| Author | Message | ||
     skulldisco Member Username: Skulldisco Post Number: 1872 Registered: 10-2008 |
They are still celebrating their 60th anniversary, and flicking through my daughters copy this week they have issued a poll of the 100 greatest songs. It was surprisingly good I thought, with no obvious omissions off the top of my head (although my list would be markedly different to this), a decent mix of pop, rock, chart toppers and left field. Their website lists the top 20 1. Joy Division – 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' 2. Pulp – 'Common People' 3. David Bowie – 'Heroes' 4. The Beach Boys – 'Good Vibrations' 5. New Order – 'Blue Monday' 6. The Stone Roses – 'She Bangs The Drums' 7. The Smiths – 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' 8. The Specials – 'Ghost Town' 9. Dizzee Rascal – 'Fix Up, Look Sharp' 10. Oasis – 'Wonderwall' 11. The Rolling Stones – 'Sympathy For The Devil' 12. The Ronettes – 'Be My Baby' 13. Michael Jackson – 'Billie Jean' 14. Sex Pistols – 'God Save The Queen' 15. The Beatles – 'A Day In The Life' 16. The Cure – 'Boys Don't Cry' 17. Bob Dylan – 'Like A Rolling Stone' 18. The Beach Boys – 'God Only Knows' 19. Madonna – 'Like A Prayer' 20. The Stone Roses – 'I Am The Resurrection' I do have some reservations though. Am I the only person who can't stand Common People? I don't mind Jarvis, I even like some Pulp, but maybe this song has become a bit like REM's Losing My Religion - after hearing it 500 times it loses it's impact. I love it, but is Boy's Don't Cry the 16th best song of the last 60 years? I don't even think it's in The Cure top 5, and like I say I really think it's a great song. Oh, I've just remembered - there was no Go-Betweens :-) Cattle and Cane is obviously not as good as songs like Video Games by Lana Del Rey, or Dry Your Eyes by The Streets. | ||
| David Gagen Member Username: David_g Post Number: 385 Registered: 02-2007 |
Sympathy For The Devil better than Gimme Shelter? I dont think so | ||
| Burgers Member Username: Burgers Post Number: 38 Registered: 05-2005 |
Fairly typical NME, been around for 60 years and been over-rating The Beatles for 50 of them. I'd have a lot of artists with one really good song in my top 60. Whole Wide World, I Melt With You, Slip Away by Metro Trinity, etc. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 4656 Registered: 05-2005 |
I love Common People. Looking forward to this issue arriving Down Under. |