Post by Admin on Jul 16, 2007 15:35:51 GMT 1
I did this a couple of years ago, and have just amended it with new fave songs, etc...
100 Travis Writing to reach you The guitar pulls me in every time, much better than the overrated Why does it always rain on me
“What’s a wonderwall anyway?”
99 Rolling Stones Paint It Black Blame my dad for this, I grew up on the Rolling Stones, just love the drums on this, nice and dark.
98 Daft Punk Digital love I hated this the first time I heard it, now love it, fuzzy vocoders and all.
97 Babylon Zoo Spaceman Still remember the 1st time I heard it and how after it had finished I wanted to hear it again, very different at the time!!
96 (NE).Duke Spirit Love is an unfamiliar name Dark and creepy with a cool video, and lots of woo hoos.
95 Lush Ladykillers Catchy infectious indie POP at it's best, where are they now??
94 Fatboy Slim Right here, right now Just total superb dance!
93 The Breeders Canonball Just for that bassline that hooks you in!
92 Verve History Anthemic
91 (NE) Idlewild – Love steals us from loneliness
90 (NE).Blood Arm Suspicious character “I love all the girls and all the girls love me!”
89 New Order Crystal Just, brilliant car music!!
88 Something For Kate Monsters Download it and listen, tis great!
87 (NE) Elbow – Leaders of the free world How this band has never been huge is beyond me! “Passing the gun from father to feckless son!”
86 Manic Street Preachers Little baby nothing "Used by men!"
85 James Runaground Underrated by many who prefer Sit Down
84 (NE).Bloc Party The prayer Just love the dark feel to this song, and the video emphasises it.
83 Sash Encore une fois The bassline got me from the first time I heard it, and I just have to singalong for the chorus!
82 (NE).Air Traffic Charlotte “Your face, my place!”
81 Manson Take it easy chicken In the days, when they didn’t take themselves very seriously, and that guitar is well infectious!
80 Sisters Of Mercy This corrosion There's always been a goth inside me
79 (NE).Scott Matthews Dream song This should have been his breakthrough hit imo, catchy and infectious, his time will come.
78 The Cure A Forest "into the trees" and that bassline hook.
77 Elastica Vasaline "When you're stuck like glue!"
76 (NE) Tomcraft Loneliness How I like my dance, dark and bassy.
75 Midnight Oil The dead heart "White man come, took everyone!"
74 Crowded House Distant sun "Waiting for the thrill to return."
73 Linkin Park In the end Nu-metal can be good, well imo
72 (NE).Oasis The importance of being idle Just Classic Oasis imo, Noel on vocals, with a cracking video featuring Rhys Ifans, Oasis at their best. “I lost my faith in the summertime, cos it don’t stop raining”
71 (NE) The Features – Leave it all behind I just love catchy sub 3 minute indiepop songs. Cant believe these guys never had any chart success, catchy as hell, “We’ll be on our way!” Lots of woohooing, brilliant!
70 Pogues & Kirsty MacColl Fairytale of New York The ONLY Classic Christmas Song!
69 (NE) Arctic Monkeys – From the ritz to the rubble Lyrical and musical genius.
68 Turin Brakes Underdog (Save me) "I cant be the only one stuck on the shelf"
67 (NE).Howling Bells Low happening Dark and brooding female led vocals from Canada, another underrated band. uk.youtube.com/watch?v=S10cuVVxF7c
66 Powderfinger D.A.F. (cascading down) Simple but glorious
65 JJ72 Long way south "Bleeding perfumed blood!" And that bassline, I'm BIG on basslines, in case you hadn't noticed
64 (NE).Interpol Slow hands Taught the Editors everything they know This was the song that got me into them, love the video as well.
63 Metallica One Awesome song, awesome video
62 Embrace One big family Just one of them singalong songs that make you feel GOOD!
61 Sisters Of Mercy Lucretia (My reflection) Mainstream Goth at it's best!
60 Powderfinger Hindley Street "Why should I complain, everybody else is overworked and underpaid!"
59 Franz Ferdinand – Take me out This came out of nowhere and hooked me in almost straightaway, still sounds great after a couple of years as well, the test of a good song.
58 Kernkraft Zombie nation Those that know me well, knew that this would be in here somewhere, that synth sound gets me right THERE, every time.
