Lotus
04-30-2005, 02:54 AM
Yeah, so now we are in the top half of the countdown now. I guess you could say it gets a little more decidedly hip-hop-ish from here on out, but there are still the other usual genres represented:
50. Canibus- Get Retarded (Spring 2001): So this was the Canibus song I was talking about in the "60-51" portion of the countdown. This was the first Canibus song I ever heard, and I really shouldn't have wound up downloading this song. I was on Napster, and I typed in "retard" either for the fuck of it or because I wanted some prank call made by a retard, or a guy pretending to be one. Anyways, the instrumental of this song came up. I really wasn't feeling the instrumental all that much, but after a month or so, I decided to get it with the lyrics, and that's when Canibus won me over, though it took me a couple of listens to like it. If you touch his microphone on accident, you'll get murdered on purpose, motherfucker.
49. Gigi D'Agostino- I'll Fly With You (Fall 2000): 49 might be a little modest for this song, because it is so fucking tight. It's just such a chill song. The melody is tight, the singing is beautiful (both guy and girl vocals), and shit, this is one of the 10 best house songs ever made. For sure. I'm not sure if it's called that, it could be called "I Still Believe in Your Eyes". I have 2 versions of the song, and they have different artist names (Yoyo and this one) and two different song titles. So maybe Gertner or ThugLife could help me out with this one; I might have been calling it the wrong name all these years...
48. Snoop Dogg- What's My Name? (Fall 1993): When I did my little write-up for "Nuthin' But a G Thang", this was the song I was referring to. I think this was the second of the two that came out at that time period, and this one was the better one. More Snoop rapping and less Dre rapping, in addition to a sick-ass beat is what puts this one above "Nuthin but a G Thang". Of course, I first heard this song on MTV, and this was like the 2nd rap song I had ever heard, and I thought (and still do) that it was a masterpiece, even at the tender age of 6 (yes, I know I've used that line before, but shit, it's 11:33 pm right now and my mind is fresh out of original ideas). So, as far as when I first heard these songs, this one and "Nuthin But a G Thang" are the two longest-tenured songs on the countdown. On every little countdown I've made, these two songs have always made them.
47. Primitive Radio Gods- Standing outside a Broken Phonebooth (Summer 1996): Man, I'm a sucker for these slower-paced alternative songs, and there are more of them to come. It wasn't really until 6 years after the song originally came out that I really started to like this song a whole lot, though I had heard it when it first came out in '96. In fact, their CD was the first CD that I saw have a "Parental Advisory" label on it. I didn't know what the fuck that meant back then, but in either case, my parents didn't let me buy the CD, mainly because one of the songs was named "Motherfucker". I still haven't heard any other song from these guys, but this one is here to stay on my countdown forever.
46. Everything but the Girl- Tracey in my Room (2000 or 2001): This might be one to ask Gertner about. It's a White Label Remix, mixing the beat of a house song with the lyrics of an alternative song. Or at least that's how I think it goes. Like I said, ask Gertner. I think I might have a White Label CD, wait no I don't. Nevermind, fuck that last couple of sentences. Anyways, this song is so tight. And now knowing that this song is a mix of two existing songs, it makes it that much better, because I realize how well it was mixed. The lyrics go perfectly with the music. It's insane.
45. Oasis- Wonderwall (Summer 1996): Today was gonna be the day, but they're gonna throw it back to you. By now, you should have somehow, realized what you're not to do. I don't believe that anybody- feels the way I do, about you now..... That's just a little taste of how much this song kicks ass. The singing goes so perfect with the melancholic melody (a little alliteration there for you bitches) of this song. I think this song has a music video, but not entirely sure. Anyways, when Oasis came out with the "What's the Story, Morning Glory" CD, I thought it was the best CD ever made, and I boldly stated that Oasis would be my favorite band 10 years from then, when I was totally into them at like 9 years old. While that's changed, the fact that "Wonderwall" is a classic hasn't. Interestingly enough, I bought "Morning Glory" for the song "Champagne Supernova". While that song is badass, and the other songs are hella tight as well, "Wonderwall" is the one that survived the tests of time.
