27/09/1992

 

Manic Street Preachers - Theme from M*A*S*H (Suicide is Painless)

 

3 Week

 

It's all about that solo. This is the first Manic song I ever remember hearing. It appeared on the Greatest Hits of 1992 and I wasn't really that interested in it. I'm afraid it wasn't until 1996 when I (and a lot of other people) became interested in going back to their older songs. Of course, having known that Richie had gone missing gives the subject of the song a deeper meaning for me. It's a fascinating title.

 

Top 3s

20/09/1992

1 - Theme From MASH (Suicide is Painless) - Manic Street Preachers

2 - Sleeping Satelite - Tasmin Archer

3 - Metal Mickey - Suede

 

04/10/1992

1 - Theme From MASH (Suicide is Painless) - Manic Street Preachers

2 - Metal Mickey - Suede

3 - Sentinel - Mike Oldfield

 

 

 

11/10/1992

 

Suede - Metal Mickey

 

4 Weeks

 

And another song with a prominent solo. I never really liked the Drowners. This, however, I love and has a simple but effective, three note hook in the chorus that just works for me. A stand out on their debut album for me and one of their best singles.

 

Top 3s

11/10/1992

1 - Metal Mickey - Suede

2 - Theme From MASH (Suicide is Painless) - Manic Street Preachers

3 - Sentinel - Mike Oldfield

 

18/10/1992

1 - Metal Mickey - Suede

2 - Theme From MASH (Suicide is Painless) - Manic Street Preachers

3 - Erotica - Madonna

 

25/10/1992

1 - Metal Mickey - Suede

2 - Erotica - Madonna

3 - Sentinel - Mike Oldfield

 

01/11/1992

1 - Metal Mickey - Suede

2 - Drive - REM

3 - Who Needs Love Like That Erasure

 

It's all about that solo. This is the first Manic song I ever remember hearing. It appeared on the Greatest Hits of 1992 and I wasn't really that interested in it. I'm afraid it wasn't until 1996 when I (and a lot of other people) became interested in going back to their older songs. Of course, having known that Richie had gone missing gives the subject of the song a deeper meaning for me. It's a fascinating title.

 

Top 3s

20/09/1992

1 - Theme From MASH (Suicide is Painless) - Manic Street Preachers

2 - Sleeping Satelite - Tasmin Archer

3 - Metal Mickey - Suede

 

04/10/1992

1 - Theme From MASH (Suicide is Painless) - Manic Street Preachers

2 - Metal Mickey - Suede

3 - Sentinel - Mike Oldfield

 

I bought the original film version (It's a great melody, mostly), but outside the context of the film it becomes worryingly disturbing and I was never comfortable with the Manics take on it. In the movie Painless was a dentist who decided to arrange to kill himself in a public ceremonial goodbye over some jilting, or something not earth-shattering, just cos he was feeling a bit sorry for himself. It was comical not serious (and they all duly took the piss out of him). It was also a bitter commentary on war....

 

Tasmin and Oldfield, though, fab stuff B-)

 

08/11/1992

 

Shakespears Sister - Hello (Turn Your Radio On)

 

4 Weeks

 

A lot of people seem to forget about this song. Just because it didn't spend nearly 2 months at number 1. For my money this is nearly as good as Stay. It has a more conventional structure. Plenty of angular piano under the second verse. And it's all carried off with a wonderful, sweeping chorus and resolves itself beautifully. Nice guitar solo too.

 

Wonderful.

 

Top 3s

08/11/1992

1 - Hello (Turn Your Radio On) - Shakespear's Sister

2 - Metal Mickey - Suede

3 - Drive - REM

 

15/11/1992

1 - Hello (Turn Your Radio On) - Shakespear's Sister

2 - Drive - REM

3 - Boss Drum - The Shamen

 

 

22/11/1992

1 - Hello (Turn Your Radio On) - Shakespear's Sister

2 - Boss Drum - The Shamen

3 - Out of Space - The Prodigy

 

 

29/11/1992

1 - Hello (Turn Your Radio On) - Shakespear's Sister

2 - Out of Space - The Prodigy

3 - Boss Drum - The Shamen

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excellent choice Tony!

 

"Hello (Turn Your Radio On)" is such a beautiful song, I love the nostalgic and haunting tone of the track, but the lyrics are rather beautiful too. I think it s a song about isolation and depression, which in todays society is all the more poignant.

 

Hard to believe how much bitter feuding there was between them at the time, after 93 they never spoke to each other again. :(

 

06/12/1992

 

Prodigy - Out Of Space

 

5 Weeks

 

And grabbing the the number 1 by the bollox and not letting go until the New Year is quite simply one of the greatest dance songs of all time. Thundering, looping, filled with hooks, a peerless riff and raising the bar so high that they rarely matched it again - no one else came close. It's on top of my list of "twelve inches to buy".

