Songs

I typically do these shallow but fun things on Fridays. It's a good way to end the week. But tonight will have to do, my friend.

Completing this exercise was actually more difficult than I originally thought. Many of these bands are among my all-time favorites, as are their songs. Since deciding on one favorite proved too difficult, I've listed a few favorites in some circumstances.

Example - The Rolling Stones. I've always liked Mother's Little Helper. It's a good song with good lyrics. Overall, it may be a better song than Paint It Black. However, I must list Paint It Black for being one of the most socially conscious songs of all time.

Other Example - The Doors. I really like Hyacinth House. It's a great song of solitude. However, I must list Moonlight Drive - the song that started it all. Every time I hear it, I can picture Morrison and Manzarek strolling on Venice Beach and figuring out how to make a million dollars.

1. Favorite Beatles song: One After 909 (Early Beatles), I've Just Seen A Face (Middle Beatles), Free As A Bird (Late Beatles)
2. Favorite Rolling Stones song: Paint It Black, Mother's Little Helper
3. Favorite Doors song: Moonlight Drive, Hyacinth House
4. Favorite Bob Dylan song: Tomorrow is a Long Place, Don't Think Twice It's All Right
5. Favorite Led Zeppelin song: What Is and What Should Never Be, Ramble On
6. Favorite TV Theme Song: Sanford & Son
7. Favorite Prince Song: The Most Beautiful Girl in the World - just because it's about Vanny.
8. Favorite Madonna Song: Crazy For You
9. Favorite Michael Jackson Song: Man In The Mirror
10. Favorite Queen Song: You're My Best Friend
11. Favorite Motorhead Song: I can get angry, but not that angry.
12. Favorite Ozzy Song: Crazy Train
13. Favorite Public Enemy Song: Bring The Noise, Don't Believe The Hype
14. Favorite Song from a cartoon: I always liked the theme song for Daria.
15. Favorite Bruce Springsteen song: Wait, was that "the Boss" or fingernails scraped across a chalkboard? Okay, Streets of Philadelphia was pretty good.
16. Favorite Depeche Mode song: Judas, I Want You Now, Comdemnation
17. Favorite Cure song: Pictures Of You
18. Favorite song that most of your friends haven't heard: The Frug by Rilo Kiley, Through A Hole by Whispertown2000
19. Favorite Smiths song: Never got into them.
20. Favorite Beastie Boys song: Hey Ladies
21. Favorite Clash song: Rock The Casbah
22. Favorite Police song: Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.
23. Favorite Eurythmics song: Missionary Man. However, I like Annie Lennox so much better than the Eurythmics. To answer the unasked question: Waiting In Vain.
24. Favorite Beach Boys song: Wouldn't It Be Nice.
25. Favorite Cyndi Lauper song: Time After Time
26. Favorite song from a movie: Sugartime is pretty sweet
27. Favorite Duran Duran song: Wild Boys
28. Favorite Peter Tosh song: Not familiar with his music.
29. Favorite Johnny Cash song: Sunday Morning Coming
30. Favorite song from an 80's one hit wonder: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by the Proclaimers
31. Favorite song from a video game: The eponymous "pong" noise. Video games from my generation didn't have songs.
32. Favorite Kinks song: Lola
33. Favorite Genesis song: Invisible Touch
34. Favorite Thin Lizzy song: Did they have another single besides The Boys Are Back In Town?
35. Favorite INXS song: Never Tear Us Apart
36. Favorite Weird Al song: The one that makes fun of Smells Like Teenage Spirit
37. Favorite Peter Gabriel song: In Your Eyes - duh.
38. Favorite John Lennon song: Woman
39. Favorite Pink Floyd song: Hey You
40. Favorite cover song: I don't like cover songs - they're typically lazy. Okay, technically that's what Sinatra did for most of his career. But when you sing better than anyone on the face of the planet, it's no longer covering a song.
41. Favorite White Stripes: not a fan.
42. Favorite dance song: Blister In The Sun by Violent Femmes
43. Favorite U2 song: All I Want Is You
44. Favorite song from an actor turned musician: You Are What You Love by Jenny Lewis
45. Favorite disco song: Car Wash by Rose Royce
46. Favorite Power Ballad: Thank You by Led Zeppelin
47. Favorite Guns N' Roses song: Can't stand 'em
48. Favorite The Who song: You Better You Bet
49. Favorite Elton John song: I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
50. Favorite song, period: Impossible to Name.
51. Favorite Sting song: Moon Over Bourbon Street
52. Favorite boy-band song: Tears On My Pillow by New Edition
53. Favorite Metallica: Metallica gives me the creeps.
54. Favorite Cars song: Moving In Stereo
55. Favorite Tom Petty song: American Girl
56. Favorite Bon Jovi song: I'd rather listen to a boy band than a hair band.
57. Favorite Jazz song: KoKo by Charlie Parker, Crazy Rhythm by Coleman Hawkins, Bye Bye Blackbird by Miles Davis
58. Favorite Janet Jackson song: Um, whatever.
59. Favorite song from the year you were born: Do You Want To Dance? by Bette Midler