This is Part VII of oLahav's Top 100 Songs List: songs 40-31
Part 7, aren't you excited?
This is the seventh part of my very own 100 favorite songs list.
This is by no means a conclusive or significant list, so feel free
to make your own competitive list. But just because I'd like to
share my musical taste, I'm putting this right up on LearnHub.
Cool!
if you didn't catch the first few parts, here's:
Part I
Part II
Part III
Part IV
Part V
Part VI
Way up there, aren't we? We're having songs 40-31 in this part. There are only a very few open spots left in my list, so this is prime time to insert your replies and suggestions. And make sure check out the discussion where you get to post your own favourite songs!
And now, on with the songs!
Song 40: Don't Stop by Fleetwood Mac. I've always enjoyed singing this one. Note that this being featured on the Clinton campaign seriously has little to do with the fact… it's an awesome optimistic song from a truly great band. Buckingham and McVie deliver the lyrics with real passion. You seriously should give it a listen if you don't know it- it's here.
Song 39: Crazy by Gnarls Barkley (hopefully I spelled that right). This song brings me back to last year, which was a good year for me, it kept coming up on the radio every day, sometimes twice a day with the Nelly Furtado version, but that version is awful. The original stays true to funky root of insanity, which everyone can enjoy. Take a look at this psychedelic video right here.
Song 38: Time, by Pink Floyd. What can be considered as one of the best albums in existence, the Dark Side of the Moon contains many great songs (well, only 9, but they're longish). Other than synching up with the Wizard of Oz, it's a master album. Time is my favourite song from the Dark Side album, mostly because it talks about how time passes more quickly as you get older, mostly because there's more of the past to miss. It's an awesome song. Here is a sample.
Song 37: I Saved the World Today, by Eurythmics. One of their newer songs, it's also one of their better ones. It's a very positive-ish song with a great tune, and it's got Annie Lennox, which is usually a good thing. But Lennox really delivers some simple and powerful singing on this one. And if "everybody's happy now", why shouldn't you be? Take a look here.
Song 36: Purple Haze, by the one and only Jimi Hendrix. By far his best song, when I hear the beginning part of that song I'm already excited. This is real guitar playing, not the amateur stuff, this is a guy who doesn't care about anything, he just makes music because he likes doing it and sounds good. And it really sounds good. I don't really know what the purple haze is all about, metaphorically speaking, but who cares. Here is old Jimi playing.
Song 35: All I Ever Wanted, by Santana. From one guitar legend to another, Santana is easily one of the best masters there ever were. His band combined rock with Latin influences and great rhythm. This song is a personal favourite, just because it really really rocks. Just try not to scream "All I ever wanted" along with the music, it's not possible. You can check it out here.
Song 34: Eye of the Tiger, by Survivor. Although I'm not a fan of Stallone, this is probably the best thing he's partially responsible for. Eye of the Tiger is a classic, featured in pretty much every annoying commercial you can think of. It's kind of a simple song, but then it's also raw power. It the Eye… of the Tiger! Listen to some here.
Song 33: Roll Over Beethoven, by the Electric Light Orchestra, ELO. One of the very rare occasions where a band turned a classic song into a cover that's so much better than the original, it's their own. Roll Over was a Chuck Berry song first covered by the Beatles, and all was quiet… until Jeff Lynne and his orchestra came along. Adding extended solos by classical instruments and a classic opening from the 5th, this cover became ELO's signature song. It's hard to appreciate without seeing it live, so here it is.
Song 32: Murder Incorporated, Bruce Springsteen. Leave it to the boss to come up with this positive name for a song. Most people don't consider it one of his best… but not being an American it's harder for me to related to most of his songs. Murder Inc. is a nice one, for no special reason really. But you should still give it a listen, here.
Song 31: Five Years, David Bowie. Let's finish the day off with the Bowie. Straight from his best album about Ziggy comes this first song about the simple fact that world's going to end in… five years. This album is a must-listen, in my opinion a possibly greater masterpiece than Dark Side, and Five Years only starts the story up. Again, you can't help but shout "five years" at the end there, I know I definitely can't. Here's Mr. Bowie at his prime.
Thanks for reading! That's all for now. Wait up for Part VIII, it's going to be great.
