Imagine someone has never heard a song in their life...

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

Stolen from myp, but a good idea is a good idea. Which eight do you pick? No repetition (choruses and beats allowed, smart guy!)

Johannes Brahms: "Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras"
Lift To Experience: "Into the Storm"
Tube vs. Koxbox: "Go Crazy"
Gnarls Barkley: "Crazy"
John Zorn: Leviathan
Lee Morgan: "The Sidewinder"
Imogen Heap: "Hide and Seek"
Herb Alpert: "Spanish Flea"

devilman · **Posted:** Sat Feb 26, 2011 15:59

Some obvious, some less so -

Metallica - One
Carl Off - O Fortuna
Devin Townsend - Bad Devil
Jet - Are you gonna be my girl?
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Freezepop - Frontload
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
Soggy Bottom Boys - Man of Constant Sorrow

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Off the top of my head.

Bob Dylan - All along the watchtower
The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
AFX - Reunion2
Pixies - Where is my mind
My Bloody Valentine - You never should
David Bowie - Life On Mars?
Idioteque - Radiohead
The Beatles - Helter Skelter

Bear or Bust · **Posted:** Sat Feb 26, 2011 18:00

I'll try and weed out most of the obscure dance tracks but this should be a general primer for anyone.

Seven Nation Army, White Stripes
Tainted Love, Soft Cell
Idioteque, Radiohead
Lesson 2, Steinski & Massmedia
Ocean to Ocean, Model 500
Diane, Therapy?
Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass, I-F
Steppingfilter 101, AFX.

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

LewieP wrote:

Idioteque - Radiohead

Bear or Bust wrote:

Idioteque, Radiohead.

myp · **Posted:** Sat Feb 26, 2011 20:21

Good start, guys.

Here's eight plucked out of thin air:

"PDA" - Interpol ('Turn on the Bright Lights', 2002)
"Free Bird" - Lynyrd Skynyrd ('Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd', 1973)
"Blue Suede Shoes" - Elvis Presley ('Elvis Presley', 1956)
"Eulogy" - Tool ('Ænima', 1996)
"Good Vibrations" - Beach Boys ('Pet Sounds', 1966)
"Debaser" - Pixies ('Doolittle', 1989)
"Hardball" - Estradasphere ('Quadropus', 2003)
"Comfortably Numb" - Pink Floyd ('The Wall', 1979)

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Feb 26, 2011 20:26

Patience - Guns n Roses
Stutter - Elastica
Concrete Schoolyard - Jurrassic 5
Fuck Tha Police - NWA
Angels of the Silences - Counting Crows
Voodoo People - The Prodigy
Children - Robert Miles
Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan

NervousPete · **Posted:** Sat Feb 26, 2011 21:19

throughsilver wrote:

Stolen from myp, but a good idea is a good idea. Which eight do you pick? No repetition (choruses and beats allowed, smart guy!)

Johannes Brahms: "Denn alles Fleisch, es ist wie Gras"

I love you for that. One of the greatest achievements of the human race. :kiss:

NervousPete · **Posted:** Sat Feb 26, 2011 21:36

Eight? You bastard...

A Theme on Fantasia by Thomas Tallis - Vaughan Williams
St. Louis Blues - Louis Armstrong
Sons of the Pioneers - Cool Water
So What? - Miles Davis
Television - Marquee Moon
Dream of Sleep - Kate Bush
Hey Ya - Outkast
Still Waters - Jim White

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sat Feb 26, 2011 22:47

I'm assuming this person is from Dilinger Escape Plan.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sat Feb 26, 2011 22:57

The light pours out of me - Magazine
Turning Japanese - The Vapours
Hurt - Johnny Cash
A Forrest - The Cure
Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode
Ageispolis - Aphex Twin
In White Rooms - Booka Shade
Curtain Call - The Damned
Croaking Lizard - Lee Scratch Perry & The Upsetters
Garbage Man - The Cramps

Yes, I know it's 10.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Sat Feb 26, 2011 23:15

Tsk, why didn't I think of Hurt?

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12334

SO is it time for SongWars again?

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

NervousPete wrote:

Tsk, why didn't I think of Hurt?

Because you have decent taste.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sun Feb 27, 2011 1:32

throughsilver wrote:

NervousPete wrote:

Tsk, why didn't I think of Hurt?

Because you have decent taste.

Oh my, coming from the guy who inflicted the DEP DVD on us that Sunday morning, that's an astonishing comment.

