100 Best Songs Ever (60-69)
In this next chunk, I'm all over the decade map!
69. Show Me Love / Robyn Is Here / Robyn / 1996
The best memories I have of this song are singing it with my girlfriends in the school lunchroom (and I think we sang the lyrics wrong). It’s an inspiring love track, simple and effective. Robyn’s voice is distinctive and gives this a great edge. The bridge is the centerpiece, in which Robyn finally confesses how much she really loves her interest. This has the typical 90s stamp on it, but I continue to enjoy it to this day. It defined my life back then, obsessive crushes and a desperate longing to understand relationships better.
68. Nothing Compares 2 U / I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got / Sinead O’Connor / 1990
Originally written by Prince, Sinead took this song and made it a major hit. It’s so romantic but just oozes sadness. There isn’t much to this arrangement, except some stunning strings, basic drums and Sinead’s magnificent vocals, but it needs nothing more. The video is awesome too, and Sinead looks flawless in it. It’s heartbreaking and seems to only intensify sadness. If you need to cry, listen to this.
67. Break My Stride / I Don’t Speak the Language / Matthew Wilder / 1983
Hearing this song instantly takes me back to my childhood. I used to sing the chorus loudly around the house. A huge one-hit wonder, Matthew’s career as a performer never took off, but he remained in the music business and even produced No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom (betcha didn’t know)! This was and is fabulously odd and quirky, with peppy music and lyrics that don’t make much sense, but it’s a song I continue to love and always crank up.
66. Only One Too (Pull Club Mix) / Only One Too / Jewel / 2006
Like Bjork, I’ve included many Jewel songs on my list. This one is loved by dance and rock lovers alike. It’s much slower than your typical club mix and has an extremely futuristic quality. The drums fade in and out with spooky echoes left in their wake. The bass pulses like something you might expect to hear from an alien ship. Something about this is really addicting and likable. The chorus commands your attention.
65. Human / Day & Age / The Killers / 2008
Yes, I jumped on this bandwagon, but how could I not? My Mom sent me a link to this song, saying I’d love it, and she was absolutely right. What do the lyrics mean? Who cares, what great music! This is the kind of song almost anyone could love because it gets into you and goes deeper than just your ears. It gets into your soul and by the time the chorus begins for the final time, you’re ready to dance forever. This sounds like it has no boundaries, and could travel forever along the horizon. I don’t know how else to explain it. It just soars.
64. Love Me, Just Leave Me Alone / This Way / Jewel / 2001
Do not mess with Jewel! She’s got an edge and it shines like a blade in this song. Her voice sounds great and gritty. The metaphors used to describe people throughout the song are genius. I can just see Jewel sitting on a dirty old porch with a few musicians singing this song. I love the bridge where she really screams out the lyrics and the end where she whispers desperately is so chilling. This is so different than most of her songs and I love it.
63. Forever In Blue Jeans / You Don’t Bring Me Flowers / Neil Diamond / 1979
Ok, I know: Why this song, right? Because it’s one of my get-happy songs! For a few weeks, I listened to this nonstop. I think I drove my husband slightly insane. Sure it’s a little silly, but I can’t help but smile. The musical conversations in this song are great, the synthesizers and Neil’s voice trading off. The sentiment is so endearing. If I’d been alive during this generation I would have had a huge crush on Neil: Actually I think I have a crush on him anyway!
62. The Fear / It’s Not Me, It’s You / Lily Allen / 2009
I’d read about Lily Allen before, about her attitude, her quirkiness and the brutally honest way she speaks her mind. Thanks to Pandora, I discovered her brilliant music. This is the first song of hers I ever heard, and it hooked me instantly. Lily has such a way about her, a clever and catchy style that makes it easy to get into her music. Yes, there is profanity lightly sprinkled here (as it often is in her work), but the idea that we could lose ourselves completely to materialism is wonderfully captured and I can certainly identify with this. I just love the airy melodies and sparkling piano in the chorus.
61. Unison / Vespertine / Bjork / 2001
I was appalled when this wasn’t included on Bjork’s Greatest Hits but I guess you can’t always get it right. It’s trippy, enlightening and peppy music box instrumentations make you feel like a child while still exuding elegance and sensuality: Who else can do that?! Everything in this song reaches a gigantic surge of purity and emotion toward the end. It makes you feel like peace really is possible. Go Bjork, go!
60. Hidden Place / Vespertine / Bjork / 2001
Warm, rich and ethereal, this is one of my bubble bath lounging tracks. As the opener for Vespertine, it takes you into Bjork’s private world of internal head-beats and intimate thoughts. It’s totally timeless, and has an almost ancient quality. It seems as though this song crept up from the depths of some old world somewhere. Bjork is a master of song escape, and demonstrates it here with perfection. The throbbing beats and lush voices transcend reality. This is awesomeness amplified!
