38. Lily Allen - LDN

 

(Original single & video - Feb 2006)

 

LDN (text speak for London) is a single by Lily Allen which was released in the UK on 25 September 2006. It was co-written by Future Cut, and features a sample of "Reggae Merengue." written by Arthur "Duke" Reid. The song was originally released on strictly limited edition 7" vinyl (500 copies) in the UK on 24th April 2006, accompanied by album track, "Knock 'Em Out," and was re-released in September following the huge success of Allen's second single "Smile" (UK#6 peak).

 

The lyrics are of Lily describing a walk through her hometown of London. Set to a cheerful tune, the lyrics first appear to describe a lovely scene "A fella looking dapper, and he's sittin' with a slapper", but follow up revealing a less glamorous reality, "Then I see its a pimp and his crack whore."

 

Several episodes from "city life" are described, suggesting that things may not be what they seem:

 

Lyrics:

Riding through the city on my bike all day

Cause the filth took away my licence

It doesn't get me down and I feel ok

Cause the sights that I'm seeing are priceless

 

Everything seems to look as it should

But I wonder what goes on behind doors

A fella looking dapper, but he's sittin with a slapper

Then I see it's a pimp and his crack whore

 

You might laugh you might frown

Walkin' round London town

 

Chorus

Sun is in the sky oh why oh why ?

Would I wanna be anywhere else

Sun is in the sky oh why oh why ?

Would I wanna be anywhere else

 

When you look with your eyes

Everything seems nice

But if you look twice

you can see it's all lies

 

There was a little old lady, who was walkin down the road

She was struggling with bags from Tesco

There were people from the city havin lunch in the park

I believe that it's called al fresco

Then a kid came along to offer a hand

 

But before she had time to accept it

hits her over the head, doesn't care if she's dead

Cause he's got all her jewellery and wallet

 

You might laugh you might frown

walkin round London town

 

Chorus

Sun is in the sky oh why oh why ?

Would I wanna be anywhere else

Sun is in the sky oh why oh why ?

Would I wanna be anywhere else

 

When you look with your eyes

Everything seems nice

But if you look twice

you can see it's all lies

 

Life, that's city life, yeah that's city life, that's city life

Life, that's city life, yeah that's city life, that's city life

 

Chorus

Sun is in the sky oh why oh why ?

Would I wanna be anywhere else

Sun is in the sky oh why oh why ?

Would I wanna be anywhere else

Chorus x4

 

37. Gwen Stefani - Wind It Up

 

 

"Wind It Up" is a pop song written by Gwen Stefani and Pharrell originally for inclusion on Stefani's Harajuku Lovers Tour 2005. Because of favorable reception, the song was rerecorded for her second solo album The Sweet Escape (2006). "Wind It Up" was released as the album's first single in late 2006 (see 2006 in music) and has charted highly across the world.

 

The lyrics of "Wind It Up" include references to Stefani's clothing line, L.A.M.B., and chronicles Stefani's feelings on how boys are infatuated with staring at her. The song features yodelling and a sample of "The Lonely Goatherd" from The Sound of Music (1965), which it takes heavy influence from.

Stefani considers The Sound of Music her favorite film, and she had wanted to incorporate a beat to one of its songs all her life. "Wind It Up" was originally written for the first L.A.M.B. fashion show and was not intended to appear on The Sweet Escape until Stefani heard the entire composition. "I literally cried, and I'm not exaggerating," she said.

 

Lyrics:

High on the hill with the lonely goatherd, lay-od-lay-od-lay-he-hoo

Yodell back with the girl and goatherd, lay-od-lay-od-low

 

Wind it up

Wind it up, uh, uh, uh,

Wind it up, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, Yodellay, yodallay, yodal-low

 

(Yeah)

This is the key that makes us wind up

When the beat comes on, the girls all line up

And the boys all look, but no, they can't touch

But the girls want to know why boys like us so much

 

They like the we dance, they like the way we work

They like that way that L.A.M.B. is going 'cross my shirt

They like the way my pants, it compliments my shape (She's crazy, right?)

