posted August 11, 2006 11:24 AM           

As for me, the most played song in my iTunes is Closer to You by The Wallflowers. I listened to it for 600+ times already. Of course, it's one of my favorites (hence the play count ).

Also:
Feel Good Inc. by Gorillaz
Easy Like Sunday Morning by Commodores
Inside of You by Hoobastank
Up To Me by Five Times August
Over My Head by The Fray

posted August 11, 2006 11:33 AM         

The Show Must Go On- Queen
Home Again- Bryan Adams
You Can't Get Me- Bryan Adams
I Want It All- Queen
Somewhere I Belong- Linkin Park
In the End- Linkin Park
Imagine- John Lennon
Love Is Blindness- U2

And many, many more

posted August 12, 2006 10:33 AM         

This is what's playing right now!!! Bon Jovi's "It's My Life"!!! Also one of my very favorites! Playing now as I'm typing away:

It's my life
It's now or never
I ain't gonna live forever
I just wanna live while I'm alive

(It's my life...)

My heart is like an open highway
Like Frankie said "I did it my way"
I just wanna live while I'm alive...
IT'S MY LIFE

This absolutely rocks!!!!!!!!!

P.S. So far I may sound a bit "behind" or "too mainstream-oriented"...I don't know. I listen to many different kinds of music, and well, I haven't listed all of my favorite songs LOL

posted August 12, 2006 10:37 AM         

I hadn't realized that you were asking for recommendations...I thought you just wanted to share our individual favorite songs...My bad. Those were not recommendations, but just some of my favorites, that's all. Conversely, I think I have things to learn from you- like the songs you mentioned, I have to shamefully admit that I had heard none of them. But I've heard the band "The Wallflowers"- just not even sure if I've actually listened to their music! What genre are they and what do they sound like? What do they talk about?

posted August 12, 2006 10:41 AM           

More songs:
Through Glass - Stone Sour
Bother - Stone Sour

posted August 12, 2006 10:57 AM           

Glad I got you interested in The Wallflowers The Wallflowers' genre is classified as rock. The lead singer, Jakob Dylan, is the son of Bob Dylan, although he does not wish to be recognized because of that. Of course it doesn't matter to me whose famous singer's son he is, he's brilliant in his own right. I really admire Jakob Dylan's songwriting talent; their lyrics are like poems

I never realized what they sing about They sing about many different things. Mostly love, I think.

posted August 13, 2006 03:22 AM         

The thing is I'm quite into some depressive songs every now and then...surely ppl would feel kinda fed up with the load of depressive stuff and long for a different sound/voice...

My favorite band or artist? Wow...that would be a tough call, because there are at least several, if not "many". Umm...The Cranberries (though Dolores O'Riordan Burton, the lead singer of the band, sounded awful live), Oasis, The Verve (disbanded ages ago...sad)...I'm still thinking...

When comparing Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Sontana, I'd prefer Jimi Hendrix, because he's got that wild and rebellious spirit in him. Sontana's outstanding, too, and is favored over Hendrix by a Filipino guitarist I know personally; he thinks Sontana is perhaps more graceful than Hendrix...I think it's just personal preferences. Madonna- yeah, astro junkie condemned her singing about "no regrets" while spanking a dog...but I don't want to lie to either others or to myself- I dig her no matter what. I like Ray Charles. The Beatles are THE pop/rock icon, no doubt, although I'm not, like, absolutely obsessed with them...I just think they're so very cool. I prefer John Lennon to Paul McCartney. Fleetwood Mac...their "Rumours" is my favorite album, on which my favorite tracks are "Never Going Back Again", "The Chain", "Oh Daddy" and "Gold Dust Woman"...gee, I don't know if I've got too much depressive stuff, which is just the opposite of what you need right now. You told me, I think, you'd like to listen to some more uplifting music.

But yesterday I was really glad that I got some Cranberries CDs at a second-hand music store. After I got home, the first thing I did was put on "No Need to Argue" and play "Disappointment", "Ridiculous Thoughts", "Dreaming My Dreams" and "Yeats' Grave". Then I played "Disappointment" repeatedly...

This morning I played two other Cranberries songs- "I Just Shot John Lennon" and "Cordell". The first for its full-blown rage and resentment for the tragic death of John Lennon. I'm really sorry- I'm going to try talking about other songs, not the depressive ones all the time.

I love Queen's "Who Wants to Live Forever" and Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris"- the latter for being featured in the movie "City of Angels", and I'm also aware that the formal was featured in the film "Highlander" (the original), which, I think, resemble my view on immortality, the question about whether to aspire to "live forever" physically or otherwise, seeing life and death as natural cycles of the universe and the ecosystem. Bryan Adams is renowned for his love songs, but any serious fan would recognize what he consistently expresses in his music- his passion for life, death, love, sex, and deeper thinking.

Thanks for the info on The Wallflowers- I like the history background and that they should be a cool band- nowadays it's a lot easier to listen to new music via multimedia, I think, but I just have to learn to make the best of the resources available...and be more active when it comes to new music- relatively new for myself anyway.

posted August 13, 2006 07:34 AM           

Another Day - Dream Theater (this song literally stopped me from killing myself)
Amazing - Aerosmith
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult (awesome song)
Easy Tonight - Five For Fighting
Gloomy Sunday - Billie Holiday
Hanging By A Thread - Jann Arden (really sad)
Hurt - Johnny Cash
Mad World - Alex Parks (suicidal)
My Friends - Red Hot Chili Peppers (help you help me)
Runaway Train - Soul Asylum
Storm - Saliva

Well right now I kind of stay away from breakup songs. But no biggie

posted August 18, 2006 12:11 AM           

I got these awesome songs yesterday:
My Doorbell - The White Stripes (So cute)
Bucky Done Gun - M.I.A (I now refrain myself from listening to this when driving)
Just Another Day - Oingo Boingo (Nice song to sleep to)
Whiketywhack - Christine Milton
Wanted - Holly Brook
Too Little Too Late - Jojo

posted August 18, 2006 04:43 AM         

I love the '80s, including the music of that era; they're mixed- some are somber love songs, some are bubbly and joyful...but I think one of my top favorites is "When the Children Cry"- I don't remember who sang this.

posted August 18, 2006 09:24 PM           

Don't fear the reaper IS Awesome!

