10 of the Greatest Songs of All Time

I don't know why these lists are arbitrarily focused to five, but it is a very strong pattern. This one goes to 11. What I am presenting are 11 of the best (not necessarily THE best five) songs of all time. In no particular order:

11. Pachelbel's Canon
10. Let It Be, The Beatles
9. Say It Ain't So, Weezer
8. Like Spinning Plates, Radiohead
7. Feeling Good Again, REK
6. The Boxer, Simon & Garfunkel
5. With or Without You, U2
4. Hallelujah, as performed by Rufus Wainright
3. 9 Crimes, Damien Rice
2. Empty, Ray LaMontagne
1. Little Wing, as made perfect by SRV

I am left tremendously unsatisfied after attempting to compile this list but will post nonetheless.

Bands/Musicians I'm waiting to see on tour

1. Ray LaMontagne
2. Sufjan Stevens
3. Kings of Leon
4. Jackson Browne
5.Killers
6. Counting Crows
7. Damien Rice

At Bat Music

Ever wonder what song you'd want played if you were about to hit in a major league game? Here are afew options I think would make a statement:

1. Thunderstruck, AC/DC
2. Last Child, Aerosmith
3. Man In The Box, Alice In Chains
4. Tranquilze, Killers
5. Put On, Young Jeezy

Close to my heart

here is a list of some of the best beers in existence. No particular order.

Rolling Rock: good for any occasion.

Coors Light/Coors "Banquet": Camping, poker, anytime beer will be a constant but peripheral factor.

Chimay: When you really want be fully considering the beer you are enjoying.

Boulevard Wheat: The "spanish dubloon" of beer.

B.J.'s Hefeweizen: If you ever get a chance to go to B.J.'s, get the hefe.

Blue Moon: Honestly, this, Boulevard, and R.R. are all pretty much interchangeable, but great nonetheless.

Best Songs To Get Your "Mellow" On

Songs that make you "take a step back". In no particular order:

6. Easy (Like Sunday Morning), Lionel Ritchie
5. Crazy Love, Van Morrison
4. Still Crazy, Paul Simon
3. In My Lady's House, Iron & Wine
2.Take It To The Limit (Live Version), The Eagles
1. Have A Little Faith In Me, John Hiatt

TOP. FIVE. BANDS.

Boom Goes The Dynamite! (A phrase that will hopefully never make my last list.) Ok, we've got a big time list in front of us and I'm sure I'll post this with some regret. In order:


5. Counting Crows
4. Jimmy Eat World
2. Weezer
2. Kings Of Leon
1. Radiohead

*This list excludes solo artists

Top Obnoxious Things That Get Yelled

Here's a list of some things I really wish people would just quit saying. These simply are not funny anymore and probably never were.

1. "Run, Forrest, Run!" Listen, sometimes people run. It can be for various reasons. Health, sports, escaping danger. At any rate, it's not anything noteworthy and certainly doesn't need commentary, so quit.

2. "You can do it!" Rob Schneider said this on his way out of Hollywood relevance and somehow managed to be less famous than the very phrase he generated for a time. Please return balance to the cosmos and let this phrase die.

3. "Git R' Done" This one shouldn't even take any convincing. Never should have been said to begin with.

4. "Blah blah blah, Random!" This is kinda a catch all for anyone 18 and under and even some of my own peer group. Listen, random means without pattern or order. It does not mean "Hey, I want everyone to think I'm spunky!". Please quit using this adjective for every purpose its not designed for.

5. "That's what she said!" OK, there's actually mixed emotions here. At first when I heard this, I was working as intramural director with a guy who's personality could be summed up in the phrase, and he loved to say it. But then I realized the tongue in cheek value of this phrase has no ceiling. So please, use modestly and only with the greatest amount of sarcastic undercurrent as possible.