They like the way we react everytime we dance

 

Everytime the bass bangs, re-alize it calls your name

Let the beat wind you up, and don't stop till your time is up

Get in line now

 

Uh, uh, uh, Wind it up, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, Wind it up, uh, uh, uh, (Come on) uh

Uh, uh, Wind it up, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, Yodellay, yodallay, yodal-low

 

You've got to let the beat get under your skin

You've got to open up, and let it all in

But see, once it gets in, the poppin' begins

And then you find out, why all the boys stare

 

See, they're trying to bite our style

Trying to study our approach

They like the way we do it, so original

I guess that they are slow, so they should leave the room

This beat is for the clubs, and cars that go

 

Everytime the bass bangs, re-alize it calls your name

Let the beat wind you up, and don't stop till your time is up

Get in line now

 

Uh, uh, uh, wind it up, uh, uh, uh, uh

(Ya'll ready)

 

Uh, uh, Wind it up, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, Wind it up, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, Wind it up, Yodellay, yodallay, yodal-low

 

Uh uh huh, it's your moment

Uh huh, come on girl, you know you own it

Uh huh, you know your key is still tick-tockin'

Hell yeah, and you know they're watchin'

 

Get it girl, get it, get it girl

Get it girl, get it, get it girl

To the front, to the side,

To the back, but don't let him ride

 

Keep goin' girl, it's your night

Don't let him steal your light

I know he thinks you're fine and stuff

But does he know how to wind you up?

(Come on)

 

Uh, uh, uh, Wind it up, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, Wind it up, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, Wind it up, uh, uh, uh, uh

Uh, uh, Wind it up, Yodellay, yodallay, yodal-low, hey!

 

36. Upper Room - Black & White

 

(First verse & chorus are missing)

 

This single released in May as the follow up to All Over This Town debuted at UK#22 and spent three weeks in the Top75.

 

Review:

First impression: Nice artwork. The minimalist look of Black And White would lead you to believe that The Upper Room are going to be cerebral disco-punks with their eyes on the dancefloor. Their image, all sharp suits and faux-hawks, backs this up. However, somewhere between the aesthetic and the music, something clearly went awry, to the point where the look is ill at odds with the sound.

You see, Black And White isn't artsy, angular, cerebral or witty. It is basic Britpop as performed by a completely unremarkable band. Vocalist Alex Miller has apparently been compared to Ian Curtis and Morrissey; one assumes by his bandmates and mother, as there is little evidence to support that case here. Instead, there is plenty of never-ceasing choruses (the repetition of "It's all black and white for me, baby" gets really annoying after the 325th time) and sub-Bluetones melodies.

 

Sony put a big deal on the table for this band after seeing them rehearse: no gigs, no demos. On the basis of this single, one must suggest they were too hasty. If The Upper Room dressed like The Levellers and had bog-standard artwork, maybe I wouldn't feel so cheated, but it's typical: just when you are in the mood for something smart and witty you can dance to, you get lame, jangly pop that went out of fashion with Cool Britannia, Keith Allen and Sleeper.

 

 

 

35. Keane - Nothing In My Way

 

 

"Nothing In My Way" is a song performed and composed by English piano rock and alternative rock band Keane that appears as the third track on their second album, Under the Iron Sea. The single was released as the third single from the album on October 30, 2006 (UK#19). After the french pop-rock band Bubblies, the single's release is notable as being the first ever commercial music release in USB format, a special edition limited to 1,500 copies.

 

It was composed by Tim Rice-Oxley in late 2004, debuting at the Rolling Stone Roadshow, Germany along with "Hamburg Song" in October 20, 2004. From 2004 to late 2005 (during the final sprint of the Hopes and Fears Tour) was called "Nothing In Your Way" though the lyrics remain almost the same. Chaplin plays his Hammond organ on live performances for the outro of this song.

 

It was recorded and at the Heliosentric Studios, Rye, East Sussex and at The Magic Shop, New York in late 2005.

 

Lyrics:

A turning tide

Lovers at a great divide

Why d'you laugh

When I know that you hurt inside?

 

And why'd you say

"It's just another day, nothing in my way

I don't wanna go, I don't wanna stay

So there's nothing left to say?"

And why'd you lie

When you wanna die, when you hurt inside

Don't know what you lie for anyway

Now there's nothing left to say

 

 

A tell-tale sign

You don't know where to draw the line

 

And why'd you say

"It's just another day, nothing in my way

I don't wanna go, I don't wanna stay

So there's nothing left to say"

And why'd you lie

When you wanna die, when you hurt inside

Don't know what you lie for anyway

Now there's nothing left to say

 

 

Well for a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time

For a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time

For a lonely soul, it seems to me that you're having such a nice time

You're having such a nice time

 

For a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time (Just another day, nothing in my way)

For a lonely soul, you're having such a nice time (I don't wanna go I don't wanna stay)

For a lonely soul, it seems to me that you're having such a nice time (Just another day, nothing in my way)

You're having such a nice time (Don't know what you lie for anyway)

 

 

Jamelia & Shakira & Lily Allen :wub: all great songs, great chart

34. Sugababes - Red Dress

 

 

"Red Dress" was the third single from the Sugababes' re-released fourth studio album Taller In More Ways(UK#4).

