Top 5 Songs

[blackwidow]

Its too hard to pick a top 5

THis week its:

Dear God-XTC
King for a Day-XTC
Mayor of Simpleton-XTC
Only A Lad-Boingo
We Close Our Eyes-Boingo
Nineteen Forever-Joe Jackson
What's So Funny 'bout Peace Love and Understanding-Elvis Costello


Been listening to XTC a lot this week.

[Skarp]

Only A Lad-Boingo

Had other interests
He liked to burn things!

Love that song...right up there with Reptiles and Samurai

[blackwidow]

Lyrics are Pure genius:
last bit....................

It's not his fault that he can't behave
Society made him go astray
Perhaps if we're nice he'll go away
Perhaps he'll go away
He'll go away-ay

Only a lad
He really couldn't help it
Only a lad
He didn't want to do it
Only a lad
He's underprivileged and abused
Perhaps a little bit confused

Hey there Johnny- you really don't fool me
You get away with murder
And you think it's funny
You don't give a damn if we live or if we die
Hey there Johnny boy
I hope you fry!

[artomatic]

Well then, you have to include some DEVO in there:

Gut Feeling:
something about the way you taste
makes me want to clear my throat

and of course:

Mongoloid:
mongoloid he was a mongoloid
happier than you and me
mongoloid he was a mongoloid
and it determined what he
could see
mongoloid he was a mongoloid
one chromosome too many
mongoloid he was a mongoloid
and it determined what he
could see
and he wore a hat
and he had a job
and he brought home the bacon
so that no one knew
mongoloid he was a mongoloid
his friends were unaware
mongoloid he was a mongoloid
nobody even cared

DEVO was somewhat of a novelty, but you can't deny their influence on today's music, AND they were one of the first bands to make music videos...

[Skarp]

Ahhh, Devo...

It's a beautiful world we live in
Sweet romantic place
Beautiful people everywhere
The way they show they care
Makes me want to say
It's a beautiful world
For you
For you
For you
It's not for me

And who can forget Working in a Coal Mine

Lord...
I am soooo tired
How loooong can this go oooon

[DOUBLE_L]

Devo's first album was so good. I thought of putting it on my favorite debut albums. After whip it they pretty much were doomed to write rugrat sountracks.

I suffer from the same problem my kids do.Which is I like a song, play it to death and never want to hear it again. So it is hard to come up with a favorite song.
Right now I have been ruining Weezer's greatest man that ever lived.

[GIMNEPIWO]

Interesting which of these threads really take off and which do not. I would have expected more play on the "best songs" thread, since people are generally very passionate about their music.

For me ... because I pick bluegrass .... but my musical tastes are so eclectic ... to narrow it down to anywhere near 5 songs would be crazy ... I thought about posting by genre but couldn't do that either ...

[Ace]

Journey, Dont Stop Believin holds all five spots.

[Skarp]

Journey, Dont Stop Believin holds all five spots.

Ace, sometimes I worry about you.

[GIMNEPIWO]

Journey, Dont Stop Believin holds all five spots.

Ace, sometimes I worry about you.

Hey ... at least it wasn't Sugar Sugar by the Archies ... or even worse ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG1SVKipKZE
.... and with all due respect, my Mate sez it would have been scarier if this was Ace's top five
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hINU4_DAZVw