Best Songs About Dreams

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Dreams are wishes that we hope will come true in our future. Be it an ambition that one has, for which he will work toward in his future, or the hope that all his worries will be over, wherein all the obstacles in his life he managed to overcome. A dream can be for your one true love to be with you at the end, the happily ever after that we all wish would come true. A dream can be your sleepy conscience going wild at night or the nightmares that make your sleep as restless as possible. Yes, dreams at the end of the day keep our imagination alive and breathe life to hope, which kindles the flame of our soul. This list is for all you dreamers out there to keep dreaming.

The compilation consists of a mishmash of genres ranging from Pop, Rock and Rap to Electropop, Eurodance and Opera. There are several soundtracks also featured here. Fleetwood Mac takes the crown with their classic hit Dreams followed by the haunting rendition of Patti LuPone’s I Dreamed a Dream from the Les Misérable Soundtrack and Billy Joel’s hit The River of Dreams. The only person with 3 entries is Roy Orbison, who seemed to have had an obsession with dreams.  So here are the top 50 songs about dreams:

1. Fleetwood Mac – Dreams
2. Patti LuPone – I dreamed a dream (Les Misérables OST)
3. Billy Joel – The river of dreams
4. Crowded House – Don’t dream it’s over
5. ABBA – I have a dream
6. Eurythmics – Sweet dreams (are made of this)
7. Roy Orbison – Dream baby
8. Nelly – Just a dream
9. Roy Orbison – In dreams
10. Stephen Foster – Beautiful dreamer
11. Green Day – Boulevard of broken dreams
12. Evanescence – Imaginary
13. Aerosmith – Dream on
14. Ozzie Nelson – Dream a little dream of me
15. Mary Costa & Bill Shirley – Once upon a dream (Sleeping Beauty OST)
16. The Corrs – Only when I sleep
17. The Everly Brothers – All I have to do is dream
18. Roy Orbison – In the real world
19. Cliff Edwards – When you wish upon a star (Pinocchio OST)
20. Heart – These dreams
21. The Cranberries – Dreams
22. Selena – Dreaming of you
23. Owl City – Fireflies
24. Jason Donovan – Any dream will do (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Coat OST)
25. Bobby Darin – Dream lover
26. Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman & Michelle Williams – A million dreams (The Greatest Showman OST)
27. Gabrielle – Dreams
28. Keane – A bad dream
29. Beyonce – Sweet dreams
30. Cheap Trick – Dream police
31. Adriana Caselotti – Someday my prince will come (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves OST)
32. Jackie Evancho – Made to dream
33. Celine Dion – Dreamin’ of you
34. Margery McKay – Climb ev’ry mountain (The Sound of Music OST)
35. Metallica – Enter sandman
36. Coldplay – A head full of dreams
37. Dua Lipa – Dreams
38. Marc Anthony – When I dream at night
39. Taylor Swift – Wildest dreams
40. Imagine Dragons – Dream
41. O-Town – Liquid dreams
42. Blondie – Dreaming
43. Celine Dion – The power of the dream
44. La Bouche – Sweet dreams (ola ola e)
45. 2 Brothers on the 4^th Floor – Dreams (will come alive)
46. NF – Dreams
47. Daryl Hall & John Oates - You Make My Dreams
48. Hilary Duff – What dreams are made of
49. REO Speedwagon – In my dreams
50. Aurora – Dreaming

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Best Songs To Listen To When You're Angry

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What do you do when that extremely annoying thing happens to you? Violence is not always the solution. Counting to ten never worked, breaking stuff worked sometimes but in order to cool down you need to vent that anger off. What better way to deal with those pent-up issues and emotions than listening to music. Like I always say, music can solve anything. Likewise, there are songs which cater to your inner demons when dealing with your ex, friend, relative or random stranger. This list has been compiled from the mainstream hits and all forms of satanic metal and music have been excluded. Rock music rules the compilation with a few pop songs. The crown goes to I Hate Everything About You by Three Days Grace followed by System of a Down's Chop Suey. Nickelback, Evanescence and My Chemical Romance all have three entries each with The Pretty Reckless, Bon Jovi, Paramore, Linkin Park, Pink and Kelly Clarkson having two each. The last 10 songs are from mainstream pop. So here are the 50 best songs to listen to when you're angry:   