 

This was the first single featuring new band-member Amelle Berrabah, who re-recorded parts of the song following the departure of Mutya Buena in December 2005. The single was released on March 6, 2006, while the new version was previewed on BBC Radio One on January 17, 2006. As a B-side to Red Dress the Sugababes have re-recorded the Arctic Monkeys' song "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", which was received with a mixed reception. The main riff to the song is sampled from a classic Northern Soul track, 'Landslide', recorded by Tony Clarke. Also the Animotion cover, "Obsession" taken from Taller In More Ways, is dubbed as an additional B-side. On iTunes there a special download of the Extended Version of the single which includes a longer intro, another verse from Keisha (possibly recorded from the original sessions) before her first bridge and there is a repeat of the secondary chorus the first time it is sung by Amelle.

 

Lyrics:

Cooler than the red dress

Cos I'm cooler

Cos I'm cooler

Cos I'm cooler than the red dress

Cos I'm cooler

Cos I'm cooler

 

Using subtle diplome

To get what she wants

Can't say that it's wrong

No baby

A man's not a boy can't you see

We're pulling the strings

We're taking the lead

 

And when you're sure

You'll never let him play you again

She'll put on your favourite smile

And plug the cord

And get you in your dirty dance

Her hips will send you into a trance

 

Cos I'm cooler than the red dress

I'd rather catch a guy on my own

(Give me credit)

'Cos what you see the man gets

(Don't forget it)

And if he don't I'm better off here alone

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

 

Don't need candlelight to make you stay over

I'm giving it up now, baby

If that's what I gotta do just to own you

I'm giving it up now maybe

(To you)

 

I've played the desperate lady

Jumped through all of the hoops boy

Instead of constant craving

I leave the chasing to you

And if you don't respect it

Ill pick up my Jimmy Choos

Cos boy if you don't love me

Then I've got nothing to lose

 

Cos I've been down this roads before

I should have known that I was to blame

Won't put on your

Favourite smile

Won't plug the cord to get you to your dirty dance

That's not the way i get my demands

 

Cos I'm cooler than the red dress

I'd rather catch a guy on my own

Cos what you see the man gets

And if he don't I'm better off here alone

 

(Save your kisses)

Cos I'm cooler than the red dress

(Do you get it)

I'd rather catch a guy on my own

(Give me credit)

Cos what you see the man gets

(Don't forget it)

And if he don't I'm better off here alone

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

 

Don't need candlelight to make you stay over

I'm giving it up now baby

If that's what I gotta do just to own you

I'm giving it up now baby

Don't need candlelight to make you stay over

(Right now)

I'm giving it up now baby

If that's what I gotta do just to own you

(Own you, own you baby)

I'm giving it up now maybe

 

Said don't call me baby

(Cooler than the red dress)

Said don't call me baby

(Cooler than the red dress)

 

33. Fratellis - Whistle To The Choir

 

 

Whistle For The Choir is the third single by Scottish band The Fratellis. It was released on November 27, 2006 and peaked at UK#9.

 

Lyrics:

Well it's a big big city and it's always the same

Can never be too pretty tell me your name

Is it out of line if I were simply bold to say "Would you be mine"?

 

Because I may be a beggar and you maybe the queen

I know I maybe on a downer I'm still ready to dream

Now it's 3 o'clock the time is just the time it takes for you to talk

 

* So if you're lonely why'd you say you're not lonely

Oh you're a silly girl, I know I heard it so

It's just like you to come and go

And know me no you don't even know me

You're so sweet to try, oh my, you caught my eye

A girl like you's just irresistible

 

Well it's a big big city and the lights are all out

But it's much as I can do you know I'll figure you out

And I must confess, my hearts in broken pieces

And my heads a mess

And it's 4 in the morning, and I'm walking along

Beside the ghost of every drinker here who has ever done wrong

And it's you, woo hoo

That's got me going crazy for the things you do

 

So if you're crazy I don't care you amaze me

But you're a stupid girl, oh me, oh my, you talk

I die, you smile, you laugh, I cry

And only, a girl like you could be lonely

And it's a crying shame, if you would think the same

A boy like me's just irresistible

32. Justice vs Simian - We Are Your Friends

 

 

This dance track debuted at UK#20 in July 2006 and spent 10 weeks in the charts.

