Sunday, January 23, 2011

Top Ten Countdown!

Time for the second leg of my blogfest triathlon! On Friday you heard from my lovely husband Keith for the Significant Other Blogfest, and now I bring you the Top Ten Music Countdown Blogfest hosted by Alex Cavanaugh.

Let me start by saying that this topic is hard for me.  I have incredibly eclectic musical tastes, and what I listen to depends entirely on my mood.  Further, I'll go through stages where I'm really addicted to a particular musical genre, and then I get sick of it and switch to something else.  So, what I did was pick 10 of my favorite songs that a) are guaranteed to make me smile any time I listen to them, and b) have stood the test of time - that is, any song I've been really into within the last year was disqualified as I have been known to love a song when it first comes out and then later hate it passionately. 

So, without further blabbing, I give you my list:

 
Prince Kiss
Cold Play Yellow
R.E.M. Shiny Happy People
The Rolling Stones Wild Horses
Dave Matthews Satellite
Alanis Morissette Head Over Feet
Natalie Merchant Jealousy
Smashing Pumpkins Today
INXS Need You Tonight
Fine Young Cannibals She Drives Me Crazy
   
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31 comments:

  1. Colene MurphyJanuary 23, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    You have awesome musical taste!

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  2. Kelly PolarkJanuary 23, 2011 at 11:07 PM

    I'm posting mine tomorrow and I had SUCH a hard time. I love so many bands and songs! Love your list! Out of yours, my faves are Kiss (Prince is one of the most talented musicians ever!) and Today by Smashing Pumpkins (which I considered for my list but was so hard to narrow down!).

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  3. Kari MarieJanuary 24, 2011 at 12:22 AM

    What a great list. INXS -love them.

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  4. MelissaJanuary 24, 2011 at 5:43 AM

    Shiny happy people??? INXS??? You have excellent music taste!

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  5. Jeremy [Retro]January 24, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    i love the word "blabbing" you blab away...
    what a great selection of music
    jeremy
    [iZombie]

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  6. Lydia KangJanuary 24, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    I love your taste. We overlap a lot!

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  7. UnknownJanuary 24, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    You have a great group of songs. Love the Canadians.

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  8. StephanieJanuary 24, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    I have Alanis Morisette and Mmashing Pumpkins on my list too!!! Great picks!

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  9. Alex J. CavanaughJanuary 24, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    You not only covered several genres, you covered several decades! Thanks for participating.

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  10. M PaxJanuary 24, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    How could I leave out REM? Every one of your picks is in my playlist.

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  11. Wendy Tyler RyanJanuary 24, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    Another list I know. Some good songs here.

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  12. BuddJanuary 24, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    excellent list. I knew almost all of these and they rock!

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  13. Jai JoshiJanuary 24, 2011 at 5:04 PM

    I adore Yellow by Coldplay. I've listened to it over and over again while on road trips because I don't want to change the CD and lose that magic.

    Jai

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  14. Donea LeeJanuary 24, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    I love INXS - Mystify almost made my list. Picking only 10 was too hard! I didn't even think of poor Alannis (love her!). You've got some excellent picks here! :)

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  15. WritingNutJanuary 24, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    Ohhh.. I absolutely loved all of these! What memories! :)

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  16. HannyJanuary 24, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    Prince is awesome! Have you seen "Purple Rain?"

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  17. UnknownJanuary 24, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    I like a few on your list. The good thing is, you went with what you love and didn't try to cater to anyone. My wife would probably love half of these too. Nice blog.

    Draven Ames
    http://dravenames.blogspot.com/

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  18. James Garcia JrJanuary 24, 2011 at 11:04 PM

    Hi, Alexia. Since you said over at my place that "Stairway" almost made your list, I had to rush over and see what did make yours. I love Prince and was bummed when I couldn't place one of his on my list. I love Natalie Merchant, too.
    Good to meet you,

    -James

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  19. erica and christyJanuary 24, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    coldplay is a favorite at our house! i loved your list! christy

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  20. Jennie BaileyJanuary 25, 2011 at 1:24 AM

    Yellow is my favorite Coldplay song, I think. Such a fantastic list, Alexia! But I'm not surprised. :-)

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  21. Arlee BirdJanuary 25, 2011 at 1:25 AM

    Great songs -- I know them all.

    Lee
    Make sure you check my Wednesday post!
    Tossing It Out

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  22. Jessica BellJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:15 AM

    LOVE coldplay. Sheesh! I forgot about them too! Man, there are just too many good bands ...

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  23. TaraJanuary 25, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    I love them all. Okay, not a Cold Play fan, but the others...Great picks!

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  24. DemitriaJanuary 25, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    I love REM...good choices.

    New follower...

    demitrialunetta.blogspot.com

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  25. RosieCJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Nice choices. I have to say that Shiny Happy People will now be stuck in my head for the next seven weeks due to its mere mention, but I usually like the song for the first 48-72 hours :) I really like that Alanis song, too. Excellent list!

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  26. Lynda R Young as Elle CardyJanuary 25, 2011 at 6:13 PM

    I love your choice of songs! I even recognise most of them! (so many songs in this 'fest I've never heard before - lol)

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  27. N. R. WilliamsJanuary 25, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    I haven't heard any of those songs. I guess I'm a fuddy duddy.
    Nancy
    N. R. Williams, fantasy author

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  28. Lola SharpJanuary 26, 2011 at 9:39 AM

    OMG, I love ALL of these songs and on a different day, or even a different hour, could have chosen this same list. :) Love it.

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  29. Talli RolandJanuary 26, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Oh, you have some of my favourites here! Great picks.

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  30. UnknownJanuary 26, 2011 at 9:11 PM

    Awesome list!! I loved seeing all of peoples music choices!

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  31. Deniz BevanJanuary 29, 2011 at 3:45 PM

    Eep, there's another one! I forgot to add REM to my list!

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