Sunday, December 23, 2007

The 100 Greatest Songs of all time


A christmas project/parlour game - for now, a work in progress (and not yet in order) - any suggestions more than welcome...



1 Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield
2 Inner City Blues - Marvin Gaye
3 Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen (MTV Plugged session 1992)
4 Ballad of a Thin Man - Bob Dylan
5 Atmosphere - Joy Division
6 Icon - Siouxsie and the Banshees
7 ESP- The Buzzcocks
8 Moondance - Van Morrison
9 West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
10 Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones
11 Hyperballad - Bjork
12 Cold Water - Damien Rice
13 Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks
14 A Town Like Malice - The Jam
15 No Scrubs - TLC
16 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
17 Fruit Tree - Nick Drake
18 Across the Universe - The Beatles
19 Oh Yoko - John Lennon
20 Danny Boy - Brian Kennedy
21 Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
22 That's Alright Mama - Elvis
23 Don't Want to Know - John Martyn
24 White Man in Hammersmith Palais - The Clash
25 Anarchy in the UK - The Sex Pistols
26 In a Rut - The Ruts
27 This is the house that Jack built - Aretha Franklin
28 Ventura Highway - America
29 For What it's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
30 Eloise - The Damned
31 Sometimes - Michael Frant & Spearhead
32 Fanciness - Shabba Ranks & Lady G
33 Natty Dread - Bob Marley & the Wailers
34 That Girl - Stevie Wonder
35 My Generation - The Who
36 Freedom Suite - The Young Disciples
37 Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed - David Bowie
38 In My Time of Dying - Led Zeppelin
39 Frank Sinatra - One for my baby
40 One - U2
41 Jealousy - Geraldine MacGowan [County Clare's finest]
42 The End - The Doors
43 Raglan Road - Sinead O'Connor
44 Soul Sacrifice - Santana (from Woodstock)
45 The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
46 The Last Month of the Year - Blind Boys of Alabama
47 Alison - Elvis Costello
48 Down on Mississippi - Mavis Staples
49 Ninety Nine and a Half - Dorothy Love Coates
50 Winter in America - Gil Scott Heron
51 Chase the Devil - Max Romeo & the Upsetters
52 Police & Thieves - Jumior Murvin
53 You're the Best Thing - The Style Council
54 Public Image Limited - PIL
55 The House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
56 Tainted Love - Gloria Jones
57 The Stars We Are - Marc Almond
58 The Snake with Eyes of Garnet - Shane MacGowan & the Popes
59 Runaway Boy - The Stray Cats
60 If I Was a Bell - Jean Simmons (in Guys & Dolls movie)
61 What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
62 Soolimon - Neil Diamond (from Hot August Night)
63 Monkeys theme - The Monkeys
64 Fire & Rain - James Taylor
65 The Boys are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy
66 My Little Empire - Manic Street Preachers
67 Wandrin' Star - Lee Marvin
68 Everything I Own - Ken Boothe
69 Armagideon Time - Willie Williams
70 Fairytale of New York - Shane MacGowan & Kirsty MacColl
71 Harrow Road - Big Audio Dynamite
72 Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
73 Like a Prayer - Madonna
74 Jerusalem - hymn
75 Jerusalem the Golden - Effi Netzer singers
76 Batonga - Angelique Kidjo
77 In a Lifetime - Maire Brennan & Bono
78 Culture Club - Do you really want to hurt me?
79 Forbidden Colours - David Sylvian & Ruichi Sakamoto (from Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence)
80 Ain't Too Proud to Beg - The Temptations
81 Neil Young - Old Man
82 My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
83 Father & Son - Cat Stevens
84 Sonny - Bobby Hebb
85 Hells Bells - AC/DC
86 Just Like Heaven - The Cure
87 Hatikvah
88 Listening Wind - Talking Heads
89 In the Sun - Blondie
90 Knowledge of Beauty - Dexy's Midnight Runners
91 Amazing - George Michael
92 Street Life - Roxy Music
93 Shot by Both Sides - Magazine
94 Reward - Teardrop Explodes
95 The Prince - Madness
96 Ghost Town - The Specials
97 Uptown Top Ranking - Althea & Donna
98 UB40 - Ivory Madonna
99 Julia Dream - Pink Floyd
100 Try a Little Tenderness - Otis Redding


