# Random Top Twenty **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 7, 2007, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-top-twenty/399065 "2007-04-07T02:10:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lama\_Pacos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Lama\_Pacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lama_Pacos)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-top-twenty/399065/41 "2007-04-09T07:41:11Z")
1. Green Day – Maria 2. Guster – Either Way 3. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Mr. Moran 4. Ryan Adams – When The Stars Go Blue 5. Lori McKenna – Unfinished Song 6. Yann Tiersen – Les Jours Tristes 7. Paul Simon – Under African Skies 8. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – Chasing The Sun Away 9. Nickel Creek – Eveline 10. Bruce Springsteen – Blood Brothers 11. Guster – I Spy 12. U2 – Desire 13. Nirvana – On A Plain 14. Cleveland Quartet – Beethoven: String Quartet, Op. 130 - 5. Cavatina - Adagio Molto Espressivo 15. Guster – Center of Attention 16. Joan Baez – John Riley 17. Cleveland Quartet – Beethoven: String Quartet, Op. 130 - 1. Adagio Ma Non Troppo; Allegro 18. Alison Krauss & Union Station – Rain Please Go Away 19. Yothu Yindi – Dhum Dhum (Bush Wallaby) 20. Olivia Tailfeathers – Buffalo Song Hmm. Not sure this is at all reprsentative of my music library. Popular 90s rock way too prevalent. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Cleveland Quartet songs fall into the “uploaded from a friend but don’t really listen to” category. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-top-twenty/399065/42 "2007-04-09T09:01:52Z")
Hmm. 1. \*Another Sunday \* - **I Mother Earth** Ahhhh, Edwin, how I miss you. I loved to hate you, you were so awful. I loved this song when I was a teenager, however, and didn’t realise I had a copy of this still in my playlist. Amazing it’s still there… and I still like it, albeit a little sheepishly, these days. 2. \*Come and Play in the Milky Night \* - **Stereolab** This song almost brings tears to my eyes at this particular moment. It reminds me of home, hot summer nights spent asleep in the hammock on the patio under the stars, and listening to the distant hum of traffic. I just bought my plane ticket for my first visit back in three years, and I didn’t realise how much I’d miss it when I left. The town itself, no, but home… how I loved this song. 3. \*Sing Your Life \* - **Morrissey** Hee. My hero. 4. \*Nothing Is Changing \* - **Sleeper** I only recently copied this (as well as the entire CD) into mp3 format, after years of delicately handling the CD as if it were made of the finest china; indeed, I’d paid $60 many moons ago to have the thing imported from Britain, since it wasn’t released in North America, and this was pre-Napster, iTunes, etc. I was a huge Sleeper fan at one point or another, and I treated this album like it was holy. I had to. I paid to. Today? It’s aight. I whip it out now and again for the ridiculous “Rollercoastering”. 5. \*Harikitte Trying \* - from **All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl NukuNuku** - erg, you know I can’t be faking my list when _these_ gems pop up. Do your best trying, I can get behind that. I like sugary, happy music. Makes me feel sugary. And happy. 6. \*Novocaine for the Soul \* - **Eels** This was the first song I’d heard by Mr. E. I saw the video first. I was 17 or 18. You know why I got into Eels? I thought he looked kind of like Graham Coxon (nowadays, not so much). I loved Graham Coxon. I became fascinated with E as a surreal by-product of that fact, and ended up liking Eels on its own merit. So there you go. I like how he was all float-y in that video. Wheee. 