Saturday, June 21, 2025

My Favorite Songs (will update over time)

COMPLETE January 2, 2026 (but will be updated as I fall in love with new songs)

UPDATES: A-C (June 21), D-E (June 24), F (July 4), G-H (July 6), I-K (July 13), L-M (July 19), N (August 16), O - Pearl Jam (August 23), the rest of the Ps (October 4), Qs (November 28), Rs (December 7), Ss and Ts (January 1, 2026), U through Z (January 2, 2026)

These are my favorites of all time (in no particular order).  They are songs that I could put on repeat and listen to over and over:

Prince deserves a whole set to himself because he is, by far, my favorite of all time.  If I could listen to nothing else for the rest of my life, these songs would be on my non-stop playlist.
  • Prince - "The Question of U" - While not my all-time favorite Prince song, it's one that is obscure enough that it was one he almost never played live.  He did a tour in the early 90s in Europe only called The Nude Tour where he played it and I was upset that for a decade after that, he played practically nothing from the Graffiti Bridge soundtrack because of what a big bomb it was.  When I finally saw him on a large stage for the Musicology tour in 2004, I was shocked and so overwhelmed, I literally cried that I was experiencing it, as silly as that sounds.  Knowing he never played on any other tour after that, or before, then died in 2016, I am so immensely grateful I got to hear it live.  One of the best nights of my life.
  • Prince - "Thieves in the Temple (the extended version)" - 12" extended/dance mix versions were a big thing in the 80s and early 90s, specifically on vinyl.  Prince did a TON of them.  Thieves is a decent song, but the extended version was MUCH better.  There's a whole set of extra lyrics that make it better, to me, so I am adding that version here.  I will do the same with Partyman.
  • Prince - "Partyman (the extended version) - See previous song.
  • Prince - "Girls & Boys"
  • Prince - "U Got the Look"
  • Prince - "Alphabet Street"
  • Prince - "Mountains"
  • Prince - "7"
  • Prince - "My Name is Prince"
  • Prince - "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"
  • Prince - "Raspberry Beret"
  • Prince - "When Doves Cry"
  • Prince - "Let's Go Crazy"
  • Prince - "Batdance"
  • Prince - "Cream"
  • Prince - "Gett Off"
  • Prince - "Sexy M.F."
  • Prince - "Erotic City"
  • Prince - "The Beautiful Ones" (one of my top faves)
  • Prince - "Scandalous"
  • Prince - "Arms of Orion"
  • Prince - "Lemon Crush"
  • Prince - "I Wanna Be Your Lover"
  • Prince - "If I Was Ur Girlfriend" - (one of my top faves)
  • Prince - "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man"
  • Prince - "Anna Stesia" - Like "The Question of U," this song is one of those very obscure deep cuts that I wanted to hear live so much.  Luckily (again), I attended the "One Nite Alone" tour.  It was a night of his jazz material, but then he played a couple of catalog items at the end, "Anna Stesia" being one of them.  Another beautiful night.  
  • Prince - "It's Gonna be a Beautiful Night"
  • Prince - "Sign O' the Times"
  • Prince - "Housequake" - (one of my top faves)
  • Prince - "Starfish and Coffee" - (one of my top faves)
  • Prince - "Hot Thing"
  • Prince - "The Cross"
  • Prince - "Cinnamon Girl"
  • Prince - "Damn U" - (one of my top faves)
  • Prince - "Sweet Baby"
  • Prince - "The Continental"
  • Prince - "Anotherloverholenyohead"
  • Prince - "Daddy Pop"
  • Prince - "Letitgo"
  • Prince - "Eye Hate U"
  • Prince - "Good Love"
  • Prince - "Tick, Tick, Bang"
  • Psychedelic Furs - "Love My Way"
  • Psychedelic Furs - "Heartbreak Beat"
  • Psychedelic Furs - "Until She Comes"
  • Psychedelic Furs - "Pretty in Pink"
  • Public Enemy - "911 is a Joke"
  • Public Image Limited - "Disappointed"
  • Pulp - "Common People"
  • Quarashi - "Stick Em Up" - I dug the groove on this back in the early 2000s, but it hasn't aged well.  I'm not sure why I thought an Icelandic Nu Metal/Rap group of nerdy white guys wanting to channel Beastie Boys with Limp Bizkit would age well, but...
  • Quarterflash - "Harden My Heart" - I loved this group.  Hate that they never went very far. I loved Rindy Ross' voice and sax
  • Quarterflash - "Find Another Fool"
  • Quarterflash - "Take Me to Heart"
  • Queen - "Killer Queen" - I recognize the greatness of Queen, and there are songs I enjoy from them, including the overplayed "Bohemian Rhapsody."  However, this one I've consistently loved everything about this song. From beginning to end, it's magical.
  • Queens of the Stone Age - "Paper Machete"
  • Queens of the Stone Age - "Emotion Sickness"
  • Queens of the Stone Age - "The Way You Used to Do"
  • Queens of the Stone Age - "My God is the Sun"
  • Queens of the Stone Age - "Little Sister"
  • Queens of the Stone Age - "No One Knows"
  • Queens of the Stone Age - "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire"
  • Queens of the Stone Age - "First It Giveth"
  • Queens of the Stone Age - "Go With the Flow"
  • Queens of the Stone Age - "Burn the Witch"
  • Queensryche - "Eyes of a Stranger" - This song still holds up, as does "Empire"...and they were from Seattle.  Perfect transition band from hair metal to grunge.
  • Queensryche - "Empire"
  • Quincy Jones - "Secret Garden" - It's such a "Quiet Storm" song with major early 90s vibes, but man I loved this song at the time.  
  • R.E.M. - "Texarkana"
  • R.E.M. - "Crush with Eyeliner"
  • R.E.M. - "Drive"
  • R.E.M. - "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight"
  • R.E.M. - "Everybody Hurts"
  • R.E.M. - "Nightswimming"
  • R.E.M.  - "Man on the Moon"
  • R.E.M. - "Losing My Religion"
  • R.E.M. - "The One I Love"
  • R.E.M. - "Pop Song 89"
  • R.E.M. - "Stand"
  • R.E.M. - "Orange Crush"
  • R.E.M. - "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
  • R.E.M. - "King of Comedy"
  • R.E.M. - "Star 69"
  • R.E.M. - "Strange Currencies"
  • R.E.M. - "Radio Song"
  • R.E.M. - "Belong"
  • R.E.M. - "Half a World Away"
  • R.E.M. - "Low"
  • R.E.M. - "Near Wild Heaven"
  • The Raconteurs - "Steady As She Goes"
  • Radiohead - "Fake Plastic Trees"
  • Radiohead - "High and Dry"
  • The Railway Children - "Every Beat of the Heart"
  • Rainbow - "All Night Long"
  • Rainbow - "Stone Cold"
  • Rainbow - "Street of Dreams"
  • The Ramones - "I Wanna Be Sedated"
  • The Ramones - "Do You Remember Rock & Roll Radio?"
  • The Ramones - "We Want the Airwaves"
  • RATT - "7th Avenue"
  • RATT - "Looking for Love"
  • Rayland Baxter - "Yellow Eyes"
  • Remy Zero - "Fair"
  • Remy Zero - "Impossibility"
  • Remy Zero - "Save Me"
  • Remy Zero - "I'll Remember You"
  • The Rentals - "The Love I'm Searching For"
  • The Rentals - "Friends of P."
