Top 1000 Songs #830-#821

#830 - "Souljacker Part I" - The Eels - Souljacker - The second of three Eels songs on the list is far from their most famous song, but it's easily one of their best. This song features one of my favorite choruses ever.

#829 - "Divine Thing" - The Soup Dragons - Divine Thing - The first of two Soup Dragons songs, this is the biggest hit that they wrote for themselves and just what they needed to be remembered as something more than a flash in the pan.

#828 - "Pictures Of You" - The Cure - Disintegration - The first of six Cure songs on the list, "Pictures" could have ranked higher, as it has a great beat and excellent lyrics, but it's too damn long.

#827 - "You Wear It Well" - Rod Stewart - Never A Dull Moment - The first and only Stewart song on the countdown, "You Wear It Well" isn't as well-known as "Maggie May", but I think the lyrics and story of the song are superior, which is why it gets the nod instead.

#826 - "Stay Loose" - Belle And Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress - The first and only B&S song on the chart, "Stay Loose" is the best of a large group of great proto-emo songs by one of the most influential bands of the 90's.

#825 - "The Perfect Drug" - Nine Inch Nails - Lost Highway Soundtrack - The second of seven NIN songs on the list, "The Perfect Drug" is the band at it's industrial metal peak. Shortly after this song, the band would move in a more modern rock direction, with a great deal of success, but this is the first incarnation of the band at their finest.

#824 - "Fire Down Below" - Bob Seger - Night Moves - The first and only Seger song on the countdown, "Fire" was never a big hit for him, but I think it has his best blues-rock lyrics and the best chorus of his massively successful career.

#823 - "Sultans Of Swing" - Dire Straits - Dire Straits - The first and only Dire Straits on the chart, "Sultans" was the band's big hit before they became one of the biggest bands in the world in the early 80's. The song paints a vivid picture of a concert performed by an old-school band in a changing musical climate.

#822 - "Yellow" - Coldplay - Parachutes - The second of six Coldplay songs on countdown, "Yellow" was the band's breakthrough hit and the song that's most worthy of the "U2 clone" rap that they get, but it's the band at their epic best.

#821 - "Little Friends" - The Ponys - Laced With Romance - The first of two Ponys songs on the list, "Little Friends" is an obscure indie rock throwback to 60's-era rock. The band themselves have made brilliant music for years, but have yet to hit it big with the mainstream.