Thread: Top Ten song by catagory

I am just interested in my fellow members musical taste,
Here just off the top of my head are a few of my favority songs by catagory:

Religious Amazing Grace




Love The Whip Poor Will by Keely Smith

Rock and Roll The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel

Doo Wop When you Dance by the Turbans

Movie Theme Alfie

Novelty Wooly Bully by Sam the Sham and the Pharohs

Folk Early Morning Rain by Ian and Sylvia

County Hank Williams - I can't help it if I'm still in love

Blues Walkin Blues by Son House

R and B Smoky Places

Most of these are available on You Tube - If you haven't heard them before give a listen.

I don't think I can do ten different categories, but I can list 10 that are on the iPod "playlist" right now that I listen to when working out on my Nordic Track:

Gospel: Nearer my God to Thee - Mississippi John Hurt

Folk Rock: 1952 Vincent Black Lightening - Richard Thompson

Punk: Chartered Trips - Husker Du

Rock: O, Dana - Big Star

Folk Rock: Shelter From the Storm - Dylan

Rock: Ceremony - New Order

Rock: Man in a Shed - Nick Drake

Rock: Silence Kit - Pavement

Rock: Bulbs - Van Morrison

Rock: Baby Heartbeat - The Suburbs

Oh, and for classical, Beethoven's Cello Sonatas - Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax

Chris L

hrmmmm

Top rock song? That's impossible How about my fav or top song at the moment.

Right now.

Mornings:
Rock: The Kooks "She moves in her own way"

Evenings
Ambient: Washed Out "Feel it all around"

Cheers
David

Religious ; When Jesus Came Into My Heart , the Swan Silvertones

Love ; Lovin' Machine, Wynonie Harris

Rock and Roll ; Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On , Jerry Lee Lewis

Doo Wop ; Florence, the Paragons

Movie Theme ; High Noon

Novelty ; Little Egypt , the Coasters

Folk ; Duncan & Brady , Dave Van Ronk

Country ; Ragged Old Truck , Billy Joe Shaver

Blues . Sail On Little Girl, Sail On, Leadbelly

R and B ; Down In The Valley, Otis Redding

Rap; Gold digger, Kanye West

I can't name 10 categories, but my top ten list right now would be something like this:

Rock: Springsteen - Thunder Road (to me this is the Top Rock Song of all times)
Rock: Rory Gallagher - Shin Kicker
Rock: Bob Dylan: Changing of the Guards
Blues: Billie Holiday - God bless the child
Blues: Muddy Waters - Walkin' thru the Park
Folk: Dubliners - High Germany
Folk: Chieftains - Star of the County Down
Country: Johnny Cash - The Man comes around
Movie: Phil Collins - Son of man
Xmas song: Sting - I saw three ships

Swing Instrumental: Satin Doll, Duke Ellington

Popular Vocal: September Song or It had to Be You, Frank Sinatra

Jazz Instrumental: Take Five, Grover washington/Bruiser, Tim Weisberg/Swinging Shepherd Blues, Moe Koffman

Doo Wop: Our Day Will Come...Unkn female artist

Rock and Roll: Johnny B. Goode, Chuck Berry

Blues Rock: Crossroads, Cream///Red House, Jimi Hendrix

Rock: All Along the Watch Tower, Jimi Hendrix

Blues: Floating Bridge, Eric Clapton

R & B: Midnight Hour...B.B. King's Version


Movie Theme: There's a Summer Place, Percy Faith

Folk: Don't Think Twice, Bob Dylan

Country: Lonesome, Orneary & Mean, Waylon Jennings

Ooh Ooh , Nice thread, I'll see your 10 categories & raise you 2... tho I'm not sure how you categorise Zappa

1. Punk : Anarchy in the UK - Johnny Rotten & the Sex Pistols
2. Rockabilly : Bop A Lena - Ronnie Self
3. 50's Rhythm & Blues: T'aint Watcha Say - Little Esther
4. HipHop/ Rap : Overnight Celebrity -Twista
5. Jazz ( BeBop) : Blues for Dracula - Philly Joe Jones.
6 Modern R&B : Entourage - Omarion
7. C & W : Peepin' Eyes - Charlie Feathers
8. Reggaeton : Donde Estan Las Mamis - Zion y Lennox
9.Zydeco: Hey 'tite fille - Clifton Chenier
10. ??? : St. Alfonso's Pancake Breakfast - Frank Zappa
11. RocknRoll : True Fine Mama - Little Richard
12. Blues : My Baby left me - Arthur Crudup

i can't do all ten categories but here are 3

country: "He stopped loving her today"...George Jones

standards: "Everybody loves somebody"...Dean Martin

rock-n-roll: "Sweet home Alabama"...Lynyrd Skynyrd

Mornings:
Soundtrack: Assassination Of Jesse James


Afternoons:
Rock/Punk: Refused(shape of punk to come)


Evenings:
Rock/Ambient: Thrice's Air


as of yesterday

I have a really hard time picking my favorites but here goes...

Religious: Hold Me Jesus-Rich Mullins (anything by him really)

Rock: Nose on a Window Pane - Mark Heard (anything by him too)

Love: By The Time This Night Is Over - Kenny G

Theme (TV): Welcome Back Kotter - John Sebastian (cool jazz song)

Novelty: Splish Splash - Bobby Darin

Folk: Cats In The Cradle - Harry Chapin

Blues: Wang Dang Doodle -Howlin Wolf

R&B: (Sitting On The) Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding