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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

70 -61 (my top 100 tunes of all time)



70 Crazy For You/Rain mashup Jane Lui new
Felicia Day is one of my favourite actresses and at the forefront of online tv having created and starred in a number of shows that I really like. She is also a very good singer with a number of collaborations under her belt. So when she mentioned on facebook that she had recorded a duet with Jane Lui I was interested to hear it. Payphone/Some Day My Prince Will Come was an eye opener. Day is of course wonderful, but Jane Lui was a revelation. To say she is multi-talented is an understatement. Check out this multi-instrumentalist, singer and artist. You won't regret it. I blogged about her before when I was recovering from an operation, but since then one of her songs has really burrowed inside me. Ok, so it's not really her song it's a mashup of two Madonna songs. But it is beautiful.



69 Fergus Sings The Blues Deacon Blue 64
Deacon Blue are one of those late 80s/early 90s bands that quietly amassed a catalogue of really really good songs without ever really breaking through into the big time in the way that a band like Wet Wet Wet did for example. I saw them live at the Greenbelt festival in 1990 without knowing too much of their work and they were trulysuperb live. This was the song I remember most from that gig, and while there are a half dozen other songs that could have staked a claim to be on this list I have stuck with my choice from three years ago. I love the light and shade in this song. I love the horns, the melody and the lyrics.



68 The Show Lenka new
I only know this song thanks to the film Moneyball. In the film, Brad Pitt's young daughter plays a song to him on the guitar in a music shop. Instantly I thought I knew the song from way back. The film was set a decade or so ago so that would have made sense. But when I looked into it the song was a recent one by a performer called Lenka. Her version is kooky and kooky appeals to me. Will this song be in my top 100 the next time I update this list? I don't know. But for now it merits its place as a song and a video that make me smile every time.


67 Fix You Coldplay new
It is fashionable to hate Coldplay. To call them bland or boring. Having seen them perform at the 2012 Paralympics Closing Ceremony I reject that verdict. They were great live ad their music is perfect for a stadium environment. The one song they didn't play was "Fix You". I find it a powerful and moving song, written by Chris Martin for his wife when she lost her father. I think the sentiments are universal. When bad things happen to loved ones you want to put things right, but in truth you are impotent. "Tears stream down your face, when you lose something you cannot replace". Set aside your cynicism about Coldplay. This is a truly great song.


66 Friday I'm In Love The Cure 62
From the angst of Coldplay to the joy of The Cure. At University a friend used to get exasperated with me because I was drawn to the upbeat poppy songs by The Cure rather than their more challenging or darker songs. I don't care. We can all relate to the joi de vivre of this song, and I can remember happy times bouncing around a dancefloor to it.


65 Live And Let Die Wings 60
At some point in the late 1970s/early 1980s we got our first VCR. This was a big thing. You could watch one channel and record another. Revolutionary! It's hard to remember back now, but in those days if you missed a programme when it was broadcast, that was it. If you were lucky it might be repeated in a couple of years, but basically if you went out for the night the only way of finding out what had happened was to find someone who had watched it and ask them. The VCR changed this. Now we could record things when we were out. If there was a programme or a film we really liked we could even keep it. One of the first things we recorded was Live And Let Die, and I watched it over and over. I love that film to this day. It remains my favourite Bond film, and the theme is my favourite Bond theme.Maybe I was brainwashed by repeated viewings but it is just perfect. Rock and reggae with a hint of menace. One further note for fact fans. The initial broadcast of Live And Let Die had an audience of 23.5 million. It still hold the record for the highest UK audience for a movie on TV.


64 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix 59
As a guitarist with dreams of stardom the young me sought out idols to emulate. I could copy note for note guitar solos by Brian May, Eric Clapton and others. I never had fast enough fingers to emulate the guitar wankery of my heavy metal idols but that didn't bother me so much. I wanted to make my guitar sing not babble. But Hendrix was different. He got sounds from a guitar that I couldn't begin to fathom. Sure I could play his music up to a point. But then it would be a bit like when you try to copy someone's signature. You can never write it with the same carefree flow, and so it never looks entirely convincing. That's how it felt with Hendrix. I was a shaky pastiche. But you know what? That's ok. Idols should be on a pedestal. Purple Haze is Hendrix on fire, and untouchable by mere mortals like me.


63 Lose Yourself Eminem new
I like Eminem, but at times he is cartoony to the point of doing himself a disservice. Lose Yourself however, is a seriously good song.For me this is his finest moment. It is better than the overhyped Stan, or all that Slim Shady nonsense. This is a serious song, and for once Eminem is revealing a little of himself. It is no coincidence that the song appears in the semi-autobiographical film 8 Mile. The lyrics are challenging and motivational. This is a song about stepping up to the plate, but without being corny. It's a great song to break you free from apathy.


62 I Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin new
One of the greatest voices in soul in one of her finest moments. It almost goes unnoticed, but she doesn't really sing the chorus, leaving the backing vocalists to carry the song while she riffs over the top. How do you get away with that? I guess you can when a song is as strong as this one and you have a majestic set of vocal chords. When she sings (2 mins in) "For me there is no-one but you. Please love me true" towards the end it is the sound of a woman on top form. If you want to know quite how good this version is, compare it to the original Dionne Warwick version. What's the big difference? Soul.



61 Eton Rifles The Jam 56
This post-punk mod gem is a belligerent beast of a tune. Punchy lyrics talking of a literally punchy confrontation between the classes. PM David Cameron who was at Eton at the time cites this as one of this favourite songs. Despite this it is one of my favourites too. It is sobering to think that the Eton Rifles now run the country.

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

80 - 71 (my top 100 songs of all time)



80 Fascination Alphabeat new
For a long time I ummed and ahhed about which Alphabeat track to include. 10,000 Nights was on the list in 2010, but this song is such a great upbeat song it was banging on my door demanding inclusion. So which would I pick? In the end I couldn't choose. I slipped this song in as well. You can't not feel good when listening to this. The two lead voices complement each other so well and I particularly love Stine Bramsen's voice. This is brilliant feel good pop.


79 You Better You Bet The Who 76
When I was young, possibly in my early teens, I knew nothing about The Who except Pinball Wizard. Then one day during the school holidays there was a concert on tv. I watched it with no preconceptions and the song that grabbed me was this one. I don't know why. It just did. And to this day I love the song.


78 All The Things She Said T.A.T.U new
Amidst the debates about the rights and wrongs of getting two young girls to pretend to be lesbian (wrong), there is one undeniable fact: this is a stunning song. Musically, lyrically, and vocally it was a stark contrast to the safe faux bicuriosity of Katy Perry's I Kissed A Girl. You see how edgy this was, and in the light of what is happening in Russia right now it seems brave.


77 Itchycoo Park Small Faces 73
When I ran Cranfield Students' Association (98-2001) I used to DJ on Friday and Saturday night. I wasn't a dance DJ, not really liking dance music too much. Feel good songs and cheese were largely the order of the day. Curiously for a bunch of students in their 20s from around the globe, this song was a feelgood floorfiller that always had them dancing and singing at the end of the night. British psychedelic singalong tunes of the 60s don't come much better than this. Surprisingly M People recorded a version in the early 90s and didn't murder it.


76 A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke 72
On the night he won the election in 2008 Barack Obama said "It's been a long time coming, but tonight, change has come to America." I knew that this was a song reference, but I thought he was quoting Otis Redding rather than Sam Cooke. I didn't know the song was originally Cooke's, but I soon found out. I love both versions, Cooke's being the better vocal, and Redding's the better orchestration. Such a talent, such powerful lyrics. What an amazing song.