57 (NE).Aliens Happy song How bloomin’ infectious can one song be and not be a hit? Were the Beta Band ever this good? uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6YikDJIj9Mo
56 The Levellers Men-an-tol "You don’t live in fear of it."
55 Queens of the Stone Age No-One knows So simple in it's brilliance
54 Queens of the Stone Age Go with the flow PERFECT Car Music!/Top video!!
53 Oasis Supersonic Still remember the First Time I saw and heard this song on the Old Chart Show, and knew they would be MASSIVE.
52 Hives – 2 timing touch and broken bones 2 minutes of typical Swedish indie pop from the hives, songs to sing along to.
51 Stereophonics 1000 Trees "Only takes one match to burn a thousand trees."
50 (NE).Bell X1 Rocky Discovered this band by accident, got the album and fell in love with them, this is a song about a tramp who finally got laid one night, features the classic line, “I don’t believe in any old Jesus because if there was a god, then why is my ass the perfect height for kicking!” “I’ll shine for you!” Search it out. uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg05puJgCRU
49 Elastica Stutter "Is there something you lack when I'm down on my back." Was this aimed at Damon by any chance
48 White Stripes Seven nation army Only 2 of em make this magnificent sound, incredible, blew me away the first time I heard it, and it still sounds DAMN Good!
47 Radiohead Just Awesome song, classic video
46 (NE).Muse Knights of Cydonia Absolute classic corker of a song from the boys from the south west, it’s their Bohemian Rhapsody imo, and I love it!
45 Joy Division Love will tear us apart Haunting yet brilliant, combining Hooky's bass with Curtis' vocals.
44 Coldplay Don’t panic 2 Minutes of Pure Brilliance. "We live in a beautiful world"
43 (NE) Arctic Monkeys – I bet you look good on the dancefloor Another one to blast out of nowhere on the charts, I loved it from the moment I first heard it, sounded fresh and new and gave the charts a deserved kick up the arse!
42 Inspiral Carpets Uniform Should please NM I'm a big Carpets fan, this is their best. Should have doen SO much better in the charts!!
41 (NE).Yeah Yeah Yeahs Turn into, follow up to the equally great Gold Lion, this sees the YYYs a little more mellow, but still as infectious as ever, almost poppy for them.
40 JJ72 Oxygen "it's dreams that bind us and lock us in!"
39 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Spread your love 70s retro as it should be done!!
38 Edwyn Collins A girl like you That guitar still sends shivers down my spine!! "My hands are bleeding and my knees are raw!"
37 Kylie Minogue Your disco needs you Camper than Dale Winton with spandex on!!! SUPERB!! Love the scrabble line!
36 Portishead Wanderin Star Infectious!
35 New Order Blue Monday Hooky's bass. Setting the standard! And their 12" covers were sublime!!
34 Badly Drawn Boy You were right This grows and grows with each listen!! "Sometimes it's hard to love someone til the day that they are gone!"
33 Travis Blue flashing lights DARK! More needed please!!
32 Faithless Insomnia Dark and dangerous and that keyboard gets under my skin every time! And of course the infamous lyric "Tearing off tights with my teeth!"
31 Manic Street Preachers Motorcycle emptiness Haunting and bleak yet brilliant!
30 Embrace All you good good people Shouty car music with the sunroof open!!
29 Powderfinger Oipic Check out the cello
28 (NE).Metric Empty Starts out slow and sucks you in, then hits you between the eyes! “Shake your head it’s empty, shake your hips so fluffy!” uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mbv5Tzi00Ow
27 Levellers Come on Fiddle heaven! So short, every time it finishes, I have to play it again and again!!
26 Super Furry Animals Slow life This is the most recent addition, I just adore this song, RELEASE IT!!! uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xn6n0Cak3fE
25 Smiths How soon is now? That guitar!!
24 Subways – Oh yeah Kick ass indie that grabs your attention.
23 (NE).Brand New Jesus Christ A mellow offering from the Brand New boys, but that does not make it any the less great. I adore this song, check it out. uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cSkccp5Hvgg
22 (NE).Biffy Clyro Folding stars A song about losing his mother, spot on. “I would do anything for another minute with you, cos it’s not getting easier”
21 White Stripes Fell in love with a girl Just excellent and that video is SUPERB!!!
20 Powderfinger Thrilloilogy "I'm hosing down your shooting star!"
19 Garbage The trick is to keep breathing "Lately, I'm not the only one!"
18 Travis Humpty dumpty love song "Yeah, you got the glue, so I'm gonna give my heart to you!" Builds to a lovely crescendo!
