The 101 greatest hits of all time

[Dog]

Black Bean Soup by David Soul, love it.

[saint boggy]

Black Bean Soup by David Soul, love it.

i disagree....it would have to be Don't Give Up On Us.....(first single i ever owned (i was only about 6, but soooooo in love with DS !)

 

Edited 12 April, 2010 by saint boggy
i'm an illiterate idiot

[badgerx16]

Haven't checked all of the ones above so apologies if this has already been posted. Not the greatest song of all time but the greatest to reach number 1

 

The Specials Ghost Town

My favourite episode of Father Ted is the one where they have to use this for the Irish National anthem:p

 

As for my choices;

 

- The Clash with White Man in Hammersmith Palais. Excellent tune from the best British band of my generation, I always put this as top of my hit list

 

- Radiohead's Let Down - not quite as emotionally draining as No Suprises

 

- Powerslave, one of the best from the mighty Maiden

[Lord Duckhunter]

This is a great song, and this a fantastic version. Leon nails it better than Jagger in my opinion.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce_Z9NuwVBY

 

 

How he's not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke...............

[chrisobee]

Haven't checked all of the ones above so apologies if this has already been posted. Not the greatest song of all time but the greatest to reach number 1

 

The Specials Ghost Town

 

Great song but for me the best No 1 the Specials had was :

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=PYsNoI0URNQ Much Too Young

[saint_in_munich]

I tip my hat to you Sir, quality.

[saint_in_munich]

There is some great tracks so far, thanks everyone, i really enjoy this thread.

A couple of my favs.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-0upHlWfQ4

[chrisobee]

There is some great tracks so far, thanks everyone, i really enjoy this thread.

A couple of my favs.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-0upHlWfQ4

 

Agreed, come across some really good tracks I had never heard before even though I've listened to music for many hours most days for many years. I remember the Ronettes lol, good track ! Excellent stuff

[jeff leopard]

70s rock at its best

 

A certain Johnny Cash video that reduces me to floods of tears

[Lord Duckhunter]

I was lucky enough to see the great man at the Albert Hall about 16 years ago.

 

I heard his shows could be a bit patchy, but he was on top form that night.

 

Same line up as on this Jools Holland clip, with the upright bass and the outlaw looking guiter player. Fantastic

 

[The Majestic Channon]

To corkers from the best band that ever was ..The Clash ,complete control and safe european home .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebSedv2Ktr8&feature=related

 

Tommy gun

Garageland

White riot

career opportunties

White man in hammesmith palais

whats my name

 

would be high up in there too if i had my way.

 

R.I.P. Strummer

[chrisobee]

To corkers from the best band that ever was ..The Clash ,complete control and safe european home .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebSedv2Ktr8&feature=related

 

Tommy gun

Garageland

White riot

career opportunties

White man in hammesmith palais

whats my name

 

would be high up in there too if i had my way.

 

R.I.P. Strummer

 

Agreed though I'd have Bankrobber and I Fought The Law at least in there too !

[saint_stevo]

Ricky Martin- She Bangs

[The Majestic Channon]

Agreed though I'd have Bankrobber and I Fought The Law at least in there too !

TBH I could have listed 60 clash songs!

If you like the clash chris check out this live footage

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxG5jweAraU

[IamLeGod]

Very hard to pick favourite songs for me going to have a go at a top few (in no particular order):

 

Pixies - Here comes your Man

 

Talking Heads - Road to No Where

 

The Cure - Boy's Don't Cry

 

The Undertones - Teenage Kicks

 

Arctic Monkeys - I bet you look good on the Dancefloor (honestly think this will be the teenage kicks of my generation)

 

And my favourite band of all time, The Jam - In the City

[saint_bert]

stuff the olds listened too that have stuck with me since i was a nipper

 

would deffo be near the top of my list

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7RLyufcDHE

 

 

 

 

Now your talking

[saint_bert]

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OFSyBQZ3z8&feature=PlayList&p=C85B29605F1FC290&playnext_from=PL&index=0&playnext=1

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdzbGiWAmyU

 

Some of my favourite songs

 

Great thread!

[Saint_Rick]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8ZkkKfg_Rw

[saintscottofthenortham]

its not my favourite track of all time, i'll get to that in a minute, but this was my highlight of Reading Festival in 2005...

 

Foo Fighters - Resolve - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3faInPkj4a4

 

They started playing this as the sun was setting and with a completely pink/red sky, about 25 degrees celcius, I got up and crowd surfed. I was about 25ft from the stage, just gently being passed around looking up at the sky... completely unawares that £40 odd had fell out of my pocket. A great moment and one I wont forget.

 

My favourite song of all time? Again this is influenced by live performances but my favourite song goes to my favourite band... The Cribs with 'Another Number'

 

- Great band.

[saintscottofthenortham]

I can't decide if it should be 'Another Number' or this...

 

The highlight of any cribs gig, 'Mirror Kissers'

 

- Definatly check this out.

[chrisobee]

TBH I could have listed 60 clash songs!

If you like the clash chris check out this live footage

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxG5jweAraU

 

Thanks, better late than never I have just revisited this thread, great stuff!

[chrisobee]

Very hard to pick favourite songs for me going to have a go at a top few (in no particular order):

 

Pixies - Here comes your Man

 

Talking Heads - Road to No Where

 

The Cure - Boy's Don't Cry

 

The Undertones - Teenage Kicks

 

Arctic Monkeys - I bet you look good on the Dancefloor (honestly think this will be the teenage kicks of my generation)

 

And my favourite band of all time, The Jam - In the City

 

Also brilliant, I love The Jam/Paul Weller too, Road To Nowhere is one of my all time favourite songs and Teenage Kicks along with the sublime Julie Ocean my favourite Undertones tracks

[Lord Duckhunter]

With The Faces back in the news this week, thought this would be a good time to post them in all their glory. Just shows what a great singer Rod was, until he went all soft (I blame Britt Ekland)

 

[Hamilton Saint]

With The Faces back in the news this week, thought this would be a good time to post them in all their glory. Just shows what a great singer Rod was, until he went all soft (I blame Britt Ekland)

 

 

You are correct. His early phase with Mercury Records was brilliant [The Rod Stewart Album ('69) - Smiler ('74)]. When he met Britt Ekland and moved to L.A. to be one of the rich and famous, his music went into swift decline. Seemed to become more of a sex symbol than a singer/songwriter. Shame. Just put on Gasoline Alley, or, Every Picture Tells a Story, though, and all is forgiven!