# what are ypur top 5 favorite songs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 27, 2002, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223 "2002-11-27T22:30:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kplmonkeypants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d07c76/32.png) [@kplmonkeypants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kplmonkeypants)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/1 "2002-11-27T22:30:20Z")
mine are: 1. Nirvana- Rape Me 2. From Autumn To Ashes- Chloroform Perfume 3. Glassjaw- Vermont Connection 4. Taproot- I 5. Metallica- Master Of Puppets ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Barber\_s\_Underwear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/58f4c7/32.png) [@Tony\_Barber\_s\_Underwear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tony_Barber_s_Underwear)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2002, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/2 "2002-11-27T23:56:45Z")
Well, currently they are probably - Hunters & Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me Paul Kelly - Love Never Runs on Time Paul Simon - Late in the Evening Ben Folds - Losing Lisa U2 - With or Without You. - Bubba. ---
**Author:** ![Gjorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@Gjorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gjorp)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/3 "2002-11-28T00:14:22Z")
Rammstein - Spieluhr Nickelback - Never Again Sheryl Crow - Tomorrow Never Dies Quiet Riot - Cum on Feel the Noize The Romantics - What I Like About You ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/4 "2002-11-28T00:18:25Z")
My Funny Valentine - Rodgers and Hart (Ella Fitzgerald, vocals) Body and Soul - Hayman, Sour, Eyton, and Green (Billie Holiday, vocals) I Get A Kick Out Of You - Cole Porter (Frank Sinatra, vocals) I’ve Got You Under My Skin - Cole Porter (Frank Sinatra, vocals) Moonlight In Vermont - Sussedorf and Blackburn (Billie Holiday, vocals) All the songs are timeless and will be around long after what passes for music today. ---
**Author:** ![Stccrd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Stccrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stccrd)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/5 "2002-11-28T00:37:57Z")
Billy Joel - And So it Goes U2 - Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For Collective Soul - December Elton John (I think - from Lion King, the musical) - Endless Night Lifehouse - Beautiful This is current, but ask me the same question in a week, and it will be different. ---
**Author:** ![Lockfist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/838e76/32.png) [@Lockfist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockfist)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/6 "2002-11-28T01:05:30Z")
**Megadeth** - _Holy Wars…The Punishment Due_ **Entombed** - _To Ride, Shoot Straight, and Speak the Truth_ **Dio** - _Don’t Talk to Strangers_ **Iron Maiden** - _Number of the Beast_ **Judas Priest** - _The Sentinel_ Of course, this changes day-to-day… ---
**Author:** ![Tanaqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/7 "2002-11-28T02:29:58Z")
Today… 1. Sound System - Operation Ivy 2. Prayer Position - AFI 3. Deadbolt - Thrice 4. Riot of Words - Strike Anywhere 5. Heresy, Hypocrisy, & Revenge - GOod Riddance 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kombucha\_ShroomPerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7c8e57/32.png) [@Kombucha\_ShroomPerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kombucha_ShroomPerson)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/8 "2002-11-28T02:57:31Z")
In no particular order…(and subject to change at the drop of a fast-falling hat.) \*System of a Down - Sugar. \*The Dillinger Escape plan - Come to Daddy (cover of Aphex Twin). \*Rage Against The Machine - Freedom (actually, the entire of their first album. And of Evil Empire). \*Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit. \*(Its getting difficult now to narrow it down. So I’ll just list what I’m listening to right now - (hed)pe - The Meadow.) ---
**Author:** ![grendel72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/91b2a8/32.png) [@grendel72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grendel72)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/9 "2002-11-28T03:14:52Z")
_Lo Boob Oscillator_ **Stereolab** (awesome song, stupid title) _Airplane_ **Pizzicato Five** (how many song lyrics dis Holden Coulfield?) _The Truth_ **Handsome Boy Modeling School** (Beautiful jazzy trip hop) _Too Drunk to Fuck_ **Dead Kennedys** (best hardcore song ever) _Add It Up_ **Violent Femmes** (everyone knows this song…) ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/10 "2002-11-28T04:56:27Z")
I know there are some major clichés here, but that’s how they become clichés–from overuse: 1. Layla - Derek and the Dominoes 2. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 3. American Woman - Guess Who 4. See the Light - The Jeff Healy Band 5. 7 - Prince ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/11 "2002-11-28T05:59:50Z")
This is an easy call: 1. Birthday - The Sugarcubes 2. Hey You - Pink Floyd 3. Plowed - Sponge 4. Messages - OMD 5. Tart - Elvis Costello ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/12 "2002-11-28T06:51:38Z")
In no particular order: Billy Joel - For the Longest Time Elton John - Tiny Dancer The Rolling Stones - I am Waiting Prodigy - Firestarter Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra Oh gosh, while writing this, I realized I have so many favorite songs. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/13 "2002-11-28T06:52:40Z")
(Just posting to say that I reversed the artist and title in my last entry, in case that mattered to anyone.) ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/14 "2002-11-28T07:04:56Z")
Well, I love almost all the songs from Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”. And Sir Edgar Elgar had some wonderful songs. The two songs in Jerry Goldsmith’s “Wild Rovers” score (sung by his daughter) will always remain a favorite. ---
**Author:** ![jools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/15 "2002-11-28T07:09:46Z")
In no particular order Wish you were here - Pink Floyd With or without you - U2 When the levee breaks - Led Zeppelin Cherry oh Baby - Rolling Stones N.I.B. - Black Sabbath ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/16 "2002-11-28T07:24:53Z")
OK, these change from month to month, but at the mo: **Wire** - Map Ref 41 N 93 W **Flaming Lips** - Waiting for a Superman **Massive Attack** - Teardrop **Big Star** - September Gurls **Buzzcocks** - Ever Fall in Love ---
**Author:** ![anthonyjunior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c57346/32.png) [@anthonyjunior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anthonyjunior)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/17 "2002-11-28T07:26:39Z")
My top Five songs are: 1. crawling-linkin park 2. sober-tool ---
**Author:** ![anthonyjunior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c57346/32.png) [@anthonyjunior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anthonyjunior)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/18 "2002-11-28T07:29:31Z")
1. Any Slayer Song 2. aint no sunshine 5)Damn it feels good to be a gangster ---
**Author:** ![Gerome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gerome)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/19 "2002-11-28T12:02:48Z")
I always find it incredibly difficult to narrow down to a list of anything, be it movies, music, TV, whatever. But I’ll give it a damn good shot, eh? **Primal Scream** - Blood Money **Air** - All I Need **Doves** - Pounding **Flaming Lips** - Do You Realise **Gomez** - Detroit Swing 66 These are gonna change the moment I click “submit”, I can tell. ---
**Author:** ![sirtonyh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@sirtonyh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sirtonyh)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2002, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ypur-top-5-favorite-songs/139223/20 "2002-11-28T13:47:35Z")
At this present moment; 1. Sittin’ on the dock of the bay - Otis Reading 2. 911 is a joke - Public Enemy 3. Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder 4. Ms Jackson - Outkast 5. Karma Hotel - Spooks