Music Project - Top 100's

For those of you who know me, most of you know that I know the lyrics to way more songs than the average person should. If I'm at a bar and a 90's boy band comes on the jukebox, 95% chance I played it. I'll also sing nearly any song at karaoke night. My brother posted a video of me singing "Waterfalls" by TLC at a bar in Key West last winter (video at the end of the post). I've been known to sing some Lisa Loeb, NKOTB, Backstreet Boys, Michelle Branch, Spin Doctors, etc. Pretty much any pop song that was even remotely popular in the past 25 to 30 years.

I guess my knowledge of music stems from the fact that I lived 30-40 minutes from high school so the radio and CD player were the main things to keep me entertained. Now, my iPod keeps me entertained for my near hour commute to work six days a week. If you drive I-70 and you see a guy singing his little heart out in a Lincoln Town Car. That's me.

Now while I don't try to hide the fact that I enjoy a lot of music that most people would consider "awesomely bad" or just "bad," there is another set of music that I listen to that I genuinely value and would defend to no end.

I tried to compile a list of my top 100 favorite songs over the winter and I had an incredibly difficult time even getting started. How do I rank songs like "I Want It That Way" or "All You Wanted" against the songs of Josh Ritter, matt pond PA or Bon Iver? In my mind, there is really no way to go about it. It's a case of apples and oranges or yin and yang. It's two groups of songs that I enjoy for two different reasons. The former because they are fun and remind me of good times. The latter because I value them as some of the best songs written.

So here is my solution; two separate lists, 100 songs on each list. One list for pop music/top 40 and another for "indie music," for the lack of a better term. I'll post a song from each list every day or so until I make it all the way through. 

I hope that along the way one list of songs will take you back to the old TRL days, maybe back to college or simply be a rediscovery of an old favorite. I hope that the other list can help you discover a new favorite song or even a new favorite band.

Have a wonderful Labor Day Weekend!

Twitter: @adambeat

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Here is a link to the video of me singing Waterfalls by TLC.

Some attribution is owed to Luke Florence and Matt Barnes. Currently, they are both compiling lists of their top 100 favorite movies. Here are links for their lists.

http://argumentking.blogspot.com/
http://mattbarnes.blogspot.com/