Gorillaz, El Mañana: A wonderfully melancholic chorus: a descending scale that fits in well with the music video
Tomoyasu Hotei, Battle Without Honour or Humanity: An instant classic; when I first heard it after Kill BIll came out I couldn't believe the song hadn't been around for a long time and hadn't been used anywhere else
Jan Hammer, Crockett's Theme: One of the early favorites; I liked its simplicity and coolness
Mozart, Turkish March: This song made me want to play the piano. I first heard it in the video game Civilization. I loved how complex it was; it was fast but didn't feel rushed
Scarlet, Independent Love Song: The first song I heard on my portable radio. I was moved by its sadness. It is resentful and powerful
Grieg, In the Hall of the Mountain King: One of my favorite classical tunes, it's short, recognizable and has a lot of velocity
Vivaldi, Four Seasons-Spring: Another classical tune, probably the most pleasant four bars (that the tune is synonymous with) in all of the classical music
Queen, We Will Rock You: I love its simplicity and energy
Queen, The Show Much Go On: The song as well as its story is incredibly powerful
Metallica, Nothing Else Matters: My second most favorite song of all time. It never gets old
Harold Faltermeyer, Axel F: My most favorite song of all time. It even survived my making it into a ringtone (fortunately I no longer do; it destroys songs)
Pink Floyd, High Hopes
Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Under the Bridge
Ennio Morricone, Ecstasy of Gold
Kansas, Dust in the Wind
A3, Too Sick to Pray: Surprisingly I only saw the Sopranos intro some seven years after I first heard this song
Radiohead, Everything in its Right Place
Santa Esmeralda, Don't Let me be Misunderstood
Eagles, Hotel California: Certainly a one-show band. That live version of this song is breathtaking
Carol of the Bells: I'm a huge sucker for this Christmas song. It's intense and serious, very unlike any other carols
Air, Alone in Kyoto
Pink Floyd, Comfortably Numb
Gnarls Barkley, Crazy
Eric Clapton, Layla: I can only imagine what Clapton (and friends) were doing when the chorus of this song started
Linkin Park, My December
Gorillaz, Feel Good Inc.
Beatles, Hey Jude: After all, everyone has a favorite Beatles song
Gary Jules, Mad World
Moby, Extreme Ways
Explosions in the Sky, First Breath After Coma
Coldplay, Cemeteries of London: I admit, I like Coldplay
Flobots, Handlebars: Probably the only song whose lyrics I could really appreciate. A great crescendo, too
Cab, High Hopes in Velvet
Bonobo, Transmission 94: Is it one song? Or two?
Rodrigo y Gabriela, Orion
Pearl Jam, Arc: The live version where Eddie loops samples is indescribable