What are your top 5....

SavageRabidBeast
SavageRabidBeast Posts: 481 Member
songs of all time. Whether they have meaning to your life or you've just always loved the song for the music. What are they songs that either give you goosebumps or gets you moving every time?

Mine are :

1.) "Nutshell" by Alice in Chains

2.) "On My Own" by The Used

3.) "Black" by Pearl Jam

4.) "Breed" by Nirvana

5.) "Diary of Jane" by Breaking Benjamin
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  • blonde71
    blonde71 Posts: 955 Member
    I have a varied list, some old, some new:

    1. "So What" by Pink

    2. "Easy Lover" by Phil Collins and Philip Bailey

    3. "Been Caught Stealing" by Jane's Addiction

    4. "Invincible" by Pat Benatar

    5. "Since You've Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson
  • TK266
    TK266 Posts: 3,638 Member
    in no particular order:

    "Tobacco Island" by Flogging Molly

    "Lost in the Supermarket" by the Clash

    "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi

    "Sweet Dream" by The Eurythmics

    Any song by the Squirrel Nut Zippers
  • Il_DaniD_lI
    Il_DaniD_lI Posts: 1,593 Member
    My favorite songs change all the time but these ones seem to have stuck..

    Lost Boyz - Renee
    J Cole/Jay-Z - Mr. Nice watch
    Christina Milian - Us against the world
    Yelawolf - Write your name
    Eve - Love is blind
  • KariQuiteContrary
    KariQuiteContrary Posts: 274 Member
    My list of favorites rotates pretty frequently but this is what's on it lately...

    1.) Make Yourself - Incubus

    2.) I Will Not Bow - Breaking Benjamin

    3.) Shake it Out - Florence and the Machine

    4.) Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

    5.) S.O.S. - Apocalyptica
  • 1. Blinded - Third Eye Blind
    2. Invincible - Crossfade
    3. Bonfire - Third Eye Blind
    4. Drop of Jupiter - Train
    5. This Is Letting Go- Rise Against

    Songs become important to me when they can relate to my life. Some on my list aren't exactly the most uplifting but they helped me through some things and so there they stay, high on the list :)
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
    In no special order:

    1. Little more country than that -Easton Corbin
    2. Pumped up kicks - Foster The People
    3. I stay away - Alice in chains
    4. Tiny Dancer - Elton John
    5. Buried Myself Alive - The Used
  • kerrymh
    kerrymh Posts: 912 Member
    Gravity-Sara Bareilles
    Glitter in the Air-Pink
    Shower the People-James Taylor
    American Pie-Don Mclean
    Your Song- Elton John
  • 1. Are you gonna kiss me or not- Thompson Square- this was my wedding song

    2. Springsteen- Eric Church

    3.Only wanna be with you -Hootie and the blowfish

    4. Say something - Drake

    5. Drink on it -Blake Shelton
  • Cindy311
    Cindy311 Posts: 780 Member
    1. Wolf Moon - Type O Negative

    2. Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult

    3. Nettie - Type O Negative

    4. Du Reich So Gut - Rammstein

    5. Christian Woman - Type O Negative
  • snw_
    snw_ Posts: 237 Member
    oh man, songs? this is hard ... let's see how many i can name off the top of my head.

    "Aneurysm" - nirvana
    "second skin" - the gits
    "prayer to god" - shellac
    "if you want me to stay" - rhcp
    "sinking" - pitchfork
  • dvnjustina
    dvnjustina Posts: 114 Member
    In no particular order:

    "The Night" by Morphine
    "If You Could Read My Mind" by Gordon Lightfoot
    "Shooting Shark" by Blue Oyster Cult (or any BOC song in general)
    "As I Sat Sadly by Her Side" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
    "Operator" by Jim Croce

    I sing these songs almost every night to my daughter lol!
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
    This is tough, but my top 5:

    "Dumb" - Nirvana
    "Would" - Alice in Chains
    "Black" - Pearl Jam
    "One" - Metallica
    "Master of Puppets" - Metallica
  • midschool22
    midschool22 Posts: 1,267 Member
    She - Green Day

    Burning Inside - Ministry

    Franco UnAmerican - NOFX

    I Was Wrong - Social Distortion

    Black - Pearl Jam
  • MacSkillz
    MacSkillz Posts: 417 Member
    This is really tough...