1. Three Days Grace – I hate everything about you
2. System of a Down – Chop suey
3. The Pretty Reckless – You make me wanna die
4. Nickelback – Burn it to the ground
5. 3 Doors Down – Going down in flames
6. Evanescence – Going under
7. Nirvana – Smells like teen spirit
8. Race Against the Machine – Killing in the name
9. Alanis Morissette – You oughta know 
10. Limp Bizkit – Break stuff
11. Green Day – Platypus (I hate you)
12. Linkin Park ft. Daron Malakian – Rebellion 
13. Paramore – Ignorance
14. Bon Jovi – You give love a bad name
15. My Chemical Romance – House of wolves
16. Nightwish – Bye bye beautiful
17. Nickelback – This means war
18. Breaking Benjamin – Diary of Jane
19. The Pretty Reckless – Going to hell
20. My Chemical Romance – Give ‘em hell kid
21. Bon Jovi – Have a nice day  
22. Nickelback – Edge of a revolution
23. Pink – U + ur hand
24. Savage Garden – Break me, shake me
25. Metallica – St.Anger
26. Evanescence – Sweet sacrifice  
27. Paramore – Monster
28. My Chemical Romance – Sharpest lives
29. Within Temptation ft. Keith Caputo – What have you done 
30. We Are The Fallen – Bury me alive
31. Linkin Park – Numb 
32. Janis Joplin – Piece of my heart 
33. Michael Jackson – They don’t care about us
34. All American Rejects – Gives you hell
35. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – Bad reputation
36. Ugly Kid Joe – Everything about you
37. Nicki Minaj ft. Eminem – Roman’s revenge
38. Lily Allen – Fuck you
39. Evanescence – Call me when you’re sober
40. Green Day – Know your enemy
41. Kelly Clarkson – Never again
42. Cee Lo Green – Fuck you
43. Natalie Imbruglia – Big mistake
44. Plain White Ts – Hate (I really don’t like you)
45. Eamon – Fuck it (I don’t want you back)
46. Pink – Just like a pill
47. Kelly Clarkson – Walkaway
48. Carrie Underwood – Before he cheats
49. Enrique Iglesias ft. Ciara – Takin’ back my love
50. Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – Bad blood 

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Most Haunting Songs of All Time

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Most of us are used to listening to chirpy songs, probably because music is meant to cheer us up and put us in a good mood. But there are really sad songs which make us very gloomy but then there are those songs which are so haunting and creepy that our blood runs cold. The spooky music, coupled by the eerie voices of the likes of Amy Lee of Evanescence, Sarah Brightman, Lana Del Rey and Jack Black can send shivers through our spines. These songs are perfect for those dark moments in life where we need liberation from the nightmares that haunt us. Of course do not expect death metal or any sort of satanic music on this list for I do not believe in the worship of Lucifer like Marilyn Manson or Korn. And I have included Michael Jackson's Thriller as the last song, not because it is oh-so terrifying, but as a tribute to the icon who many believe has produced the most popular horror music video to date.   So these are the most haunting songs of all time: 

