Chris Cornell Song Tournament

[Anders]

Well I've got a couple of dozen songs that I consider his very best, and about 100 in total (including the top songs) that I have in some sort of rotation. Difficult to pick a top ten.

1. Like Suicide (acoustic and original)
2. Fell On Black Days
3. Karaoke
4. She Likes Surprises
5. Boot Camp
6. Seasons
7. 4th of July
8. What You Are
9. Outshined
10. Sweet Euphoria
11. Say Hello 2 Heaven
12. Black Hole Sun

[VinylGuy]

Just Chris´s solo songs.

1- Seasons
2- Cant Change Me
3- Follow My Way
4- Pillow Of Your Bones
5- Sunshower
6- Scream
7- When Im Down
8- Nearly Forgot...
9- Long Gone
10- Moonchild.

[Anders]

Chris solo:

1. Seasons
2. Sweet Euphoria
3. Moonchild
4. Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart
5. Can't Change Me
6. Flutter Girl
7. Pillow Of Your Bones
8. When I'm Down
9. You Know My Name
10. Preaching The End Of The World

[TremorJam]

This tournament got me listening to Euphoria Morning and Audioslave again and has been really helpful in processing the loss of Chris' enormous talent. I voted for TDITTL, but Seasons vs. Sunshower would've been my ultimate finals.

[doone]

It has helped the grieving. Thank you stip.

[VinylGuy]

Yeah, it did help.

I been listening to Cornell songs non stop since it happened but this tournament help me focus on the music again.

[VinylGuy]

Dissapearing One is another i love.

Fuck Euphoria Morning is just stunning.

[stip]

Congratulations to The Day I Tried to Live. You are Chris Cornell's best song.


Thanks everyone who participated!

[EJ]

Congratulations to The Day I Tried to Live. You are Chris Cornell's best song.


Thanks everyone who participated!

Great job again, Stip. Thanks for running it.

[LetMeSleep]

Congratulations to The Day I Tried to Live. You are Chris Cornell's best song.


Thanks everyone who participated!

Great job again, Stip. Thanks for running it.

Seconded. Thanks man.

[Anders]

Saw this on wikipedia from a Rolling Stone interview with Chris Cornell, where he talks about The Day I Tried To Live:

"It's about trying to step out of being patterned and closed off and reclusive, which I've always had a problem with. It's about attempting to be normal and just go out and be around other people and hang out. I have a tendency to sometimes be pretty closed off and not see people for long periods of time and not call anyone. It's actually, in a way, a hopeful song. Especially the lines "One more time around/Might do it", which is basically saying, 'I tried today to understand and belong and get along with other people, and I failed, but I'll probably try again tomorrow.' A lot of people misinterpreted that song as a suicide-note song. Taking the word "live" too literally. "The Day I Tried to Live" means more like the day I actually tried to open up myself and experience everything that's going on around me as opposed to blowing it all off and hiding in a cave."

Thought that made sense.

[stip]

yeah, i never took that one as a suicide note. Thanks for sharing

[stip]

Later tonight I'll post about how Seasons can be avenged.

[TremorJam]

Later tonight I'll post about how Seasons can be avenged.

Thanks for doing this tournament and can't wait to read this!

[doone]

Thanks stip!

[wease]

Thanks for getting this together, Stip.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

I think you've just about earned your RM knighthood, Sir Stip.

[PHATJ]

This tournament was really fun. I heard a lot of new stuff (to me) and revisited stuff I hadn't heard in a decade plus. Thanks Stip!

[Iholdthepain]

Thanks, mjd...

errr... stip!

[thesound]

Thanks for running this.

Vocals only: