What are your all time classic songs!? These can be modern or old, classic now or will be in a few years....
Be interesting to see what people consider their own classics....
For me
Current classics:
Dakota- stereophonics
Solider boys and Jesus freaks- Noel Gallagher
Smack my b*** up- Prodigy
Pass out- tinie tempah
Old classics:
Bohemian rhapsody- queen
Sound and vision- Bowie
Paint it black- rolling stones
Going underground- The jam
Comments
Dakota as a classic? It's just standard lad rock from a very boring bandIt's his classic. he didn't ask you to agree with it.
Modern: (songs that i was old enough to purchase when they were released that i would never turn off or not want to hear constantly on a loop)
Everlong - Foo Fighters
Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
Crazy in Love - Beyonce
The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
Old:
Here, there and everywhere - The Beatles
Lovely Day - Bill Withers
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
2) Summer Dreams - The Afters
3) It Falls Hard - Green on Green
4) Drifting - Vivian Mellor
5) (I Would) Live In Warsaw - The Colour Runners
Exactly Suzie. That's why these threads get silly.
Blur - Park Life
Muse - Plug in Baby
Prodigy - Same as above.
Underworld - Born Slippy
Classic Classics.
Stones - Paint it Black
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
Queen - We Will Rock You
Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell
But
New - Sympathy - The Stones
Old - Crossroads - Robert Johnson
2) There's no stoppin us - Ollie and Jerry
3) Off the Wall - MJ
4) Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
5) Darlin Darlin Baby - The O'Jays
Old: Queen - Don't stop me now
Bold as Love - Jimi Hendrix (mrs McBobbin walked down the aisle to that one!)
Memo from Turner - Mick Jagger
Summer in the City - Loving Spoonful
The Sun AIn't Gonna Shine Anymore - Walker Brothers
My pics are:
New Champagne Supernova - Oasis
Old Stairway to Heaven - Led Zep
Bohemien Rhaspody - Queen
Old: Life on Mars - David Bowie
Tiny Dancer - Sir Reginald
Whereever you will go - The Calling
Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana
One - Metallica
Show me Love - Robin S
Born Slippy - Underworld
Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi
Ossie's Dream - Chas n Dave
The Victory Song (We're off to Wembley cos we beat the Ars*nal) - Chas n Dave
Toploader - Dancing In The Moonlight
Old:
Isley Brothers - This Old Heart of Mine
older, beatles - in my life.
ask again tomorrow and it'll be different.
mid: April Skies - The Jesus and Mary Chain
old: I'm Waiting For The Man - The Velvet Underground
Old:
Al Green - So tired of being alone
Elvis - If I can dream
Don McLean - American Pie
The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
The Who - Love Reign O'er me
Current:
Coldplay - Viva la vida
Outkast - Hey Ya
White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
I've ignored the 80s and 90s as would like to call them Old but not New either
Old - the beatles hey jude
New - Fantastic Place, Marillion. (If you have a spare ten minutes watch this on you tube. Such an amazing, powerful song)
Almost forgot Wood Beez - Scritti Politti
More than a feelin' - Boston
Life on Mars - David Bowie
Pinball Wizard - The Who
The long and winding road -The Beatles
Another brick in the wall -Pink Floyd
Waterloo Sunset -The Kinks
Not really into modern stuff.... stuck in a 70's time warp !!
Ain't too proud to beg - Temptations
Drive - Cars
Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
I just can't stop loving you - Michael Jackson
and love cafc_se7's choices too.
blondie - hanging on the telephone
joy division - no love lost
the replacements - bastards of young
ramones - my brain is hanging upside down
libertines - time for heroes
killers - under the gun
secret machines - lightning blue eyes
strokes - hard to explain
von bondies - c'mon c'mon
Forgot to add a few!! Shuffle seems to be being very kind and decent today!
Empty cans- the streets
Fools gold- Stone roses
Californication- red hot chilli peppers
Judge dread- prince buster (always makes me laugh)
End credits- chase n status feat plan b
Skin you're living in - Grand Designs
Gold - Ryan Adams
Dry your eyes - The Streets
Riot Van - Arctic Monkeys
Old Too many to choose from but right now
Promised Land - Johnnie Allen
Willin' - Little Feat
Redemption Song - The Wailers
Tired of being Alone - Al Green
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
Time Is On My Side - Irma Thomas
You'll Lose A Good Thing - Barbara Lynn
Ask The Lonely - Four Tops
Go Now - Bessie Banks
Since I Lost My Baby - Temptations
Ernie - Benny Hill
Modern
Lana del Rey - Video Games
Adele - Someone Like You
Oasis - Live Forever
Underworld - Born Slippy
Killers - Mr.Brightside
Old - too many really but a few:
Isley Brothers - This Old Heart Of Mine
Beach Boys - God Only Knows
Al Green - Sha La La (Make Me Happy)
Rolling Stones - Mothers Little Helper
Beatles - Rain
Status Quo - Mystery Song
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love
Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour
Detroit Spinners - I'll Be Around
George Harrison - Wah Wah
Beach Boys - Surfs Up
Four Tops - Same Old Song
Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love
Archies - Sugar Sugar (blushes, but just a good pop song)
Doves-There Goes The Fear
New Order-True Faith
Oasis-Cast No Shadow
Adele-Set Fire To The Rain
Small Faces-All or Nothing
The Yardbirds-For Your Love
The Kinks-Itchykoo Park
The 'Phonics first songs were crackers. A trip through small town Welsh life. Personal. Touching. Intriguing.