Trad rock fan myself mostly, though love Reggae rhythms too, and being NZer I like the polynesian styles very much.

Since my foray into the WWW, I've met awesome people who've expanded my music tastes & I now enjoy Finnish/Swedish Rock too.

Matkustaja --- Egotrippi (Elegant song)
I have lots of music from Egotrippi & Kent, (not sure if they're Finn or Swede, gah!..)..It's amazing listening to songs sung in a language I dont' understand.

posted August 19, 2006 01:56 PM           

Engine - Jeff Mangum
Naomi - Jeff Mangum
A Baby For Pree/Where You'll Find Me Now - Jeff Mangum
Two-Headed Boy part 2 - Jeff Mangum
Oh, Comely - Jeff Mangum
Oh, Sister - Jeff Mangum
Little Birds - Jeff Mangum
Glue - Jeff Mangum/Neutral Milk Hotel (originally by the gerbals)
~ too many to name ~

I Will - The Beatles
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - The Beatles
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away - The Beatles
Two of Us - The Beatles
Across the Universe - The Beatles
Help! - The Beatles
We Can Work It Ou - The Beatles
Happiness Is A Warm Gun - The Beatles
Blackbird - The Beatles
Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles (originally Nina Simone)
~ too many to name ~

My Time - Jane's Addiction
Jane Says - Jane's Addiction
Three Days - Jane's Addiction
Then She Did - Jane's Addiction
Summertime Rolls - Jane's Addiction
Mountain Song - Jane's Addiction
****** - Jane's Addiction
1% - Jane's Addiction
I Would For You - Jane's Addiction
Chip Away - Jane's Addiction
Sympathy - Jane's Addiction (originally by the rolling stones)

Hamburger Train - Primus
John The Fisherman - Primus
Professor Nutbutter's House Of Treats - Primus
Groundhog Day - Primus
Jellikit - Primus
The Pressman - Primus
Del Davis Treefarm - Primus
Mr. Krinkle - Primus
Welcome To This World - Primus
Here Come the Ba$tards- Primus
American Life - Primus
Sgt. Baker - Primus
Tommy The Cat - Primus
Eleven - Primus
Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers - Primus
DMV - Primus
To Defy the Laws of Tradition - Primus
Too Many Puppies - Primus
Pudding Time - Primus
Harold of The Rocks - Primus
Jerry Was A Racecar Driver - Primus
Over The Electric Grapevine - Primus
Puddin' Taine - Primus
Frizzle Fry - Primus
Mr. Knowitall - Primus
The Toys Go Winding Down - Primus
Making Plans For Nigel - Primus (originally xtc)
Tippi Toes - Primus (originally the meters)
Intruder - Primus (originally peter gabriel)
Have A Cigar - Primus (originally pink floyd)

posted August 19, 2006 02:16 PM           

Undone-The Sweater Song - Weezer
The World Has Turned and Left Me Here - Weezer
My Name Is Jonas - Weezer
Only In Dreams - Weezer
In The Garage - Weezer
Buddy Holly - Weezer
Say It Ain't So - Weezer
El Scorcho - Weezer
Photograph - Weezer
Smile - Weezer

New Slang - The Shins
Caring Is Creepy - The Shins
Girl Inform Me - The Shins
Needle In The Hay - Elliot Smith
Miss Misery - Elliot Smith
My Hero - Foo Fighters
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Walking After You - Foo Fighters
For All the Cows - Foo Fighters
I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker - The Ramones
Judy Is A Punk - The Ramones
Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones
Beat On The Brat - The Ramones
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend - The Ramones
The KKK Took My Baby Away - The Ramones
Outsider - The Ramones
I Just Wanna Have Something To Do - The Ramones
Needles and Pins - The Ramones (originally the searchers)

thats enough for now, lol

posted August 19, 2006 02:17 PM           

Here are some albums/artists I would recommend listening to:

DJ Format and MC Abdominal - V. clever guys
Dub Side of the moon/Easy Star Allstars
Dark Side of the moon/Pink Floyd

posted August 21, 2006 03:18 AM           

But my favs for the summer/year that I can recall were...

posted August 22, 2006 03:42 AM         

HSC,

Wow, I think we share many personal favorites I really love Nirvana too! There are so many songs on your list that can be on my list also!

I like Savage Garden's "Mine" and "To the Moon & Back". The former is so sad, filled with sense of loss and yearning, and so beautiful; the latter was written based on a mutual friend of the two members of the band- Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones; it's about a girl's lack of being loved and needing love. I find myself relating to this song deeply. Savage Garden had a B-side called "The Other Side of Me", which is beautifully erotic.

posted August 23, 2006 02:15 PM         

Everybody wants to rule the world - Tears for fears
Dream a little dream of me - The Mamas & the Papas
Just another day - Jon Secada
Ordinary world - Duran Duran
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
Jessie's girl - Rick Springfield
Fallen - Lauren Wood
Last christmas - Wham (George michael)
Truly madly deeply - Savage Garden
Sweet child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
Only time - Enya
Live to tell - Madonna
When will I see you again - The three degrees