10 must-have songs on your iPod?

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<p>This just might be the hardest thing I do all spring break :wink:
I’m doing top 20 (in no particular order) because I’m a wimp:

  1. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
  2. Just A Girl - No Doubt
  3. Sullen Girl - Fiona Apple
  4. Tyrone - Erykah Badu
  5. Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You - Lauryn Hill
  6. No More Trouble - Bob Marley
  7. Thank You - Dido
  8. Santeria (or Badfish) - Sublime
  9. Don’t Panic/Yellow/Viva la Vida/Fix You/Amsterdam - Coldplay (damn my indecisiveness!)
  10. Defying Gravity - Wicked (the musical)
  11. Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
  12. The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
  13. Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
  14. Jerusalem - Matisyahu
  15. Ordinary People - John Legend
  16. I Believe in a Thing Called Love - The Darkness
  17. Anna Molly - Incubus
  18. Video - India.Arie
  19. …but home is nowhere - AFI
  20. Open Book/Surprise/A Little Better/Neighbors/Going On - Gnarls Barkley (yes, I realize this is almost 1/2 the album – it really is that good)</p>
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<ol>
<li>My Chemical Romance - Teenagers, Welcome to Black Parade</li>
<li>Fall Out Boy - Hallelujah</li>
<li>Try on or two classic songs as well… they can be really fresh sensations!
Beethoven, Mozart…</li>
<li>Hard core rocks can be reliving at times too - Metallica, Iron Maiden…</li>
<li>Or go back to the classics!!! Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Pink Floyd!</li>
</ol>

<p>Finally try out music from other parts of the world! Music has no boundary!</p>

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<p>How about</p>

<p>1 “Time Is Running Out”- MUSE
2 “Knights of Cydonia” - MUSE
3. “Hysteria” -MUSE
4. “City Of Delusion” -MUSE
5. " Karma Police" -Radiohead
6. “Hola” - Miranda
7. “Yo Te Dire” -Miranda
8. “That’s What You Get” -Paramore
9 " Scenes From a Memoery (Album)" -Dream Theater
10. ALL REMAINING MUSE, PARAMORE, SPANISH TECHNO, AND PROG IN THE WORLD!</p>

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<ol>
<li>L’Via L’Viaquez - Mars Volta</li>
<li>Fixing a Hole - The Beatles</li>
<li>Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles</li>
<li>Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin</li>
<li>Suerte - Shakira</li>
<li>Hoy Es Adios - Carlos Santana/Alejandro Lerner</li>
<li>Then - Yes</li>
<li>New State of Mind - Yes</li>
<li>25 Or 6 To 4 - Chicago</li>
<li>Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young</li>
</ol>

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<p>Might as well list my favorite Muse (in no order):</p>

<ol>
<li>Filip (so upbeat!)</li>
<li>Cave (oh, that coda! <3)</li>
<li>New Born (so energetic)</li>
<li>Space Dementia (coda = orgasm)</li>
<li>Plug in Baby (falsetto bridge <3)</li>
<li>Micro Curs (badass chorus)</li>
<li>Futurism (guitar solo = wooooooosh!)</li>
<li>Map of Your Head (beautiful :cry: )</li>
<li>Falling Away With You (beautiful, timeless verse melody <3)</li>
<li>The Small Print (beautiful! \m/)</li>
</ol>

<p>There are, of course, many, many more. But I’m limited to 10. :(</p>

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<p>Top ten on iTunes by playcount</p>

<p>Still Alive - GLaDOS
MacGyver Main Theme - Mike Post
Barrel of a Gun - Guster
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite - R.E.M.
Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright
Baba O’Riley - The Who
Won’t Get Fooled Again - The Who
All Star - Smash Mouth
Satellite - Guster
Canned Heat - Jamiroquai</p>

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<p>Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ - Michael Jackson
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
Born This Way - Lady Gaga
The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars
The Love You Save - Jackson 5
I’ll Be There - Jackson 5
I Want You Back - Jackson 5
You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban</p>

<p>(Big MJ fan, I know)</p>

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<p>This is my list of classics that everyone should have. Maybe I’ll do a “current essential hits” list in a little bit, but for now…</p>

<ol>
<li>Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen</li>
<li>Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran</li>
<li>Hey Jude - The Beatles</li>
<li>Thriller - Michael Jackson</li>
<li>Fame - David Bowie</li>
<li>Respect - Aretha Franklin</li>
<li>I Am A Rock - Simon & Garfunkel</li>
<li>Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T. Rex</li>
<li>Bennie & The Jets - Elton John</li>
<li>Superstition - Stevie Wonder</li>
</ol>

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<p>My Top 10 Most Played:</p>

<ol>
<li>Till the World Ends by Britney Spears</li>
<li>The Show Goes On by Lupe Fiasco</li>
<li>Replay by Iyaz</li>
<li>Forget You by Cee Lo Green</li>
<li>That’s All She Wrote (feat. Eminem) by T.I.</li>
<li>Hey, Soul Sister by Train</li>
<li>Starstruck (feat. Space Cowboy & Flo Rida) by Lady GaGa</li>
<li>United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop) by DJ Earworm</li>
<li>Judas by Lady GaGa</li>
<li>Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse) by Mark Ronson</li>
</ol>