 

Review:

Because we! Are! Your friends! Justice take this ridiculously addictive refrain and loop the $h!t out of it, dressing it up in grimey electroclash beats and creating the dancefloor monster of 2006. Seriously, this just might knock off Ratatat’s “Seventeen Years†as my single favorite party jam of all time. Simian’s original edit, “Never Be Alone†from 2002’s excellent We Are You Friends, was already an excellent track in its own right, but outside of that unimpeachable chorus, it lacked the punch and tempo to be a true dancefloor burner. Fortunately for clubs and party-goers everywhere, Justice’s update of the track delivers tempo, punch, and BPM in spades and then some.

 

As the story goes, the song originated as the bedroom demo that got the Parisian duo (and new VICE signees) originally signed to the vaunted French dance label Ed Banger records in 2002, and immediately began to generate buzz as it gained circulation in the elite Parisian clubs. It saw a limited edition vinyl release later in 2004 and the duo’s conquest of the entire European club scene had officially begun, but it wasn’t until June of this year that the record was renamed “We Are Your Friends†and saw the proper single release it deserved courtesy of Virgin subsidary Ten Records. Since then the track has become the official anthem of the summer, and it seemed like you couldn’t go to any club in New York this summer (during my brief stay up there at least) without hearing the track.

 

31. Nelly Furtado - All Good Things (Come To An End)

 

 

"All Good Things (Come to an End)" is a pop song written by Nelly Furtado, Timbaland, Nate "Danja" Hills and Chris Martin for Furtado's third album Loose (2006). It was co-produced by Timbaland and Danja and released as the album's third European single in November 2006 (UK#4).

 

Martin had originally contributed to the song with his vocals, but after a request from his label EMI and Timbaland, they were removed from the finished version included on Loose. The version of the song featuring Martin's vocals was leaked onto the Internet in April 2006 and will be available on the Japanese version of Loose. A version of the song recorded with the Italian pop group Zero Assoluto has been released in Italy.

 

An MSN UK review of the song described it as "a reflective and emotional ballad with a strong melody, presumably the input of the Coldplay man, and lyrics which remind us that Nelly's still like a bird, albeit one who likes a bit of night-time action"; it gave the song 4.5 out of five stars. HMV UK published a four out of five star review in which its writer said that, in contrast to the album's previous singles, "Maneater" and "Promiscuous", "All Good Things" is "a beautiful, hooky, emotive ballad".

 

Lyrics:

Dogs were whistling a new tune

Barking at the new moon

Hoping it would come soon so that they could die

 

Honestly what will become of me

I don't like reality

It's way too clear to me

But really life is daily

We are what we don't see

We miss everything daydreaming

 

Flames to dust

Lovers to friends

Why do all good things come to an end

 

Traveling I always stop at exits

Wondering if I'll stay

Young and restless

Living this way I stress less

I want to pull away when the dream dies

The pain sets it and I don't cry

I only feel gravity and I wonder why

 

And the sun was wondering if it should stay away for a day until the feeling went away And the clouds were dropping and the ................. the rain forgot how to bring salvation The dogs were whistling a new tune barking at the new moon hoping it would come soon so that they could die

 

 

 

 

 

 

30. Razorlight - America

 

 

"America" is the second single from Razorlight's self-titled second album, the follow up to "In the Morning". It's the band's first #1 UK single. It was released on October 2, 2006. On the 30th September, it shot to #1 the iTunes Most Downloaded Songs Of The Day. The song debuted at #37 in the Dutch Top 40 in October 2006, after the act performed the song at the Dutch TMF Awards of 2006, which were held on October 13, 2006. A few weeks later, it peaked at #9 in the Netherlands. The song was also voted the best song of the year at the NME awards.

 

Lyrics:

What a drag it is

The shape i'm in

Well I go out somewhere

Then I come home again

 

I light a cigarette

'Cause I can't get no sleep

Theres nothing on the TV nothing on the radio

That means that much to me

 

All my life

Watching America

All my life

There's panic in America

Oh Oh Oh, Oh

There's trouble in America

Oh Oh Oh, Oh

 

Yesterday was easy

Happiness came and went

I got the movie script

But I don't know what it meant

 

I light a cigarette

'Cause I can't get no sleep

Theres nothing on the TV nothing on the radio

That means that much to me

Theres nothing on the TV nothing on the radio

That I can believe in

 

All my life

Watching America

All my life

There's panic in America

Oh Oh Oh, Oh

There's trouble in America

Oh Oh Oh, Oh

There's panic in America

Oh Oh Oh, Oh

 

Yesterday was easy

Yes I got the news

When you get it straight, but stand up you just can't lose

Give you my confidence, all my faith in life

 

Dont stand me up

Don't let me down

I need you tonight

To hold me, say you'll be here

To hold me, say you'll be here

To hold me, say you'll be here

To hold..

