Top 5 Friday

Top 5 of 2008

2008-12-31T07:58:00.004-06:00

Here are the top 5 songs of 2008 according to you!

Mike
I Wonder - Kelly Pickler
Shadow of the Day - Linkin Park
Conquest - The White Stripes
I Will Possess Your Heart - Death Cab for Cutie
Ready, Set, Go - Tokio Hotel
Jayme
Someone Like You - Safetysuit
Secret - Missy Higgins
Love Lock Down - Kanye West
I'll Keep Your Memory Vague - Finger Eleven
Your Ex Lover is Dead - Stars
Travis
Disturbia - Rihanna
Warwick Avenue - Duffy
Crystal Ball - Pink
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Walking On Air - Kerli

Top 5 Christmas Songs

2008-12-23T09:07:00.005-06:00

Enjoy your holiday season with this collection of the top five Christmas songs.

Jayme
Christmas - Death Cab for Cutie
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Coldplay
The Christmas Song - Dave Matthews Band
Blue Christmas - Sheryl Crow
Mistletoe - Colbie Caillat
Travis
The Heartache Can Wait - Brandi Carlile
Please Come Home for Christmas - Bon Jovi
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas - The Drifters
All I Want for Christmas is You - Mariah Carey
Hippo for Christmas - Shirley Temple
Aaron
Happy Holidays You Bastard - Blink 182
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Relient K
It's Christmas Time Again - Blink 182
Twelve Days of Christmas - Relient K
Ex Miss - A New Found Glory
Mike
Jingle Hells Bells - Bob Rivers
Blue Christmas - Low
My Name is Christmas Carol - Steve Ewing
Baby It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin
Walking Around in Women't Underwear - Bob Rivers
Connie
Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt
I'm Getting Nuttin' for Christmas - Relient K
Jesus was a Dreidel Spinner - Jill Sobule
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Fisher
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Judy Garland

Top 5 Feel Good Songs (for Jayme)

2008-10-03T11:37:00.005-05:00

Aaron
Feel Good Hit of the Summer - Queens of the Stone Age
Beer - Reel Big Fish
Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger
Love Me Dead - Ludo
Rockin' the Suburbs - Ben Folds
James
I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
Take On Me - Reel Big Fish
Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz
I Feel Good - Motorama
Catina Band - John Williams
Travis
Love Today - Mika
Take Your Mama - Scissor Sisters
Distant Dreamer - Duffy
Feel Good Time - Pink
Dreams - Cranberries
Eric
God's Cop - Happy Mondays
Crazy Bitch - Buckcherry
If You Want My Body, and You Think I'm Sexy - Revolting Cocks
Take Your Clothes Off - Morningwood
Pimp Juice - Nelly
Jayme
The Story - Brandi Carlile
Shy - Ani Difranco
No One - Alicia Keys
You Picked Me - A Fine Frenzy
Regret - New Order

Top 5 Feel Good Songs!

2008-09-29T15:32:00.001-05:00

As we have to say farewell to Jayme, we leave her the gift of music in the hopes that she will "feel good" about her future endeavors.

May I Have This Dance . . .

2008-08-27T10:47:00.002-05:00

Top 5 Friday is back! It's been a while but in the spirit of getting back into the weekly groove this week's topic is top 5 songs played at your Senior Prom!

Unique Arrangements

2008-08-08T11:55:00.004-05:00

Jeremy
Seven Deadly Sins - Flogging Molly
Barroom Hero - Dropkick Murphy's
Warriors - Flatfoot 56
Take On Me - Reel Big Fish
Tune Me Out - Mu330

Connie
Fake Palindromes - Andrew Bird
Sunrise - Yeasayer
60 Revolutions - Gogol Bordello
As You Said - Tortoise
Surf - Mucca Pazza

Jayme
Blue Merle - Burning in the Sun
Grey Street - Dave Matthews Band
Little Plastic Castle - Ani Difranco
Caught a Lite Sneeze - Toris Amos
Particle Man - They Might be Giants

Jim
Brainless - The Urge
For Whom the Bell Tolls - Metallica
Everybody - The JB's
Ants Marching - Dave Matthews Band
Don Quixote - Cherry Poppin' Daddies

Breaking the Mold

2008-08-07T10:04:00.004-05:00

Since Jim's week was like 2 weeks ago and we didn't get the topic up in time, here it is.

"I'd like to hear everyone's top 5 list of songs where the 'arrangement' breaks the mold. By that I mean to say that the style is modern (rock or whatever) but the band includes at least one permanent member that plays something other than Guitar/Bass/Drums/Vocals. Horn sections? Violins? Harpsichord? Australian bagpipe-mellophones? The weirder, the better. The more members, the better. But remember, it has to be something that might have made top-40.