7. _To Speak Is A Sin_ - \*\*Pet Shop Boys \*\* Ah, Neil… the man I could never have, not even in the best of circumstances, not even on my best day, barely, barely even in my dreams. Another song from my teenage years, lots of love and warm feelings associated with it. 8. \*Temptation Waits \* - **Garbage** Now Shirley Manson, that’s a girl I can get behind. When I open my eyes on the morning, I long to be her. Without the gross stuff. I’ve heard some of her stories. I’ve got a little Franny syndrome. Jesus Prayer syndrome. But there it is. This song makes me walk with my hips, raise an eyebrow and seduce every passerby. Even though I can’t, I _think_ I can. When the song ends, I’m back to my skittish, frumpy self. 9. \*Come Out Fighting \* - \*\*the Vandals \*\* I use this song to pump myself up for my workday. I need it. I work retail with a micromanager. 10. _Remind Me (Someone Else’s Mix)_ - **Royksopp** I love these guys. My BIL turned me onto them shortly after my arrival in Seattle, back in December 2003. A remix of a song some of you may know from that caveman-at-the-airport Geico advert. The song is already burned into my mind as being associated with my memories of first coming to Seattle. 11. \*Maxwell’s Silver Hammer \* - \*\*the Beatles \*\* Hey, I guess I do have a few oldies on here. My father used to play his records downstairs in the basement when my brother and I were little kids, and when this song came on, Dad would make little hammer motions in the air in time with the hammer sounds in the song, and dance his subtle bounce-dance to the music. This is made funnier knowing my father is a quiet, dignified sort… except in front of us kids. I didn’t realise the song was about a killer until I was an adult. But it still makes me think pretty happy thoughts. Bang, bang! 12. \*Hungry Like the Wolf \* - \*\*Duran Duran \*\* I uh… heh… I… well… I… I don’t know how \*that \* got on there… heh… 13. \*Sleepy Maggie \* - **Ashley MacIsaac** Ah, our fallen Maritime star. I still love the music. Keep your kilt on, Ashley, and come on back to us again, will ye, b’y? 14. \*Chiisana Inori \* - **Okazaki Ritsuko** “Little Prayer”, the end theme for Fruits Basket. It’s in waltz time, and I love waltz time, and I just think it’s the prettiest song. It’s sweet. 15. \*The Very Thing \* - \*\*the Gandharvas \*\* Haven’t heard anything new from these guys in many, many years. I used to believe very firmly that Paul Jago was god. Hmm. 16. \*Shut Up \* - \*\*the Bloodhound Gang \*\* When I get cynical, I get out the Bloodhound Gang. Because I can’t get cynical without laughing about it. I like how this song is just plain… honest. Don’t sugarcoat, just say it: \*And I don’t give a damn if you don’t like me, 'cos I don’t like you 'cos you’re not like me. \* 17. \*None of Us Are Free \* - \*\*Solomon Burke \*\* When I get cynical and lose my sense of humour. 18. _Ladyfingers_ - \*\*Luscious Jackson \*\* Why, it’s practically my theme song, if one could have a theme song. My husband thinks this song is about cookies. 19. \*Party All the Time \* - \*\*Eddie Murphy \*\* \*\*_WHAT?!_ \*\* I don’t know how this got on here! … Hon…hon…honestly, I… oh, shaddup. 20. \*Juke Joint Jezebel \* - **KMFDM** Oh! My _other_ theme song. The reason my husband married me. 😃 What? He says he married me because I’m “cool”. Make of that what you will. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-top-twenty/399065/43 "2007-04-09T18:01:48Z")
Here’s whay I got coming up: Beautiful - Ferry Corsten Flathead - The Fratellis M.I.R.A (Original Mix) - Sunny Lax Ungudi Wele Wele - Konono No. 1 Extreme Ways - Moby Paul McCartney - Scissor Sisters Be Thankful for What You’ve Got - Massive Attack Overdue - Bitter:Sweet Today - Junkie XL Smile - Lily Allen Rendezvous (Quadraphonic Mix) - Tilt v. Paul Van Dyk Let Me Be (Original Extended) - Parker & Hanson Frosti - Björk Numb - Sia Slippin’ - Jimpster & Elsa Hedburg Lovers Of Today - The Pretenders The Carnival Is Over - Dead Can Dance Alphabet Street - Prince Drop (Kings Of Convenience Remix) - Cornelius Push Downstairs - Underworld ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Who](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Doctor\_Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Who)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-top-twenty/399065/44 "2007-04-09T18:20:03Z")
