So, I got bored and decided to rank my 25 favorite songs. Not an easy task. Now I'm not saying that these songs are necessarily the best songs of all time; they're just the one's that I like for whatever reason. And then in the middle I remembered another one, so now our list is 26. =] Without further ado...
26. Incubus - Drive
I love smooth rock, and this would be a shining example of that. It has a really great theme and is one of my favorites to sing to the steering wheel.
Eminem just completely goes off in this track, with impeccable multisyllabic rhyme schemes that make my head go nuts.
I'm not a huge Jay-Z fan, but I just can't help but rap along with this. A great collab.
20. Lupe Fiasco - Hurt Me Soul
One of my favorite artists, Lupe uses creative metaphor and lyrics to outline the problems in todays world. Very smooth.
We've all heard it. I think its the violins that do it for me (just like in a Beatles song that will make an appearance later in the list). A very crisp, distinguished, yet snazzy song.
18. John Lennon - Imagine
This posthumous release in one of his best; it outlines how the actions of inner city violence are simply products of their environment, even though it's not right. That's just the way it is.
The first rap song to get mainstream airplay, this song has been a favorite for years. It's upbeat, funny, and just makes you feel good.
I prefer this rendition of the song to the Beatles'. I like to whistle this.
Kanye may be an egocentric jackass, but this song is the shiiiiiit! Superbly composed and orchestrated; damn near flawless.
By far the most overall beautiful song I've heard. The first time I heard this in its entirety I wept simply for the sheer beauty of it. His voice drips with passion for his work, and the religious imagery and metaphor is superb. I should probably put this higher, but it's gonna stay at 17 for now.
Arguably the best track of Em's career, this song is raw emotion and terrific rhyming; weaving a consistent story.
I'll admit that I may have ranked the first entry in the top ten a little high due to recently seeing them play in concert, but this song has great wordplay and metaphor, and is one of the few songs that I can always rock out to.
This song is FUNKY! It always makes me want to dance and move my bootay no matter what. This first time I heard this I fell in love with it, and that hasn't changed.
Great verses from what many consider to be the greatest rap album of all time.
7. The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
Spectacular, soulful verses from all three rappers just drive me crazy. Great lyrics and stunning production. J-Ivy spits the verse of his life.
This song is just fun.
Great lyrics and composition make this one of the few songs that I never skip.
Violent, mysognistic, and beautiful. Catchy, passionate, and perfect delivery. I can't help but love it.
Gorgeous. John Legend's silkly smooth voice just drive me silly in this true-to-the-heart song. Stunning piano.
1. Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
No other song makes me as spontaneously happy. How could that not be my favorite. This has catchiness, lyrics, singing, and nothing but love, love, love.
26. Incubus - Drive
I love smooth rock, and this would be a shining example of that. It has a really great theme and is one of my favorites to sing to the steering wheel.
"I'm obnoxious, motherfucker can't you tell?/Run through Little Havana yelling "Viva Fidel!"/Jerking off on the sheets when I stay at hotels/Drinking Bacardi at AA meetings, smoking an L"
24. Alicia Keys - Diary
24. Alicia Keys - Diary
"Oh mirror in the sky, what is love? Can the child in my heart rise above?"
22. Jay-Z feat. Eminem - Renegade
22. Jay-Z feat. Eminem - Renegade
Eminem just completely goes off in this track, with impeccable multisyllabic rhyme schemes that make my head go nuts.
"Now who's the king of these rude, ludicrous, lucrative lyrics/Who could inherit the title and put the youth in hysterics/Using his music to steer it, sharing his views and his merits/but there's a huge interference, they're saying you shouldn't hear it"
21. Jay-Z/Linkin Park - Numb/Encore
21. Jay-Z/Linkin Park - Numb/Encore
I'm not a huge Jay-Z fan, but I just can't help but rap along with this. A great collab.
20. Lupe Fiasco - Hurt Me Soul
One of my favorite artists, Lupe uses creative metaphor and lyrics to outline the problems in todays world. Very smooth.
"My mom can't feed me, my boyfriend beats me/I have sex for money, the hood don't love me/The cops wanna kill me, this nonsense built me/And I got no place to go"
19. Coldplay - Viva La Vida
19. Coldplay - Viva La Vida
We've all heard it. I think its the violins that do it for me (just like in a Beatles song that will make an appearance later in the list). A very crisp, distinguished, yet snazzy song.