Rap groups with samples don't count. Country music with a fiddle doesn't count. Classical music doesn't count. Okay? Okay!" --Jim

Pick Your Topic

2008-07-25T11:39:00.003-05:00

Connie
Ted Leo Love Fest
A Bottle of Buckie - Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
The Sons of Cain - Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
C.I.A. - Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
Timorous Me - Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
Who Do You Love? - Ted Leo & the Pharmacists

Jayme
Acoustic Girl Power
Trouble - Over the Rhine
Hummingbird - Kris Delmhorst
Hockey Skates - Kathleen Edwards
Where I Stood - Missy Higgins
Wrecking Ball - Gillian Welch

Travis
One Song, each from my Top 5 Bands
Excuses - Alanis Morissette
The Story - Brandi Carlile
Kiss You Off - Scissor Sisters
Look What You've Done - Jet
Shine - Anna Nalick

Eric
Parental Advisory
Too Fast For Love - Motley Crue
Bombtrack - Rage Against the Machine
Crazy Bitch - Buckcherry
The Denial Twist - The White Stripes
Edie (Ciao Baby) - The Cult

Eeeks. Everyone's lazy this week.

2008-07-18T13:44:00.002-05:00

Here ya go. All Hail Avril "Louis Luvs Me" Lavigne.

Aaron Eversgerd - It Doesn't Matter What Your Voice Sounds Like; You're Pretty and We have a Synthesizer
Stars Are Blind – Paris Hilton
Bossy – Lindsay Lohan
What A Feeling – Alyssa Milano
Faster Kill Pussycat – Paul Oakenfold feat Brittany Murphy
Pieces of Me – Ashlee Simpson
Kati
Pieces of Me – Ashlee Simpson
Over – Lindsay Lohan
Toxic – Britney Spears
Right Here – Miley Cyrus
Girl You Know It’s True – Milli Vanilli – they might not be ladies…..but they fit the topic, and they look like ladies.
Lisa Childers
Shadow - Ashlee Simpson (Vintage Asslee with her old nose)
Higher - Heidi Montag
Rumors - Lindsay Lohan
Stars Are Blind - Paris Hilton
Wake up Call - Hayden Pantettiere

Your Pretty Good Looking . . . for a Girl

2008-07-16T12:55:00.008-05:00

In honor of Avril Lavigne's St. Louis concert announcement, this week's topic is "Top 5 Songs from Unskilled Musicians Who Are Pretty Enough to Make It."

PLUS! A New Game!
Name that Talentless Hoochie.
Successfully identify the Talentless Hoochie in the picture and Win a bottle of sunscreen.
Leave your answer in the comments.

2008-07-11T13:15:00.003-05:00

This week we pit song against song to see which one will rise in triumph as the best mashup.

Lisa
Elvis vs. Beastie Boys
Madonna vs. Timbaland vs. Nelly Furtado vs. Justin Timberlake vs. Britney Spears
Beastie Boys vs. Muse
Leona Lewis vs. Kanye West
Madonna vs. Lil Wayne
Doors vs. Led Zepplin

Aaron
Numb/Encore – Jay-Z Featuring Linkin Park
99 Problems – Jay-Z & Beatles
Sweet Dreams vs. Without Me – Eurythmics and Eminem
Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Green Day vs. Oasis vs. Travis vs. Aerosmith
Sweet Home – Lynard Skynard vs. Nelly

Connie
Since You Been Gahan - DJ Earworm
Walk Close to Me - Voicedude
Lullaby for Gorillaz - Metamix
Smells Like Billie Jean - David Grohl
No One Takes Your Freedom - DJ Earworm

Travis
Toxic vs. Yeah - Britney Spears & Usher

Jim
Epic Black Rock (Faith No More vs. Queen vs. ACDC) by dj lobsterdust
Walk This Way ('98 REMIX) by Run DMC vs Aerosmith
Another One Brick Bites You Tonight - Queen vs. INXS feat. Aerosmith by chinois
99 Problems (Cheap Cologne mix) by Mash-Up - Jay-Z vs Metallica
ACDC Rules The Nation by ACDC vs Daft Punk

Top 5 Mashups - Song vs. Song

2008-07-09T09:34:00.002-05:00

For those who may be unclear on mashup face offs - Sweet Dreams vs. Without Me

Top 5 Independence Day Anthems

2008-07-03T08:41:00.007-05:00

A big welcome to Jeremy to Top 5 Friday! Enjoy the lists and the fireworks!

Aaron
American Fuck Yeah - Team America
Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
Surfin' USA - Beach Boys
R.O.C.K. in the USA - John Mellencamp
Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American) - Toby Keith

Benjamin (feeling very patriotic with 6 selections this week)
Ceremony - Doro
AC/DC - Back in Black
Big Balls - The Dwarves
FireWaterBurn - Bloodhound Gang
Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
You Dropped a Bomb on Me - The Gap Band

Jeremy
Radio - Teenage Bottlerocket
Bricks - Rise Against
L.A. Girl - The Distillers
Fuck Authority - Pennywise
True Believers - Bouncing Souls

Jayme
Independence Day - Martina McBride
American Soldier - Toby Keith
Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American) - Toby Keith
Travelin' Soldier - Dixie Chicks
My Baby is American Made - Oak Ridge Boys

Travis
Fireworks - School House Rock
The Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix
The War - Angels and Airwaves
Taps - US Army Band
Battle Hymn of the Republic - GNHCC (Note: We sang this version in choir in high school and for some reason it has always stuck with me.)