1. Israelites - Desmond Dekker 2. Meanwhile, Rick James - Cake 3. Walt Whitman’s Niece - Billy Bragg & Wilco 4. Starman - Bowie 5. Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse 6. Riders on the Storm - George Winston 7. A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall - Dylan 8. Motherless Child - Tom Jones 9. Streets of Baltimore - Gram Parsons 10. You Got It - Roy Orbison 11. Classified - James Booker 12. Veinte Anos - Buena Vista Social Club 13. Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo - The Stones 14. The Way You Look Tonight - Sinatra 15. Question - Old 97’s 16. Queen Bitch - Seu Jorge 17. Lotion - Greenskeepers 18. Crazy (acoustic) - Seal 19. I Got Loaded - Sean Costello 20. Danger - Eric Clapton & J.J. Cale Looks about right. A little slower than the majority of my collection, but that’s alright - still some good stuff I was happy to hear popped up. Oh, and I’m at 3700 tracks. ---
**Author:** ![Chum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@Chum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chum)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-top-twenty/399065/45 "2007-04-09T22:50:46Z")
20/2490 Rufus Wainwright - “Heartburn” Bjork - “All Neon Like” Soul Coughing - “4 out of 5” Tori Amos - “Hoochie Woman” No Doubt - “Under Construction” Tori Amos - “Playboy Mommy” Ben Folds Five - “Song for the Dumped” Rufus Wainwright - “Last Cup of Coffee” The Sundays - “24 Hours” Rufus Wainwright - “Poses” The Sundays - “Goodbye” Indigo Girls - “Heartache for Everyone” Placebo - “Burger Queen” Placebo - “English Summer Rain” Glenn Miller - “We Can Live on Love (We Haven’t Got a Pot to Cook In)” No Doubt - “Simple Kind of Life” The Carpenters- “Where Do I Go From Here?” XTC - “Garden of Earthly Delights” Bloodhound Gang - “Kiss Me Where It Smells Funny” XTC - “Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)” Interesting. Not a very good representation of my collection, I must say. No Fiona, no Regina, no Adrianne. Too much No Doubt and The Sundays. And Placebo. I’m curious about Aesiron’s “Placebo - Where Is My Mind?” as well. Probably just mislabeled. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-top-twenty/399065/46 "2007-04-09T23:13:00Z")
Kate Bush: **Get Out of My House** Lisa Germano: **Cancer of Everything** Jethro Tull: **This Free Will** Frank Zappa: **Time Is Money** XTC: **Senses Working Overtime** The Rolling Stones: **Parachute Woman** The Coasters: **Run Red Run** The Rolling Stones: **Might as Well Get Juiced** Brian Wilson: **Caroline, No** (version from _Pet Sounds Live_) Alice Coltrane: **Crescent** The Beatles: **Happiness Is a Warm Gun** The Rolling Stones: **Sweet Neo Con** The Clash: **Straight to Hell** Duke Ellington: **In a Sentimental Mood** Lisa Germano: **My Secret Reason** The Who: **Let’s See Action** The Temptations: **Get Ready** Jethro Tull: **Salamander** Roxy Music: **If There Is Something** King Crimson: **The Letters** Funny to see so many artists get repeats, but the iPod shuffle seems to do that. ---
**Author:** ![Ferd\_Burfel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@Ferd\_Burfel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferd_Burfel)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-top-twenty/399065/47 "2007-04-09T23:14:11Z")
out of 514 from my iPod (culled from ~2100 in iTunes) Ruby Don’t Take Your Love to Town – Kenny Rogers Rags to Riches – Tony Bennett (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone – The Monkees The Best Is Yet To Come – Tony Bennett Have You Ever Seen the Rain? – Creedence Clearwater Revival Take This Job and Shove It – Johnny Paycheck Way Down – Elvis Presley Blue Rondo A La Turk – Dave Brubeck Quartet Like A Hurricane – Neil Young Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John As Time Goes By – Natalie Cole Little Sister – Elvis Presley Circle of Steel – Gordon Lightfoot Sister Golden Hair – America And I Love You So – Don McLean I Saw Her Again Last Night – Mamas and Papas Daytime Friends – Kenny Rogers Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show – Neil Diamond Come On-A My House – Rosemary Clooney Mr. Tambourine Man – The Byrds ---
