100 Great Songs By Famous Acts That Get Overlooked For More Prominent Material

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100. Nirvana - Hairspray Queen
99.

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 13:52 (nineteen years ago)

What happened to 99?

98. Beck - Ramshackle

― captain reverend gandalf jesus (nickalicious), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 13:54 (nineteen years ago)

97. child of the moon - the rolling stones
96. it's all too much - the beatles

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 13:55 (nineteen years ago)

95. xtc - books are burning
94. the cure - end

― Obvious Ninja (Haberdager), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 13:59 (nineteen years ago)

93. Parliament - Come In Out of the Rain

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:00 (nineteen years ago)

92. The Beatles: You Like Me Too Much
91. The Beatles: I Should Have Known Better
90. The Beatles: If I Fell
89. The Beatles: Fixing a Hole

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:01 (nineteen years ago)

xpost Hey look! That guy who got me into Krautrock just posted!!!

88. Pavement - Fillmore Jive

― less-than three's Christiane F. (drowned in milk), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:02 (nineteen years ago)

87. The Cure: A Night Like This
86. The Cure: Kyoto Song

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:04 (nineteen years ago)

85. Daft Punk "Alive"

― thief (grand), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:06 (nineteen years ago)

84. Rolling Stones--Loving Cup
83. The Who--Can't Reach You
82. Bob Dylan--Time Passes Slowly
81. Bruce Springsteen--The Ties That Bind

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:09 (nineteen years ago)

80. Radiohead - "Planet Telex" (IMO one of the greatest songs of all time)

― less-than three's Christiane F. (drowned in milk), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:13 (nineteen years ago)

There are no overlooked Beatles songs.

― billstevejim (billstevejim), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:15 (nineteen years ago)

otm. Maybe twenty years ago there might have been a few, like "Rain" or one of the Yellow Submarine songs, but by now they've all been well looked at.

― My Little Ruud Book (Ken L), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:17 (nineteen years ago)

79. The Clash - Gates Of The West
78. Johnny Cash - Wide Open Road
77. Blondie - Accidents Never Happen
76. Black Sabbath - Lord Of This World

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:18 (nineteen years ago)

billstevejim, you're right i think. even things like "you know my name (look up the number) are practically legendary. although the closest one to overlooked and great is:

79. Beatles - Sun King

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:18 (nineteen years ago)

xxpost

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:18 (nineteen years ago)

i guess that one can be 99.

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:18 (nineteen years ago)

hang ooonnn... Lord of this World is one of their most famous songs innit?

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:19 (nineteen years ago)

Lord Of This World always felt kinda overshadowed by Sweet Leaf to me. the thread is asking for well-known bands so obviously stuff isn't going to be as obscure as jandek or something, and re: beatles,
I'd argue that there's tons of beatles songs that are relatively overlooked compared to the hits but i see your point, stuff like "flying" and "it's only a northern song" are basically famous for being overlooked by now

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:21 (nineteen years ago)

OK, how about "Plenty of Jam Jars" as an overlooked beatles song.

OK, there might be a reason for that!

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:23 (nineteen years ago)

75. Fleetwood Mac - Never Going Back Again (this might actually be my favorite FM song)

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:24 (nineteen years ago)

74. Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It
73. De La Soul - Pass the Plugs
72. De La Soul - It's Like That

― graf cycliz (graf cycliz), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:26 (nineteen years ago)

74. "Stage Fright" - Chic
73. "Station Man" - Fleetwood Mac
72. "Memo to Turner" - The Rolling Stones

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:26 (nineteen years ago)

71-70-69

68. "Going Places" The Jacksons
67. "Let Me Show You" - The Jacksons

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:27 (nineteen years ago)

>>There are no overlooked Beatles songs.

I disagree. I'm a casual fan at best, and own next to none, and I don't think I've ever heard "You Like Me Too Much."

66. B-52's "Ain't It A Shame"

― Daniel Peterson (polkaholic), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:39 (nineteen years ago)

65. Outkast "Liberation"

― captain reverend gandalf jesus (nickalicious), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:44 (nineteen years ago)

64. Hank Williams - Rocking Chair Money

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 14:54 (nineteen years ago)

63. Stevie Wonder - "Lately"

― Rodn y Greene (R. J. Greene), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 15:29 (nineteen years ago)

62. Jimi Hendrix "Bold As Love"
61. R.E.M. "Try Not to Breathe"
60. Joe Strummer "Johnny Appleseed" (or anything else off GLobal A Go-Go)

― Joshua Glazer (matthewcampari), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 15:32 (nineteen years ago)

I disagree. I'm a casual fan at best, and own next to none, and I don't think I've ever heard "You Like Me Too Much."