Bubbling Under:
What Difference Does It Make - The Smiths
I don't know how to love him - Jesus Christ Superstar
The Look of Love- Isaac Hayes
Look of Love - ABC
Supper's Ready - Genesis
I've Got Rhythm - Gene Kelly (in An American in Paris)
Don't You Forget About Me - The Simple Minds
In the beginning there was Rhythm - The Slits
The Marseillaise (in Casablanca)
First Time ever I saw Your Face: Roberta Flack
Strange Fruit: Billie Holliday
Wish Upon a Star (not the Rose Royce version)
Picasso's Last Words - Wings


The Reservoir:
Bob Dylan - You gotta serve somebody, Corrina Corrina
The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (just for the bit where John Bonham comes in)
Bob Marley & the Wailers - No Woman No Cry
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On, Abraham Martin & John
Van Morrison - Someone Like You
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Switch
The Buzzcocks - Sixteen Again
Sarah - Thin Lizzy
Since You've Been Gone - Rainbow
something by Them
The Message: Grandmaster Flash
The Torture Never Stops - Frank Zappa

21 comments:

Douglas Miller said...

We cross on three so far! Bet you can guess which three!

Douglas Miller said...

Ah the wonderful hour between putting les petites to bed and the arrival of santa. How can I resist this little party game? I give you fifty in no particular order. But these are my conventional fifty that came pretty quickly to me. The more off the wall fifty will follow. By the way - my main criteria is only one song by each artist - though Curtis will feature in the second somewhere and The Impressions already feature here. My other criteria was that the best version of each song gets included (Roberta Flack for example).

Family Affair: Sly and The Family Stone
Beginnings:Gil Scot-Heron
This is My Country: The Impressions
Living For The City: Stevie Wonder
Heritage of a Black Man: Sam Dees
Oh Baby, Baby: Miracles
First Time ever I saw Your Face: Roberta Flack
Fruit Tree: Nick Drake
Needle of Death: Bert Jansch
Dolphins: Tim Buckley

Suzanne: Leonard Cohen
Waltzing Matilda: Tom Waits
Desafinado: Joao Gilberto/Tom Jobim
Flora: Gilberto Gil
Mas Que Nada: Jorge Ben
Sorrow Tears and Blood: Fela Kuti
Stir it Up; Bob Marley
Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore: Walker Brothers
Smells Like Teen Spirit: Nirvana
My Favourite Things: Julie Andrews

On Days Like These: Matt Monroe
Singing in the Rain: Gene Kelly
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning: Frank Sinatra
Man of the World: Fleetwood Mac
Some Day We’ll all be Free: Donny Hathaway
A Change is Gonna Come: Sam Cooke
Immigrant Song: Nitin Sawhney
Groovin’: Young Rascals
Queen of Hearts: Gregg Allman
Traction in the Rain: David Crosby

Strange Fruit: Billie Holliday
Don’t Explain: Nina Simone
Something: Beatles
You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Rolling Stones
Come Together in the Morning: Free
Ramble On: Led Zeppelin
Walk on the Wild Side: Lou Reed
Heroes: David Bowie
Suspicious Minds: Elvis Presley
Heaven: Talking Heads



Light My Fire: The Doors
Baby, Please Don’t Go: John Martyn
I Only Want to be With You: Dusty Springfield
Summertime: Can’t decide which version
Fever: ditto, probably Peggy Lee though
Dreamer: Tommy Bolin
Lay, Lady Lay: Bob Dylan
Me and Mrs Jones: Billy Paul
It’s all Over Now Baby Blue: Them
All Tomorrow’s Parties: Velvet Underground

Douglas Miller said...

Second 50. Again in no particular order. Happy Christmas.