75 I Want To Be Buried In Your Backyard Nightmare Of You new
I know nothing about this band. Until it cropped up on a compilation album that I ripped for my mp3 player I don't think I had ever heard it. Then it became one of those songs that you listen to, enjoy, and then have no idea who recorded it or what it was called. I had to wait for it to come up on shuffle again. I love it. The melody soars, dips and soars again like a glider riding thermal currents. The lyrics are dark but somehow it exudes positivity.


74 Landslide Fleetwood Mac 69
This is quite simply a beautiful song that I fell in love with the first time I heard it. So simple and yet so powerful. Lyrically I guess it means more the older you get. But I don't want to over-analyse it. I just want to immerse myself in the acoustic guitars and Stevie Nicks' voice.


73 Oliver's Army Elvis Costello 68
This is the first song on the list that I can blame my brothers for. Or rather, I can thank my brothers for. I remember hearing this song coming from their bedroom when I was very young. Later, I came into possession of my eldest brother's copy of Armed Forces and this was the song I zeroed in on. Right from the opening bars this song seizes you and pulls you along. There are a number of theories about the meaning behind the cryptic lyrics. My personal theory is that the Oliver of the title is Oliver Tambo, and his army being the ANC's armed wing. Hence the line "If you're out of luck or out of work, we can send you to Johannesburg". But that's just one of my pet theories developed while listening to this wonderful song.



72 Dancing In The Moonlight Thin Lizzy 67 
My brothers can indirectly take credit for this song too. They loved Thin Lizzy, and I was to inherit a copy of Jailbreak when they left home. I loved that album with a passion, and so I collected all of the Thin Lizzy that I could. Despite being into heavy metal at the time, this song with it's bouncy bass line, lyrics that spoke directly to me, and light feel became one of my firm favourites. I still love Thin Lizzy, and most of all I love this song.


71 Purple Rain Prince 66
I hated Prince. I didn't understand him. I thought he was a poor man's Michael Jackson. Then I went to University and became close friends with a girl who loved him. I can still remember very clearly the day that she brought the vhs cassette of the film Purple Rain into my Uni bedroom and we sat down to watch it. I expect she thought I would be instantly won over to Prince and admit I had been wrong. And goddammit she was right....partially. The film was corny but I loved it. The music was sophisticated and exciting. But for me, the guitar solo in the title track is a true virtuoso piece. As a guitarist myself I could see that Prince was a genuine musician, able to pour intense emotion out through his guitar. Forget the posturing and the craziness that came later. Purple Rain is a song written and performed by a genius. Did I admit I was wrong? I suspect I only did so half-heartedly. But I right that wrong here, some 22 years later. Jo, you were right!

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90 - 81 (my top 100 songs of all time)

90 White Room - Cream 89
One of the earliest albums I got was The Cream Of Eric Clapton. I played that album over and over. Many of those songs remain firm favourites but (and this is a hideous pun) the cream rises to the top. From the portentious intro to the staccato disconnected lyrics and Clapton's effects laden guitar there is so much to like about this song. Over a quarter of a century since I first heard it this song has consolidated its preeminence in my mind over other classics such as Layla, Cocaine and Sunshine Of Your Love.

89 Rolling In The Deep - Adele new
I missed the first wave of Adele mania, coming to her rather late. I wasn't as impressed with Someone Like You as the rest of the world seemed to be. But this song showcases her voice to the max,  with a driving rhythm and a killer chorus that grabs you by the balls.

88 Don't Leave - Faithless new
I was resistant to dance music for a long time. It wasn't until I saw Faithless on Later With Jools Holland that my eyes and ears were opened. It wasn't their barnstorming club hit Insomnia that did it. It was this beautiful and rather sad song. They were a real band, and not just a couple of guys with a synth. Their performance of this song blew me away.

87 Somewhere In My Heart - Aztec Camera 96
I'm a sucker for blaring horns. This gem of 80s power pop starts with horns and never lets up. It is another song that I used to play on my guitar in my bedroom. "The closest thing to heaven is to rock and roll". That was certainly true for me back then. Roddy Frame's finest 3.5 minutes.

