Some of My Favourite Songs

Well, in my first post, I talked a little bit about three of my favourite albums, and today I'm going to talk about some of my favourite songs.

1) Fingertips by They Might Be Giants - Now, although it's considered one song, Fingertips, from the Apollo 18 album, is really 21 mini songs rolled into one. Now, I love this idea. It really just shows the fun side of the Johns. Everything about this song is fun, the topics for the mini songs, which range from passing the milk to hearing a mysterious sound, the sound coming from the horn section, almost always upbeat and blaring, to the way the vocals really just sound like cartoon characters. I love everything about this song.

2) When You Smile/Psychiatric Exploration of the Fetus with Needles (Live) by The Flaming Lips - Now, I know, again, this is two songs, not one, but it is a live track found on the Fearless Freaks : 20 Years of Weird album and it is amazing. It has a really rocking intro that becomes the classic song When You Smile and as the last note strikes, a guitar-noise solo of sorts starts playing that becomes the intro to Psychiatric Exploration. Everything from Wayne's voice to the guitar work and the amazing drumming just makes this song one of my all time favourites.

3) Do You Realize (T.P.S. Remix) by The Flaming Lips - This song is one of the more interesting tracks of the Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell EP as it's drum track has been re done and is completely out of sync with everything else. But, it's because of this and the fact that the way the g uitar has been remixed makes it sound like an 8-bit song that makes it amazing. When I listen to it, I feel like I'm playing some sort of awesome Flaming Lips video game, and really, it reminds me of some of the music I would hear as a little kid.

4) Unicorn by Gojira - This song is both great and odd. The band Gojira, is a French Thrash Metal band that has some amazing guitar and drum work. However, this song is not what you'd expect from a Thrash Metal band, it's nice and slow, with some weird effect on the guitar that makes it sound a little bit like a whale's song. That mixed with the nice, smooth lead guitar work makes this song seem almost like a lullaby. You can find this track on their album, From Mars to Sirius

5) Jungleland by Bruce Springsteen - Off of the famous Born to Run album, Jungleland has a beautiful intro on the violin with some amazing piano and organ work thanks to Roy Bittan and Danny Federici respectively. It has two amazing solos in it as well, one by the local saxaphonist and all around awesome dude Clarence Thompson, and a guitar solo by The Boss himself. Truly one of the all time classic songs and an all around great tune.

6) God by John Lennon - Found in the album Plastic Ono Band, this song is one of the most amazing songs I've heard, it really says what people need to know. That in reality, there is no god, or ruler, or king, there is only you. It has some beautiful piano work and some of John's greatest lyrics. There is no better song to really show how I feel about the world than this one.

7) Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Jimi Hendrix - Truly one of the greatest guitarists that ever lived, Jimi shows just how he got that title in this amazing track off of the Electric Ladyland album. Featuring some top notch guitar work and fantastic lyrics, this is truly Jimi's greatest song

8) Question! by System of a Down - Now, most folks will say that acoustic guitar doesn't belong in metal, but this song says different. Having some of the most hypnotic lyrics and beautiful guitar sounds, it's not hard to see why I love this song off of their album Mesmerize.

9) My Bonnie Lassie and Me by Barleyjuice - Off of their latest album, Bonny Prince Barley, My Bonnie Lassie and Me is a song that truly places you where it takes place. It's soothing acoustic work, beautiful fiddle and whistle solos and lovely lyrics place you in the Highlands of Scotland and just remind me of a nice, warm sunny day in a green pasture.

10) TIE: Revolution 9 by the Beatles and Revolution 42 by Nuclear Bubble Wrap - Now, both of these songs are essentially the same, simply bits and pieces of random sound bytes put together in a way that really creates a hypnotic effect that is absolutely genius. Both around 8 minutes in length, the two are easily some of the best songs I've heard in a long time. You can find Revolution 9 on The White Album, and Revolution 42 on NBW's album Paint, due out sometime soon I hope (in other words, I don't know when to expect it)