 

Poor Enya thwarted again - would she ever get a number 1?

 

Top 3s

06/12/1992

1 - Out of Space - The Prodigy

2 - Hello (Turn Your Radio On) - Shakespear's Sister

3 - The Celts Enya

 

13/12/1992

1 - Out of Space - The Prodigy

2 - The Celts Enya

3 - Step it Up - Stereo MCs

 

20/12/1992

1 - Out of Space - The Prodigy

2 - The Celts Enya

3 - Step it Up - Stereo MCs

 

27/12/1992

1 - Out of Space - The Prodigy

2 - The Celts Enya

3 - Step it Up - Stereo MCs

 

03/01/1993

1 - Out of Space - The Prodigy

2 - Don't Cry For Me Argentina - Sinead O'Connor

3 - The Celts Enya

Top 20 of 1992

 

1 Tori Amos - Winter (1)

2 The Prodigy - Out of Space (1)

3 Crowded House - Four Seasons in One Day (1)

4 Tori Amos - China (1)

5 Utah Saints - Something Good (1)

6 Suede - Metal Mickey (1)

7 SL2 - On a Ragga Tip (1)

8 Shakespear's Sister - Stay (1)

9 Praga Khan - Injected with a Poison (2)

10 Shakespear's Sister Hello Turn Your Radio On (1)

11 Felix - Don't You Want Me (1)

12 The Levellers - 15 Years (1)

13 Enya - The Celts (2)

14 Snap - Rythm Is A Dancer (1)

15 The Sugar Cubes - Hit (1)

16 Sisters of Mercy - Temple of Love (1)

17 Queensryche - Silent Lucidity (1)

18 Shakespear's Sister - I Dont Care 2

19 Annie Lennox - Why? (3)

20 Erasure - Am I Right? (1)

Decade to Date

 

1 Tori Amos - Winter (1)

2 Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (1)

3 U2 - The Fly (1)

4 The Prodigy - Out of Space (1)

5 The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu - It's Grim Up North (1)

6 Crowded House - Four Seasons in One Day (1)

7 Adamski - Killer (1)

8 Tori Amos - China (1)

9 Stone Roses - Elephant Stone (1)

10 Utah Saints - Something Good (1)

11 Orbital - Chime (2)

12 REM - Losing My Religion (1)

13 The Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul (1)

14 Pixies - Planet of Sound (1)

15 Suede - Metal Mickey (1)

16 SL2 - On a Ragga Tip (1)

17 Queen - Innuendo (1)

18 The Las - There She Goes (1)

19 Pet Shop Boys - Being Boring (1)

20 Crowded House - Fall At Your Feet (2)

Edited November 29, 201311 yr by AnthonyT

Poor Enya thwarted again - would she ever get a number 1?

 

Only Time? Oh wait, that was 2000s. :P

 

"Out Of Space" is of course a great Prodigy track, it had a pretty tumultuous Top 20 chart run at the time partly explained by it's steady sales in a period where there were often 14-17 new entries each week and then and sudden slowdown around Christmas which meant it went: 14-6-{5}-8-11-14-12-9-..

Predictions for 1993?

 

Predictions for 1993?

 

Your tastes have been fairly in alignment with mine so far, I'd guess at:

 

The Beloved "Sweet Harmony"

The Orb "Little Fluffy Clouds" :wub:

Sub Sub "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)"

James "Laid"

Suede "Animal Nitrate"

New Order "Regret"

Leftfield "Open Up"

Robin S. "Show Me Love"

 

and (I don't think you'll have this) but I would have "Ordinary World" by Duran Duran - remixed of course by Aurora in 2000 but I do love the original.

Some of those will feature. Some of those will not.

 

10/01/1993

 

Arrested Development - Mr. Wendal

 

2 Weeks

 

Ah......bliss.

 

I much prefer this to People, Everyday - it's really a much more of a Summer song that one to be released in January.

 

1993 was to be a more rootsie year than previous with regga and dance-hall selling well and flooding the charts. But rarely approached the wholesomeness of Mr. Wendal.

 

Top 3s

10/01/1993

1 - Mr Wendal Arrested Development

2 - Phorever People The Shamen

3 - Out of Space - The Prodigy

 

17/01/1993

1 - Mr Wendal Arrested Development

2 - Phorever People The Shamen

3 - Sweet Harmony - The Beloved

Right now you've completed 1992, Here's the songs I would have had as #1's.

