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1. "Use Me"

~Bill Withers

What do you get the song that has everything? Hmmm... it's a tough question. Some would say simply 'more of everything', and while we think that's just a little bit awesome, we also think it's somewhat brilliant... and you know, two positives negate themselves (in our world, and in this instance). No, instead, we've concocted a scheme to vault this song... this song with everything, to the top of the most important list in the world (narrowly edging out L7's Shitlist). So congratulations Bill Withers, and congratulations 'Use Me', you have set the standard to which all other songs aspire, and we heartily salute you. Sincerely, the TrunkBunker staff.

2. "Last Good Day of the Year"

~Cousteau

So, here's a question that's ruined a few friendships here at TrunkBunker HQ... Once a song makes it into a television advert (especially for an automobile), is it ruined? After beating the living crap out of each other, here's the guiding rule we've come up with... we suggest you learn it, then follow it without question (we will be accepting/demanding donations at a later date): if the band in question has already 'made it', like say... oh, the Rolling Stones, or Madonna... then in absolutely no way should their music ever appear in a advertisement. As a fan, you should be full of shame. Go ahead, we'll wait for you......... Oh hell, that's us too. Damn.... On the other hand, if the band in question is struggling to get by and has this one opportunity to play music for a living, then they must do it. Sure, there's remorse to be felt hearing your favorite underground/indie/hipster band shilling for some uber-insurance firm. But they have to, don't you see?

So, that's just our opinion, but why don't you go ahead and consider it law. And while we're generally not the type to toot our own horns (unless, of course, it comes out of our ass), we believe strongly in the ingenuity and refinement of our thesis, and we believe you should too. So Cousteau, we forgive you and your oddly sensual car commercial, we understand your motivations. Good luck with your endeavor.

3. "Dry the Rain"

~The Beta Band

We don't know if they were before or after their time, but we're pretty sure they were either one or the other... you know... before or after their time. Wow, that is a horrible way of saying what we meant. But you know what, fuck it, sometimes you just gotta leave your mistakes out there for the world to see. Let them know you're not perfect, that you're just like them. For the record, though, we here at TrunkBunker are nothing like you. No way.

Back to the lecture at hand... we don't understand the lack of love the Beta Band received during their all-too-brief careers. Oh sure, they got to first base (thanks to Jack Black, of all people), but they should have been able to go all the way. It will always be one of life's greater mysteries, up there with that Kennedy/Grassy Knoll thingy.

4. "Son of a Preacher Man"

~Dusty Springfield

There are very few voices in this world that actually cause us to melt... they leave us in little puddles of bliss, oblivious to our surroundings, to our problems, to the world at large (we'll have a list out of just such singers soon). And even fewer still, that make us yearn to be the offspring of preachers (and no, your father and his crazy living room preaching doesn't count... only legit, clergy style preachers). Dusty Springfield has one of those voices. Don't believe us (and really, why wouldn't you? Haven't we earned your trust yet? What the hell?), Elton John called her 'the greatest white singer there has ever been.' We're inclined to agree, if we're coherent.

5. "Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town"

~Pearl Jam

As relatively habitual sports junkies (see Sports section, this site), we can't help but have our hearts warmed by the likes of Pearl Jam. You've all undoubtedly heard that they were originally called 'Mookie Blaylock'... only one of the greatest names for an athlete of all time... but changed it because they were worried about copyright issues. You also surely know that their first album, '10', was Blaylock's number at the time. But did you know that if it weren't for singer Eddie Vedder's affinity for hoops, he might never have joined the band? That's right. 'How's that TrunkBunker' you wonder? Well, that's what we're here for. Um... OK, so, long story short, some dude who had their singerless demo tape played basketball with one Edward Vedder. They (probably) did a tape for weed exchange and voila, Pearl Jam is born. So as you can see... without their love of basketball, there's no Pearl Jam. We'd like to see more bands come together this way, but we'll settle, for now.