Then they left Wales. They went to the US. They wrote an inferior album. Followed by an even weaker album. Why? Because they had nothing left to sing about. No more small town stories - they were fabrications, and when they were about real life, they were embarrassingly lame. Take the one about "I stood where Kennedy stood to make that famous speech"; it was like listening to somebody's post-holiday slideshow.
Which brings me to Dakota. A song that is so lyrically inept I thought it was a joke the first time I heard it.
"Thinking about thinking of you... Summertime.. I think it was June... yeah I think it was June"
My god. It's rock bottom. The worst lyrics I think the 'phonics ever penned. While I do like the tune a lot, the lyrics are so utterly woeful that there's no way on god's green Earth it belongs in a classics list!
Anyway...
Current:
Mary - The Subways
Flagpole Sitta - Harvey Danger
Family Tree - Ben Kweller
Bitch Went Nuts - Ben Folds
Hurley's Handouts - Michael Giacchino
All Time:
Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
World Leader Pretend (Live at Mountain Stage) - REM
Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf
American Pie - Don McLean
Talk Show Host - Radiohead
Ace of Spades - Motorhead
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Town Called Malice - The Jam
68 Guns - The Alarm
Castles in the Sand - Thunder
Kashsmir....................Led Zeppelin.
Exodus...... ...............Bob Marley.
Starship Trooper........Yes.
Penny Lane................The Beatles.........(though there are so many from them I could have included).
Feel free to disagree, it's your right. I agree that stereos earlier stuff is a lot better. Dakota for me though is still a very well written song. Both tuneful and lyrical. Personally one of my classics because of the times ive had when that song has been played. Gigs, clubs etc.
That's why it's more of a classic for me.
Brookes Brothers - Tears you down (not even a Drum and Base fan but this is a tune of epic proportions)
Classic:
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight train to Georgia (just an incredible record)
If you're going to put this out there, I am going to have to respond. I don't agree with Suzi - I think if you are sharing a list like this, you can be called up on it. Otherwise it's just people posting lists to each other, without paying any attention to anyone's but your own! That said, if it feels good, do it.
The 'Phonics first songs were crackers. A trip through small town Welsh life. Personal. Touching. Intriguing.
Then they left Wales. They went to the US. They wrote an inferior album. Followed by an even weaker album. Why? Because they had nothing left to sing about. No more small town stories - they were fabrications, and when they were about real life, they were embarrassingly lame. Take the one about "I stood where Kennedy stood to make that famous speech"; it was like listening to somebody's post-holiday slideshow.
Which brings me to Dakota. A song that is so lyrically inept I thought it was a joke the first time I heard it. "Thinking about thinking of you... Summertime.. I think it was June... yeah I think it was June" My god. It's rock bottom. The worst lyrics I think the 'phonics ever penned. While I do like the tune a lot, the lyrics are so utterly woeful that there's no way on god's green Earth it belongs in a classics list!
Jimmy, sorry for getting narked, it was more because you posted criticising his choice and not posting your own.
I wasn't saying people shouldn't have an opinion - positive or negative, but everyone has their own classics for their own reasons, and its hard to argue withsome that they shouldn't love their favourite song, even if you don't agree, my point really was more about you criticising him without putting your own down. which you have now so all is good.
Old
Anything by the Faces
New
Anything by The Black Keys
Dazed and Confused – Led Zeppelin
Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
My Boomerang Won't Come Back – Charlie Drake
I which case
Old
Anything by the Faces
New
Anything by The Black Keys Yup got all the black keys albums and few of the faces tracks
Carry on my wayward son - Kansas
Anglesea - Cat Stevens
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
What's so Funny about Peace Love and Understanding - Elvis Costello
Baba O'Reilly - The Who
And....thanks to whoever posted that Youtube video on the Alan Simonsen thread, I'm constantly playing Turn Tail by the Young Knives. Excellent song and an good example of how 'time and place' plays a big part in the kind of impact any song has on us - I'll always associate it with Charlton's rise and fall.
Three great tracks. In fact most of early JT. I would go with the Brinsley's version of What's so funny though.
Yes really good like, saw them in Brixton last year check our their albums brothers and el camino.