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it was 100 degrees as we sang a willow
tree their music will possess your heart
Wow
that’s your heart welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down the top 10 Death Cab for
Cutie songs
for this list we’ve chosen our entries
based on a combination of the artists
fan favorites and their most
commercially successful soft
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number ten a movie script ending
one of their earliest hits a movie
script ending is also one of the most
intriguing ones the band has released
less far and features a number of
references in the lyrics to the band’s
hometown of Bellingham Washington as
well as nearby Seattle it might be a
song they made before getting huge but
it’s one they still play often in their
live shows
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it’s also one of several deaf cap songs
to be featured on The OC which arguably
helped raise their profile to the
mainstream
[Music]
number nine you are a tourist
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while the album that this single falls
on is certainly not the band’s most
popular there is no denying that this
song is catchy as hell you feel just
like a tourist in the city you born with
very happy sounding lyrics that were
most likely inspired by frontman Benji
bards marriage to Zooey Deschanel at the
time this song saw quite a bit of
success commercially becoming the
group’s only number-one single to date
on the Billboard alternative charts
not bad for a song that almost didn’t
make the album
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number eight brothers on a hotel bed you
may hire me Bazar December son
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used to be acting as the second last
song off of plans this is one of the
more emotionally stirring songs Death
Cab have made in their career with a
long instrumental intro of about a
minute and a half
followed by somewhat depressing lyrics
about a couple that grows apart as they
grow older now we say goodnight
from our shop this
this song may start off slow but once
all the parts come together it stops you
in its tracks
although not a single for the band it is
a fan favorite and a favorite of anyone
who is in need of a good cry you may
tired me Bazaar December Sun in seven
cuz I’m not who I used to be
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number seven I will possess your heart
the potential of you and me it’s a
classic example of death caps penchant
for releasing catchy songs that are also
quite long but it’s still a good one at
a length of eight and a half minutes
including an instrumental intro lasting
around four minutes this track
nonetheless served as this album’s first
single days when outside your window
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although it’s sonically quite melancholy
and the lyrics are a little bit creepy
seeing as they’re about a stalker it’s
one of only two of their songs to make
the Billboard Hot 100 I will
and if that baseline doesn’t have you
bobbing your head we don’t know what
will
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I’ve got a hunger number six the sound
of settlings that nights hums
this song almost didn’t make the album
due to the somewhat poppy nature of its
sound but found its way thanks to former
Death Cab member Chris Walla insisting
that it be included
and many of us are glad it was
it shorts sweet and certainly catchy
with upbeat instrumental against it’s
depressing lyrics about being too
nervous to tell someone about their
feelings for that
a true testament to how good of a
songwriter been debarred really is the
sound of settling proves that even the
bands throw away tracks are winners
[Music]
twisting my stomach into knots number
five what Sara said
[Music]
is it tiny
– father
named after a real-life acquaintance of
bengay bards this song is a highlight of
plans mainly because of the emotional
pull of both the music and its lyrics
[Music]
having stayed on the cutting room floor
for a year and a half before finally
making it onto the album this piano
heavy number focuses on coping with the
tragedy of death
[Music]
another example of the band’s ability to
tug at the listeners heartstrings just
try to listen to this six minutes epic
without shedding a tear the love is
watching someone die
[Music]
number four soul meets body
it’s probably one of the catchiest songs
they’ve made so far with the upbeat
tempo and Papa lyrics and you can tell
that it was probably an attempt at truly
crossing over to mainstream audiences
[Music]
this indie pop number is also their
second highest charting single in the
States and has been certified gold
what’s more is that this tracks
instrumental was based around a demo
that been debarred recorded number three
I will follow you into the dark love of
mine someday you will die
aside from the fact that it randomly
named drops the Canadian City of Calgary
another interesting thing about this
song is that it apparently only took
been debarred 15 minutes to write the
song while eating lunch you and me seen
everything to see from Bangkok to town
although it wasn’t successful on the
charts it ended up ironically becoming
the band’s highest selling single and
has become a fan favorite if Heaven and
Hell decide that they both are satisfied
illuminate the nos on their vacancy sign
an acoustic masterpiece the song
examines the concept of death and
questions what really happens in the
afterlife all follow you into the dark
number two a lack of color and when I
see you I really see you upside down
another classic acoustic ballad a lack
of color is the last track off the
band’s 2003 masterpiece Transatlanticism
and its placement on the tracklist
is fitting please don’t worry
it’s really bursting at the seams
it’s a minimal sounding and emotional
song with depressing lyrics about Benji
bard looking back on his significant
other leaving him this is fact not
fiction for the first time
although they don’t played live very
often it may be one of the band’s most
well-known songs thanks in part to it
making the second soundtrack for the OSI
expanding the group’s popularity
[Music]
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions glove compartment
is an accurately named down
[Music]
Black Sun bring ball around
you I bring those mouth pastors
[Music]
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number one Transatlanticism
blanik was born today
then I’ll tell you how it’s just under
eight minutes long but they’re eight
minutes you’ll be glad to have spent on
this song over and over again
it’s a moving heartbreaking song about
being separated from the person you love
both literally and figuratively by
distance as the two characters are on
two different sides of the Atlantic Oh
I need you so much closer it’s arguably
the band’s biggest anthem as the song
builds and builds making it perfect to
close out live shows and have fans
