Wanna start an argument? Tell people in the Northwest what their region's best songs are. KING TV and public radio station KEXP-FM did just that. Did they get it right?
1. Nirvana : Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. The Jimi Hendrix Experience : Purple Haze
3. The Kingsmen : Louie Louie
4. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert : Same Love
5. The Sonics : Have Love Will Travel
6. Heart : Barracuda
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience : The Wind Cries Mary
8. Pearl Jam : Alive
9. Sir Mix-A-Lot : Baby Got Back
10. Soundgarden : Rusty Cage
11. Modest Mouse : Float On
12. The Ventures : Walk Don't Run
13. The Presidents of the United States of America : Lump
14. Mudhoney : Touch Me, I'm Sick
15. Nirvana : Love Buzz
16. Death Cab for Cutie : I Will Follow You into the Dark
17. Paul Revere and the Raiders : Just Like Me
18. Sleater-Kinney : Jumpers
19. Elliott Smith : Miss Misery
20. Screaming Trees : Nearly Lost You
21. The Wailers : Out of Our Tree
22. Alice in Chains : Would?
23. The Fleetwoods : Come Softly to Me
24. Mother Love Bone : Chloe Dancer/ Crown of Thorns
25. Merrilee Rush : Angel of the Morning
Who knows if they're the best? All I know is that I'm really glad that Have Love Will Travel, Alive and Touch Me I'm Sick are all in there. That'll certainly do for a start.
ReplyDeleteThat's a top three!
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