100 Great Songs By Famous Acts That Get Overlooked By Daniel Peterson For More Prominent Material

― g00blar (gooblar), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 15:37 (nineteen years ago)

Har! Except usually they get overlooked by me for more even more obscure shit.

― Daniel Peterson (polkaholic), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 15:44 (nineteen years ago)

he shoots, he scores.

― Obvious Ninja (Haberdager), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 15:46 (nineteen years ago)

59. The Band - Jemima Surrender

― yer mam! (yer mam!), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 16:03 (nineteen years ago)

58. The Kinks - She's Got Everything
57. The Kinks - This Is Where I Belong
56. Ramones - I Can't Give You Anything

― mike a (mike a), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 16:09 (nineteen years ago)

55. Beach Boys - Feel Flows (OK, it was on the closing credits to Almost Famous, but that's the only place I've ever heard it!)

― mike a (mike a), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 16:10 (nineteen years ago)

54. Duran Duran - "Hold Back The Rain"

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 16:17 (nineteen years ago)

oh now if you wanna talk kinks + ramones there's a million, like

kinks:
53. Sittin' On My Sofa
52. Just Can't Go To Sleep
51. Rainy Day In June

ramones
50. I Want You Around
49. She's A Sensation
48. Babysitter

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 16:19 (nineteen years ago)

47. Alice Cooper - Generation Landslide
46. Bob Dylan - The Man In Me
45. Hall & Oates - Can't Stop The Music
44. Kinks - Art Lover

― hank (hank s), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 16:29 (nineteen years ago)

At the rate you're going, you guys will reach one hundred in no time!

― My Little Ruud Book (Ken L), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 16:31 (nineteen years ago)

43. Beach Boys - Til I Die

― darin (darin), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 16:46 (nineteen years ago)

42. Duran Duran: Lonely In Your Nightmare
41. Blur: End Of a Century (even though it was a single and all)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 20:04 (nineteen years ago)

40. John Lennon-#9 Dream
39. Yardbirds-10 Little Indians
38. Harry Nilsson-Daybreak

― Picnics and Pixie Stix (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 20:40 (nineteen years ago)

37. a good chunk of the rolling stones' between the buttons, including but not limited to "yesterday's papers," "my obsession" and "something happened to me yesterday."

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 20:47 (nineteen years ago)

36. Pixies - Letter To Memphis
35. Leonard Cohen - The Future

― xave (xave), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 21:02 (nineteen years ago)

34. Jesus & Mary Chain - "Between Planets"

― Euler (Euler), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 21:04 (nineteen years ago)

33. Devo - Find Out

― everything (everything), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 21:10 (nineteen years ago)

32. Elvis Presley-U.S. Male
31. Muddy Waters-The Same Thing

― Picnics and Pixie Stix (Charles McCain), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 21:15 (nineteen years ago)

30. "Twilight" - ELO
29. "Big Gun" - AC/DC
28. "Poor Old Soul" - Orange Juice

― treechewer (Maximillions), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 22:40 (nineteen years ago)

Yay "U.S. Male"!

27. "Lipstick Vogue," Elvis Costello
26. "I Wish U Heaven (Parts 1-3)" 12-inch, Prince
25. "Could This Be Magic?" Van Halen
24. "I'm Movin' On," Ray Charles
23. "Ya Ba Da Ba Do (So Are You)," George Jones
22. "Whenever You're Ready," Zombies

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 00:14 (nineteen years ago)

21. "Uncle Bob's Midnight Blues," Randy Newman
20. "Social Medicine," Sebadoh

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 00:20 (nineteen years ago)

Zombies song OTM. Keeping with the sixties theme.

19. Mamas and the Papas: Got a Feelin'

― Cunga (Cunga), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 01:33 (nineteen years ago)

18. Thin Lizzy - Spirit Slips Away

― jim wentworth (wench), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 02:05 (nineteen years ago)

17. Modern English - "Ink and Paper"

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 30 August 2006 02:27 (nineteen years ago)

Modern English = famous act?

