LiLi1992 said:

MickyDolenz said:

I'm just going to post the first things I think of, in no special order.

Wow! I do not know half the songs from your list.
I need further musical education.

A lot of the songs I heard growing up, I've never heard on the radio or on TV. So I guess they were "jukebox hits" and stuff my relatives played.

LiLi1992 said:

MattyJam said:

You blaspheme in the name of Tori!!! lol

You asked me and I answered honestly.
I'm sorry.
The main thing that you like her and let the whole world is gone off the wall ....

I hear you. I never liked Tori Amos either.

That aside, how do you guys figure out your Top 40 songs? Do you go by how often you listen to them or by an immense positive feeling/emotion that you have towards the song? There are songs that I really like, but I don't always listen to them. Sometimes I have to be in the mood. Other times there are songs that I listen to quite often, but they may not, exactly, be my favorite(s).

How do you decide?

Unholyalliance said:

LiLi1992 said:

You asked me and I answered honestly.
I'm sorry.
The main thing that you like her and let the whole world is gone off the wall ....

I hear you. I never liked Tori Amos either.

That aside, how do you guys figure out your Top 40 songs? Do you go by how often you listen to them or by an immense positive feeling/emotion that you have towards the song? There are songs that I really like, but I don't always listen to them. Sometimes I have to be in the mood. Other times there are songs that I listen to quite often, but they may not, exactly, be my favorite(s).

How do you decide?

Well, this is not a matter of life and death.

I chose from the great songs are simply the most time-tested to me. The songs that I loved a year ago, love right now and I am sure I will love these songs after 10 ... 20 ... 30 years too. The list varies, but one thing is constant: I adore every song from my list.

Impossible for me to do.

But Prince, MJ, Janet, Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, Zapp, Cameo, Stevie, 2Pac, Rick Springfield, Guns N' Roses, Jesse Johnson, DMX, Dr. Dre, Kate Bush, The Cure, The Jacksons, Nas, Queen, The Time, The System, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Marilyn Manson and Terence Trent D'Arby would all have at least one song in there. Prince would probably have at least 5 actually, lol.

LiLi1992 said:

tinaz said:

Guys, I think you're just lazy.

HARD!

1. Got Til Its Gone - Jan & Tip

2. Kiss Me on My Neck - Badu

3. Creep - TLC

4. Vivrant Thing - Tip

5. Deeper and Deeper - Madonna

6. Waiting - Madonna

7. Baby Be Mine - MJ

8. Lets Work - Prince

9. Better Be Good To Me - Tina Turner

10. The Way You Love Me - Teena Marie

11. Hot Sex - Tribe

12. Rain - Madonna

13. Miss You Much - Janet

14. I Want You - Badu

15. Back in the Day (puff) - Badu

16. Award Tour - Tribe

17. PYT - MJ

18. Pink Cashmere - Prince

19. When I Think of You - Janet

20. Inside of Me - Madonna

21. Cherry Pie - Sade

22. Gettin Up - Tip

23. Alright - D'Angelo

24. I Need Your Lovin - Teena Marie

25. Lets Groove - EWF

26. What I Can Do For You - Sheryl Crow

27. Get Together - Madonna

28. Into the Groove - Madonna

29. Evil - EWF

30. Do it Again - Steely Dan

31. Strawberry Letter - Bros Johnson

32. It - Prince

33. Why U Wanna Trip on Me - MJ

34. Strangers - Portishead

35. A Milli - Wayne

36. The Healer - Badu

37. Love of My Life - Badu & Common

38. Love Tried to Welcome Me - Madonna

39. Physical Attraction - Madonna

40. Baby Get it On - Ike & Tina

...or somethin!

Only 40?

anyway... in no special order, I'll try to put only 1 song per artist although I just hate this "rule".

Also, it changes all the time, so, this is only for today.

1 - Peter Gabriel - I Don't Remember

2 - Prince - Crystal Ball

3 - Prince - 3121

4 - David Bowie - Heroes

5 - Kate Bush - Cloudbusting

6 - Patti Smith - People Have the Power

7 - The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me

8 - Joni Mitchell - Blue

9 - Genesis - Dancing with the Moonlit Knight

10 - Os Mutantes - Ave Lúcifer

11 - Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed

12 - Madonna - Drowned World/Substitute for Love

12 - The Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice

13 - Cyndi Lauper - Who Let in the Rain

14 - Santana - Soul Sacrifice

15 - Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall pt. 2

16 - Chopin - Nocturne No. 1

17 - Tori Amos - Liquid Diamonds

18 - PJ Harvey - Good Fortune

19 - Björk - Isobel

20 - Beethoven - The Pastoral Symphony

21 - Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker

22 - Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

23 - Janet Jackson - Got 'til It's Gone

24 - Yoko Ono - Don't Worry Kyoko

25 - John Lennon - Working Class Hero

26 - The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

27 - The Beatles - Blackbird

28 - The Beatles - A Day in the Life

29 - Hole - Miss World

30 - The Mamas and the Papas - Got a Feelin'

31 - The Beach Boys - You Still Believe in Me

32 - Nico - Chelsea Girl

33 - Nico - Frozen Warnings

34 - The Velvet Underground - All Tomorrow's Parties

35 - The Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes

36 - Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets

37 - The Velvet Underground - Venus in Furs

38 - Nirvana - Polly

39 - Peaches - Talk to Me

40 - Bob Dylan - Tombstone Blues

plus... probably

Turtle Blues - Big Brother & The Holding Co./Janis Joplin

Buried Alive in the Blues - Janis Joplin & Full Tilt Boogie Band

Panis et Circenses - Os Mutantes

Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie

Who Let in the Rain - Cyndi Lauper

Here Come the Warm Jets - Eurythmics

the whole Aladdin Sane album by David Bowie

the whole Heroes album by David Bowie

the whole Bitches Brew and Kind of Blue albums by Miles Davis

the whole If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears by the Mamas and the Papas

and muuuch more.

