Crowquill's Top 101 Singles

The only Smiths song I have in my music library is Well I Wonder. ._.

Edit: But I don't want to turn this into a Smiths thread.
 
The Magnetic FielRAB-Why I Cry
This is nice and simple in composition and lyrics but it does it. Ben is obviously the better vocalist but I rather listen to whats him name it's much cuter that way. I'll probably give the album this one is off a go. I like immature stuff.

Sleater Kinney-Entertain
The vocals were grating at first but they grew. Surprisingly fun.
 
Titles pretty self-explanatory.

101. The Magnetic FielRAB "Why I Cry"
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Back when Stephin was kind of a shy vocalist and hid behind electronics and noise this song is a slow ballad where the cheesyness is the charm. Merritt slowly sings over a gentle melody "So you said goodnight / When you meant goodbye / Now our love has died / This is why I cry."

I couldn't find a video to this song but I find a pretty cover by Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service) and Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket.)

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-http://www.mediafire.com/?sbolttvzn2b
 
What is your criteria for singles. Did the song have to be officially released as a single? Do B-Sides count? Or are these just your favourite songs.
 
If you liked that song I think you'd definitely dig their stuff like Holiday and Get Lost, later albums maybe not so much since its more sleekly done and Stephin isn't hiding behind the music anymore. Which is kind of cool but kind of lame at the same time because when he was there was this really nice shy quality to the music.
 
97. Elliott Smith "Happiness"
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My friend Kenny once called this one of the saddest songs he'd ever heard and at first it's kind of hard to understand this, particularly the studio version. It's an upbeat song with an almost bouncy drurabeat but underneath it is one of Elliott's finest displays of lyricism in his typical cryptic manner. "What I used to be will pass away and then you'll see / That all I want now is happiness for you and me." beautifuls.

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You know it makes me sad to say this but Elliott Smith chose kind of lame singles. It's like he wanted to avoid radio attention. Anyways!

99. Silver Jews "Send in the ClouRAB"
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The Silver Jews will always be cooler than Pavement, yeah I said it. But there is one song this question always leaves stuck in my mind. Why can't monsters get along with other monsters?

-http://www.mediafire.com/?l2emd3hmrtm
 
100. Sleater-Kinney "Entertain"
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Most of those female punk banRAB from Olympia, Washington (also known as Riot Grrl) suck and haven't aged well. Surprisingly Sleater-Kinney has with their 2005 albums The WooRAB they showed to be musically much more talented than most of their riot grrl contemporaries as well as just sounding better in general (they've also probably outlasted them all.) I rarely love the drumming in this song but it really is great drumming and Carrie Brownstein proves to be just as good as singer as Corin and their vocals coupled together in this song are beautiful. Plus it features when of the most oddly placed (and therefore cool) guitar solos ever.

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