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These are few of my favorite songs in no particular order.
"It's a long list so go get yerself a cup of tea or coffee and settle down"
Artist
Song
Comment
Format
The Upsetters
Live Injection
Original Skinhead Reggae with a hammond riff to die for
7" and cd
White Mice
Mo-Detttes
Vastly underated and influencial all girl band from 1980. About time they had a retrospective out
7"
My Chemical Romance
I'm not ok (I promise)
A glorious emotional rollercoaster that makes you wanna scream with joy
CD
John Lennon
Mind Games + No9 Dream
The Mid 70's wasn't all bad
CD
Chumbawamba
Look No Strings
Rainbow music meets lyrics to live yer life by
CD
Godfathers
Lonely Man
Garage Rock from the band who dressed like the Kray Twins
CD
Aphex Twin
Girl/Boy Song
Classical breakbeat from the psychedelic electro master
CD
Cowboys International
Nothings Doing, Lonely Boy, Aftermath
The link between Punk and New Romantic. Underated pioneers.
Now on CD
Mark Owen
I Am What I Am
Amazing hook laden classic from the ex Take That man. Top lyrics as well.
CD
Spearmint
Sweeping The Nation
Northern soul meets Indie head on
CD
Shamen
Jesus Loves America
Darwin never was believed by the right wing biogots of the USA who use religion to control the minds of it's people.
CD
Style Council
The Man Of Great Promise + walls Come Tumbling Down
Who said Weller lost it in the 80's? Late 80's maybe.
CD
Off spring
Gone Away
Great riff
CD
The Orb
Towers Of Dub
Amazing acid dub epic with the funniest intro ever
CD
Gilbert O' Sullivan
Alone Again Naturally
As covered by Har Mar, Pete Wylie and it was a massive fave of my mum
CD
Killers
Jenny
80's style synth pop that makes me feel young again
CD
Lemonheads