Olsen, Olsen: Sigur Ros
Darkest Dreaming: David Sylvian
La La Means I Love You: The Delfonics
Another Girl, Another Planet: The Only Ones
Love Will Tear Us Apart: Joy Division
Lazarus Man: Terry Callier
The Snake: Al Wilson
Ventura Highway: America
Some Things Don’t Matter: Ben Watt

Hope She’ll Be Happier: Bill Withers
Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City: Bobby Bland
Mouso Teke Soma Ye: Boubacar Traore
Baby’s on Fire: Brian Eno
Oh Girl: The Chi-lites
Don’t Waste Your Time: The Five Stairsteps
I Only Have Eyes For You: The Flamingos
Leave it in the Hands of Love: Fontella Bass
Bob: Otto
The Daily Growl: Lambchop

Chase The Devil: Max Romeo
Roast Fish and Cornbread: Lee Perry
Fisherman: The Congoes
Carolina: Chico Buarque
Oh Leazinho: Caetano Veloso
September in the Rain: Dinah Washington
Six Days: DJ Shadow
The Message: Grandmaster Flash
Ali baba: John Holt
Roto-Rooter: Bootsy Collins

Mr Wiggles: Parliament
Hymn To Joy: Karin Krog
Standing on the Verge of Getting it on: Funkadelic
Whippin’ Post: Frank Zappa
Seven Days: Chuck Woods
Papa Furado: Airto Moreira
At Last I am Free: Robert Wyatt
21st Century Schizoid Man: King Crimson
Boat Woman Song: Holgar Czukay
Heroes: Roni Size

Our Love Will Grow: The Showmen
Wear it on our Face; The Dells
That’s the Way it’s Gonna Be: Madlib
You’ve Gotta Have Freedom: Pharaoh Sanders
Elegy: Colloseum
Life’s What You Make it: Talk Talk
My October Symphony: Pet Shop Boys
Fujiyama Pt2 – Lovesong: Moondog
Allah Ho, Allah Ho: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Give a Life, Take A Life: Spirit

ArkAngel said...

Wow, that was fast work! I'm not going to read through your list til I've finished mine to avoid influence/group think.

I'd been thinking about that one song per group thing myself but was getting stumped by the Beatles - a bit of a big ask to boil that kind of canon down to a single song.

I'm with you on the best version - even trying to pin down the best version by the particular artist e.g. Atlantic City for which one particular recording really stands out

Douglas Miller said...

I did cheat a bit with the one per group - I got to include Parliament, Funkadelic and Bootsy! As I look at these 24 hours on I am horrified by the omissions. We can pull each others apart at a later date! The Beatles aren't a big thing for me - the my Beatles song is actually a George Harrison one. Frank S described 'Something' as the perfect song. Although it has to be said that for once Frank got the phrasing wrong when he sang it.

I also tried to include one track from the each of the 20 or so greats - Beatles, Bowie, Stones, Dylan etc.

I made no concession to era in mine but I guess great songs take time to bed in and I suspect if I was to do this in twenty years time some standouts will have emerged from this decade which haven't registered yet. Same for the 90's too I guess.

Of course a few are in there because they happen to be on my current playlist. And the big change I would like to make is to have Moonage Daydrem instead of Heroes.

The difference between yours and mine are likely to be the proliferation of late '70's and early '80' material in yours and huge amounts of soul in mine - about 30 tracks when you add in my 'development' area over the last year or so - Northen Soul.

I would love to have others contribute. My list only took about an hour so I am sure others might like pile in too and it doesn't take too much time.

ArkAngel said...

The other implicit rule I set out with was they have to be songs, not tracks i.e. they must have words

So in summary:

1) songs (with words)
2) one song per artist only
3) specify specific version where applicable

ArkAngel said...

OK, PP, I've finished my first stab at 100 and have now looked through yours - no more than a dozen songs in common (although many more artists), but some interesting ones (like the Max Romeo).

These are some songs/artists that I've missed from your list:
First Time ever I saw Your Face: Roberta Flack
Strange Fruit: Billie Holliday
something by Them
The Message: Grandmaster Flash
(The Torture Never Stops) - Frank Zappa
(West End Girls) - Pet Shop Boys

Douglas Miller said...

Some great calls in your list. I would have had Wandrin' star in mine too - I was rattling through films and had missed that one. Good call on Mavis Staples. I was glad to see you had a bit of Zappa in there - I never had you down as a Zappa man. I wonder too if you find Jewish Princess offensive or funny? I recommend watching 'Whippin' Post' on You Tube - go for the 1984 7-minute New York version. Truly stunning. Others on your list I missed were Roxy (and I probably would have gone for 'Do The Strand') and funnily enough George Michael ('Outside' being the one for me).

