There are certain songs that will never die, no matter how many years have passed or how many charges have been filed against the artist: Their melody will forever ring. However, my fellow 20-year olds, you will not find UOENO or any other rape culture music on this list, but rather something most of you have only dreamed was possible, something migos has greatly failed you on: real music.
1. "Welcome To The Machine" by Pink Floyd
You brought a guitar to punish your ma and you didn't like school, and you know you're nobody's fool. So welcome to the machine. Welcome my son, welcome to the machine What did you dream? It's alright we told you what to dream *light blasting upward* You dreamed of a big star. He played a mean guitar. He always ate in the Steak Bar. He loved to drive in his Jaguar. So welcome to the machine.
2. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Franki Valli
Pardon the way that I stare, There's nothing else to compare, The sight of you leaves me weak, There are no words left to speak, But if you feel like I feel, Please let me know that is real, You're just too good to be true, I can't take my eyes off you
3. "Hey Jude" by The Beatles
Hey Jude, don't make it bad, Take a sad song and make it better, Remember to let her into your heart,Then you can start to make it better, Hey Jude, don't be afraid, You were made to go out and get her. The minute you let her under your skin, Then you begin to make it better, And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain, Don't carry the world upon your shoulders, For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool, By making his world a little colder
4. "Georgia on My Mind" by Ray Charles
I'm say Georgia, Georgia. A song of you (a song of you), Comes as sweet and clear, As moonlight through the pines. Other arms reach out to me, Other eyes smile tenderly, Still in peaceful dreams I see. The road leads back to you, I said Georgia, oh Georgia, No peace I find (peace I find), Just an old sweet song, Keeps Georgia on my mind (Georgia on my mind)
5. "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and Papas
All the leaves are brown and the sky is grey, I've been for a walk on a winter's day, I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A.. California dreaming on such a winter's day. Stepped into a church I passed along the way Well, I got down on my knees and I pretend to pray. You know the preacher, like the cold, he knows I'm gonna stay California dreaming on such a winter's day
6. "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane
One pill makes you larger, And one pill makes you small, And the ones that mother gives you, Don't do anything at all, Go ask Alice, When she's ten feet tall, And if you go chasing rabbits, And you know you're going to fall, Tell 'em a hookah-smoking caterpillar, Has given you the call, Call Alice, When she was just small
7. "I Put A Spell On You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
I put a spell on you because you're mine, You better stop the things that you do, I ain't lyin', no, I ain't lyin', I just can't stand it babe, The way you're always runnin' 'round, I just can't stand it, the way you always put me down, I put a spell on you because you're mine
8. "Piano Man" by Billy Joel
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday, The regular crowd shuffles in, There's an old man sitting next to me, Makin' love to his tonic and gin, He says, "Son, can you play me a memory, I'm not really sure how it goes, But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete, When I wore a younger man's clothes."
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9. "L'Utima Notte Al Mondo" by Tiziano Ferro
Cade la neve ed io non capisco, che sento davvero, mi arrendo, ogni riferimento è andato via...spariti i marciapiedi e le case e colline...Ed io, io sepolto dal suo bianco, mi specchio e non so più, che cosa sto guardando. Ho incontrato il tuo sorriso dolce, con questa neve bianca adesso mi sconvolge, la neve cade e cade pure il mondo, anche se non è freddo adesso quello che sento, e ricordati, ricordami: tutto questo coraggio non è neve. E non si scioglie mai, neanche se deve. Cose che spesso si dicono improvvisando: Se mi innamorassi davvero saresti solo tu, l'ultima notte al mondo io la passerei con te mentre felice piango e solo io, io posso capire al mondo quanto è inutile, odiarsi nel profondo!
10. "Somebody to Love" by Queen
Ooh, each morning I get up I die a little, Can barely stand on my feet (Take a look at yourself) Take a look in the mirror and cry (and cry) Lord what you're doing to me (yeah yeah) I have spent all my years in believing you, But I just can't get no relief, Lord! Somebody (somebody) ooh somebody (somebody) Can anybody find me somebody to love?
