I Tried to pick My 20 Favorite Songs...
Current mood: contemplative
Category: Music

Here's what happened:




American Analog Set-Diana Slowburner ii
Arcade Fire-Neighborhood #1
Arcade Fire-Neighborhood #2
Arcade Fire-In the Backseat
"The Beach Boys-God Only Knows"
The Beach Boys-Caroline No
"The Beatles-Golden Slumbers/Carry that Weight"
The Beatles-The Long and Winding Road
The Beatles-Across the Universe
The Beatles-All You Need is Love
The Beatles-While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Belle & Sebastian-I Fought in a War
Belle & Sebastian-Stars of Track & field
Belle & Sebastian-Don't Leave the Light on Baby
Belle & Sebastian-Seymour Stein
Belle & Sebastian-The State I am in
Belle & Sebastian-We Rule the School
Belle & Sebastian-The Boy with the Arab Strap
Big Star-Kangaroo
Brian Eno-Always Returning
Brian Eno-St. Elmo's Fire
Built to Spill-Kicked it in the Sun
Built to Spill-Carry the Zero
Built to Spill-The Host
The Buzzcocks-Why Can't I Touch It?
The Byrds-Everybody's Been Burned
The Byrds-Triad
The Chameleons-Monkeyland
The Chameleons-Swamp Thing
The Chameleons-Soul in Isolation
The Church-Ripple
The Church-It's no Reason
"Clan of Xymox-No Words"
Cocteau Twins-Aikea-Guinea
Cocteau Twins-I Wear Your Ring
Cocteau Twins-Pink Orange Red
"Cocteau Twins-Lorelei"
Cocteau Twins-Pandora
"Cocteau Twins-Carolyn's Fingers"
The Cure-Lament
The Cure-A Strange Day
The Cure-All Cats are Grey
David Bowie-Five Years
David Sylvian-Upon this Earth
David Sylvian-Orpheus
Dead Can Dance-Avatar
Dead Can Dance-Summoning of the Muse
"Dead Can Dance-The Host of Seraphim"
The Dears-We can have it
The Decemberists-I was Meant for the Stage
Doves-Sea Song
Echo & the Bunnymen-the Killing Moon
Elliot Smith-Son of Sam
Elliot Smith-Everything Means Nothing to Me
Elliot Smith-Pretty (Ugly Before)
Elliot Smith-Waltz #1
Elvis Costello-Clubland
Explosions in the Sky-Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean
"Felt-Primitive Painters"
Felt-My Darkest Light Will Shine
"Felt-The Stagnant Pool"
Felt-The World is as Soft as Lace
"Felt-A Wave Crashed on Rocks"
Felt-Southern State Tapestry
"Felt-All the People I like are those that are Dead"
Flaming Lips-Feeling Yourself Disintegrate
Galaxie 500-Decomposing Trees
Galaxie 500-Tugboat
George Harrison-Isn't it a Pity
The House of Love-Hope
"Interpol-Obstacle 1"
Ivy-Decay
Jeff Buckley-Lover, You Should've Come Over
Jeff Buckley-Dream Brother
"Joy Division-Decades"
Leonard Cohen-Master Song
Lou Reed-Perfect Day
Low-Slide
Low Life-A Sullen Sky
Low Life-From Side to Side
Luna-Tracy I Love You
Lush-Sweetness and Light
The Magazines-Antidote or Aftermath
Massive Attack-Teardrop
Mazzy Star-Five String Serenade
Mercury Rev-Holes
"Mogwai-Take Me Somewhere Nice"
Mojave 3-Where is the Love
Morrissey-We'll Never Marry
My Bloody Valentine-Soon
My Morning Jacket-Steam Engine
"New Order-Leave Me Alone"
Nick Cave-John Finn's Wife
Nick Cave-The Mercy Seat
"Nick Drake-Riverman"
Nick Drake-At the Chime of a City Clock
Nick Drake-Day is Done
Nick Drake-Fruit Tree
Nick Drake-Pink Moon
OMD-Statues
Pavement-Here
Pell Mell-Butterfly Effect
Pixies-Hey
Pixies-Monkey Gone to Heaven
PJ Harvey-Angelene
PJ Harvey-C'mon Billy
PJ Harvey-The Mess We're In
The Pretenders-Kid
Rachel's-Esperanza