I discounted Soul Sacrifice on the basis that it wasn't really a song - as magnificent as it is. Although perhaps I should have had some Santana in there. Two of their best tracks ('Oye Como Va' and 'Black Magic Woman') are not theirs and are probably better in original form. But I prefer the great Peter Green's FM 'Man of the World' to his Black Magic Woman'- close to being one of my all time favorites. 'Shall I tell you about my life, they say I'm a man of the world...' ironic considering he wasn't. Santana's great album and one of all time favourites is 'Caravanserai' but this is an album of musicianship rather than songs.

I could have had more reggae in there. 'Police and Thieves' came very close to my 100 too as did Clint Eastwood and General Saint 'Another one bites the dust' Soul-wise in hindsight I would have had Harold Melvin 'The Love I Lost' and how did I ignore the Isley's!

We cross over a lot in sentiment I think and in groups although I probably have too much soul. And I guess to keep this going we should now pull out the the shockers in each other's selections!

I guess I struggle with celtic music forms - Bono, Brennan, MacColl, MacGowan. I sense my brazilian inclusions are your celtic ones.

I was surprised that you included quite a bit of rock. I managed to not include Floyd and Hendrix as much as I love them both - probably over familiarity means I rarely listen to them anymore.

I sensed you were challenged by Marvin Gaye as much as I was. I was going to have The Chi-Lites version of 'Inner City Blues' because I had already used up my MG quota but had to go for 'Oh Girl' as it is such a beautifully constructed song.

I went through a list in my head - Soul, Reggae, rock, Soundtrack, Protest songs (hence 'Heritage of a Black Man) the 80's - I really had to think hard to get much from this decade but didn't too badly in the end.

Did anything in my list surprise you - music forms that you didn't know I liked? I was surprised by your inclusion of ACDC and also Madonna. I can't get past her being a cod euro-disco cabaret act. Also surprised at the Simple Minds.

You know how we all have blind spots. Things that everyone seems to like but you just don't get at all. Two of mine are in your list - Otis Redding and Elvis Costello.

ArkAngel said...

I've been continuing to refine my list - once you've got 100 down you suddenly realise how few that is to play with.

Zappa is still largely unexplored territory for me but Zoot Allures has been knocking around since my school daze.

I'm not sure I've got the right Roxy track yet - Stranded just happens to be the record I first picked up to explore them in the wake of their return with Trash.

I think you're right about Soul Sacrifice breaking the rules - I love it for Michael Shreeve's drumming - in fact drumming is the theme that links a lot of my stuff e.g. That Girl for the Stevie Wonder choice is based on the opening which is drum driven. So I'll have to reflect on a new Santana track.

My Celtic versus your Brazilian are a bit different - mine's based on having spent a lot of time in Ireland over the last 20 years and hanging out around live music. Yours is more of an exotic passion. Latin rhythms have never spoken to me - they're too sophisticated. That's why I love reggae - the reggae beat is primeval enough even for the likes of me.

Bono (in his mature years) and the Brennan sisters do have wonderful voices - and above all Sinead. MacGowan has been a truly great song writer - plus he can really bring other songwriters' work alive e.g. his version of Cracklin' Rosie.

Rock, especially 60s rock, being the wayward child of blues, cannot be ignored. I've forgotten to include some core blues stuff which I'll have to correct in my next pass.

Marvin is indeed really tricky - What's Going On is such a supreme 'whole' album that it feels sacrilegious pulling tracks out of it. Plus Abraham Martin & John has always moved me massively.

A lot of the odd stuff on my list is attached to specific memories. AC/DC is one such example. The Madonna is simply good to dance to (and I'd be hard pushed to find a second worthy track of hers). Simple Minds was movie related (The Breakfast Club) but was border-line and has since fallen off - but I do love that movie.

The Otis Redding track I was turned on to by an awesome play at the Royal Court (Road by Jim Carter) which has one scene where the only words are those lyrics playing off the 45 as two tragic characters listen. And Elvis Costello I got to appreciate post-punk/after the event through tracks like Tramp the Dirt Down which is one of the best capturings of the Thatcher era.