singing along
do you agree with our list which death
cap song is your all-time favorite
Darkrai
with you top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
[Music]
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[Music]
it was 100 degrees as we sang a willow
tree their music will possess your heart
Wow
that’s your heart welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down the top 10 Death Cab for
Cutie songs
for this list we’ve chosen our entries
based on a combination of the artists
fan favorites and their most
commercially successful soft
[Music]
number ten a movie script ending
one of their earliest hits a movie
script ending is also one of the most
intriguing ones the band has released
less far and features a number of
references in the lyrics to the band’s
hometown of Bellingham Washington as
well as nearby Seattle it might be a
song they made before getting huge but
it’s one they still play often in their
live shows
[Music]
it’s also one of several deaf cap songs
to be featured on The OC which arguably
helped raise their profile to the
mainstream
[Music]
number nine you are a tourist
[Music]
while the album that this single falls
on is certainly not the band’s most
popular there is no denying that this
song is catchy as hell you feel just
like a tourist in the city you born with
very happy sounding lyrics that were
most likely inspired by frontman Benji
bards marriage to Zooey Deschanel at the
time this song saw quite a bit of
success commercially becoming the
group’s only number-one single to date
on the Billboard alternative charts
not bad for a song that almost didn’t
make the album
[Music]
number eight brothers on a hotel bed you
may hire me Bazar December son
[Music]
used to be acting as the second last
song off of plans this is one of the
more emotionally stirring songs Death
Cab have made in their career with a
long instrumental intro of about a
minute and a half
followed by somewhat depressing lyrics
about a couple that grows apart as they
grow older now we say goodnight
from our shop this
this song may start off slow but once
all the parts come together it stops you
in its tracks
although not a single for the band it is
a fan favorite and a favorite of anyone
who is in need of a good cry you may
tired me Bazaar December Sun in seven
cuz I’m not who I used to be
[Music]
number seven I will possess your heart
the potential of you and me it’s a
classic example of death caps penchant
for releasing catchy songs that are also
quite long but it’s still a good one at
a length of eight and a half minutes
including an instrumental intro lasting
around four minutes this track
nonetheless served as this album’s first
single days when outside your window
[Music]
although it’s sonically quite melancholy
and the lyrics are a little bit creepy
seeing as they’re about a stalker it’s
one of only two of their songs to make
the Billboard Hot 100 I will
and if that baseline doesn’t have you
bobbing your head we don’t know what
will
[Music]
I’ve got a hunger number six the sound
of settlings that nights hums
this song almost didn’t make the album
due to the somewhat poppy nature of its
sound but found its way thanks to former
Death Cab member Chris Walla insisting
that it be included
and many of us are glad it was
it shorts sweet and certainly catchy
with upbeat instrumental against it’s
depressing lyrics about being too
nervous to tell someone about their
feelings for that
a true testament to how good of a
songwriter been debarred really is the
sound of settling proves that even the
bands throw away tracks are winners
[Music]
twisting my stomach into knots number
five what Sara said
[Music]
is it tiny
– father
named after a real-life acquaintance of
bengay bards this song is a highlight of
plans mainly because of the emotional
pull of both the music and its lyrics
[Music]
having stayed on the cutting room floor
for a year and a half before finally
making it onto the album this piano
heavy number focuses on coping with the
tragedy of death
[Music]
another example of the band’s ability to
tug at the listeners heartstrings just
try to listen to this six minutes epic
without shedding a tear the love is
watching someone die
[Music]
number four soul meets body
it’s probably one of the catchiest songs
they’ve made so far with the upbeat
tempo and Papa lyrics and you can tell
that it was probably an attempt at truly
crossing over to mainstream audiences
[Music]
this indie pop number is also their
second highest charting single in the
States and has been certified gold
what’s more is that this tracks
instrumental was based around a demo
that been debarred recorded number three
I will follow you into the dark love of
mine someday you will die
aside from the fact that it randomly
named drops the Canadian City of Calgary
another interesting thing about this
song is that it apparently only took
been debarred 15 minutes to write the
song while eating lunch you and me seen
everything to see from Bangkok to town
although it wasn’t successful on the
charts it ended up ironically becoming
the band’s highest selling single and
has become a fan favorite if Heaven and
Hell decide that they both are satisfied
illuminate the nos on their vacancy sign
an acoustic masterpiece the song
examines the concept of death and
questions what really happens in the
afterlife all follow you into the dark
number two a lack of color and when I
see you I really see you upside down
another classic acoustic ballad a lack
of color is the last track off the
band’s 2003 masterpiece Transatlanticism
and its placement on the tracklist
is fitting please don’t worry
it’s really bursting at the seams
it’s a minimal sounding and emotional
song with depressing lyrics about Benji
bard looking back on his significant
other leaving him this is fact not
fiction for the first time
although they don’t played live very
often it may be one of the band’s most
well-known songs thanks in part to it
making the second soundtrack for the OSI
expanding the group’s popularity
[Music]
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions glove compartment
is an accurately named down
[Music]
Black Sun bring ball around
you I bring those mouth pastors
[Music]
[Music]
number one Transatlanticism
blanik was born today
then I’ll tell you how it’s just under
eight minutes long but they’re eight
minutes you’ll be glad to have spent on
this song over and over again
it’s a moving heartbreaking song about
being separated from the person you love
both literally and figuratively by
distance as the two characters are on
two different sides of the Atlantic Oh
I need you so much closer it’s arguably
the band’s biggest anthem as the song
builds and builds making it perfect to
close out live shows and have fans
singing along
do you agree with our list which death
cap song is your all-time favorite
Darkrai
with you top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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