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I have had this concept swirling around in my head since I saw the semi-drunk philodox post it. These are a few of the songs that bubbled up from the depths without too much analysis. For me, they fit the criteria.

* The Who -- Behind Blue Eyes and My Generation and Sparks

* U2 -- I Will Follow

* Beck -- Loser

* The Beatles -- Norwegian Wood and Day in the Life

* Led Zeppelin -- Black Dog and Over the Hills and Far Away

* The Kinks -- You Really Got Me and Waterloo Sunset

* The Clash -- London Calling and Magnificent Seven

* English Beat -- Mirror in the Bathroom

* Muddy Waters -- Good Mornin Little School Girl

* Miles Davis -- So What

* Ornette Coleman -- Lonely Woman

* Oliver Nelson -- Stolen Moments

* Bill Evans -- Waltz for Debby

* John Coltrane -- Chasin the Trane

* Louis Armstrong -- What a Wonderful World

Sheesh, that seems weird to just pick those, but all of them are perfect in their own way for me.

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Couple of mine off the top of my head, through the prism of nostalgia:

Midnight Oil -- Blue Sky Mine

The Men They Couldn't Hang -- Island In The Rain

The Pogues -- A Rainy Night In Soho

Prince -- Purple Rain

The Proclaimers -- I'm On My Way

Deacon Blue -- Dignity

The Smiths -- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

Soft Cell -- Say Hello, Wave Goodbye

Counting Crows -- Rain King

Dunno what it is with the precipitation thing tonight.

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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: More News From Nowhere

Loreena McKennitt: The Lady of Shallot

Natalie Merchant: Thick as Thieves

Massive Attack: Teardrop

Jeff Buckley: Hallelujah

And a guilty pleasure special: Concrete Blonde: Everybody Knows

I should despise that song but I have always loved it.

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Blur, "Song #2" and "Boys & Girls"

Stranglers, "Golden Brown"

A-Ha, "Take On Me"

Jon Astley, "Jane's Gettin' Serious"

Edwyn Collins, "A Girl Like You"

Tears for Fears, "Shout"

Catherine Wheel, "Black Metallic"

Kraftwerk, "The Model"

Jimi Hendrix, "Purple Haze"

Moody Blues, "Nights in White Satin"/"Late Lament"

Depeche Mode, "World In My Eyes"

Curve, "Coast Is Clear" (did I do this one already?)

Barkmarket, "Dumbjaw"

Gary Numan, "Cars"

New Order, "True Faith", "Shell Shock", "Blue Monday"

The Cars, "Moving In Stereo", "Dangerous Type"

Phil Collins, "In the Air Tonight"

Air, "Playground Love"

Stabbing Westward, "Waking Up Beside You"

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Garbage, "Only Happy When It Rains"

Lush, "Ladykillers"

Breeders, "Cannonball"

The The, "Infected"

Frankie Goes to Hollywood, "Relax"

M+M (Martha and the Muffins), "Black Stations/White Stations"

Yello, "Rhythm Divine" and "Domingo" and "Angel No"

Eurythmics, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"

Rammstein, "Angel"

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