Down About It/ Different Drum
Cracking Country Indie pop
CD
Tammi Lynn
I'm Gonna Run away From You
My first experience of Northern soul from 71
7"
Primal Scream
Some Velvet Morning
Wow!!
CD single
Placebo
Slave To The Wage
A cracking indie pop tune with lyrics to match
CD
The FireEngines
Candy Skin
What bands like the Rapture are doing now but 23 years ago
CD
Nina Simone or Billy Holiday
Strange Fruit
Lyrics to Make you wanna go kill some red necks.
CD
The Move
California Man
Last single before they turned into ELO and it's a Jerry Lee style Rocker
7"
Elton John
Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
Amazing and haunting opening tracks from the goodbye Yellow Brick Road album
CD and Vinyl.
Psychedelic Furs
Sister Europe
Haunting classic
CD
Manfred Manns Earthband
Starbird
B side of Blinded By The Light
7" Single
Depeche Mode
Ice Machine
B Side of first single
CD
Miss - E Elliot
Get Yer Freek Off
It's that Indian vibe
CD
At The Drive In
Invalid Litter Department
Sadly missed crazy boys
CD
Suicide
Dream Baby Dream / Ghost Rider
Godfathers Of Electroclash
CD
Nine Nine Nine
Emergency, Nasty Nasty & Homicide
Hard working punks who Constantly toured the states as well as at home & were a huge influence on the 80's American scene
CD
Donovan
Atlantis
A psychedelic pop epic
CD
Revolting Cocks
Beers Steers & Queers
Squeel Boy!!
12"
Petula Clark
Downtown
I have loved this since I was a nipper
CD
Brilliant Corners
Teenage & Brian Rix
Jingly Jangly indie pop to fall in love with
CD
The Rezillos
Can't Stand My Baby
Early punk classic
CD
The Small Faces
Happiness Stan + Mad John + Afterglow
Memories of a lazy Sunday at The White Swan pub in Mansbridge circa 76
CD
David Holmes
My Mate Paul+69 Police
If you think these two are good check out the new album it's beyond critisism
CD
Dusty Springfield
Goin' Back
Hair raising pure soul
CD
Moby
That's When I Reach For My Revolver + Love Of Strings
He does Punk,Trip Hop,The Blues and Dance briliantly
CD
Spacemen 3
Revolution
A heads down noize fest' with Sonic Boom and Jason Pierce
CD
Campag Velocet
Vito Satan
The Clockwork Orange lovin' sons of Flowered Up do the bizz
CD
The Coral
I Remember When
For a band so young they have it all
CD
Fatima Mansions
Only Losers Take the Bus
Cathal where are you now
CD
Spear Of Destiny
Flying Scotsman
Kirk Brandon at his very best
12"
Henry Rollins
Liar
Is this funny or what?
CD
Ministry
Jesus Built My Hot Rod
Crazy Boys!!
CD
The Ramones
I Don't Want To Grow Up + Jackie Is A Punk
Perfect pop music
CD
David Bowie
Life On Mars + Sound And Vision + Star + Memory Of A Free Festival + A New Career In A New Town
Never been the same since he gave up the thin white line
CD
Julian Cope
Out Of My Mind On Dope And Speed + Pasionate Friend
Just delete dope
CD
Echo & The Bunnymen
All My Colours + Villiers Terrace
Echo was a drum machine. Pete D' was their real drumer who died on his mototorbike.
CD
The Who
 Love Reign O're Me & 5.15
From the greatest ever album about growing up
CD
Steinski
"We'll be right back"
Pioneering sample heavy hip hop classic from 86
12"
Patrick Fitzgerald
The Paranoid Ward
The punk poets strangest moment. Listen to it wired.
LP
The Tams
Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy
Never has a lyric rung so true. Just change happy to Hammy!!
7"
Oasis
Slide Away, Whatever, Don't look Back In Anger
A couple of goons make at least 3 good choonz
CD
Sonic Youth
Teengage Riot + Youth Against Facism
Heads down floppy fringe classics
CD
New order
Love Vigilantees, Age Of Conscent, Dreams Never End
Do I love this band? Does my back hurt?
CD
Who is that mysterious singer?
Hong Kong Fuey
View the Mild Mannered Janitor
CD
Sisters Of Mercy
Marianne
Goth Anthem of old
CD
Rob C
Clubbed To Death
Thursdays classic
CD
Generation x
Wild Youth/Dub + Kiss Me Deadly
Billy Idol and Tony James when they were cool as f***
CD
The Cure
Inbetween Days
Massive floorfiller at the Riverside club
CD
The Streets
Let's Push Things forward + The Irony Of it all
The lyrics every ignorant townie should hear
