Ok, I know this will be extremely difficult for some of you, as your "list" probably constantly changes all the time, as does mine.....
Got this idea to make a post for this over here on this board, there is a great discussion about the same topic (but with only top 3 songs) on the Wilco board that I frequent, and was plesantly surprised by the wide range of responses...I can only imagine on here.
Here is mine, as of right now at least
The Way That He Sings
One Big Holiday (one of the best live rock anthems for any band)
Dondante (love the dark sax solo at the end)
Nashville to Kentucky
Weeks Go By Like Days
The Bear
Steam Engine
Don Dante
Sun Rides/I Will Be There When You Die
Xmas Curtain
The simplest ideas make the best threads. 8-)
Steam Engine (Okonokos)
Dondante (Okonokos)
Cobra
Wordless Chorus
Off the Record
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Dancefloors
Strangulation
War Begun
One Big Holiday
where to begin
strangulation
sooner
one big holiday (Okonokos version)
lay low
my other top 5 faves!
the way that he sings
lowdown
I will be there when you die
by my car
isobella with the white umbrella
and in a week or so it may change...
Nashville kentucky (favorite song of all time by any band)
The bear
Golden
Death is the easy way
mahgeetah (the first song I heard when I bought my first MMJ album, blew me away)
those are my top 5, very difficult to get it down to five. Then again, you could have said "top 30 favorite MMJ songs" and I still would have had a hard time narrowing it down.
Lay Low (my absolute fave)
Mahgeetah
One Big Holiday
Lowdown
Anytime
Tough one. This could change every week every day. But I´ll try it:
They Ran
By My Car
Golden
One Big Holiday
Strangulation
Lay Low
Heartbreakin Man
Just Because I Do
Off The Record
Magheetah
(I Will Be There when You Die, Anytime, I Will Sing You Songs, Xmas curtain, Dancefloors round out my top 10)
Just One Thing
Nashville To Kentucky
I Think I'm Going To Hell
Phone Went West
One In The Same
One Big Holiday
Cobra
O Is The One That Is Real
Run Thru
Off The Record
Others in the top 10: Don Dante, Anytime, Phone Went West, Gideon, It's About Twilight Now
This is very difficult...
the bear
lowdown
mahgeetah
they ran
steam engine
honourable mentions:
golden, old sept. blues, if it smashes down, wordless chorus, where to begin
This is like asking me which of of my three children do I like the most.....
In no particular order:
Steam Engine
Come Closer
Lay Low
Strangulation
If it smashes down
Yeah, you know what.....I really can't say those are my top five....it's too hard.
Top five for the day?
I could live with that.....
One In The Same
Mahgeetah
Hopefully
Just Because I Do
If All Else Fails
Masterplan
Lowdown
The Way that He Sings
Dondante
Lay Low Into the Woods (tie)
i would love to respond resonably, but my 5 favorite MMJ songs per recording is hard enough....damn. i'll give it a stab though
Phone Went West
Way That He Sings
Magheetah
Masterplan
Lay Low
Picture Of You
Anytime
Wonderful Man
damnit i went over already, this is too hard
I Will Be There When You Die
Lay Low
Master Plan
One Big Holiday
Bermuda Highway
golden
way that he sings
lowdown (CHEATIN!!!)
wordless chorus
i will be there when you die.
--CLOSE CALLS--
hopefully
one big holiday
i will sing you songs.
anytime
hmmmmm...always changing is right.
Mahgeetah
Master Plan
They Ran (live mmmm....)
The Dark ( live ahhhhh...)
Wordless Chorus
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my list in 1 year.
New Song 1
New Song 2
New Song 3
New Song 4
New Song 5
bermuda highway
strangulation
war begun
dancefloors
the bear
Steam Engine
Strangulation
Phone Went West
Gideon
Dondandte
How about Top 5 for the Z Era? I really can't name my favorites overall.
Gideon
Dondante
Strangulation (Acoustic Chorale)
It Beats For You
Where To Begin (Elizabethtown)
I Will Sing You Songs
Olde September Blues
Phone Went West
Run Thru
I Will Be There When You Die
Next time, I'm gonna try and compile a favorite list containing
one song per full length release, and that leaves room for one
more tune from a variety of random albums we could pull from.
But that's next time.....
Strangulation
O is the One that is Real
I Will Sing You Songs
Heartbreakin Man
Dondante
Damn, this was hard. I want to say all songs from TTF on top 5 because that's my favorite album. I love all songs on there the same.
1. Steam Engine
2. O is the One
3. At Dawn
4. Strangulation
5. Off the Record/DonDante (tie)
Steam Engine is the best song ever written.
This is a tough one. Not in any order:
1. Steam Engine
2. The Bear
3. Where To Begin
4. Strangulation
5. Lay Low
1.Lay Low
2.Gideon
3.Wordless Chours
4.Run Thru
5.Anytime
one in the same
lay low
anytime
lowdown
nashville to kentucky
ok. this is going to be hard. only 5 huh?
steam engine
i will sing you songs
masterplan
run thru
lowdown
how about 5 more?
isobella w/ white umbrella
dondante
by my car
i think i'm going to hell
picture of you
Honest Man
Dondante>
Run Thru (especially when they play these 2 back to back)
Phone Went West
Golden
No one gives off emotion like our boys!
Anyone that doesn't have Steam Engine as their #1 is lying.
Sorry mine has to be 10....
The Bear
Steam Engine
The Way He Sings
Strangulation
Old Sept. Blues
Come Closer
Lay Low
War Begun
Masterplan
How Do You Know
**Favorite cover = Tyrone
QuoteSorry mine has to be 10....
The Bear
Steam Engine
The Way He Sings
Strangulation
Old Sept. Blues
Come Closer
Lay Low
War Begun
Masterplan
How Do You Know
**Favorite cover = Tyrone
make it 11....I Will Sing You Songs must be on my list..