 

All my life

Watching America

All my life

There's panic in America

Oh Oh Oh, Oh

is's disgusting in America

Oh Oh Oh, Oh

 

Tell me how does it feel

Tell me how does it feel

Tell me how does it feel

Tell me how does it feel

 

29. Richard Hawley - Coles Corner

 

 

The single by former Longpigs member & in demand session musician Sheffield born Richard Hawley was originally released in 2005 as a single and was re-released on Mute records in June 2006 taken from Mercury Music Prize nominated album of the same name. Sadly this beautiful ballad has failed to make the Top75.

 

Lyrics:

Hold back the night from us, Cherish the light for us, Don't let the shadows hold back the dawn. Cold city lights glowing, The traffic of life is flowing, Out over the rivers and on into dark. I'm going down town where there's music, I'm going where voices fill the air, Maybe there's someone waiting for me With a smile and a flower in her hair I'm going down town where there's people The loneliness hangs in the air. With no-one there real waiting for me, No smile, no flower nowhere. Cold city..................etc Hold back ................etc (Chorus) (End on) Hold back the night

28. Girls Aloud - Something Kinda Oooh

 

 

"Something Kinda Ooooh" is the thirteenth single to be released by British girl band Girls Aloud. The single is taken from the girls' Greatest Hits collection - The Sound of Girls Aloud, and was released in the UK on 23 October 2006. The download version was released on 16 October 2006. It was premiered on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 on 12 September 2006 at 08:17 UTC. The single charted at #3, returning them to the UK Top 3 for the first time since "I'll Stand By You" in 2004, making it their 13th consecutive Top 10 single in the UK. It has sold a total of 135,092 copies as of week 6.

 

Lyrics:

I've got to heat it up

Doctor, got to heat it up

I've got till 3 o'clock

I've got to rock until you drop

I've got to heat it up

Doctor, got to heat it up

I've got till 3 o'clock

I've got to rock until you drop

 

Something kinda ooh,

Jumping on my tutu

Something 'side of me,

Wants some part of you oo-ooh

Something kinda ooh,

Makes my heart go boom boom

Something 'side of me,

Wanting what you do oo-ooh

Something kinda ooh,

Jumping on my tutu

Something 'side of me,

Wants some part of you oo-ooh

Something kinda ooh,

Bumping in the back room,

Something 'side of me,

Wanting what you do oo-ooh

 

Ooh, when tomorrow comes

Baby I won't even know your name

Baby so good

Want to follow on by

But I'll never meet you

Never see you again

 

If you wanna put a line on me, now no

Wait till the band gonna play real slow

If you want your hands on me

I'm digging you up

 

Cant dance - no pain, no gain, no show

Jump to the beat all night don’t roll

If you wanna handle me

You got to keep up

 

Something kinda ooh,

Jumping on my tutu

Something 'side of me,

Wants some part of you oo-ooh

Something kinda ooh,

Makes my heart go boom boom

Something 'side of me,

Wanting what you do oo-ooh

Something kinda ooh,

Jumping on my tutu

Something 'side of me,

Wants some part of you oo-ooh

Something kinda ooh,

Bumping in the back room,

Something 'side of me,

Wanting what you do oo-ooh

 

I've got to heat it up

Doctor, got to heat it up

I've got till 3 o'clock

I've got to rock until you drop

I've got to heat it up

Doctor, got to heat it up

I've got till 3 o'clock

I've got to rock until you drop

 

Oh boy, I can't tell you how sad I feel

If tonight, is just another kink in your steel

(Oh yeah)

 

Shoulda known where the man was at

Shoulda known he was gonna make me

I shoulda recognised the plan attack

When he turned and he called me Baby

Shoulda known where the man was at

Shoulda known he was gonna make me

Shoulda come with a party map

So I know where the night would take me

 

Something kinda ooh,

Jumping on my tutu

Something 'side of me,

Wants some part of you oo-ooh

Something kinda ooh,

Makes my heart go boom boom

Something 'side of me,

Wanting what you do oo-ooh

Something kinda ooh,

Jumping on my tutu

Something 'side of me,

Wants some part of you oo-ooh

Something kinda ooh,

Bumping in the back room,

Something 'side of me,

Wanting what you do oo-ooh

 

Oo-ooh

Oo-ooh

(Oh yeah)

Oo-ooh

Oo-ooh

(Oh yeah)

 

27. Nerina Pallot - Sophia

 

 

Sophia is the re-recorded second single released from the re-release of Nerina Pallot's sophomore album, Fires. Released 2nd October 2006, this track reached UK#32.

