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Crank That Hit!: Go-To Hits

March 31st, 2009 · 12 Comments

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You know you’ve got them: Songs and artists that you reach for in a pinch. Maybe you’re searching for something to belt in the shower, and you return to one of your stand-bys. Maybe you’re on a road trip, and the first CD you play is a mix you made seven years ago.

After I tell you what’s in my permanent rotation, I want to hear about yours!

(1) The Late-Career Hits of Heart — I was up really late last night working on a story, and to get me through the last hour of editing, I listened to eight (yes, eight) of Heart’s hits from the 80s and 90s. No matter how many times I hear “Alone” or “Never” or “Nothin’ At All,” the amazing singing, the power chords, and the hooky choruses always get me riled up. The songs are so bombastic and heartfelt that they energize me when I’m sleepy and get me moving down the sidewalk at a faster clip.

I’ve got a special place in my soul for “All I Want to Do Is Make Love to You,” which is one of the trashiest songs ever written. I mean, dear God: It’s about a woman who seduces a stranger to impregnate her without realizing it. And she tries to make it sound like a poetic gesture. What kind of deluded ex-hippie describes her down-low babymaking by saying, “We we walked in the garden, we planted a tree?” And yet Ann Wilson sings that story with so much sincerity that it becomes delicious. 

Now that I think about it, why aren’t more drag queens covering this? It’s the very definition of camp.


  

(2) “Landslide” — With or without the “This is for you, Daddy” intro, this song has been a constant fixture in my shower repertoire for ten years. I imagine all kinds of scenarios for my own live performance: Like, it’s class night at my high school, and I wrote “Landslide” as a ode to my parents. Sometimes, just for fun, I’ll sing the first half in the style of Fleetwood Mac’s version from The Dance, and I’ll rock the second half like Dixie Chicks do on their cover version.

(3) “Cold Rock a Party” — I purge my gym playlist every two weeks, so that I don’t get bored while I’m breaking a sweat. One song that almost never gets cut, however, is MC Lyte’s “Cold Rock a Party.” Her flow is amazing on this track, you guys, and the sample of “Upside Down” commands my head to bob. It’s bobbing right now, even though I’m only thinking about the song.

As an added bonus, Missy Elliott drops an amazing guest verse, and in her opening salvo, MC Lyte spits one of my all-time favorite hip-hop couplets: “Trust you me, I blow up shop/About to blow the roof right off of hip-hop.” Damn right you are, girl!

Note: I can’t find this song on YouTube. WTF?!?!

(4) “Bridge Over Troubled Water” — The way that I will sometimes read the third act of Our Town to make myself cry, I will turn to this Simon and Garfunkel classic to help me have a catharsis. The subject of the song is what gets me most, since I think of it as an ode to friendship instead of love. (I read somewhere that Simon wrote it for Garfunkel, then added the more romantic third verse at the last minute.) The lyrics are simple, direct, and piercing, and Garfunkel sings them so beautifully that they feel 100% true. Throw in the crashing drums in the final moments, and you’ve got a pop-music approximation of what deep devotion to another person feels like. To me, at least. So when I feel overwhelmed by my gratitude for a friendship, I always crank this hit. 

Your turn! Which songs and albums and artists are your go-tos? 

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12 responses so far ↓

  • 1 JennyM // Mar 31, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    Oooh, I was just talking about this yesterday! Heart’s “Alone” and Carly Simon’s “Let the River Run” are my go-to “I need something to belt out by myself” songs. Although I must say that Pink’s “So What” is creeping into that category. “Tubthumper” and “Come on, Eileen” are my go-to “dance around like a dork to wake myself up” songs. And the Dixie Chicks’ “Traveling Soldier” is guaranteed to make me cry, as is just about any version of “Let There Be Peace on Earth” and “O Holy Night” — but I *try* (hanging head in shame) to reserve those for holiday-listening only.

    Looking back, that’s fairly embarassing, but there you go. On an iPod full of music, those seem to come up an awful lot.

    And as far as albums — despite everything I own that is perhaps much, much cooler, the album that probably plays through in its entirety most often is Hootie & the Blowfish’s “Cracked Rear View.” If that isn’t a testament to my rather pedestrian, South Carolininan suburban early 90′s adolescence, I don’t know what is.

