The DU Top 100

[mix]

The first 100 posts will constitute the unofficial DU top 100 favorite tunes (at least for 10/30). All others will constitute Volume II.

Only one post and one song allowed.

Radiohead, Pyramid Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M_Gg1xAHE4

[EastTennesseeDem]

1. Modest Mouse - Cowboy Dan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hXaulkcSNQ

[XemaSab]

29. Parting of the Sensory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k_h9g4eoAI

[XemaSab]

31. Heart Cooks Brain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2qgEl4KWB4

[Tobin S.]

2. Dear God by XTC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk41Gbjljfo

[debbierlus]

6. My husband made the most HILARIOUS video to this song, check it out:

Yes, this is my soul mate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cKC2WPkAIE

Lip sync with footage from the kids show Zoom!

:)

[Tobin S.]

12. That's going to give me nightmares.

[flvegan]

3. Beastie Boys, "So Whatcha Want"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzaFGMQRBfs&feature=PlayList&p=FD931EF13645D967&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=23

[mix]

14. +1

brilliant!

[mix]

58. I had to watch that again...insane chemistry between those three. nt

[flvegan]

65. They're the best.

Looking forward to the new record that should be out in a couple months.

[mix]

66. I've never seen them live, but heard the legendary stories of their shows.

Have you seen them?

[flvegan]

67. Every time they've come to town since 1990.

Somewhere around 10 times or so. The last one, Mix Master Mike came out through the audience and walked right past me. Best part of their show, is that you know the rap won't change, but the music they're rapping over just might.

Not like seeing them live, but I highly recommend picking up a copy of "Awesome, I Fucking Shot That" their DVD of a concert they did at Madison Square Garden that was shot by a hundred cameras they handed out to the crowd.

Couple excerpts:

Brass Monkey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBbQyXZvkbA

Pass the Mic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUP2vdEmAmA

[Ptah]

4. Boogie Woogie -- -- Anita O'Day at her finest----->

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnbaRDqFS_E

[Danger Mouse]

5. The Beach Boys - Till I Die

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcUeSDMll5s

[abq e streeter]

15. what an incredibly beautiful song, as is the one that follows it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hYIlH4nOEo

[Danger Mouse]

16. I need this album pretty badly, I think.

[abq e streeter]

19. it's pretty amazing--maybe a clunker or two on it, but overall, it's ,well...amazing

I have it on both vinyl and CD. I read Brian's autobiography, Wouldn't it Be Nice ( I suspect much of it was ghostwritten by the notorious Dr. Landy, even though it has "with Todd Gold" on the cover) ...but the story of how he came to write Till I Die is really moving...it ends with " I wanted each note to sound as if it was disappearing into the hugeness of the universe."

[Capn Sunshine]

72. One of the all time best Beach Boy songs

Of course how can you pick between those and "In My Room"........

[Danger Mouse]

7. By the way, will I be disqualified from the thread...

if I start submitting songs by nickelback and fergie to be cheeky? :P

[Iggo]

9. I vote Yes and No.

Ferguson gets a pop-tart pass.

[mix]

10. no

but you will be voted off the island

[enigmatic]

8. "Jimmy Bell's In Town"- 15-60-75

http://recluseshow.blogspot.com/2009/10/jimmy-bells-in-town-15-60-75-numbers.html

[abq e streeter]

11. didn't want to take a chance that no one else would post the Swingin' Medallions, so...

http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgMQkEz5Uvs


it wasn't wine that I had too much of, it was a...double shot of my baby's love.

[GOPisEvil]

13. "Pretty O.K." by The Wrens

No youtube link. Lo siento mucho.

[Richardo]

17. Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6LO3LEk_bw

[Bunny]

46. +1,000

Love that video! :thumbsup:

[greendog]

18. "Papa Wants A Cookie" ~ Leroy Carr And Scrapper Blackwell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgwWXKfhCVk&feature=related

[leeroysphitz]

20. Yes -South Side Of The Sky. /thread

[Capn Sunshine]

21. Gimme Shelter- Rolling Stones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJMnES7WoT4

[Ptah]

35. Excellent addition!

Thanks.

