"Celebrity"/Message Pit Playlists
ntt117
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I was just reading through some of the celebrity playlists on iTunes and thought it would be a fun idea to see what some of you guys would put on your "celebrity playlist". Basically iTunes has celebrities pick some of their favorite songs and explain why they like them or mean something to them. Lets try to keep it between 10-20 songs and one song per artist. Here's what ive come up with:
1.Beatles- "I Want You (She's So Heavy)- Abbey Road- I considered myself a Beatles fan for a long time, but then when I heard this song I realized the other side of the Beatles that wasnt so poppy.
2.Booker T & The MG's- "Green Onions"- Great instrumental by one of the greatest studio bands of all time.
3.Bruce Springsteen- "Born To Run"- Born to Run-I could have picked a dozen Springsteen songs to put on here, butit always seems to come back to this. Everyone can relate to that feeling of wanting to break out and be free.
4.Fleet Foxes- "White Winter Hymnal- Fleet Foxes-One of my favorite songs of the year. I love the catchy harmonies used in this song.
5.Funkadelic-"Maggot Brain"- Maggot Brain- One of the greatest "guitar songs" of all time.
6.Kings of Leon- "Arizona"- Because of the Times- While I love their dirty, southern side, I find this song to be my favorite from the band.
7.Led Zeppelin- "Fool in the Rain"- In Through the Out Door- Not necessarily my favorite Zeppelin song, but I love the drums in the "Bonham Shuffle" used in this song.
8.MGMT- "Time to Pretend"- Time to Pretend- Accoring to my iTunes this is my most played song from this year. Usually i'm not a big fan of this kind of music, but I love this album and can never get this song out of my head.
9.My Morning Jacket- "Run Thru"- It Still Moves- This song was the most intense concert moment of my life. Absolutely love the breakdown in this song.
10.Neil Young- "Down By The River"- Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere- Couldnt pick a favorite Uncle Neil song, but this made the list. I have great memories of jamming to this in my first so called "band".
11.Outkast- "Chonkyfire" -Aquemini- Hip hop doesnt seem to get enough love in these boards so i had to throw some Outkast on this list. I love when rap incorperates real instruments in songs.
12.Pearl Jam- "Release"- Ten- One of the most emotional vocals i've ever heard.
13.R.E.M.- "Nightswimming"- Automatic For The People- Great end to a great album.
14.Sam Cooke- "A Change Is Gonna Come"- My favorite voice of all time and one of my favorite songs of all time.
15.Sigur Ros- "Staralfur"- Agaetis Byrjun- This is what heaven should sound like.
16.Sly & The Family Stone- "Everyday People"- Stand!- Something about this song always makes me happy.
17.Temple of The Dog-"Say Hello 2 Heaven"-TOTD- Along with "Release", this is one of the most emotional vocals ive ever heard. If only Cornell still sounded like this.
18.Tom Petty- "Even The Losers" - Damn The Torpedoes- Everyone can relate to the line, "Even the losers, get lucky sometime."
19.Tom Waits- "Gun Street Girl- Rain Dogs- Im not a huge Tom Waits fan, but I love the driving beat in this song.
20. Wilson Pickett- "In the Midnight Hour"- I've recently started getting more into old Motown and Stax recording and this is one of my favorites of that time.
WOW. Picking just 20 was harder than I thought. Im looking forward to seeing your picks.
1.Beatles- "I Want You (She's So Heavy)- Abbey Road- I considered myself a Beatles fan for a long time, but then when I heard this song I realized the other side of the Beatles that wasnt so poppy.
2.Booker T & The MG's- "Green Onions"- Great instrumental by one of the greatest studio bands of all time.
3.Bruce Springsteen- "Born To Run"- Born to Run-I could have picked a dozen Springsteen songs to put on here, butit always seems to come back to this. Everyone can relate to that feeling of wanting to break out and be free.
4.Fleet Foxes- "White Winter Hymnal- Fleet Foxes-One of my favorite songs of the year. I love the catchy harmonies used in this song.
5.Funkadelic-"Maggot Brain"- Maggot Brain- One of the greatest "guitar songs" of all time.
6.Kings of Leon- "Arizona"- Because of the Times- While I love their dirty, southern side, I find this song to be my favorite from the band.
7.Led Zeppelin- "Fool in the Rain"- In Through the Out Door- Not necessarily my favorite Zeppelin song, but I love the drums in the "Bonham Shuffle" used in this song.
8.MGMT- "Time to Pretend"- Time to Pretend- Accoring to my iTunes this is my most played song from this year. Usually i'm not a big fan of this kind of music, but I love this album and can never get this song out of my head.
9.My Morning Jacket- "Run Thru"- It Still Moves- This song was the most intense concert moment of my life. Absolutely love the breakdown in this song.
10.Neil Young- "Down By The River"- Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere- Couldnt pick a favorite Uncle Neil song, but this made the list. I have great memories of jamming to this in my first so called "band".
11.Outkast- "Chonkyfire" -Aquemini- Hip hop doesnt seem to get enough love in these boards so i had to throw some Outkast on this list. I love when rap incorperates real instruments in songs.
12.Pearl Jam- "Release"- Ten- One of the most emotional vocals i've ever heard.
13.R.E.M.- "Nightswimming"- Automatic For The People- Great end to a great album.
14.Sam Cooke- "A Change Is Gonna Come"- My favorite voice of all time and one of my favorite songs of all time.
15.Sigur Ros- "Staralfur"- Agaetis Byrjun- This is what heaven should sound like.