    1) 'Do You Right' by 311
    2) 'The Beginning' by RuPaul
    3) 'Step Into the Sideshow' by 40 Below Summer
    4) 'Positive Vibes' by Kottonmouth Kings
    5) and this is a toss up between 'Hair' and 'Electric Chapel' by Lady Gaga
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    Ohhh...I thought this was that list of celebrities your could sleep with without penalty. My bad.
  • nursedb
    nursedb Posts: 297 Member
    Landslide...Fleetwood Mac
    Lose Yourself....Eminem
    Roxanne...The Police
    Bootylicious...Destiny's Child
    Scream...Usher
  • Chinadollpuss
    Chinadollpuss Posts: 19 Member
    Pink-Most Girls

    Celine Dion- The power of love

    Eminem- Till I Collapse

    Phil Collins - In the air tonight

    Fort Minor- Remember the name
  • Lady_Bane
    Lady_Bane Posts: 720 Member
    Passive by A Perfect Circle
    Parabola by Tool (or any tool song for that matter)
    Whiskey in a Jar by Metallica
    Logical by Supertramp
    Return of the Mack by Mark Morrison
  • snw_
    snw_ Posts: 237 Member
    Ohhh...I thought this was that list of celebrities your could sleep with without penalty. My bad.

    i told you binary, i'm ~not~ a celebrity. you don't have to keep trying to put me on your list.
  • frootcat
    frootcat Posts: 194 Member
    Very tough. Without putting too much thought into it (lest it consume my mind for a month)...

    Forestfire - David Usher
    Cuts You Up - Peter Murphy
    Drummy B - Justin Sullivan
    From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea - The Cure
    Temple of Love - The Sisters of Mercy

    Oh man, I have to add 'I'm on Fire' by Bruce Springsteen. That song completely awes me every time I hear it.
  • midschool22
    midschool22 Posts: 1,267 Member
    From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea - The Cure

    Nice.
  • Bucky83
    Bucky83 Posts: 1,194 Member
    Had to check my ipod for top 5 most played (thus most likely to be favourite top 5)...


    "Living on a Prayer" Bon Jovi
    "I Wanna Know What Love Is" Foreigner
    "Here I Go Again" Whitesnake
    "Billie Jean" Michael Jackson
    "Bohemian Rhapsody" Queen
  • Pink_Tina
    Pink_Tina Posts: 164
    Top 5 songs that I love and will never get old for me. This is also my "cruising" music. lol

    1. I Need You by Lynyrd Skynyrd

    2. Simple Man by Lynrd Skynyrd

    3. Rooster by Alice In Chains

    4. Let Me Put My Love Into You by AC/DC

    5. Stranglehold by Ted Nugent
  • Jesiena
    Jesiena Posts: 48 Member
    That's hard...but this is the top 5 that come to mind.

    1. No Rest by Dry The River
    2. Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles
    3. Small Bump by Ed Sheeran
    4. Keep Your Head Up by Ben Howard
    5. Star Witness by Neko Case
  • TromaRon
    TromaRon Posts: 228 Member
    1) Just Killing Time - Black Label Society
    2) Like a Bad Girl Should - The Cramps
    3) What's Inside a Girl? - The Cramps
    4) California Uber Alles - Dead Kennedys
    5) Winnebago Warrior - Dead Kennedys
  • Txglitter
    Txglitter Posts: 178 Member
    night swimming~ R.E.M
    Shook Me All Night Long~ ACDC
    Edie~ The Cult
    Far from Home ~Five finger death Punch
    Bulls on Parade~ Rage againsts the Machine

    This doesn't scratch the surface (and of course no Tx country here...That is it's own category with me)
    and No Pink Floyd :(
  • Txglitter
    Txglitter Posts: 178 Member
    Oh and No Ramones either :(
  • SavageRabidBeast
    SavageRabidBeast Posts: 481 Member
    night swimming~ R.E.M
    Shook Me All Night Long~ ACDC
    Edie~ The Cult
    Far from Home ~Five finger death Punch
    Bulls on Parade~ Rage againsts the Machine

    This doesn't scratch the surface (and of course no Tx country here...That is it's own category with me)
    and No Pink Floyd :(

    I am very impressed to see Five Finger Death Punch in there. My username comes from a line in one of their songs!
  • chameleon77
    chameleon77 Posts: 124
    There is absolutely no way I could pick a top 5, or even top 20 for that matter. I love music way too much, and I would just be picking randomly just to pick. :)
  • mego07
    mego07 Posts: 234 Member
    It is hard to pick 5 but the firs that come to mind this instant....

    1. Bad Reputation --Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

    2. Le Vie En Rose -- louis Armstrong

    3. Rump Shaker -- House of Payne

    4. I wish -- Skee-lo

    5. The First Day of my Life-- Bright Eyes


    If you can't tell i have a very interesting choice in music.. I like it all!