Kati
National Anthem (live) - Jimi Hendrix
Proud to be an American - Lee Greenwood
American Soldier - Toby Keith
The Fireman - George Strait
American Pie - Don McLean

Connie
American Idiot - Green Day
Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Pink Houses - John Mellencamp
Masters of War - Bob Dylan
This Land is Your Land - Bruce Springsteen & Egidia's 1st Grade Class

Jim
Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix
Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
Proud to be an American - Lee Greenwood
Pink Houses - John Mellencamp
When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again - Various

Top 5 Bottle Rocket War Anthems

2008-07-02T11:00:00.003-05:00

Thanks to Connie for the holiday appropriate topic this week. Everyone get out your blankets to lay on and watch the fireworks to your favorite Independence Day tunes!

Going Out - Top 5

2008-06-27T10:45:00.004-05:00

Another fun Top 5 Friday. Welcome back to Kati.

Connie
Again and Again - The Bird and The Bee
Fell in Love with a Girl - The White Stripes
Never Gonna Get It - En Vogue
Mr. Tough - Yo La Tengo
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cindy Lauper
Kati
Sober – Tool
In da Club – 50 Cent
Castles in the Sky – Ian Van Dahl
Love in this Club – Usher
Big Pimpin – Jay Z
Lisa
Feeling Good -- Nina Simone
daft punk is playing at my house -- LCD Soundsystem
downtown -- Petula Clark
After Midnight -- Eric Clapton
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun -- Cindy Lauper
Travis
Trouble – Pink
Love Today – Mika
Kiwi – Maroon 5
Kiss You Off – Scissor Sisters
Chop Me Up – Justin Timberlake & Timbaland
Eric
Spitfire - The Prodigy
Step On - Happy Mondays
Word Up! - Korn
This is Halloween - Manson (I just put this one in here because I could)
Fergalicious - Fergy (that's right, and I'm not ashamed)
Jayme
Breakin' Dishes by Rihanna
Give it to Me by timbaland
Low by Flo Rida
I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry
Get Low (Skee Skee Skee) by Lil John
Aaron
Bring Em Out – T.I.
Ride with Me – Nelly
Forward Motion – Relient K
B.O.B. – OutKast
Roll Out (My Business) – Ludacris
Louis "Can't Count" R
I would Walk 500 miles – The Proclaimers
Lady in Red – Chris de Burgh
Roam – The B-52’s
Jim
Black Dog by Led Zeppelin
American Woman by Lenny Kravitz
I Wanna Rock and Roll All Night by Kiss
Puttin' on the Ritz by Taco
You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC

Top 5 Songs to Listen to While Getting Ready to Go Out

2008-06-25T15:14:00.002-05:00

This week's topic is from Lisa, and I quote: "And AE—if you find 5 songs all called “I’m Goin’ Out” by 5 different people, I’ll know you just phoned it in this week."

There you go.

Top 5 Musical Songs!

2008-06-20T10:08:00.009-05:00

Travis
El Tango de Roxanne - Moulin Rouge
Take Me or Leave Me - Rent
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Phantom of the Opera
Origin of Love - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
For Good - Wicked

Aaron
The Sound of Music - The Sound of Music
The Money Song - Avenue Q
Everyone's a Little Bit Racist - Avenue Q
Pirate Song - Peter Pan
A Spoonful of Sugar - Mary Poppins

Connie
Masquerade - Phantom of the Opera
Love Changes Everything - Aspects of Love
Tell Me on a Sunday - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Don't Cry for Me Argentina - Evita
Maria - The Sound of Music

Jayme
Pie Jesu - Requiem
If I Were a Rich Man - Fiddler on the Roof
Don't Cry for Me Argentina - Evita
I Still Believe - Miss Siagon
Love Changes Everything - Aspects of Love

Jim
Bring Him Home - Les Miserables
Music of the Night - Phantom of the Opera
Feed Me - Little Shop of Horrors
Close Every Door - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Pinball Wizard - The Who (from Tommy)

Louis
A Spoonful of Sugar - Mary Poppins
Do-Re-Me - Mary Poppins
Breaking Free - High School Musical
All That Jazz - Chicago
Roxie - Chicago

Lisa
Cabaret - Cabaret
Edelweiss - The Sound of Music
Close Every Door - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Mr. Cellophane - Chicago
Don't Cry for Me Argentina - Evita
Eric
Midnight Radio - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
The Origin of Love - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Your Song - Moulin Rouge
Come What May - Moulin Rouge
Summer Lovin' - Grease

1+1=2 Top 5 Friday Topic is In

2008-06-18T11:50:00.004-05:00

Travis is our topic chooser again this week.