86 Up The Junction - Squeeze 84
You don't get many songs that lack a chorus. The lyrics take centre stage in this tale. Quintessentially British and naive they may be ("we stayed in by the telly although the room was smelly"), but you have to love a song that kicks off with "I never thought it would happen with me and the girl from Clapham."

85 Saturn 5 - Inspiral Carpets 83
Whenever I hear this song I am immediately transported back to 1996 and my greatest ever nightclub experience.  The Warehouse in Preston was a three level club playing the best indie and britpop music. At that time it felt like 'my' music ruled the world. That particular night in The Warehouse is fresh in my memory as the epitomy of those days. The opening organ riff brought a huge cheer, and by the time the chorus erupted the entire dancefloor was singing, arms in the air or around the shoulders of strangers. We were united in a truly sublime musical experience.

84 Never Forget You - Noisettes 82
Back in 2009 I caught an acoustic performance of this song on the BBC's coverage of Glastonbury. I was captivated by the beauty of the voice I was hearing as well as enjoying a cracking song. This stripped down version (guitar, bass and packing crate) reminded me a touch of Amy Winehouse, but without the extraneous angsty bollocks that went with Winehouse's performances. Then I checked out the original version of the song and loved it. I still love it. The song has a retro feel to it and real kick to the chorus. I love it.

83 This Is Not A Love Song - Public Image Limited 85
I must qualify this by saying that I love the album version but really don't like the single version which I find inferior in every way. The album version is full of attitude, horns and a great hook. The pounding base and the riff that accompanies the chorus are tremendous, while Lydon's vocals are just about perfection. The less said about the single version, which I refuse to provide a link to, the better.


82 Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers 80
For me, the album Blood Sugar Sex Magick is the high water mark of the RHCP's career. They had greater success with later albums, but creatively they have never matched BSSM. I could have picked three or four songs from this album alone. But the reason that I picked Give It Away rather than Under the Bridge is that I think the band is summed up in this one song. It is funky and it rocks. I also came close to including Higher Ground and Knock Me Down, both off the Mother's Milk album and both truly great songs.

81 Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House 78
The first version of this song that I heard was Paul Young's and I really liked it. But there is something more heartfelt and something sweeter in Neil Finn's vocals. I can listen to this time and time again. It never gets tired.

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100 - 91 (Top 100 songs of all time)



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100 Romeo - Basement Jaxx - 98 in 2010
There came a point 6 or 7 years ago where I realised that I really like Basement Jaxx. They are a dance act with a difference, musically very interesting and shying away from club cliche. Add to the music some great soul and urban vocals and you have a potent mix. Romeo is my choice but I could quite easily have picked another song such as “Where’s Your Head At”, “Oh My Gosh” or “Bingo Bango”. But for me there is something about Romeo that is uplifting despite the lyrics. The Bollywood video perfectly complements the song. In fact one thing that Basement Jaxx do better than most other acts is videos. Always surprising and innovating their videos are well worth checking out.


99 Epic - Faith No More - new entryRarely has a song been better named. In the late 80s and early 90s I was a heavy metal fan. Faith No More blended rock and rap so intelligently that they grabbed me by the balls and made me fall for them. This song is both very much of its time and resiliently current.


98 People Everyday - Arrested Development - new entry
The lazy chilled out vibe of this song is just so perfect. I know they can’t lay claim to having written the hook in the chorus (Sly & the Family Stone take those laurels) but as a piece of laid back hip hop it can’t be faulted. The song’s lyrics are actually pretty dark and probe fault lines in black society. It’s a song that works on many levels, but is perhaps best heard outdoors on a sunny day with a beer in hand.


