Favorite Songs 2006

Art Brut, “Moving to LA”
Band of Horses, “The Funeral” & “I Go to the Barn Because . . . “
Basement Jaxx, “Everybody” and “Take Me Back to Your House”
Beck, “Think I’m in Love”
Belle & Sebastian, “The Blues Are Still Blue” & “Funny Little Frog”
Beth Orton, “Conceived”
Buckcherry, “Crazy Bitch”
Cat Power, “Living Proof”
Deftones, “Cherry Waves”
Duke Spirit, “Win Your Love”
DJ Shadow, “The Tiger”
Eagles of Death Metal, “Cherry Cola” and “Solid Gold”
Fatboy Slim, “That Old Pair of Jeans”
Gnarls Barkley, “Crazy”
Gomez, “How We Operate”
Muse, “Knights of Cydonia”
Paul Okenfold, “Sexx ‘N Money” and “Faster Kill Pussycat”
Peaches, “Boys Wanna Be Her” and “Downtown”
Peter Bjorn, “Young Folks”
Prodigy, "Wake the Fuck Up"
The Raconteurs, “Level” and “Hands”
Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Dani California”
Secret Machines, “Alone, Jealous, and Stoned”
Scissor Sisters, “I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’” and “Kiss You Off”
Silver Sun Pickups, “Little Lover’s So Polite”
Thom Yorke, “Black Swan” and “Analyse”
Tool, “The Pot”
Wolfmother, “White Unicorn” and “Where Eagles Have Been”
Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, “Gold Lion”
Zero 7, “Throw It All Away”
Rob Zombie, “Ride”

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Originally posted by Dork:

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:
12. Muse- “Starlight”

You are pretty much guaranteed to like most of Muse's catalog if you enjoyed this more than, say, Assassin. Absolution is full of songs that are about this mellow, and Origin of Symmetry would probably be a good buy for you as well.

(I'm assuming you haven't bought any of these in the few weeks since you said you hadn't. )

Good memory and no I haven't. I am still thinking about it since no one else seems to like their earlier work. I will re-think it though. It is a great song though on an album filled with terrific songs all throughout.

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:

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Originally posted by Dork:

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:
12. Muse- “Starlight”

You are pretty much guaranteed to like most of Muse's catalog if you enjoyed this more than, say, Assassin. Absolution is full of songs that are about this mellow, and Origin of Symmetry would probably be a good buy for you as well.

(I'm assuming you haven't bought any of these in the few weeks since you said you hadn't. )

Good memory and no I haven't. I am still thinking about it since no one else seems to like their earlier work. I will re-think it though. It is a great song though on an album filled with terrific songs all throughout.

Well, most Muse fans seem to think that Origin of Symmetry is a better album than Black Holes and Revelations. I personally don't, but I can describe it as heavier and riffier than BHaR, with fewer electronic noises and synths.

I strongly recommend that you check out some streaming tracks on www.muse.mu if you haven't already; Citizen Erased off of Origin of Symmetry is particularly good and pretty well represents the content of that album.

It really is nice to see a Radiohead fan who isn't so insulting about Muse's work; most are almost insanely paranoid about enjoying Muse. Look at some of the negative comments on Black Holes and Revelations, i.e., "Ho-hum! Another round of Radiohead-wanna-be tracks. "Problematique"? Where have I heard that title before? Oh yeah: Radiohead's KID A album, the song "Idioteque.""

Despite the fact that those two tracks could not sound more different.

My advice: get Absolution and Origin of Symmetry, and if you really like those pick up Showbiz as well -- just don't expect to be blown away by it.

