20 Top Songs in 20 Years
For the past two weeks, that bastion of good musical taste and daily yummy ear treats, Triple J has been running a vote for the Hottest 100 Songs of the Past 20 Years.
And given that I am ageek music lover with a penchant for lists, ... a tendancy for anal retentiveness ... a geek streak, I have been reminiscing and cataloging my favourite songs between 1993 and 2012.
I tried to find songs that I not only utterly love but covered one or more of the traits of music that - when wafting loudly from my car speakers - make it difficult for me to retain an air of dignity while sitting in plain sight of other drivers at the lights: a) dancey b) poppy c) rappy d)Aussie e) rocky f) beautiful voicey g) from an all time best albummy and/or h) clever lyricsy.
In chronological order:
Linger - The Cranberries (1993)
Distant Sun - Crowded House (1993)
Laid - James (1994)
Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye (1995)
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve (1997)
Brimful of Asha - Cornershop (1997)
These Days - Powderfinger (1999)
Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim (1999)
I Try - Macy Gray (1999)
Porcelain - Moby (2000)
We Come 1 - Faithless (2001)
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I tried to find songs that I not only utterly love but covered one or more of the traits of music that - when wafting loudly from my car speakers - make it difficult for me to retain an air of dignity while sitting in plain sight of other drivers at the lights: a) dancey b) poppy c) rappy d)Aussie e) rocky f) beautiful voicey g) from an all time best albummy and/or h) clever lyricsy.
In chronological order:
Linger - The Cranberries (1993)
Distant Sun - Crowded House (1993)
Laid - James (1994)
Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye (1995)
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve (1997)
Brimful of Asha - Cornershop (1997)
These Days - Powderfinger (1999)
Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim (1999)
I Try - Macy Gray (1999)
Porcelain - Moby (2000)
We Come 1 - Faithless (2001)
(note: this is my favourite version of this song ... listen for what Maxi Jazz says in the last few seconds. It always gets me!)
Superstylin' - Groove Armada (2001)
Lose Yourself - Eminem (2002)
Seed 2.0 - The Roots (2003)
Mr Brightside - The Killers (2004)
Fix You - Coldplay (2005)
Kids - MGMT (2008)
The Fear - Lily Allen (2008)
And the Boys - Angus & Julia Stone (2010)
Shake it Out - Florence + the Machine (2011)
It also pained me not to include:
- The Test - Chemical Brothers with Richard Ashcroft
- Doo Wop (That Thing) - Lauryn Hill
- Orange Crush - REM
- Are you gonna go my way - Lenny Kravitz
- Friday I'm in Love - The Cure
- Something Good - Utah Saints
- Lost - The Badloves
- Bullet with Butterfly Wings - Smashing Pumpkins
- Carnival - Natalie Merchant
- Born Slippy - Underworld
- Professional Widow - Tori Amos
- It's Like That - Run DMC
- My Friend - Groove Armada
- Silent Sigh - Badly Drawn Boy
- Relapse - Little Birdy
- Draw Your Sword - Angus & Julia Stone
- Thank You - Dido
- Hurts Like Heaven - Coldplay
- All that you can't leave behind - U2
- Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
I could go on. I better stop. Hammer time.
