२० सोंग्स तो लिस्टें बेफोरे यू डाय

I read couple of reviews under this section and found out that most of them are talking about same bands, even same songs! Looks like English music scene in India is just frozen! It's the same songs which my dad liked and then I liked 15 years ago and now the new collage kids likes.. Talking about "Another brick in the wall" ;-). Well on that note, I have decided to put my 2 paisa in this subject, as have travelled around quite a bit and listened to different types of music during my stays at different places. I just want to introduce to you some of the great songs and singers I've listened so far..

1. Your Body is Wonderland By John Mayer
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJNE31Ndme0)
An amazing love song by John Mayer, I love John Mayer's all the albums and almost all the songs from his albums, clearly today's best guitar based singer.

2. Upside Down By Jack Johnson
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNlmn7vbXBQ)
Amazing song about hope and innocence, Jack Johnson is my favourite Beach Singer[!!].. just see his videos and you will know what I mean and also the fact is that he was a pro surfer.. The best wake up song..

3. Out of my head by Fastball
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd2aeZhu9xY)
One of my all time favourite songs since long, amazingly bitter and sarcasm in the song.

4. No Rain by Blind Melon
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmVn6b7DdpA)
Another one of my alltime favourite songs, amazing lyrics and video.

5. Big yellow taxi by Counting Crows
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsPh_8Dxl3E)
Amazing song, with universal appeal, the voice of counting crow is one of the best I've heard.

6. Sunrise by Norah Jones
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6sE1L2laCc)
My good morning song, anyday anytime, makes me feel like it's morning again...

7. New York City by Norah Jones
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7STRwujTZ7U)
Surprisingly very little known Song from the grammy winner and daughter of Pt. Ravi Shankar, Norah Jones. Amazing song about New York City, amazing voice and mood in the song, listen it in the evening or whenever you are in New York, you will feel strange emotions in your heart, one of the best Jazz songs I've ever heard.

7. Ride Wit Me by Nelly
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AsYMAV_vLw)
I just love Nelly and the fun way he sings his songs, this one is the first one I've ever heard and fell in love instantly... One of the best road trip songs..

8. Without Me by Eminem
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keU5TQ7nkuM)
The best fun party song, if you are in a night club or a pub or in party at friends, this song can make you laugh at the same times dance :-)

9. Complicated By Averil Lavign
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGXYAJoDWCk&feature=related)
First hit from Averil Lavigne, Amazing lyrics, energy and fun song..

10. My Father's Eyes by Eric Clapton
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Or-NEc-O4)
This song made me cry and I missed my father when I was in Microsoft Seminar. Amazing lyrics, guitar pieces and heavenly voice of Eric Clapton, everything is right for this song.

11. Dancing with my Father by Luther Vandross
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZPDofY_wY8)
Real eye watering song, if you love your dad [or not], just listen to it and I will guarantee you will run back to him and will tell him how you love him and miss him. Give it a try.

12. In the end by Linkin Park
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZp2jAdBu1o)
One of my rebel songs, whenever I feel like F**k the world moment, I listen to this song.. great punk rock song of our time.

13 Where is the love? by Black Eyed Peas
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJpyskHMwRs)
If music can unite the world and make people think about their action or motivate them to act towards world peace, this is it. It's our time's Imagine [by John Lennon]. This is closest you get to gandhiji's vision of non-violence in today's world.

14.Clint Eastwood by Gorrilaz
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsvtoJfKxrs)
When I am down and want to sing to the world that the future is mine.. I will be humming first few lines of this song...

15. Take me home [country roads] by John Denver
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC8nDdPM_Qk)
Ask any person who is away from his mother land, which song reminds him/her about his country the most.. and 9 out of 10 will say Take me home [country roads]. All time great "Pardesi" angrezzee song.. :-)

16. Burn by Usher
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJLkWtC2Z8Q)
Well, this might be an odd choice, but I wanted to tell you that User is one of the great showman of today's world, I don't know if you heard his songs or not, but they are really catchy and the guy is amazing dancer and performer.

17. Rockstar by Nickelback
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmeUuoxyt_E)
This is one of the new songs, I fell in love with when I first heard and the video is also really fun to watch.. for all the Rockstar wanna bes and the dreamers who wants to concur the world, here is the song for you!!

18. Any Lucky Penny by Nikki Hassman
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Dds_RodDk)
Love song can't be better than this.. the ultimate love song, Just the fullstop of love song. Your search for the best of the best of the best of the best love song, ends here.. and surprisingly, nobody knows about it!!

19. Diamonds on the inside - Ben Harper
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gpGv0gG9fk)
If you haven't heard Ben Harper, live or in CD then you have missed out one of the biggest musical pleasures in the life. One of his finest songs but no means only, he has loads and loads of them to chose from like one of my other favourites "steal my kisses" or sexual healing... great, great singer of our times.

20.Waiting on the world to change
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPOBMzMTP4U)
Another one of John Mayer's best.. Just for the people who are in the transit phase :-) Just a gem.

Hope you liked my compilation of 20 english songs to hear b4 u Die!