the 500 cutest songs ever

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uh, try not to rattle off a bunch of Pastels songs if you can help it.

500. Bing Crosby and David Crosby - Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy

lonely is as lonely does, lonely is an eeyore (unregistered), Saturday, 25 December 2010 16:18 (fifteen years ago)

499. Brian Wilson's solo piano demo of "Surfin' USA" (the one at the very start of the Good Vibrations box set)

lonely is as lonely does, lonely is an eeyore (unregistered), Saturday, 25 December 2010 16:19 (fifteen years ago)

aw, heck:

498. The Pastels - Nothing to Be Done

lonely is as lonely does, lonely is an eeyore (unregistered), Saturday, 25 December 2010 16:19 (fifteen years ago)

Pastels - Nothing To Be DoneOMG this song is LE SWOON
― lychee mello (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, March 7, 2005 8:36 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I am a man and I use the typewriter method (rip van wanko), Saturday, 25 December 2010 16:21 (fifteen years ago)

oh

I am a man and I use the typewriter method (rip van wanko), Saturday, 25 December 2010 16:21 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9OU81KMamc&feature=related

something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 25 December 2010 16:33 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiWQS3NYelc

lex diamonds (lex pretend), Saturday, 25 December 2010 16:41 (fifteen years ago)

494. Lovefool - The Cardigans
493. I Love You Always Forever - Donna Lewis

Edward Cullen dumped me and I stumbled in the woods (MintIce), Saturday, 25 December 2010 17:29 (fifteen years ago)

492. Langley School - I'm Into Something Good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th0Y59JglSc

전승 Complete Victory (in Battle) (NotEnough), Saturday, 25 December 2010 17:35 (fifteen years ago)

491. Altered Images - Happy Birthday

Beware the radical metrosexual agenda (Sanpaku), Saturday, 25 December 2010 18:14 (fifteen years ago)

490. The Sundays - Here's Where the Story Ends

=(^ • ‿‿ • ^)= (corey), Saturday, 25 December 2010 18:37 (fifteen years ago)

489 this could be the night - half japanese

jumpskins, Saturday, 25 December 2010 18:38 (fifteen years ago)

488. Sugar Sugar - The Archies

kornrulez6969, Saturday, 25 December 2010 19:27 (fifteen years ago)

487. Glee - Don't Stop Believing

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9d28q_glee-dont-stop-believe_shortfilms

something of an astrological coup (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 25 December 2010 20:48 (fifteen years ago)

486. Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers - Hey There, Little Insect

"They did it with computers!" (R Baez), Saturday, 25 December 2010 21:10 (fifteen years ago)

485. The Velvet Underground, 'I'm Sticking With You'

Les centimètres énigmatiques (snoball), Saturday, 25 December 2010 21:12 (fifteen years ago)

484. Men At Work - Be Good Johnny

kornrulez6969, Saturday, 25 December 2010 21:17 (fifteen years ago)

483. Patience and Prudence - Tonight You Belong To Me

"They did it with computers!" (R Baez), Saturday, 25 December 2010 21:17 (fifteen years ago)

482. Elizabeth Mitchell - Little Bird, Little Bird

"They did it with computers!" (R Baez), Saturday, 25 December 2010 21:19 (fifteen years ago)

481. Nilsson - Me & My Arrow

yuoowemeone, Saturday, 25 December 2010 21:37 (fifteen years ago)

480. Sixpence None The Richer -- Kiss Me

I am a man and I use the typewriter method (rip van wanko), Saturday, 25 December 2010 22:17 (fifteen years ago)

479. Elliott Smith -- Say Yes
478. Old 97s -- Question

I am a man and I use the typewriter method (rip van wanko), Saturday, 25 December 2010 23:12 (fifteen years ago)

477. belle and sebastian - 'i don't love anyone'

marc iv, Sunday, 26 December 2010 07:33 (fifteen years ago)

You're really pushing immortality with something hefty as 500.

Anyways, most anything by Tiger Trap:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC_CA51w2r8&feature=related

We attack the mayor with hummus (kelpolaris), Sunday, 26 December 2010 07:54 (fifteen years ago)

475. The Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy vs. The Red Baron (Snoopy's Christmas)

"They did it with computers!" (R Baez), Sunday, 26 December 2010 16:21 (fifteen years ago)

474. Eileen Barton - If I Knew You Were Coming I'd've Baked A Cake

"They did it with computers!" (R Baez), Sunday, 26 December 2010 16:27 (fifteen years ago)

Ubangi - Where Have all the Good Sperms Gone?

