A music challenge

[Dogwatcher]

Pick your favourite song for each year from 1997 to 2006.

A friend of mine set this challenge, and like any music listing, it's hard to do.

I'm still working on mine.

 

[TigerFan]

Pick your favourite song for each year from 1997 to 2006.

A friend of mine set this challenge, and like any music listing, it's hard to do.

I'm still working on mine.

good luck finding 10 good songs since 1997

I'll revisit this later

 

[midorigreenwood]

Well its kinda hard to pick just one song from each year.... a favourite song change depending on your mood at the time..... okay updated, 5 of my favourite songs of each year.

1997:
Blur - Song no 2
Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentleman we are floating in space
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
Built to Spill - Randy Describes Eternity

1998:
Neutral Milk Hotel - Two headed boy
Elliot Smith - Bottle Up and Explode
Placebo - Every You Every Me
Pulp - This is Hardcore
Spoon - Utilitarian

1999:
The Flaming Lips - Race for the Prize
Gomez - Rythmn and Blues Alibi
Basement Jaxx - Red Alert
Super Furry Animals - Northern Lites
Blur - Coffee and Tv

2000:
Modest Mouse - Gravity rides everything
Pj harvey & Thom Yorke - This Mess We're In
The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist
The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
The Hives - Hate to say I told you so

2001:
Radiohead - Pyramid Song
The Strokes - Last Nite
The Shins - New Slang
New Order - Crystal
Basement Jaxx - Wheres your head at

2002:
Interpol - Stella Was A Diver And She Was Always Down
The Notwist - Pilot
The Libertines - Death on the stairs
The Coral - Dreaming of you
The Doves - There goes the fear

2003:
The Rapture - House of Jealous Lovers
Radiohead - There There
British Sea Power - Fear of Drowning
OutKast - Hey ya
Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb

2004:
The Arcade Fire - Rebellion(lies)
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
The Go! Team - The Power is On
Kaiser Chiefs - I predict a riot
Bloc Party - Banquet

2005: (particularly hard)
Antony and the Johnsons - Bird girl
M.I.A. - Amazon
Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc (damn you apple)
Sigur Ros - Hopipolla
Art Brut - My Little Brother
Andrew Bird - Fake Palindromes
The Decemberists - The Mariner's revenge song
Okkervil River - Black
Clap Your Hands say Yeah- The skin of my yellow country teeth
Franz Ferdinand - The Fallen

2006: hmmmm not really sure...been really busy with studies this year and haven't really listened to the radio much or bought and stolen (well...stolen alot but not really listened to it yet) much music either. I guess I'll be a fence sitter and pick something populist (eg: recommended by NME) and something Elitist (haha I'm so much better than you)

so...either I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor by the Arctic monkeys or Skip Divided by Thom Yorke =)

 

[GO 161]

good luck finding 10 good songs since 1997

I'll revisit this later

Yeah, I have the same problem. I thought of one.

 

[screech]

What a challenge! I was attempting something along these lines the other day so I already had a head start - however the thing that make it hardest is that 4 years out of these 10 (1998, 2002, 2003, 2005) were A-Grade years for music, in fact the 4 best music years in my lifetime. However here is my attempt at it, I would have missed some gems aswell.

1997
Radiohead - Karma Police
Cordrazine - Crazy <- Winner
Arkarna - Eat Me

1998
Powderfinger - Passenger
TISM - The Men's Room <- Winner
The Whitlams - Charlie No.3

1999
Custard - The New Matthew <- Winner
Alex Lloyd - What A Year
Elliott Smith - Waltz #2

2000
Stone Temple Pilots - Sour Girl
George - Spawn
Dandy Warhols - Get Off <- Winner
Fauves - Give Up Your Day Job

2001
Ruck Rover - Thornbury <- Winner
Muse - New Born
James - Getting Away With It

2002
The Whitlams - Fall For You
The Sleepy Jackson - This Day
Something For Kate - Say Something
Tori Amos - A Sorta Fairytale
Evermore - Slipping Away
The Flaming Lips - Fight Test

2003
Dandy Warhols - You Were The Last High
The Thrills - One Horse Town
Belle & Sebastien - Stay Loose
Blur - Out Of Time

2004
Dogs Die In Hot Cars - Godhopping <- Winner
Polyphonic Spree - Hold Me Now
Sarah Blasko - Don't U Eva

2005
Bloc Party - Two More Years
The Boat People - Unsettle My Heart
Idlewild - Love Steals Us From Lonliness
Faker - Quarter To Three
Kaiser Chiefs - Everyday I Love You Less & Less
Architecture In Helsinki - It's 5

2006
Belle & Sebastien - Another Sunny Day
The Sleepy Jackson - God Knows
Starky - Hey Bang Bang <- Winner So Far

I cannot decide a winner for 2002, 2003 or 2005 as yet, I will revisit this later after I have another listen to each song. I can safely say however that the list above includes some of my favourite songs of all time.

 

[screech]

2002
The Whitlams - Fall For You
The Sleepy Jackson - This Day
Something For Kate - Say Something
Tori Amos - A Sorta Fairytale
Evermore - Slipping Away
The Flaming Lips - Fight Test

After having another thought, 2002 would be The Sleepy Jackson - This Day

 

[screech]

2005
Bloc Party - Two More Years
The Boat People - Unsettle My Heart
Idlewild - Love Steals Us From Lonliness
Faker - Quarter To Three
Kaiser Chiefs - Everyday I Love You Less & Less
Architecture In Helsinki - It's 5

2005 The Boat People - Unsettle My Heart

 

[mansize rooster]

mine would be..