:thumbsup:

[mix]

61. that could be a personal anthem...it haunts you nt

[UrbScotty]

22. Don't Stop Believing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfUYuIVbFg0

[LeftyMom]

23. Propaghandi- Hallie does Hebron

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZBW4IENSRU

Yep, I changed my mind and edited. Same band. Deal.

[NYC_SKP]

24. Taj Mahal - Ain't Gwine To Whistle Dixie (live)

For some very nice jazz, horns, percussion, from the original album "The Real Thing" and included on "The Essential Taj Mahal" and "The Best of Taj Mahal".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4e9SUwL4JM&feature=PlayList&p=AC2E164A850FE4AA&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=24



I've developed the habit of listening to this whenever taxiing before departure.

Led Zeppelin "Kashmir" plays during takeoff.

:P

[abq e streeter]

27. what a fantastic song and album--Democratic Congressman John Hall on guitar too!

also had possibly the greatest song title in history on that album: You Ain't No Streetwalker Mama, Honey But I Sure Do Love the Way You Strut Your Stuff.

I still perform Taj's version of You're Gonna need Somebody on Your Bond from time to time ( minus the horn section unfortunately)

[NYC_SKP]

28. OMG, THAT John Hall?! I never made the connection.

and yes, lol the song titles...

I've held dear "the Real Thing" through the ages, vinyl, eight-track tape, cassette, CDs, now MP3.

Thanks for enlightening me!

:toast:

[abq e streeter]

30. Yep, THAT John Hall...pretty cool, huh? (and I still just have it in good ol' vinyl)

and back atcha: :toast:

[Kutjara]

25. "Maybe Tomorrow" - The Stereophonics

[redwitch]

26. Souvenirs

John Prine

[fishwax]

32. I Prefer the Darker Side of Life -- by Steve Pride and His Blood Kin

[S n o w b a l l]

33. Talk Talk - I believe in you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cIWsQuYVeg&feature=related

Hard to choose just one from them though.

[valerief]

34. Blossom Dearie sings "Rhode Island is Famous for You"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig2daWp-Pls

[LostInAnomie]

36. Wesley Willis - Suck My Dog's Dick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTD39QwEYn8

[mix]

38. He had an interesting life and career, I had never heard of him, thanks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Willis

[Lucy Goosey]

37. "Mississippi" by Dylan, performed by the Dixie Chicks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J28N3R5NTDM

[denbot]

39. Grateful Dead. Ripple

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVdTQ3OPtGY

If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine
And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung,
Would you hear my voice come thru the music,
Would you hold it near as it were your own?

It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken,
Perhaps they're better left unsung.
I don't know, don't really care
Let there be songs to fill the air.

Ripple in still water,
When there is no pebble tossed,
Nor wind to blow.

Reach out your hand if your cup be empty,
If your cup is full may it be again,
Let it be known there is a fountain,
That was not made by the hands of men.

There is a road, no simple highway,
Between the dawn and the dark of night,
And if you go no one may follow,
That path is for your steps alone.

Ripple in still water,
When there is no pebble tossed,
Nor wind to blow.

You who choose to lead must follow
But if you fall you fall alone,
If you should stand then whos to guide you?
If I knew the way I would take you home.

La dee da da da, la da da da da, da da da, da da, da da da da da
La da da da, la da da, da da, la da da da, la da, da da.

[bluesbassman]

40. Rolling Stones- Can't You Hear Me Knockin'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpQNxK17elQ

[LynneSin]

41. Danke Schoen by Wayne Newton

:hide:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyCQ6vKqgnU

[Tuesday Afternoon]

56. stop it

:rofl:

[Sugarcoated]

42. The Kinks

Tired Of Waiting For You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz64hWng2vM

[Martin Eden]

52. God Save the Kinks!

I have too many favorite Kinks songs to single out just one, but http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/the-kinks-arthur-or-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-british-empire.htm">Arthur is their most beloved album for me.