  • The Rentals - "Please Let that Be You"
  • The Rentals - "Thought of Sound"
  • REO Speedwagon - "Keep on Loving You"
  • Restless Heart - "Bluest Eyes in Texas"
  • Restless Heart - "Tell Me What You Dream"
  • Restless Heart - "When She Cries"
  • Rev Theory - "You're the One"
  • Rhett Miller - "My Valentine"
  • Rhett Miller - "Meteor Shower"
  • Rhett Miller - "Fireflies"
  • Ric Ocasek - "Something Grab For"
  • Ric Ocasek - "True to You"
  • Ric Ocasek - "Emotion in Motion"
  • Richard Marx - "Hazard"
  • Rick James - "Give It to Me Baby"
  • Rihanna - "Umbrella" (yes...I absolutely LOVE this song)
  • Rihanna - "We Found Love"
  • Rihanna - "This Is What You Came For"
  • Ringo Starr - "Photograph"
  • The Rippingtons - "Tourist in Paradise"
  • The Rippingtons - "Jupiter's Child"
  • Robbie Williams - "Last Days of Disco"
  • Robbie Williams - "Deceptacon"
  • Robert Miles - "Children"
  • Robert Palmer - "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On"
  • Robert Palmer - "Early in the Morning"
  • Robert Plant - "Big Log"
  • Robert Plant - "Ship of Fools"
  • Robyn - "Dancing on my Own"
  • Robyn - "Call Your Girlfriend"
  • Robyn - "Hang with Me"
  • Robyn and Royksopp - "Monument"
  • Rod Stewart - "Tonight's the Night"
  • Rod Stewart - "Young Turks"
  • The Rolling Stones - "Paint It Black"
  • The Rolling Stones - "Emotional Rescue"
  • The Rolling Stones - "Waiting on a Friend"
  • The Rolling Stones - "Gimme Shelter"
  • The Rolling Stones - Beast of Burden"
  • The Rolling Stones - "Miss You"
  • The Rolling Stones - "Shattered"
  • The Rolling Stones - "Love is Strong"
  • The Rolling Stones - "Undercover of the Night"
  • The Rolling Stones - "Anybody Seen My Baby?"
  • The Rolling Stones - "One Hit (to the Body)"
  • Romeo Void - "A Girl in Trouble"
  • Ronnie Milsap - "Smoky Mountain Rain"
  • Rose Cousins - "White Flag"
  • Roxy Music - "More Than This"
  • Rush - "The Garden"
  • Rush - "Subdivisions"
  • Rush - "Force Ten"
  • Rush - "Time Stand Still"
  • Rush - "Animate"
  • Ryan Adams - "Two"
  • Ryan Adams - "New York, New York"
  • Ryan Adams - "La Cienega Just Smiled"
  • Ryan Adams - "Come Pick Me Up"
  • Ryan Adams - "Gimme Something Good"
  • Ryan Adams - "Kim"
  • Ryan Adams - "My Wrecking Ball"
  • Ryan Adams - "Am I Safe?"
  • Ryan Adams - "Burning Photographs"
  • Ryan Adams - "This Love"
  • Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris - "Chasing After You"
  • Safetysuit - "Anywhere But Here"
  • Safetysuit - "Someone Like You"
  • Safetysuit - "Stay"
  • Safetysuit - "What If"
  • Saga - "On the Loose"
  • Saga - "Wind Him Up"
  • Saliva - "Weight of the World"
  • Saliva - "Always"
  • Saliva - "Rest in Pieces"
  • Sam Cooke - "(What a) Wonderful World"
  • Sam Cooke - "Bring It On Home to Me"
  • Sam Cooke - "Cupid"
  • Sam Cooke - "Twistin the Night Away"
  • Sam Phillips - "Baby, I Can't Please You"
  • Sammy Hagar - "Give to Live"
  • Sara Bareilles - "Uncharted"
  • Sarah McLachlan - "Fallen"
  • Sarah McLachlan - "Stupid"
  • Sarah McLachlan - "World on Fire"
  • Sarah McLachlan - "Into the Fire"
  • Sarah McLachlan - "I Love You"
