80. Happy – Pharrell Williams When a song elicits emotions from its listeners, it is typically a dour breakup song people turn to for some empathy, to feel like they are not alone. “Happy” is the antidote to such misery. Do not discount it just because it was written for a kid’s movie; bask …
90. Say it Ain’t So – Weezer When the grunge scene emerged from the Seattle area, two factions were born; there was the Nirvana camp and the Pearl Jam camp. As the two sides fought to a futile end, Weezer snuck by and created two magnificent albums that defined a subset of the grunge generation: …
Preface: I created a couple of rules for myself before compiling this list. I decided that only one song per group/artist could be used. However, if a musician was in a different group or had a solo career, it was ok to use a song from that different/solo act. Additionally, the songs on this list …