April 12, 201312 yr 43 Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger First Heard: October 2005 r8OipmKFDeM This is another song that I've appreciated more as I've got older. It's got so much emotion that it's utterly impossible to resist or deny. The lyrics are gorgeous and comforting as well, even if they don't really mean anything. It's another anthem that is so human in its approach and too beautiful to ignore. This is definitely up there as one of the most gorgeous songs ever and I can confirm that one more Britpop song is yet to come. 44 The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony First Heard: August 2001 1lyu1KKwC74 I think this was the first song I ever heard? It's crazy to think about how long ago that actually was. Anyway, this song defines iconic. Everything from the instrumental to the lyrics define perfect and really stuck out to me at a young age. I actually remember thinking how brilliant it was when I was FOUR YEARS OLD. I'm not joking. And cynics might label the song as unoriginal but come on! It's got everything that you want in an anthem and it's bloody incredible. I'll say it again, it's a perfect song with no flaws whatsoever.
April 13, 201312 yr 41 Pulp - Common People First Heard: May 2005 yuTMWgOduFM I see this as the anthem that really did break Britpop into the mainstream and I'm pleased to say that it's my favourite Britpop song as well. The lyrics are genius, the delivery is exceptional and the feeling of the song is euphoric. It pains me to say that this hasn't made the Top 40, but at least it's not quite as bad as being stuck behind #2 by Robson & Jerome. 42 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart First Heard: October 2005 lcOxhH8N3Bo This was actually in my Top Three at some point, until I realised that it wasn't actually as good as I made out it was. Still, it's a wildly emotional song that releases so much frustration and angst that's it utterly impossible to resist. Everything from the verses to the structure to that instrumental before the final chorus is stunning and I'm pleased to say that it's this high up in my chart.
April 13, 201312 yr 40 The Killers - When You Were Young First Heard: September 2006 ff0oWESdmH0 The Killers' second best song is up next. I remember hearing it first on the way home from my grandparents' when it entered the chart at #5, but I never really thought much about it until I actually gave it a proper listen one day last year. Packed with energy and emotion, When You Were Young really does remind you of the old rock songs from the 20th century with added synths of course. It's just a solid rock song with a genius structure and an incredible range of dynamics. The lyrics represent a lot of emotion as well. It's got everything that I want to hear in a song. Perfect doesn't even define it. Utterly stunning in ever single way possible.
April 13, 201312 yr 39 Kate Nash - Foundations First Heard: May 2007 ryH5cga0yUI I remember hearing this on a music channel for the first time, loving it instantly and gradually getting more obsessed as the summer of 2007 went on. The reaosn why I love this song so much is because it describes frustration that you don't actually want to feel about someone else. The verses are very witty, but when it gets to the chorus, you know that Kate is being serious when she talks about the foundations that her and her partner have. It's possibly the most perfect song I've ever heard from a lyrical perspective and the instrumental really gets the song that added push as well. The fact that it was 16 copies behind the #1 actually physically PAINS me, but I will always have and will continue to have incredible memories about this song as I go through life.
April 13, 201312 yr 38 The Libertines - Don't Look Back Into The Sun First Heard: December 2009 jLYsIESNtUc I first heard this on a trailer for Gavin And Stacy a few years ago and I instantly thought this was a brilliant tune. It's only grown on me over the years as well, and the reason for that is because it's so simplistic in its approach that it ends up becoming an emotionally charged anthem by the end. I can't really describe exactly why I love it so much, but that guitar riff is so euphoric that I just can't deny it. And by the end of the song, I can't help singing along to it. If you haven't heard it already, please listen to it, because it's incredible in every single way possible. What a bloody brilliant song.
April 13, 201312 yr 37 Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles First Heard: January 2003 Cwkej79U3ek This was one of the first songs that I ever heard and it was also one of the songs that made me sit up and take notice of music. Whenever I hear this song, I'm transported back to being a six year old eating McDonalds meals up in Edinburgh. And at the time, I knew that this was something important and something that was potentially going to change my life, as stupid as that sounds. But I think that the main reason why I have such a strong connection to this song is because it captures youth and innocence perfectly. It seems like it's an emotional ballad for children and I think that's the reason why I have such a liking for them these days. And the structure of the song is perfect - the way that it builds and builds is very humbling to listen to and I can definitely see why people dislike it but it sums up my childhood perfectly that I will never ever be able to detach myself from this song. It's pure beauty compressed in four minutes and this has definitely led me on a route in my life which I wouldn't be living today if it wasn't for this song. So thank you for everything, Vanessa Carlton.