  • Sarah McLachlan - "Sweet Surrender"
  • Sarah McLachlan - "Do What You Have to Do"
  • Sarah McLachlan - "Vox"
  • Sarah McLachlan - "Steaming"
  • Sarah McLachlan - "Possession"
  • Sarah McLachlan - "Good Enough"
  • Sarah McLachlan - "Ice Cream"
  • Savage Garden - "To the Moon and Back"
  • The Script - "Breakeven"
  • The Script - "Nothing"
  • Seal - "Crazy"
  • Seether - "Broken"
  • Seether - "Rise Above This"
  • Seether - "Fake It"
  • Semisonic - "Secret Smile"
  • Semisonic - "Singing in My Sleep"
  • Semisonic - "Made to Last"
  • Semisonic - "Never You Mind"
  • Shai - "Comforter"
  • Shania Twain - "I'm Gonna Getcha Good" (don't judge me)
  • She Wants Revenge - "These Things"
  • She Wants Revenge - "Tear You Apart"
  • Shinedown - "If You Only Knew"
  • The Shins - "The Rifle's Spiral"
  • The Shins - "Simple Song"
  • The Shins - "It's Only Life"
  • The Shins - "No Way Down"
  • The Shins - "40 Mark Strasse"
  • The Shins - "Phantom Limb"
  • Sia - "Elastic Heart"
  • Sia - "Breathe Me"
  • Sia - "Chandelier"
  • Sia - "Cheap Thrills"
  • Sia - "Unstoppable"
  • Silversun Pickups - "Panic Switch"
  • Silversun Pickups - "Lazy Eye"
  • Silversun Pickups - "Bloody Mary"
  • Simon and Garfunkel - "The Boxer" - One of my all time favorites
  • Simon and Garfunkel - "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
  • Simon and Garfunkel - "The Only Living Boy in New York"
  • Simon and Garfunkel - "The Sound of Silence"
  • Sinead O'Connor - "Black Boys on Mopeds"
  • The Sisters of Mercy - "This Corrosion"
  • The Sisters of Mercy - "Doctor Jeep"
  • Slaughter - "Real Love" - This was at the very end of hair metal, but a well produced Dana Strum tune that was reminiscent of their Vinnie Vincent "All Systems Go" sound, which I was a huge fan of those first two Vinnie Vincent albums.
  • The Smashing Pumpkins - "Siva"
  • The Smashing Pumpkins - "Zero" - When this was out, I wanted to be in a band that sounded exactly like this song. I couldn't have loved it more. The guitar work was magical.
  • The Smashing Pumpkins - "Ava Adore"
  • The Smashing Pumpkins - "Tonight, Tonight"
  • The Smashing Pumpkins - "The Everlasting Gaze" - MACHINA/The Machines of God is one of the best albums in the last 40 years, and by far the Pumpkins best. I could put every song from it on here. The rhythmic magic of Jimmy and D'arcy is peaked on this album. 
  • The Smashing Pumpkins - "Raindrops + Sunshowers"
  • The Smashing Pumpkins - "Stand Inside Your Love"
  • The Smashing Pumpkins - "I of the Mourning"
  • The Smashing Pumpkins - "The Sacred and Profane"
  • The Smashing Pumpkins - "Try, Try, Try"
  • The Smashing Pumpkins - "Wound"
  • The Smashing Pumpkins - "This Time"
  • The Smashing Pumpkins - "Blue Skies Bring Tears"
  • The Smithereens - "Blood and Roses"
  • The Smithereens - "Yesterday Girl"
  • The Smithereens - "A Girl Like You"
  • The Smiths - "Half a Person"
  • The Smiths - "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" - One of my all-time favorites. While I've never seen The Smiths live, I did see both Morrissey and Johnny Marr do this song live, so as close as I'm going to get.