"In the spirit of same sex marriages in California, the topic this week is Top 5 Musical Songs." Sorry to all you musical haters out there, but there is no excuse for not participating. Lack of participation will result in 10 demerits and thumbtacks in your chair.

Top 5 Ex Songs

2008-06-13T07:25:00.004-05:00

Thanks to everyone for their lists and to Travis for this week's topic. Apparently, Travis thinks he gets a top 7 since he picked the topic, and Louis thinks Avril Lavagne is hot not just once but twice.

Travis Note: I felt like I needed to submit 7 songs because my first two songs are youtube links.
Wake Up Older by Julie Roberts
Don't by Jewel
9 Crimes by Damien Rice
Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy
Here By Me by 3 Doors Down
Walk Away by Christina Aguilera
Simple Together by Alanis Morissette
Eric
Northern Lad by Tori Amos
Turpentine by Brandi Carlile
How Will I Laugh Tomorrow by Suicidal Tendencies
White Flag by Dido
Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler
Lisa
You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette
Strong Enough by Cher
I Hate Myself for Loving You by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
You Got Lucky by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles
Aaron
Song for the Dumped by Bens Folds
You Are So Last Summer by Taking Back Sunday
The Breakup Song by American Hi-Fi
My Friends Over You by A New Found Glory
Nice to Know You by Incubus
Jayme "All songs by Ani DiFranco This Week" O - "All songs by Ani DiFranco from the Dilate album, because it is the only thing you need during a breakup. Last song, Billy Joel because sometimes you do need to cry. And for this week, playlist.com sucks."
Done Wrong
Adam and Eve
Dilate
Shameless
And So It Goes
Louis
Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne (hot)
Statue – Low Millions
Sk8ter Boi – Avril Lavigne (hot)
Over My Head – The Fray
Perfect Memory – Remy Zero
Jim
Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin
Dear Joan by Rob Thomas
Love Hate Love by Alice in Chains
Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing by Chris Isaak
You Were Meant For Me by Jewel

Songs to the Ex

2008-06-11T07:48:00.004-05:00

Extra! Extra! The Top 5 Topic is in. Since, Travis got bumped last week by Louis' wedding songs, he gets two weeks in row. And Louis, you Better! participate!

Also, an FYI. I've added two new items to the blog: 1.) Related YouTube videos and 2.) A list of of the bands/artists that have been featured on Top 5 Friday with links to their sites.

From Travis:

After the request last week of the lovely first dance wedding songs, this week I want to go the opposite route and get a glimpse of everyone's relationship breakdown moments. My topic this week is "Songs to the Ex." I want to see all the anger, happiness, heartache, torment, guilt, lies, hate, attraction, relief, honesty, despair, loneliness, depression, and freedom that happens when he/she becomes an ex. Share your levels.

Have Fun.

I love you more. No. I love you more. No I love . . .

2008-06-06T08:35:00.004-05:00

Here they are - Top 5 First Dance Wedding Songs.

Jayme - "I have six songs this week – consider the sixth an early wedding gift!"
Everything by Lifehouse
Be Mine by R.E.M.
Somebody by Depeche Mode
When you say nothing at all by Alison Kraus
Its Your Love by Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
By My Side by Ben Harper
Travis - "I would only really use the first 3 songs at my wedding."
I Wanna Grow Old With You – Westlife
Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers
Electric Slide – Marcia Griffith
At Last – Etta James
Last Dance – Donna Summer
Eric - "I would totally use number 5 if I were you."
Stand By me - Ben. E. King
Roxanne - Moulin Rouge
You're Beautiful - James Blunt
Sweet Jane -Cowboy Junkies
Girl You Know It's True - Milli Vanilli
Benjamin
White Wedding - Billy Idol
The Aba Daba Honeymoon - Collins and Harlen
Time Warp - Tim Curry
I Knew the Bride - Rockpile
Hey Mickey - Hey Mickey
Jim (the newcomer) A.
Could I Have This Dane - Anne Murray
I Don't Want To Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
Annies Song - John Denver
I Finally Found Someone - Barbara Streisand
I Got You Babe - Sony and Cher
Lisa
My Baby Just Cares for Me - Nina Simone
Make You Feel My Love - Adele
Waste - Phish
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix a Lot
One Friend - Keb' Mo
Aaron
I Love You – Shitzoo
I Love You – Esser
I Love You – Marvellous
I Love You – I Scream
I Love You Too – S
Connie
Moonglow - Benny Goodman Quartet
Moonglow - Artie Shaw
Louis (Why did you contribute) R.
When I See You Smile – Bad English
Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us – Jefferson Starship
Fast Cars and Freedom – Rascal Flatts
Amazed – Lonestar
All My Life – KC and Jojo

Gettin' Hitched

2008-06-04T12:44:00.003-05:00

Per Louis' request:

"I know I really haven’t contributed much the past couple weeks, but I really couldn’t get a list of 5 songs together that I thought would fit…. Heavy metal is not really my thing… I would like to make a request for next week’s topic if that’s alright.