"Song Title" - Artist, Album/Mixtape

1. "Playa Cardz Right (Male)" - Tupac Shakur, Pac's Life
Tupac's powerful delivery + Keon Bryce's smooth hooks + soulful, chill beats = My favorite joint of the year

2. "Not Enough" - Little Brother, Separate But Equal

3. "Grew Up Hard" - Ghostface Killah, More Fish
4. "Rise And Fall" - AZ, The Format
5. "U-Love" - J Dilla, Donuts
6. "The Glide" - Method Man, 4:21...The Day After
7. "Pac's Life (Dirty)" - Tupac Shakur, Pac's Life
8. "So Lonely" - Twista, The Day After
9. "Back Like That (Remix)" - Ghostface Killah, More Fish
10. "The King Meets The Sickest" - Vakill, Worst Fears Confirmed

11. "Baby" - J Dilla with Madlib, The Shining
12. "Let's Ride (Strip Club)" - The Game, Doctor's Advocate
13. "Get This Money RMX" - Ras Kass, Revenge Of The Spit
14. "Back Again" - Dilated Peoples, 20/20
15. "Trading Places" - Boot Camp Clik, The Last Stand
16. "Top Back" - T.I., King
17. "Promise" - Ciara, Ciara: The Evolution
18. "Sexy Love (Remix)" - Ne-Yo with Joe Budden, In My Own Words
19. "I Luv It" - Young Jeezy, The Inspiration
20. "Good Morning (A Nice Hell)" - Bronze Nazareth, The Great Migration

21. "Ice Box" - Omarion, 21
22. "Sunday Morning" - K-Os, Atlantis: Hymns For Disco
23. "Heaven" - John Legend, Once Again
24. "Buddy" - Musiq Soulchild, Luvanmusiq
25. "Can't Stop This" - The Roots, Game Theory
26. "You Can't Hold The Torch" - Busta Rhymes, The Big Bang
27. "Ridin'" - Chamillionaire, The Sound Of Revenge
28. "Turn It Up" - Johnta Austin, Ocean Drive

29. "The Grace" - Neverending White Lights with Dallas Green, Act 1: Goodbye Friends Of The Heavenly Bodies
30. "Save Your Scissors" - City And Colour, Sometimes


Happy New Year Brothaz.

Peace.

I'm ready with my favorite songs of 2006. Best post it before I change it. Yeah I know it doesn't matter, but these are in order of what I like best-


1. Giddy Stratospheres -The Long Blondes

2. Rise Up With Fists -Jenny Lewis

3. Crazy -Gnarls Barkley

4. Walk Away Renee -Linda Ronstadt/Ann Savoy

5. Cosmia -Joanna Newsom

6. Shelly Brown -Shack

7. Save Room -John Legend

8. Don't Be Afraid of the Neo-Cons- Norman Blake

9. Li'l Piece of Leather -Demolition Doll Rods

10. Don't Look Away -Hazey Janes

11. Happiness -Orson

12. Nice Day -Persephone's Bees

13. Shiola -Murder By Death

14. Home -The Sadies featuring Neko Case

15. Another Sunny Day -Belle & Sebastian

16. Dress Me Like A Clown -Margot & the Nuclear So & So's

17. Jezebel -Piney Gir

18. Wonderland -The Sails

19. Let's Impeach the President -Neil Young

20. When Will I -Candi Staton

21. On the Town -Oh No! Oh My!

22. LDN -Lily Allen

23. The Conversation -Twilight Singers

24. Nettie Moore -Bob Dylan

25. A World of Hurt -Drive-By Truckers

26. Come Walk with Me -Isobel Campbell/Mark Lanegan

27. Julie -Marty Rudnick

28. Sundress -Ben Kweller

29. Goodnite - Melody Gardot

30. What Part of Thou Shalt Not Kill Don't You Understand? -Knights of the New Crusade

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13. Shiola - Murder By Death

Score - another vote for this amazing song by one of my favorite bands. I love the lyrical content of this song, and the "Fall of the House of Usher" influence. Not to mention the fact that it just sounds so heartbreaking.

Mine won't count because I haven't been a member for 2 months, but screw it, I'm going to post them anyway. In fact, I'm going to post more than 30 as a symbolic protest to that "2 month membership" probationary period.

