# Ten songs you're always glad to have appear on your iPod or MP3 player **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 20, 2006, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-songs-youre-always-glad-to-have-appear-on-your-ipod-or-mp3-player/373377 "2006-09-20T04:38:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-songs-youre-always-glad-to-have-appear-on-your-ipod-or-mp3-player/373377/21 "2006-09-21T04:09:30Z")
[ul] [li]Dear Prudence - the Siouxsie version[/li][li]Gloomy Sunday - Diamanda Galas. I can’t not listen to it, as depressing a song as it may be. [/li][li]Should I Stay or Should I Go - The Clash[/li][li]AC/DC - Back in Black[/li][li]Revolution - The Beatles[/li][li]A New Level - Pantera [/li][li]Good Vibrations - Beach Boys [/li][li]Pearl - Mediaeval Baebes[/li][li]The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel. My fave S&G song.[/li][li]Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-songs-youre-always-glad-to-have-appear-on-your-ipod-or-mp3-player/373377/22 "2006-09-21T04:22:25Z")
1. The Mo-Dettes - “White Mice” 2. The Stone Roses - “Fools Gold” 3. Pulp - “Do You Remember The First Time?” 4. New Order - “Temptation” 5. The Bodines - “Therese” 6. Belle & Sebastian - “The Wrong Girl” 7. Chris Clark - “Love’s Gone Bad” 8. Blur - “Pop Scene” 9. The Marvelettes - “I’ll Keep Holding On” 10. The Clouds - “Get Out Of My Dream” ---
**Author:** ![some\_white\_dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b487fb/32.png) [@some\_white\_dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/some_white_dude)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-songs-youre-always-glad-to-have-appear-on-your-ipod-or-mp3-player/373377/23 "2006-09-21T04:49:04Z")
[QUOTE=Foldup Rabbit] 6. “Lovefool” - _The Cardigans_ - Easily the creepiest song I’ve liked this much. [/QUOTE] This song was the first that popped into my head when I read the OP. Your inclusion of it led me to investigate some of your other choices. I’m definitely liking this New Order one right now. As for mine: 1. “Lovefool” by **The Cardigans** - A perfectly crafted pop song if I’ve ever heard one 2. “Modern Love” by **David Bowie** - I love the call and response 3. “Psycho Killer” by **Talking Heads** - Simply for David Byrne’s wailing at the end of the chorus 4. “Take Five” by **The Dave Brubeck Quartet** - I can’t put my finger on why I love this one so much 5. “Care of Cell 44” by **The Zombies** - “Feeeeeeeeels sooooo good, you’re coming hooooooooome sooooooooon!!!” 6. “The Village Green Preservation Society” by **The Kinks** - I always get the part about Donald Duck, vaudeville and variety stuck in my head 7. “Letter From an Occupant” by **The New Pornographers** - I love Neko Case’s voice, and it’s utilized well here 8. “Damaged Goods” by **Gang of Four** - For the part when everything drops out except the drums and vocals 9. “I Turn My Camera On” by **Spoon** - Again with the call and response 10. “Lovely Rita” by **The Beatles** - The lyrics always get me, and it’s fun to sing along to ---
**Author:** ![Foldup\_Rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Foldup\_Rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foldup_Rabbit)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-songs-youre-always-glad-to-have-appear-on-your-ipod-or-mp3-player/373377/24 "2006-09-21T05:38:54Z")
[QUOTE=Lisa-go-Blind] 1. The Mo-Dettes - “White Mice” 2. The Stone Roses - “Fools Gold” 3. Pulp - “Do You Remember The First Time?” 4. New Order - “Temptation” 5. The Bodines - “Therese” 6. Belle & Sebastian - “The Wrong Girl” 7. Chris Clark - “Love’s Gone Bad” 8. Blur - “Pop Scene” 9. The Marvelettes - “I’ll Keep Holding On” 10. The Clouds - “Get Out Of My Dream” [/QUOTE] Here I was, expecting you to list “Beautiful” by _Belle & Sebastian_. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-songs-youre-always-glad-to-have-appear-on-your-ipod-or-mp3-player/373377/25 "2006-09-21T11:21:07Z")
[QUOTE=Sierra Indigo] Doctor Worm - They Might Be Giants [/QUOTE] Man-oh-man, do I \*love \* this song! I’m glad I’m not the only one who admits to it. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-songs-youre-always-glad-to-have-appear-on-your-ipod-or-mp3-player/373377/26 "2006-09-21T14:57:49Z")
hmm Catch the Wind - Donovan Tuesday’s gone - Lynyrd Skynyrd Reasons- EWF Time of your life - Green Day Dreaming of you- The Coral Goodnight Goodnight - Hot Hot Heat Burning of the Midnight Lamp - Jimi Hendrix In this bed I scream- Prince October Night - Yellowcard Golddigger- Kanye West ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-songs-youre-always-glad-to-have-appear-on-your-ipod-or-mp3-player/373377/27 "2006-09-21T15:19:22Z")
1. \*Bone Bag \* - **Blur** 2. _Dare_ - **Gorillaz** 3. _Where’d You Go?_ - **Graham Coxon** 4. \*Suddenly Stars \* - **Stereolab** 5. \*Funny Little Frog \* - **Belle and Sebastian** 6. _Ladyfingers_ - **Luscious Jackson** 7. \*Single, Bilingual \* - **Pet Shop Boys** 8. \*Beanbag Chair \* - **Yo La Tengo** 9. \*Chiisana Inori \* - \*\*Fruits Basket \*\* end theme 10. \*You Make It Easy \* - **Air** ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Bongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-songs-youre-always-glad-to-have-appear-on-your-ipod-or-mp3-player/373377/28 "2006-09-21T15:41:22Z")
[QUOTE=Scissorjack] Jim On The Move, Lalo Schifrin [/QUOTE] Wow! Someone else on the planet actually remembers that song? I believe it was originally the B-side of the \*\*Mission: Impossible \*\* theme . . . ---
**Author:** ![ACC\_Expat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/76d3ee/32.png) [@ACC\_Expat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ACC_Expat)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-songs-youre-always-glad-to-have-appear-on-your-ipod-or-mp3-player/373377/29 "2006-09-22T01:37:18Z")
_They Took a Vote and Said No_–Sunset Rubdown _Girl is on my Mind_–The Black Keys _Goodnight, Socialite_–The Brobecks _Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts_–Wolf Parade _I’ll Cry Instead_–The Beatles _Talk About It_–The Attorneys _Bring Me to Life_–Evanescence _You Could Have it So Much Better_–Franz Ferdinand _Slow Hands_–Interpol _The Red Strokes_–Garth Brooks [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-songs-youre-always-glad-to-have-appear-on-your-ipod-or-mp3-player/373377.md?page=1)