My reactions to your list follow...

ArkAngel said...

Didn’t know you were partial to a bit of Tim Buckley or Velvet Underground, nor Nirvana for that matter. Pet Shop Boys and DJ Shadow were also a surprise. Interesting your giving Roni Size the honour.

Our take on Sinatra seems similar – late night boozing dimension.

We could argue the toss over choice of tracks for various artists but by and large I can appreciate your choices.

Some of the obscurer things and most of the Latin stuff is beyond my radar.

It seems we have some issues left to sort out during this holiday season - like Summertime. And perhaps the challenge of putting them into an order at some point.

ArkAngel said...

Here's a whole website devoted to Summertime - http://www.summertime-collection.com/ - there are over 4,000 versions...

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ArkAngel said...

How about, for Summertime, Janis Joplin - check out this performance from 69:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzNEgcqWDG4

Douglas Miller said...

I am actually going to plump for a very different version of 'Summertime' by the Ohio Players. Soul again...

Janis Joplin is another in my blind spot. I have her down as a shouter (like Tina Turner) rather than a singer.

I am lookin at my 100 now and will make some changes and put them in order. It would be great if others contributed. And then perhaps albums?

re- things you were surprised at in mine. DJ Shadow has long been on my playlist. I reckon I was one of the first to buy 'Entroducing' 11 years ago. Six Days is off a later album - I will wing it over to you. It was sampled from a vocal only piece about the six day war. The Roni Size is in there because it is actually a brilliant coming together of soulfulness (in the vocal) and soullessness (in the beat). Tim Buckley I have enjoyed for a while. But I am now going to include Jeff Buckley's 'Everybody here wants you'. It has to be in my 100.

Nirvana. To be a classic album every track has to be a classic and Nevermind has weak points. But Teen Spirit is still a revelation.

I don't know if Zappa would be your thing. Zoot Allures is his most conventional album. I think you would like 'Sheikh Yerbouti' as a next step - that is if you don't find 'Jewish Princess' offensive. But one must shut out all sensitivities when listening to Zappa. One thing that needs to be said more often about Frank is that he is a guitarist who warrants inclusion in any top 10. A good friend of mine - who really knows his guitar players deeply - puts Zappa on a par with Hendrix.

I think that Pet Shop Boys were the best pop group of their era. I could have had West End Girls which is just a great period piece.

I have got into a bit of hip-hop recently hence the Madlib. If there are any on there you don't know - and would like too then let me know.

Douglas Miller said...

The final call. An order is too tough but the first 10 are probably close. About 10 changes from the original list

1. Family Affair: Sly and The Family Stone
2. Beginnings:Gil Scot-Heron
3. My Woman’s Love: The Impressions
4. As: Stevie Wonder
5. Heritage of a Black Man: Sam Dees
6. Oh Baby, Baby: Miracles
7. First Time ever I saw Your Face: Roberta Flack
8. Fruit Tree: Nick Drake
9. Needle of Death: Bert Jansch
10. Mi Name Gregory: Gregory Isaacs

11. Waltzing Matilda: Tom Waits
12. Desafinado: Joao Gilberto/Tom Jobim
13. Flora: Gilberto Gil
14. Comanche: Jorge Ben
15. Witchcraft: Fela Kuti
16. Stir it Up; Bob Marley (as performed on Whistle Test 1973)
17. Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore: Walker Brothers
18. Smells Like Teen Spirit: Nirvana
19. My Favourite Things: Julie Andrews
20. On Days Like These: Matt Monroe

21. Singing in the Rain: Gene Kelly
22. Witchcraft: Frank Sinatra
23. Man of the World: Fleetwood Mac
24. Some Day We’ll all be Free: Donny Hathaway
25. A Change is Gonna Come: Sam Cooke
26. Immigrant Song: Nitin Sawhney
27. Groovin’: Young Rascals
28. Queen of Hearts: Gregg Allman
29. Traction in the Rain: David Crosby