11. "Smokestack Lightning" by Howlin' Wolf
Ah-oh, smokestack lightnin' Shinin', just like gold, Why don't ya hear me cryin'? A-whoo-hooo, oooo,Whooo,Whoa-oh, tell me, baby, What's the, matter with you? Why don't ya hear me cryin'?Whoo-hooo, whoo-hooo
12. "Creep" by Radiohead
When you were here before, Couldn't look you in the eye, You're just like an angel, Your skin makes me cry, You float like a feather, In a beautiful world, I wish I was special, You're so fucking special, You're so very special
13. "Here" by Alessia Cara
I'm sorry if I seem uninterested, Or I'm not listenin' or I'm indifferent, Truly, I ain't got no business here, But since my friends are here, I just came to kick it, but really I would rather be at home all by myself, not in this room with people who don't even care about my well-being. I don't dance, don't ask, I don't need a boyfriend, So you can go back, please enjoy your party. I'll be here, somewhere in the corner under clouds of marijuana, with this boy who's hollering I can hardly hear, Over this music I don't listen to and I don't wanna get with you, So tell my friends I'll be over here.
14. "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King
When the night has come, And the land is dark, And the moon is the only light we'll see, No I won't be afraid, Oh, I won't be afraid, Just as long as you stand, stand by me, So darling, darling, Stand by me, oh stand by me, Oh stand, stand by me, Stand by me, If the sky that we look upon, Should tumble and fall, Or the mountain should crumble to the sea, I won't cry, I won't cry, No, I won't shed a tear, Just as long as you stand, stand by me
15. "Paint it Black" by The Rolling Stones
I see a red door and I want it painted black, No colors any more, I want them to turn black, I see the girls walk by, dressed in their summer clothes, I have to turn my head until my darkness goes, I see a line of cars and they're all painted black, With flowers and my love both never to come back, I see people turn their heads and quickly look away, Like a newborn baby, it just happens every day
16. "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse
They tried to make me go to rehab, I said, no, no, no,Yes, I been black, But when I come back, you'll know, know, know, I ain't got the time, And if my daddy thinks I'm fine, He's tried to make me go to rehab, I won't go, go, go, I'd rather be at home with a Ray, I ain't got seventy days, 'Cause there's nothing, there's nothing you can teach me, That I can't learn from Mr. Hathaway
17. "Tu Sonrisa" by Elvis Crespo
En tu cara veo cosas que no debo de mirar,Tu sonrisa dulce y tierna no dejo de imaginar, No dejes de sonreir, te lo pido por favor, Que esa sonrisa hemosa es la que quiero yo, Sonrie mi bonita no te pongas triste, Alegra tu mi vida y empieza a sonreirte, En mi mente imagino que estas a mi lado, Mientras mas sonries mas te digo te amo
18. "Migraine" by Twenty One Pilots
Am I the only one I know? Waging my wars behind my face and above my throat, Shadows will scream that I'm alone, I-I-I I've got a migraine, And my pain will range from up, down, and sideways, Thank God it's Friday cause Fridays will always be better than Sundays 'Cause Sundays are my suicide days
19. "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor
At first I was afraid, I was petrified, Kept thinking I could never live, Without you by my side, But then I spent so many nights, Thinking how you did me wrong, And I grew strong, And I learned how to get along, And so you're back, From outer space, I just walked in to find you here, With that sad look upon your face, I should have changed that stupid lock, I should have made you leave your key, If I had known for just one second, You'd be back to bother me
20. "Dayman" by Charlie Kelly and Dennis Reynolds
Dayman (ah-ah-ah) Fighter of the Nightman (ah-ah-ah) Champion of the Sun (ah-ah-ah) You're a Master of Karate And friendship For Everyone, Dayman (ah-ah-ah), Fighter of the Nightman (ah-ah-ah), Champion of the Sun! (ah-ah-ah), You're a Master of Karate