1. Sarah Brightman & Michael Crawford – The phantom of the opera
2. Evanescence – Lacrymosa
3. Moody Blues – Nights in white satin
4. Lana Del Rey – Born to die
5. Within Temptation ft. Kevin Caputo – What have you done
6. Metallica – Nothing else matters
7. Florence and the Machine – Seven devils
8. Evanescence – Listen to the rain
9. The Cranberries – Zombie
10. Madonna – Frozen
11. Guns N’ Roses – November rain
12. Ruelle – Up in flames
13. Lana Del Rey – Summertime sadness
14. Evanescence – My immortal
15. The Rasmus ft. Anette Olzon – October & April
16. Elaine Page – Memory
17. Adam Lambert – Mad world (Original by Tears for Fears)
18. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
19. Evanescence ft. Paul McCoy – Bring me to life
20. The Chromatics – Into the black
21. Bonnie Tyler – Total eclipse of the heart
22. The White Stripes – Seven nation army
23. Within Temptation – Angels
24. Lana Del Rey – Once upon a dream
25. Limp Bizkit – Behind blue eyes
26. Garbage – This world is not enough
27. The Rasmus – In the shadows
28. Nightwish – The crow, the owl and the dove
29. Adele – Skyfall
30. Evanescence – Hello
31. Hozier – Take me to church 
32. White Town – Your woman
33. James Blunt – Goodbye my lover
34. Lorde – Royals
35. Meatloaf – I would do anything for love
36. Ville Valo & Natalia Avelon – Summer wine (Original by Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra)
37. U2 – Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me
38. Crowded House – Don’t dream it’s over
39. The Cranberries – God be with you
40. The Weeknd – The hills 
41. Radiohead – How to disappear completely
42. Il Divo – Regresa a mi (Original by Toni Braxton)
43. Sheryl Crow – Tomorrow never dies
44. Enigma – Sadeness Part I
45. Coolio ft. L.V. – Gangsta’s paradise
46. Imagine Dragons – Radioactive
47. Nightwish – Bye bye beautiful
48. Lana Del Rey – Young and beautiful
49. Justin Timberlake – Cry me a river
50. Rihanna – Russian roulette
51. The Verve – Bitter sweet symphony
52. Skyler Stonestreet – A little taste
53. Alex Clare – Too close 
54. Loreen – Euphoria 
55. Shawn Hlookoff – She could be you
56. Shirley Bassey – Diamonds are forever
57. The Beatles – Yesterday
58. Alex Clare – Too close
59. Evanescence – Haunted  
60. t.A.T.u. – All about us
61. The Rolling Stones – Paint it black
62. Katy Perry ft. Kanye West – E.T.
63. Eminem ft. Dido – Stan
64. Major Lazer ft. Ellie Goulding & Tarrus Riley – Powerful 
65. Spice Girls – Viva forever
66. Christina Perri – Jar of hearts
67. Elliot Smith – Everything means nothing to me
68. Natalie Imbruglia – Smoke
69. Savage Garden – To the moon and back
70. ABBA – Lay your love on me
71. Nightwish – Amaranth
72. Jack Black ft. Alicia Keys – Another way to die
73. Little Mix – DNA
74. Chris Isaak – Wicked game
75. Celine Dion – It’s all coming back to me now
76. Dr. Dre ft. Eminem & Skylar Grey – I need a doctor
77. Enigma – Beyond the invisible
78. Katy Perry ft. Juicy J – Dark horse
79. Florence + The Machine – Spectrum 
80. Evanescence – Lithium
81. Enya – Only time
82. Richard Marx – Hazard
83. Lorde – Team
84. Rufus Wainwright – Hallelujah (Original by Leonard Cohen)
85. Duran Duran – Come undone
86. Evanescence – Cloud nine
87. The Smiths – How soon is now
88. Within Temptation – The howling
89. Florence + The Machine – What the water gave me
90. Lana Del Rey – High by the beach 
91. We Are The Fallen – Bury me alive
92. OneRepublic – Apologize
93. Amy Winehouse – Back to black 
94. Edwyn Collins – A girl like you
95. Sia – Breathe me
96. Rihanna – Disturbia
97. KaRe – For all time
98. Miley Cyrus – Who owns my heart
99. Lady Gaga – Bad romance
100. Michael Jackson – Thriller

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Best of Modern Rock

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Rock could be soft, alternative or hard as well as pop, punk and metal. After the golden era of rock music, which witnessed the likes of Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Survivor and Black Sabbath the genre began to fade with the advent of pop into mainstream. With the demise of Disco in the late 80s we see Pop and Eurodance taking over in the 90s. There was however a resurfacing of rock music as well. Alternative Rock joined the mainstream with bands such as Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers and U2 gaining popularity. Therefore, I have listed the bands/artistes, which have contributed significantly for the revival and development of rock music in the recent past.

