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| Top 15 The National Songs
Took me long enough to figure this out, but I think i finally got it | | 16 |  | The National
Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers
Honorable Mentions: "Gospel", "Afraid of Everyone", "Lit Up", "Squalor Victoria", "Available", "Lucky You", "About Today", "Daughters of the Soho Riots", "Abel", "Secret Meeting", "Pink Rabbits", "Terrible Love", "Demons", "Guilty Party", "Empire Line", The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness”, "Turtleneck", "Sea of Love" | | 15 |  | The National
Trouble Will Find Me
"Graceless"- Great buildup towards the end, as well as one of the best, if not the best, music vid in their discography | | 14 |  | The National
Boxer
"Slow Show"- Perfect way to end Side 1 of this record; Matt's quiet delivery on this track works perfectly, and the piano outro is one of the best moments in their discography | | 13 | | The National
Boxer
"Brainy"- I absolutely love the tom-driven drum beat on this one; Perfect blend of upbeat and still quiet and calm at the same time | | 12 |  | The National
Sleep Well Beast
"Day I Die"- Easily my favorite single (before the record came out, that is) from the new record, brought me back to the first time I heard the band | | 11 | | The National
Trouble Will Find Me
"Don't Swallow The Cap"- Unlike most people, I think TWFM is their weakest record in their discography with the exception of the first two LPs, but this is a perfect National track | | 10 | | The National
Sleep Well Beast
"I'll Still Destroy You"- One of the most surprising moments on the new album, and one of the most experimental tracks in their whole discography. Also, it has one of the best endings to a National track ever | | 9 |  | The National
High Violet
"England"- One of my favorite ballads by the band. Matt's vocal melody in the verse is perfect | | 8 | | The National
Boxer
"Mistaken For Strangers"- Classic National tune. The dueling guitars, rolling snare, accompanied with some of the bands finest lyrics
"Another uninnocent elegant fall into the unmagnificent lives of adults" | | 7 | | The National
Boxer
"Apartment Story"- This is just too fun for a National track. The track is not their most unique as far as instrumentals go, but it's just too damn catchy not to love, especially with that "So worry not, all things are well" portion near the end | | 6 |  | The National
Alligator
"Mr. November"- And speaking of fun National tracks, we have probably the loudest and fastest song in their discog. The explosive drumming, blaring guitars, and borderline yelling help make it their best closer | | 5 | | The National
High Violet
"Conversation 16"- This track just works so damn well with me. Matt's melancholy delivery over the relaxed mid-tempo instrumental along with the dark imagery in his lyrics make it one of my highlights from High Violet | | 4 | | The National
Alligator
"All The Wine"- The perfect bittersweet indie rock song. Everything from the twinkly guitars to the sad drunk lyrics make it one of my all time favorite songs | | 3 | | The National
Alligator
"The Geese of Beverly Road"- I love the contrast between the loud hi hat driven drums and the relaxed clean guitars, as well as one of my favorite National sing along moments, "We're the heirs to the glimmering world" | | 2 | | The National
Boxer
"Fake Empire"- Like seemingly most people I think Boxer is hands down their best album and Fake Empire is the best track from it. The horn outro just gets me every time; couldn't have made a better opener for the record | | 1 | | The National
High Violet
"Bloodbuzz Ohio"- And coming as a surprise to almost nobody, Bloodbuzz Ohio is my number one. It was my introduction to the band and felt like love at first sight. The drums, drony guitars, and Matt's deep, sparse vocals caught my ear instantly, and I knew I had to check out more of their stuff | |
AngryJohnny
11.30.17 | I can get behind most of this. I'd have Apartment Story in the top 5.
1 and 3 is a toss up for best National song | Josh D.
11.30.17 | I might go with Bloodbuzz as well for similar reasons, but as for the song itself, the slow build is mesmerizing. The piano come-up makes me cream my jorts. | Gyromania
11.30.17 | Bloodbuzz doesn't do much for me actually, but it's cool to see fake empire rate so high. One of their very best and seemingly overlooked | Gyromania
11.30.17 | All of the wine is top 5 too | DoofusWainwright
11.30.17 | 1 has dropped off for me a bit too, I’d go as far as to say we have a slightly sltered interpretation of the band - ‘Slipped’, ‘Sorrow’, ‘Lemonworld’, ‘Think You Can Wait’...stuff like that is the heart of The National for me.
Still, all great picks nonetheless | Gyromania
11.30.17 | ^ agreed hard. Those are 4 of my favorite national songs. I love their sadder stuff, I'm a sucker for it | Slex
11.30.17 | This is the Last Time, City Middle and Geese for my top 3 | Gyromania
11.30.17 | This is the last time is my fave national song by a considerable margin | Marehelm
11.30.17 | Yes, this is the last time needs more love | DoofusWainwright
11.30.17 | Top tune, only recently settled on it as a 5/5 track | mortifierftw
11.30.17 | This is the last time is pretty underrated, although if I included another TWFM track on this list it would have to be Pink Rabbits | DikkoZinner
11.30.17 | 'Start a War' | mortifierftw
11.30.17 | I also forgot This Is The Last Time, Humiliation, and Racing Like A Pro as honorable mentions
Honestly the rest of Boxer and High Violet could be an honorable mention | DikkoZinner
11.30.17 | "Racing Like A Pro"
Good tune | AngryJohnny
11.30.17 | Slipped is brilliant to be fair and could sneak a top 5 spot | JohnnyoftheWell
11.30.17 | Karen, dude | Clumseee
11.30.17 | Dude, I don't think I'll ever be more closer to anyone's top 15. Great shit. | Clumseee
11.30.17 | Too hard but: Karen, Astronauts, Baby We'll Be Fine, Geese, Mr. November, Fake Empire, Slow Show, Bloodbuzz, Lemonworld, Demons, Don't Swallow, Graceless, Hard To Find, Guilty Party, I'll Still Destroy You -- yikes | BlackwaterPork
11.30.17 | 4 is 1 | Orb
11.30.17 | YEEEE awesome to see Bloodbuzz in that 1 spot |
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