97 Superstar - Sonic Youth - new entry
There is an album of Carpenters covers released nearly 20 years ago and this was on it. For me, the mark of a good song is one that stands up to reinterpretation. A song that has layers that are revealed by different performers. This is one such song. Sonic Youth bring out the dark side of this song. The breathy whispered mournful vocals are a million miles away from the sumptuous beauty of Karen Carpenter’s, and yet I think this version reveals the true torment at the heart of the song. The original keeps the pain inherent in the lyrics at arm’s length. In Sonic Youth’s version the pain grabs you by the throat.


96 Walk Away Renee - The Four Tops - 70
Motown at its peak was masterful at producing powerful songs that addressed the darker side of matters of the heart. Both the verse and the chorus of this song have unforgettable melodies. When performed by the Four Tops the song takes flight.


95 Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye - new entry
The first new entry into the top 100 to have been released since I last compiled my top 100 is an otherworldly indie hit. There is something about the plaintive, almost pleading singing in the chorus that really appeals. Again the lyrics are quite dark. I'm not sure what the prevalence of such songs at the start of my top 100 says about me. In an era of one hit wonders, this might just be one that merits the attention that it received and will stand the test of time.


94 I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You - Black Kids - new entry
This band and this song passed me by until I saw Black Kids supporting Kaiser Chiefs a few years ago. Support acts have a notoriously difficult task, particularly in large arenas. They have poor sound, poor lighting and reduced space. Many wilt, but not this band. This song really stood out, and after the gig it was still in my head, nestling snugly alongside the Kaiser Chiefs' hits. There are no KC songs in my top 100. Funny how things turn out.


93 Forget You - Cee Lo Green - new entry
Owing more than a small debt to the glory days of Motown this song is a modern soul classic. For the sake of propriety I am using the radio friendly version of this song on my list. The other version is not appreciably better, but it did its job in creating word of mouth for the song. Whatever, this is another upbeat song with dark lyrics. Hmm I spot a trend emerging. Bruno Mars co-wrote it. Which begs the question why he releases such rubbish under his own name when he can write songs like this?


92 No Diggity - Blackstreet - new entry
danga danga danga dang. What is it about that simple piano riff that turns this into such a memorable song? Wonderful chorus "I like the way you work it, no diggity", great vocals. Dr Dre on top form. Just a sublime piece of work. "hey yo hey yo hey yo hey yo".


91 The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel - 71
I bought a cassette of Bridge Over Troubled Water from a jumble sale at around the same time that I was learning to play guitar. Some time around 1987 I suppose. I spent hours in my bedroom learning to play this song, singing along with just myself for an audience, almost certainly not understanding the full implications of the lyrics. The snare crash in the midst of S&G trilling "li la li" felt so dramatic, so at odds with the acoustic nature of the song. Emphasising god knows what, but doing it ever so well.


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Monday, July 29, 2013

My Top 100 Songs of all time - 2013 edition

I last compiled my top 100 songs in January 2010. It was a tough task, and now 3.5 years later I have revisited it. Nearly 1/4 of the list are new songs. On another day many of the songs cut from the list might have been kept in favour of others. As you would expect, little has changed in the upper echelons, although the order is in general pretty sketchy.

These are the 100 best songs ever written. Many may not even be the best by that particular act. But when picking favourites, there is more than the musicianship at play. Memories and associations have a big influence. Songs remind you of people and places, and for that reason some of the songs on my list may seem odd choices if you don't understand the context. So alongside this list, I will post on my blog (ntfc2.blogspot.co.uk) in batches of 10 songs about what inspired me to pick these songs.

Rules. There weren't really any rules per se, except that to keep this interesting I didn't allow myself to select more than 3 songs by any act. I could easily have filled 50 slots with songs by Queen, Billy Bragg, The Beatles and Kate Bush but that would have got very dull. 