97
Radiohead - paranoid android
white town - your women
supergrass - sun hits the sky

98
massive attack - teardrop
pearl jam - do the evoloution
custard - girls like that

99
Beck - sexxlaws
wilco - cant stand it
muse - muscle museum

00
smashing pumpkins - stand inside your love
madonna - music
dandy warhols - Get Off

01
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
weezer - island in the sun
Muse - new born

02
Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows
Badly drawn boy - silent sigh
1200 Techniques - Karma

03
Little Birdy - Relapse
The Libertines - time for heros
The Music - the people

04
modest mouse - float on
Dresden dolls - girl anachronism
End of Fashion - Rough Diamonds

05
The Decemberists - 16 military wives
Sufjan stevens - chicago
Bloc Party - Positive Tension

 

[oxx]

that's what i thought....

 

[midorigreenwood]

Updated: 2005 was a particularly good year for music...damn hard to choose even just 5

 

[embleygirl]

1997:
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
Airbag - Radiohead
I'm Afraid Of Americans - David Bowie
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day

1998:
Is It Wicked Not to Care? - Belle & Sebastian
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next - Manic Street Preachers
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key - Billy Bragg & Wilco

1999:
Coffee & TV - Blur
Sexx Laws - Beck
Spit On A Stranger - Pavement

2000:
Go Let It Out - Oasis
Try,Try,Try - The Smashing Pumpkins
Easy Way Out - Elliot Smith
Playground Love - Air

2001:
Someday - The Strokes
Fell in Love With A Girl - The White Stripes
Gates To The Garden - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2002:
Bandages - Hot Hot Heat
Grace - Supergrass
Oh! - Sleater-Kinney
Do You Realize?? - The Flaming Lips

2003:
I Don't Blame You - Cat Power
12:51 - The Strokes
Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Red Morning Light - Kings Of Leon

2004:
I Have Forgiven Jesus - Morrissey
Can't Stand Me Now - The Libertines
Decent Days And Nights - The Futureheads
Jolene - The White Stripes

2005:
St Petersburg - Supergrass
In The Morning - The Coral
The Fallen - Franz Ferdinand
Mind's Eye - Wolfmother

2006:
When The Sun Goes Down - Arctic Monkeys
The Youngest Was The Most Loved - Morrissey
Deadwood - Dirty Pretty Things
Let Your Good Heart Lead You Home - Editors

 

[kimirocks]

I'll go with 2 a year - AkA favourite= song make me feel good, not the songs i like most
1997-
The Prodigy - Breathe
Radiohead - Karma Police
1998-
At the Drive-In - Alpha Centauri
The Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright
1999-
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Gong Li
Silverchair - Anthem for the Year 2000
2000-
Coldplay - Trouble
Fragma - Toca's Miracle
2001-
The Strokes - Is This it?
System of A Down - Chop Suey
2002-
Felix Da Housecat - Silver Screen-Shower Scene
Underoath - When The Sun Sleeps
2003-
4 Strings - Fly Away
Funeral For A Friend - Moments Forever Faded
2004-
The Arcade Fire - Neighbourhood #2 (Laika)
The Hot Lies - One For the Memories
2005-
Death Cab For Cutie - Soul Meets Body
Gyroscope - A Slow Dance
2006 -
Placebo - Meds
Belle and Sebastian - We Are The Sleepyheads

 

[mansize rooster]

1997:
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
Airbag - Radiohead
I'm Afraid Of Americans - David Bowie
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day

1998:
Is It Wicked Not to Care? - Belle & Sebastian
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next - Manic Street Preachers
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key - Billy Bragg & Wilco

1999:
Coffee & TV - Blur
Sexx Laws - Beck
Spit On A Stranger - Pavement

2000:
Go Let It Out - Oasis
Try,Try,Try - The Smashing Pumpkins
Easy Way Out - Elliot Smith
Playground Love - Air

2001:
Someday - The Strokes
Fell in Love With A Girl - The White Stripes
Gates To The Garden - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2002:
Bandages - Hot Hot Heat
Grace - Supergrass
Oh! - Sleater-Kinney
Do You Realize?? - The Flaming Lips

2003:
I Don't Blame You - Cat Power
12:51 - The Strokes
Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Red Morning Light - Kings Of Leon

2004:
I Have Forgiven Jesus - Morrissey
Can't Stand Me Now - The Libertines
Decent Days And Nights - The Futureheads
Jolene - The White Stripes

2005:
St Petersburg - Supergrass
In The Morning - The Coral
The Fallen - Franz Ferdinand
Mind's Eye - Wolfmother

2006:
When The Sun Goes Down - Arctic Monkeys
The Youngest Was The Most Loved - Morrissey
Deadwood - Dirty Pretty Things
Let Your Good Heart Lead You Home - Editors

top notch,all except the editors there.they just **** me

 

[screech]

2003
Dandy Warhols - You Were The Last High
The Thrills - One Horse Town
Belle & Sebastien - Stay Loose
Blur - Out Of Time

Blur - Out of Time

...just