Brett’s recent top 25 songs list naturally prompted me to throw together a list of my own. This is what I came up with.
Top 25 Songs in the Entire Universe
(as of right now and in no particular order)
1) “I Really Should Have Gone Out Last Night” – Dirty Three
2) “A Shot in the Arm” – Wilco
3) “Sunflower” – Low
4) “Folsom Prison Blues” – Johnny Cash
5) “There is a Light That Never Goes Out” – The Smiths
6) “If You’re Feeling Sinister” – Belle & Sebastian
7) “Mutiny in Heaven” – The Birthday Party
8) “Who Are You” – Tom Waits
9) “Seven” – Sunny Day Real Estate
10) “Bled White – Elliott Smith
11) “Let Down” – Radiohead
12) “The Bells” – Pedro the Lion
13) “Letter From an Occupant” – The New Pornographers
14) “Savory” – Jawbox
15) “Kiss Off” – Violent Femmes
16) “The City” – The Dismemberment Plan
17) “Alison” – Elvis Costello
18) “I See a Darkness” – Bonnie Prince Billy
19) “Suedehead” – Morrissey
20) “The World Has Turned and Left Me Here” – Weezer
21) “I Drive a Lot” – Starflyer59
22) “Break” – Fugazi
23) “Lovesong” – The Cure
24) “Paranoid” – Black Sabbath
25) “Hyper-ballad” – Bjork
Of course, all standard disclaimers apply. At any given moment there are so many other songs that could have easily been on this list, but I suppose that’s always implicit in lists like these.