A friend of mine from FB, let’s call her Vementha, posted a few lyrics from this legendary song, and well, it’s now an earworm. The awesome instrumental riff in the back end of this song takes me back to Guitar Hero 2, and it’s awesome getting all the notes perfect. I wish I could take the time to learn it on an actual guitar though.
Anyway, enjoy this live version from 2003.
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Earworm: “The Run and Go” by Twenty One Pilots
Who knew Ohio could produce such great musical duos?
Akron already blessed us with The Black Keys, and here come along twenty | one | pilots from Columbus?
Surely they were a well known band before I discovered them, but wow my ears are pleased. Very pleased. They’re another fantastic band signed to Fueled by Ramen.
My friend Marco had been trying so hard to get me to listen to their music, always plugging them into conversations here and there. At around 4 in the morning, I decided, hey, what’s some new music to listen to? Oh, right, these guys! And here I am. Pointlessly rambling to a computer screen hoping for you guys to read this and listen to the same music as I do.
Unfortunately, the voice of lead singer Tyler Joseph does have a bit of a resemblance to Nate Ruess, lead singer of fun.
So here. Enjoy it.
Earworm: “Horchata” by Vampire Weekend
What in the blazing balls is a Horchata?
Okay, so that’s a horchata. Why did Vampire Weekend use a Mexican concoction as a song?
I’m honestly too lazy to delve deeper, though. I like the song, it’s soothing, it’s fun to say “horchata.”
There’s no music video, but the live version is available. Oh, and this just makes their fanbase look like 16 year old hipster girls.
Earworm: “Old Yellow Bricks” by Arctic Monkeys
You look a bit miffed.
Top 30 Favorite Songs of All Time: #1
The first. The only. The song that brought christened me into the world of music.
Numb, by Linkin Park, off Meteora, their end-all, be-all best album, no matter how much I love Living Things and A Thousand Suns (and hell, Hybrid Theory and Minutes to Midnight. I love them all).
The Big Cheese, yes, him again, got me to listen to this song when I was quite young. I listened to it all the time in his trooper of a red Dodge Neon.
This needs no explanation. This song… is epic.
Top 30 Favorite Songs of All Time: #3 “Yesterday” by The Beatles
Oh I believe, in yesterday…
The Beatles need to be on everyone’s good music list in some way or another (excluding of course, the bad sections). The originators of what I like to call the ‘hot-Brits-take-over-America-by-music’ movement, they definitely make my Top 30 List. My dad was a huge fan of The Beatles growing up, and I’m a fan now, too.
This ballad is so heart-wrenching and genuine, and, it was actually voted Best Song of the 20th Century!
I love it.
Top 30 Favorite Songs of All Time: #4 “Under Cover of Darkness” by The Strokes
I don’t care what people say, The Strokes have always been a good band, and they consistently make good music, and they don’t give any shits at all. Which makes them rock ‘n’ roll.
Under Cover of Darkness, off their most scrutinized album, Angles, has made it to number 4 on my Top 30 list. The music video for this song truly makes no sense, as none of their videos ever really do, IMO.
The song is stellar, and it actually is one of their top hits on their artist’s page on Spotify.
Have a go.
Top 30 Favorite Songs of All Time: #9 “Come on Eileen” by Dexys Midnight Runners
How old school can you get?
I remember on long roadtrips in my dad’s blue Ford Focus wagon listening to this song every hour on the hour. We had, like, 3 CD’s, all mixed by The Big Cheese.
I blame him for all the old music that’s been doused down my throat.
This is one of my favorites, though. Really reminds me of my childish childhood.
And, what’s goofier than a bunch of English peeps in overalls performing some pop-rock/celtic-rock?
THERE’S A BANJO, TOO.
Top 30 Favorite Songs of All Time: #16 “Someday” by The Strokes
I remember first hearing this song on the soundtrack for MLB 07: The Show, the baseball game with David Wright on the cover. Man, this song was good, has been good, and I have a feeling that to me, it will always be good.
This gem is off of their album, Is This It.
The Strokes have slowly been climbing on my favorite artists ladder, too.
If this list were actually structured, this would definitely be in the top 5.
Enjoy the song!
Top 30 Favorite Songs of All Time: #29 “Gold on the Ceiling” by The Black Keys
A real rock song. Off El Camino, “Gold on the Ceiling” has been used in numerous advertisements including in the teasers for one of my favorite shows, Swamp People. I heard it being played at MSG and on ESPN NBA Sunday Showcase, too. The song is really good, guys and gals. Really good.
Let me remind you that this list is not compiled in any order, it is just numbered appropriately as so you can go through the list with ease in the future.
Here’s the song.
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