Mo' 40

1 - Blondie - Heart of Glass

2 - Joni Mitchell - A Case of You

3 - Patti Smith - Land

4 - Blondie - Hanging on the Telephone

5 - M.I.A. - Born Free

6 - Beck - Lost Cause

7 - Björk & Antony Hegarty - The Dull Flame of Desire

8 - Prince - If I was Your Girlfriend

9 - Prince - Movie Star

10 - Kate Bush - Suspended in Gaffa

11 - Santana - Black Magic Woman

12 - The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin'

13 - PJ Harvey - Rid of Me

14 - Tori Amos - Spark

15 - Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C Minor - I. Allegro con Brio

16 - Robyn - Dancing on My Own

17 - Foals - Spanish Sahara

18 - Yoko Ono - Why Not

19 - David Bowie - Moonage Daydream

20 - Elton John - Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding

21 - The Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger

22 - The Rolling Stones - Sway

23 - Prince - Controversy

24 - Prince - Dirty Mind

25 - Funkadelic - Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock ?!

26 - Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground

27 - Aretha Franklin - Chain of Fools

28 - Etta James - Something's Got a Hold on Me

29 - Etta James - At Last

30 - Janet Jackson - Black Cat

31 - The Velvet Underground - Femme Fatale

32 - The Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting for the Man

33 - Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

34 - Kate Bush - How to Be Invisible

35 - Brian Eno - Baby's on Fire

36 - Bob Dylan - It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry

37 - Johnny Cash - Hurt

38 - Janis Joplin - Buried Alive in the Blues

39 - Divine - You Think You're a Man

40 - Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz

AND!

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way

Peter Gabriel - Family Snapshot (every song from Peter Gabriel/Melt)

Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes

Peter Gabriel - Mercy Street

Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

Kate Bush - Army Dreamers

Prince - Dreamer

Coldplay - The Scientist

Prince - It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night

Os Mutantes - Balada do Louco

Peaches - Set It Off (Tobi Neumann radio mix)

the whole Blue album by Joni Mitchell

the whole Like a Prayer album by Madonna

the whole Horses album by Patti Smith

the whole Santana and Abraxas albums by Santana

the whole Dark Side of the Moon album by Pink Floyd

the whole Aerial and 50 Words for Snow albums by Kate Bush

the whole Sign "O" the Times album

it goes on and on and on...

LiLi1992 said:

tinaz said:

Guys, I think you're just lazy.

yeah, that too

errant said:

LiLi1992 said:

Guys, I think you're just lazy.

yeah, that too

Laziness - one of the seven deadly sins.
So, I'm waiting lists

Thanks to all who participated.

[Edited 11/27/11 9:17am]

1. Captain Beefheart - Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles

2. Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army

3. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird

4. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run

5. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

6. The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

7. The Cure - Disintegration

8. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb

9. Prince - Purple Rain

10. The Pixies - Hey

11. The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter

12. The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

13. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone

14. Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone

15. Cream - White Room

16. The Ronettes - Baby, I Love You

17. Michael Jackson - Stranger in Moscow

18. Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice

19. Bob Marley & the Wailers - Redemption Song

20. Meat Loaf - Paradise By the Dashboard Light

21. The Beatles - Happiness is a Warm Gun

22. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again

23. Stevie Wonder - As

24. Elvis Costello - Everyday I Write the Book

25. David Bowie - Heroes

26. Wilco - I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

27. The Zombies - Care of Cell 44

28. The Doors - Break On Through (To the Other Side)

29. Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler)

30. Neil Diamond - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon

31. Prince - If I Was Your Girlfriend

32. The Velvet Underground - Heroin

33. The Who - Baba O'Reily

34. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

35. Modest Mouse - Float On

36. Marilyn Manson - Coma White

37. Radiohead - Let Down

38. Pearl Jam - Even Flow

39. Patti Smith - Gloria

40. Rush - The Trees

the first song is my favorite song of all time btw.

1. Come back to me-janet jackson
2.Black butterfly-deniece williams
3.free-prince
4.i would die 4 u-prince
5. baby-prince
6.somebody somebody-prince
7.pleasure principle-janet
8.dance in the dark-lady gaga
9. typical male-tina turner
10. show some respect-tina turner
11.take me home tonight-eddie money
12.madness-marvin gaye
13.love wont you stay-black ivory
14.tell me this is a dream-the delfonics
15.deja vu-beyonce
16.stranger in moscow-michael jackson
17.Another part of me- Michael Jackson
18.show you the way to go-the jacksons
19.in the rain-herb albert
20.faithfully-journey
21.open arms-journey
22.who's crying now-journey
23.just to keep you satisfied-marvin gaye
24.i want to be free-the ohio players
25.Round of Applause-Waka Flocka
26. call on me-janet jackson
27. Bad kids-Lady gaga
28.its gonna be lonely-Prince
29. Lets have a baby-Prince
30. Betcha by golly wow-both prince & the stylisitics versions
31.mr happy-prince
32. set fire to the rain-adele
33.lithium-evanescence
34.magic city-waka flocka flame!
35.scale on-young jeezy
36.feather-little dragon
37. a new-little dragon
38.jack you off-prince
39.do me baby-prince
40.left side drive-solange