  • The Smiths - "Bigmouth Strikes Again"
  • The Smiths - "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side"
  • The Smiths - "There is a Light That Never Goes Out"
  • The Smiths - "This Charming Man"
  • The Smiths - "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"
  • The Smiths - "Panic"
  • The Smiths - "Sheila Take a Bow"
  • The Smiths - "Shoplifters of the World Unite"
  • The Smiths - "A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours"
  • The Smiths - "Girlfriend in a Coma"
  • The Smiths - "William, It was Really Nothing"
  • The Smiths - "Is It Really So Strange"
  • The Smiths - "Sweet and Tender Hooligan"
  • The Smiths - "Ask"
  • The Smiths - "London"
  • The Smiths - "Girl Afraid"
  • The Smiths - "You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby"
  • The Smiths - "Oscillate Wildly"
  • Snoop Doggy Dogg - "Gin and Juice"
  • Snow Patrol - "Run"
  • Snow Patrol - "Chasing Cars"
  • Snow Patrol - "Called Out in the Dark"
  • Soilwork - "Death Diviner"
  • Spacehog - "In the Meantime"
  • Spice Girls - "2 Become 1"
  • Splender - "Yeah, Whatever" - A perfect album. Produced by Todd Rundgren. However, as talented as the singer/songwriter who led this group is, his experience with Todd and on the second album turned him off from music all together.  He's in filmmaking now.  Such a waste of musical talent.
  • Splender - "I Don't Understand"
  • Splender - "Monotone"
  • Splender - "Space Boy"
  • Splender - "Supernatural"
  • Splender - "Irresponsible"
  • Splender - "Spin"
  • Splender - "London"
  • Splender - "Wallflower"
  • Split Enz - "One Step Ahead"
  • Split Enz - "I Got You"
  • St. Vincent - "Teenage Talk" - Read my paragraph on The National for my St. Vincent story.  
  • Stephen Dawes - "Want Me"
  • Stevie Nicks - "Rooms on Fire" (love Rupert Hine's production on this album)
  • Stevie Nicks - "Two Kinds of Love" (love Rupert Hine's production, as well as the chorus)
  • The Stills-Young Band - "Long May You Run"
  • Sting - "Desert Rose"
  • Sting - "Russians"
  • Sting - "Fortress Around Your Heart"
  • Sting - "Fields of Gold"
  • Stone Temple Pilots - "Sex Type Thing"
  • Stone Template Pilots - "Plush"
  • Stone Temple Pilots - "Sour Girl"
  • Stone Temple Pilots - "Vasoline"
  • Stone Temple Pilots - "Interstate Love Song"
  • Stone Temple Pilots - "Big Bang Baby"
  • Stone Temple Pilots - "Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart"
  • Stone Temple Pilots - "Lady Picture Show"
  • Stryper - "Calling on You" - Considering I'm an atheist, it might seem strange that I have so many Stryper songs on my list. Well, I'm a sucker for the double-guitar sound, ala Boston (with which Michael Sweet ended up touring about 15 years ago), Robert is a great drummer, and their melodies are consistently high quality for that genre of music. The harmonies and musicianship sucked me in, independent of the messages.
  • Stryper - "Free"
  • Stryper - "The Way"
  • Stryper - "You Know What to Do"
  • Stryper - "Loving You"
  • Stryper - "From Wrong to Right"
  • Stryper - "Do Unto Others"
  • Stryper - "Sorry"
  • Stryper - "Two Time Woman"
  • The Sugarcubes - "Hit"
  • The Sugarcubes - "Regina"
  • The Sundays - "Here's Where the Story Ends"
  • Supertramp - "The Logical Song"
  • Swing Out Sister - "Breakout"
  • SZA - "Kill Bill"
  • Talk Talk - "It's My Life"
  • Talking Heads - "This Must Be the Place" - One of my all time favorite songs
  • Tame Impala - "The Less I Know, the Better"
  • Tangerine Dream - "Too Hot for My Chinchilla"
  • Taylor Dayne - "I'll Be Your Shelter"
  • Taylor Dayne - "Love Will Lead You Back"
  • Taylor Dayne - "Tell It to My Heart"
  • Taylor Swift - "Fate of Ophelia"
  • Taylor Swift - "Eldest Daughter"
  • Taylor Swift - "Ruin the Friendship"
  • Taylor Swift - "CANCELLED!"
