Name a song you really like from a band/artist that you otherwise are "take it or leave it" about

[Tommy_Carcetti]

A few of mine:

So What Cha Want?--The Beastie Boys:

For Whom the Bell Tolls--Metallica

Freewill--Rush (Not for the lyrics, which I find rather obnoxious. But for the kick-ass guitar work)

None of these bands are particularly my favorite. I don't own any of their albums. On the other hand, I don't dislike them either. But these songs stand out individually as favorites on their own.

[iscooterliberally]

1. That's funny. The Metallica song popped into my head before I opened the thread.

That's the only song Metallica does that I like. I like Rush, at least the old Rush. Everything before Moving Pictures. I got tear-gassed at one of their concerts in the early 80s. I don't really care about their lyrics, but musically I thought they were great. I would add 'Fame' by David Bowie. It's really James Brown's music with Bowie's singing over it. I was never much of a Bowie fan, but I loved 'Fame' when I was a kid.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

2. In terms of song that gets your blood pumping, it's just the best.

Really don't care much about Metallica otherwise, but that song gets me going.

[arcane1]

3. I can't stand Pearl Jam but I love "Evenflow"

[madamesilverspurs]

4. Barenaked Ladies --

Their teaming with Sara McLachlan for We Three Kings/God Rest Ye Merry, delightful and innovative and well done. Only available on the one album, the rest of which sounds like a bunch of drunks yowling in a bathtub. Surprisingly lousy production quality.

[Bjorn Against]

5. Paint it Black by the Rolling Stones

I know a lot of people love the Stones but despite being a classic rock fan I was never able to get into them, Paint it Blac is a great song however.

[Jamaal510]

6. Kanye West: "Roses"

[ArnoldLayne]

7. Mandolin Wind-Rod Stewart. But I hate

Maggie May.

[Mopar151]

14. I'm not much for the Rooster....

But I dig the Small Faces! (His old band, with Ron Wood) The get together here, on an MTV Unplugged:

[nomorenomore08]

8. Everclear - "Heartspark Dollarsign"

Amboy Dukes - "Baby Please Don't Go"

KISS - "C'mon and Love Me"

Especially for the so-stupid-it's great opening: "She's a dancer, a romancer, I'm a Capricorn and she's a Cancer..."

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

9. I never was a big fan of George Benson's Soul/Pop career

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with his super-commercial tunes like This Masquerade, Give Me the Night, Bumpin', etc. I love blues, classical, and jazz. I did see George Benson live at the old Lighthouse jazz club back in the 70s and he blew me away on the guitar playing just straight ahead jazz and not singing a note. But I spent a winter in the 1980s in a cabin in the mountains and got snowed in along with an extremely beautiful girl from my law school (we were studying for the bar together) and she was a big fan of soul and of this tune in particular. I guess I like it because it's a pretty good pop tune and it especially reminds me of her. She would play it over and over and over and dance to it by herself in front of the fireplace. She had some great dance moves.

[pinboy3niner]

10. Amy Winehouse - Rehab

It's not that I didn't like her work, I just never listened to it until this song got attention.

R.I.P.

[Tom Ripley]

11. "Don't Fear The Reaper" BOC

[Mopar151]

15. The last days of may

not what you'd expect..... OK, what you'd expect

[Populist_Prole]

12. Pennywise 'Western World'

I don't dislike the band at all. I just haven't heard another tune from them with this much energy

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[KamaAina]

13. The one where Kid Rock samples (covers?) Sweet Home Alabama

edit: Upon further review, I detect a mashup of Werewolves of London in there as well!