69. Show Me Love / Robyn Is Here / Robyn / 1996
The best memories I have of this song are singing it with my girlfriends in the school lunchroom (and I think we sang the lyrics wrong). It’s an inspiring love track, simple and effective. Robyn’s voice is distinctive and gives this a great edge. The bridge is the centerpiece, in which Robyn finally confesses how much she really loves her interest. This has the typical 90s stamp on it, but I continue to enjoy it to this day. It defined my life back then, obsessive crushes and a desperate longing to understand relationships better.
68. Nothing Compares 2 U / I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got / Sinead O’Connor / 1990
Originally written by Prince, Sinead took this song and made it a major hit. It’s so romantic but just oozes sadness. There isn’t much to this arrangement, except some stunning strings, basic drums and Sinead’s magnificent vocals, but it needs nothing more. The video is awesome too, and Sinead looks flawless in it. It’s heartbreaking and seems to only intensify sadness. If you need to cry, listen to this.
67. Break My Stride / I Don’t Speak the Language / Matthew Wilder / 1983
Hearing this song instantly takes me back to my childhood. I used to sing the chorus loudly around the house. A huge one-hit wonder, Matthew’s career as a performer never took off, but he remained in the music business and even produced No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom (betcha didn’t know)! This was and is fabulously odd and quirky, with peppy music and lyrics that don’t make much sense, but it’s a song I continue to love and always crank up.
66. Only One Too (Pull Club Mix) / Only One Too / Jewel / 2006
Like Bjork, I’ve included many Jewel songs on my list. This one is loved by dance and rock lovers alike. It’s much slower than your typical club mix and has an extremely futuristic quality. The drums fade in and out with spooky echoes left in their wake. The bass pulses like something you might expect to hear from an alien ship. Something about this is really addicting and likable. The chorus commands your attention.
65. Human / Day & Age / The Killers / 2008
Yes, I jumped on this bandwagon, but how could I not? My Mom sent me a link to this song, saying I’d love it, and she was absolutely right. What do the lyrics mean? Who cares, what great music! This is the kind of song almost anyone could love because it gets into you and goes deeper than just your ears. It gets into your soul and by the time the chorus begins for the final time, you’re ready to dance forever. This sounds like it has no boundaries, and could travel forever along the horizon. I don’t know how else to explain it. It just soars.
64. Love Me, Just Leave Me Alone / This Way / Jewel / 2001
Do not mess with Jewel! She’s got an edge and it shines like a blade in this song. Her voice sounds great and gritty. The metaphors used to describe people throughout the song are genius. I can just see Jewel sitting on a dirty old porch with a few musicians singing this song. I love the bridge where she really screams out the lyrics and the end where she whispers desperately is so chilling. This is so different than most of her songs and I love it.
63. Forever In Blue Jeans / You Don’t Bring Me Flowers / Neil Diamond / 1979
Ok, I know: Why this song, right? Because it’s one of my get-happy songs! For a few weeks, I listened to this nonstop. I think I drove my husband slightly insane. Sure it’s a little silly, but I can’t help but smile. The musical conversations in this song are great, the synthesizers and Neil’s voice trading off. The sentiment is so endearing. If I’d been alive during this generation I would have had a huge crush on Neil: Actually I think I have a crush on him anyway!
62. The Fear / It’s Not Me, It’s You / Lily Allen / 2009
I’d read about Lily Allen before, about her attitude, her quirkiness and the brutally honest way she speaks her mind. Thanks to Pandora, I discovered her brilliant music. This is the first song of hers I ever heard, and it hooked me instantly. Lily has such a way about her, a clever and catchy style that makes it easy to get into her music. Yes, there is profanity lightly sprinkled here (as it often is in her work), but the idea that we could lose ourselves completely to materialism is wonderfully captured and I can certainly identify with this. I just love the airy melodies and sparkling piano in the chorus.
61. Unison / Vespertine / Bjork / 2001
I was appalled when this wasn’t included on Bjork’s Greatest Hits but I guess you can’t always get it right. It’s trippy, enlightening and peppy music box instrumentations make you feel like a child while still exuding elegance and sensuality: Who else can do that?! Everything in this song reaches a gigantic surge of purity and emotion toward the end. It makes you feel like peace really is possible. Go Bjork, go!
60. Hidden Place / Vespertine / Bjork / 2001
Warm, rich and ethereal, this is one of my bubble bath lounging tracks. As the opener for Vespertine, it takes you into Bjork’s private world of internal head-beats and intimate thoughts. It’s totally timeless, and has an almost ancient quality. It seems as though this song crept up from the depths of some old world somewhere. Bjork is a master of song escape, and demonstrates it here with perfection. The throbbing beats and lush voices transcend reality. This is awesomeness amplified!
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