  • Taylor Swift - "Fortnight"
  • Taylor Swift - "The Tortured Poets Department"
  • Taylor Swift - "Guilty as Sin"
  • Taylor Swift - "The Alchemy"
  • Taylor Swift - "I Hate it Here"
  • Taylor Swift - "Peter"
  • Taylor Swift - "Robin"
  • Taylor Swift - "Welcome to New York"
  • Taylor Swift - "Style"
  • Taylor Swift - "Wildest Dreams"
  • Taylor Swift - "This Love" (Although Ryan Adams' version is much better)
  • Taylor Swift - "Back to December"
  • Taylor Swift - "Anti-Hero"
  • Taylor Swift - "Sad Beautiful Tragic" (my favorite young Taylor song)
  • Taylor Swift - "Love Story"
  • Taylor Swift - "You Belong with Me"
  • Taylor Swift - "Willow"
  • Taylor Swift - "No Body, No Crime"
  • Taylor Swift - "Coney Island"
  • Taylor Swift - "Evermore"
  • Taylor Swift - "Cardigan"
  • Taylor Swift - "Exile" (my favorite adult Taylor song)
  • Taylor Swift - "All Too Well"
  • Tears for Fears - "Sowing the Seeds of Love"
  • Teddy Swims - "Bad Dreams"
  • Teddy Swims - "The Door"
  • Tegan and Sara - "Closer"
  • Tegan and Sara - "Goodbye, Goodbye"
  • Tegan and Sara - "I Was a Fool" (Absolutely love this song)
  • Tegan and Sara - "I'm Not Your Hero"
  • Tegan and Sara - "How Come You Don't Want Me"
  • Tegan and Sara - "Love They Say"
  • Tegan and Sara - "Now I'm All Messed Up"
  • Them Crooked Vultures - "New Fang"
  • Theophilus London - "I Stand Alone"
  • They Might Be Giants - "Birdhouse In Your Soul"
  • Throwing Muses - "Not Too Soon"
  • 'Til Tuesday - "What About Love"
  • 'Til Tuesday - "Voices Carry"
  • 'Til Tuesday - "Coming Up Close"
  • Timbaland - "The Way I Are"
  • The Time - "Jungle Love"
  • The Time - "The Bird"
  • The Time - "Jerk Out"
  • The Time - "Chocolate"
  • TLC - "Red Light Special"
  • Todd Rundgren - "Hello, It's Me"
  • Todd Rundgren - "I Saw the Light"
  • Tom Jones - "I Wanna Get Back With You"
  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - "Don't Come Around Here No More"
  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - "You Got Lucky"
  • Tom Tom Club - "Genius of Love"
  • Toni Braxton - "Another Sad Love Song"
  • Tori Amos - "Crucify"
  • Tori Amos - "Precious Things"
  • Tori Amos - "Winter"
  • Tori Amos - "Silent All These Years"
  • Toto - "I'll Be Over You"
  • Tove Lo - "How Long"
  • Tove Lo - "Grapefruit"
  • Tove Lo - "Got Love"
  • Tove Lo - "Habits (Stay High)"
  • Tove Lo - "Talking Body"
  • Tove Lo - "2 Die 4"
  • The Trash Can Sinatras - "Obscurity Knocks"
  • The Trash Can Sinatras - "Thrupenny Tears"
  • The Trash Can Sinatras - "Circling the Circumference"
  • The Trash Can Sinatras - "Only Tongue Can Tell"
  • The Traveling Wilburys - "Handle With Care"
  • The Traveling Wilburys - "End of the Line"
  • Travis - "Side"
  • Travis - "Sing"
  • Travis - "Driftwood"
  • Travis - "Turn"
  • Travis - "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?"
