No 47 - Favourite 25 songs 1/3

Here I am, with an evening full of possible adventures, but nothing to do. Why not complete the first list of my 25 favourite songs. I will do this two more times to complete the item.

The process of elimination went as follows:

Step 1. Systematically (I.e. alphabetically) go through whole itunes library. Note that my precious Ipod died a few months ago (R.I.P) and as a result some of my most loved music, essentially all my NZ stuff, is now gone. Therefore, this 25 list is not necessarily a completely accurate representation of my favourite 25 songs.

Step 2. Discover that previous step resulted in a 'top 118 songs' list.

Step 3. Rate songs from the 'top 118' list according to itunes star ratings. Now discover that 30 songs fit the 5 star rating.

Step 4. Bump five items down to 4 star rating to make the 'top of the loser songs'.



The (first) top 25 (with top 10 performers in bold)

Beth Orton - Absinthe (will I ever get sick of this song?!?)
Ane Brun (feat. Teitur) - Rubber & Soul (a duet with two of my most loved artists)
Sarah Isaksson & Rebecka Törnqvist - Pearl of the Quarter (newly discovered jem of a cover)
Teitur - Umbrellas in the rain (I love most of his stuff, this is the current winner)
Emiliana Torrini - Serenade (just like my favourite word: mellifluous)
Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine (motivational songs 101)
Tiger Lou - Oh Horatio (I'm a sucker for stories about people meeting on trains...)
Sophie Zelmani - Going home (my heart melts 1.20 minutes into the song)
John Mayer - Stop this train (representative of all hours lost to JM's lyrics and melodies)
Kings of Convenience - Missread (likewise, KOC hold a special place in my heart)
Amos Lee - Black river
Jewel - Enter from the east
Feist - I feel it all
Coldplay - Trouble
Carla Bruni - Raphaël
Frou Frou - Let go
Keren Ann- For you and I
Laleh - Invisible (Acoustic version)
Madeleine Peyroux - Between the bars
Tingsek - World of its own
RJD2 - Ghostwriter
The roots - The seed
Beth Orton - Central reservation (the Then again version) (only artist to feature the top 25 twice...)
Nina Simone - Tell me more and more and then some
Yann Tiersen - La valse d'Amelie (piano version)


and the top of the losers (I.e. numbers 26 to 30) are:

The Doors - Riders on the storm
John Butler Trio - Company sin
Travis - Last train (surprisingly so far down the list, because overall the albums are consistently fantastic)
Hurlements d'Léo - L'Addiction
Julie Delpy - A waltz for a night