1.      U2

Formed in 1976 the group initially was rooted in post-punk but eventually entered mainstream rock music. By the mid 1980s they became a top global act with their 1987 album The Joshua Tree. They are among the all time best-selling music bands having sold more than 150 million records and winning 22 Grammy Awards. Rolling Stone ranked they at 22 in its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and labeled them the Biggest Band in the World. Their successful albums include – Rattle and Hum, Achtung Baby, Pop, All That You Can’t Leave Behind and How to Dismantle and Atomic Bomb. Their 10 best songs in descending order are:

                 i.   Desire

                ii.     Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me

              iii.     Vertigo

              iv.     Beautiful Day

                v.     With or Without You

              vi.     The Fly

             vii.    Staring at the Sun

           viii.    One

              ix.     I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

                x.     Mysterious ways

2.      Nickelback

Formed in 1995 it is one of the most successful bands of all time, ranked as the 11^th best-selling music act and the top rock group of the 2000s decade by Billboard. The band achieved commercial success with the release of their 2000 album The State and went mainstream with their 2001 album Silver Side Up. Their success continued with albums such as – The Long Road, All the Right Reasons, Dark Horse and Here and Now. Their 10 best songs in descending order are:

                 i.    How you remind me

                ii.   Someday

              iii.   Photograph

              iv.   Rockstar

                v.   Gotta be Somebody

              vi.   Far Away

             vii.  If today was your last day

           viii.  When we stand together

              ix.   Savin’ me

                x.   This afternoon

3.      Red Hot Chili Peppers

Formed in 1983 the band’s style primarily focuses on funk, punk rock and psychedelic rock. They have won been nominated for 16 Grammy Awards and of which they have won 7 and sold over 90 million records worldwide. The first three albums did not receive much attention but this changed with the fourth, Mother’s Milk and then with Blood Sugar Sex Magik the band entered the mainstream. Their albums – Californication, By The Way and Stadium Arcadium were major commercial successes and received wide critical acclaim. Their 10 best songs in descending order are:

                 i.    Dani California

                ii.   By the way

              iii.   Under the Bridge

              iv.   Scar Tissue

                v.   Snow (Hey Oh)

              vi.   Can’t stop

             vii.   Love Rollercoaster

           viii.   Californication

              ix.    Give it away

                x.    The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie

4.      Bon Jovi

Formed in 1983 the band achieved widespread global recognition with their third album Slippery When Wet in 1986. The band has been consistent with its major hits. They are one of the best-selling bands of all time having sold more than 130 million records worldwide. Their other successful albums include – New Jersey, Keep the Faith, Cross Road and Crush. Their 10 best songs in descending order are:

                 i.     Always

                ii.    Livin’ on a prayer

              iii.    It’s my life

              iv.    You give love a bad name

                v.   I’ll be there for you

              vi.    Bad medicine

             vii.   This ain’t a love song

           viii.    Have a nice day

              ix.     Bed of roses

                x.     Everyday

5.      Linkin Park

Formed in 1996 the band rose to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory. Their style incorporates elements of nu metal and rap metal and from recent times electronic sounds and beats to cater to the mainstream trends. They have sold over 60 million albums worldwide and have won 2 Grammy Awards. Their other successful albums include – Meteora, Collision Course, Minutes to Midnight and Living Things. Their 10 best songs in descending order are:

