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Songs you never get tired of

I listen to a wide, wide variety of music. An important part of enjoying different kinds of music is appreciating it in context to its place and time--understanding what it is and appreciating it for that. Taking that attitude, I think you can even acknowledge the importance and influence of music you don’t care for – such as hip-hop, in my case.

I tend to go through periods where I listen to genres a lot—such as experimental/industrial or dark ambient/isolationist. Then I’ll switch to Goth for a while, then 1920-1940s kind of stuff, then country.

When I was a teen in the 80s I loved 80s rock, of course (or “new wave” as we called it then). Then in the 90s I couldn’t stand it. Now that I’m in my 40s I really enjoy revisiting the 80s stuff. I listen to Culture Club quite often, actually.

But regardless of my moods, there are quite a few songs that I never seem to get tired of listening to. I’m going to post some as videos below. I’m sure I can think of more later on.

What songs do you never tire of hearing? They can be popular, obscure, or just old favorites.

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Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on January 23, 2010 at 8:48pm

The Cure – “Play for Today”
Culture Club – “Church of the Poison Mind”
Culture Club – “Time (Clock of the Heart)”

Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on January 23, 2010 at 8:59pm

Perhaps not quite the same tenor as most of the above ... but I cannot ever imagine tiring of the amazing choral music of Eric Whitacre:

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Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on January 24, 2010 at 8:48pm

Lovely.

Permalink Reply by Loren Miller on January 26, 2010 at 3:44pm

More where that came from, if you're interested.

Permalink Reply by Prog Rock Girl on January 26, 2010 at 4:04pm

Very diverse: Marilyn Manson and Dolly Parton on the same list!

Permalink Reply by Ian Mason on January 24, 2010 at 1:18am

Yazoo "Only You". Can't get the bloody video through "share" though.

Permalink Reply by Ian Mason on January 24, 2010 at 1:59am

Did that work? No!

Permalink Reply by Dallas the Phallus on January 24, 2010 at 8:50pm

Here it is.

Jeebus Effin' Christ man! That brought back some memories. 1986/7 for me. High school. My best friend loved Yazoo. How many times did we listen to this song!??!!

Permalink Reply by Ian Mason on January 26, 2010 at 3:32pm

1982: very little of the Punk I was wild about had survived. The Clash had gone wierd, the others had broken up - except for the brilliant Jam - and in the middle of all the pop trash came this piece of perfect music. Still love it.

Permalink Reply by Prog Rock Girl on January 26, 2010 at 4:06pm

My favorite song of all time, the song that got me into music, really. I discovered it in 1992 when I was 11 so I've heard it millions of times by now.