You want it? Baby you got it! (Jaguardog's "My favorite musical artists of all-time" W/O)

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The Bottom Line And I know, And I feel... That I could learn to hate just like you. And I know, And I feel... That you could learn to love just like me.

JAGUARDOG is celebrating his 5th year here at good ol' Epinions, and to celebrate, he is hosting his first ever write-off! I received email from JDog himself inviting me to join his "My Favorite Musical Artists of All Time from A to Z". While I can't sing to save my life, I love listening to music, so this sounded like a fun challenge. There are no "official" rules and seeing as I don’t have many favorite individual artists, about 97% of this list is groups. Feel free to sing along, but don’t blame me if one of these songs gets stuck in your head. ;)

Ash: Jack Names the Planets, Kung Fu

Barenaked Ladies: The Old Apartment, One Week, Pinch Me
Bon Jovi: Shot Through the Heart, Livin' On a Prayer, You Give Love a Bad Name, I’ll Be There For You
Bowling For Soup: 1985, Surf Colorado (yes I know some, okay a lot, of you think probably that BFS are a bunch of talentless rednecks, and in addition to me not being able to sing, I also have NO taste. But I like them anyway, so nyah.) ;)
Brooks & Dunn: Neon Moon (from my country days!)

The Cars: You Might Think, Just What I Needed
Coldplay: Yellow, The Scientist (the only two songs I like from them)
The Coors: So Young, Breathless

Dead or Alive: You Spin Me Round, Brand New Lover
The Doors: Break on Through, Light My Fire

EightXL: Drown. (99.99999% of you have probably never heard of this band, and that's because it's a local band my husband used to be in)
Enigma: Return To Innocence (one of my very favorite songs), Sadness Part I

Flickerstick: Beautiful, Got a Feeling, Chloroform
Foo Fighters: The One, Monkey Wrench, Learn to Fly
Fountains of Wayne: Stacey’s Mom, Mexican Wine
The Four Tops: I Can’t Help Myself, Baby I Need Your Loving
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: Stay, Working My Way Back to You, Walk Like a Man
Fuel: Shimmer, Last Time, Bittersweet

Peter Gabriel: In Your Eyes, Solsbury Hill
Guns 'n Roses: Sweet Child O' Mine, November Rain, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

John Hiatt: Have A Little Faith In Me

Incubus: Wish You Were Here, Stellar, Nice to Know You
INXS: Need You Tonight, Never Tear Us Apart, New Sensation,

Jay & The Americans: This Magic Moment, Come a Little Bit Closer

Ben E. King: Stand By Me (an all-time favorite)

Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Time After Time
The Lemonheads: Mrs. Robinson, Into Your Arms
Less Than Jake: The Science of Selling Yourself Short

Madonna: Causing a Commotion, Like a Prayer, Material Girl, Take a Bow, This Used to be My Playground
Manic Drive: Nebulous
Matchbox Twenty: Push, Bent, Mad Season
Meatloaf: I'd Do Anything For Love
Men at Work: Down Under

Nirvana: In Bloom, Sliver, Come As You Are, Son of a Gun
No Doubt: Just a Girl

The Offspring: Why Don't You Get a Job?, Self Esteem,
Our Lady Peace: Innocent, All For You, Do You Like It

The Pretenders: 500 Miles
Prince: When Doves Cry, Little Red Corvette

Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Under the Bridge, Californication, Soul To Squeeze, Scar Tissue
Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody, You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’, You’re My Soul and Inspiration

Sade: No Ordinary Love
The Supremes: Where Did Our Love Go, Stop! In the Name of Love, You Can’t Hurry Love, My Guy
Stone Temple Pilots: Sex Type Thing, Plush
Sublime: Santeria, Wrong Way

The Temptations: My Girl, The Way You Do the Things You Do
3 Doors Down: Kryptonite
311: Down, All Mixed Up, Amber
Toad the Wet Sprocket: Walk on the Ocean, Fear, Good Intentions, Crazy Life (my favorite band of all time! RIP)

UB40: Can’t Help Falling in Love (yes, the same song Elvis sang, but better!), Red Red Wine
U2: With or Without You, Everlasting Love, Mysterious Ways

Van Morrison: Brown-Eyed Girl

Weezer: Buddy Holly, The World Has Turned and Left Me Here, Say It Ain't So

X: Can’t think of any…

Young MC: Bust a Move

Zwan: Honestly


=== Honorable Mentions: === (ie: the artists who only have one song I really like)

The All-American Rejects: Swing, Swing
The Bloodhound Gang: The Bad Touch (the lyrics are horrible, but I laugh every time I hear the song)
Buffalo Springfield: For What It’s Worth
Custom: Hey Mister
Def Leppard: Love Bites
Don McLean: American Pie
The Escape Club: Wild Wild West
Jane’s Addiction: Jane Says
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Sweet Home Alabama
The Mamas and The Papas: California Dreamin’
Modest Mouse: Float On
Poison: Every Rose Has It’s Thorn
Toadies: Possum Kingdom
Tripping Daisy: I Got a Girl


I’m sure there are some artists I’ve left off...I’ll work on adding them as they come to mind. Thanks Ron for inviting me to join your write-off and I hope your first w/o will be a big success! Click here to read the other entries.

Thanks for reading!

Missy :)

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