 

Lyrics:

5 o' clock and a fire escape symphony,

Spilling out across the road and the square,

And the sky's the same as your own, do you think of me?

Do the parks, and trees, and the leaves, reach you, there?

After the rain, in the lonely hours he haunts me, calling out,

Again and again.

 

Sophia, Sophia, I'm burning, I'm burning.

It's a fire, it's a fire, I cannot put out,

Sophia, Sophia, I'm learning that some things,

I can't go without and one of those is him.

 

And now I walk these streets like a stranger in my home town,

Learn the language, form the words when I speak,

But he changed me, I'm his ghost since he came around,

And now I count the hours and the days in the weeks.

26. Mary J Blige & U2 - One

 

 

After being invited to join the group on stage at a New York concert in 2005, Mary J. Blige performed the track with U2 and received a standing ovation. The song was then recorded featuring Blige on lead vocals, with Bono supplying additional vocals and the band performing the music.

 

"One" is featured on Mary J. Blige's multi-platinum album, The Breakthrough in 2005. It was released as the second international single in April 2006, having already been featured heavily on BBC Radio 1's playlist, and has been a staple record on Capital FM's playlist since late January. In May 2006, Mary performed the song at the finale of American Idol with finalist Elliott Yamin, ahead of its full release to American radio. The song peaked at UK#2.

 

Lyrics:

Is it getting better?

Or do you feel the same?

Will it make it easier on you now?

You got someone to blame

You say: one love, one life

When it's one need in the night

One love - we get to share it

Leaves you, baby, if you don't care for it

 

Did I disappoint you?

Or leave a bad taste in your mouth?

You act like you never had love

And you want me to go without

 

Well it's too late, tonight

To drag the past out into the light

We're one, but we're not the same

We get to carry each other, carry each other

 

Have you come here for forgiveness?

Have you come to raise the dead?

Have you come here to play Jesus?

To the lepers in your head

 

Did I ask too much - more than a lot

You gave me nothing - now it's all I got

We're one, but we're not the same

Well we hurt each other, then we do it again

 

You say: love is a temple - love a higher law

Love is a temple - love the higher law

You ask me to enter - then you make me crawl

And I can't be holding on to what you got

When all you got is hurt

 

One love - one blood

One life - you got to do what you should

One life with each other

Sisters, brothers

One life, but we're not the same

We get to carry each other, carry each other

One - one

 

 

25. Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine

 

 

The title track from critically acclaimed Fiona's long delayed 3rd album was released as a single in the USA in February 2006, while she was on tour supporting Coldplay in America.

 

Lyrics:

i certainly haven't been shopping for any new shoes

and i certainly haven't been spreading myself around

i still only travel by foot and by foot it's a slow climb

but i'm good at being uncomfortable so i can't stop changing all the time

 

i noticed that my opponent is always on the go

and won't go slow so as not to focus and i notice

he'll hitch a ride with any guide as long as they go fast from whence he came

but he's no good at being uncomfortable so he can't stop staying exactly the same

 

if there was a better way to go then it would find me

i can't help it the road just rolls out behind me

be kind to me or treat me mean

i'll make the most of it i'm an extraordinary machine

 

i seem to you to seek a new disaster every day

you deem me due to clean my view and be at peace and lay

i mean to prove i mean to move in my own way

and say i've been getting along for long before you came into the play

 

i am the baby of the family

it happens so everybody cares

and wears the sheeps clothes while they chaperone

furious you're looking down your nose at me while you appease

courteous to try and help but let me set your mind at ease

 

if there was a better way to go then it would find me

i can't help it the road just rolls out behind me

be kind to me or treat me mean

i'll make the most of it i'm an extraordinary machine

 

do i so worry you

no need to hurry to my side, it's very kind

but it's to no avail

i don't want the pill

i promise you everything will be just fine

 

if there was a better way to go then it would find me

i can't help it the road just rolls out behind me

be kind to me or treat me mean

i'll make the most of it i'm an extraordinary machine

 

if there was a better way to go then it would find me

i can't help it the road just rolls out behind me

be kind to me or treat me mean

i'll make the most of it i'm an extraordinary machine

24. Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes

 