Beware the radical metrosexual agenda (Sanpaku), Sunday, 26 December 2010 16:35 (fifteen years ago)

473. ^^ that

Beware the radical metrosexual agenda (Sanpaku), Sunday, 26 December 2010 16:36 (fifteen years ago)

472. Petty Booka - i wanna be your girlfriend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hto9_JHOF4c

meisenfek, Sunday, 26 December 2010 16:56 (fifteen years ago)

471. Faye Wong - you're happy (so i'm happy)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPS6xT8B_eM

meisenfek, Sunday, 26 December 2010 17:17 (fifteen years ago)

470. Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love

mitsubishi goofus (unregistered), Sunday, 26 December 2010 17:18 (fifteen years ago)

469. The Primitives - Crash

kraudive, Sunday, 26 December 2010 17:22 (fifteen years ago)

468. The Modern Lovers - Government Center

Just reeling off Jonathan Richman songs could knock off a good chunk of this list.

"They did it with computers!" (R Baez), Sunday, 26 December 2010 17:32 (fifteen years ago)

467. The Shaggs - My Pal Foot-Foot

I am a man and I use the typewriter method (rip van wanko), Sunday, 26 December 2010 17:35 (fifteen years ago)

485. The Velvet Underground, 'I'm Sticking With You' - this was the first thing that sprang to mind for me too.

So, Sarah & Postcard Records complete discogs to thread essentially:

466. Even as we Speak - Falling Down the Stairs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwGmuHgmcyc

jerkstore cowboy (Pillbox), Sunday, 26 December 2010 18:09 (fifteen years ago)

465. Astrud Gilberto (& son?) - You Didn't Have To Be So Nice

"They did it with computers!" (R Baez), Sunday, 26 December 2010 18:36 (fifteen years ago)

some ween shit would prolly fit

464. Ween "Don't Laugh (I Love You)"
463. Ween "Pork Roll Egg & Cheese"
462. Ween "Oh My Dear (Falling In Love)"

billstevejim, Sunday, 26 December 2010 18:47 (fifteen years ago)

461. The Louvin Brothers - I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby

mitsubishi goofus (unregistered), Sunday, 26 December 2010 19:34 (fifteen years ago)

460. Susan Lynn - don't drag no more
459. The Fantastic Baggys - a surfer boy's dream come true
458. Sophia Loren - zoo be zoo be zoo

meisenfek, Monday, 27 December 2010 08:20 (fifteen years ago)

457. Chet Baker - my ideal
456. Stéphane Pompougnac ft. Clementine - morenito
455. Bertrand Burgalat - l'observatoire /(but only if you don't speak french. mind this rather grim cartoon, for this song)

meisenfek, Monday, 27 December 2010 09:47 (fifteen years ago)

456. velvet underground - afterhours

kkvgz, Monday, 27 December 2010 11:34 (fifteen years ago)

453. dead milkmen - guitar song

kkvgz, Monday, 27 December 2010 11:35 (fifteen years ago)

452. the mountain goats - tianchi lake

kkvgz, Monday, 27 December 2010 11:36 (fifteen years ago)

451. taylor swift - never grow up

kkvgz, Monday, 27 December 2010 11:41 (fifteen years ago)

450. taylor swift - the best day

kkvgz, Monday, 27 December 2010 11:42 (fifteen years ago)

449. theme from winnie the pooh

kkvgz, Monday, 27 December 2010 11:45 (fifteen years ago)

448. David Bowie - Kooks

Zuleika, Monday, 27 December 2010 11:53 (fifteen years ago)

447. Pomplamoose - Another Day

illiterate and hateful, as expected (reddening), Monday, 27 December 2010 12:22 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSFLZ-MzIhM

estela, Monday, 27 December 2010 12:37 (fifteen years ago)

^446.

estela, Monday, 27 December 2010 12:40 (fifteen years ago)

348. The Cardigans - beautiful one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtigGIis85o

meisenfek, Friday, 20 January 2012 03:01 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKMy15O1tCw

john. a resident of chicago., Friday, 20 January 2012 03:40 (fourteen years ago)

340something. katzenjammer - cherry pie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zkXgT-IxoI

NZA, Friday, 20 January 2012 03:44 (fourteen years ago)

two months pass...

345. Danièle Vidal - pinocchio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQYI6PTaLss

meisenfek, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 01:00 (fourteen years ago)

344. Lonnie Donegan - Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night)?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6bFTVi0hHs

"Fourvel - it's like Fievel, but one less." (R Baez), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 01:14 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw9iL_ZbEM8

Morrissey & Clunes: The Severed Alliance (PaulTMA), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 01:20 (fourteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSSxrb6Bvhk

john. a resident of chicago., Tuesday, 17 April 2012 01:38 (fourteen years ago)

341. sarina paris - look at us

340. limahl - the neverending story

339. bambee - you are my dream

338. rebecca - young forever

337. alizée - j'en ai marre

teledyldonix, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 06:17 (fourteen years ago)

336. britney spears - sometimes

teledyldonix, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 06:26 (fourteen years ago)

Someone else said, figured I'd embed it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9zpnLBtwwg

UnderControl, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 06:54 (fourteen years ago)

five months pass...