**Author:** ![percussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@percussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percussion)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-top-twenty/399065/48 "2007-04-09T23:54:50Z")
Here goes nothing, out of whats on my iPod 3474 songs. 1. Don Ross - Ginger and Fred 2. Moist - Freaky Be Beautiful 3. Earth Wind and Fire - Boogie Wonderland 4. The Band (w/Eric Clapton) - All Past our Times 5. Leonard Bernstein - Scherzo from Symphonic Dances from West Side Story 6. Freddie Hubbard - Nostrand and Fulton 7.Tchaikovsky - Mvt 2 (Allegro con Grazia) from Symphony #6 7. The Who - The Rock 8. Dave Weckl Band - Auratne 9. Steve Reich - Section 1 from Music for 18 Musicians 10. Tom Waits - The Piano has been Drinking (not me) 12 Hindemith - Andintino (mvt 3) from Symphonic Metaporphoses 11. Chick Corea - The Law of Falling and Catching Up 12. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Our House 13. Paul Winter Consort - Journey through the longest night: Return of the Sun 14. Puccini - Che gelida Manina! (from La Boheme) 17.Paul Simon - My Little Town 15. Guns N’ Roses - 14 Years 19.Goldfinger - Pictures 16. Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack Dejohnette - It could happen to you I guess thats a good sampling…hard to say I like a lot of music. No electronic stuff there which is a little weird i guess. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-top-twenty/399065/49 "2007-04-09T23:55:32Z")
[QUOTE=Chum] I’m curious about Aesiron’s “Placebo - Where Is My Mind?” as well. Probably just mislabeled. [/QUOTE] It seems like Placebo did cover it at some point. [See?](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Placebo+-+Where+Is+My+Mind%3F%22&btnG=Google+Search) ---
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-top-twenty/399065/50 "2007-04-10T00:27:07Z")
1.Social Distortion - Story of My Life 2.The Clash - Rudy Can’t Fail 3.The Pogues - Poor Paddy on the Railway 4.The Clash - Career Opportunities 5.The Clash - Garageland 6.Angelic Upstarts - I Won’t Pay For Liberty (I Think It Should be Free) 7.The Macc Lads - All Day Drinking 8.The Pogues - Waxie’s Dargle 9.The Dubliners - Whiskey on a Sunday 10.The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go 11.Vanilla Muffins - No Punk Rock in My Car (ha!) 12.Anti-Nowhere League - For You 13.Sham 69 - Sunday Morning Nightmare 14.The Pogues - The Parting Glass 15.Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster 16.Johnny Cash - Oh Lonesome Me 17.Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston 18.The Smiths - Girlfriend in a Coma 19.The Clancy Brothers - MacPherson’s Lament 20.Cock Sparrer - Teenage Heart I’d have to say that #1 is appropriate for starters, and these songs are a good approximation of my musical tastes. (Although a little more Irish folk music, normally) Based on these songs, I’d have to say it must mean that I’m a depressed, hard-drinking loner with socialist tendencies. Oh, and totally fucked when it comes to my career, unlucky at love, and probably going to die by being executed for a crime I didn’t commit. And #11 is also funny, because my CD player does not work. An aside- is Against Me! nationally famous now? Or just Florida? Because one of the guys (James) is from my hometown, and apparently really embarassed by his former band, The Scams. If you see them in concert, call him Pig Nuts. He’ll love it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-top-twenty/399065/51 "2007-04-10T00:43:26Z")
Oh yeah - Hooray for Bastards of Young! A current favorite song. And **Dr. Who** , great choice with Desmond Dekker. I’ll have to assume you’re cool because of that song. The Ramones are a lot more popular than I thought they’d be… And you guys listen to a ton of music I’ve never even HEARD of. I mean, some I’ve heard of, and don’t like, but there’s got to be 20 or 30 bands/singers I’ve never come across at all. Guess I have to go looking now… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-top-twenty/399065.md?page=2)