 

11-01-92 Hit - Sugarcubes (2 weeks)

25-01-92 Love Your Money - Daisy Chainsaw (2 weeks)

08-02-92 Visions of You - Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart (1 week)

15-02-92 Leave Them All Behind - Ride (2 weeks)

29-02-92 Reverence - Jesus and Mary Chain (2 weeks)

14-03-92 Alive - Pearl Jam (1 week)

21-03-92 Come As You Are - Nirvana (2 weeks)

04-04-92 Slash 'n Burn - Manic Street Preachers (1 week)

11-04-92 Pretend We're Dead - L7 (3 weeks)

02-05-92 Weekender - Flowered Up (2 weeks)

16-05-92 Remedy - Black Crowes (1 week)

23-05-92 15 Years - Levellers (1 week)

30-05-92 The Drowners - Suede (4 weeks)

27-06-92 Rusty Cage - Soundgarden (2 weeks)

11-07-92 You Don't Understand - The House of Love (1 week)

18-07-92 She's A Superstar - Verve (1 week)

25-07-92 Face to Face - Siouxsie and the Banshees (4 weeks)

22-08-92 NWO - Ministry (2 weeks)

05-09-92 Ebeneezer Goode - The Shamen (3 weeks)

26-09-92 Metal Mickey - Suede (4 weeks)

24-10-92 Drive - R.E.M. (1 week)

31-10-92 Teethgrinder - Therapy? (4 weeks)

28-11-92 Little Baby Nothing - Manic Street Preachers (5 weeks)

Sweet Harmony had better be next Tony, it's one of my all time favourites. I was so obsessed with it in nine tee three. Also have a real soft spot for You've Got Me Thinking.

 

10/01/1993

 

The Beloved - Sweet Harmony

 

3 Weeks

 

I too was quite obsessed with this in early 1993, Dandy*. Lovely instrumentation in this. It's a good "walking" song.

 

Top 3s

24/01/1993

1 - Sweet Harmony - The Beloved

2 - Mr Wendal - Arrested Development

3 - Out of Space - The Prodigy

 

31/01/1993

1 - Sweet Harmony - The Beloved

2 - Mr Wendal - Arrested Development

3 - If I Can't Change You Mind - Sugar

 

07/01/1993

1 - Sweet Harmony - The Beloved

2 - Ordinary World - Duran Duran

3 - If I Can't Change You Mind - Sugar

 

I love "Sweet Harmony" - didn't hear it at the time but in the early 2000s the BBC used it to soundtrack 'I Love 1993' and that was when I fell in love with it. I also note Duran Duran entering at #2 on the last chart there. :D

 

"Mr Wendal" is a classic, I'd agree that it is better than "People Everyday" - I think I first heard it on "in the Mix 96" which I still have knocking about somewhere.

Edited December 1, 201311 yr by Doctor Blind

I also note Duran Duran entering at #2 on the last chart there. :D

 

 

 

:P

Right now you've completed 1992, Here's the songs I would have had as #1's.

 

11-01-92 Hit - Sugarcubes (2 weeks)

25-01-92 Love Your Money - Daisy Chainsaw (2 weeks)

08-02-92 Visions of You - Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart (1 week)

15-02-92 Leave Them All Behind - Ride (2 weeks)

29-02-92 Reverence - Jesus and Mary Chain (2 weeks)

14-03-92 Alive - Pearl Jam (1 week)

21-03-92 Come As You Are - Nirvana (2 weeks)

04-04-92 Slash 'n Burn - Manic Street Preachers (1 week)

11-04-92 Pretend We're Dead - L7 (3 weeks)

02-05-92 Weekender - Flowered Up (2 weeks)

16-05-92 Remedy - Black Crowes (1 week)

23-05-92 15 Years - Levellers (1 week)

30-05-92 The Drowners - Suede (4 weeks)

27-06-92 Rusty Cage - Soundgarden (2 weeks)

11-07-92 You Don't Understand - The House of Love (1 week)

18-07-92 She's A Superstar - Verve (1 week)

25-07-92 Face to Face - Siouxsie and the Banshees (4 weeks)

22-08-92 NWO - Ministry (2 weeks)

05-09-92 Ebeneezer Goode - The Shamen (3 weeks)

26-09-92 Metal Mickey - Suede (4 weeks)

24-10-92 Drive - R.E.M. (1 week)

31-10-92 Teethgrinder - Therapy? (4 weeks)

28-11-92 Little Baby Nothing - Manic Street Preachers (5 weeks)

 

 

I love a lot of that list, Grebo. I must go back and listen Face to Face.

 

I'm surprised to see Ebeneezer Goode there.

I love a lot of that list, Grebo. I must go back and listen Face to Face.

 

I'm surprised to see Ebeneezer Goode there.

 

I was so into The Shamen. Right from the In Gorbachev We Trust album.

 

En-Tact was an immense album and my love carried on to the Boss Drum album too, even though it was more poppy/dancey.

It was an absolute joy seeing Ebeneezer get to the top spot.

 

Surprising as it may seem I do like some dance music. Not much it has to be said but USURA nearly made #1 for me as did Utah Saints and other Shamen tracks.

If I went back Pro-Gen should really have done and Make It Mine should definitely have done.

 

But I was so heavily into Grunge/Shoegaze/T-shirt indie/goth/metal, dance didn't get that much of a look-in.