Your Favorite Songs?

[Moondog]

So, we know your favorite books/authors/bands, but of those bands, what songs do you find yourself listening to/enjoying the most, and how come?

My top three faves have to be...

Nightwish's Ghost Love Score: It has such a grand, epic sound. Even if it isn't the most musically or lyrically complex song, I find myself listening to it time after time. The way it builds up over a good 5 minutes, then levels off for a few, only to build back up towards the end. Gorgeous tune.

Dungeon's The Prophecy + A Rise To Power: The Prophecy is the orchestral lead up to A Rise To Power, which is a really amped energetic metal ballad. It's got the kind of "epic" feel to it that I adore.

Coolio's Gangsta's Paradise: I dunno, maybe it's the fact that he's got a whole violin-line in the song, maybe it's the "They say I gotta learn, but nobody's there to teach me/ if they can't understand, how can they reach me?" line. Maybe it's the total lack of "bricks in a washing machine+bitches+hos+drugs" that seem to pop up in today's "Gangsta rap."

[Robert]

Favorite songs? Lets see...


The Kinks - To the Bone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsCnpYctNb8 (whole fucking album is sonic perfection)

The Who - Love Reign O'er Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygOaNo3M_Hw

Warren Zevon - Lawyers Guns and Money http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5puAN1PGQw

[B[ M ]K]

Flesh Field - Voice of Dissent : Amazing beat, great lyrics. That rising point of no return, the final battle between the good guy and the bad guy. A duel of ideals that will not end until one comes out on top.

Enya - Adiemus : If ever one wanted to hear the voices of creation, one need only listen.

Transiberian Orchestra - Carol of the Bells : 'Always adored the original, choral version when I was a child. This version simple combined a childhood love with what I like now.

Anberlin - Godspeed : Catchy, good beat, very well written lyrics. Mildly angsty, mmm mmm, good.

Origa - My River : Powerful, hint of an underlying sadness that can't be avoided.

The Last Unicorn : It's the Last Unicorn.

Lucia Di Lammermoor - Diva's Song : Ear candy.

Phil Collins - Strangers Like Me : Playful little diddy. Reminds me when I was little and use to make a hobby of copying random people I happened to see. Oh, and first love, too. That overwelming, ridiculous happy hyper feeling that no words can ever describe.

Firefly - Firefly Theme/Can't Take the Sky : Do I have to explain.

Thrice - Stare Into the Sun : 'Cause I need my metalcore boy band.

Paul Oakenfold - Ready, Steady, GO : Fast song and catchy beat that just works so well when playing video games or writing a fast scene.

Natalie Cole - Everlasting Love : Classic, feel-good song. Probably my favorite love song.

Imogen Heap - Must Be Dreaming, Have You Got It In You, Headlock, The Walk : Genius artist.

[Bane]

Not usually into words beyond how they contribute to the sound. Find them hard to understand and usually it's more for feeling than thought-based expression.

Modest Mouse - Night on the Sun/Heart Cooks Brain
Tie between these two. HCB has a great overall mellow sound, sort of grainy. It's focused though, not relaxed or tense. You know where you're going. NotS is more open and loose, near-infinitely deep. The guitar is great. At one point the lyrics also make me think of an underground city, and those are universally cool.

Interpol - Specialist, NARC
Something like that. Can't remember what the first one even sounds like, it's been a while. Just listened to it a lot. NARC has the catchy guitar... thing.

Clint Mansell - Xibalba, Together We Will Live Forever, Lux Aeterna, Death is the Road to Awe
Soft, focused, trance-like violin use in the first one. The second is a bit more open with a very easy piano melody. It's pretty sad I felt hesitant to mention the third just because so many people like it and know it the most, but no amount of shallowness could deny it's a fantastic, powerful song. The final is a journey that spans some 7-8 minutes, can be quite intense.

The Presets - I Go hard I Go Home
Somewhat fast, a sort of psychedelic techno song. Then somewhere around 3 minutes in, pure stream kicks in and hopefully you're out there enough to ride it.

And then there's a lot of video game music, but fortunately the other thread took care of that.

[Crysta]

Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on~

I've always been fond of some oldies. XD

[Moondog]

Oooh, Bill Withers. Yum.

[SlitherLikaSneke]

Electronica-Dance, that is. Bahahaha.

Apoptygma Berserk - In This Together
It's just such an uplifting song when you're feeling sad or down. Listening to it, you know there's someone out there to help you. And I don't care how womanish that makes me.

KMFDM - Hau Ruck
One of the only songs that, on the first time I listened to it, made me headbang. It rocks exponentially hard.

Kid Beyond - Wandering Star
This song's done entirely by mixing together the human voice and beatbox sounds. And, remarkably, it sounds pretty good.

Assemblage 23 - I Am The Rain
Fantastic orchestral arrangements and an ominous, forewarning message - it's what I like about A23's stuff.

Infinite A song about self-realization - that we're all dust in the wind.

Madman's Dream Bouncy.

Ananda Shankar - Dancing Drums
My favorite orchestral piece. Particularly since it's from India, hence, sitar action.

VNV Nation - Testament
Another uplifter. Of course, after you get past the first depressing part.

Nemesis
Mmm, syncopation! Loves me some syncopation.

And One - Sometimes
My favorite one out of the whole set I list here. It's just so... related to me.

