these songs aren’t super unknown but
they’re definitely awesome
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
Soundgarden songs
for this list we’ve chosen our entries
based on a combination of the artists
fan favorites and their most
commercially successful songs
number ten hands all over
this track came from an early point in
Soundgarden’s career and a couple of
years before grunge became a mainstream
sensation
with lyrics focusing on the abuse of the
environment the track is raw and edgy
with vocals from a younger clean-shaven
and less gruff sounding Chris Cornell
although it’s the sound of a band that
hasn’t quite found their groove yet it’s
still rocks hard
number nine the day I try to live this
song may be remembered for its time
signatures but it’s also a bit more
psychedelic than we’re used to hearing
from Soundgarden
with lyrics about attempting to be less
anti-social and more friendly and
outgoing the day I tried to live places
Cornell’s high register on full display
by the time the chorus comes
as super unknown second single it also
charted within the top 40 of both
Billboard’s mainstream and modern rock
tracks charts
number eight spoon man
ritum while you kiss
released as their fourth albums first
singles this track helped propel
Soundgarden’s music to the masses
it was their first song to make it to
the American rock charts and it also
charted well overseas
initially written for the 1992 Cameron
Crowe film singles Spoonman is another
example of the band’s penchant for
unconventional guitar tunings and time
signatures
Wow number seven blow up the outside
world
the last Soundgarden track to make it to
the Billboard Hot 100 airplay chart
before they split up in 1997
this song is an example of the quiet
verse loud chorus dynamic that was
popular in the grunge era
it starts off mellow with plenty of
acoustic guitars that have been compared
to the style of the Beatles before going
right into overdrive
number six room a thousand years wide
one of the more metal esque numbers
Soundgarden has ever released this track
was initially issued as a single on
Seminole grunge label Sub Pop
it’s also the only song on this list to
feature a section with saxophone and a
trumpet
interestingly Cornell didn’t write the
lyrics or the music of this tune as the
band’s guitarist and drummer handled
each of those duties respectively
number five outshine
yet another one of Soundgarden singles
to be written both in drop D tuning and
in 7/4 time this tune is one of the
Bands fan favorites
this track may not be one of their more
commercially successful singles but it’s
one of the Bands biggest live staples
and they played it at just about every
gig ever since their reunion
number four Jesus Christ pose
with all four members of Soundgarden
contributing to this Badmotorfinger
single this track is fast and charging
complete with Cornell screaming a few
times
it slams celebrities who compare
themselves to Jesus Christ
and in particular is a swipe at Jane’s
Addiction frontman Perry Farrell
makes you wonder what Soundgarden would
have thought or written about Creed
years later
number three black hole son
in disguises easily Soundgarden’s most
commercially popular tune this song is
still a rock radio staple and it’s not
hard to see why
it’s gloomy guitars and slow-tempo match
it’s grim lyrical content
but these are then contradicted by what
Cornell called a really pretty melody
the track made the top 30 on Billboard’s
Hot 100 airplay chart and also one
Soundgarden a Grammy for Best hard rock
performance
number two fell on black days
written in six for time this single is a
good example of Soundgarden’s signature
sound
lyrically it’s quite dark as it
discusses cornell’s years as a depressed
teenager who rarely ever left his house
and played music to pass his time
but that didn’t stop it from charting
well in both the States and overseas and
it even reappeared years later in an
episode of Supernatural
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
I
number one rusty cage
with a combination of speedy punk
rhythms wah-wah guitars and a heavy
grunge feel this track comes at you fast
before going into full-on breakdown mode
toward the end
it became an alt rock radio hit and
spawned a popular MTV music video
then five years after its release rusty
cage was covered by Johnny Cash I’m
gonna break my gonna break my rusty cage
and run if your song is good enough to
be covered by the men in black you’re
probably doing something right
do you agree with our list which
Soundgarden tune is your all-time
favorite with new and entertaining top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
they’re definitely awesome
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
Soundgarden songs
for this list we’ve chosen our entries
based on a combination of the artists
fan favorites and their most
commercially successful songs
number ten hands all over
this track came from an early point in
Soundgarden’s career and a couple of
years before grunge became a mainstream
sensation
with lyrics focusing on the abuse of the
environment the track is raw and edgy
with vocals from a younger clean-shaven
and less gruff sounding Chris Cornell
although it’s the sound of a band that
hasn’t quite found their groove yet it’s
still rocks hard
number nine the day I try to live this
song may be remembered for its time
signatures but it’s also a bit more
psychedelic than we’re used to hearing
from Soundgarden
with lyrics about attempting to be less
anti-social and more friendly and
outgoing the day I tried to live places
Cornell’s high register on full display
by the time the chorus comes
as super unknown second single it also
charted within the top 40 of both
Billboard’s mainstream and modern rock
tracks charts
number eight spoon man
ritum while you kiss
released as their fourth albums first
singles this track helped propel
Soundgarden’s music to the masses
it was their first song to make it to
the American rock charts and it also
charted well overseas
initially written for the 1992 Cameron
Crowe film singles Spoonman is another
example of the band’s penchant for
unconventional guitar tunings and time
signatures
Wow number seven blow up the outside
world
the last Soundgarden track to make it to
the Billboard Hot 100 airplay chart
before they split up in 1997
this song is an example of the quiet
verse loud chorus dynamic that was
popular in the grunge era
it starts off mellow with plenty of
acoustic guitars that have been compared
to the style of the Beatles before going
right into overdrive
number six room a thousand years wide
one of the more metal esque numbers
Soundgarden has ever released this track
was initially issued as a single on
Seminole grunge label Sub Pop
it’s also the only song on this list to
feature a section with saxophone and a
trumpet
interestingly Cornell didn’t write the
lyrics or the music of this tune as the
band’s guitarist and drummer handled
each of those duties respectively
number five outshine
yet another one of Soundgarden singles
to be written both in drop D tuning and
in 7/4 time this tune is one of the
Bands fan favorites
this track may not be one of their more
commercially successful singles but it’s
one of the Bands biggest live staples
and they played it at just about every
gig ever since their reunion
number four Jesus Christ pose
with all four members of Soundgarden
contributing to this Badmotorfinger
single this track is fast and charging
complete with Cornell screaming a few
times
it slams celebrities who compare
themselves to Jesus Christ
and in particular is a swipe at Jane’s
Addiction frontman Perry Farrell
makes you wonder what Soundgarden would
have thought or written about Creed
years later
number three black hole son
in disguises easily Soundgarden’s most
commercially popular tune this song is
still a rock radio staple and it’s not
hard to see why
it’s gloomy guitars and slow-tempo match
it’s grim lyrical content
but these are then contradicted by what
Cornell called a really pretty melody
the track made the top 30 on Billboard’s
Hot 100 airplay chart and also one
Soundgarden a Grammy for Best hard rock
performance
number two fell on black days
written in six for time this single is a
good example of Soundgarden’s signature
sound
lyrically it’s quite dark as it
discusses cornell’s years as a depressed
teenager who rarely ever left his house
and played music to pass his time
but that didn’t stop it from charting
well in both the States and overseas and
it even reappeared years later in an
episode of Supernatural
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
I
number one rusty cage
with a combination of speedy punk
rhythms wah-wah guitars and a heavy
grunge feel this track comes at you fast
before going into full-on breakdown mode
toward the end
it became an alt rock radio hit and
spawned a popular MTV music video
then five years after its release rusty
cage was covered by Johnny Cash I’m
gonna break my gonna break my rusty cage
and run if your song is good enough to
be covered by the men in black you’re
probably doing something right
do you agree with our list which
Soundgarden tune is your all-time
favorite with new and entertaining top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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