Posted by Spriteshadow at adsl-68-77-35-68.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net on March 10, 2004 at 19:12:21:
In Reply to: What song saved your life? posted by Ralphy ™ on March 10, 2004 at 13:48:51:
When I'm down, and I don't want to STAY that way, I throw on Great Big Sea. Goin' Up, Old Black Rum and Consequence Free in particular do it for me.
: As part of BBC 6 Music's campaign about mental health and music, 6 Music listeners nominated the song that meant most to them in their time of need. It reveals "the songs you cry along to, the ones you shout at, and the tunes that just make you feel a whole lot better." Number 1 was 'I Know it's over' by The Smiths. Below is the top 20.
: The Full Top 20
: 1. The Smiths - I Know it's Over 17.55%
: 2. Bowling For Soup - Girl all the Bad Guys Want 12.68%
: 3. REM - Everybody Hurts 10.41%
: 4. The Cure - Pictures of You 10.06%
: 5. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees 9.08%
: 6. Joy Division - Love Will Tear us apart 8.19%
: 7. Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb 5.85%
: 8. Kate Bush & Peter Gabriel - Don't Give Up 4.06%
: 9. Blur - This is a Low 3.43%
: 10. The Beatles - Good Day Sunshine
: 11. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge 2.49%
: 12. Tori Amos - China 2.27%
: 13. Portishead - Glory Box 2.24%
: 14. Al Green - Tired of Being Alone 1.79%
: 15. Mercury Rev - The Dark is Rising 1.65%
: 16. Lou Reed - Pale Blue Eyes 1.58%
: 17. Spiritualized - Stop Your Crying 1.3%
: 18. The Darkness - I Believe in a thing Called Love 1.05%
: 19. Faithless - Insomnia -1.02%
: 20. Polyphonic Spree - Light & Day 0.81%
: Those wacky Brits. Songs like #18 make me want to TAKE my life rather than save it.
: So what song or songs were there in your biggest time of need?