Ten Favorite Rock Songs

Last week my Dad posted about a book he is reading called Broken Prey. In the story, the main character tries to come up with the 100 best songs of all time. So my Dad took a cue from the book and is asking for input on the ten best rock songs of all time. Now, typically a meme like this starts somewhere in the digital world not a book, and when you take part in the meme you’re supposed to actually take part (my Dad is not posting his top ten until later), but I’ve seen it circulate before too, so I decided to take part this time. Megan’s recent listing of her ten favorite albums also swayed me to posting this.

First let me say, it’s damn near impossible to come up with only ten songs for any of these kinds of lists. I basically said to myself, what songs can I listen to over and over again and still love? I came up with more than ten, so I had to spend some time narrowing it down to these ten:

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
   From Nevermind, one of my favorite albums of all time, this is one of those songs that I never ever get tired of hearing. It’s really too bad Nirvana’s life was cut short, as I am sure Cobain and the boys would have made some more classics.
2. Weapon by Matthew Good
   Though not from my favorite Matthew Good album (which would be Beautiful Midnight) this is definitely my favorite Matt Good song. The musical build up is amazing, and the video was pretty interesting too.
3. Billie Jean by Michael Jackson
   I guess I could have put all of Thriller on this list, but Billie Jean has always stood out for me.
4. Wonderwall by Oasis
   I’ve never been a huge Oasis fan, but this song in particular I have always loved. Great lyrics in this one.
5. Numb by Linkin Park
   Linkin Park have come to be one of my favorite groups in the last few years, and while I like almost all their songs, Numb is the best one for me.
6. Fill Me Up by Staind
   Another favorite group of mine is Staind, and I absolutely love the lyrics in this song.
7. The Ground Beneath Her Feet by U2
   I could have put just about every U2 song on the list, but this one has great musical build up that gets me every time.
8. Blurry by Puddle of Mudd
   This song makes the list due to it’s lyrics and the memories it makes me think of.
9. Enter Sandman by Metallica
   It was this song from the Black album, or more correctly their self-titled album, that really got me into Metallica.
10. Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
    One of the best songs of all time in my opinion!

Here’s ten more songs from my list of favorites: Every Breath You Take by The Police, Forget It by Breaking Benjamin, Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard, Last Train Home by Lostprophets, You Oughta Know by Alanis Morissette, Clumsy by Our Lady Peace, Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden, Zombie by The Cranberries, 1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins, and Time of Your Life by Green Day.

You’d think it would be easy to list your ten favorite songs, but it’s not. It’s a good exercise though, because you probably haven’t thought about it before, and you’ll probably discover some forgotten favorites in the process.