44. Eric Sermon ft. Marvin Gaye- Music (Spring 2001): Another one of those songs that just has a "chill" beat to it. I still haven't gotten the unedited version of this song. I didn't even realize that the version that I had was edited until like last year, after 3 years of listening to it. Kinda stupid, I guess; but if you've never heard the un-edited version, and you don't pay close attention to the short pauses in the song, I guess you would never figure it out so easily. While the Marvin Gaye sample is tight, Eric Sermon makes this song a classic. It's his two verses that elevate this one into the Top 50.
43. De La Soul ft. Chaka Kahn- All Good (Fall 2000): This is one of the few songs where I heard (in this case on BET's Rap City- I think the video takes place at a Car Wash), and right after it was done, I rushed to my computer and downloaded it on Napster (God I miss Napster). I think this song originally cracked the Top 30, but it's obviously great. And it might go down in the near future, but it's still classic. It will most likely always stay on this list.
42. Faithless- Insomnia (Very debatable when I first heard it): the reason why I say it's debatable when I first heard it is because I was watching Chasing Amy in the summer of 2002 (I think) on rental, and there is this scene where the main characters are at a bar, and this song plays in the background. And I'm like, "Oh shit, I've been looking for this song, this song is so tight!" Soon after though, I forget about it. Whilst in the midst of searching for another house song (you'll see it later in the list), I searched this title, in hopes of it being the other song I was looking for. But I got hella lucky and eventually found the other song, so its all good. So yeah, it's debatable, if its anything worth debating about, that is. But yeah, if you listen to house, you surely know this song. It's a classic house song by almost everybody's standards, and in this case, I don't stray away from the norm. It's that good.
41. Nas- Shoot 'Em Up (February 2000): I don't really have an interesting story behind this one that would be mildly entertaining for any of you to read (one of those stories that only I could appreciate, looking-back-at-my-memoirs type of thing). But I got this song off the "Nastradamus" CD single. And I didn't even really like that "Nastradamus" song anyways, so I don't even know why I got it. But not to worry, my money wasn't wasted. Because luckily, this happened to be the 2nd song on the single. The song starts off with a bang; the first 16 bars are so good, and so unlike a usual Nas verse. He shows off the Sheek Louch side of him in this song. It's pretty dirty.
That's it for now. Whew! I beat my deadline by 2 minutes (my time, I'm late on everyone else's).
50. Canibus- Get Retarded (Spring 2001): So this was the Canibus song I was talking about in the "60-51" portion of the countdown. This was the first Canibus song I ever heard, and I really shouldn't have wound up downloading this song. I was on Napster, and I typed in "retard" either for the fuck of it or because I wanted some prank call made by a retard, or a guy pretending to be one. Anyways, the instrumental of this song came up. I really wasn't feeling the instrumental all that much, but after a month or so, I decided to get it with the lyrics, and that's when Canibus won me over, though it took me a couple of listens to like it. If you touch his microphone on accident, you'll get murdered on purpose, motherfucker.
49. Gigi D'Agostino- I'll Fly With You (Fall 2000): 49 might be a little modest for this song, because it is so fucking tight. It's just such a chill song. The melody is tight, the singing is beautiful (both guy and girl vocals), and shit, this is one of the 10 best house songs ever made. For sure. I'm not sure if it's called that, it could be called "I Still Believe in Your Eyes". I have 2 versions of the song, and they have different artist names (Yoyo and this one) and two different song titles. So maybe Gertner or ThugLife could help me out with this one; I might have been calling it the wrong name all these years...
48. Snoop Dogg- What's My Name? (Fall 1993): When I did my little write-up for "Nuthin' But a G Thang", this was the song I was referring to. I think this was the second of the two that came out at that time period, and this one was the better one. More Snoop rapping and less Dre rapping, in addition to a sick-ass beat is what puts this one above "Nuthin but a G Thang". Of course, I first heard this song on MTV, and this was like the 2nd rap song I had ever heard, and I thought (and still do) that it was a masterpiece, even at the tender age of 6 (yes, I know I've used that line before, but shit, it's 11:33 pm right now and my mind is fresh out of original ideas). So, as far as when I first heard these songs, this one and "Nuthin But a G Thang" are the two longest-tenured songs on the countdown. On every little countdown I've made, these two songs have always made them.