<p>Of course this list is highly inaccurate, since I have constantly made the mistake of setting my iPod on repeat when I’m not listening to it.</p>

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<p>^I know what you mean. I hate that, especially when I fall asleep with it playing.</p>

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<p>1.Use Somebody-Kings of Leon
2.What I’ve Done-Linkin Park
3.Drop The World-Lil Wayne
4.Savior-Rise Against
5.Cleanin’ Out My Closet-Eminem
6.Not Afraid-Eminem
7.Tighten Up-The Black Keys
8.Float On-Modest Mouse
9.Stop And Stare-OneRepublic
10.Beautiful-Eminem</p>

<p>10 most played on every ipod ive owned lol</p>

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<p>Roulette- System of a Down
Vermillion Pt. 2- Slipknot
The Cave- Mumford and Sons
Leave Out All the Rest- Linkin Park
Every Step I Take- P. Diddy
Cry Me a River- Julie London
Ain’t no Grave- Johnny Cash
Fade Away- Pearl Jam
The Prayer- Kid Cudi
Always and Forever- Al Green</p>

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<p>^how true
But, for my android phone, I would say

  1. You don’t know how it feels- Tom petty
  2. Love- frank sinatra
  3. Every breath you take- the police
  4. Constellations- jack Johnson (live is better)
  5. So long, lonesome- explosions in the sky
  6. Such great heights- iron and wine
  7. Losing my religion- REM
  8. Free fallin’- Tom petty
    9.hey Jude- the Beatles
  9. That’s some dream- good old war (listen to it!)</p>

<p>I’m kinda all over, lol</p>

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<ol>
<li>Jet Lag feat. Marie-Mai - Simple Plan</li>
<li>The Reason - Hoobastank</li>
<li>Maybe - Sick Puppies</li>
<li>Astronaut - Simple Plan</li>
<li>I Am The D.J. - Neon Trees</li>
<li>Boston - Augustana</li>
<li>Dirty Little Secret - All-American Rejects</li>
<li>Heartbreak World - Matt Nathanson</li>
<li>The Mess I Made - Parachute</li>
<li>Shadow of the Day - Linkin Park</li>
<li>The Man Who Can’t Be Moved - The Script</li>
<li>Talk You Down - The Script</li>
<li>That 70’s Song - The Cab</li>
<li>Unwell - Matchbox Twenty</li>
<li>We’ll Be a Dream feat. Demi Lovato - We the Kings</li>
</ol>

<p>Sorry I couldn’t narrow it down to just ten!</p>

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<p>1.Terrible! How Terrible for the Great City! - As Cities Burn
2. Casting Such a Thin Shadow - Underoath
3. It’s Myself vs. Being a Man - Inhale/Exhale
4. Salt in the Snow - The Classic Crime
5. Fin - Anberlin
6. The Widow - As Cities Burn
7. Destroyer - Project 86
8. Moving for the Sake of Motion - Underoath
9. Give Me Rest - Hands
10. The Priest and the Matador - Senses Fail</p>

<p>Honestly, if you appreciate literally genius song-writing, you’ll at least read the lyrics to every song on the album Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest by As Cities Burn. And the greatest album of all time is Define the Great Line by Underoath. Do yourself a favor and at least read the lyrics of those two albums.</p>

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<p>I’m just going to list the ten best albums of all time.</p>

<ol>
<li>Define the Great Line - Underoath </li>
<li>Son, I Loved You at Your Darkest - As Cities Burn</li>
<li>Translating the Name - Saosin</li>
<li>Give Me Rest - Hands</li>
<li>The Silver Cord - The Classic Crime</li>
<li>They’re Only Chasing Safety - Underoath</li>
<li>Teenage Fantasy - Secret & Whisper </li>
<li>Tell All Your Friends - Taking Back Sunday</li>
<li>Yet - My Epic</li>
<li>Between the Heart and the Synapse - The Receiving End of Sirens</li>
</ol>

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<p>As Cities Burn rocks. Check out Thursday too.</p>

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<p>Yessssss this kid know’s what he/she is talking about.</p>

<p>And Thursday rocks too, War All the Time is such a quality album.</p>

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<ol>
<li>Nowhere Man - The Beatles</li>
<li>Invisible - Taylor Swift</li>
<li>Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 “Moonlight”: III. Presto Agitato - Glenn Gould</li>
<li>Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op.48, IV. Finale, Tema Russo - Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky</li>
<li>Julia - The Beatles</li>
<li>Life Is Wonderful - Jason Mraz</li>
<li>Your Song - Elton John</li>
<li>Passing Afternoon - Iron & Wine</li>
<li>Holding On - Alex Day</li>
<li>Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op.22, II. Tempo Di Valse - Anton</li>
</ol>

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<ul>
<li>A Cautionary Song (The Decemberists)</li>
<li>American Idiot (Green Day)</li>
<li>Dog Days are Over (Florence and the Machine)</li>
<li>Drones in the Valley (Cage the Elephant)</li>
<li>Howlin’ for Your (The Black Keys)</li>
<li>Secrets (One Republic)</li>
<li>The Cave (Mumford & Sons)</li>
<li>Uprising (Muse)</li>
<li>Use Somebody (Kings of Leon)</li>
<li>Viva la Vida (Coldplay)</li>
</ul>