  • Tripping Daisy - "Sonic Bloom"
  • The Tubes - "Talk To You Later"
  • The Tubes - "She's a Beauty"
  • Twenty One Pilots - "Jumpsuit"
  • U2 - "Lemon"
  • U2 - "Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses"
  • Utopia - "Feet Don't Fail Me Now"
  • Van Halen - "Everybody Wants Some"
  • Van Halen - "Me Wise Magic"
  • Van Halen - "Right Now"
  • Van Halen - "Top of the World"
  • Van Halen - "Why Can't This Be Love?"
  • Van Halen - "Dreams"
  • Van Halen - "When It's Love"
  • Van Halen - "Love Walks In"
  • Van Halen - "Jump"
  • Van Halen - "Ain't Talking 'bout Love"
  • Van Halen - "Jamie's Crying"
  • Van Halen - "Dance the Night Away"
  • Van Halen - "I'll Wait"
  • Van Morrison - "Have I Told You Lately"
  • Van Morrison - "Wild Night"
  • Velvet Revolver - "Illegal I Song"
  • Velvet Revolver - "Fall to Pieces"
  • Velvet Revolver - "Spectacle"
  • Velvet Revolver - "You Got No Right"
  • Velvet Revolver - "Loving the Alien"
  • Velvet Revolver - "Slither"
  • Vertical Horizon - "You're a God"
  • Vertical Horizon - "Everything You Want"
  • Vertical Horizon - "Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)" - Love this song
  • Vertical Horizon - "You Say"
  • Vertical Horizon - "Finding Me"
  • Vertical Horizon - "Miracle"
  • Vertical Horizon - "Give You Back"
  • Vince Gill - "Take Me Down" - Fantastic song
  • Vinnie Vincent - "Tears"
  • Vinnie Vincent Invasion - "Back on the Streets"
  • Vinnie Vincent Invasion - "Invasion"
  • Vinnie Vincent Invasion - "That Time of Year"
  • Vinnie Vincent Invasion - "Ecstasy"
  • Voice of the Beehive - "Adonis Blue"
  • Voice of the Beehive - "Monsters and Angels"
  • W.A.S.P. - "The Idol" - Blackie Lawless had his silly moments in the hair metal days, but is genuinely one of the most talented, underrated artists from that era. "The Crimson Idol" is a perfect album. Ozzy hated him, but Pete Townshend loves him.  They are one of the few bands from that era to which I still listen.  While the themes from his 80s songs represent the debauchery of the times, musically, Blackie stood apart from that era.  The sheer structure of "The Crimson Idol" was the representation of his pure talent, all culminating in "The Great Misconceptions of Me," which combined all of the other songs on the album into one cohesive song. Still blows me away.
  • W.A.S.P. - "Hold On To My Heart"
  • W.A.S.P. - "Thunderhead"
  • W.A.S.P. - "Sleeping (In the Fire)"
  • W.A.S.P. - "Wild Child"
  • W.A.S.P. - "L.O.V.E. Machine"
  • W.A.S.P. - "Blind in Texas"
  • W.A.S.P. - "Inside the Electric Circus"
  • W.A.S.P. - "What I Am" (early pre-W.A.S.P song with Sister)
  • W.A.S.P. - "Forever Free"
  • The War on Drugs - "Pain"
  • The War on Drugs - "Under the Pressure"
  • Warpaint - "New Song"
  • The Waterboys - "The Whole of the Moon"
  • Weezer - "My Name is Jonas"
  • Weezer - "The World Has Turned And Left Me Here"
  • Weezer - "Holiday"
  • Weezer - "Only in Dreams"
  • Weezer - "Where's My Sex"
  • Weezer - "Hang On"
  • Weezer - "All My Friends Are Insects"
  • Weezer - "Perfect Situation"
  • Weezer - "This is Such a Pity"
  • Weezer - "The Damage In Your Heart"
  • Weezer - "Freak Me Out"
  • Weezer - "American Gigolo" - Every song from "Maladroit" should be on here as it is a perfect album, and oddly enough, the two best from Weezer were produced directly by them: "Maladroit" and "Pinkerton."  They should stick to that. The albums are harder and more punk.
