25 MESTESHTI

Alright, Alright I admit it. I'm lame. I haven't posted about the trip to San Fran yet. And I'm not going to tonight either. Why? you may ask. Well there were definitely some awesomely blog-worthy moments (Drag queens collection Social Security, anyone?) and I don't want to invest enough time tonight to tell them with the amount of detail they deserve.

What I do have time for tonight is a list.

A list of the 25 Most Essential Songs That Everyone Should Have on Their Ipod, or 25 MESTESHTI, for short. These are not my favorite songs necessarily, although some of them are. But some of them aren't even my favorite song by that particular artist, I just feel like these are the necessities to create a well-rounded collection and give you, the musically challenged, a slim chance to fake it with that hot guy you met at Chop Suey last night. So, in no particular order, here they are:

25 MESTESHTI (as of 10.20.10)

1. Use Somebody- King of Leon
2. Flagpole Sitta- Harvey Danger
3. Back in Black- AC/DC
4. Train in Vain- The Clash
5. Piano Man- Billy Joel
6. Folsom Prison Blues- Johnny Cash
7. It Was a Good Day- Ice Cube
8. Alive- Pearl Jam
9. Light My Fire- The Doors
10. Wonderwall- Oasis
11. Revolution- The Beatles
12. The Beast and Dragon, Adored- Spoon
13. Superstition- Stevie Wonder
14. Tush- ZZ Top
15. Show Me- Mint Royale
16. Friends in Low Places- Garth Brooks
17. Chelsea Dagger- The Fratellis
18. Birdhouse in Your Soul- They Might Be Giants
19. Into The Great Wide Open- Tom Petty
20. Bust a Move- Young MC
21. Wrath Pinned to the Mist & Other Games- Of Montreal
22. Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen
23. Peaches- The Presidents of the United States of America
24. Bang a Gong- T-Rex
25. Start Me Up- The Rolling Stones

So there it is. My list of the essentials. Feel free to use this playlist or create your very own with some or none of those songs. The great thing about music is that there is something out there for everyone's tastes!

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