101 Desert Island Songs

If there were only 101 songs in existence, this list would sort me for life. Every mood and situation covered.

(Editor's Note: A large number of the choices in this list no longer apply. However I have tried to update the big eight.)

"The Big Eight" (I reserve the right to amend and/or remove songs in the list at any given time. The eight are constantly changing. At the moment the eight represent the songs which I currently consider to be the my most influential.)

• Where is My Mind? - Pixies
• In My Life - The Beatles
• Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
• Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads
• Time Is Running Out - Muse
• Supersonic - Oasis
• Dream On - Aerosmith
• Undone (The Sweater Song) - Weezer

"Just Missed Out of the Big 8" Songs

• The Great Beyond - R.E.M.
• Fans - Kings of Leon
• Wonderwall - Oasis
• Pictures of You - The Cure
• I'm Your Boogie Man - KC and the Sunshine Band
• California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas
• Travis - Flowers in the Window
• Hey Jude - The Beatles
• The House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals
• The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
• Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones

Happy-Go-Lucky Songs

• Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In - The Fifth Dimension
• Don't Bring Me Down - Electronic Lights Orchestra
• The Science of Selling Yourself Short - Less Than Jake
• Eight Days a Week - The Beatles

Sing-along/Dance-along Songs

• Maggie May - Rod Stewart
• London Calling - The Clash
• Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
• Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
• Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson
• Best of You - Foo Fighters
• Help! - The Beatles
• Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
• Hounds of Love - Futureheads

Jump-About-Like-A-Madman Songs

• I'm Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys
• Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones - The Hives
• Somebody Told Me - The Killers

Rap and Hip Hop

• Can't Tell Me Nothing - Kanye West
• It Was A Good Day - Ice Cube

Indie and Rock Songs

• New Born - Muse
• For Reasons Unknown - The Killers
• Last Nite - The Strokes
• My Hero - Foo Fighters
• Hideaway - Delays
• Everlong - Foo Fighters
• Island in the Sun - Weezer
• The Prayer - Bloc Party
• When The Sun Goes Down - Arctic Monkeys
• Exo-Politics - Muse
• Worth the Wait - We Are Scientists
• Just A Day - Feeder
• What's the Word - We Are Scientists
• We Used to Vacation - Cold War Kids
• Viva La Vida - Coldplay
• Dig For Fire - Pixies
• Moving - Supergrass
• Bang Bang You're Dead - Dirty Pretty Things
• Operation - Jamie T
• It's A Hit - We Are Scientists
• Munich - Editors
• The Age of the Understatement - The Last of the Shadow Puppets
• Golden Touch - Razorlight
• Milk - Kings of Leon
• Old Yellow Bricks - Arctic Monkeys
• Sally Cinnamon - Stone roses
• Wake Up - Arcade Fire

Air Guitar Songs

• Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
• Growing On Me - The Darkness
• Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
• Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
• Hotel California - Eagles
• More Than A Feeling - Boston
• Plug in Baby - Muse
• Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
• Another Love Song - Queens of the Stone Age
• Heart in a Cage - The Strokes
• Roll With the Changes - REO Speedwagon
• Time of the Season - The Zombies

Sombre Songs

• Sonnet - The Verve
• Gobbledigook - Sigur Ros
• Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn
• Exit Music (For a Film) - Radiohead
• Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
• Don't Stand So Close To Me - The Police
• Karma Police - Radiohead
• The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home

Love Songs

• Drops of Jupiter - Train
• You Make My Dreams - Hall & Oates
• Be My Baby - The Ronettes

Instrumental Songs

• God Moving Over the Face of - Moby
• The Ecstasy of Gold - Ennio Morricone
• The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Ennio Morricone
• You're So Cool - Hans Zimmer
• Canon and Gigue in D Major - Johann Pachelbel

Joke Songs

• Easy Lover - Phil Collins
• Word Up - Cameo
• Maria - Blondie
• Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
• The King of Wishful Thinking - Go West
• More Than Words - Extreme
• Business Time - Flight of the Conchords

Songs That Defy Categorical Placement

• This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us - Sparks

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