Musical Favouritism

[Pip Madeley]

The first Zutons song I heard - You Will You Won't. Catchy stuff!

The Divine Comedy?

[SiHart]

In Pursuit of Happiness. It has their Tomorrow's World theme in the middle and is just superb!

The Bluetones.

Si xx

[Pip Madeley]

Marblehead Johnson. Takes me back to my youth, the days of Britpop.

Editors?

[Raston]

Editors?

Killed the thread this time Pipster? I've never even heard of them, let alone could name a track!

[Carol Baynes]

Marblehead Johnson. Takes me back to my youth, the days of Britpop.

When he was in his pram, viewers... If I was about 20 how old was Pip?!

Editors?....there is a song I don't mind, but I've forgotten it's name.
Can we count that and I'll find out the title?

Sandie Shaw?

[Stephen Morgan]

Girl Don't Come, wonderful song, evocative of an age.


Alice Cooper

[Pip Madeley]

When he was in his pram, viewers... If I was about 20 how old was Pip?!

I'd not long turned eleven years old. About the same time as I was just getting into Doctor Who.

[Trudi G]

Girl Don't Come, wonderful song, evocative of an age.


Alice Cooper

Only Women Bleed.

The Prodigy?

[Pip Madeley]

Smack My Bitch Up

Lisa Stansfield?

[Jon Masters]

Ye gads - a name I recognise

Been around the world (and I I I )

Freddie Mercury (solo as it were)

[Pip Madeley]

Living On My Own - I don't have no time for monkey business, Masters!


The Jacksons / The Jackson Five

[Stephen Morgan]

Their version of Diana Ross and The Supremes Forever Came Today, a great disco track from their 1975 album Moving Violation.

While we're on the subject of Motown, Diana Ross

[Paul Clement]

Diana Ross

Chain Reaction, I quite like it in an odd, guilty sort of way.

Suzanne Vega

[Dave Lewis]

I can't believe that Raston is saying he's never heard of the Editors... they're a hardcore Brit-metal band, aren't they? Oh wait a minute, no they aren't. They're actually quite good.

I'm also horrified that Jon has made a dreadful error in his titling of his favourite Lisa Stansfield song... great tune, though it is... the anorak in me insists that it's called, as all Oasis/Jam/Jason Donovan fans will know, "All Around The World".

Fact.

As for Suzanne Vega, how rubbish am I? I've got to go for Tom's Diner, specifically the DNA version that troubled the charts in 1990. I've tried to do something similar to other acappella tunes in the past and never even come close. Marvellous stuff.

Too much repetition in this thread. I say, how about the best tune by... no, too obscure. So how about... no, far too boring. In that case how about... no, ridiculously sad. Therefore, what's the greatest tune - in the next person's opinion - by...

Bob Dylan.

[Dave Tudor]

Don't Think Twice, It's Alright. Though I could be wrong. Tomorrow it could be different. Like Subterranean Homesick Blues. Or Masters Of war. Or With God On Our Side. Or Girl From The North Country. Or Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine. Or even Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands. I'm resisting the temptation to post Like A Rolling Stone. Or Hurricane, which I've never actually heard, but is probably amazing. But for the meantime, it's Don't Think Twice, It's Alright.

Any road... Neil Young...?

[Stephen Morgan]

If this were an album thread I'd say Harvest, but I'll say Old Man, mainly 'cos it's a good track.

10cc

[Dave Lewis]

The Things We Do For Love!

"Like walking in the rain and snow, and there's nowhere to go..."

It's just so true, dammit.

Ryan Adams?

[Jon Masters]

I'm also horrified that Jon has made a dreadful error in his titling of his favourite Lisa Stansfield song...

@Dave - you have no idea how low my musical ignorance can go ...for a moment I thought you had mis-spelt your last artist and were asking about Bryan Adams .....

[Carol Baynes]

I'd not long turned eleven years old. About the same time as I was just getting into Doctor Who.

Ahhh... yep, you would be a bit older. Although I'm still thinking you'd be about 8 or 9 when "Parklife" or "Suede" came out??
I have to say, 'Brit pop' was a quarter the music, quarter the media and half going out on the scene and 'avin it! Now you know why I'm cheesed off I missed Mod the first (two) time(s) round, The Summer of love and Punk and God knows what else!
I was listening to my cousins' Smiths records when I was 11 but I couldn't go and see them. I had to settle for Duran Duran instead!

Ryan Adams though! I say "Oh sweet Carolina"!


Beth Orton?

[Dave Lewis]

"Oh my sweet Carolina, what compels me to go... oh my sweet disposition...
May you one day carry me home..."

Splendid choice, even if I'd have gone for Firecracker or Rescue Blues, or even his backing vocals on...

Concrete Sky, by Beth Orton! That link would have worked so well if said tune had been my choice of Beth tune. Sadly, it isn't - great song, but there are so many better ones. Too many for me to choose from, so I'll go for either Sweetest Decline, Thinking About Tomorrow, I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine, Paris Train, She Cries Your Name, or...

Okay, my final answer is Central Reservation... the remix version by that bloke from Everything But The Girl. What a great tune... "today is whatever I want it to be..."



Next up...


The Orb

[Trudi G]

Little Fluffy Clouds.

The Red Hot Chilli Peppers?

[Paul Clement]

Scar Tissue, it's got such a great tune and lyrics.



Jamiroquai?

[Dave Lewis]

Seven Days In June or Blow My Mind or Canned Heat or Cosmic Girl or Too Young To Die or Emergency On Planet Earth... but not Deeper Underground or Half The Man or Little L or Virtual Insanity.

So... Blow My Mind it is.


Stevie Wonder next. Can't think why...

[SiHart]

Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) is my big favourite. A huge pop tune that makes me smile every time I hear it. There's so many tohers I could choose though. Steve would probably have Superstition or Misstra Knowitall.

Who next?
Blondie.

Si xx

[Dave Lewis]

"Oh Denis, oobie-doo, I'm in love with you...."

Simply a great pop song. I like Blondie but I'm not in love with them or anything, and things like Heart Of Glass and Atomic are just 'alright'. Thankfully, "Denis" is a bit more special than that.

S Club 7.