Sadchild's top 333 fav songs of all ever

[sadchild]

#285 EMF "Unbelievable"

"OH!!!" My wife hates it, but my son and I love it. The second song on my list to sample the break beat from "Ashley's Roachclip" (the first was #322). Certainly a much better use of it than behind every other song on Milli Vanilli's debut album.

 

[HecticArt]

I love that song too. I listened to that CD a lot back in the day.
The beat is cool. It's in a ton of songs and remixes.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

They sound a lot like U2. In fact I attributed this song to U2 until the days of digital radio displays.

 

[sadchild]

#284 Billy Falcon "The Little Girl Who Changed The World"

Billy Falcon's story is an interesting one. TLDR = Gets signed, band flops, wife dies of cancer, Jon Bon Jovi mentions to someone he remembers seeing Falcon perform in the 70s, that person tells someone else who tells Falcon, songwriting partnership with JBJ begins, Falcon scores a solo top 40 hit with "Power Windows" & goes from rags to riches, his next album tanks, he shelves the following album, then releases it 15 years later. THAT album has four songs on there that rip my heart out and make me eat it slowly, especially this one.

 

[scotchandcigar]

They sound a lot like U2. In fact I attributed this song to U2 until the days of digital radio displays.

I don't see the resemblance.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I don't see the resemblance.

I'm not sure I see the resemblance either. I hear it though.

 

[HecticArt]

I don't hear the similarity.

 

[sadchild]

#283 Michael Jackson "Billie Jean"

Do I even have to type anything in this spot?

 

[Aaron]

Something wrong with you if you don't feel that bass playing by the great Louis Johnson.

That whole Thriller album was made by an all-star cast of great musicians.

 

[sadchild]

#282 Police "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"

Andy: I was saying, 'What the f*** is this? This is not the Police sound'
Stewart: I remember saying, 'Okay put up Sting's original demo and I'll show you how crummy it is.'

So glad they finally relented!

 

[HecticArt]

Those guys could never get along. It's a miracle we got as much good stuff out of them as we did.

 

[Aaron]

Great song that I wish ended about two minutes sooner

 

[sadchild]

@HecticArt TRUTH!

@Aaron TRUTH!

 

[sadchild]

#281 Clash "Rock The Casbah"

I'm not a fan of punk. But sometimes when a punk band crosses over into a more mainstream rock sound, I really dig it. Rancid "Ruby Soho" and ALL "Million Bucks" are two more examples (that are on my 500+ list, but not in the 333). As for Clash, I also like "Train In Vain" and "Radio Clash". "Should I Stay" is alright.

 

[HecticArt]

When the Clash came out, it took me a little while to warm up to them. Unfortunately it took me wayyyy too long to catch on to Big Audio Dynamite. I would have liked to have heard more music from them.

 

[sadchild]

#280 New Order "Regret"

They're mainly known for their synth-heavy songs like "Bizarre Love Triangle" and "Blue Monday". I like so much snythpop/new wave that one could easily think I'm really into this band, but not so much. However, when they grabbed Johnny Marr's Fender Pro to record this one, it was an instant classic in my book! Two members formed Bad Lieutenant after this, keeping that more guitar-driven sound.

 

[Aaron]

That is a good song. I don't hear it as much as the other two that you mentioned. I really like Bizarre Love Triangle.

 

[HecticArt]

Those guys put out some good music through a few bands.
I need to check out Bad Lieutenant.

 

[sadchild]

#279 Sublime "What I Got"

I'm not sure it's possible to dislike this song. Somehow they pulled off 'bad-ass' AND 'feel-good' at the same time.

 

[sadchild]

#278 Peter Gabriel "Mercy Street"

I don't know what he's singing about in this song (he was inspired by a poet who committed suicide in the 70s). But even if the song as a whole doesn't make sense to me, the individual lines paint a soothing, beautiful picture - but on a cold, dark canvas.