17 Stereophonics Local boy in the photograph Back when they wrote great stuff!! "He'll always be 23, but the train runs on and on.."
16 Smiths What difference does it make?? That guitar at the start is enough for me. Smiths music got me thru uni!!
15 Radiohead The bends Classic Radiohead, imo.
14 Wannadies You and me song Perfect love song!
13 Blur Song 2 WooHoo!! 2 mins of brilliance and nonsense!!
12 (NE).Biffy Clyro Living is a problem because everything dies The 1st Biffy song to really grab me and make me sit up and take notice, these should be HUGE in the US as they are Foo Fighters sounding, but so much better!
11 Hives Hate to say I told you so Kickass and something a bit different at the time!! Is their album any good??
10 Levellers 15 Years A song with a message, but also DAMN good to pogo to, as I fondly remember at the Beach Hotel, Aber
9 Powderfinger Capoicity "Fragile bond has shaken loose, this secret love a shrinking noose."
8 Death In Vegas Hands around my throat Indebted to Schizo for this song. Absolutely love it, the guitars, plinky plonk feel of it, brill!
7 Idlewild You held the world in your arms Just glorious, ALWAYS gets me singing along when it comes on, and still sounds as good as the first time I heard it!
6 Garbage You look so fine "You're taking me over!" Listen to this on your headphones and float away!! Pure gorgeousness!!
5 Radiohead Street spirit (fade out) I could listen to this forever!
4 White Stripes Hypnotise
3 Interpol Evil Check out the freaky video!
2 Spiritualized Out of sight Indebted to my best mate for sending me a tape of their album, and fell in love with this song totally. Stunning video on the side of a volcano as well
1 Manic Street Preachers All Surface, no feeling "What's the point in always looking back, when all you see is more and more junk" A Fantastic end to a great album. Still remember when I got this played on the radio one weekend as a great album track, simply superb. Manics at their best!!!
100 Travis Writing to reach you The guitar pulls me in every time, much better than the overrated Why does it always rain on me
“What’s a wonderwall anyway?”99 Rolling Stones Paint It Black Blame my dad for this, I grew up on the Rolling Stones, just love the drums on this, nice and dark.
98 Daft Punk Digital love I hated this the first time I heard it, now love it, fuzzy vocoders and all.
97 Babylon Zoo Spaceman Still remember the 1st time I heard it and how after it had finished I wanted to hear it again, very different at the time!!
96 (NE).Duke Spirit Love is an unfamiliar name Dark and creepy with a cool video, and lots of woo hoos.
95 Lush Ladykillers Catchy infectious indie POP at it's best, where are they now??
94 Fatboy Slim Right here, right now Just total superb dance!
93 The Breeders Canonball Just for that bassline that hooks you in!
92 Verve History Anthemic
91 (NE) Idlewild – Love steals us from loneliness
90 (NE).Blood Arm Suspicious character “I love all the girls and all the girls love me!”
89 New Order Crystal Just, brilliant car music!!
88 Something For Kate Monsters Download it and listen, tis great!
87 (NE) Elbow – Leaders of the free world How this band has never been huge is beyond me! “Passing the gun from father to feckless son!”
86 Manic Street Preachers Little baby nothing "Used by men!"
85 James Runaground Underrated by many who prefer Sit Down
84 (NE).Bloc Party The prayer Just love the dark feel to this song, and the video emphasises it.
83 Sash Encore une fois The bassline got me from the first time I heard it, and I just have to singalong for the chorus!
82 (NE).Air Traffic Charlotte “Your face, my place!”
81 Manson Take it easy chicken In the days, when they didn’t take themselves very seriously, and that guitar is well infectious!
80 Sisters Of Mercy This corrosion There's always been a goth inside me
79 (NE).Scott Matthews Dream song This should have been his breakthrough hit imo, catchy and infectious, his time will come.
78 The Cure A Forest "into the trees" and that bassline hook.
77 Elastica Vasaline "When you're stuck like glue!"
76 (NE) Tomcraft Loneliness How I like my dance, dark and bassy.