30. Strange Fruit: Billie Holliday
31. Don’t Explain: Nina Simone
32. Something: Beatles
33. You Can’t Always Get What You Want: Rolling Stones
34. Come Together in the Morning: Free
35. Nobody’s Fault But Mine: Led Zeppelin
36. Walk on the Wild Side: Lou Reed
37. Dolphins: Tim Buckley
38. Moonage DayDream: David Bowie
39. Suspicious Minds: Elvis Presley


40. The Great Curve: Talking Heads
41. The Highways of My Life: Isley Brothers
42. Our Love: John Martyn
43. I Only Want to be With You: Dusty Springfield
44. Summertime: The Ohio Players
45. Fever: The Cramps
46. Dreamer: Tommy Bolin
47. Lay, Lady Lay: Bob Dylan
48. Me and Mrs Jones: Billy Paul
49. It’s all Over Now Baby Blue: Them

50. All Tomorrow’s Parties: Velvet Underground
51. Olsen, Olsen: Sigur Ros
52. Darkest Dreaming: David Sylvian
53. La La Means I Love You: The Delfonics
54. Another Girl, Another Planet: The Only Ones
55. By the Time I get to Phoenix: Isaac Hayes
56. What Colour is Love: Terry Callier
57. The Snake: Al Wilson
58. Ventura Highway: America
59. Some Things Don’t Matter: Ben Watt

60. Hope She’ll Be Happier: Bill Withers
61. Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City: Bobby Bland
62. Mouso Teke Soma Ye: Boubacar Traore
63. Baby’s on Fire: Brian Eno
64. Oh Girl: The Chi-lites
65. Don’t Waste Your Time: The Five Stairsteps
66. I Only Have Eyes For You: The Flamingos
67. Leave it in the Hands of Love: Fontella Bass
68. Bob: Otto
69. The Daily Growl: Lambchop

70. Chase The Devil: Max Romeo
71. Roast Fish and Cornbread: Lee Perry
72. Fisherman: The Congoes
73. Carolina: Chico Buarque
74. Oh Leazinho: Caetano Veloso
75. September in the Rain: Dinah Washington
76. Six Days: DJ Shadow
77. The Message: Grandmaster Flash
78. Ali baba: John Holt
79. Love is a Losing Game: Amy Winehouse

80. Morning Dew: Jeff Beck Group
81. Hymn To Joy: Karin Krog
82. Standing on the Verge of Getting it on: Funkadelic
83. Whippin’ Post: Frank Zappa
84. Seven Days: Chuck Woods
85. Papa Furado: Airto Moreira
86. At Last I am Free: Robert Wyatt
87. 21st Century Schizoid Man: King Crimson
88. Boat Woman Song: Holgar Czukay
89. Heroes: Roni Size

90. Our Love Will Grow: The Showmen
91. Wear it on our Face; The Dells
92. That’s the Way it’s Gonna Be: Madlib
93. You’ve Gotta Have Freedom: Pharaoh Sanders
94. Elegy: Colloseum
95. Do The Strand: Roxy Music
96. My October Symphony: Pet Shop Boys
97. Fujiyama Pt2 – Lovesong: Moondog
98. Allah Ho, Allah Ho: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
100.Give a Life, Take A Life: Spirit

ArkAngel said...

I've put my 'finished' list over at http://aarkangel.wordpress.com/2008/01/12/100-greatest-songs/ where I decided in the end not to try to rank them.

Douglas Miller said...

I just cannot believe that I didn't include my favourite pop single of all time. It has been so since I was about 16. I temporarily 'forgot' it until this evening, when, drinking a stunningly good languedoc red with the evening sun for company I had an overwhelming desire to listen to...
The Walker Brothers 'The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore'. And it was just perfect. The greatest pop single ever.

Douglas Miller said...

I realise I did put Walker Brothers in my revised version so ignore the message the other night. As I look at these six months on I am very pleased with the selection.There are not many I would change - perhaps five, in the light of recent discoveries.

ArkAngel said...

I'm going to download The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine now on your recommendation - will report back. (what a lovely word "Languedoc" is in its vinicultural sense)

ArkAngel said...

It was a fun game - what shall we do next?

ArkAngel said...

re: Walker Bros - ah it's that one - I think it's just a reflection of your inner old fogey ;-) - I go to Marc Almond for that sort of stuff, at least there's a bit more dirt in his over-blown epic sound