January 20, 2004

Song Fetish

I seem to have a thing for songs that have a simple catchy melody/riff (bonus if it's with a piano), with a slight preference for female vocals. For example, My Immortal by Evanescence (let me tell you how disappointing it was for me to find out that this song is a massive departure from the bulk of their music, since I listened to much of the rest of their album and didn't like it at all, which is always a bummer to realize), A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton (she's great at these types of things ... Rinse and Sway both feature similar catchy riffs), and Precious Things by Tori Amos (a song I once heard at a concert that I went to with Brynne that I never caught the name to, but couldn't shake the introductory piano bit for three years until I finally tracked the song down).

Any song suggestions that I'm missing?

--Nick

Posted by Nick at January 20, 2004 12:46 AM | TrackBack
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Piano + female voice = "One of These Days" by Michelle Branch off her "Hotel Paper" CD.

It's not particularly catchy, but it's a nice song.

Posted by: Sha Sha at January 22, 2004 06:25 PM

Actually, I already have that CD - Michelle Branch is one of my favorites, though that isn't one of my favorite songs of hers. I prefer most of her radio-played singles, actually.

I just didn't list her on the original list because she doesn't fit the particular quality I was talking about, but yes, big fan of hers.

--Nick

Posted by: Nick at January 22, 2004 10:41 PM