<p>I love garland’s list. Love the Modern Lovers, obscure and arcane as they are. Radio on!</p>
<p>I don’t think any of the jazz suggestions have included Pat Metheny… I suggest First Circle.</p>
<p>for non take five Brubeck, try Blue Rondo a la Turk</p>
<p>Listen to Caroline, No from the Beach Boys In Concert (1973). Different from the studio version. Beyond beautiful and sad.</p>
<p>Way more than 10 (it includes some my kids (*) taught me to love) Love Garland’s list.</p>
<p>Happy Songs:
Heavy Metal Drummer - Wilco *
Hey, ho - The Lumineers
Da, da, da - Trio
Onomatopoeia - John Prine
Hey Good Lookin’ - Hank Williams
Truckin’ - Grateful Dead (or Sugar Magnolia or Uncle John’s Band or Friend of the Devil…)
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Mambo Number Five - Lou Vega
Lola - The Kinks
Jackson - Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash
Burning Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
You’re my best friend - Queen
Only the Good Die Young - Billy Joel
I only want to be with you - Volbeat *</p>
<p>Sad Songs:
1952 Vincent Black Lightning - Richard Thompson
How can I keep from singing - Enya
Dublin Blues - Guy Clark
Long Black Veil - Lefty Frizzel
Who’ll Stop the Rain - Creedance Clearwater Revival
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica *
Pancho and Lefty - Townes van Zandt
Take me to the River - Talking Heads
Down in the Willow Garden - Everly Brothers
Ten Black Roses - The Rasmus *
Wings of the Butterfly - HIM *
Homeward Bound - Simon and Garfunkel
The Night they Burned Old Dixie Down - The Band</p>
<p>Maggie May and You Wear it Well…Rod Stewart
Sweet Baby James…James Taylor
September…Earth Wind and Fire
Wagon Wheel …Old Crow Medicine Show
Pretty Girl at the Airport…The Avett Brothers
Anything by Gillian Welch</p>
<p>Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty)
Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett)
Sweet Home Alabama<br>
Taking Care of Business
Carey (Joni Mitchell)
Glory Days (Bruce)
Tequila Sunrise
When the Sun Goes Down (Kenny Chesney)
Brown Eyed Girl
17 (Cross Canadian Ragweed)
500 miles (Proclaimers) - they also have a great version of King of the Road
Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley version)
Crazy (Patsy Kline)
Southern Cross
When Will I Be Loved (Linda Ronstadt)
Teach Your Children Well</p>
<p>Those are some of the ones that make me smile when they pop up on my ipod.</p>
<p>Dylan - Simple Twist of Fate
Talking Heads- Burning Down the House
George Harrison - Give Me Love
Traffic - Feelin Alright
CSNY - Teach Your Children
Janis Ian - At Seventeen
The Band - The Weight
Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up
Marvin Gaye - What’s Goin On
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl</p>
<p>Sorry to say, but people have been recommending WAY too much in the way of boilerplate stuff.</p>
<p>There’s SO much to explore in the genres of alternative rock and modern classical.</p>
<p>Please explore the music of Arvo Part, Radiohead, The National, Max Richter, Johann Johannsson, Arcade Fire, Stars of the Lid, PJ Harvey, The Decemberists, etc. while you’re downloading Bruce and Bono and Berry and all the other tried-and-true (and somewhat tired) icons.</p>
<p>Gondaline,
Enlighten us, post a list. Many of us have mentioned elsewhere that we enjoy being introduced to new music by friends, our kids, etc. Although judging others on a list of ten songs they offer for consideration hardly makes sense. Most people have very wide ranging tastes. A list of ten is sometimes a list of ten and not much more. Rarely representative of the entirety of any collection spanning 1,000.</p>
<p>Any 10 of these 20 (though I’m dating myself here):</p>
<p>For What Its Worth Buffalo Springfield
Like a Rolling Stone Bob Dylan
The Weight The Band
My Generation The Who
Let It Be – The Beatles
Imagine John Lennon
Respect Aretha Franklin
Dancing in the Street Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Rollin Stone – Muddy Waters
Sympathy for the Devil – Rolling Stones
You Really Got Me The Kinks
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
Redemption Song Bob Marley and the Wailers
Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
Johnny B. Goode Chuck Berry
You Send Me Sam Cooke
Born to Run Bruce Springsteen
I Fought the Law The Clash
Not Fade Away Buddy Holly and the Crickets</p>
<p>If by Bread
Up With People
Carpenters
Neal Diamond
Elvis Presley
Songs sung by Pia Dawes
Vivaldi–Four Seasons</p>
<p>Great songs all! Most of you seem to be my age. I just checked my iPhone and my top 25 most played songs are: a very weird combo. I was very into punk rock and still have a jukebox and 1000’s of vinyl records I don’t play. </p>
<p>Be Mine Alabama Shakes
Amber 311
Brick Ben Folds Five
Born To Run Bruce!