As you may have heard, my fiancée and I are getting married next March, and we just hired our DJ…. Well, we’re looking for a good song for our first dance and I was wondering if the group would mind suggesting a few for us to consider."

So.....this week's topic is First Dance Wedding Songs. LAMO!!!

Top 5 80's Hair Band Ballads

2008-05-30T10:29:00.001-05:00

Feel free to also dust off your jean jacket with the sleeves cut.

Jayme
House of Pain by Faster Pussycat
Hysteria by Def Leppard
Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison
Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue
Angel by Aerosmith
Connie
I'll Be There For You by Bon Jovi
Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue
Coming Home by Cinderella
18 and Life by Skid Row
Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison
Eric
Try To Find Me by Gorky Park
18 and Life by Skid Row
Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue
Wait by White Lion
Nobody's Fool by Cinderella
Travis
Bringin' On the Heartbreak by Def Leppard
When I Look Into Your Eyes by Firehouse
November Rain by Guns N' Roses
Something to Believe In by Poison
Can't Fight That Feeling Anymore by REO Speedwagon
Aaron
Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison
Missing You by John Waite
More Than Words by Extreme
(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight by Cutting Crew
Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue
Steve
If I Close My Eyes Forever by Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne
Love Bites by Def Leppard
High Enough by Damn Yankees
Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue
18 and Life by Skid Row
Lisa (How Could I Forget)
I Want To Know What Love Is by Foreigner
When The Children Cry by White Lion
Don't Know What You Got by Cinderella
When I See You Smile by Bad English
Carrie by Europe
Louis
Wimped out :)

And the Winner IS . . . Home Sweet Home. Big surprise. If I'm not mistaken, Home Sweet Home was on MTV's Top 10 longer than any other song ever. A close runner up, and kick ass song, is 18 and Life! I think we just make the topic 80's songs every week.

Technorati Tags: 80s Ballads,Hair Bands

Topic of the Week - Get Your Member's Only Jackets Dry Cleaned

2008-05-28T14:09:00.001-05:00

This weeks topic is Top 5 80's Hair Band Ballads.

2008-05-23T10:03:00.005-05:00

Get ready to head-bang, mosh pit, and throw your hands in the air for the lists this week!

Jayme
Best Of You - Foo Fighters
For You - Staind
Ramalama (Bang Bang) - Roisin Murphy
Vindicated - Dashboard Confessional
Barbed Wire and Roses – Pin Monkey
Travis
This Is The New Shit - Marilyn Manson
Dead! - My Chemical Romance
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Miss Murder - Afi
Don't Wait Up For Me - The Donnas
Aaron
Killing In The Name Of - Rage Against The Machine
Lounge Act - Nirvana
Israel's Son - Silverchair
Surfacing - Slipknot
Faint - Linkin Park
Connie
Punk Rock Girl - The Dead Milkmen
One Beat - Sleater Kinney
I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett
Kool Thing - Sonic Youth
Rock n Roll Nigger - Patti Smith Group
Lisa
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Black Dog - Led Zepplin
Wish - Nine Inch Nails
Been Caught Stealing - Janes Addiction
Titty Twister - Diesel Boy
Steve
Stars - Hum
Jack Frost - Season to Risk
John the Fisherman - Primus
Synchronicity II - The Police
Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who

These Go To 11

2008-05-21T07:55:00.003-05:00

I get to pick the topic this week. Woot! And, this week's topic has a visual aid. For those of you who have seen This is Spinal Tap, you'll get it right away. For those who haven't, you'll still probably get it right away.

So, the topic is These Go To 11. Your top 5 should be songs that you simply can't turn up loud enough. You know. . . The songs that come on and you immediately reach for the volume knob.

It's Time! - Top 5 Friday

2008-05-16T08:30:00.001-05:00

To refresh everyone's memory, Aaron's topic is as follows:

Must play songs when your girlfriend/boyfriend/person you are stalking/husband/favorite boy-band member/wife/crush is being a complete jerk (and possibly cheating on you)

I thoroughly enjoyed this weeks topic, and even have two songs from the same album. It was a risky move, but they are both just too good. And, if after listening to Bad Things you don't feel completely justified in any and all anger toward the world, you just ain't listening hard enough. :)

Jayme
Attack by 30 Seconds to Mars
Clumsy by Our Lady Peace
Get Gone by Fiona Apple
Song For The Dumped by Ben Folds Five
Every Little Counts by New Order
Steve
Tiny Vessels by Death Cab for Cutie
Song for the Dumped by Ben Folds Five
New Noise by Refused
Burn by Nine Inch Nails
Prayer To God by Shellac
Eric
Criminal by Fiona Apple
Like a Stone by Audioslave
Cochise by Audioslave
Bad Things by Wednesday 13
I'm Above by Mad Season
Travis
Can’t Not – Alanis Morissette
Hate (I Really Don’t Like You) – The Plain White T’s
You Suck – The Murmurs
Call Me When You’re Sober – Evanescence
Hooker - Pink
Connie
Gravel by Ani DeFranco
William It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
Kissing the Lipless by The Shins
Get Out of This House by Shawn Colvin
Special Cases by Massive Attack
Aaron

All My Fault – Fenix TX
Scotty Doesn’t Know – Lustra
My Friends Over You – A New Found Glory
Your Cheating Heart – Reg Luckhurst
Die Motherfucker Die – Dope

Lisa
99 Problems by Jay Z
Untouchable Face by Ani Difranco
Helena by My Chemical Romance
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. by Aretha Franklin
Knights of Cydonia by Muse

Topic This Week - Damn That Eversgerd

2008-05-14T15:42:00.001-05:00

So, I usually put the topic in the title, but in true Eversgerd fashion the topic is so freakin' long it won't fit in the title. So, here it is verbatim. Take it for what you will.

Must play songs when your girlfriend/boyfriend/person you are stalking/husband/favorite boy-band member/wife/crush is being a complete jerk (and possibly cheating on you)

Okey Dokey.

Top 5 Friday - Songs Your Are Embarrassed To Say You Listen To

2008-05-09T10:48:00.005-05:00

Aaron already has a suggestion for next time. :) - This one was just dirty….what’s next, “5 songs about how your family is dysfunctional and how your two cousins once dated but didn’t know and now the family doesn’t acknowledge that it happened”

Thanks to Benjamin for this week's suggestion. I'm sure you are all sad to hear this, but I will probably not be able to contribute today.

Without further ado, the lists. Jayme has requested a parental advisory note for her list. Apparently, she's a gangsta rapper by night.

Jayme
Toy Soldiers by Martika
You're Pretty When I'm Drunk by The Bloodhound Gang
Gimme Dat by Eazy E
gravel pit by wu tang
Children's Story by Slick Rick
Aaron
Stay – Lisa Loeb
Push The Lil Daisies – Ween
All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow
Dance, Dance – Fallout Boy
Senorita – Justin Timberlake
[hang head in shame]
Benjamin
Mmm Bop- Hanson
Bring Me Edelweiss - Edelweiss
Boom boom - Paul Lekakis
Cotton Eye Joe - Rednex
I Eat Cannibals, Pt. 1 One) / - Total Coelo sts
Connie
Talk Dirty to Me - Poison
Bye Bye Bye - N'Sync
Convoy - C W McCall
Freedom - Wham
Coming to America -Neil Diamond
Steve
Lump by The Presidents of the United States of America
Big Bang Baby by Stone Temple Pilots
I'll Never Let You Go by Third Eye Blind
Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake
Chop Suey! by System of a Down
Travis
Stop! – Spice Girls
Weird – Hanson
Strokin – Clarence Carter
Talk Dirty To Me – Poison
Wake Me Up (Before You Go Go) - WHAM
Lisa
Ditty -- Paperboy
Total Eclipse Of The Heart -- Bonnie Tyler
Its My Life -- Bon Jovi
I hope you dance -- Leanne Womack
Futuresex/Lovesound -- Justin Timberlake

Okay. So it's way almost Saturday, but for the record it's still Friday. And, also, I'd point out that I just got off an airplane an hour ago. Talk about dedication. Actually, I apologize that you did not get to enjoy these songs on Friday. But, hopefully, it'll be a nice Monday surprise.

Topic - Top 5 Songs You're Embarrassed to Love

2008-05-08T07:11:00.002-05:00

It's Benjamin's week to choose the topic, and it's a good one. Sorry I am a day late. Herndon waits for no man :).

Topic:
Top 5 Songs You're Embarrassed to Love

Top 5 Sad Songs

2008-05-02T08:06:00.004-05:00

I did it. Through the tears, sobs, and laments, I completed the post for this weeks topic. Depressing Friday to everyone.