16.Sly & The Family Stone- "Everyday People"- Stand!- Something about this song always makes me happy.
17.Temple of The Dog-"Say Hello 2 Heaven"-TOTD- Along with "Release", this is one of the most emotional vocals ive ever heard. If only Cornell still sounded like this.
18.Tom Petty- "Even The Losers" - Damn The Torpedoes- Everyone can relate to the line, "Even the losers, get lucky sometime."
19.Tom Waits- "Gun Street Girl- Rain Dogs- Im not a huge Tom Waits fan, but I love the driving beat in this song.
20. Wilson Pickett- "In the Midnight Hour"- I've recently started getting more into old Motown and Stax recording and this is one of my favorites of that time.
WOW. Picking just 20 was harder than I thought. Im looking forward to seeing your picks.
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1. Angelspit - 100% -- Down to basics it's just an electro-punk song, but it has tons of attitude and I love it for that.
2. Nena - 99 Red Balloons -- It's just the ultimate innocence song really. Reminds me of candy, jumping, toys and all the other things I liked as a little kid
3. Aha - Take On Me -- I'm going a little 80s here, but still, a great uplifting track, hard to be depressed around this one.
4. Alterbridge - In Loving Memory -- Reminds me of my dog (who is still alive) and makes me think about death in a very sad way, but it helps me remember the good parts and to have many more good parts ahead.
5. Angels and Airwaves - Everything's Magic -- Okay, so it's a teeny bopper song, but it reminds me of good times with my friends.
6. Apoptygma Berzerk - Starsign -- It's just an inexplainably excellent, romantic song despite the intro
7. Ben Harper - In Your Eyes (Cover) -- Live cover of the song, the crowd just come across as so happy to be there. Not raucous or anything, just glad.
8. Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself -- It is a song that makes you want to dance with yourself. And when I say that I don't mean masturbation you sick fucks
9. Chemlab - Vera Blue -- Drug fueled machine rock from the urban pits, 'It's 3:30am and all the streets are a blur'. Excellent.
10. Combichrist - Today I Woke To The Rain of Blood -- If god made a better song to kill to, he kept for himself.
11. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Red White and Blue -- Okay so it was after the crash, but to me this song is like playing them out, they'll always be Red white and Blue.
12. Our Lady Peace - Will The Future Blame Us -- This song is THE song that makes me feel alive. Which is ironic because I'd like it played at my funeral.
13. Stone Temple Pilots - Still Remains -- The ultimate love song. There is absolutely no other song that can explain love as well as this.
14. Stone Temple Pilots - Wonderful -- The sequel to 'Still Remains'. Those fallen in love live happily ever after.
15. Matchbox 20 - Unwell -- A battle with insanity, too true for my life, a sad song.
16. Train - When I look to the sky -- Another love song, I can't explain what this means to me because I don't know myself. But it's great.
17. Savage Garden - Crash and Burn -- The song about being there for your friends and loves no matter what.
18. VNV Nation - Endless Skies -- 'Leave each second as a lifetime' Words to live by.
there you are.
- brain of c
2. bob dylan - visions of johanna
3. the who - the seeker
4. bright eyes - we are nowhere
5. radiohead - wierd fishes
6. pearl jam - who you are
7. my morning jacket - old september blues
8. neko case - behind the house
9. sam cooke - a change is gonna come
10. flaming lips - in the morning of the magicians
11. the beatles - let it be
12. new pornographers - stacked crooked
13. blind melon - st. andrews fall
14. the cure - lullaby
15. eddie vedder - guaranteed
16. wilco - someone else's song
17. sonic youth - 'cross the breeze
18. pixies - where is my mind?
19. kings of leon - trani
20. kevin drew - tbtf
2. Better Than Ezra "Rolling"- Kevin Griffin is the master of pop hooks in great rocks songs.
3. The Beatles "Blackbird"- nothing more needs to be said of this song...truly a masterpiece
4. Damien Rice "Rootless Tree"- such a beautiful song erupts into the ultimate "fuck you" anthem...
5. Dave Matthews Band "The Stone"- a gem from as good of an album as the mid-90's saw
6. Eddie Vedder "Goodbye"- beautiful solo ukulele song from soundtrack to A Brokedown Melody
7. Idlewild "El Captain (acoustic)- The original song is beautiful enough, but the piano driven acoustic version takes it to another level.
8. Jack Johnson "Constellations"- amazing song to finish an amazing record
9. Matt Nathanson "Wedding Dress"- this song will never see the light of day on the radio, and that's a crying shame.
10. My Morning Jacket "Smoking From Shooting" the best song I've heard for all of 2008
11. Oasis "Gas Panic"- Their masterpiece from one of the most un-appreciated albums of all time.
12. Pearl Jam "Come Back"- beautiful song where the solo never fails to give me chills up my spine
13. R.E.M. "Walk Unafraid"- Their "Up" album is another album from the most un-appreciated albums of all time list
14. Radiohead "2+2=5"- shows the doubters that Radiohead still knows how to play their guitars...LOUD
15. Ray LaMontagne "Within You"- who knew that a song with only eight seperate words in it, could say so much.
16. Ryan Adams "Goodbye Rose"- amazing intro track to one of the finest albums of 2007
17. Sigur Ros "Ara Batur"- one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard
18. Silverchair "Asylym"- beautiful b-side that should have made the "Diorama" album.
19. The White Stripes "My Doorbell"- Great song...great great song
20. The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again"- easily one of the greatest songs ever recorded.
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