I thought I should continue the Top 30 list bit going for the rest of the year so I will try my best to do just that. So on the 2nd of each month, I'll try to come up with 30 things I like from a subject, which could be on just about anything.
I thought I'd start off with a list of my favourite songs. It'll be a very different list to anything you'll see as I tend to like roxk and roll stuff and generally music from the UK so it's a bit limited but I still think they're all amazing tunes. If you've not heard of any of these, I hope you'll give them a listen and just appreciate the music.
These songs all have a certain meaning to me behind well me liking them in the first place. Some of the lyrics are just too perfect as well, resonating with me for specific reasons.
There is a certain band whose songs shows up more then ten times because well they are favourite after all but the songs they're known for might not show up on this list too. Also the individuals part of that group, their songs make up the majority of this list.
Also, I tried my best not to include any wrestling songs, that can make up another list by itself.
Legend: Song Name - Artist - Album
30) Stop Crying Your Heart Out - Oasis - Heathen Chemistry
Always liked this song but it became more meaningful to me with events that happened in 2019. As the song goes, "don't be scared, your destiny may keep you warm". How true is that?
29) My Way - Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish & the Hot Dog Flavoured Water
This one is an old but gold stuff. My late cousin Jaggi got me into some bands, mainly Metallica but also early on we would listen to Limp Bizkit alot and this was always one of my favourites from them. And I do love the live, "my way or the high way",
28) Chances Are - Stereophonics - Scream Above the Sounds
A very recent one but I can't stop listening to this lately. We all do take a chance in life so this song just spoke to me about taking those chances and going with it.
27) It's a Beautiful World - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Who Built the Moon?
Not just a great song but I loved the idea behind it. It talks about the beautiful world we live, but also how ugly it can be. The french bit was a bit eerie as it was saying the world is coming to an end, the complete opposite to the song.
26) Gas Panic! - Oasis - Standing of the Shoulder of Giants
Just love this song more for the music, never heard anything quite like it before. Has some powerful lyrics too. "Yer better get on yer knees and pray. Panic is on the way!" Very rock and roll eh?
25) Morning Glory - Oasis - What's The Story, Morning Glory?
Another one that I've always liked. I like it so much it became my alarm tune. Why? Is there a better way to get up than hearing Liam Gallagher sing "Need a little time to wake up, need a little time to rest your mind".
24) Stevie - Kasabian - 48:13
Another one that I personally liked. It feels like you're in a story as Stevie who's in the wrong but I can't help it. "Live to fight another day, live to fight again".
23) Breath - Breaking Benjamin - Phobia
Always been a fan of Breaking Benjamin and this is probably my favourite song of theirs. There's a lovely meaning behind the song too. "You take the breath right out of me, you left a hole where my heart should be".
22) The Shock of the Lighting - Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul
This song got me back into music and started my fandom of everything and anything Oasis. It just so happened to be in an F1 commercial but the rock and roll vibe I got out of it got me hooked. This song started everything.
21) Judas - Fozzy - Judas
Chris Jericho is one of my all tome favourite wrestlers but he's not bad as a singer too. His Fozzy band has been putting out really good songs lately and I'd say Judas is their best one yet. It just sounds great.
20) Where Did It All Go Wrong? - Oasis - Standing of the Shoulder of Giants
Not a well known Oasis song but one of my all time favourites. It spoke to me when I went through some hard times. Lycrially wise, one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Don't we all wonder why and how things went wrong for us? "Do you keep the receipts? For the friends that you buy. And ain't it bittersweet you were only just getting by". Yup that was me.
19) The Roller - Beady Eye - Different Gear, Still Speeding
Beady Eye were pretty much Oasis without Noel Gallagher but that is still a big thing missing. They still did have some great tunes, The Roller being my favourite of the lot.
18) Maybe Tomorrow - Stereophonics - You Gotta Go There To Come Back
"Maybe tomorrow, I'll find my way home". This song made me a fan of Stereophonics, love the title itself. Don't we all sometimes just say we'll get something done but maybe we'll do it tomorrow?
17) For What It's Worth - Liam Gallagher - As You Were
I was psyched to hear that Liam Gallagher, my favourite singer of all time, was finally about to be a solo artist. This song was easily his best. Love the song and the meaning behind it, Liam just being sorry for his past behaviour. "For what it's worth I'm sorry for the hurt. I'll be the first to say, I made my own mistakes".
16) Ballad of the Mighty I - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Chasing Yesterday
Another top tune from the Chief. A true masterpiece and one of those rare songs to have two musical geniuses doing their thing in it, Johnny Marr and Noel Gallagher. The guitars, the piano, everything just worked here. Also this is one of my favourite music videos (never been a big fan of them) because Noel is pretty much taking the piss out of making music videos which he hates! Nice way to stick it to them.
15) The Masterplan - Oasis - The Masterplan
Easily the best song to never feature on any album outright. One of the best tunes I've ever heard. A true masterpiece. After all, we are all part of a masterplan yup? "And as they land upon the shore, tell them not to fear no more, say it loud and sing it proud today". Just amazing.
14) Once - Liam Gallagher - Why Me? Why Not?
The first time I heard a preview of this song, I just knew it'd be amazing. And it was. Such a beautiful song, the lyrics just spoke to me. To me the best song to cone out of 2019. "When the dawn came up, you felt so inspired to do it again. But it turns out you only get to do it once". How true is tgat hit to many parts of life?
