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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: | + | 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). |
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
! Title !! Artist !! Reasoning | ! Title !! Artist !! Reasoning | ||
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− | | [[A&E]] || [[Goldfrapp]] || A lovely song about suicide. | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[Cheerleader]]'' || [[Deirdre Flint]] || A good introduction to Deirdre Flint's lovely sense of humor. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Crimson and Clover]] || [[Tommy James and | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[The Dear Green Place]]'' || [[The Battlefield Band]] || A modern Scottish folk song. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Dr. Wily Stage 1]] || [[Takashi Tateishi]] || From ''[[Mega Man II]]'', | + | | ''[[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. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Echo]] || [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] || Petty was past his prime when this album came out, but it's one of his best. | + | | ''[[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 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. | + | | ''[[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 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. | + | | ''[[The Freest Man]]'' || [[Tilly and the Wall]] || A good example of indie rock. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Furious Rose]] || [[Lisa Loeb]] || A lovely poetic song. | + | | ''[[Furious Rose]]'' || [[Lisa Loeb]] || A lovely poetic song. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Galaxy Song]] || [[Eric Idle]] || Gives you a little perspective on existence. | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[Girls Like You]]'' || [[The Naked and Famous]] || This has a nice build up and beat. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Good Advice]] || [[Allan Sherman]] || A hilarious history lesson. | + | | ''[[Good Advice]]'' || [[Allan Sherman]] || A hilarious history lesson. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[The Good Book]] || [[Tim Minchin]] || Proper religious satire. | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[Invasion]]'' || [[Eisley]] || My favorite song from this family group. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[It Doesn't Have to Be Beautiful]] || [[Slow Club]] || A bright indie pop song. | + | | ''[[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]]. | + | | ''[[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! | + | | ''[[Love Me Dead]]'' || [[Ludo]] || It's just a lot of fun! |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Magic Show]] || [[Electric Owls]] || An interesting and enjoyable song. | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[November]]'' || [[Azure Ray]] || A beautiful song about depression. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Orchid]] || [[Alanis Morissette]] || A very sweet b-side. | + | | ''[[Orchid (song)|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. | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[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]] | + | | ''[[Paint's Peeling]]'' || [[Rilo Kiley]] || A wonderful introduction to [[Rilo Kiley]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Positive Force]] || [[SoulEye]] || My favorite song on the ''[[VVVVVV]]'' soundtrack. | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[Return of White Rabbit]]'' || [[Ash]] || Great strong energy in this song. |
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− | | [[Sack Lunch]] || [[My First Earthquake]] || | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[Sinners 'n' Winners]]'' || [[The Holloways]] || A fun folk rock song. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Something Global]] || [[Fight Like Apes]] || Fantastic energy in this song. | + | | ''[[Something Global]]'' || [[Fight Like Apes]] || Fantastic energy in this song. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Storm]] || [[Tim Minchin]] || Describes skepticism perfectly. | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[Tilbury Fair]]'' || [[Radix]] || An lovely guitar instrumental using lo-fi "tracked" music. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Time Stand Still]] || [[Rush]] || My favorite Rush song. | + | | ''[[Time Stand Still]]'' || [[Rush]] || My favorite Rush song. |
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− | | [[Too Late (The Cars | + | | ''[[Too Late (The Cars song)|Too Late]]'' || [[The Cars]] || A great song long after they stopped being popular. |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Vanilla Queen]] || [[Golden Earring]] || A wonderful example of 1970s Dutch rock. | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[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, | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[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. | + | | ''[[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. |