As for this wonderful but long-titled song, it certainly comes from their acoustic catalog (which is actually numerous and quite strong) as opposed to the rawk and grunge they're renowned for, but it's one of the most beautiful songs we've had the pleasure of hearing. Hence, numero cinco.

6. "With or Without You"

~U2

TrunkBunker doesn't fully understand this concept of a person that can't be lived with or without. Sure, we've heard it before. That doesn't mean we can make heads or tails of it (which is another turn of phrase that we don't understand... did the coin land on its' side?). So our hypothesis is this; if you can't live with our without someone, you're dead. And yet Bono and U2 continue to defy the laws of logic and the logic of TrunkBunker. We would be angry... but man, this song is awesome, isn't it? We can't stay angry at you, U2. We just can't.

7. "Take Five"

~Dave Brubeck Quartet

OK, so how many of you knew that this seminal Brubeck number wasn't actually written by the man himself? Now, considering that half of you are lying, that leaves 0. Interesting, both sociologically and mathematically. Turns out Brubeck's long time band mate Paul Desmond wrote the thing. And get this, when this Desmond cat died, he forwarded his considerable royalties to the American Red Cross. The nerve of some people. First off, we expect our music superstars to blow all their money. Second, we expect future monies to be rightfully passed to spoiled, less-talented progeny. Desmond's an American, right? TrunkBunker is slightly disturbed by this turn of events. Oh, and we've just been informed by our service providers that 'your views are your own and not supported by us'. Huh. Funny timing. We hear that from our loved ones all the time, but from them? Strange.

8. "Washed Your Car"

~Cloud Cult

A great man once said 'beautiful things come in small packages'... but we can't remember who it was. Did anybody say that, or are we just making that up? We could have sworn we'd heard that before somewhere. Probably a jeweler... yes, a jeweler dealing in diamonds, it must have been. Well, regardless, somewhere in the history of time a man or woman who may or may not have been great made some such statement, and they could have easily been talking about this song. They weren't, because this song's relatively new, but one could apply it to this song... which is what we've been trying to do for this whole paragraph. Geez, maybe we're not so good at this stuff. Anyway, the songs pretty and it's less that two minutes long. There, we said it. Deal with it.

9. "For What It's Worth"

~Buffalo Springfield

One of the fringe benefits of being professional list-makers is the unavoidable acquisition of trivia. It renders us, let's say, utterly dominant during chance outbreaks of Jeopardy or Trivial Pursuit (which, just by chance, happen all the time). Now we hear you out there... 'TrunkBunker... so what?' Well, this particular listing (and the interesting minutiae connected to it) has won us many a competition and the prizes associated with it, whether they be pride, the Jeopardy home game, or A NEW CAR!

First, a lot of people don't even know who sang 'that song from Forrest Gump'. The answer, Buffalo Springfield. 'Some one-hit wonder' you might ask? Sort of, though not technically (they had other hits in their very brief career). But more interestingly, their members would go on to have, in some cases, extremely successful careers. Like Neil Young, for instance. Or Stephen Stills. Or Jim Messina (of Loggins & Messina). It was the launching pad for many a career. A big deal is also made about the fact that the title of the song isn't actually a lyric in the song, though at TrunkBunker that's not such a thing, as it's already the third song in our list to exhibit this quirk (see #'s 5 & 7). Now, instead of that stupid look you get on your face when a question is posed, you can look and answer confidently. That's what TrunkBunker can do for you.

10. "Family Affair"

~Sly & The Family Stone

Of all the famous recluses out there, Sly has got to be our favorite. Oh sure, Howard Hughes is pretty awesome too, and we certainly have a soft spot for Chuck Feeney (look him up)... but Sly wipes his ass with the likes of Michael Jackson and Dan Brown, not to mention Jandek and Bobby Fischer. When it comes to reclusivity, Sly is near, or at, the top... and why? Well, when you think about it, reclusivity really stems from one of two things: a) the fierce desire to be private, or b) a desire to not be judged by the public because some of your habits are a little... strange? For us here at TrunkBunker, the weirder the better. Now, most of you surely know about Howard Hughes, but Sly is up there. Most of the stories are unsubstantiated rumors, but coming from so many different sources, they begin to take on an element of fact. Due to space constraints, we won't get into them here, but check out the story of The Kills searching out Sly's old soundboard to record their album 'No Wow'. Crazy stuff. Plus Sly's got the whole genius thing over Hughes (see this song)... so he'd probably take the cake (funnel, probably).