"Monster Ballads" - Josh Ritter
"First Night" - The Hold Steady
"Ain't No Reason" - Brett Dennen
"Square One" - Tom Petty
"Southtown Girls" - The Hold Steady
"Even Rats" - The Slip
"Worms" - Beth Orton
"Honest" - The Long Winters
"How We Operate" - Gomez
"The Orchids" - Califone
"Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley
"Wolf Like Me" - TV on the Radio
"Steady as She Goes" - The Raconteurs
"Star Witness" - Neko Case
"Nettie Moore" - Bob Dylan
"The Crane Wife 3" - The Decemberists
"The Funeral" - Band of Horses
"White Unicorn" - Wolfmother
"Your Touch" - The Black Keys
"Nemo" - Umphrey's McGee
"Wolves" - Josh Ritter
"Poison Cup" - M. Ward
"Love Comes to Me" - Bonnie Prince Billy
"The Captain" - Guster
"When You Were Young" - The Killers
"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" - KT Tunstall
"Kick Push" - Lupe Fiasco
"Forest Fire" - Mark Pickerel and His Praying Hands
"Be Here Now" - Mason Jennings
"Astair" - Matt Costa
"Unemployable" - Pearl Jam
"White Daisy Passing" - Rocky Votolato
"Children of December" - The Slip
"Chasing Cars" - Snow Patrol
"Let Me Go" - Sonya Kitchell
"The Iliad" - Tapes n' Tapes
"Believer" - Viva Voce

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Originally posted by HamOnRye:
Mine won't count because I haven't been a member for 2 months, but screw it, I'm going to post them anyway. In fact, I'm going to post more than 30 as a symbolic protest to that "2 month membership" probationary period.

Sorry dude, them's the rules and I've gotta stick with 'em now. You can always get 30 posts in before the deadline, and I'll count it. You've got two down already.

I do like your inclusion of Viva Voce's "Believer" though. It's a cool track by a band I don't think I've seen mentioned in here.

Midlake - Roscoe
Arctic Monkeys - A Certain Romance
Hot Chip - Over & Over
Hot Chip - Boy From School
Tom Vek - Ain't Saying My Goodbyes
Junior Boy - In The Morning
Justin timberlake - My Love
Nelly Furtado - Showtime
The Game - Da Shit
Fish Go Deep - Cure & The Cause
The Strokes - You Only Live Once
Milburn - What you could've won
Justin Timberlake - Futuresex/Lovesounds
Band of Horses - The Funeral
TV on The Radio - Wolf Like Me
Razorlight - Can't Stop This Feeling I've Got
Paulo Nutini - Jenny Don't Be Hasty
Sway - This Is My Demo
James Morrison - Wonderful World
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Dani California
Ordinary Boys - Lonely at the top
Jay-Z - Beach Chair
Lily Allen - Friday Night
Tinie Tempah - Wifey Riddim
Robin Thicke - Wanna Love U Girl
Lupe Fiasco - Kick Push
The Kooks - Ooh La
The Kooks - Match Box
The Kooks - You Don't Love Me
Arrested Development - Miracles

Hows that for eclectic.

And I just read that rule above, what a mug, i spent ages doing this! I've been on this site for donkeys years but never signed up.

I guess its not gonna be Tinie Tempah's year, he was destined for the top spot i tells ya!

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Paulo Nutini - Jenny Don't Be Hasty

Great song. I think I'm the only one who also had it on my list.