― Obvious Ninja (Haberdager), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 02:28 (nineteen years ago)

16. David Bowie - "Absolute Beginners"

― Eazy (Eazy), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 04:46 (nineteen years ago)

15. pink floyd - crumbling land

― travis randy (travis randy), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 04:50 (nineteen years ago)

14. Outkast - "Humble Mumble"
13. The Police - "Darkness"

― cosmo vitelli (cosmo vitelli), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 05:08 (nineteen years ago)

12. "Panic In Detroit"
11. "I'm In Touch With Your World"
10. "I See You"

My all-time favourite songs from David Bowie/The Cars/The Byrds respectively (and respectfully.)

― Monty Von Byonga (Monty Von Byonga), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 06:02 (nineteen years ago)

9. The Beatles - "Savoy Truffle"

"She's Got Everything" and "I'm In Touch With Your World" OTM!

― musically (musically), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 06:08 (nineteen years ago)

I have to veto the following I'm afraid:

43. Beach Boys - Til I Die
This is a flagship song for the Beach Boys' classic 70s period and barring the title track, the highlight on "Surf's Up" which is considered by many to be their best album, so sorry I can't parse this.

40. John Lennon-#9 Dream
Similarly, this appears on most JL hits collections and I know is revered by many Ilxors.

Although "Savoy Truffle" might be the closest we've got to an overlooked Beatles song. Can't say it's my favourite, but it's entertaining and not mentioned too often despite being on a major album. "Try Not To Breathe" is a great REM track but seems to get lost among the bumper crop of hits fronting Automatice For The People. Many people, myself included forget it even exists.

Other examples like "Absolute Beginners" by Bowie and "End Of A Century" by Blur are arguable. The former was a big hit and appeared in a movie, the latter was also a hit (third single from an album) and featured a very catchy hook. It's true that these songs do get overshadowed in the canon though. Personally I'd have been tempted to replace "End Of A Century" with some of the great lost Blur album tracks like "Jubilee" (rollicking punk stuff with hilarious "Hours of RUBBISH" pronunciation) or maybe "Look Inside America" which really should've been an A-side instead of the boring "MOR".

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 07:47 (nineteen years ago)

8. Zombies - I Want Her She Wants Me

(agree?)

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 07:48 (nineteen years ago)

7. The Police "Does everyone stare this way at you"

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 08:05 (nineteen years ago)

6.5. R.e.m. "Harbourcoat"
6. R.e.m. "Leave"
5. R.e.m. "Exhuming McCarthy"
4. R.e.m. "Little America"
3. R.e.m. "Monty Got a Raw Deal"
2. R.e.m. "Electrolite"
1. R.e.m. "Let Me In"

― christopherscottknudsen (christopherscottknudsen), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 08:29 (nineteen years ago)

Leave and Electrolite are the best songs on New Adventures In Hi-Fi. Possibly the best songs in their latter period.

We may as well carry this thread on past 100.

― wogan lenin (dog latin), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 08:44 (nineteen years ago)

Wogan has some points, but a lotta stuff doesn't get heard these days the way it did then. And I don't remember "Absolute Beginners," for instance, getting *tons* of airplay.

As for the R.E.M. stuff above, all of which I like . . . er, yeah. Lots of us actually did go to college.

Replace "Savoy Truffle" with "You Know My Name" and we're good. In fact, make that Number One.

Number Two: "Pogo Pogo" by Plastic Bertrand.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 08:46 (nineteen years ago)

I just remembered that both of those R.e.m. singles from New Adventures of Hi-Fi got play on my radio for like a week or something small like that and their two biggest hits from the album being "Bittersweet Me" and "E-bow the Letter." I don't think the other R.e.m. songs were even singles. R.e.m. is rad, though, eh?

― christopherscottknudsen (christopherscottknudsen), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 15:56 (nineteen years ago)

"Panic In Detroit"

not a veto...but interestingly this song was on constant rotation at my local FM station ca 73-74 in lieu of anything from Ziggy Stardust. And this was in Cincinnai, not Detroit! go figua.

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Wednesday, 30 August 2006 16:18 (nineteen years ago)

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