And now we have a bitchin' idea for a new list.

11. "Cry Baby Cry"

~The Beatles

Our first Beatles song. Just look at us, so young and naive... full of hope and spunk. Invincible to the world. Long before we were jaded and frustrated by reality and turned into the bitter husks of humanity that we are today. Ah, but life makes bitter old fools of us all, we suppose.

So this was a Lennon tune. We've found, through our efforts, that we seem to prefer Lennon's tunes to those of McCartney and Harrison (and Ringo, for that matter). We're not sure why, but we think it has something to do with Lennon being the GREATEST SONGWRITER OF THE 20TH CENTURY. IOHO, of course.

12. "All Night Diner"

~Modest Mouse

TrunkBunker frequently finds itself at all night diners, amongst the drunks and the misfits and the outcasts and the smokers and the other eccentrics plying their trade near the fringes of society. Ignored and avoided by everyday folk, their rules are their own, which gives them a blanket omission from following the norms and practices of everyday social behaviour. Where else can you get that? Oh... right. OK, where else can you get that and a side of hash browns?

13. "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)"

~Arcade Fire

The Arcade Fire (and more specifically, this song) has done more for raising world awareness about Montreal's great ice storm in 1998 (and it's after-effects) than almost any media source out there, save maybe 'tarotcanada.tripod.com/index-Ice.html' (some heartbreaking, gut-wrenching stuff on there). Honestly, seems like we should have known more about it. Though, in the interest of disclosure, we would be remiss if we didn't mention that we have been accused of having our heads so far up our own asses we 'can't see/can't hear/are playing tonsil hockey with ourselves/got it stuck/can see out our mouth/' and other childishly amusing slams. That's right... even at TrunkBunker, we've at least been accused of having our drawbacks. Anyway, we suppose it's possible we overlooked the whole situation. Still, if we had to presume at the probability of the previous sentence, we'd put it at 'unlikely'.

14. "Walk on the Wild Side"

~Lou Reed

Only Lou Reed could throw oral sex, drugs, male prostitution, and transsexuality into a musical stew, toss in a dash of rhythmic awesomeness (those throbbing basslines... mmmmm), and add a touch of Warhol weirdos... and casserole the whole thing into a chart-topper... getting heavy airplay with it... in the 1970's. That's right, the 1970's, a decade famous for censoring the Muppets, and forcing Little House on the Prairie to change some of its' dialogue (um... so we've been told). And while we're elated that he was able to pull it off, TrunkBunker can't help but wonder... was the FCC run by total idiots at the time? The references are veiled, sure... but 'shaved her legs and then he was a she'? Um, OK. Or 'But she never lost her head, even when she was giving head'? Seems the FCC may have dropped the ball there. A bowling ball... on their heads.

15. "Superstition"

~Stevie Wonder

'Welcome to Steveland!!' Sounds cool, eh? Like maybe a great name for an album by Stevie, don'cha think? OK, now take into account that his real first name is Steveland. That's right... Steveland Hardaway Morris (born Judkins). So how can this album not exist? We want to know. Or even better, how come there's not an actual, factual, SteveLand. If Michael Jackson's got NeverNeverLand and Dolly Parton's got Dollywood, Stevie could easily pull off SteveLand. We feel robbed of an experience we should rightly have.

And 'Superstition' could play during some light-hearted haunted house roller coaster... the kind TrunkBunker would frankly be scared of (we'd be into more for the ring-toss games and giant cotton candy... heights and haunted houses aren't really our thing). What? Don't look at us like that. First, that shit's scary... what if we fall? Second, we challenge anyone to a ring toss. Nobody beats the TrunkBunker at ring toss. Get used to it yo.

16. "Gravity Rides Everything"

~Modest Mouse

Due to the clause described under Cousteau's 'Last Good Day of the Year' (this list, #2), Modest Mouse gets a pass for having this song appear in a television advert (for a minivan, of all things), as this was pre-'Float On' success, and thus, within the given parameters of 'OK to shill'. Isaac Brock himself called it blatantly commercial, but necessary for the viability of the band. Sound familiar? Of course, now that they've carved themselves a comfortable living, it would behoove them to avoid that path in the future. We're just telling it like it is Modest Mouse. Don't hate (or disobey) the messenger.

And who'da thunk these guys would be our first repeaters. We never saw it coming. Really. Oh, right, until we saw it coming and typed it in. But before that, nothing.

17. "It's Not Too Beautiful"

~The Beta Band

It's not too beautiful, but it's very, very close. It's typical of the Beta Band... they approach the cusp of too beautiful, but know just when to let off the gas and pull back. Otherwise it starts to think too much of itself and starts bossing people around. Oh, and it probably develops a coke problem and gets way too skinny before going to rehab and emerging semi-triumphantly just in time for a reality televsion show. We don't want that. You don't want that. And most importantly, the Beta Band didn't want that.

18. "All I Want Is You"

~U2

So Bono, con wis infini, claims that this song is merely an extension of the song we've ranked #6, 'With or Without You'. OK so... we obviously liked both of them (you might go as far as to say they're our two favorite U2 songs), so in that regard it makes a little sense. And we suppose the tempo on both of them is similar... neither of them would be passing on the highways, if you catch our drift. But on the other hand... what? The music? Clearly different. The lyrics? Both in first person, but aside from that, few similarities. And the title? Well, as we've mentioned, the title (or at least the main chorus) of 'With or Without You' technically means that you're dead, which of course means 'All I Want is You' isn't applicable. So, we're not sure where Bono is coming from there. Oh, we have an idea what he would say... something about the 'feeling' and 'emotion' of the song being 'on the same plane'... but then would that mean that 'One' was just an extension of 'All I Want is You'? And 'Sometimes You Can't Make it On Your Own' was just an extension of 'One'? You going to make those claims too? Well, OK, but we don't believe you.

19. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"

~The Beatles

Another from the first half of the 'Lennon/McCartney' songwriting duo, not that we keep track of that sort of thing. That's just not us... keeping track of stuff... the numbering, or ordering of things. We're more organic... let the chips fall where they may, we sometimes say... though that is usually when we're eating... fast food... OK, we're slobs. There, do you feel better? Having us humiliate ourselves in front of our millions (thousands [hundreds {tens}]) of readers? Are we just puppets in your little show, huh? Whatever.

Speaking of this Lennon bloke, we like the way he handles scandals (hey, cool band name... uh, patent pending... back off). The whole Brian Epstein (the band's original manager) is gay, Lennon had sex with him, they had a gay affair, that's what this song's about... thing... was taken care of by Lennon and his silence on the matter. Think about it... anyone who 'categorically denies' something obviously did it (to the point that a 'categorical denial' means absolutely nothing... everyone's a liar)... and of course, if you admit something scandalous, it ignites a shitstorm. No, Johnny handled it best. Cool. Quiet. Let them think what they want. Come to think of it, it's kind of the same way most governments of the world handle conspiracy theories. Hmmmm....

20. "Exodus"

~Bob Marley & The Wailers

We remember college. Well... perhaps a rephrase... we remember parts of college (and for some of us, being college-aged). It was only like, not that long ago. We were asked once, by an 'associate', if college life made Marley seem inordinantly stupendous. Our answer was a gritty, in-your-face, no.

If anything, Marley's genius was obscured by collegiate... uh... habits. Freed from the freedoms of college life by the rigid structure of the working world, it's clear to us now that Marley is/was even better than we thought. And this song... this thumping, driving masterpiece of revolution... well, it's always been pretty sweet, dude. Now, if you'll excuse us, we've just been overcome by the idea of adding some of our collegiate lifestyle spice to this bland stew we've got going on right now. Back in a few.

23. "Flashback"

~Fat Freddy's Drop

Being a being of incredible power and wisdom, TrunkBunker has the ability to inject cinema-style flashbacks into visible thought bubbles for the world to see. If you'd like to learn more, we're available for parties, weddings and mitzvahs for a (relatively) small fee, at which point we'll answer any questions you might have concerning our talent... for an additional (relatively) small fee.

24. "Hang Me Up to Dry"

~Cold War Kids

These new kids on the block just absolutely nailed it with this driving, thumping, rockin' testament to originality. You know, maybe 'new kids on the block' is an insult here. It's time for a rethink on that old cliche' anyway. From now on, we're going with 'freshly arrived youngsters to the neighborhood'. It's wordier, and doesn't really have that linguistic pop we like from our phrases and sayings, but it's infinitely less lame.

25. "Simple"

~The Beta Band

Why did these guys break up again? And this gem was from their last album. They had so much left to offer. TrunkBunker hasn't been this sad about a premature end since Barry Sanders called it quits. Why Barry, why? Why Beta Band, why?

26. "Down to the River to Pray"

~Alison Krauss

The Coen Brothers sure know how to pick 'em... nabbing what we consider to be the greatest bluegrass/country/gospel song of all time for their 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' soundtrack. Not too shabby indeed.

27. "Solsbury Hill"

~Peter Gabriel

For inspiring such a beautiful song, Solsbury Hill itself is a bit of a disappointment. And for the Cotswolds, it's just plain generic. It's as if Mr. Gabriel had some sort of assistance... something that made the experience more meaningful... something that made the hill seem more glorious and song-worthy than it really was. Alas, we're left guessing.

28. "One"

~U2

TrunkBunker has attended three weddings... that's right, three weddings... during which we've had the ironic honor (sadistic glee?) of watching the new couple dance for the first time to this song. Does anyone listen to the lyrics anymore?

29. "Anytime"

~My Morning Jacket

OK, we're curious (it's our nature)... do these lads have evening jackets? Midday vests? Late afternoon cardigans? We only ask because, damnet, if there's such a thing as a morning jacket, we want one.

30. "Fake Empire"

~The National

Ooh, ooh... we have our own fake empire. We call it TrunkBunkeria, and it's inhabited by magical programmers and heroic list-makers and run by the good lord Isolayte, who gains his knowledge of everything thanks to his magical Infinitron machine. Come to think of it, ours is much more fun and uplifting than this downer of a tune by the National. They can barely stay awake. Catchy song though.

31. "Such Great Heights"

~The Postal Service

Usually, a song gets overplayed on the radio, to the point where even we can get sick of it (which is why we no longer listen to the radio). This song is in danger of being overplayed on UPS COMMERCIALS! Something seems very wrong about that. Very, very wrong.

32. "Tomorrow, Wendy (Live)"

~Concrete Blonde

As you all well know, sometimes songs, when seen live, can take on different attributes and characteristics that give it a new... better... attitude. Now, if you can get a good recording of that song (a rarity, we'll admit), then it really becomes the premium version of the song. That happened here, and it won't be the last time.

33. "The Hole"

~The Soul of John Black

So our first true blues song was created recently and is by an artist you may never have heard of... so sue us (actually, don't sue us, we can't afford it and it would be a complete waste of your time). It's just, have you heard the song?

35. "Feel Good Inc."

