Five

I have struggled with this all day in my mind. Should I do the top five songs that are of a certain genre? Should I do only sad songs, love songs, political songs etc? Should I just use the first 5 that come up on Windows Media Player Shuffle?(I refuse to use Apple stuff)

I think I have just come to the realization that no matter what 5 I pick, I will think of some that I have left out next week and be aggravated about it. So to heck with it, here goes in no particular ranking.

Weezer-Undone (The Sweater Song)
Just a fun song to listen to. This is one of those songs that we listened to with my friends growing up a whole lot. The build up to the guitar solo is my favorite part.

The Clash-Tommy Gun
A great song about how cheap life can be. It is a very aggressive song, with lots of snare drum and is from the Clash's earlier days so the guitars are fully overdriven. Favorite line is "If death comes so cheap/Then the same goes for life."

Green Day-Walking Contradiction
Yes, I know. Its not cool to like Green Day since at least the turn of the 21st century. But they are one of the bridge bands that got me into alternative music, and I still enjoy the intensity they play with. This song comes from Insomniac, which is far and away their most aggressive and tongue in cheek album. I love this song because it conveys very well the post-modern attitude prevalent in the 90s, which basically means nothing matters. It always reminds me to be careful of my words and actions and not to be fake, inotherwords a walking contradiction.

Rise Against-Injection
I really enjoy most of Rise Against's style. Very fast, intense, but not in a cheap way. This song is mainly about making the most of today, because you are not guaranteed your health or freedom tomorrow. Favorite part-
"Tomorrow we might wake in servitude and silence.
I will give you everything if only you would have me!
Tomorrow we will sweat and toil,
Our hands will quiver caked with soil,
Tomorrow we'll give it one last chance,
But tonight we dance,
But tonight we dance!"

Pearl Jam-Corduroy
I am a very big Pearl Jam fan and this is my favorite song by them. Musically, the intro always just blows me away. It just has a certain darkness to it, without being obvious about it. The lyrics are also very powerful.
"I don't want to take what you can give...
I would rather starve than eat your bread...
I would rather run but I can't walk...
Guess I'll lie alone just like before."
Just talking about a self-sacrificial attitude about someone who is important enough to you that you want to suffer instead of taking something from them. Pretty intense stuff.

Well thats what's striking me at the moment. I'm sure tomorrow I could give you a totally different list, but you're just going to have to deal.