Five Ipod Essentials

A question was posed on the Pet Cobra blog recently that asked which are the top 5 radio singles of the past 15 years (since 1990).

A tough one for me, since there was a period of ten years during that block of time when I considered commercial radio to be radioactive - as if exposure to those Clear Channel airwaves would result in aural mutation or worse...

But I eventually came up a handful of songs off the top of my head. I've already reconsidered one of my choices. Here's my original list, with the revision:

1. Pixies - "Dig for Fire"
2. Lemonheads - "It's a Shame About Ray"
3. James - "Laid"
4. Pavement - "Cut Your Hair"
5. Modest Mouse - "Float Away"

I substituted Pavement for Pinback, since that was my biggest stretch in terms of "alternative radio" play. This list has its share of honorable mentions: Radiohead, Outkast, Flaming Lips, Beck and Bjork all probably should be on there.

Anybody else want to take a walk back down memory lane? It may even be more interesting to put a surf spin on this and ask the top five songs that get stuck in your head during a session. I think that may be where ruggerjay was going with his original post. In that case my list would be completely different!