681. Perfect - The Lightning Seeds (1994)

 

 

Hazy petrol nights

Crimson sun on traffic lights

 

A lovely song which was a top 20 hit for the Lightning Seeds. It's certainly better than Ed Sheeran's 'Perfect' (or Fairground Attraction's).

 

680. Los Endos - Genesis (1976)

 

 

A drum based instrumental from 'A Trick Of The Tail',the first album Genesis released after the departure of Peter Gabriel. It's become a live favourite,often preceded by an extended drum duet between Phil Collins and Chester Thompson.

 

Oh I have heard that Trick of the Tail album. Squonk is my fave song on it!

679. Mister Kingdom - Electric Light Orchestra (1974)

 

 

Help me such a lonely soul

In dreams to leave behind the world

 

From the magical 'Eldorado' album which I bought in the early 80s. This is the first album where ELO used a full orchestra. It did very well in the US but nothing over here. It's one of my top 3 ELO albums,along with 'Out Of The Blue' and 'Time'.

 

Oh I have heard that Trick of the Tail album. Squonk is my fave song on it!

 

Yes,Squonk is another good song from that album.

 

 

678. Feel Like Change - Black (1991)

 

 

I feel like walking out and standing in the rain

 

A beautiful song from Black's third album. The opera singer on backing vocals was his wife,Camilla Griehsel.

 

677. Another One Bites The Dust - Queen (1980)

 

 

Are you hanging on the edge of your seat?

Out of the doorway the bullets rip to the sound of the beat

 

The highlight here is John Deacon's funky bass line. He wrote the song and it was released as a single after Michael Jackson suggested to Freddie Mercury that it would be a hit. It went to no.1 in the US and is Queen's best selling single worldwide with over 7 million sales.

 

Edited March 23, 20187 yr by King Rollo

676. Thieves Like Us - New Order (1984)

 

 

Love is the cure for every evil

Love is the air that supports the eagle

 

Like many New Order singles,the title is named after a film and does not appear in the lyrics.

 

675. The Rhythm Of The Heat - Peter Gabriel (1982)

 

 

The rhythm is inside me

The rhythm has my soul

 

From Peter Gabriel's fourth album,I like the tribal rhythms running through this,culminating in the multiple bongo drums at the end played by the Ekome Dance Company from Ghana.

 

Yes,Squonk is another good song from that album.

 

And Ripples is a lovely ballad too :D

674. Walking On The Milky Way - OMD (1996)

 

 

I don't believe in miracles

I don't believe in truth

I don't believe that anything can recreate your youth

 

Andy McCluskey gets all nostalgic on this one. A lot has been thrown into the production with the organ,string section and female backing vocalist. It was OMD's first top 20 hit for five years but also the final time they were seen in the top 40.

 

673. Flaming Sword - Care (1983)

 

 

A minor hit from 1983,this got to number 48. Care were a Liverpool duo,Ian Broudie and Paul Simpson. Ian Broudie went on to form the Lightning Seeds.

 

672. Cars - Gary Numan (1979)

 

 

Here in my car

I feel safest of all

I can lock all my doors

 

This was the first record I bought. I actually bought two singles at the same time,this one and 'Don't Bring Me Down' by ELO which was number 3 when this was number 1. It was inspired by a road rage incident when people tried to get Gary Numan out of his car. He locked all his doors and drove along the pavement to get away from them. The vocal stops at 1.26 and the rest of the song,more than two minutes,is instrumental.

 

671. Uprising - Muse (2009)

 

 

Rise up and take the power back

It's time the fat cats had a heart attack

 

Muse's best selling single worldwide. I like the glam rock sound to this and the intro's similarity to the Doctor Who theme tune.

 

670. This Is Mine - Heaven 17 (1984)

 

 

Wanting is no crime

Happens all the time

 

This is an underrated 80s song. Heaven 17 are best known for 'Temptation' and 'Come Live With Me' but this is my favourite song from them and they are unlucky only to have one in my chart. 'Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry' is another good one. I like the brass arrangement on 'This Is Mine' (provided by Earth Wind And Fire's Phenix Horns) and the percussion.

 

669. Brother Sleep - JJ72 (2002)

 

 

This girl cries tears as if tortured

Is this girl the queen of the sea?

 

The fourth and final song in my chart from JJ72's second album 'I To Sky'. Unlike the other three,this is more of a ballad,highlighting Mark Greaney's witch like vocals.

 

Edited March 26, 20187 yr by King Rollo

668. The Voice - Ultravox (1981)

 

 

Native these words seem to me

All speech directed to me

 

There were two videos made for this single. I haven't seen this one before. It was the other one that was shown on TOTP.

 

667. Everything - Anathema (2010)

 

 

Light shines in through an open window

Shines inside your heart and soul and

light will guide your way through time

 

Those of you who take part in BJSC will know Anathema from my entry for the 100th contest. Although,they have been going since 1990,I only discovered them a few months ago so there won't be as many songs from them as there should be in my chart. I have only listened to two of their albums so far. This track is from 'We're Here Because We're Here'.

 

 

 

666. Confide In Me - Kylie Minogue (1994)

 

 

We all get hurt by love

And we all have our cross to bear

 

This is easily Kylie's best single,in my opinion. I like the Middle Eastern sound to it and her vocal. It was her first single after leaving Pete Waterman's record label. It reached number 2,kept off the top of the chart by Wet Wet Wet's 'Love Is All Around' in the last of its 15 weeks at number 1.

 

665. Since I Lost You - Genesis (1991)

 

 

Oh now you'll never see

Oh you'll never know

All the things I planned for you

 

A sad song from the 'We Can't Dance' album. The lyrics are about Eric Clapton's four year old son who died after falling out of a 53rd storey window in New York.