<p>good choices juba2jive…i love coin operated boy.</p>
<p>Manic Street Preachers-I Live to Fall Asleep
Arcade Fire-Rebellion
John Butler Trio-Zebra
Interpol-Stella was a Diver
The Bravery-Unconditional or Out of line</p>
<p>…mite i add this to my previous list
Rachael Yamagata-Worn me Down
The Fever-Ladyfingers
Morrissey-Tomorrow
U2-Do you feel loved
The Wrens-Per Second Second</p>
<p>babybird… chocolate was the song I was listening to when I wrote this post but in hindsight I know I like Ask Me How I Am better. So revise my list.</p>
<p>1 magnetic fields - i don’t want to get over you
2 arcade fire - no cars go
3 nick cave - abattoir blues
4 scissor sisters - laura
5 tv on the radio - new health rock</p>
<p>dammit why only 5</p>
<p>bump…</p>
<p>i’m going to freak out and go all indie cultish on you guys, I love it…</p>
<p>1) Old 97’s (i love them so, so much) “Designs on You” or “The New Kid”
2) Ben Folds “Song for the Dumped”
3) Modest Mouse “The Good Times Are Killing Me”
4) Death Cab for Cutie “We Looked Like Giants”
5) David Garza “Butterflies”</p>
<p>If you want some really good and entrancing guitar, try:</p>
<p>Phish - Stash</p>
<p>five more from me-
- We’ve Been Had- The Walkmen
- Jesus Etc.- Wilco
- Sleep on Needles- Sondre Lerche
- Lola Stars and Stripes- the Stills
- I Was Born a Unicorn- The Unicorns</p>
<ol>
<li>Kanye West- Never Let Me Down</li>
<li>The Roots- Rock and Roll</li>
<li>Musiq Soul Child- Love</li>
<li>LeAnn Rimes- Can’t Fight the Moonlight</li>
<li>Lloyd Banks- Warrior Part 2</li>
</ol>
<p>anyone know any other good songs by elliot smith not already mentioned?</p>
<ul>
<li>or any other songs similar to those by elliot smith?</li>
</ul>
<p>:)</p>
<p>I’ll just list one, but:</p>
<p>“Winter,” by Joshua Radin. <----Great song.</p>
<p>EDIT: Oh, and also “Amen Omen,” by Ben Harper.</p>
<p>Melodramma: Andrea Bocelli
Murder in Mairyland Park: Sarah Brightman
Your Move: Yes
The Titan: Gustav Mahler
Carmen’s Habanera: Georges Bizet</p>
<p>Opera has songs. I stand by that reasoning. And I like opera.</p>
<p>Lucky Boys Confusion- “Hey Driver”
Beck- “Hotwax” (if you don’t mind a bit mainstream, go for “Loser”)
Suburban Legends- “High Fives”
Flogging Molly- “If I Ever Leave this World Alive”
Radiohead- “Creep”</p>
<p>Jefferson Airplane - “White Rabbit”
Simon and Garfunkel- “Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall” or “Patterns” (I love all their songs, but I tried to pick the best of the lesser known)
Paul Simon- “boy in the bubble”
Bob Dylan- “with god on our side” or “masters of war”
Joan Baez- “diamonds and rust”
Ten Years After- “I’d love to change the world”
Here are my super mainstream ones but I don’t care:
jewel- “who will save your soul”
eric Clapton- “layla” <makes me melt!</p>
<p>tigeruppercut, I can’t remember exactly which elliott smith songs have been mentioned, but here are some excellent ones
Between the Bars
Coast to Coast
Last Call
Alameda
Bled White
Miss Misery</p>
<p>If you like Elliott smith, check out Earlimart (they worked with him and were heavily influenced by his life/death), Nick Drake, Sondre Lerche, and Iron and Wine.</p>
<p>thanks vegangirl, i’ll check those out! woopee!</p>
<p>1) “I’m a Cuckoo” by Belle and Sebastian
2) “Season of the Shark” by Yo La Tengo
3) “Lack of Color” by Ben Gibbard (Live {or, the album version by Death Cab for Cutie})
4) “Waltz #2 (XO)” by Elliott Smith
5) “Hotcha Girls” by Ugly Casanova</p>
<p>1)Anything by The Shins
2)Anything by Brand New
3)Anything by Dashboard
4)Anything by DMB
5)Anything by Taking Back Sunday</p>
<p>Hmm I guess I am mainstream OH WELLLLLLLLL</p>
<p>The Animals - House of the Rising Sun</p>
<p>Nirvana - Come As You Are</p>
<p>CCR- Fortunate Son
Neil young- crime in the city
steve earle- rich man’s war
Boston- more than a feeling
ten years after- I’d love to change the world
joan baez- diamonds and rust
bob dylan- any song
ani difranco- gravel</p>