Inspired by Saturday's music-oriented blog, but not with the intention of turning this blog into a collection of top ten lists, here are the top ten songs that you've probably never heard...
10. MGMT - Kids: OK, so this one is on here for sentimental reasons. Because the members of this band graduated a few years before me from Wesleyan, where they formed MGMT, we heard this song way before too many people outside of campus had even heard of the band. And we came to love this song. ...It was played at just about every party, so we had no choice.
9. Tabitha's Secret - The Only One: I'm kind of cheating with this entry, because this song is pretty much right on par with a lot of unreleased (or in some cases, released very recently if you look hard enough for it) Tabitha's secret songs, such as U Turn Me On; Loss, Strain & Butterflies; and even This Is Not A Love Song.
8. Chumbawamba - Good Ship Lifestyle: I discovered this one after buying a used Tubthumper CD for 49 cents. How quickly we forget about the one-hit wonders of the nineties... Some of their songs are pretty awful though.
7. Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet: Perhaps this was well-known before my time, because I've heard covers of this song that do what Tonya Harding's posse did to Nancy Kerrigan. Whyyyyy? But the original is great.
6. Dire Straits - On Every Street: I know. Two Dire Straits songs in a row. Lame, right? Check this one out though. My favorite by them. Mellow.
5. The Shins - New Slang: I actually have Mad Dog to thank for introducing me to this one on our road trip to Florida. Great stuff.
4. U2 - Hawkmoon 269: Many U2 songs receive more than their share of play, but I'm not sure I ever heard this gem on the radio. Possibly my favorite U2 song. ...In the heart of the heat of the love...
3. R.E.M. - What's The Frequency, Kenneth?: Although not one of their better-known songs, my personal favorite R.E.M. song, just in front of Turn You Inside-Out. Great lyrics, although perhaps not quite like E-Bow The Letter. Definitely the best song ever written with a title that refers to something that happened to Dan Rather.
2. Mick Jagger - Visions Of Paradise: The guy singing backups on this song isn't bad either. An extremely underrated song from the Rolling Stones front man. This should have been a huge hit.
1. Tabitha's Secret - Forever December (Track Twelve off Don't Play with Matches is the best version, but there are several versions of this): This one was destined to become the band's first big hit, until two members of the band were kicked out and the remaining three formed a new band with two other guys. That band's name? Matchbox Twenty.
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