 

"Steady, As She Goes" is the debut single by the rock and roll band The Raconteurs from their first album Broken Boy Soldiers. A limited edition 7-inch, 45 rpm vinyl record was released in Europe on January 30, 2006, and in North America on March 7, 2006. A CD version of "Steady, As She Goes" was released on April 24 with the B-side "Bane Rendition". Two further vinyl releases were produced: the first (marked 'B') with "Store Bought Bones" as the b-side; the second (marked 'C') an acoustic rendition of "Steady, As She Goes" with "Call It a Day" as the b-side. The track peaked at UK#4 & #1 on the US Modern Rock tracks.

 

Lyrics:

Find yourself a girl, and settle down

Live a simple life, in a quiet town

 

Steady, as she goes

Steady, as she goes

So steady, that she goes

 

Your friends have shown a kink in the single life

You've had to much to think, now you need a wife

 

Steady, as she goes

So steady, that she goes

Well here we go again

You found yourself a friend

That knows you well

But no matter what you do

You always feel as though you tripped and fell

So steady, that she goes

 

When you have completed what you thought you had to do

And your blood's depleted to the point of stable glue

Then you'll get along

Then you'll get along

 

Steady, as she goes

So steady, that she goes

Well here we go again

You found yourself a friend

That knows you well

But no matter what you do

You always feel as though you tripped and fell

So steady, that she goes

Steady, that she goes

 

Settle for a world, neither up or down

Sell it to the crowd that has gathered around

Settle for a girl, neither up or down

Sell it to the crowd that has gathered around

 

So steady, that she goes

Steady, that she goes

Steady, that she goes

So steady, that she goes

Steady, that she goes

Are you steady now?

Steady, that she goes

Are you steady now?

Steady, that she goes

Are you steady now?

Steady, that she goes

Are you steady now?

Steady, that she goes

 

23. Richard Ashcroft - Break The Night With Colour

 

 

"Break the Night with Colour" is a song by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft and is featured on his 2006 album, Keys to the World. It was released 9 January 2006 as the lead single from the album, charting at #3 in the UK Singles Chart.

 

Lyrics:

Fools they think I do not know

The road I'm taking

If you meet me on the way

Hesitating

That is just because I know which way I will choose

 

The corridors of discontent

That I've been traveling

All alone in search for truth

The world's so frightning

Nothing's going right today

'Cos nothing ever does

 

Ooh-ooh, I don't wanna know your secrets

Ooh-ooh, they lie heavy on my head

Ooh-ooh, let's break the night with colour

Time for me to move ahead

 

Monday morning coming down

like understanding

Mama thinks you are the ground

Looking so frightning

Nothing's going right today

'Cos nothing ever does

 

Ooh-ooh, I don't wanna know your secrets

Ooh-ooh, they lie heavy on my head

Time for me to break my cover

Time for me to move ahead

 

Been givin' up

You will come again

 

Been givin' up

You will come again

 

Ooh-ooh, I don't wanna know your secrets

Ooh-ooh, they lie heavy on my head

Ooh-ooh, let's break the night with colour

Time for us to move ahead

 

Ooh-ooh, I don't wanna know your secrets

Ooh-ooh, they lie heavy on my head

Ooh-ooh, let's break the night with colour

Time for me to move ahead

22. P!nk - Who Knew

 

 

"Who Knew" is a pop-rock song written by Luke Gottwald, Max Martin and P!nk for P!nk's fourth studio album I'm Not Dead (2006). P!nk has stated that "Who Knew" is about "the death of friendship. You're best friends forever, and then three years later you haven't seen each other in two years — what happened? You grow apart and people come in and out of your life for different reasons, seasons". This song peaked at UK#5, made made a disastrous USA#118 in her native America!

