Posted May 3, 200718 yr Oasis have topped a public poll, taken by NME and XFM, to find the Greatest Indie Anthem of all time. The list of 50 songs includes entries from artists such as Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, Pixies and Nirvana. Both The Smiths and The Libertines saw two of their songs making it into the top ten, while the poll was eventually topped by the legendary Oasis track 'Live Forever'. The top ten Greatest Indie Anthems Ever is as follows: 1. Oasis – Live Forever – 1994 2. Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Sprit – 1991 3. Pulp – Common People – 1995 4. The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – 1986 5. The Libertines – Don’t Look Back Into The Sun – 2003 6. The Libertines – Time For Heroes – 2003 7. The Smiths – How Soon Is Now? – 1984 8. The Stone Roses – I Am The Resurrection – 1989 9. The Strokes – Last Night – 2000 10. Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor – 2005 11. The Smiths – This Charming Man – 1983 12. The Stone Roses – She Bangs The Drum – 1989 13. The Libertines – Can’t Stand Me Now – 2004 14. Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger – 1995 15. Blur – Song 2 – 1997 16. Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out – 2004 17. The Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored – 1989 18. The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony – 1997 19. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart – 1980 20. Joy Division – Transmission – 1979 21. The Smiths – Panic – 1986 22. The Breeders – Cannonball – 1993 23. The Gossip – Standing In The Way Of Control – 2006 24. Babyshambles – f*** Forever – 2005 25. Oasis – Supersonic – 1994 26. Radiohead – Creep – 1992 27. Oasis – Wonderwall – 1995 28. Pavement – Cut Your Hair – 1994 29. Arcade Fire – Rebellion (Lies) – 2005 30. Manic Street Preachers – A Design For Life – 1996 31. Oasis – Cigarettes And Alcohol – 1994 32. The Stone Roses – Fools Gold – 1989 33. The Killers – Mr Brightside - 2004 34. Radiohead – Just – 1995 35. Pixies – Monkey Gone To Heaven – 1989 36. Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict A Riot – 2004 37. Kasabian – LSF – 2004 38. Pixies – Gigantic – 1998 39. Oasis – Champagne Supernova – 1995 40. Klaxtons – Goldan Skans – 2007 41. Blur – Parklife - 1994 42. The Cribs – Hey Scenesters! – 2005 43. Suede – Animal Nitrate – 1993 44. The Stone Roses – Love Spreads – 1994 45. The La’s – There She Goes – 1998 46. Dinosaur Jr. – Freak Scene – 1988 47. The Libertines – Up The Bracket – 2002 48. Sonic Youth – Bull In The Heather – 1994 49. The Rapture – House Of Jealous Lovers – 2002 50. My Bloody Valentine – You Made Me Realise – 1988 Thoughts on the list?
May 3, 200718 yr Author I've updated the list to include the full Top50, with the list that thisispop posted in the Rock and Indie forum. :D
May 4, 200718 yr great list live forever is my favourite track here. i m glad to see AM make it in the top 10. all the songs are great.
May 4, 200718 yr Author great list live forever is my favourite track here. i m glad to see AM make it in the top 10. all the songs are great. I think on the whole the list is pretty good but I mean there's some real odd ones though. :lol: I mean The Gossip? :wacko: Yeah sure, it's an okay track, but one of the greatest Indie anthems of all time? No way hosay.
May 5, 200718 yr The list is quite ridiculous if you ask me, although I would agree on "Dancefloor" being in the Top 10, I think having 2 Libertines tracks in the Top 10 is too much, although that's just my opinion. And I'd have included "Somebody Told Me" by The Killers instead of "Mr. Brightside".
May 6, 200718 yr Author The list is quite ridiculous if you ask me, although I would agree on "Dancefloor" being in the Top 10, I think having 2 Libertines tracks in the Top 10 is too much, although that's just my opinion. And I'd have included "Somebody Told Me" by The Killers instead of "Mr. Brightside". I'd have included Somebody Told Me, over Mr. Brightside, but I think with the majority of NME readers I think they prefer Mr. Brightside as it was the first song that got people talking about them. :lol:
May 6, 200718 yr i prefer "somebody told me" than Mr. Brightside too range life than cut your hair motorcycle emptiness than a design for life n the gossip track have no place here etc a lot of great anthems are missing. but i think that the list quite works for younger fans...
May 6, 200718 yr Author i prefer "somebody told me" than Mr. Brightside too range life than cut your hair motorcycle emptiness than a design for life n the gossip track have no place here etc a lot of great anthems are missing. but i think that the list quite works for younger fans... I think that's what it is tbh. I'd say the majority of people who read the NME are Uni students I think this list reflects that. There's a few classic, but I mean the likes of The Gossip. :blink:
May 6, 200718 yr Yupp, I can't understand why The Gossip is there... it's a good song that has been successful this year, but it's nowhere near to be a classic indie anthem, if you know what I mean. Well, maybe in the future it is considered anthemic and classic, but not now, not yet.
May 7, 200718 yr The Gossip the 26th best Indie track of ALL TIME? :blink: Most of that list I agree with but not in that order, too biased on recent music too -_-