April 13, 201312 yr Let's finish this off. I'm shit at commentary anyway so it doesn't matter too much. 21 Snow Patrol - Run 22 Biffy Clyro - Many Of Horror 23 Massive Attack - Teardrop 24 M.I.A. - Paper Planes 25 Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song 26 Delta Goodrem - Believe Again 27 Keri Hilson feat Kanye West & Ne-Yo - Knock You Down 28 Christina Aguilera - Hurt 29 Tinie Tempah - Pass Out 30 Girls Aloud - Biology 31 Soft Cell - Tainted Love 32 Coldplay - Fix You 33 Ludovico Einaudi - I Giorni 34 The Beatles - A Day In The Life 35 Foo Fighters - Everlong 36 Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) DISCUSS DISCUSS DISCUSS. Edited April 13, 201312 yr by Griefeon
April 13, 201312 yr Woohoo for Kate, Delta and Girls Aloud! :cheer: Foundations is one of my favourites of all time too. :wub:
April 14, 201312 yr 'Knock You Down' is phenomenal. Inside my top 10 songs of all time. My favourite collaboration, ever. <3 'I Giorni' is just stunning too! :wub:
April 14, 201312 yr 20 First Heard: April 2012 Chart Position: #25 Year Of Release: 1986 http://991.com/newGallery/The-Smiths-There-Is-A-Light-164728.jpg
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April 14, 201312 yr 18 First Heard: June 2003 Chart Position: #2 Year Of Release: 2003 http://991.com/newgallery/S-Club-7-Say-Goodbye-354733.jpg
April 14, 201312 yr 17 First Heard: September 2011 Chart Position: #1 Year Of Release: 2011 http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/news/rihanna-reveals-we-found-love-cover-art-and-lyrics.jpg
April 15, 201312 yr Eh, I can't be arsed to make a big thing out of the rest of it, so here's the full Top 100! 01 Adele - Someone Like You 02 The Killers - Mr Brightside 03 Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah 04 M83 - Midnight City 05 Elbow - One Day Like This 06 Coldplay - Paradise 07 David Guetta feat Sia - Titanium 08 Robert Miles - Children 09 Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla 10 Daft Punk - One More Time 11 Kanye West - All Of The Lights 12 Evanescence - My Immortal 13 Rihanna - Unfaithful 14 Beyonce - Listen 15 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance 16 Rihanna feat Drake - What's My Name? 17 Rihanna feat Calvin Harris - We Found Love 18 S Club - Say Goodbye 19 Outkast - Hey Ya! 20 The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out 21 Snow Patrol - Run 22 Biffy Clyro - Many Of Horror 23 Massive Attack - Teardrop 24 M.I.A. - Paper Planes 25 Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song 26 Delta Goodrem - Believe Again 27 Keri Hilson feat Kanye West & Ne-Yo - Knock You Down 28 Christina Aguilera - Hurt 29 Tinie Tempah - Pass Out 30 Girls Aloud - Biology 31 Soft Cell - Tainted Love 32 Coldplay - Fix You 33 Ludovico Einaudi - I Giorni 34 Damien Rice - Cannonball 35 The Beatles - A Day In The Life 36 Foo Fighters - Everlong 37 Green Day - Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) 38 Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles 39 The Libertines - Don't Look Back Into The Sun 40 Kate Nash - Foundations 41 The Killers - When You Were Young 42 Pulp - Common People 43 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart 44 Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger 45 The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony 46 Foals - Spanish Sahara 47 MGMT - Time To Pretend 48 Faith Hill - There You'll Be 49 Madonna - Hung Up 50 The Pogues feat Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York 51 The Human League - Don't You Want Me 52 Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror 53 The Streets - Dry Your Ees 54 Fun. feat Janelle Monae - We Are Young 55 The Fray - Over My Head (Cable Car) 56 Florence & The Machine - Shake It Out 57 2Pac feat Elton John - Ghetto Gospel 58 50 Cent - In Da Club 59 Eminem - Lose Yourself 60 Coldplay - Clocks 61 Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero 62 Katy Perry - Firework 63 Leona Lewis - A Moment Like This 64 Sterophonics - Handbags And Gladrags 65 Jay-Z & Kanye West - Niggas In Paris 66 Eminem feat Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie 67 Nicki Minaj feat Drake - Moment 4 Life 68 Flo Rida feat Sia - Wild Ones 69 Steps - It's The Way You Make Me Feel 70 Leona Lewis - Run 71 Britney Spears - Everytime 72 Sugababes - Stronger 73 Ellie Goulding - Your Song 74 The Fray - How To Save A Life 75 Adele - Hometown Glory 76 Jordin Sparks feat Chris Brown - No Air 77 Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal 78 Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah 79 Rihanna - Disturbia 80 Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are 81 Labrinth feat Emeli Sande - Beneath Your Beautiful 82 Professor Green feat Emeli Sande - Read All About It 83 Florence & The Machine - Dog Days Are Over 84 Noah And The Whale - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. 85 Birdy - Skinny Love 86 Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You 87 Robyn feat Kleerup - With Every Heartbeat 88 Michael Jackson - They Don't Care About Us 89 Avril Lavigne - When You're Gone 90 Sleigh Bells - Infinity Guitars 91 Mis-Teeq - Scandalous 92 Justice - D.A.N.C.E. 93 Ed Sheeran - Lego House 94 Professor Green feat Maverick Sabre - Jungle 95 Labrinth feat Tinie Tempah - Earthquake 96 B.O.B. feat Rivers Cuomo - Magic 97 Eminem feat Dido - Stan 98 Rihanna feat Jay-Z - Umbrella 99 Calvin Harris - Feel So Close 100 Flo Rida feat T-Pain - Low Edited April 15, 201312 yr by Griefeon
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