959. Paradise Circus - Massive Attack (2010)

 

 

She will love you like a fly will never love you

 

From Massive Attack's fifth and most recent album 'Heligoland'. For a group that have been going for 30 years,that's not many albums. This song features American Hope Sandoval. I like all the percussion in the first half of the song which doesn't overpower her vocals and then towards the end those gorgeous strings.

 

958. The Same Old Scene - Roxy Music (1980)

 

 

Nothing lasts forever

Of that I'm sure

 

From Roxy Music's no.1 album 'Flesh And Blood'. I don't always notice the bass guitar in a song,it's not the most glamorous of musical instruments but it's all over this track,along with the keyboards and saxophone.

 

957. Block Rockin' Beats - The Chemical Brothers (1997)

 

 

Back with another one of those block rockin' beats

 

Back in the 90s,it was good to see a dance track with this sort of 'big beat' sound to it manage to get to no.1. The vocals are sampled from 'Gucci Again' by Schoolly D from 1989. The video features Perry Fenwick a year before he joined the cast of EastEnders as Billy Mitchell and as with most of their videos,the Chemical Brothers make a cameo appearance.

 

 

956. Wish I - Jem (2004)

 

 

Wish I was going too

 

The third single to be released from Welsh singer Jem's debut album 'Finally Woken'. I like the tropical sound on this one. It was used as the theme tune to Celebrity Love Island.

 

 

 

955. Ara Batur - Sigur Ros (2008)

 

 

I said on page 1 that there might only be two foreign language songs in my chart but I forgot this one so there are now at least three. This is from the Icelandic group's fifth album 'Meo Suo I Eyrum Vio Spilum Endalaust'. The version on the album is this live recording at Abbey Road with the London Sinfonietta and the choirsters of the London Oratory School. It plods along for five minutes but that only accentuates the glorious ending when the orchestra and choir come in. Really beautiful.

 

954. One & One - Robert Miles featuring Maria Nayler (1996)

 

 

It's alright to fall apart sometimes

 

A top 3 hit for Robert Miles who we sadly lost last year. It's a cover of a song by Polish singer Edyta Gorniak from the same year. I like the piano and the sugary vocals on this one.

 

 

 

 

953. Stupid Girl - Garbage (1995)

 

 

Don't believe in fear

Don't believe in pain

 

I like the guitar riff on this and the overall production. Joe Strummer and Mick Jones are down as co-writers of the song as it contains a drum sample from the Clash song 'Train In Vain'.

 

Glad this is up and running, and well worth the wait.

 

My faves so far:

 

Love Will Tear Us Apart :cheer:

7 Seconds

Shipbuilding

Buffalo Gals

At The River :heart:

The Opera Song (Brave New World)

Who Do You Think You Are :wub:

Don't You Want Me :yahoo:

Wordy Rappinghood

The Same Old Scene :heart:

Block Rockin Beats

Stupid Girl

 

Wonderful stuff! Love all of these! Looking forward to seeing the rest

Thanks for commenting AH. Glad you like so many. :)

952. The Cutter - Echo and the Bunnymen (1983)

 

 

Say we can,say we will

Not just another drop in the ocean

 

An 80s indie classic,with its distinctive Eastern string sound. It gave them their highest chart placing of no.8 which was equalled 14 years later by 'Nothing Lasts Forever'.

 

951. Saving My Heart - Yes (1991)

 

 

There's a place in my heart for you

 

From the Union album which was so called because it brought together the late 80s Yes line-up with Anderson Bruford Wakeman and Howe who were in the middle of recording their second album under that name but then agreed to rejoin the fold. 'Saving My Heart' has a great chorus. It was written by their guitarist Trevor Rabin who when he joined the group in 1983 was mainly responsible for changing them into a more commercial pop/rock group with shorter songs.

 

950. Last This Day - Faithless featuring Dido (2006)

 

 

Tubes to the mouth

Cannot laugh or sigh

Or even cry

 

If you only know Faithless for their singles,you would know them mainly for their dance music but many of their album tracks are slowly paced atmospheric songs like this one. Dido sings it beautifully and is almost a cappella in the middle of it. She is a regular guest on Faithless albums as her brother Rollo is in the band.

 

 

949. Golden Brown - The Stranglers (1981)

 

 

Every time just like the last

On her ship tied to the mast

 

Surely one of the best top 40 singles to feature prominent use of the harpsicord. It was kept off the top of the chart by The Jam's 'Town Called Malice'.

 

948. Love Is Like Oxygen - Sweet (1978)

 

 

Some things are better left unsaid

I'm gonna spend my days in bed

 

Sweet were one of the most popular glam rock bands and they were unlucky to only have one no.1 as five of their other singles stalled at no.2. Glam rock was over by 1978 and this is more of a straight rock song and a very good one. It was their last top 40 hit. Two of this line-up are dead but the other two are still touring with separate versions of the group.

 

947. Ready To Go - Republica (1997)

 

 

From the rooftops shout it out

 

I like the driving rhythm going through this song,it's really upbeat. The original version from 1996 only got to no.43 and this a remixed rockier version. A lot of sports teams have had it played as they run on to the field.

 

Lots of nice songs here! Same Old Scene is very catchy and dance-y, and Block Rockin' Beats brings back a feeling of nostalgia from listening to Chemical Brothers CDs as a child.

 

Wish I is nice but They and Just a Ride both majorly trump it for me. I listened to One & One after Robert Miles passed, I think I actually prefer it to Children, it's very memorable I think

946. Pure Morning - Placebo (1998)

 

 

A friend in need's a friend indeed

A friend with weed is better

 

I love the guitars and drums on this one. The memorable video was shot in London but the police are wearing American uniforms and their cars are American. I suppose it was shot with the US market in mind.

 

Lots of nice songs here! Same Old Scene is very catchy and dance-y, and Block Rockin' Beats brings back a feeling of nostalgia from listening to Chemical Brothers CDs as a child.

 

Wish I is nice but They and Just a Ride both majorly trump it for me. I listened to One & One after Robert Miles passed, I think I actually prefer it to Children, it's very memorable I think

 

You might see one of those Jem songs higher up my chart.

945. Go! - Marillion (1999)

 

 

Take a train to the sea

Be anyone you want to be

 

From their 11th album 'marillion.com',a reference to their website. Marillion were one of the first groups to use the internet to communicate with their audience. They asked their fans to send in passport photos and 732 of these are included in the album artwork.

 

944. Treat Infamy - Rest Assured (1998)

 

 

If I can wait then there will be

A little treat in for me

 

I like 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' by The Verve but it didn't quite make it into my chart. Instead,I prefer this dance version which samples the string section of that song which was itself sampled from Andrew Loog Oldham's orchestral version of the Rolling Stones' song 'The Last Time' which was itself based on 'This May Be The Last Time' by the Staple Singers.