47. Primitive Radio Gods- Standing outside a Broken Phonebooth (Summer 1996): Man, I'm a sucker for these slower-paced alternative songs, and there are more of them to come. It wasn't really until 6 years after the song originally came out that I really started to like this song a whole lot, though I had heard it when it first came out in '96. In fact, their CD was the first CD that I saw have a "Parental Advisory" label on it. I didn't know what the fuck that meant back then, but in either case, my parents didn't let me buy the CD, mainly because one of the songs was named "Motherfucker". I still haven't heard any other song from these guys, but this one is here to stay on my countdown forever.
46. Everything but the Girl- Tracey in my Room (2000 or 2001): This might be one to ask Gertner about. It's a White Label Remix, mixing the beat of a house song with the lyrics of an alternative song. Or at least that's how I think it goes. Like I said, ask Gertner. I think I might have a White Label CD, wait no I don't. Nevermind, fuck that last couple of sentences. Anyways, this song is so tight. And now knowing that this song is a mix of two existing songs, it makes it that much better, because I realize how well it was mixed. The lyrics go perfectly with the music. It's insane.
45. Oasis- Wonderwall (Summer 1996): Today was gonna be the day, but they're gonna throw it back to you. By now, you should have somehow, realized what you're not to do. I don't believe that anybody- feels the way I do, about you now..... That's just a little taste of how much this song kicks ass. The singing goes so perfect with the melancholic melody (a little alliteration there for you bitches) of this song. I think this song has a music video, but not entirely sure. Anyways, when Oasis came out with the "What's the Story, Morning Glory" CD, I thought it was the best CD ever made, and I boldly stated that Oasis would be my favorite band 10 years from then, when I was totally into them at like 9 years old. While that's changed, the fact that "Wonderwall" is a classic hasn't. Interestingly enough, I bought "Morning Glory" for the song "Champagne Supernova". While that song is badass, and the other songs are hella tight as well, "Wonderwall" is the one that survived the tests of time.
44. Eric Sermon ft. Marvin Gaye- Music (Spring 2001): Another one of those songs that just has a "chill" beat to it. I still haven't gotten the unedited version of this song. I didn't even realize that the version that I had was edited until like last year, after 3 years of listening to it. Kinda stupid, I guess; but if you've never heard the un-edited version, and you don't pay close attention to the short pauses in the song, I guess you would never figure it out so easily. While the Marvin Gaye sample is tight, Eric Sermon makes this song a classic. It's his two verses that elevate this one into the Top 50.
43. De La Soul ft. Chaka Kahn- All Good (Fall 2000): This is one of the few songs where I heard (in this case on BET's Rap City- I think the video takes place at a Car Wash), and right after it was done, I rushed to my computer and downloaded it on Napster (God I miss Napster). I think this song originally cracked the Top 30, but it's obviously great. And it might go down in the near future, but it's still classic. It will most likely always stay on this list.
42. Faithless- Insomnia (Very debatable when I first heard it): the reason why I say it's debatable when I first heard it is because I was watching Chasing Amy in the summer of 2002 (I think) on rental, and there is this scene where the main characters are at a bar, and this song plays in the background. And I'm like, "Oh shit, I've been looking for this song, this song is so tight!" Soon after though, I forget about it. Whilst in the midst of searching for another house song (you'll see it later in the list), I searched this title, in hopes of it being the other song I was looking for. But I got hella lucky and eventually found the other song, so its all good. So yeah, it's debatable, if its anything worth debating about, that is. But yeah, if you listen to house, you surely know this song. It's a classic house song by almost everybody's standards, and in this case, I don't stray away from the norm. It's that good.
41. Nas- Shoot 'Em Up (February 2000): I don't really have an interesting story behind this one that would be mildly entertaining for any of you to read (one of those stories that only I could appreciate, looking-back-at-my-memoirs type of thing). But I got this song off the "Nastradamus" CD single. And I didn't even really like that "Nastradamus" song anyways, so I don't even know why I got it. But not to worry, my money wasn't wasted. Because luckily, this happened to be the 2nd song on the single. The song starts off with a bang; the first 16 bars are so good, and so unlike a usual Nas verse. He shows off the Sheek Louch side of him in this song. It's pretty dirty.
That's it for now. Whew! I beat my deadline by 2 minutes (my time, I'm late on everyone else's).