his more phoned in songs. Also, I totally agree with you about Everlasting Light. Kickass song.

Most people I know seem to prefer the Cash version. I really like both, but I think I find it easier to relate to the NIN version. To me, the Cash one is an old man looking back on his life, but the NIN version is a younger man in despair. There was a time last year when I was really down in the dumps, and since then I just seemed to understand it more.

 

[Baron von Blitztank]

10: Peacemaker - Green Day
9: Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz
8: Patricia - The Pillows
7: King for a Day - Green Day
6: Mining All Day Long - Miracle of Sound
5: Uprising - Muse
4: In One Ear - Cage the Elephant
3: Look Alive Sunshine/Na Na Na - My Chemical Romance
2: Dance Soterios Johnson - Jonathan Coulton
1: Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Probably not that accurate, especially since my list keeps changing. This is probably the best you'll get for the current times

 

[Launcelot111]

In some order:

Japandroids- Young Hearts Spark Fire
Television- Marquee Moon
Battles- Atlas
The National- Fake Empire
LCD Soundsystem- All My Friends
M83- Teen Angst
Pavement- Grounded
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- Loom of the Land
Titus Andronicus- A More Perfect Union
Muddy Waters- Got My Mojo Workin'

 

[Toaster Hunter]

In no particular order:

40:1 by Sabaton
Guardians of Asgard by Amon Amarth
Prelude to War by Bear McCreary
Nemo by Nightwish
Hotel California by the Eagles
The Warrior Song, Hard Corps by Sean Householder
Losing My Religion by REM
Monster by Paramore
The Haunting (Somewhere in Time) by Kamelot feat. Simone Simmons
Sons of Odin by Manowar

 

[Ambitiousmould]

1.bohemian rhapsody (did i spell it right?)-Queen
back in the USSR - the Beatles
ogre battle -Queen
crazy little thing called love -Queen
7 seas of rhye -Queen
octopus's garden -the Beatles
revolution -the Beatles
sovngarde song -Miralce of Sound
free bird -lynyrd skynyrd
killer queen -Queen

maybe, not sure about my 10th. they're not in oreder (except bohemian rhapsody-best song ever)
i don't listen to music that much but basically i'll listen to any classic rock/rock n roll. i like some rock. i also like stuff such as miracle of sound.
i also like some comedy songs such as bill bailey, wierd al etc.
absolutley no drum and bass, dubstep, rap, any of that nonsense. i seem to hate a lot of 'popular' songs and i dislike pretty much all pop.

i don't know music that well, but i know what i like.

 

[Dango]

1. the pillows- Carnival
2. the pillows- Little Busters
3. the pillows- Ride on Shooting Star
4. the pillows- Last Dinosaur
5. the pillows- Hybrid Rainbow
6. the pillows- Rush
7. the pillows- Winning Come Back
8. the pillows Bran-New Lovesong
9. the pillows Crazy Sunshine
10. the pillows- Stalker

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[Captain Pirate]

In no particular order:
Deftones - Sextape
Biffy Clyro - Toys, Toys, Toys, Choke, Toys, Toys, Toys*
Linkin Park - Waiting For The End
Enter Shikari - Gandhi Mate, Gandhi
Muse - Bliss
Rage Against The Machine - Sleep Now In The Fire
My Chemical Romance - Planetary (GO!)
Fall Out Boy - G.I.N.A.S.F.S.
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Milk Lizard
letlive. - Le Prolouge/The Sick, Sick, 6.8 Billion

[small]*Though asking me to choose a favourite Biffy song is pointless, so I just chose one of my favourites.[/small]

 

[Philol]

1. Blue Moon - Frank Sinatra
2. Königgrätzer Marsch - Berlin Philharmonic
3. Yankee Doodle - Robert Shaw
4. Man On the Moon - R.E.M
5. British Grenadiers - US Army Strings
6. Pachelbel's Canon in D Major - Pachelbel Orchestra
7. Hush, Hush, Hush (Here Comes The Bogeyman) - Henry Hall
8. Ain't That a Kick In the Head - Dean Martin
9. I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire - The Ink Spots
10. Dear Hearts and Gentle People - Bob Crosby and the Bobcats

Respectively

 

[lRookiel]

Incoming quite a bit of In flames..

1: In flames - Come clarity
2: In flames - The Chosen pessimist
3: In flames - Dead end
4: In flames - Crawl through knives
5: In flames - Reflect the storm
6: Shinedown - If you only knew
7: Gorillaz - Feel good inc.
8: As I lay dying - Sound of truth
9: 30 seconds to mars - The kill
10: In flames - Man made god (BEST INSTRUMENTAL EVAR!)

 

[3quency]

Hmm... in no order whatsoever:
The Modern Leper - Frightened Rabbit
If You're Into it - Flight of the Conchords
This Too Shall Pass - OK Go
The King of Carrot Flowers Pt 1 - Neutral Milk Hotel
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips
Ana Ng - They Might Be Giants
It's Thunder and It's Lightning - We Were Promised Jetpacks
July, July! - The Decemberists
My Beloved Monster - Eels
and...
Violent Pornography - System of a Down

Sheesh, that was a lot harder than I thought it would be.

captcha: Jack be nimble. Wow.

 

[Ambitiousmould]

Hmm... in no order whatsoever:
The Modern Leper - Frightened Rabbit
If You're Into it - Flight of the Conchords
This Too Shall Pass - OK Go
The King of Carrot Flowers Pt 1 - Neutral Milk Hotel
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips
Ana Ng - They Might Be Giants
It's Thunder and It's Lightning - We Were Promised Jetpacks
July, July! - The Decemberists
My Beloved Monster - Eels
and...
Violent Pornography - System of a Down

Sheesh, that was a lot harder than I thought it would be.

captcha: Jack be nimble. Wow.

i completely forgot to mention flight of the conchords! too many mother uckers, the humans are dead, if your into it and hiphopapotomous are my faves

 

[Shock and Awe]

If you're gonna do something might as well do it right,

And this list is a little sketchy in actual order but its generally correct in that respect. I'm also using the one song per group rule.

Spoiler: 10.Sold-John Michael Montgomery

Spoiler: 9.Lose Yourself-Eminem

Spoiler: 8.Hearts on Fire-Hammerfall

Spoiler: 5.I've Just Seen a Face-The Beatles

Spoiler: 4.Made In America-Toby Keith

Spoiler: 3. Hallowed Be Thy Name-Iron Maiden

Spoiler: 2.Hurt-Johnny Cash

Spoiler: 1.Talvisota-Sabaton

So basically I listen to mostly Metal and Country with a lot of other stuff thrown in.