Island In The Sun Weezer
Animal Neon Trees
Come Out And Play The Offspring
All Possibilities Badly Drawn Boy
(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet The Blues Magoos
Beyond the Sea Bobby Darin
Arc of the Diver Steve Winwood
Let’s Dance Chris Montez
Viva la Vida Coldplay
Lemon Tree Josh Rouse
All Right Now Free
Carry On Fun
Good Riddance Green Day
Jane Says Jane’s Addiction
Use Somebody Kings of Leon
California Soul Marlena Shaw
Fever Peggy Lee
Ain’t Nobody Rufus & Chaka
D’yer Mak’r Led Zepellin
All Things At Once Tired Pony</p>
<p>No matter what CD I make, I always put Brandy as the last song.</p>
<p>Hi all – I haven’t been around this board since my daughter left for her freshman year this Sept, but I was missing her (and remembering the stress of this time last year) so I thought I’d check in. Happy to see such a fun topic! My top 25 most played songs look a lot like Osprey’s, but I thought I’d suggest some of my newer favorites (newer being a relative term, last 10 years or so). None of these are “essential” per se; just some of my newer favorites:</p>
<p>Arcade Fire, Keep the Car Running</p>
<p>Bon Iver, Skinny Love</p>
<p>The Avett Brothers, I and Love and You (whole album is great, but this song in particular)</p>
<p>Mary Gaultier, Please (listen to this if you don’t know it!!! Seriously!)</p>
<p>Marianne Faithful & Nick Cave, Crane Wife 3 (cover of the Decemberist song; you have to hear it! Marianne Faithful has never sounded better.)</p>
<p>Jonsi, Go Do (very fun and quirky import from Iceland!)</p>
<p>Baaba Mal, Koni</p>
<p>Speech Debelle, Spinnin’ (instant mood lifter)</p>
<p>Seu Jorge, Rebel Rebel (aphrodisiac for middle-aged ladies)</p>
<p>Carla Bruni (yes, the French first lady), Quelqu’un M’A Dit (ditto)</p>
<p>Miike Snow, Sans Soleil</p>
<p>Tallest Man on Earth, The Wild Hunt (bonus version)</p>
<p>The National, Start a War</p>
<p>K’naan, Take a Minute (I know you said you didn’t like rap, but this is great!)</p>
<p>Sun Kil Moon, Never Ending Math Equation (chill-out music)</p>
<p>Badly Drawn Boy, The Shining </p>
<p>Ali Farka Toure, Iga Bani</p>
<p>Etc. Etc. Etc. Let us all know if you discover any new “finds” from these lists. So fun to share!</p>
<p>The Heavy - How You Like Me Now?
The Rolling Stones- Sympathy For the Devil
The Clash - anything, really - let’s go with (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
The White Stripes - My Doorbell
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon
Michael Penn - No Myth
Foo Fighters - Everlong
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
David Bowie -Suffragette City
Johnny Cash - I Walk the Line
Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?
James Taylor - Fire and Rain
The Jam - Beat Surrender
Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking
Jack Johnson - Banana Pancakes
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
Bill Withers - Use Me
Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice
Eminem - Lose Yourself
Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
The Yardbirds - For Your Love
The Beastie Boys - No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn
Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion
Van Morrison - Gloria
Rod Stewart - Maggie May
The Eagles - Seven Bridges Road
Squeeze - Pulling Mussels From a Shell
The Who - Baba O’Riley
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
Prince - Little Red Corvette
INXS - Don’t Change</p>
<p>Sorry, I went a little crazy on my list and ran long. There are just so many amazing songs worthy of inclusion. I left off some contenders if I noticed that others had listed them, though there may be some duplicates. Enjoy spending your iTunes cards!</p>
<p>Hmmm. Ten songs, huh?</p>
<p>Love on Top by Beyonc</p>
<p>“Sorry to say, but people have been recommending WAY too much in the way of boilerplate stuff.”</p>
<p>My tastes are certainly shaped by growing up listening to top 40 radio stations and the popular groups of my day (I went to college in the mid 80s) but I don’t see a need to be ashamed of or apologize for it. I’m a huge Beatles person too; if that’s trite, so be it!</p>
<p>One Day Like This - Elbow
Wake Up - Arcade Fire
Bad - U2
Stay - U2
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys
Step - Vampire Weekend
Wire - HAIM
Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Graceless - The National</p>
<p>Boy I am REALLY dated. I suppose the Bach reference implies that I graduated from high school in the 18th century. (close but not quite)</p>
<p>iPod? Back in the day, they called these desert island discs.</p>
<p>Eight Days a Week - Beatles
I Can’t Help Myself - Four Tops
The Tracks of my Tears - Miracles
Eight Miles High - Byrds
Paint it Black - Rolling Stones
Wouldn’t it be Nice - Beach Boys
Break on Through - Doors
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix Experience
Behind Blue Eyes - Who
Six Pack - Black Flag :eek:</p>
<p>Bonus pick because its been playing lately 
All I Have to do is Dream - Everly Brothers</p>