 

Lyrics:

You took my hand

You showed me how

You promised me you'd be around

Uh huh

That's right

I took your words

And I believed

In everything

You said to me

Yeah huh

That's right

 

If someone said three years from now

You'd be long gone

I'd stand up and punch them up

Cause they're all wrong

I know better

Cause you said forever

And ever

Who knew

 

Remember when we were such fools

And so convinced and just too cool

Oh no

No no

I wish I could touch you again

I wish I could still call you friend

I'd give anything

 

When someone said count your blessings now

For they're long gone

I guess I just didn't know how

I was all wrong

 

They knew better

Still you said forever

And ever

Who knew

 

Yeah yeah

I'll keep you locked in my head

Until we meet again

Until we

Until we meet again

And I won't forget you my friend

What happened

 

If someone said three years from now

You'd be long gone

I'd stand up and punch them out

Cause they're all wrong and

That last kiss

I'll cherish

Until we meet again

And time makes

It harder

I wish I could remember

But I keep

Your memory

You visit me in my sleep

My darling

Who knew

My darling

My darling

Who knew

My darling

I miss you

My darling

Who knew

Who knew

 

 

 

21. The Feeling - Sewn

 

 

"Sewn" is the first single proper by British rock group The Feeling, following the 7" only single "Fill My Little World" (which would become a full single release itself). It was released in the UK on February 27, 2006 and entered the UK Singles Chart at #7 on March 5, 2006.

 

"Sewn" gained the band a lot of support and went on to become one of the most successful songs of the year on British radio, with much thanks to Chris Moyles of BBC Radio One, who championed the band. The single was allegedly recorded in a shed in someone's back garden in Horsham.

 

The video for "Sewn" begins with the band members in different rooms of a dimly-lit house. Through the video, threads from furniture, string, bedsheets and other material come to life and gradually envelop the band. As the video ends, they are all forcefully tied in a bundle, and singer Dan's lips are sewn together.

 

Four Stops and Home, The Feeling's debut release for American audiences, incorporates "Sewn" as its leading track as well as its single artwork.

 

It has sold in excess of 88,000 copies in the UK.

 

Lyrics:

Give me the song and I'll sing it like I mean it

Give me the words and I'll say them like I mean it

 

Cos you got my heart in a headlock

You stopped the blood and made my head soft

And god knows

You got me sewn

 

Nah nah nah etc.

 

Danny boy, don't be afraid, to shake that ass, and misbehave

Danny boy, I now you got time, but what are you waiting for,

Anyway the dust may just blow away, if you wait for a windy day

 

But you may find the chance has past you by;

 

I can't do the way

I can't do the talk

I can't be your friend

Unless I pretend

 

So give me the song and I'll sing it like I mean it

So give me the words and I'll say them like I mean it

 

Cos you got my heart in a headlock

You stopped the blood and made my head soft

And god knows

You got me sewn

 

Nah nah nah etc.

 

Danny boy, don't be a fool

Take upon to break the rule

Danny boy your lookin so low

You lookin like the dead grown old

Anyway the blues just may wash away, if you wait for a rainy day

But you may find, the chance had past you by

 

I can't do the way

I can't do the talk

I can't be your friend

Unless I pretend

 

So give me the song and I'll sing it like I mean it

So give me the words and I'll say them like I mean it

 

Cos you got my heart in a headlock

You stopped the blood and made my head soft

Cos you got my heart in a headlock

You stopped the blood and made my head soft

Made my head soft

Made my head soft

Made my head soft

Made my head soft

Yeah, yeah, yeah

H Yeah, yeah, yeah...

 

 

20. Will Young - All Time Love

 

 

"All Time Love" is a popular song, written by Jamie Hartman and performed by Will Young. It was released as the second single from Young's third album Keep On and his ninth single overall. The single went to number three in the UK Singles Chart.

 

"All Time Love" was also made into a mini movie which served as a music video. A second video for the song appears on CD2 of the single release, as well as the DualDisc version of Keep On. In this video, Young portrays a skywriter who has written the words "All Time Love" in the sky and then parachuted from his aircraft, which is seen crashing in the distance at the end of the video.

 

The song was voted Song of the Year in the heat readers poll 2006.

 

Lyrics:

Sometimes you walk by the good ones

'Cos you're trying to hard, too hard to see them

And sometimes you don't find the right lines

'Cos you're trying too hard, too hard to hear them

But you know what it feels like

'Cos you're like me

And you won't give up

'Till an all time love

'Cos nothing else is good enough

I want an all time love to find me

 

Some days you're too set in your ways

And you forget to shut up, shut up and listen

And some days you just have to misplace all your mistakes

Somewhere that you won't miss them

So stop lying that you're fine

'Cos you're like me

And you can't give up

 

'Till an all time love

'Cos nothing else is good enough

I want an all time love to find me

 

I don't believe that it's a failing

I don't believe that it's a fault

'Cos if everything were plain sailing

Oh tell me what would there be left to resolve

 

But an all time love

'Cos nothing else is good enough

I want an all time love to find me

I want an all time love

'Cos nothing else is good enough

I want an all time love to find me