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 8th January 2018, 07:16 PM
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974. Knives Out - Radiohead (2001)
Squash his head Put him in the pot From their 'Amnesiac' album,this got to no.1 in Canada for 4 weeks. I like the guitar arrangement on this and Thom Yorke's vocals and the extraordinary video. |
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8th January 2018, 07:34 PM
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973. Stay With Me - OMD (2013)
If only I could stop them falling Falling down like rain From 'English Electric',the second of the three albums that OMD have released since they reformed. Paul Humphreys takes the lead vocal on this one and reading the youtube comments,it seems to be about his daughter who he doesn't see much as he's divorced. |
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9th January 2018, 06:42 PM
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972. What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted - Dave Stewart. Guest Vocals - Colin Blunstone (1981)
But happiness is just an illusion Filled with sadness and confusion This is before the word featuring was used so I've just used the same credit as was written on the cover of the record. It's a great synthpop cover of the Jimmy Ruffin classic from 1966. The highest charting version was by Robson and Jerome who took the song to no.1 as part of a triple A side in 1996. In the 60s,Colin Blunstone was the lead singer of The Zombies. This is not the Dave Stewart from Eurythmics,it's the one who had a no.1 with Barbara Gaskin. |
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9th January 2018, 07:11 PM
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971. The Light Before We Land - The Delgados (2002)
In truth there is no better place to be Than falling out of darkness still to see It always interesting to see someone put pictures to a song I like. I didn't think this song would be known in America. The Delgados were a Scottish indie band formed in 1994. They never managed to break through despite huge support from John Peel and split up in 2005. I like the combination of electric guitars and sweeping strings on this one and Emma Pollock's lovely vocals. The anime fans on here may recognise the song as it was used as the opening theme for 'Gunslinger Girl'. |
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9th January 2018, 07:35 PM
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970. Wordy Rappinghood - Tom Tom Club (1981)
Words won't find no right solution To the planet Earth's pollution A really quirky song that doesn't fit into any genre. Back in the early 80s,there was room in the singles chart for eccentricity and this got to no.7. Part of it is based on a traditional Moroccan childrens' song called 'A Ram Sam Sam'. Tom Tom Tom Club were a husband and wife,Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz,who were also members of Talking Heads. |
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9th January 2018, 07:56 PM
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969. Passing Strangers - Ultravox (1980)
Moments caught across an empty room Ultravox had released three albums with John Foxx as their lead singer but 'Vienna',from which this was taken,was the first one with Midge Ure. 'Passing Strangers' was the only Ultravox single released from 1980-1986 that didn't reach the top 40. |
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10th January 2018, 06:22 PM
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968. People In Love - 10cc (1977)
People in love do funny things Walk under buses and burn their wings Taken from 'Deceptive Bends',the first album 10cc released following the departure of Kevin Godley and Lol Crème. This was the third single from the album. Their last six singles had all reached the top 10 but this one didn't chart at all. It's one of only a few 10cc songs to feature a string section. |
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10th January 2018, 06:45 PM
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967. Once Upon A Long Ago - Paul McCartney (1987)
Picking up scales and broken chords Puppy dog tails in the House of Lords Paul McCartney's last top 10 single until that thing he did with Rihanna and Kanye West in 2015. It was originally supposed to be a duet with Freddie Mercury but he was too busy with Queen and his health was already deteriorating. |
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10th January 2018, 07:05 PM
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966. Hold On - Pet Shop Boys (2012)
The swooping birds and barking dogs Shopping malls and catalogues From their eleventh studio album 'Elysium',this sounds like it should come from a musical. Neil Tennant is helped out on vocals by a choir of voices. George Frideric Handel is down as co-writer of the song but as I'm unfamiliar with his works,I don't know which bit. |
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10th January 2018, 07:25 PM
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965. Undercover - Susanne Sundfor (2017)
They'll kiss you in the evening,devils in disguise,and love you till the morning then vanish before your eyes One of the most recent songs in my chart,this was released as a single in June ahead of Susanne's fifth album 'Music For People In Trouble'. Her vocals on this are wonderful and I like the country style guitar sound. I only have her last two albums and will get round to listening to her first three some time. |
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10th January 2018, 09:26 PM
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I haven't heard much of OMD's more recent output, just giving Stay With Me a listen and I'm quite liking it! I do prefer Dreaming and Sailing on the Seven Seas though
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11th January 2018, 12:32 AM
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One of those two songs is still to come.
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11th January 2018, 12:17 PM
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980. Don't You Want Me - The Human League (1981)
My favorite 80s song. Happy to see it feature here <3 |
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11th January 2018, 12:33 PM
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Hi Rollo,
interesting selections, including tracks from my all-time fave acts that I wouldn't have listed! Plenty of classics in here, Hollies, 7 Seconds, Joy Division, Human League, temptations, love the Saint Etienne song, my first ever concert was a band called Jigsaw (Sky High) who wrote Who Do You Think You Are. St Etienne's greatest hits is essential, but loads of later stuff too, like Sarah Cracknell's Mark brown collaboration. At The River is fab, so is the original song, and I like that many of these I don't know! Shows there's still stuff I need to dig out... 
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11th January 2018, 12:49 PM
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Hello John,there will be plenty more you will know. Our retro musical tastes are quite similar.
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11th January 2018, 06:03 PM
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964. Little Bear - Guillemots (2006)
I'm going beneath the stars I'm going under the soil again The first track on Guillemots debut album 'Through The Windowpane' which is my favourite album from the 21st century. It's a delicate piece of music and a brave way to open your debut album which is what Paul McCartney said when he named it as one of his favourite songs. |
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11th January 2018, 06:29 PM
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963. The Road To Hell (Parts 1 & 2) - Chris Rea (1989)
And the perverted fear of violence Chokes a smile on every face While Part 2 was a top 10 single(his only one),the highlight here is Part 1 which starts with the rain,the sound of a car radio and that faraway piano sound followed by Chris Rea's gospel blues vocal. The song was inspired by M25 and M4 traffic jams. |
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11th January 2018, 07:10 PM
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962. Here Is The News - ELO (1981)
A cure's been found for good old rocket lag Someone left their life behind in a plastic bag Taken from the album 'Time' which was the first album I bought and still one of my favourites. It was a concept album about a man who gets transported in time from 1981 to 2095. This song was on a double A side single with 'Ticket To The Moon'. Radio stations phoned up claiming that their broadcasts had been sampled but all the spoken voices on this are the band and the studio staff. The reverse is now true as Dutch and Maltese broadcasters have since used the opening of the song for their news programmes. |
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11th January 2018, 07:48 PM
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961. The Days Of Pearly Spencer - Marc Almond (1991)
Iron trees smother the air But withering they stand and stare Marc Almond's biggest hit as a solo singer,this reached no.4. I like the lush production by Trevor Horn. The song was written and originally recorded by David McWilliams in 1967. |
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12th January 2018, 06:39 PM
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960. Glory - Jean-Michel Jarre & M83 (2015)
We will never have it all 'Electronica 1:The Time Machine' was the first of two albums of collaborations between Jean-Michel Jarre and other electronic acts,old and new. This track featured M83,who is another Frenchman,Anthony Gonzalez. |
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