  • 2 Angie // Mar 31, 2009 at 2:35 pm

    Just off the top of my head, “Call Me Al” is the happiest song I’ve ever heard!

  • 3 Jeff C // Mar 31, 2009 at 2:46 pm

    Most Valuable Tracks:

    Back in the USSR, Beatles – ironic Beach Boys harmonies and jagged guitar = awesome every time.

    Thorn In My Pride, Black Crowes – slow, start-stop buildup to a glorious gospel choir/piano outro. I will actually try to ‘rewind’ the iPod back to where the piano starts up.

    My Sharona, The Knack – with extended guitar solos – very classic power pop.

    Call Me The Breeze, Lynyrd Skynyrd – another good-time builder, when the horn section, piano, handclaps, etc. are all kicking in towards the end, it’s just a good time.

    To the extent I listen to albums, I’d say the original Chicago Transit Authority album by Chicago (1968). Outstanding, very musical album. Totally different band than the 80′s Chicago (which is also good for very different reasons). A great album for those who like to lose themselves in really good headphones.

  • 4 Brooke // Mar 31, 2009 at 8:16 pm

    The standard album I always return to would be the Moulin Rouge OST. Five songs on it that I love to death:

    Sparkling Diamonds
    Elephant Love Medley
    Hindi Sad Diamonds
    Lady Marmalade
    Come What May

    The other songs are easily listenable, but those five are bits of musical genius and lift-up gold.

  • 5 ferretrick // Mar 31, 2009 at 9:36 pm

    Defying Gravity is an obvious choice for belting out by yourself. Ditto, Out Tonight from Rent.

    Yes, I’m a showtunes queen. What’s your point?

    Mark, have you ever heard Eva Cassidy’s Bridge Over Troubled Water?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYyQcQSqpbI&feature=related

    Talk about making you cry. And her Somewhere Over the Rainbow is even better:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUwTdqPkluY&NR=1

  • 6 Jen K // Mar 31, 2009 at 10:24 pm

    Dude, I feel you on the Heart. All of them are beltable, and that song? You just said so much more eloquently the exact point I tried to make to a friend a few months ago when she saw that on my iPod. Magic Man ranks up there, too.

    Sweet Home Alabama is up there, because I’m southern and stuff. Oh! And Blaze of Glory. I’m a sucker for the pause…..stripped-down chorus in any song.

    And last but not least, the P. Puff Diddy Combs tribute to Biggie, I’ll Be Missing You. I will sing the hell out of that song.

  • 7 kingoftunes // Apr 1, 2009 at 2:00 am

    First of all, I really do believe that “Landslide” is one of the most gorgeous songs ever. It breaks my heart. I adore Stevie Nicks with every fiber of my being!

    I also purge my playlists on a regular basis but I find that I have a constant need for songs to help me recover from a bad day at work. I have a 1/2 hr drive home and I find that screaming bombastic power ballads at the top of my lungs helps a great deal! Some prime examples:

    Air Supply – Making Love Out of Nothing At All; Celine Dion – It’s All Coming Back to Me Now; Barry Manilow – Read ‘Em and Weep; Bonnie Tyler – Total Eclipse of the Heart

    I also enjoy Martha Wainwright’s “B.M.F.A” for getting my angst out, although it is decidedly not a power ballad!

  • 8 Duh // Apr 1, 2009 at 8:34 am

    Can I just say that I’ve listened to All I Wanna Do 100 times and the garden/tree/flower/seeds metaphors? Yeah, I never got those before. I am dense.

  • 9 trish // Apr 1, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    Any thing by Abba gets the blood flowing. I don’t know why, it just does. Love it!

  • 10 Belle // Apr 1, 2009 at 10:22 pm

    Break It To Them Gently by Burton Cummings makes me cry like a baby every time. Is it just me? I think it might be just me. And Car Wash makes me want to roller skate.

  • 11 Brett // Apr 3, 2009 at 4:25 pm

    I’d be intrigued to hear what else gets put on your gym playlist. I’m always looking for some good cardio songs.

  • 12 Lena // Apr 5, 2009 at 11:29 am

    In the shower, I sing scales…

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