Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Top 1,000 songs: 201-300

I was going to write about something else... but I'm so close to finishing this, I gotta do another one.



201. The Ballad of John and Yoko, The Beatles
- The only good thing that came from Yoko Ono's existence

202. The Ballad of Chasey Lain, Bloodhound Gangs
- Two ballads in a row, wierd huh?

203. Song 2, Blur
204. Rocky Raccoon, The Beatles
205. Smooth Criminal, Alien Antfarm
206. Come Out Clean, Jump Little Children
- Great use of the cow bell here

207. Creep, Radio Head
208. My Ride’s Here, Bruce Springsteen
209. Please Don’t Bury Me, John Prine
210. Add It Up, Violent Femmes
211. Break Stuff (Live), Limp Bizkit
212. Breed, Steve Earle
- Best courntry/rock cover of a hard rock song ever

213. Paint it Black, The Rolling Stones
214. I Knew the Bride, Dave Edmunds
- Should I get married this song will certainly be played

215. Life is an Adventure, Violent Femmes
216. Ballroom Blitz, Sweet
217. Bad Reputation, Joan Jett
218. Fish and Whistle, John Prine
- "My very first job I said thank you and please, they made me scrub a parking lot down on my knees, than I got fired for being scared of bees, and they only payed me 50 cents an hour."
219. Ballroom Blitz, The Damned
220. Loose, Primer 55
221. Expectations, Belle and Sebastian
222. On the Roof Again, Eve Six
223. Shady Lane, Pavement
- "You've been chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of the sequal to your life."
224. Break Away, The Zambonies
225. Don’t Ask Me Why I Drink, Mojo Nixon
226. Anyway, Girl
227. Damn It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta’, The Ghetto Boys
- As featured brilliantly in Office Space

228. Stevie Nix, The Hold Steady
229. Nice Guys Finish Last, Greenday
230. Angel Dressed in Black, Warren Zevon
231. My Rides Here, Warren Zevon
232. Guerilla Radio, Rage Against the Machine
233. What Happened to You, Offspring
234. Lies, Violent Femmes
235. Jambalaya, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
236. Happy Jack, The Who
237. What Do I Get, The Buzzcocks
- Heard this song in a car comercial... introduced me to a top 50 band

238. At the Bottom of Everything, Bright Eyes
239. Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
240. I’m the Man, Joe Jackson
241. Southtown, P.O.D.
242. Satan Gave Me a Taco, Beck
243. Police Truck, Dead Kennedys
244. The Road Goes on Forever, Robert Earl Keen
245. Burning Down the House, Tom Jones
- I guess this as a non-commercial demo from undernet... it's pretty sweet

246. I Fought the Law, Dead Kennedys
247. Rock Island Line, Johnny Cash
248. Ain’t No Liquor in This Town, Steve Earle
249. Take It Off, The Donnas
- Perhaps my favorite song in Guitar Hero, and a top 5 song from female singers

250. Working at the Carwash Blues, Jim Croche
251. Dance Hall, Modest Mouse
252. Grandpa Was a Carpenter, John Prine
253. The Devil’s Right Hand, Steve Earle
- "Got into a card game in a company town, saw a miner cheating and I shot the dog down... my trial was in the morning and they pulled me out of dead, they asked me how I pleaded, 'not guilty' I said. 'Not guilty' I said, 'you got the wrong man, nothing touched the trigger but the devil's right hand."

254. Great Escape, Guster
255. My Band, Eminem
256. Dirty Little Thing, Velvet Revolver
257. Mother’s Little Helper, The Rolling Stones
258. United States of Whatever, Liam Lynch
259. Authority Song, john Melloncamp
260. Fuck the Police, NWA
261. My Hometwon (Rockabilly Version), Bruce Springsteen
262. Ain’t Got No Home in This World Anymore, Beck
- cover of a woody guthrie song... quite a few of those on this list actually

263. Back in the USSR, The Beatles
264. Here We Go, Bouncing Souls
265. I’ll Stick Around, Foo Fighters
266. Buck up and Stop Your Whining, Mojo Nixon
267. These are the Quotes, Bouncing Souls
268. Judy in the Sky, John Fred and the Playboys
269. Main Offender, The Hives
270. Lawyers Guns and Money (Live), Warren Zevon
271. Papa Was a Rodeo, The Magnetic Fields
272. You Shook Me All Night Long, AC/DC
273. Girls, Beasite Boys
274. Brass Monkey, Beastie Boys
275. Boy Named Sue, Johnny Cash
- Perhaps my favorite Kareoke song ever

276. Birdhouse in Your Soul, They Might Be Giants
277. Judy is a Punk, The Ramones
278. Ain’t That Pretty at All, The Pixies
279. Polar Opposites, Modest Mouse
280. It’s Tricky, Run DMC
281. Kodachrome, Paul Simon
282. When I Win the Lottery, Camper Van Beethoven
- "Well I lost an eye in Mexico, lost two teeth, where I don't know, people see me coming and they move to the other side of the road."

283. Dancing With Myself, Blink 182
284. Let’s Talk Dirty in Hawaiian, John Prine
285. World Destruction, Public Image Limited
- Just learned this is Johnny Rotton's band from after he left the sex pistols, which is wierd, cause I don't even like the sex pistols.

286. Lives in the Balance, Richie Havens
287. Doctor Rock, Ween
288. 3 Inch Horses Two Face Monsters, Modest Mouse
289. This Lonely Place, Goldfinger
290. One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer, George Thouroughgood
- I really would like to order this at a bar

291. How I Could Just Kill a Man, Cypriss Hill
292. Lithium, Nirvana
293. Seven Seas of Rye, Queen
294. Prove My Love, Violent Femmes
295. Ambiguity Song, Camper Van Beethoven
296. Lock Step and Gone, Rancid
297. New York City Cops, The Strokes
- Banned after 9/11, hope you've heard it by now

298. Cop Killer, Ice T
299. Me and Bobby Magee, The Grateful Dead
300. She’s So Cold, The Rolling Stones

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