> Someone else said, figured I'd embed it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qcJS61efM

335. Unemployed Drifter - baby, i am your beatles
334. Skeeter Davis - gonna get along without you now

meisenfek, Tuesday, 25 September 2012 12:10 (thirteen years ago)

333. The Cure - "Catch"

LeRooLeRoo, Tuesday, 25 September 2012 13:37 (thirteen years ago)

aw, I was expecting the Susan Lynne song to culminate in "Leader of the Pack"-style car crash sound effects, but that wouldn't be very cute, would it?

50 miles of lmao room (unregistered), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 01:45 (thirteen years ago)

332. Fantastic Something - If She Doesn't Smile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULvlmblLaEU

50 miles of lmao room (unregistered), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 01:46 (thirteen years ago)

http://open.spotify.com/user/jseraf/playlist/1reVlOMLOywEnVH9NKFQBu

john. a resident of chicago., Friday, 28 September 2012 03:37 (thirteen years ago)

one month passes...

331. Ginny Arnell - dumb head
330. The Sherry Sisters - sailor boy
329. Andreas Dorau - taxi nach shibuya (instro)
328. Junior Varsitiy - dance, franny, dance (Floyd Arthur Dakil)
327. unknown - all together now(McCartney/Lennon)
326. Miki Obata - juu roku no toki
325. The Chordettes - mr. sandman
324. Jeanette - porque te vas
323. Emy Jackson & The Smashmen - angel fish
322. Valérie Lemercier - goûte mes frites
321. Andreas Dorau & die Marinas - fred vom jupiter
320. Mythen in Tüten - lady di
319. Tee Vees - fatman crossing
318. The Moonlighters - cafè life / waikiki is good enough for me (Hazel J. Anahu)

meisenfek, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:18 (thirteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJM5q8tzfpY

Bobby Ken Doll (Eric H.), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:19 (thirteen years ago)

Scott Walker - epizootics

nostormo, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 17:48 (thirteen years ago)

315. Cub - My Chinchilla

MarkoP, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 17:51 (thirteen years ago)

was just going to post my chinchilla. so adorbz.

Regional Tug (irrational), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 18:05 (thirteen years ago)

314. Junior Varsity - hot rod (Lawrence Collins)

meisenfek, Thursday, 22 November 2012 12:17 (thirteen years ago)

one month passes...

313. Tommy Roe - Sweet Pea (cutest song + cutest video)

the horse world of the bludgrass (unregistered), Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:48 (thirteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCKXxJRgVgc

the horse world of the bludgrass (unregistered), Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:48 (thirteen years ago)

312. Tiny Tim & Chelsea Lee - I Got You Babe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gczdgI3wZbo

the horse world of the bludgrass (unregistered), Sunday, 13 January 2013 19:50 (thirteen years ago)

311. Small Factory - Friends

Evan, Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:01 (thirteen years ago)

464. Ween "Don't Laugh (I Love You)"

― billstevejim, Sunday, December 26, 2010 6:47 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^ Sprang to mind immediately!

The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Sunday, 13 January 2013 20:03 (thirteen years ago)

three weeks pass...

310. Dauerfisch - endlich voegeln
309. Blossom Dearie - i'm hip
308. Lim Ling and the Silvertones - si li li li li our hearts beat
307. Künstler Treu - viskose alarm

meisenfek, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 22:33 (thirteen years ago)

306. Laugh and Peace - Sunny Day (from Vib Ribbon soundtrack)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGRHSyVUbZ4

cheeseburger, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 22:43 (thirteen years ago)

that Künstler Treu track reminds me a lot of Plone, so

305. Plone - Bibi Plone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzsRzt2vNu4

negative people on the internet. (instrumental) (unregistered), Thursday, 7 February 2013 14:38 (thirteen years ago)

three weeks pass...

304. Alucidnation - i'm not bad

...and live at a flea market in some east midlands village (population 1675):

http://s14.directupload.net/images/130228/764qp6yd.jpg

meisenfek, Thursday, 28 February 2013 10:11 (thirteen years ago)

two years pass...

The Receptionists - Soren Loved Regina

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HImth7r8xYk

john. a resident of chicago., Friday, 6 March 2015 04:49 (eleven years ago)

Takako Minekawa - Fantastic Cat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gypqdw8Y5Zw

Soylent News Service (contenderizer), Friday, 6 March 2015 05:04 (eleven years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ono_t7gy8wc

whatever this is

saer, Friday, 6 March 2015 08:24 (eleven years ago)

300. Bo Diddley - Moon Baby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK6h9BqOsNo

Brio2, Friday, 6 March 2015 13:56 (eleven years ago)

301. Lucia Pamela - Walking on the Moon

the geographibebebe (unregistered), Friday, 6 March 2015 17:52 (eleven years ago)

came here to FP whoever nominated I'm Sticking With You, sorry snoball

vacuum head tree disease (imago), Friday, 6 March 2015 17:57 (eleven years ago)

302. Pianosaurus - Thriftshoppin

the geographibebebe (unregistered), Friday, 6 March 2015 17:59 (eleven years ago)

no wait, those last two should be 299 and 298. anyways...

297. Jonathan Richman - Chewing Gun Wrapper

the geographibebebe (unregistered), Friday, 6 March 2015 18:02 (eleven years ago)

296. Barry Louis Polisar – All I Want Is You
295. Kimya Dawson – My Rollercoaster
294.The Kinks – A Well Respected Man
293. Buddy Holly – Ummm, Oh Yeah Dearest
292. Mateo Messina – Up the Spout
291. Kimya Dawson – Tire Swing
290. Belle & Sebastian – Piazza, New York Catcher
289. Kimya Dawson – Loose Lips
288. Sonic Youth – Superstar
287. Kimya Dawson – Sleep
286. Belle & Sebastian – Expectations
285. Mott the Hoople – All the Young Dudes
284. Kimya Dawson – So Nice So Smart
283. Cat Power – Sea of Love
282. Kimya Dawson and Antsy Pants – Tree Hugger
281. The Moldy Peaches – Anyone Else but You
280. Antsy Pants – Vampire
279. Michael Cera and Ellen Page – Anyone Else but You

(come at me, imago! ;)

the geographibebebe (unregistered), Friday, 6 March 2015 18:13 (eleven years ago)

this will be good thing to put on my résumé in about 5 years: "curated and successfully completed a '500 cutest songs of all time' list". hopefully buzzfeed will still be around by then.

the geographibebebe (unregistered), Friday, 6 March 2015 18:20 (eleven years ago)

*a good thing

the geographibebebe (unregistered), Friday, 6 March 2015 18:20 (eleven years ago)

*the* good thing
, for that matter

*278. Talking Heads - The Good Thing*

277. Great Lake Swimmers - See You on the Moon

276. The Roches - We

275. The Roches - You're the Two

27. Josh Rouse - Love Vibration

Hideous Lump, Saturday, 7 March 2015 05:45 (eleven years ago)

273. Madness - White Heat
272. Tomorrow - Shy Boy
271. Pet Shop Boys - Nervously

soref, Saturday, 7 March 2015 09:09 (eleven years ago)

270. Lio - Mona Lisa
269. Eighth Wonder - Stay With Me
268. Mari Wilson - Wonderful (To Be With)
267. Captain Sensible - Brenda (Part 1 & 2)
266. Dalek I Love You - Astronauts
265. Paul McCartney & Wings - [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS1VGGsPCDo-Single Pigeon (alternate version)[/url]

soref, Saturday, 7 March 2015 09:35 (eleven years ago)

265. Paul McCartney & Wings -Single Pigeon

soref, Saturday, 7 March 2015 09:36 (eleven years ago)

264. Chris Rainbow - Dear Brian
263. Buster - We Love Girls
262. The Lotus Eaters - German Girl
261. Bill Nelson - Atom Man Loves Radium Girl
260. The Monochrome Set - Jacob's Ladder
259. Yeah Yeah Noh - Chocolate River
258. Yeah Yeah Noh - Zoological Gardens
257. Hatfield & the North - Going For A Song
256. Yip Yip Coyote - Pioneer Girl

soref, Saturday, 7 March 2015 10:17 (eleven years ago)

255. The Soronprfbs - Frank's Most Likable Song Ever

the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Saturday, 7 March 2015 14:28 (eleven years ago)

I love that Chris Rainbow song! may as well add

254. John Cale - Mr. Wilson

the geographibebebe (unregistered), Saturday, 7 March 2015 14:43 (eleven years ago)

253. Carla Bley - Funnybird Song

the geographibebebe (unregistered), Saturday, 7 March 2015 14:47 (eleven years ago)

three years pass...

252. The Orielles - sunflower seeds

meisenfek, Wednesday, 16 January 2019 12:11 (seven years ago)


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