CD
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
Patio Song
Mad Welsh types
CD
Paul Simon
Mother and Child Reunion
His stab at reggae, and a Saturday morning at the Top Rank fave
CD
Geordie
Don't Do That
First real band I saw back in 73 at the Top Rank and featuring Brian Johnson of AC/DC
Regal Zonaphone 7"
Cockney Rejects
Bad Man
Punks last stand
CD
Capdown
Ska Wars
Infectious 3 rd wave Brit Ska
CD
Wacko Jacko
Aint No sunshine + Got to Be There.
Youth Club Smoochers from when he still looked normal.
CD
Gary Glitter
Rock'n'Roll Part 1 + I love You Love Me Love
 Fantastic commercial glam rock ( nonce he may be but others pop stars are just as bad but have more money pay for top lawyers) The Initials Sir EJ and MJ spring to mind?
CD
U2
A Celebration
Arse kickin' early single you won't find on any CD.
Worn out 7" from 81
Matt Parsons orchestra
Boogaloo Investigator
Scooter Rally classic
Dodgy 7" bootleg single from the record fair
Magazine
The Light Pours Out Of Me
Howard Devoto looked so strange but the music was pure prog punk
CD
Fatback Band
Wicky Wacky + Yum Yum
Phat funk never sounded so good
CD
The Jam
Away from The Numbers, English Rose & Billy Hunt
So they sounded like the Who but they were still Punk to me.
CD
Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here & Us And them
Memories of a 15 year old getting into serious music in 75 and hearing it for 72 hours non stop at Glastonbury in 86 whilst wasted.
CD
Led Zeppelin
Trampled Under Foot + Rock'n'Roll + Misty Mountain Hop
They used to play Trampled at the Pier funk nights . I banged my head till it blead to Rock'n'Roll at Uni' discos's
CD
T Connection
Do What You Wanna Do
Just one amazing funk tune with a bass rhythm to die for. First heard at Butlins 77.
12"
Beatles
I feel Fine + All My Lovin'
It's that guitar feedback on I feel Fine and All My Lovin' is one of the first tunes I can remember hearing as a nipper
CD
Motorhead
Eat The Rich
Great film, great riff and a great idea for the Royals.
CD
Dexys Midnight Runners
Dance Stance
Reversed my ignorance about Ireland
CD
Status Quo
Paper Plane + Don't waste My Time(live)
Heads down no nonscense mindless boogie. I still love their early 70's stuff.
CD
Madonna
Ray Of Light
Just a stunning feel good tune.
CD
Bobby Paris
I Walked away
Get the ultimate adrenaline rush from this Northern anthem
CD
Deep Purple
Burn
Had me playing air drums at school. At home i broke mums knitting needles over her wicker chair
CD
Johnny Caswell
You Don't Love Me Anymore
Heart stopping Northern Soul (Cheers to Gary Todd for getting me into this)
7" Bootleg single
Eddie Bishop
Call Me
An utter soul classic and Riverside club anthem
7" On Kent records
DR Allimantado
Born For A Purpose/Reason for Living
Mr J Lydon loves this vocal dub reggae masterpiece and so do I
CD
Tappa Zukie
New Star
Saw him with Patti Smith in 78 a reggae toaster of total class
7"
Pet Shop Boys
Suburbia
Hamster lovin' electro pop band who invented Fischer Spooner
CD
Mud
Hypnosis
Ray Stiles wrote Murder On The Dancefloor?
7" single on RAK
Kris Ife
Hush
The original version from 66 that I half inched of my mod brother
7" Single
Big Audio Dynamite
Rush + E = MC Squared
Taking the Clash spirit to a new level and introducing us to samples.
CD
Bauhaus
Lagartija Nick + Bela Lugosi's Dead
Glam goth that still pack bags of spine tingling atmosphere
CD
Orange Juice
Simply Thrilled Honey + I Can't Help Myself
The sound of Edwin Collins & co and the sound of young Scotland once.
7" Single on Postcard records and 12" remix on Polydor.
Bjork
Venus As A Boy
Mad as a brush but this is wonderful
CD
Pulp
Razamataz
So cool it makes the toes curl
CD
Soft Cell
Say hello Wave Goodbye + What + Where Did our Love Go.
The soundtrack to 1981
CD
The Heartbreakers
One Track Mind + Born To Lose
Future Rock'N'Roll never sounded so wonderful back in 77. Thunders and Nolan R.I.P.
CD
Supremes
Stoned Love
Classic soul track that makes me buzz it's so good.
CD
Stranglers
Down In The Sewer + Sometimes + Dutchess.
 