Body Company
bum-BUM-bum-BUM-bum-BUM-bum-BUM~

[Eos]

Busta Rhymes - Whoo-hah! (Got You All in Check): FLIPMODE IS THE SQUIDACH http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YYMw1_FZL8

Hawkwind - Assault and Battery & Golden Void, Hawkwind - Space is Deep, Hawkwind - Adjust Me & Children of the Sun: Because space is the place. Hawkwind is kind of like a... crunchier Pink Floyd. I guess they might be my favourite band. On the last one, Children of the Sun is the far superior track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK8-CV6IqY8, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cULwlnEok1c, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrLFZ9xbT2M

Ulver - Porn Piece or the Scars of Cold Kisses:  Neato trip hop from a former black metal band. Porn Piece is kind of the prelude for Scars of Cold Kisses, just keep listening. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uocPJ33YBk Yeah a dumb fanvid (made out of a good movie at least) but one to have playing in the background.

Monster Magnet - Space Lord: Monster Magnet is kind of like Hawkwind filtered through a kind of Southern fried style. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1p7yt3bRjY

These aren't really my all-time favourite songs, they're songs I'm listening to a lot these days.

[Funkgun]

Busta Rhymes - Whoo-hah! (Got You All in Check): FLIPMODE IS THE SQUIDACH http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YYMw1_FZL8

 

First off, that was hilarious.
Secondly, I am jamming to a few dark souls..

    Massive Attack :Teardrop.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG8eQBSp9Ao&feature=related
   Massive Attack : Risingson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUXVw_YngoA&feature=related
 Unkle : Lonley Souls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__r0gwxzeVE
                 

[Elijah]

Difficult question to answer...

SRV/Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing
Steely Dan - Kings
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Pink Floyd - Any Colour You Like
Yes - Roundabout
The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
At The Drive-In - Rascuache
Testament - D.N.R.
Metallica - Battery
Slipknot - Vermillion
The Album Leaf - Always For You
Silverchair - Emotion Sickness
Skinny Puppy - Goneja
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Our Lady Peace - 4am
Tupac+Whoever - Thugz Mansion
Santana - Black Magic Woman
Masters of Reality - She Got Me (When She Got Her Dress On)
Linkin Park - A Place For My Head
Korn - Falling Away From Me
Infected Mushroom - Disco Mushroom
Incubus - Drive
Incubus - Pardon Me
Alexisonfire - Happiness By The Kilowatt

Plenty more...

[Von]

Hmm, if I had to narrow it down to just a couple, which is pretty fucking crazy hard, I'd say...

Symphony X - The Turning     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d58JYoBaFro
Masterplan - Sail On     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhcC6RUFNas

Nothing quite as satisfying as impressive guitar solos teamed up with some of the best singers in the world.

[Xachariah]

Currently, my favorite's Simple Song, by Richtaste.

[Cattie]

"A Little Piece of Heaven"--Avenged Sevenfold
"Cassie"--Flyleaf
"Get Your Body Beat"--Combichrist
"Hello"--Evanescence
'For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic"--Paramore
"The Nurse Who Loved Me" --A Perfect Circle
"Imagine"-- A Perfect Circle
"Ready To Die"--Andrew W.K.
"The River Below"--Billy Talent
"Somewhere Out There"--Our Lady Peace
"Papercut"--Linkin Park

Bah. bored now.

[KitDreamer]

Man I hate this kind of thread. Because my tastes are so ecclectic, I can never pick out a favourite song, or even favourite movie, or game or anything. D:

But I'll give it a shot... hm...

Rival Schools - Travel By Telephone... infact most of their album
Celldweller - The Last Firstborn and Unlikely (Stay With Me)... amongst 90% of their first album...
Mika Hatsune - Melt is a fun tune too for something hugely Japanophile.
Foo Fighters - Breakout
Hammerbox - Trip
Hybrid - Until Tomorrow (Stefan Anion & Starfire Surviving Another Day remix)
Jamiroquai - Seven Days in Sunny June
Lost Prophets - Burn Burn
Mindless Self Indulgence - Shut Me Up (lol)
Frou Frou/Imogen Heap - I must be Dreaming
Killswitch Engage - My Curse
Placebo - Haemoglobin and Pure Morning
Rammstein - Sonne
Alice Cooper - Poison
A-Ha - Take On Me (well duh)
Nik Kershaw - The riddle
Soundgarden - Superunknown, Rusty Cage
Muse - Newborn
Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
Ben Folds Five - Battle of Who Could Care Less
Cowboy Mouth - Joe Strummer
Dangerous Mezashi Cat - Rockamn 3 Title
Garbage - Cherry Lips
Goo Goo Dolls - Dizzy
Hyper - Cascade
In Flames - Moonshield or Embody the Invisible... a couple other tracks too actually...
James Blunt - Wisemen
Hendrix - Voodoo Child
José González - Heartbeats
Origa/Yoko Kanno - Inner Universe (because I am a huge japanofag)
MC Lars - iGeneration
Megadeath - Sweating Bullets
NIN - Please, The Fragile, The Big Come Down and Just Like You Imagined, also The Perfect Drug, Closer, and a couple other tracks.
Coheed and Cambria - Nearly everything from their first three albums as Co&Ca
Pendulum - Propane Nightmares, and Hold Your Colour
Queen - Oh hell yes there's a lot I like from them
Snake River Conspiracy - ovesong

... man this list is huge.

Ther'es a lot, we'll leave it at that. D: