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This is a list of songs that I feel are underappreciated and I think deserve to be well-known. For the category, see [[:Category:Under-Appreciated Songs|Under-Appreciated Songs]].
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This is a list of songs that I feel are underappreciated and I think deserve to be well-known. For the category, see [[:Category:Underrated|Underrated]] (though this is all underrated topics).
  
 
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! Title !! Artist !! Reasoning
 
! Title !! Artist !! Reasoning
 
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| [[A&E]] || [[Goldfrapp]] || A lovely song about suicide.
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| ''[[A&E]]'' || [[Goldfrapp]] || A lovely song about suicide.
 
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| [[Anytime]] || [[Eve 6]] || An often over-looked Eve 6 song since it doesn't appear on any albums.
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| ''[[Anytime]]'' || [[Eve 6]] || An often over-looked Eve 6 song since it doesn't appear on any albums.
 
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| [[Cheerleader]] || [[Deirdre Flint]] || A good introduction to Deirdre Flint's lovely sense of humor.
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| ''[[Cheerleader]]'' || [[Deirdre Flint]] || A good introduction to Deirdre Flint's lovely sense of humor.
 
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| [[Crimson and Clover]] || [[Tommy James and The Shondells]] || Too many people only know this song from covers, but the original is the best.
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| ''[[Crimson and Clover]]'' || [[Tommy James and the Shondells]] || Too many people only know this song from covers, but I think the original is the best.
 
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| [[The Dear Green Place]] || [[The Battlefield Band]] || A modern Scottish folk song.
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| ''[[The Dear Green Place]]'' || [[The Battlefield Band]] || A modern Scottish folk song.
 
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| [[Dr. Wily Stage 1]] || [[Takashi Tateishi]] || From ''[[Mega Man II]]'', The best 8-bit song ever made, in my opinion.
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| ''[[Dr. Wily Stage 1 (Mega Man II song)|Dr. Wily Stage 1]]'' || [[Takashi Tateishi]] || From ''[[Mega Man II]]'', the best 8-bit song ever made, in my opinion.
 
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| [[Echo]] || [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] || Petty was past his prime when this album came out, but it's one of his best.
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| ''[[Echo]]'' || [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] || Petty was past his prime when this album came out, but it's one of his best.
 
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| [[Father and Son]] || [[Cat Stevens]] || A great song for anyone who has issues with their father.
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| ''[[Father and Son]]'' || [[Cat Stevens]] || A great song for anyone who has issues with their father.
 
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| [[Father to Son]] || [[Queen]] || A beautiful early Queen song with massive over-dubbing.
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| ''[[Father to Son]]'' || [[Queen]] || A beautiful early Queen song with massive over-dubbing.
 
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| [[The First]] || [[Tegan and Sara]] || Off their second album before they became super popular.
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| ''[[The First]]'' || [[Tegan and Sara]] || Off their second album before they became super popular.
 
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| [[The Freest Man]] || [[Tilly and the Wall]] || A good example of indie rock.
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| ''[[The Freest Man]]'' || [[Tilly and the Wall]] || A good example of indie rock.
 
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| [[Furious Rose]] || [[Lisa Loeb]] || A lovely poetic song.
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| ''[[Furious Rose]]'' || [[Lisa Loeb]] || A lovely poetic song.
 
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| [[Galaxy Song]] || [[Eric Idle]] || Gives you a little perspective on existence.
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| ''[[Galaxy Song]]'' || [[Eric Idle]] || Gives you a little perspective on existence.
 
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| [[Girls Like You]] || [[The Naked and Famous]] || This has a nice build up and beat.
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| ''[[Girls Like You]]'' || [[The Naked and Famous]] || This has a nice build up and beat.
 
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| [[Good Advice]] || [[Allan Sherman]] || A hilarious history lesson.
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| ''[[Good Advice]]'' || [[Allan Sherman]] || A hilarious history lesson.
 
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| [[The Good Book]] || [[Tim Minchin]] || Proper religious satire.
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| ''[[The Good Book]]'' || [[Tim Minchin]] || Proper religious satire.
 
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| [[Heaven Can Wait]] || [[Gamma Ray]] || Despite being called the devil's suicide music by Christians, a lot of heavy metal is extremely inspiring, like this song.
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| ''[[Heaven Can Wait]]'' || [[Gamma Ray]] || Despite being called the devil's suicide music by Christians, a lot of heavy metal is extremely inspiring, like this song.
 
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| [[Invasion]] || [[Eisley]] || My favorite song from this family group.
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| ''[[Invasion]]'' || [[Eisley]] || My favorite song from this family group.
 
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| [[It Doesn't Have to Be Beautiful]] || [[Slow Club]] || A bright indie pop song.
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| ''[[It Doesn't Have to Be Beautiful]]'' || [[Slow Club]] || A bright indie pop song.
 
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| [[Long Away]] || [[Queen]] || Most people only know Queen from their singles, and Freddie's vocals. This is a wonderful song written and sung by [[Brian May]].
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| ''[[Long Away]]'' || [[Queen]] || Most people only know Queen from their singles, and Freddie's vocals. This is a wonderful song written and sung by [[Brian May]].
 
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| [[Love Me Dead]] || [[Ludo]] || It's just a lot of fun!
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| ''[[Love Me Dead]]'' || [[Ludo]] || It's just a lot of fun!
 
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| [[Magic Show]] || [[Electric Owls]] || An interesting and enjoyable song.
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| ''[[Magic Show]]'' || [[Electric Owls]] || An interesting and enjoyable song.
 
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| [[Midnight Sun]] || [[The Sounds]] || This song is extremely beautiful and it has a much more melodious quality compared to the bulk of the songs from The Sounds.
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| ''[[Midnight Sun]]'' || [[The Sounds]] || This song is extremely beautiful and it has a much more melodious quality compared to the bulk of the songs from The Sounds.
 
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| [[November]] || [[Azure Ray]] || A beautiful song about depression.
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| ''[[November]]'' || [[Azure Ray]] || A beautiful song about depression.
 
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| [[Orchid]] || [[Alanis Morissette]] || A very sweet b-side.
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| ''[[Orchid (song)|Orchid]]'' || [[Alanis Morissette]] || A very sweet b-side.
 
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| [[Origin of Love]] || [[Stephen Trask]], [[John Cameron Mitchell]] || From ''[[Hedwig and the Angry Inch]]'', a song version of Plato's Symposium.
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| ''[[Origin of Love]]'' || [[Stephen Trask]], [[John Cameron Mitchell]] || From ''[[Hedwig and the Angry Inch]]'', a song version of Plato's Symposium.
 
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| [[Ornamental]] || [[Scissors For Lefty]] || A wonderful rock song with high-energy from an obscure band.
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| ''[[Ornamental]]'' || [[Scissors For Lefty]] || A wonderful rock song with high-energy from an obscure band.
 
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| [[Paint's Peeling]] || [[Rilo Kiley]] || A wonderful introduction to [[Rilo Kiley]]
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| ''[[Paint's Peeling]]'' || [[Rilo Kiley]] || A wonderful introduction to [[Rilo Kiley]]
 
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| [[Positive Force]] || [[SoulEye]] || My favorite song on the ''[[VVVVVV]]'' soundtrack.
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| ''[[Positive Force]]'' || [[SoulEye]] || My favorite song on the ''[[VVVVVV]]'' soundtrack.
 
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| [[Reasons Not to Be an Idiot]] || [[Frank Turner]] || Good for when you're feeling down on yourself.
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| ''[[Reasons Not to Be an Idiot]]'' || [[Frank Turner]] || Good for when you're feeling down on yourself.
 
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| [[Return of White Rabbit]] || [[Ash]] || Great strong energy in this song.
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| ''[[Return of White Rabbit]]'' || [[Ash]] || Great strong energy in this song.
 
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| [[Sack Lunch]] || [[My First Earthquake]] || There just aren't enough songs that describe, but don't glamorize, teachers having sex with their students.
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| ''[[Sack Lunch]]'' || [[My First Earthquake]] || This song describes, but doesn't glamorize, female teachers having sex with their underage students.
 
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| [[Sinners 'n' Winners]] || [[The Holloways]] || A fun folk rock song.
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| ''[[Sinners 'n' Winners]]'' || [[The Holloways]] || A fun folk rock song.
 
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| [[Something Global]] || [[Fight Like Apes]] || Fantastic energy in this song.
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| ''[[Something Global]]'' || [[Fight Like Apes]] || Fantastic energy in this song.
 
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| [[Storm]] || [[Tim Minchin]] || Describes skepticism perfectly.
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| ''[[Storm]]'' || [[Tim Minchin]] || Describes skepticism perfectly.
 
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| [[Symphonies]] || [[Dan Black]] || A great beat and an wonderful music video if you like graphic design.
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| ''[[Symphonies]]'' || [[Dan Black]] || A great beat and an wonderful music video if you like graphic design.
 
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| [[Terra's Theme]] || [[Nobuo Uematsu]] || From ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', an extremely beautiful SNES song.
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| ''[[Terra's Theme]]'' || [[Nobuo Uematsu]] || From ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', an extremely beautiful SNES song.
 
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| [[Tilbury Fair]] || [[Radix]] || An lovely guitar instrumental using lo-fi "tracked" music.
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| ''[[Tilbury Fair]]'' || [[Radix]] || An lovely guitar instrumental using lo-fi "tracked" music.
 
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| [[Time Stand Still]] || [[Rush]] || My favorite Rush song.
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| ''[[Time Stand Still]]'' || [[Rush]] || My favorite Rush song.
 
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| [[Too Late (The Cars Song)|Too Late]] || [[The Cars]] || A great song long after they stopped being popular.
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| ''[[Too Late (The Cars song)|Too Late]]'' || [[The Cars]] || A great song long after they stopped being popular.
 
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| [[Vanilla Queen]] || [[Golden Earring]] || A wonderful example of 1970s Dutch rock.
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| ''[[The Vanilla Queen]]'' || [[Golden Earring]] || A wonderful example of 1970s Dutch progressive rock.
 
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| [[Vienna]] || [[Billy Joel]] || A non-greatest hit that speaks to overly-ambitious people.
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| ''[[Vienna]]'' || [[Billy Joel]] || A non-greatest hit that speaks to overly-ambitious people.
 
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| [[Whistle for the Choir]] || [[The Fratellis]] || A more mellow song from the group, but really beautiful.
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| ''[[Whistle for the Choir]]'' || [[The Fratellis]] || A more mellow song from the group, but really beautiful.
 
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| [[X Telling Me About the Loss of Something Dear, At Age 16]] || [[Hello Saferide]] || Gives a better idea of what's going on in a young woman's head.
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| ''[[X Telling Me About the Loss of Something Dear, at Age 16]]'' || [[Hello Saferide]] || Gives a better idea of what's going on in a young woman's head.
 
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| [[You Made Me Like It]] || [[1990s]] || A fun song with a lot of nonsense.
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| ''[[You Made Me Like It]]'' || [[1990s]] || A fun song with a lot of nonsense.
 
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| [[Zhi Yao Wei Ni Huo Yi Tian]] || [[Huang Sheng Yi]], [[Liu Jie Chang]], [[Lin Huang Kun]] || From ''[[Kung Fu Hustle]]'', an extremely beautiful Chinese song.
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| ''[[Zhi Yao Wei Ni Huo Yi Tian]]'' || [[Huang Sheng Yi]], [[Liu Jie Chang]], [[Lin Huang Kun]] || From ''[[Kung Fu Hustle]]'', an extremely beautiful Chinese song.
 
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[[Category: Underrated]]

Latest revision as of 21:43, 20 January 2023

This is a list of songs that I feel are underappreciated and I think deserve to be well-known. For the category, see Underrated (though this is all underrated topics).

Title Artist Reasoning
A&E Goldfrapp A lovely song about suicide.
Anytime Eve 6 An often over-looked Eve 6 song since it doesn't appear on any albums.
Cheerleader Deirdre Flint A good introduction to Deirdre Flint's lovely sense of humor.
Crimson and Clover Tommy James and the Shondells Too many people only know this song from covers, but I think the original is the best.
The Dear Green Place The Battlefield Band A modern Scottish folk song.
Dr. Wily Stage 1 Takashi Tateishi From Mega Man II, the best 8-bit song ever made, in my opinion.
Echo Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Petty was past his prime when this album came out, but it's one of his best.
Father and Son Cat Stevens A great song for anyone who has issues with their father.
Father to Son Queen A beautiful early Queen song with massive over-dubbing.
The First Tegan and Sara Off their second album before they became super popular.
The Freest Man Tilly and the Wall A good example of indie rock.
Furious Rose Lisa Loeb A lovely poetic song.
Galaxy Song Eric Idle Gives you a little perspective on existence.
Girls Like You The Naked and Famous This has a nice build up and beat.
Good Advice Allan Sherman A hilarious history lesson.
The Good Book Tim Minchin Proper religious satire.
Heaven Can Wait Gamma Ray Despite being called the devil's suicide music by Christians, a lot of heavy metal is extremely inspiring, like this song.
Invasion Eisley My favorite song from this family group.
It Doesn't Have to Be Beautiful Slow Club A bright indie pop song.
Long Away Queen Most people only know Queen from their singles, and Freddie's vocals. This is a wonderful song written and sung by Brian May.
Love Me Dead Ludo It's just a lot of fun!
Magic Show Electric Owls An interesting and enjoyable song.
Midnight Sun The Sounds This song is extremely beautiful and it has a much more melodious quality compared to the bulk of the songs from The Sounds.
November Azure Ray A beautiful song about depression.
Orchid Alanis Morissette A very sweet b-side.
Origin of Love Stephen Trask, John Cameron Mitchell From Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a song version of Plato's Symposium.
Ornamental Scissors For Lefty A wonderful rock song with high-energy from an obscure band.
Paint's Peeling Rilo Kiley A wonderful introduction to Rilo Kiley
Positive Force SoulEye My favorite song on the VVVVVV soundtrack.
Reasons Not to Be an Idiot Frank Turner Good for when you're feeling down on yourself.
Return of White Rabbit Ash Great strong energy in this song.
Sack Lunch My First Earthquake This song describes, but doesn't glamorize, female teachers having sex with their underage students.
Sinners 'n' Winners The Holloways A fun folk rock song.
Something Global Fight Like Apes Fantastic energy in this song.
Storm Tim Minchin Describes skepticism perfectly.
Symphonies Dan Black A great beat and an wonderful music video if you like graphic design.
Terra's Theme Nobuo Uematsu From Final Fantasy VI, an extremely beautiful SNES song.
Tilbury Fair Radix An lovely guitar instrumental using lo-fi "tracked" music.
Time Stand Still Rush My favorite Rush song.
Too Late The Cars A great song long after they stopped being popular.
The Vanilla Queen Golden Earring A wonderful example of 1970s Dutch progressive rock.
Vienna Billy Joel A non-greatest hit that speaks to overly-ambitious people.
Whistle for the Choir The Fratellis A more mellow song from the group, but really beautiful.
X Telling Me About the Loss of Something Dear, at Age 16 Hello Saferide Gives a better idea of what's going on in a young woman's head.
You Made Me Like It 1990s A fun song with a lot of nonsense.
Zhi Yao Wei Ni Huo Yi Tian Huang Sheng Yi, Liu Jie Chang, Lin Huang Kun From Kung Fu Hustle, an extremely beautiful Chinese song.

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