[sakabatou]

43. "Final Distance" by Utada Hikaru

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-bncUDtNCU

[Moondog]

44. Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuTiTfbfy7Q

[Broken_Hero]

45. Hate Me/Succubus by Five Finger Death Punch

Been jamming to this for weeks....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOK30w4I4Dc

[Tuesday Afternoon]

47. Dixie Chicks-Traveling Soldier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3b1AQFsPcc

Two days past eighteen
He was waiting for the bus in his army green
Sat down in a booth at a cafe there
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
He's a little shy so she gives him a smile
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
And talking to me,
I'm feeling a little low
She said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go

So they went down and they sat on the pier
He said I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care
I got no one to send a letter to
Would you mind if I sent one back here to you

Chorus: I cry
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never Born to be alone when the letter said
Soldier's coming home

So the letters came from an army camp

From california then vietnam
And he told her of his heart
It might be love and all of the things he was so scared of
He said when it's getting kinda rough over here
I think of that day sittin' down at the pier
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for awhile

One friday night at a football game
The lord's prayer said and the anthem sang
A man said folks would you bow your heads
For a list of local vietnam dead
Crying all alone under the stands
Was a piccolo player in the marching band
And one name read and nobody really cared
But a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair

I cried never gonna hold the hand of another guy too young for him they told her waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier our love will never end waitin' for the soldier to come back again never more to be alone when the letter said soldier's coming, {repeat chorus}

[Sugarcoated]

55. Love love love the Chicks!

I hope they're working on an album.

[Phentex]

48. Peace Train

any artist :)

[lightningandsnow]

49. "Astronaut" by Amanda Palmer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O6GqCwjh-k

[Martin Eden]

50. Pink Floyd -- Us and Them

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlY-JlE5ZCo

Us, and them
And after all were only ordinary men.
Me, and you.
God only knows it's not what we would choose to do.
Forward he cried from the rear
And the front rank died.
And the general sat and the lines on the map
Moved from side to side.
Black and blue
And who knows which is which and who is who.
Up and down.
But in the end it's only round and round.
Haven't you heard it's a battle of words
The poster bearer cried.
Listen son, said the man with the gun
There's room for you inside.

I mean, they're not gunna kill ya, so if you give em a quick short,
Sharp, shock, they wont do it again. dig it? I mean he get off
Lightly, cos I wouldve given him a thrashing - I only hit him once!
It was only a difference of opinion, but really...i mean good manners
Don't cost nothing do they, eh?

Down and out
It can't be helped but there's a lot of it about.
With, without.
And wholl deny it's what the fightings all about?
Out of the way, it's a busy day
Ive got things on my mind.
For the want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

51. If there was ever an invitation to be Rick-Rolled ...

but I ain't gonna do it

:hi:

[mix]

62. go for it

:hi:

[DainBramaged]

53. Teddybears w/Iggy Pop - Punk Rocker

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2pwgg_teddybears-feat-iggy-pop-punkrocker_music

[ixion]

54. Pink Floyd: On the Turning Away

One of my favs...but there are so many good songs out there. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqHBL1CIq_w

[Forkboy]

57. Shining - Besvikelsens Dystra Monotoni

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Hyp93fxHE

[kid a]

59. radiohead - paranoid android

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmCJ3TW2hqA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnfXvPBV1dA&feature=fvw

[Blue-Jay]

60. Ziggy Marley & The Chieftains - Redemption Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnJgIq48C9k

[Peregrine Took]

63. "Dance to the Reel in the Flickering Light" by the great Christy Moore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWDStK5Mni0

Listen to the lyrics - they are so funny.