Steve
I will Follow You into the Dark - Death Cab for Cutie
Styrofoam Plates - Death Cab for Cutie
If That's Alright - Jeff Tweedy
Fred Jones Pt. 2 - Bens Fold
Only In Dreams - Weezer
Aaron
Eleanor Rigby - Beatles
Screaming Infidelities - Dashboard Confessional
Adam's Song - Blink 182
Brick - Ben Folds
Cute Without the "E" (Cut From the Team) - Taking Back Sunday
Jayme
Untitled - The Cure
Roam - Lijie
The Reason Why - Rachael Yamagata
Street Spirit (Fade Out) - Radiohead
Grey - Ani DiFranco
Connie
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Bob Dylan
One by One - Wilco
Spark - Tori Amos
Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
Ne Me Quitte Pas - Nina Simone
Travis
That I Would Be Good - Alanis Morissette
Two Beds and a Coffee Machine - Savage Garden
Best I Ever Had - Vertical Horizon
Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley & Alison Krauss
Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) - Josh Groban (note from Travis: I couldn't find the artist that does the best job at this song, so you will have to deal with Josh)
Kati (Newcomer. Yah! Welcome Kati!)
Don't Take the Girl - Tim McGraw
Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
Nothing Compares to You - Sinead O'Connor
In The Arm of an Angel - Sarah McLaughlin
The Good Stuff- Kenny Chesney
Louis
Don't Take the Girl - Tim McGraw
Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
Love Me - Collin Raye
Christmas Shoes - Newsong
Arlington - Trace Adkins
Lisa
Another Lonely Day - Ben Harper
Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt
Bad Liver and a Broken Heart - Tom Waits (note from Lisa: Sorry about the last frame of youtube, apparently the poster likes Oktoberfest).
Trouble - Coldplay
Gloomy Sunday - Billie Holiday
Eric
Georgia Lee - Tom Waits
9 Crimes - Damien Rice
Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt
I'm Lonely (But I Ain't That Lonely Yet) - The White Stripes
Silent All These Years - Tori Amos

Everyone's playlist is up.

I'm no detective, but I think we need to keep an eye on Louis and Kati. They're sharing answers. :) Two more additions to come shortly. Still missing my own list and Lisa's. Where are you Lisa?

Break Out Your Box of Kleenex

2008-04-30T08:11:00.003-05:00

The Top 5 Friday topic is in, courtesy of Steve. Originally, the topic was Top 5 Sad Songs. However, I felt the need to jazz it up a little (jazz hands everyone). So, it is now Top 5 Songs That Make You Want To Quit Your Job and Sleep All Day Because What's The Use In Giving A Damn Anyway.

Enjoy. . . errrr or don't enjoy.

Better Late Than Never - Top 5 Songs About Places

2008-04-25T15:02:00.004-05:00

Sorry for the delay. Here are the lists.

Connie
Walking In Memphis - Mark Cohn
Istanbul - They Might Be Giants
Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
Dirty Blvd. - Lou Reed
London Calling - The Clash
Eric
Down Rodeo - Rage Against The Machine
Big in Japan - Tom Waits
China - Tori Amos
Walking In Memphis - Mark Cohn
Paradise City - Guns n Roses
Aaron
Lake Pontchartrain – Ludo
Ocean Avenue - Yellowcard
Jackson – Johnny Cash (w/ June Carter)
New York New York – Frank Sinatra
Going Back to Cali – Sevendust
Steve
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
I'm Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys
That's Right (You're Not From Texas) - Lyle Lovett
Florida - Modest Mouse
405 - Death Cab for Cutie
Benjamin
Istanbul - They Might Be Giants
Do You Know The Way To San Jose - Dionne Warwick
I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Tony Bennett
Walkin' to New Orleans - Fats Domino
California Dreaming - The Mamas and The Papas
Travis
Return To Oz – Scissor Sisters
Hotel California – The Eagles
Orinoco Flow – Celtic Woman
Boston – Augustana
Kokomo – The Beach Boys
Jayme
Not California – Hem
Secret Garden – Bruce Springsteen
Tupelo Honey – Van Morrison
I Can Still Make Cheyenne – George Strait
Mexico – Jump, Little Children
Lisa
Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
Tennessee - Arrested Development
Highway 61 Revisted - Bob Dylan
Georgia - Ray Charles
Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen
Louis
Island In The Sun - Weezer
Kokomo - The Beach Boys
Back to California - Sugarcult
I Woke Up In A Car - Something Corporate
Lonesome Town - MxPx

Topic's In - Top 5 Songs About Places

2008-04-23T10:20:00.004-05:00

Thanks to Connie for this week's topic. For anyone that's new to this, create your playlist at PlayList.com and send me an email with the link to your playlist by Friday. Also, PLEASE list the songs in the email. It makes it easier for me to update the Blog on Friday. Happy hunting.

The Envelope Please . . . Top 5 Convertible Songs

2008-04-18T13:51:00.003-05:00

As promised, Top 5 Friday brings you Top 5 Convertible Songs. Special thanks to Lisa on the topic.

Lisa
They - Jem
Did Ya Ever Look So Nice - The Samples
Float On - Modest Mouse
Laid - James
District Sleeps Alone Tonight - The Postal Service
Jayme
Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe - Whale
Comedown - Bush
Fantasy - Mariah Carey feat. ODB
Superman - Our Lady Peace
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Benjamin
Graceland - Paul Simon
Roam - B52's
500 Miles - Proclaimers
Road to Nowhere - Talking Heads
End Of The Line - Traveling Wilburys
Travis
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Lay Down - Priestess
Break Down Here - Julie Roberts
Wreck of the Day - Anna Nalick
Cruel Summer - Ace of Base
Steve
Panama - Van Halen
Fine + 2pts - Minus the Bear
What's Golden - Jurassic 5
Bones - Radiohead
Good Vibrations - Brian Wilson
Connie
A Sorta Fairytale - Tori Amos
Monday - Wilco
In A Big Country - Big Country
Hoover Dam - Bob Mould
Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
Eric
Drive - Melissa Ferrick
Nuthin' But a G Thang - Dr. Dre
How Will I Laugh Tomorrow - Suicidal Tendencies
Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
Billy - Blue Murder

Top 5 Convertible Songs

2008-04-15T12:03:00.002-05:00

This week's topic - Top 5 Convertible Songs

Compliments to Lisa this week. She has been chosen as the wielder of the Top 5 Topic. Get to gettin'.