So here is the list:

Position  Song  Act  2010 Position
100 Romeo  Basement Jaxx  98
99 Epic Faith No More new
98 People Everyday Arrested Development new
97 Superstar Sonic Youth new
96 Walk Away Renee The Four Tops 70
95 Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye new
94 I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You Black Kids new
93 Forget You Cee Lo Green new
92 No Diggity Blackstreet new
91 The Boxer Simon and Garfunkel 71
90 White Room Cream 89
89 Rolling In The Deep Adele new
88 Don't Leave Faithless new
87 Somewhere In My Heart Aztec Camera 96
86 Up The Junction Squeeze 84
85 Saturn 5 Inspiral Carpets 83
84 Never Forget You Noisettes 82
83 This Is Not A Love Song Public Image Limited 85
82 Give It Away Red Hot Chili Peppers 80
81 Don't Dream It's Over Crowded House 78
80 Fascination Alphabeat new
79 You Better You Bet The Who 76
78 All The Things She Said T.A.T.U new
77 Itchycoo Park Small Faces 73
76 A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke 72
75 I Want To Be Buried In Your Backyard Nightmare Of You new
74 Landslide Fleetwood Mac 69
73 Oliver's Army Elvis Costello 68
72 Dancing In The Moonlight Thin Lizzy 67
71 Purple Rain Prince 66
70 Crazy For You/Rain mashup Jane Lui new
69 Fergus Sings The Blues Deacon Blue 64
68 The Show Lenka new
67 Fix You Coldplay new
66 Friday I'm In Love The Cure 62
65 Live And Let Die Wings 60
64 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix 59
63 Lose Yourself Eminem new
62 I Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin new
61 Eton Rifles The Jam 56
60 The Man With The Child In His Eyes Kate Bush 55
59 Cabaret Louis Armstrong 54
58 Wuthering Heights Kate Bush new
57 Mayor of Simpleton XTC 52
56 Johnny Come Home Fine Young Cannibals new
55 Inbetweener Sleeper 97
54 Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley 51
53 Birdhouse In Your Soul They Might Be Giants 48
52 I Am The Resurrection Stone Roses 49
51 Levi Stubbs Tears Billy Bragg 46
50 Justified And Ancient The KLF     45
49 London Calling The Clash 44
48 Crazy In Love Beyonce 43
47 Love Machine Girls Aloud 77
46 Life on Mars David Bowie 90
45 In The Lap Of The Gods (Revisited) Queen new
44 Move On Up Curtis Mayfield 40
43 Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of U2 39
42 Great Things Echobelly new
41 I'm Alive The Hollies 37
40 Mary's Prayer Danny Wilson 96
39 St Louis Blues Glenn Miller 36
38 Talking About A Revolution Tracy Chapman 35
37 10,000 Nights Alphabeat 34
36 I Think I Love You Voice Of The Beehive 33
35 Help Me Please Hard Fi new
34 Greatest Day Beverley Knight 32
33 Shirley Billy Bragg 31
32 Motorcycle Emptiness Manic Street Preachers 79
31 I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor Arctic Monkeys 30
30 Wish You Were Here Pink Floyd 29
29 2 Of Us Beatles new
28 Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 28
27 Kashmir Led Zeppelin 27
26 Subterranean Homesick Blues Bob Dylan 26
25 Rise Public Image Limited 24
24 Senses Working Overtime XTC 15
23 Alison Elvis Costello 23
22 Walls Come Tumbling Down Style Council 22
21 Don't Stop Moving S Club 7 21
20 Flight Of The Wild Geese Joan Armatrading 20
19 God Only Knows Beach Boys 19
18 Me And The Farmer Housemartins 18
17 Marlene On The Wall Suzanne Vega 17
16 What's Going On Marvin Gaye 16
15 This Is How It Feels Inspiral Carpets 25
14 Last Of The Famous International Playboys Morrissey 14
13 Absolutely Everybody Vanessa Amorosi new
12 Whatever Oasis 12
11 For What It's Worth Buffalo Springfield 11
10 A New England Kirsty MacColl 10
9 Glorious Day Amsterdam 9
8 Panic The Smiths 8
7 I Useta Love Her Sawdoctors 7
6 I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing Pet Shop Boys 6
5 Beat Surrender The Jam 5
4 Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards Billy Bragg 4
3 Mr Blue Sky ELO 3
2 Something Beatles 2
1 Yes McAlmont and Butler 1


Dropping out of the top 100
100 Free - Estelle
99 Rocket 88 - Ike Turner
94 Break from the old routine - Oui 3
93 Phantom of the opera – Iron maiden
92 Orange Crush - REM
91 Baby can I hold you - Tracy Chapman
88 Death on 2 legs - Queen 
87 Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang
86 Somebody told me - The Killers
81 Brothers Gonna Work It Out - Public Enemy
75 Do you really like it - Pied Piper and MCs
74 There ain't half been some clever bastards - Ian Dury and the Blockheads
65 What the world is waiting for - Stone Roses
63 Charmless Man - Blur
58 Enter Sandman - Metallica
57 I Know Where I've Been - Queen Latifah
53 Teenage Sensation - Credit to the nation
50 Closest thing to crazy - Katie Melua
47 Hounds of Love - Kate Bush
42 You & Me Song - Wannadies
41 Oh! You Pretty Things - David Bowie
38 King of the kerb - Echobelly
33 Sheriff Fatman - Carter USM
13 Vuma Dlozi Lami - Leleti Khumalo

Bubbling under - seriously considered for inclusion in the 2013 list
Numerous Queen, Beatles, Billy Bragg, Kate Bush
Karma Hotel - Spooks
LSI - The Shamen
Light and Day - Polyphonic Spree
One Way - Levellers
Lenny Valentino - The Auteurs
Rio - Duran Duran
Enola Gay - O.M.D
Kill Your television - Neds Atomic Dustbin
Respect Yourself -Bruce Willis
Nu Flow - Big Brovaz
Love has left the room - A Camp
Art for arts sake - 10cc
Honey to the bee - Billie
Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Songs of love - Divine Comedy
Becoming more like Alfie - Divine Comedy
Big Time Sensuality - Bjork
Black Night - Deep Purple
Photograph - Def Leppard
Bang Bang You're Dead - Dirty Pretty Things
Stars - Dubstar
Lovebirds - Dodgy
Paradise City - Guns N Roses
Living For The Weekend - Hard Fi
Monkey Gone To Heaven - Pixies
The Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann
The Only One I Know - Charlatans
Boys Don't Cry - The Cure
Land of confusion - Genesis
Labour of love - Hue and Cry  
You might need somebody - Shola Ama
Rock the casbah - The Clash
English Civil War - The Clash
You're all I need to get by -  Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Can't stand me now - The Libertines
Message in a bottle - The Police
Paint it black - Rolling Stones
No More Heroes - The Stranglers
Dear God - XTC
Put the message in the box - World Party
Vanishing Girl - The Dukes of Stratosphear
Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A
Still too young to remember - It Bites
The Only Living Boy in New Cross - Carter USM
Importance of being idle -Oasis
You shook me all night long - ACDC
Must I paint you a picture -Billy Bragg
Tank Park Salute - Billy Bragg
Everybody knows that I love you - Divine Comedy
Shipbuilding - Elvis Costello
A Design For Life -Manic Street Preachers
Somewhere only we know - Keane
Love and Affection - Joan Armatrading
Villa Rosie - Blur
Why can't I be you - The Cure
Love Cats - The Cure
Don't call me baby - Voice of the Beehive
Good thing - Fine Young Cannibals
Chocolate Girl - Deacon Blue
Trash-  Suede  
Don't leave - Faithless  
Step on - Happy Mondays
Goodbye Yellow Brick road - Elton John
Getting Better -The Beatles
Today - Smashing Pumpkins
Since You been gone - Rainbow

 
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