Another OMD track here! Interested to see how many of their songs make your Top 1000 :o

925. Satellites - Doves (2002)

 

 

For seven nights I slept,hold on

The satellite's ahead,so come on

 

From their no.1 album 'The Last Broadcast',one of my favourite albums from the 00s. I like the wall of guitars and gospel backing singers on this song.

 

 

 

Yay for the Massive Attack, Hurts and Elbow inclusions.

924. Famous Last Words - Tears For Fears (1989)

 

 

As the day hits the night

We will sit by candlelight

 

Tears For Fears third album 'The Seeds Of Love' has a big,epic sound to it but this song,the final track,is a bit of a contrast with its quiet,delicate beginning.

 

923. Only This Moment - Royksopp (2005)

 

 

Only this moment holds us together

Close to perfection,nothing else out there

 

The first single from their second album 'The Understanding',this lovely song features vocals from Norwegian Kate Havnevik.

 

922. Runnin' Down A Dream - Tom Petty (1989)

 

 

There's something good waitin' down this road

I'm pickin' up whatever's mine

 

Co-written with Jeff Lynne and Mike Campbell,this should have been a bigger hit but only got to no.55. The best part is the outro from 2.53 onwards. In a BBC poll of the greatest guitar riffs of all time,the one in this song finished 77th.

 

921. Neon Lights - OMD (1991)

 

 

And at the fall of night

The city's made of light

 

Andy McCluskey decided he wanted to make electronic music after attending a gig by Kraftwerk so it was inevitable that at some point,OMD would do a cover of a Kraftwerk song. This is mainly an instrumental with some female vocals. It comes from the 'Sugar Tax' album,the first OMD released without Paul Humphreys.

 

920. Rock,Rock,Rock - Sparks (2006)

 

 

Soft passages can get you into trouble

They imply a lack of passion and commitment

 

There is no one quite like Sparks for quirky inventiveness. This is from their 20th LP 'Hello Young Lovers'. The album's intricate production,which included a full orchestra,led to many months of labour before it was finished.

 

Oh my Rock Rock Rock I have heard before and it is brilliant. :music:

 

Of the other tracks that have featured here, Stupid Girl and One and One I really like. Stupid Girl I remember a lot from the time. The Opera Song sounds so nostalgic now.

 

Don't remember that Jem song, I assume 'They', one of the defining tracks of 2005 for me (and still occasionally used as a soundbed on TV) will be higher in your countdown?

Edited January 22, 20187 yr by The Snake

Yes indeed, 'They' is still to come.

919. Not Alone Any More - The Traveling Wilburys (1988)

 

 

It hurts like never before

You're not alone any more

 

Made up of George Harrison,Jeff Lynne,Tom Petty,Bob Dylan and Roy Orbison,this is surely the greatest supergroup. It came about by accident when George and Jeff were working on a B side for George's single 'This Is Love'. The other three happened to be in the area and the five of them ended up writing 'Handle With Care',a great song which somehow I haven't included in my chart. Instead,the only Wilburys song I have chosen is this one sung,with his usual powerful vocals,by Roy Orbison who sadly died less than two months after their first album was released.

 

918. Regret - New Order (1993)

 

 

I would like a place I could call my own

Have a conversation on the telephone

 

Bernard Sumner has always been a singer with a limited range but his vocals sound really good on this song. It was the last of four top 5 singles for New Order.

 

917. Brave - Marillion (1994)

 

 

See her sadness in your face

She's inside you

And she's crying

 

So I have just launched 'The Great Escape' from the 'Brave' album unto an unsuspecting BJSC audience. The album,about a young woman who has run away from home,is basically one continuous piece of music and this beautiful song segues straight into 'The Great Escape'.

 

916. Just A Job To Do - Genesis (1983)

 

 

Even if you're innocent

You can cause too much embarrassment

 

Taken from Genesis' twelfth album which was just called 'Genesis' as this was the first time all the songs were written collectively as a group.

 

915. Being Boiled - The Human League (1978)

 

 

Listen to the voice of Buddha

Saying stop your sericulture

 

At the time,David Bowie declared this to be "the future of music" and it inspired Vince Clarke to form Depeche Mode but it wasn't a hit until 1982 when it was re-released after the success of 'Don't You Want Me',reaching no.6. I like all the synth sounds on this one.

 

914. Nothing's Impossible - Depeche Mode (2005)

 

 

Even the stars look brighter tonight

 

And speaking of Depeche Mode,here they are with a track from 'Playing The Angel'. Their albums since the 90s have been a bit patchy but there is the odd gem like this one with its brooding sound. Martin Gore writes almost all their songs but this one was written by Dave Gahan.

 

Being Boiled sounds so ahead of its time, really sounds like an early dance track almost when the beat really gets going.

Edited January 23, 20187 yr by The Snake

913. Formulae - JJ72 (2002)

 

 

I use the formulae of every day

In the floods I'll stay and get washed away

 

This was one of four top 40 singles for Dublin band JJ72 featuring the unique voice of their singer Mark Greaney. It's from their second album 'I to Sky'. They split up in 2006.

 

Not sure I've heard Regret before, surprising since I've listened to quite a bit of New Order! Okay scrap that the chorus sounds very familiar now :P Quite different from some of their other stuff though!

912. Your Woman - White Town (1997)

 

 

You don't even know you're being unkind

So much for all your highbrow Marxist ways

 

This could possibly be the most unlikely UK no.1 single there has been. I love its quirkiness. White Town is Indian Jyoti Prakash Mishra. He continues to release new music but will always be known for this song alone.