1. "Thunder on the Mountain" - Bob Dylan
2. "The Valley" - Los Lobos
3. "Beanbag Chair" - Yo La Tengo
4. "Black Cadillac" - Rosanne Cash
5. "Old Dan Tucker" - Bruce Springsteen
6. "Incinerate" - Sonic Youth
7. "Like the 309" - Johnny Cash
8. "Adventure Rocket Ship" - Robyn Hitchcock
9. "Dead!" - My Chemical Romance
10. "Once Upon a Time There Was an Ocean" - Paul Simon
11. "The Blues are still blue" - Belle and Sebastian
12. "The Avalanche" - Sufjan Stevens
13. "I Believe in Love" - Indigo Girls
14. "Minimal" - Pet Shop Boys
15. "Runnin' Around" - New York Dolls
16. "There Stands the Glass" - Van Morrison
17. "Life Wasted" - Pearl Jam
18. "Saving Grace" - Tom Petty
19. "Where is the Future?" Mudhoney
20. "Take Me Back to Your House" - Basement Jaxx
21. "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" Siccor Sisters
22. "Welcome to the World" - Cheap Trick
23. "Paparazzi" - Las Ketchup
24. "Writing a Letter" - Smoking Popes
25. "Stupid Girls" - Pink
26. "Deja Vu" - Beyonce
27. "Long Lost Friend" - Edie Brickell
28. "Streets of Baltimore" - The Little Willies
29. "Black Sweat" - Prince
30. "Not Ready to Make Nice" - Dixie Chicks

30 in Alphabetastic!

Band Of Horses - The Funeral
Belle and Sebastian - Funny Little Frog
Belle and Sebastian - White Collar Boy
Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out Of This Country
Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken
Decemberists - Sons and Daughters
Decemberists - The Crane Wife 1 and 2
Fujiya & Miyagi - Collarbone
Herbert - Moving Like A Train
Hold Steady - Stuck Between Stations
Hold Steady - You Can Make Him Like You
I'm From Barcelona - Treehouse
I'm From Barcelona - We're From Barcelona
Islands - Rough Gem
Jason Collett - I'll Bring The Sun
Jason Collett - We All Lose One Another
Jenny Lewis - Rise Up, With Fists!
Knife - Silent Shout
Nelly Furtado - Maneater
Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous
Nelly Furtado - Say It Right
Peter Bjorn and John - Young Folks
Pipettes - Dirty Mind
Pipettes - Judy
Pipettes - Pull Shapes
Pipettes - Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me
Sonic Youth - Do You Believe In Rapture?
Thermals - An Ear For Baby
Thermals - Here's Your Future
Thom Yorke - Harrowdown Hill

Tried to go with standout tracks that hold up on their own, rather than rely on the atmosphere of the album (Califone, Grizzly Bear, Liars, etc..)

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Originally posted by mejis:
I like this scoring system best, because I have no idea how to rank 30 songs. Much better to just list ‘em and get it over with. I guess I'll go first:
1. Annuals – Complete or Completing

Sweet! If i can get to 30 posts, that'll be my number 1 also.

Final List:

=== BEST SONGS OF 2006 ===

30. Annuals: Complete or Completing
29. Midlake: Roscoe
28. The Guillemots: Trains to Brazil
27. Oxford Collapse: Please Visit Your National Parks
26. Cat Power: Lived in Bars
25. Kelis: Bossy
24. Sugarland: Want To
23. Belle & Sebastian: The Blues are Still Blue
22. The Knife: Silent Shout
21. Band of Horses: The Funeral
20. The Format: She Doesn't Get It
19. Subtle: The Mercury Craze
18. Lupe Fiasco: Kick, Push
17. Neko Case: Star Witness
16. Tim McGraw: When Stars Go Blue
15. Yo La Tengo: Beanbag Chair
14. Peter Bjorn and John: Objects of My Affection
13. Phoenix: Long Distance Call
12. Girl Talk: Warm It Up
11. The Thermals: A Pillar of Salt
10. The Fray: Over My Head
9. Clipse: Trill
8. Dixie Chicks: Not Ready to Make Nice
7. Beyonce: Irreplaceable
6. The Hold Steady: Stuck Between Stations
5. Islands: Rough Gem
4. Justin Timberlake: My Love
3. Gnarls Barkley: Crazy
2. T.I.: What You Know
1. Girl Talk: Peak Out

About the winner: My #1 song is obviously an unusual choice, and one that wouldn't be considered by some people at all. Girl Talk makes some of the best mixes IN HISTORY, and this is not an exaggeration. Other notables off "Night Ripper" include "Warm It Up", "Hold Up", and "Too Deep", but the ones you like the most depend on what you recognize most. The song I picked as number one has one of the greatest combos ever mixed: 2 Live Crew's "We Want Some Pussy", with "I Looooooooove Youuu" from "Silly Love Songs" by Paul McCartney.
Besides being pure saccharine fun, "Night Ripper" offers a real insight into modern music, and the dominance of the "Singles Artist". In a way, there is at least something good to be said about all genres - which is why my list is fairly diverse - and why a mix with Indie Rock and Dirty South Rap and 70s Classic Soft Rock can sound so damn good.

