Chumbawamba - Tub thumping. I had no idea they’ve always been an anarchist sea shanty band and that song was the outlier and a total piss take. I am here for it.

I never understood this bands popularity until I listened to this song

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7n7WRidwYo

Their other songs are okay but this ones possibly one of my favorite songs of all time

Love and Rockets - So Alive

Chris Isaac, Wicked Game

Puscifier - Conditions of My Parole fucking slaps. But the rest of their stuff is nothing like that.

Kris Delmhorst — "Short Work"

I Can't Decide

... by The Scissor Sisters

MGMT, although it’s more like 3 songs with a more electronic vibe and then everything else they’ve done since is pretty different. I remember them even saying they liked a different sound than what made them famous.

Rockit by Herbie Hancock. It's a great hip-hop/electronica track, but the rest of his work is mostly jazz.

Modern English - I Melt With You is a catchy new wave pop tune. The rest of their work is much, much darker

Mesh and Lace

Maybe Tomorrow by Stereophonics. That song causes a lot of frission when I hear it. Now I admit I haven’t heard their entire discography yet, but any other song of theirs I’ve listened to hasn’t given me the same effect.

The Movement - Remember

This song hit at the right time in my life and I had it practically on repeat for over a year. Rest of their stuff just didn't grab me like say practically every Stick Figure song did.

So sad to open this and see Suburban Legends inspired it!! They were my favorite band for a good while. I love most ska anyway, but I always felt their musicianship and performances set them apart. I found them early when they were more like Reel Big Fish and watched the transformation up to this album. I'd still say they have more of a disco lean on the album before, "Infectious", than a run of the mill ska band, but I get being disappointed if you liked the feel of this song alone.

Charmer by Kings of Leon. Great song, everything else is boring radio rock.

Hoobastank, The Reason

90s glam hair rock bands all had a hit ballad, despite rock tempo wall of main sound. Then there's Extreme. "More than words" is one of the best ballads of the time. They had the glam hair look. The rest of their music is jazz fusion funk. Decent, but no real hits/bangers.

311. Amber. Probably their most popular song. The rest of their stuff just rocks a bit harder.

Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey

"Under your scars" by Godsmack

The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?

Not so much song but album.

First, listen to Ministry - With Sympathy

Next, listen to any other ministry album

Talking Heads (Once in a Lifetime) and Joy Division (Love Will Tear Us Apart)

Man this is like every 1 minute interlude jams or 20 second outtro of every metal band ever.

The outtro to Floods by Pantera, for instance.

Lo Fidelity Allstars

"Battle Flag" is awesome, the rest is not for me

Alt-J Left hand free. It was a forced song the label pushed for.

Modest Mouse

Outkast - Hey Ya!

Mrs Robinson is the only other Outkast song I can stand.

Also Blur - Song 2, but in a good way. Song 2 is great, but their other music is very different but also great.

My introduction to Cake was Arco Arena.

Now I enjoy Cake, but Arco Arena is not a great representation of their music, even though that song rules in its own right.

The La's - There She Goes

Pretty much everyone knows this song and they're considered a one-hit wonder, but that album thoroughly impressed me and I'd say There She Goes is one of my least favorite songs of theirs. The rest are still catchy as hell but the lyrics aren't quite as accessible, hence the "singular success".