There are certain songs that you can hear 9 zillion times and not get tired of. It might be a certain riff or cool lyrics or a combination of the two. A short list: "Revolution" - The Beatles "She's A Rainbow" - The Stones "Do It Again" - The Kinks "I Wanna Be Sedated" - The Ramones "Been Caught Stealin" - Jane's Addiction "Chinatown" - Luna "Hunger Strike" - Temple of the Dog "Strange", "Blue Thunder", "Oblivious", "4th of July" - Galaxie 500
Moondance - Van Morrison Well Respected Man - The Kinks Watching the Detectives - Elvis Costello Your Cheating Heart - Hank Williams Move It on Over - George Thorogood or Hank Williams Foggy Mountain Breakdown - by anyone If Love Was a Train - Michele Shocked Paint it Black - Rolling Stones I'm with you on Luna and Chinatown.
Superstitious - Stevie Wonder Soulshine - Gov't Mule (And the Allman Brothers) Sympathy For The Devil - Stones Happy - Stones Midnight Rider - Allman Brothers
great thread idea! and great lists posted so far! (i'm going to have to search out the songs i'm not familiar with!) spanish bombs - the clash happy hour - the housemartins away - the feelies jerusalem - steve earle [what's so funny 'bout] peace love and understandin'? - elvis costello fakastalu - youssou n'dour absolute agreement on "i wanna be sedated" [take me with you] when you go - the jayhawks tin soldiers - the mighty mighty bosstones anna begins - counting crows color me impressed - the replacements jc auto - sugar down in the tube station at midnight - the jam ...i'll shut up now!
"Reet Petite" - Jackie Wilson "Message in a Bottle" - the Police "Kids in America" - Kim Wilde "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - the Beatles And many of the others already mentioned
Matthew Good Band- Man of Action Giant Suburbia I, the Throw Away Soda Stereo-Persiana Americana De Musica Ligera The Pixies-Gigantic RJD2- The Proxy The Doors- Five To One The Clash- The Magnificent Seven (Live) Los Prisioneros- Porque No Se Van Among others...
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Los Angeles - Frank Black Love Hurts - Nazareth Carry On My Wayward Son - Kansas Garden of Serenity - Ramones
More tunes: "I'm Not Down", "Rudie Can't Fail", "White Man in Hammersmith Palais" - The Clash "If I Should Fall From Grace With God", "Broad Majestic Shannon", "Transmetropolitan" - The Pogues "Ties That Bind", "Thunder Road" - Bruce Springsteen
Great picks! These would be on my list as well: "The Night Before" - The Beatles "There She Goes" - The La's "Gimme Shelter" - The Stones "Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth" - The Dandy Warhols "Hello, Goodbye" - The Beatles "The Killing Moon" - Echo and the Bunnymen "Let Me Go" - Heaven 17 "When the Lights Go Out" - Naked Eyes "Uninvited" - Alanis Morissette "Unsent" - Alanis Morissette "Come Out To Play" - UB 40 "Millennium" - Robbie Williams "Your Time Is Gonna Come" - Led Zeppelin "Bell Bottom Blues" - Derek & The Dominoes "Cut Flowers" - The Smithereens More later...
right there with you!!! that's why i finally had to shut myself up!!! i could go on all day! blue, red, and grey - the who fireman's wedding - joe henry the whole of the moon - the waterboys poor l.a. - tim easton temptation - new order friday, i'm in love - cure box elder - pavement ...shutting up again!
"Bulls on Parade" - Rage Against the Machine "Blue Moon of Kentucky" - Bill Monroe "Wayfaring Stranger" - Bill Monroe "Housewife Love Song" - Starflyer 59 "Run Like an Antelope" - Phish "Black Soul Choir" - 16 Horsepower "Instant Karma" - Midnight Oil version I'm sure there are dozens more, but that's what immediately popped into my head.
Keeping with the Luna theme -- California (All the Way) I'll also add Honey Don't Think -- Grant Lee Buffalo Carolyn's Fingers -- Cocteau Twins I Will -- The Beatles Don't Cry -- Asia
I just picked up another Luna CD yesterday. Don't remember the name, but it's from 99 and it's absolutely fabulous. I've listened to it about 5 times already.
i have em all, love em all. it's probably "days of our nights." if you get a chance check out their ep from last year "close cover before striking." they did killer covers of "waiting on a friend" by the stones and "neon lights" by kraftwerk. imo the most underrated band out there.
Hey Man ~ Nelly Furtado Black Star ~ Radiohead Sulk ~ Radiohead I Can't ~ Radiohead Supersonic ~ Oasis Alright ~ Cast Sandstorm ~ Cast Lose it ~ Supergrass
If you ever get a chance to hear them live, do it. I saw them way back on the Bewitched tour, and I have a more current live disc. Can't recommned it enough!
i've seen them probably 6 or 7 times in the last 10 years and they always put on a great show. since i'm close to NYC, i can see them almost every yr. i caught them last summer at a free show at the south street seaport. warm weather, cold beer & some smooth luna. doesn't get much better than that. check out this website for concert & band info: http://www.grange85.co.uk/galaxie/index.php
I've got the live cd released in 2000 or 2001. Recorded @ the 9:30 Club and Knitting Factory. I love it. Now, as for songs I don't get tired of: Johnny Cash - Folsum Prison Blues Bonnie Raitt - Love Me Like a Man Beatles - Norwegian Wood, Revolution, too many to list...
Steal My sunshine - Len Oops...Hit 'em up Style - Blue Cantrell Praise You - Fatboy Slim Surrender - Paw No Myth - Michael Penn Feels Good - Toni! Tony! Tone! Druthers - Goober & the Peas Express Yourself - Madonna $10 Bill - Cop Shoot Cop Can't Get Enough of Your Love Baby - Afghan Whigs The Ballod of Peter Pumpkinhead - XTC Telegram Sam - T. Rex Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson Italian Leather Sofa - Cake Don't Get Too Close to My Fantasy - Ween Crunchy Granola Suite - Neil Diamond James Connelly - Black 47
Anything U2 Anything Springstein Anything Rage Anything Coldplay Anything Flogging Molly Anything Drop Kick Murphys Sweetness-Jimmy Eat World Daft Punk- One More Time Gorillaz- 19-2000 FIFA remix
Polyethylene--Radiohead Mathematics--Mos Def What is Beef--Blackstar Otherside--RHCP Heart Full of Soul--The Yardbirds
"Alphabet Aerobics" - Blackalicious "Where Is My Mind" - Pixies "November Rain" - Guns N Roses "Teenage Victory Song" - Weezer "Rock Box" - Run DMC