Rachel's-Lloyd's Register
Rachel's-Last things Last
Rachel's-NY Snow Globe
Radiohead-Knives Out
Radiohead-A Wolf at the Door
Radiohead-You Never Wash up After Yourself
"Radihead-Paranoid Android"
Radiohead-Prove Yourself
"Radiohead-Talk Show Host"
Radiohead-Fake Plastic Trees
Radiohead-Nice Dream
Radiohead-Bullet Proof…I wish I Was
Red House Painters-24
"Red House Painters-Medicine Bottle"
Red House Painters-Japanese to English
"Red House Painters-Katy Song"
Red House Painters-Things Mean a Lot
Red House Painters-Evil
Red House Painters-Summer Dress
Ride-Leave Them All Behind
Ride-In a Different Place
Ride-Dreams Burn Down
Ride-Paralysed
Ride-Here and Now
Robin Guthrie-Conquering the Romantic
Robin Guthrie-Imperial
Robin Guthrie/Harold Budd-Snowfall
The Sea & Cake-Do Now Fairly Well
Sebadoh-Happily Divided
The Shins-Saint Simon
The Shins-New Slang
Sigur Ros-E-Bow
Simon & Garfunkel-The Dangling Conversation
Simon & Garfunkel-For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
Simon & Garfunkel-So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
Siouxsie & the Banshees-Dazzle
The Smiths-That Joke isn't Funny Anymore
The Smiths-What Difference Does it Make?
The Smiths-I Know it's Over
The Smiths-Pretty Girls Make Graves
The Smiths-How Soon is Now?
Sonic Youth-Teenage Riot
Sonic Youth-Theresa's Sound World
Sonic Youth-Sugar Kane
Sparklehorse-Eyepennies
Spiritualized-Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
Stereolab-Super Falling Star
"Stereolab-Pack Yr Romantic Mind"
Stereolab-Check & Double Check
Sun Kil Moon-Duk Koo Kim
T. Rex-Cosmic Dancer
Talk Talk-New Grass
"Talk Talk-Myrrhman"
"Teenage Fanclub-The Concept"
The Telescopes-All A Dreams
Television-Marquee Moon
"The The-The Twilight Hour"
This Mortal Coil-Holocaust
This Mortal Coil-The Last Ray
Throwing Muses-Hate My way
Throwing Muses-Vicky's Box
Throwing Muses-Hazing
Tim Buckley-Pleasant Street
Velevet Underground-Candy Says
Velvet Underground-Ocean
Velvet Underground-Jesus
Velvet Underground-Stephanie Says
Yo La Tengo-We're an American Band
"Zombies-Hung up on a Dream"

The underlined are the nearst I can come to 20 for now. There's just too many great songs and my taste can change depending on my mood, the weather, the time of year,etc.. I'm also sure on any given day I would have many more titles to add to this list.
I've narrowed it down to 23...pretty close!

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Top 20 of Sorts

As if anyone cares, here's a somewhat of the moment top 20. These are records I've enjoyed many times from beginning to end.

Cocteau Twins-Treasure

Radiohead-the Bends

Nick Drake-Five Leaves Left

Felt-Ignite the Seven Canons

Beatles-Magical Mystery Tour

David Sylvian-Gone To Earth

Belle & Sebastian-Boy with the Arab Strap

David Bowie-Ziggy Stardust

Dif Juz-Extractions

Elliott Smith-Figure 8

House of Love-S/T

Joy Division-Closer

Mogwai-Rock Action

Rachel's-Systems/Layers

Red House Painters-1^st S/T

T. Rex-Electric Warrior

Talk Talk-Laughing Stalk

This Mortal Coil-It'll End in Tears

The Zombies-Odessey and Oracle

Velvet Underground-VU and Nico

Currently reading : Elliott Smith And The Big Nothing By Benjamin Nugent Release date: 12 October, 2004

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