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

Zardoz wrote:

throughsilver wrote:

NervousPete wrote:

Tsk, why didn't I think of Hurt?

Because you have decent taste.

Oh my, coming from the guy who inflicted the DEP DVD on us that Sunday morning, that's an astonishing comment.

That was Alberto.

And yeah, I'll keep my thoughts on that song for another thread.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Sun Feb 27, 2011 1:38

Blame the little guy, that's right.

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4834

Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) - Scatman John
I want to be a Hippy - Technohead
My Humps - Black Eyed Peas
Hot Stuff - Arsenal FC '98
John Cage's 4'33" - Performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra
No Limits - 2 Unlimited
Heal the World - Michael Jackson
No Way no Way - Vanilla

I worry that quite a few of these may have already been picked, but not enough to be bothered to check.

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

MaliA wrote:

Help Tha Police - NWA

Profanity Feex

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12334

Sir Taxalot wrote:

Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) - Scatman John
I want to be a Hippy - Technohead
My Humps - Black Eyed Peas
Hot Stuff - Arsenal FC '98
John Cage's 4'33" - Performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra
No Limits - 2 Unlimited
Heal the World - Michael Jackson
No Way no Way - Vanilla

I worry that quite a few of these may have already been picked, but not enough to be bothered to check.

I actually like three of these.

nickachu · **Posted:** Sun Feb 27, 2011 14:51

Daphne and celeste.

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

nickachu wrote:

Daphne and celeste.

Eight songs!

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12334

throughsilver wrote:

Eight songs!

Don't tempt me.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

Momma Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
Firestarter - The Prodigy
Ballroom Blitz - The Sweet
I Feel Love - Donna Summer
I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
Back in Black - AC/DC
Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf
Sympathy For the Devil - The Rolling Stones
Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2060

8 songs... hmm, I'd give up some of my faves for a bit more variety then.

At The Drive In - Cosmonaut - for the sheer attitude and musicality of it.

Killing Joke - Empire Song - because it's on another level guitar wise and because it's so bleak.

B-52s - Dirty Back Road - simplicity itself and top vocals.

The Goats - Typical American - to show them that hiphop used to be amazing.

Suicidal Tendencies - Alone - because Suicidal Tendencies.

Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place (Live) - you need pop, soul, funk and new wave in the list and this does all of them. But better.

Fugazi - Slo Crostic - because Fugazi always innovated and you get the attitude of punk but in a more intelligent form that adds control but somehow increases the power at the same time. And because this piece of music is the most simple, beautiful thing you'll hear today.

Schtum - Skydiver - because it's my favourite song. So there.

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

Blucey wrote:

8 songs... hmm, I'd give up some of my faves for a bit more variety then.

Aye; my top eight and this-thread 8 would be entirely different, apart from the Brahms.

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Fugazi - Slo Crostic - because Fugazi always innovated and you get the attitude of punk but in a more intelligent form that adds control but somehow increases the power at the same time. And because this piece of music is the most simple, beautiful thing you'll hear today.

That whole album is ludicrously overlooked. Haven't seen the film since 1999, I think. I listened to Red Medicine and End Hits for the first time in ages, the other week. Absolutely staggeringly great band.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Pundabaya wrote:

Momma Said Knock You Out - LL Cool J
Firestarter - The Prodigy
Ballroom Blitz - The Sweet
I Feel Love - Donna Summer
I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
Back in Black - AC/DC
Born to be Wild - Steppenwolf
Sympathy For the Devil - The Rolling Stones
Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden

This is more like it - though I'd probably swap the Ramones song for their Wonderful Wold cover (though that could have been Joey solo) and the Maiden song for either The Trooper or Fear of the Dark.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 16:02

Mr Russell wrote:

SO is it time for SongWars again?

Yes.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 16:05

I'll never forgive the forum for the way I lost out at the very end.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Well you should have picked a Kiss song shouldn't you, penis?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 16:11

Jesus.

Runcle · **Posted:** Mon Feb 28, 2011 16:23

Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
Sonic Youth - Schizophrenia
The Flaming Lips - Do you Realize??
The Smiths - What Difference does it make?
Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Martha and the Vandellas - Heatwave
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar
ELO - Mr Blue Sky

Spotify Playlist Link:

http://open.spotify.com/user/runcle/playlist/55hKOJc7uO0ap03kg99u8e

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

I knew my list was missing something. It'd be pretty cruel to deny people the flaming lips.

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