  • Weezer - "Dope Nose"
  • Weezer - "Keep Fishin'"
  • Weezer - "Take Control"
  • Weezer - "Slob"
  • Weezer - "Burndt Jamb"
  • Weezer - "Space Rock"
  • Weezer - "Slave"
  • Weezer - "Fall Together"
  • Weezer - "Love Explosion"
  • Weezer - "December"
  • Weezer - "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"
  • Weezer - "Can't Stop Partying"
  • Weezer - "Summer Elaine and Drunk Dori"
  • Weezer - "(Girl We Got A) Good Thing"
  • Weezer - "Wind In Our Sail"
  • Weezer - "El Scorcho" - As mentioned above, "Pinkerton" is at the top of the Weezer catalog with "Maladroit." Both are hard, more punk, edgier, heavier drums, deeper Drop D sound, but both albums vary strongly with how that Drop D sound interacts with bass as Matt Sharp was still with the band on "Pinkerton." 
  • Weezer - "Pink Triangle" - Probably my favorite Weezer song
  • Weezer - "The Good Life"
  • Weezer - "Tired of Sex"
  • Weezer - "Getchoo"
  • Weezer - "No Other One"
  • Weezer - "Why Bother?"
  • Weezer - "Across the Sea"
  • Weezer - "Falling for You"
  • Weezer - "Butterfly"
  • Weezer - "Pork and Beans"
  • Weezer - "Lonely Girl"
  • Weezer - "Zombie Bastards"
  • Weezer - "Living in LA"
  • Weezer - "All My Favorite Songs"
  • Wendy & Lisa - "Honeymoon Express"
  • Wendy & Lisa - "Waterfall"
  • White Lion - "Lonely Nights"
  • White Lion - "Wait"
  • Whitesnake - "Forevermore"
  • Whitesnake - "Is This Love?"
  • Whitesnake - "Still of the Night"
  • Whitesnake - "Crying in the Rain"
  • Whitesnake - "Judgment Day"
  • Whitney Houston - "I Have Nothing"
  • Whitney Houston - "Every Woman"
  • The Who - "The Real Me"
  • The Who - "Baba O'Riley"
  • The Who - "You Better You Bet"
  • Wilson Phillips - "Hold On"
  • Wilson Phillips - "Release Me"
  • Wilson Phillips - "Eyes Like Twins"
  • Wilson Phillips - "Impulsive"
  • Wilson Phillips - "You're In Love"
  • Winger - "Miles Away"
  • Winger - "Headed for a Heartbreak"
  • The Wonder Stuff - "Welcome to the Cheap Seats"
  • The Wonder Stuff - "The Size of a Cow"
  • The Wonder Stuff - "Sleep Alone"
  • The Wonder Stuff - "Donation"
  • The Wonder Stuff - "Maybe"
  • The Wonder Stuff - "Here Comes Everyone"
  • XTC - "Senses Working Overtime"
  • XTC - "Dear God"
  • XTC - "Mayor of Simpleton"
  • XTC - "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead"
  • XTC - "King for a Day"
  • Yellowcard - "Only One"
  • Young the Giant - "Mind Over Matter" - One of my all-time favorite songs
  • The Young Veins - "Change" - Ryan Ross and Jon Walker from Panic! at the Disco left the band to the direction Brendan Urie wanted to go and took "their" sound to this short-lived band.  This one and only single was pretty darn good.  Ryan's been inactive since the COVID pandemic.  I hate that.  I would have liked more of the Young Veins.
  • Yungblud - "Zombie"
  • ZZ Top - "Sleeping Bag"

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