~Gorillaz

Not too bad at all, wethinks, for a cartoon band... but when you really think about it, cartoon bands have lots of advantages. Whenever they need an instrument, they can just draw one up. If they don't like something they can just erase it. They don't have to sleep. They don't have to eat, either. What's so tough about being a cartoon band? There must be something, since the Gorillaz are the only ones we know that have ever made it big (or small for that matter)... but what? We just don't get it.

36. "The Ascent of Stan"

~Ben Folds

Running TrunkBunker joke from our resident Resident Ben: 'Ben folds'. 'Ben raises'. 'Ben calls'. Ben doesn't understand why everyone hates him. Seemed like the right place to mention it.

37. "Award Tour"

~A Tribe Called Quest

Rumor has it that during a particularly... explicit (hot tubs, babes, you know the drill)... moment of their award-winning award tour, Q-Tip predicted the downfall of the American economy due to subprime mortgages. Savvy.

38. "Miss America"

~David Byrne

Regrettably for Mr. Byrne, Miss America's title was soon revoked, when it became clear that, while it wasn't her face in the nude photos, it was her body. 'Who Cares' she exclaimed, 'Miss America doesn't mean what it used to anyway'. With a tear in our eye, we kindly disagree.

40. "Life on Mars"

~David Bowie

Not yet, David Bowie. Not yet. We thought we had it, with meteorite ALH84001, which gave us a tantalizing look at microscopic, elongated blobs/tubes, that were said to hold bacterial colonies. Alas, these blobs/tubes were too small for any known bacteria, and scientists even doubted whether bacteria that size could hold their DNA together. We hope we haven't disappointed you, David Bowie, it's just that's it's a hard thing to prove. It hasn't been disproven yet, either, so we got that going for us. Which is nice.

41. "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb"

~Spoon

Spoon's right, we did have our cherry bomb, until we lit it and tossed it through that jerk Marcus Rotherbottom's car window, which was loads of fun. We no longer have our cherry bomb.

42. "Cloud Eight (Acoustic)"

~Frazier Chorus

More trivia for you... go out and impress your friends with it. Tim Freeman, lead singer of Frazier Chorus, is the brother of Martin Freeman, actor-extraordinaire who happened to play Tim in the original version of The Office. And yes, he based Tim on his brother. Ergo, Jim, the American version of Tim as played wonderfully by John Krasinski, is based on Tim, the lead singer of this band. Oh, and he's also in Leatherheads with George Clooney, who's in (and directed) Confessions of a Dangerous Mind with Sam Rockwell, who's in Frost/Nixon with Kevin Bacon. I believe the term we're looking for is BOOYEAH.

43. "Dear Prudence"

~The Beatles

So Prudence locked herself in her room and wouldn't come out. TrunkBunker wonders why this is a big deal. We were often locked in our room, ignoring cries for our emergence... and no one wrote a song about us. And yes, we were probably masterbating, but we were nerdy teenagers, what do you expect from us? How can we be sure Prudence wasn't doing the same?

44. "Someone Great"

~LCD Soundsystem

Who? Dean Kamen? Florence Nightengale? Confucius? Martin Luther? Martin Luther King? Queen Amina? Plato? Barry Sanders? David Bowie? Charlemagne? Ferenc Puskas? Wait... is it Jesus? Charlton Heston? Harriett Tubman? Chuck Feeney? Ctesibius? Don Bradman? Ike Newton? Hatshepsut? William Wallace? Larry Page? Tahirih? Who is it damnet? Is it us? It's us, isn't it?

45. "Tennessee"

~Arrested Development

We visited Tennessee not so long ago. Went to Graceland. Saw Elvis' 4 TV room. And his racquetball courts. And his final resting spot. It was moving. We like Tennessee. We also liked that show, 'Arrested Development'. It was funny. What's not to like here?

46. "Mad World"

~Gary Jules

Our question is, why was he even listening to the Tears For Fears version in the first place. That particular song is not high on our list, unless that list is 'Songs that aren't high on our list', in which case, it'd be pretty high.