13) Easy Money - Johnny Marr - Playland
Johnny Marr has released a lot of good songs lately and Easy Money is easily my favourite. If you're into guitar music like I am, Marr is the man for it! Very meaningful too. People say money is everything but it's really not. "Watch a human fall and that's only money".
12) Don't Look Back In Anger - Oasis - What's the Story, Morning Glory?
One of the most well known Oasis songs ever, played almost everytime by Noel Gallagher in his gigs these days. An anthem for many people, in fact the Manchester locals were singing this song while praying for the victims of the terror attack. It's become that powerful of a song. I mean the title says it all really. We can't look back at things and feel angry about it, they're in the past, gotta move on yup? "She knows it's too late as she's walking on by. My soul slides away but don't look back in anger, I heard you say".
11) Enter Sandman - Metallica - Metallica
Metallica. What more can I say about them that's not been said already. Heavy metal gods amongst us. And Enter Sandman is my favourite of their songs. The song just sucks you into this adventure of musical proportions. "Tuck you in, warm within, keep you free from sins, till the sandman he comes".
10) The River - Liam Gallagher - Why Me? Why Not?
If I had done this list 3 months back, something else would have made the top 10 but this song just appealed to me the first moment I heard it back in August. It just screams rock and roll. Liam hit another classic with this, it just sounds amazing. "Lick your lips like a prize fighter, surely you can take a punch. Your knuckles can't get no whiter, they're gonna eat you for lunch, boy!" That just screams of rock and roll from a total badass like Liam, always ready for a fight.
9) How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths - Hatful of Hallow
An old gitty from the old country as Johnny Marr says right before his performance here. I had to share this version because somehow it sounds even more amazing than the actual version. Always liked this song more for the guitars and the music that surrounds it, was never a big fan of Morrisey to be fair but Marr's playing makes this song amazing for me.
8) Club Foot - Kasabian - Kasabian
A real classic from Kasabian, they've always had some top tunes but this is easily their best. So good FIFA had this in one of their games, which is how I found out about this song in the first place. Still sounds as good as the first time I heard it.
7) Rock n Roll Star - Oasis - Definitely Maybe
This song is called Rock n Roll star, do I need to say more? One of the best songs I've ever heard, one of the first songs I usually listen to when I'm on a long trip, a great way to get me amped up for sure. "In my mind my dreams are real, now we're concerned about the way I feel? Tonight I'm a rock and roll star". I mean, how many of us have always dreamed of being just that anyways?
6) Cult of Personality - Living Colour - Vivid
Sure this song felt like a political song but it's very rock and roll. The whole idea was to know what makes a good or a bad person. And sure I did find this through wrestling but I've kept listening to it ever since. "Look into my eyes, what do you see? The cult of personality". Very powerful stuff here.
5) Everybody's On The Run - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
How this is not a James Bond song already, I will never know. The best way I can describe this song is that it was made for the greatest movie we've never seen yet. I simply love the lyrics a lot on this (as I do for most of Noel Gallagher's songs, he's a brilliant songwriter after all), along with the sounds, very simple but that's what makes it so good. Even the backing choir sounds amazing here. "A broken heart is still beating, in and out of time, hold your body next to mine". One of the best songs I've heard play live too!
4) Supersonic - Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Just listen to it. Not much I can really add on why this song is so bloody good. I always find myself singing along to the tune as well, even though I try not to do that. "I'm feeling supersonic, give me gin and tonic, you can have it all but how much do you want it?". I'd advise against the gin and tonic though, that's not my scene.
3) Back in Black - AC/DC - Back in Black
You know that intro. You know that guitar rift. Just enjoy the ride. AC/DC is one of my favourite bands of all time, true legends of rock and roll. I'm more use to the Brian Johnson era but I still listen to all of them. And of course, Back in Black is one of my favourite songs of all time. I can listen to this for hours and not get bored of it. "Cause I'm back on the track, and I'm beating the flack, nobody's gonna get me on another rap". Legendary stuff.
2) Live Forever - Oasis - Definitely Maybe
This is the song. An anthem for many people like Don't Look Back in Anger. I mean who does not want to live forever? We all have that dream don't we. The lyrics on this song is just amazing, as per usual from Noel and Liam was at it's usual best singing this tune. To me, this is the best song Oasis has ever made. "Maybe I just wanna fly, wanna live don't want to die. Maybe I just wanna breathe, maybe I just don't believe. Maybe you're the same as me, we see things they'll never see. You and I are gonna live forever." Tell the truth, sometimes I just mouth that to myself whenever I feel down or worried about something, it always got me through tough times.
1) Slide Away - Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Live Forever is the best song Oasis made but Slide Away is my absolute favourite song of all time. The lyrics, the guitars, Liam's signing, Noel's back-up vocals, the pace of the song, everything just works on this. I truly enjoy listening to this song every-time I get the chance to hear it, a true masterpiece. "We'll find a way of chasing the sun. Let me be the one who shines with you, in the morning we don't know what to do. We're two of a kind, we'll find a way to do what we've done. Oh let me be the one who shines with you and we can slide away!"
And as a bonus, I've got Noel singing an acoustic version of Slide Away a few years back, which I thought was the best version I've heard it live yet. Thanks for reading and listening, hope you'll like some of the songs I've shared here.
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