CD
Housemartins
Sheep + Bow Down
I'm sure the strokes loved Them?.Featuring Norm Fatboy Cook and Old Saggy eyes from the Beautiful South.
CD
Jesus & Mary Chain
The Hardest Walk + You Trip Me Up + Head On
Now where did the Black Rebel Motorcycle club get their ideas from?
CD
Echo & The Bunnymen
Villiers Terrace + A Promise
  
CD
10,000 Maniacs
Cherry Tree + Verdi Cries + What's the Matter Here?
Natalie you're bonkers but you write brilliant lyrics
CD
Wire
Outdoor Minor
  
7" white vinyl
Cockney Rebel
Judy Teen
  
CD
Chicory Tip
Son Of My Father
The Second single I ever bought
7"
The The
This Is The Day + Perfect 12" Original
When your leaping along at 5.00am these two classics make perfect sense. Matt Johnson, Genius.
12"
Fugazi
Facet Squared
  
CD
Faces
Pool Hall Richard + You Can Make Me Dance.
Rod The Mod, Ronny Wood and the small faces make Rock'n Roll to die for!!
CD
Sweet
Hell Raiser
  
CD
Luther Ingram Orchestra
Exus Trek
100 mile an hour northern soul diamond.
CD
Senseless Things
Homophobic Arsehole
  
12"
Rod Stewart
The Killing of Georgie Parts 1-2
Prooved Rod was human after all.reminds me of the summer I left school.
CD
Little Anthony and The Imperials
Going Out Of My Head + Gonna Fix You Good
  
7"
Killing Joke
Requiem + Follow The Leader
  
CD
Buzzcocks
What Do I Get + I Don't Mind
  
CD
Ian Hunter
Boy
My hero's finest solo song.
CD
Joy Division
A New Dawn Fades + The Eternal
Gloomy? They always made me feel better
CD
Derek and the Dominoes
layla part 2
I hate Eric Clapton but this mixed with Goodfellas is stunning
CD
Don Ray
Born A loser
Heartfelt northern soul done by a country and western singer.
CD
ELO
Mama Belle
  
7"
World Party
Ship Of Fools
Lyrics to shut any Thatcher voter up for good. She aint no Lady!
12"
The Ruts
West One Shine On Me
Dear Malcom Owen you should have stayed of the smack.
CD
Baracudas
Summer Fun
Funniest start to a surf Punk song ever. A classic from 79/80. Shame they were before their time even though they were retro?
7" Single but also on cd
T Rex
Woodland Bop + Jitterbug Love
Early tracks that I simply love
CD
Velvet Underground
Sunday Morning
Aah every morning after the Dorchester. Hangover, blinding headaches and the fact I have to be back there at 9.00am?
CD
Primal Scream
Come Together + I'm Losing More Than I Ever Had
  
CD
Slade
Pouke Hill + Thanks for the Memories + My Friend Stan oh, and all of them up to 1975
This band were massive and rightly so. Now where's my miror hat.
CD
Rich kids
Ghosts Of Princes In Towers
Ex Pistol Glen Matlock finally makes the perfect Small Faces tune.
CD
Dave & Ansil Collins
Double Barrel
The best Reggae skanker ever made and the first tune I ever bought. (Apart from a Pinky &Perky ep)
Trojan Records offshoot Techiques 7" from 71
System Of A Down
Chop Suey
Nu rock anthem
CD
Pete Wylie & Wah
Come Back
If only all the Scousers would listen to the lyrics.A genius bloke.
CD
Sex Pistols
Did You No Wrong
What a riff from Steve Jones and the best thing the Pistols did in my View.
7" vinyl, B side of God Save the Queen.
Four Tops
It's the Same old Song
Motown stomper
CD
Simple Minds
I Travel + The American + Celebrate
They, like the Quo should have split up before they discovered Coke and got fat in the US.
Wonderful Bowie-esque electronic classsics!!
CD
Nick Cave
In The Ghetto
Even better than Elvis?
7"
Chiffons
Sweet Talking Guy
Another Top Rank Fave
7"
Nirvana
All Apologies
  
CD
David Essex
Rock On
Has an amazing rubber band bass sound
7"
Next up are my fave band/artists of all time. I can still play any song by them today some 30 years on and I get the same buzz as then. Ian Hunter might make me look young but he's still touring and has original Mott founder Mick Ralphs back in tow when touring Britain in May this year.
Check out Ian Hunter at www.ianhunter.com
Mott The Hoople
I wish I was Your Mother + Saturday Gig + Honaloochie Boogie
View grainy old photo from 1974
Saturday Gig is dedicated to Barry Marchment an old 70's mate
CD
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