2006...Singles trump the Albums. Good on ya.

Note: This list was much harder than my "Best Albums List" (which I haven't posted yet), because it is much more eclectic. I am a fan of rap and rock mostly, but this list ranges from Mainstream Pop to R&B to Country to Power-Pop to Electronic.

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'Twas definitely the highlight of the Night Ripper album. Spot on.

Top Ten:

"Over and Over" - Hot Chip
"Standing in the Way of Control" -- The Gossip
"The Boom Boom Bap" -- Scritti Politti
"Fake Tales of San Fransisco" -- Arctic Monkeys
"The Blues Are Still Blue" -- Belle & Sebastian
"Roscoe" -- Midlake
"Insistor" -- Tapes 'n' Tapes
"Ain't No Other Man" -- Christina Aguilera
"In the Morning" -- Junior Boys
"You Needed More" -- The Sleepy Jackson

Other 20:

"Postcards from Italy" -- Beirut
"Nettie Moore" -- Bob Dylan
"Henrietta" -- Fratellis
"Fidelity" -- Regina Spector
"Country Girl" -- Primal Scream
"Steady as She Goes" -- The Raconteurs
"The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack" -- Liars
"Not Big" -- Lily Allen
"First Gear" -- The Rapture
"A Lover Loves" -- Scott Walker
"Fat Children" -- Jarvis Cocker
"Surgery" -- Scott Matthews ("Shortbus" soundtrack)
"Alone, Jealous and Stoned" -- Secret Machines
"Paradise Here Abouts" -- Howe Gelb
"The Greatest" -- Cat Power
"A Certain Romance" -- Arctic Monkeys
"Snow in Sun" -- Scritti Politti
"The Perfect Crime #2" -- The Decemberists
"The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" -- Flaming Lips
"Goin' Against Your Mind" -- Built to Spill

Ya Lo Tengo, try picking green next time It's easier on the eyes

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Originally posted by Carlito's Way:
Ya Lo Tengo, try picking green next time It's easier on the eyes

Fixed.

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"The Perfect Crime #2" -- The Decemberists

I think we've now officially seen every single song from The Crane Wife show up here. If Decemberists fans could agree on the album's best song, they'd be kicking everyone's ass. Instead, they'll be lucky to break the top 20.

30 of my fave songs from 2006:
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye
Tapes 'n Tapes - Insistor
Gomez - How We Operate
Regina Spektor - Hotel Song
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
The Thermals - A Pillar of Salt
Tilly and the Wall - Rainbows in the Dark
Band of Horses - The Funeral
Asobi Seksu - Thursday
Howe Gelb - Get To Leave
The Roots - Don't Feel Right
Phoenix - Consolation Prizes
Emily Haines - Our Hell
Ghostface Killah - Shakey Dog
Califone - Spider's House
Islands - Rough Gem
Destroyer - Rubies
T.I. - What You Know
Electric President - Ten Thousand Times
Graham Coxon - Standing On My Own Again
Envelopes - Sister In Love
Man Man - Engwish Bwudd
Cat Power - Lived In Bars
Built to Spill - Goin' Against Your Mind
Deadboy and the Elephantmen - Stop I'm Already Dead
Roseanne Cash - I Was Watching You
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan - Deus Ibi Est
Girl Talk - Smash Your Head
Spank Rock - Sweet Talk
Sonic Youth - Incinerate

Good fun...