18. John Lennon - Imagine
This posthumous release in one of his best; it outlines how the actions of inner city violence are simply products of their environment, even though it's not right. That's just the way it is.
"Take the evil out the people; they be actin' right/cuz both black and white are smokin' crack tonight/the only time we chill is when we kill each other/it takes skill to be real, time to heal each other"
16. The Sugarhill Gang - The Rapper's Delight
16. The Sugarhill Gang - The Rapper's Delight
The first rap song to get mainstream airplay, this song has been a favorite for years. It's upbeat, funny, and just makes you feel good.
"Have you ever been over a friend's house to eat and the food just ain't no good?/I mean the macaroni's soggy, the peas are mushed, and the chicken tastes like wood"
15. Across the Universe - With a Little Help from My Friends
15. Across the Universe - With a Little Help from My Friends
I prefer this rendition of the song to the Beatles'. I like to whistle this.
"What would you do if I sang out of tune/Would you stand up and walk out on me?"
14. Kanye West - Jesus Walks
14. Kanye West - Jesus Walks
Kanye may be an egocentric jackass, but this song is the shiiiiiit! Superbly composed and orchestrated; damn near flawless.
"So here go my single dawg, radio needs this/they say you can rap about anything except for Jesus/that means guns, sex, lies, videotapes/but if I talk about God my record won't get played, huh?"
13. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
13. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
By far the most overall beautiful song I've heard. The first time I heard this in its entirety I wept simply for the sheer beauty of it. His voice drips with passion for his work, and the religious imagery and metaphor is superb. I should probably put this higher, but it's gonna stay at 17 for now.
"Remember when I moved in you, and the Holy Dove was moving too?/And every breath we drew was hallelujah"
12. Eminem - Lose Yourself
12. Eminem - Lose Yourself
Arguably the best track of Em's career, this song is raw emotion and terrific rhyming; weaving a consistent story.
"Palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy/There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti"
11. Eve 6 - Inside Out
11. Eve 6 - Inside Out
I'll admit that I may have ranked the first entry in the top ten a little high due to recently seeing them play in concert, but this song has great wordplay and metaphor, and is one of the few songs that I can always rock out to.
"The tick tock of the clock is painful, all sane and logical/I want to tear it off the wall"
10. Sam Sparro - Black and Gold
10. Sam Sparro - Black and Gold
This song is FUNKY! It always makes me want to dance and move my bootay no matter what. This first time I heard this I fell in love with it, and that hasn't changed.
"If you're not really here, then the stars don't even matter/I went to the top with fear, but it's all just a bunch of matter"
9. Little Brother - Hiding Place
9. Little Brother - Hiding Place
Great verses from what many consider to be the greatest rap album of all time.
7. The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
Spectacular, soulful verses from all three rappers just drive me crazy. Great lyrics and stunning production. J-Ivy spits the verse of his life.
"My breath is felt by the deaf/and my words are heard and confined to the ears of the blind/I too dream in color and in rhyme"
5. OutKast - Roses
5. OutKast - Roses
This song is just fun.
"I know you like to think your shit don't stink/but lean a little bit closer, see that roses really smell like boo-boo"
4. Fuel - Shimmer
4. Fuel - Shimmer
Great lyrics and composition make this one of the few songs that I never skip.
"She says that love is for fools who fall behind/I'm somewhere in between/I never really know a killer from a savior"
3. Eminem - Superman
3. Eminem - Superman
Violent, mysognistic, and beautiful. Catchy, passionate, and perfect delivery. I can't help but love it.
"They call me superman/Leap tall hoes in a single bound/I'm single now"
2. John Legend - Ordinary People
2. John Legend - Ordinary People
Gorgeous. John Legend's silkly smooth voice just drive me silly in this true-to-the-heart song. Stunning piano.
1. Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
No other song makes me as spontaneously happy. How could that not be my favorite. This has catchiness, lyrics, singing, and nothing but love, love, love.
"I've been spending way too much time checkin' myself in the mirror/and bending over backwards just to ty to see it clearer/my breath fogged up the glass/so I drew a new face and laughed"
So there you have it. If you can understand why I love these songs like I do, you're a step closer to understand Justin.
Peace, love, and spectres,
Justin
So there you have it. If you can understand why I love these songs like I do, you're a step closer to understand Justin.
Peace, love, and spectres,
Justin
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