                 i.    In the end

                ii.   What I’ve done

              iii.   New Divide

              iv.   Numb

                v.   Burn it down

              vi.   Somewhere I belong

             vii.   Bleed it out

           viii.   Shadow of the day

              ix.    The Catalyst

                x.    Crawling

6.      Santana

Formed in the late 1960s it is based around the compositions of lead guitarist Carlos Santana. Although the band’s initial success was back in the 70s the peak of their success was in the late 90s and early 2000s. They have sold over 100 million records worldwide and have earned 10 Grammy Awards. In 1999 the group released Supernatural which is one of the most successful albums by any artiste/band of all time. Other new successful albums include – Shaman and All That I Am. Their 8 best songs in the modern era in descending order are:

                 i.     Smooth (ft. Rob Thomas)

                ii.    Maria Maria (ft. The Product G&B)

              iii.    The Game of Love (ft. Michelle Branch)

              iv.    Cry Baby Cry (ft. Sean Paul & Joss Stone)

                v.    Into the Night (ft. Chad Kroeger)

              vi.   Just Feel Better (ft. Steven Tyler)

             vii.   Why don’t you and I (ft. Alex Band)

           viii.   Put your lights on (ft. Everlast)

7.      Sheryl Crow

Born in 1962 she attempted to launch her career in the late 80s but to no avail. Her breakthrough came with her debut album Tuesday Night Music Club in 1994. Her music incorporates elements of folk, hip-hop, country and pop. She has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and has garnered 9 Grammy Awards out of 32 nominations. Other successful albums include – Sheryl Crow, Globe Sessions and C’mon C’mon. Her 10 best songs in descending order are:

                 i.     All I wanna do

                ii.    Soak up the sun

              iii.    The first cut is the deepest

              iv.    My favourite mistake

                v.    If it makes you happy

              vi.    Everyday is a winding road

             vii.   Tomorrow never dies

           viii.    Strong enough

              ix.     Good is good

                x.     Love is free

8.      Green Day

Formed in 1987 the band incorporates mainly elements of punk rock. Their debut album Dookie was a breakout success in 1994. Although the follow up albums were not as successful the band reignited their popularity with their 2004 album American Idiot. They are one of the best-selling groups of all time with over 75 million albums sold and have won 5 Grammy Awards. Their successful albums include – Nimrod and 21^st Century Breakdown. Their 10 best songs in descending order are:

                 i.     Boulevard of broken dreams

                ii.    American idiot

              iii.    Wake me up when September ends

              iv.    Holiday

                v.    21 Guns

              vi.    Know your enemy

             vii.  Good riddance (Time of your life)

           viii.   Basket case

              ix.    Longview

                x.    Welcome to paradise

9.      Metallica

Formed in 1981 the band caters mainly to heavy metal and hard rock. With its mass following in the underground music community the band earned critical acclaim with its first few albums. The band has sold over 100 million albums worldwide and has won 9 Grammy Awards and as of 2012 it is the fourth best selling music artiste/band of all time. Their successful albums include - …And Justice for All, Metallica, Load, Reload and Garage Inc. Their 10 best songs in descending order are:

                 i.    Until it sleeps

                ii.   Nothing else matters

              iii.   Enter sandman

              iv.   One

                v.   The Unforgiven

              vi.   The day that never comes

             vii.   St.Anger

           viii.  The memory remains

              ix.    Hero of the day

                x.    Frantic

10.  Evanescence

Formed in 1995 the band’s debut album Fallen was a monumental commercial success. The line up of the group changed several times but the lead vocalist Amy Lee remained. The band has sold over 40 million albums worldwide and has earned 2 Grammy Awards out of 7 nominations. The band is heavily influenced by celtic metal, alternative rock and hard rock. Other successful albums include – The Open Door and Evanescence. Their 10 best songs in descending order are:

                 i.     Bring me to life

                ii.    Call me when you’re sober

              iii.    My immortal

              iv.    Going under

                v.    Lithium

              vi.   What you want

             vii.   Everybody’s fool

           viii.   Lost in paradise

              ix.   Sweet sacrifice

                x.   My heart is broken