[flvegan]

64. Faith No More, "Ashes to Ashes"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6oKhMPemjY

and live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPh8yGUnWog&feature=PlayList&p=E84DDDA1567A9614&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=6

and for a hoot, reason #244 why Mike Patton is the king of the world

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKDvJTxZDbA

[Adams Wulff]

68. The Clash - The Magnificent Seven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A5u_mWG11k

[Initech]

69. Frank Zappa - Heavenly Bank Account

And if these words you do not heed
Your pocketbook just kinda might recede
When some man comes along and claims a godly need
He will clean you out right through your tweed

That's right, remember there is a big difference between kneeling down and bending over . . .

He's got twenty million dollars
In his Heavenly Bank Account . . .
All from those chumps who was
Born again
Oh yeah, oh yeah

He's got seven limousines
And a private plane . . .
All for the use of his
Special Friends
Oh yeah, oh yeah

He's got thousand-dollar suits
And a Wembley Tie . . .
Girls love to stroke it
While he's on the phone
Oh yeah, oh yeah

At the House of Representatives
He's a groovy guy . . .
When he Gives Thanks
He is not alone . . .

He is dealin'
He is really dealin'
IRS can't determine
Where The Hook is

It is easy with the Bible
To pretend that
You're in Show Biz
(And a-one, and a-two, and a . . . )

They won't get him
They will never get him
For the naughty stuff
That he did
(No no no no, no no no no . . . )

It is best in cases like this
To pretend that
You are stupid
(DOH . . . )

He's got Presidential Help
All along the way
He says the grace
While the lawyers chew
Oh yeah
They sure do

And the Governors agree to say:
"He's a lovely man!"
He makes it easier for
Them to screw
All of you . . .
Yes, that's true!

'Cause he helps put The Fear of God
In the Common Man
Snatchin' up money
Everywhere he can
Oh yeah
Oh yeah

He's got twenty million dollars
In his Heavenly Bank Account
You ain't got nothin', people
(TAX THE CHURCHES!)
You ain't got nothin', people
(TAX THE BUSINESSES
OWNED BY THE CHURCHES!)
You ain't got nothin', people
Thank the man . . . oh yeah

That's right
You ain't got nothin'
And they got it all
And your miserable ass
Is up against the wall
The only thing you have not tried
It's the sport of chumps
And that's SUICIDE

[Tikki]

70. "Senses Working Overtime".....XTC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkboXFd9dDU
HA! Look at the last two letters of the link above..
That should make it official....

Tikki

[liberaltrucker]

71. Golden Earring-Twilight Zone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQt6bHRzGaA

OK, so I'm dating myself. Sue me.

:)



Somewhere in a lonely hotel room
there’s a guy starting to realize
That eternal fate has turned it's back on him
It's two a.m.

It's two a.m. the fear has gone
I'm sitting here waitin' the gun still warm
Maybe my connection is tired of taken chances
Yeah there's a storm on the loose sirens in my head
I'm wrapped up in silence all circuits are dead
I cannot decode
my whole life spins into a frenzy

Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
The place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go
Now that I've gone too far
Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
The place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go
Now that I've gone too far
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone

I'm falling down a spiral
destination unknown
A double crossed Messenger
all alone
I can't get no connection
I can't get through
Where are you
Well the night weighs heavy on his guilty mind
This far from the borderline
And when the hitman comes
He knows damn well he has been cheated
And he says

Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
the place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go
Now that I've gone too far
Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
The place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go
Now that I've gone too far
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
When the bullet hits the bone

(Musical interlude)

Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
The place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go
Now that I've gone too far
Help I'm steppin' into the twilight zone
The place is a madhouse
Feels like being cloned
My beacon's been moved under moon and star
Where am I to go
Now that I've gone too far
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone
Soon you will come to know
When the bullet hits the bone

When the bullet hits the bone uh-huha
When the bullet hits the bone
When the bullet hits the bone uh-huha
When the bullet hits the bone
When the bullet hits the bone uh-huha
When the bullet hits the bone
When the bullet hits the bone uh-huha
When the bullet hits the bo:)

[pscot]

73. Mohamed's Radio

Warren Zevon

[Capn Sunshine]

74. In My Life, the Beatles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d8VX8tcgao

Hard to pick just one Beatles tune, but a top 100 list can not be without them.