75 Midnight Oil The dead heart "White man come, took everyone!"
74 Crowded House Distant sun "Waiting for the thrill to return."
73 Linkin Park In the end Nu-metal can be good, well imo
72 (NE).Oasis The importance of being idle Just Classic Oasis imo, Noel on vocals, with a cracking video featuring Rhys Ifans, Oasis at their best. “I lost my faith in the summertime, cos it don’t stop raining”
71 (NE) The Features – Leave it all behind I just love catchy sub 3 minute indiepop songs. Cant believe these guys never had any chart success, catchy as hell, “We’ll be on our way!” Lots of woohooing, brilliant!
70 Pogues & Kirsty MacColl Fairytale of New York The ONLY Classic Christmas Song!
69 (NE) Arctic Monkeys – From the ritz to the rubble Lyrical and musical genius.
68 Turin Brakes Underdog (Save me) "I cant be the only one stuck on the shelf"
67 (NE).Howling Bells Low happening Dark and brooding female led vocals from Canada, another underrated band. uk.youtube.com/watch?v=S10cuVVxF7c
66 Powderfinger D.A.F. (cascading down) Simple but glorious
65 JJ72 Long way south "Bleeding perfumed blood!" And that bassline, I'm BIG on basslines, in case you hadn't noticed
64 (NE).Interpol Slow hands Taught the Editors everything they know
This was the song that got me into them, love the video as well.63 Metallica One Awesome song, awesome video
62 Embrace One big family Just one of them singalong songs that make you feel GOOD!
61 Sisters Of Mercy Lucretia (My reflection) Mainstream Goth at it's best!
60 Powderfinger Hindley Street "Why should I complain, everybody else is overworked and underpaid!"
59 Franz Ferdinand – Take me out This came out of nowhere and hooked me in almost straightaway, still sounds great after a couple of years as well, the test of a good song.
58 Kernkraft Zombie nation Those that know me well, knew that this would be in here somewhere, that synth sound gets me right THERE, every time.
57 (NE).Aliens Happy song How bloomin’ infectious can one song be and not be a hit? Were the Beta Band ever this good? uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6YikDJIj9Mo
56 The Levellers Men-an-tol "You don’t live in fear of it."
55 Queens of the Stone Age No-One knows So simple in it's brilliance
54 Queens of the Stone Age Go with the flow PERFECT Car Music!/Top video!!
53 Oasis Supersonic Still remember the First Time I saw and heard this song on the Old Chart Show, and knew they would be MASSIVE.
52 Hives – 2 timing touch and broken bones 2 minutes of typical Swedish indie pop from the hives, songs to sing along to.
51 Stereophonics 1000 Trees "Only takes one match to burn a thousand trees."
50 (NE).Bell X1 Rocky Discovered this band by accident, got the album and fell in love with them, this is a song about a tramp who finally got laid one night, features the classic line, “I don’t believe in any old Jesus because if there was a god, then why is my ass the perfect height for kicking!” “I’ll shine for you!” Search it out. uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg05puJgCRU
49 Elastica Stutter "Is there something you lack when I'm down on my back." Was this aimed at Damon by any chance
48 White Stripes Seven nation army Only 2 of em make this magnificent sound, incredible, blew me away the first time I heard it, and it still sounds DAMN Good!
47 Radiohead Just Awesome song, classic video
46 (NE).Muse Knights of Cydonia Absolute classic corker of a song from the boys from the south west, it’s their Bohemian Rhapsody imo, and I love it!
45 Joy Division Love will tear us apart Haunting yet brilliant, combining Hooky's bass with Curtis' vocals.
44 Coldplay Don’t panic 2 Minutes of Pure Brilliance. "We live in a beautiful world"
43 (NE) Arctic Monkeys – I bet you look good on the dancefloor Another one to blast out of nowhere on the charts, I loved it from the moment I first heard it, sounded fresh and new and gave the charts a deserved kick up the arse!
42 Inspiral Carpets Uniform Should please NM I'm a big Carpets fan, this is their best. Should have doen SO much better in the charts!!
41 (NE).Yeah Yeah Yeahs Turn into, follow up to the equally great Gold Lion, this sees the YYYs a little more mellow, but still as infectious as ever, almost poppy for them.