47. "Uncle Sam Goddamn"

~Brother Ali

Warning: If you work for, or were a big fan of Bush Jr.'s version of the American government (circa 2000-2008), this song is probably not for you. However, if you have revolutionary leanings or just plain don't care, here's a thumpin', bumpin', sumpin' new track for your ass. Brings out the CrunkBunker.

48. "She's the One"

~The Beta Band

Remnants of the Beta Band supernova: The Aliens (working with Lone Pigeon), King Biscuit Time, The General and Duchess Collins and most recently, Black Affair. From what TrunkBunker can tell, the whole was greater than the sum of some of its parts.

49. "Angryman"

~The Bees/A Band of Bees

TrunkBunker keeps hearing from panicked observers that the bees are disappearing... that we'll be running out of the fruits and vegetables that we need them to pollinate. We're sure these observers were relieved when the Bees showed up again in 2007 with their latest album, Octopus.

50. "Sympathy For the Devil"

~The Rolling Stones

If they're talking about the actual devil, we're OK with that. If they're talking about Manchester United's Red Devils, or Duke's Blue Devils, we're absolutely not OK with it. If they're talking about New Jersey's Devils, eh, we really don't care one way or the other.

54. "Making Plans For Nigel"

~XTC

When asked, Nigel declared 'What can I say, I'm lazy. If these guys want to do everything for me 'cause they think I'm incompetent, well, I'm really quite fine with it.

64. "Four Women"

~Nina Simone

So many versions of this one, all of them brilliant. Our favorite is a 1987 Gold Label Vintage Reserve from Hollywood, California (if you can believe it). It's bouquet is heady, hypnotic, and keeps 4/4 time. Impressive.

67. "30 Century Man"

~Scott Walker

What we like about the 30th Century: Futurama (run now by 30th Century Fox, though that's hardly a highlight), Tupac's 'California Love', and this song. We're quite looking forward to it, actually.

69. "Over the Hills and Far Away"

~Led Zeppelin

We've wanted to get this off our chests for awhile now... a led zeppelin would drop like a cement blimp. It would be catastrophic. To our loyal readers: Don't ever fly in a cement blimp.

73. "Set Yourself on Fire"

~Charlotte Gainsbourg

Dirty old man and father, Serge Gainsbourg, once did a duet with her entitled 'Lemon Incest' and was shown snuggling with her on the bed during the song's video... him sans shirt... her sans pants. She was 12. Dirty, dirty old man.

But then, he is French.

77. "Famous Blue Raincoat"

~Leonard Cohen

So Lenny himself thinks this is one of two songs over his career that he never finished. Through diligence, TrunkBunker has learned that he wished to add more cowbell... and a toy piano.

79.         "A Day at the Races (Feat. Big Daddy Kane &
              Percy P.)"

                        ~Jurassic 5

True story: on our last day at the races, we lost all of our money, but we found true love. It was a wash.

84. "Summer Overture"

~Clint Mansell

Seemlessly transferred from "Requiem For a Dream" to the "Lord of the Rings" movies to Sky Sports News. Has any song ever had a more drastic makeover? From gut-wrenching indie drug movie to feel-good blockbuster to intro/outro music for a sports news show? A Carrot-Topian transformation, truly.

92. "Stockholm Syndrome"

~Muse

Here's how we heard the story: Muse were a classical/folk hybrid type group until they were kidnapped by a band of radical rockers. While scared at first, they eventually came to identify with their hosts, and once freed from their ordeal, became the band we all know and love today.

94. "Screenwriter's Blues"

~Soul Coughing

We can't speak for screenwriter's, but listwriter's blues can be solved by: applying a salve to the acupuncture point behind the earlobe, one-armed jumping jacks, a ploughman's breakfast, or freestyle yodeling. Gets the thoughts flowing.

100. "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"

~Marvin Gaye

A side note, if watching a rendition of the American national anthem at the 1983 NBA All-Star game that Marvin pulled off is something you might be interested in (and it should be, trust us), you can watch it here.