Get Up and Dance

2008-04-11T09:48:00.007-05:00

Thanks to Travis for this weeks topic. This was the hardest yet for me. Way too many great songs!

Eric
Primal Scream - Motley Crue
Operate - Peaches
Pimp Juice - Nelly
Ready to Go - Republica
Girls - The Prodigy
Travis
Mony Mony - Billy Idol
Jump (For My Love) - Pointer Sisters
Everytime We Touch - Cascada
Lose Control - Missy Elliot
Pon De Replay - Rihanna
Jayme
Funk Phenomenon - Armand Van Heldon
Erotic City - Prince
You Can Do It - Ice Cube
You Can Leave Your Hat On - Joe Crocker
White Horse - Unkn.
Connie
Dancing Queen - Abba
Rush - Big Audio Dynamite II
Daft Punk Is Playing at My House - LCD Soundsystem
Technologic - Daft Punk
The Nearness of You - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Benjamin
Numa Numa remix - Drago Tea
One Word - Kelly Orbourne
Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
Take Your Mama - Scissor Sisters
Love Shack - B52s
Lisa
Flathead - The Fratellis
Do Whatcha Wanna - ReBirth Brass Band
Ecstasy - Rusted Root
Raum Der Zeit - WIZO
Like A Prayer - Madonna

Top 5 Songs That Make You Want To Get Up And Dance

2008-04-09T14:58:00.001-05:00

The topic is selected for this weeks Top 5 Friday. Thanks to Travis on his topic. Have fun.

Top 5 Cover Songs

2008-04-03T16:21:00.004-05:00

The results are in for Top 5 Friday! Thanks to Jayme for her great topic - Top 5 Cover Songs. I had a terribly hard time with this one. There are so many amazing choices.

Jayme
The Say Vision - Res
Turn the Page - Metallica
Raining in Baltimore - Brandi Carlile
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Put Da Lime in Da Coconut - Kermit the Frog and the Muppets

notes: Jayme would have chosen Creep by Brandi Carlile as her number 3rd selection and Coconut by PM Dawn for her 5th selection, but they were not available.
Eric
Blue Monday - Orgy
Tainted Love - Marilyn Manson
Hurt - Johnny Cash
Do Ya Think I'm Sexy - Revolting Cocks
Sweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies
Lisa
Rainbow Connection - Me First & The Gimme Gimmes
Hurt - Johnny Cash
Mad World - Gary Jules
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles
Travis
Hallelujah - by Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainright, and Brandi Carlile. All of these performers do such an amazing job on this song I couldn't pick which one was best.
Blue Monday - Orgy
Creep - Brandi Carlile
My Humps - Alanis Morissette
Storm - Lifehouse
Connie
Let the Mystery Be - 10,000 Maniacs
Uncle John's Band - Indigo Girls
Desolation Row - Grateful Dead
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
My Way - The Sex Pistols

Apparently, Orgy, Jeff Buckley, and Johnny Cash deserve some extra props. Great minds think alike. All the lists are awesome! Thanks to everyone. And remember "we never eva do anything nice . . . and . . . easy."

Top 5 Cover Songs

2008-04-02T12:07:00.001-05:00

That's right. The topic this week - kudos to Jayme - is Top 5 Cover Songs. Get to work.

Inaugural Top 5 Friday - Topic: Coming of Age

2008-03-28T11:30:00.001-05:00

Thanks to everyone for their Top 5 Coming of Age playlists!

Jayme's Top 5 Friday
Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols
Human Nature - Madonna
32 Flavors - Ani Defranco
Fascination Street - The Cure
Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
Eric's Top 5 Friday
Cat's in the Cradle - Ugle Kid Joe
End of the Innocence - Don Henley
Outfit - Drive by Truckers
Circle Game - Joni Mitchell
Winter - Tori Amos
Travis' Top 5 Friday
I'm Moving On - Rascal Flats
Story of My Life - Social Distortion
End of the Innocence - Don Henley
Damnit - Blink 182
When You Say Nothing At All - Allison Krauss
Connie's Top 5 Friday
Casimir Pulaski Day - Sufjan Stevens
Driver Education - Amy Ray
Nightswimming - REM
Fuck and Run - Liz Phair
Precious Things - Tori Amos

Check back every Wednesday to see the topic for that Week