40 JJ72 Oxygen "it's dreams that bind us and lock us in!"
39 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Spread your love 70s retro as it should be done!!
38 Edwyn Collins A girl like you That guitar still sends shivers down my spine!! "My hands are bleeding and my knees are raw!"
37 Kylie Minogue Your disco needs you Camper than Dale Winton with spandex on!!! SUPERB!! Love the scrabble line!
36 Portishead Wanderin Star Infectious!
35 New Order Blue Monday Hooky's bass. Setting the standard! And their 12" covers were sublime!!
34 Badly Drawn Boy You were right This grows and grows with each listen!! "Sometimes it's hard to love someone til the day that they are gone!"
33 Travis Blue flashing lights DARK! More needed please!!
32 Faithless Insomnia Dark and dangerous and that keyboard gets under my skin every time! And of course the infamous lyric "Tearing off tights with my teeth!"
31 Manic Street Preachers Motorcycle emptiness Haunting and bleak yet brilliant!
30 Embrace All you good good people Shouty car music with the sunroof open!!
29 Powderfinger Oipic Check out the cello
28 (NE).Metric Empty Starts out slow and sucks you in, then hits you between the eyes! “Shake your head it’s empty, shake your hips so fluffy!” uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mbv5Tzi00Ow
27 Levellers Come on Fiddle heaven! So short, every time it finishes, I have to play it again and again!!
26 Super Furry Animals Slow life This is the most recent addition, I just adore this song, RELEASE IT!!! uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xn6n0Cak3fE
25 Smiths How soon is now? That guitar!!
24 Subways – Oh yeah Kick ass indie that grabs your attention.
23 (NE).Brand New Jesus Christ A mellow offering from the Brand New boys, but that does not make it any the less great. I adore this song, check it out. uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cSkccp5Hvgg
22 (NE).Biffy Clyro Folding stars A song about losing his mother, spot on. “I would do anything for another minute with you, cos it’s not getting easier”
21 White Stripes Fell in love with a girl Just excellent and that video is SUPERB!!!
20 Powderfinger Thrilloilogy "I'm hosing down your shooting star!"
19 Garbage The trick is to keep breathing "Lately, I'm not the only one!"
18 Travis Humpty dumpty love song "Yeah, you got the glue, so I'm gonna give my heart to you!" Builds to a lovely crescendo!
17 Stereophonics Local boy in the photograph Back when they wrote great stuff!! "He'll always be 23, but the train runs on and on.."
16 Smiths What difference does it make?? That guitar at the start is enough for me. Smiths music got me thru uni!!
15 Radiohead The bends Classic Radiohead, imo.
14 Wannadies You and me song Perfect love song!
13 Blur Song 2 WooHoo!! 2 mins of brilliance and nonsense!!
12 (NE).Biffy Clyro Living is a problem because everything dies The 1st Biffy song to really grab me and make me sit up and take notice, these should be HUGE in the US as they are Foo Fighters sounding, but so much better!
11 Hives Hate to say I told you so Kickass and something a bit different at the time!! Is their album any good??
10 Levellers 15 Years A song with a message, but also DAMN good to pogo to, as I fondly remember at the Beach Hotel, Aber
9 Powderfinger Capoicity "Fragile bond has shaken loose, this secret love a shrinking noose."
8 Death In Vegas Hands around my throat Indebted to Schizo for this song. Absolutely love it, the guitars, plinky plonk feel of it, brill!
7 Idlewild You held the world in your arms Just glorious, ALWAYS gets me singing along when it comes on, and still sounds as good as the first time I heard it!
6 Garbage You look so fine "You're taking me over!" Listen to this on your headphones and float away!! Pure gorgeousness!!
5 Radiohead Street spirit (fade out) I could listen to this forever!
4 White Stripes Hypnotise
3 Interpol Evil Check out the freaky video!
2 Spiritualized Out of sight Indebted to my best mate for sending me a tape of their album, and fell in love with this song totally. Stunning video on the side of a volcano as well
1 Manic Street Preachers All Surface, no feeling "What's the point in always looking back, when all you see is more and more junk" A Fantastic end to a great album. Still remember when I got this played on the radio one weekend as a great album track, simply superb. Manics at their best!!!
