The greatest 10 songs of all time...

[Sam]

Well? trying to make a few quality CDs, post your top 10 songs of all time here to give me a few ideas!

Cheers

 

[Easy 10]

OK, here's 10 of my absolute faves (in no particular order).

1. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
2. Tears for Fears - Shout
3. Michael Jackson - Billy Jean
4. Level 42 - Lessons in Love
5. George Michael - Faith
6. Wham - Everything She Wants (12'' extended)
7. Def Leppard - Hysteria
8. Gary Numan - Cars
9. Avril Lavigne - Complicated
10. Blink 182 - All The Small Things

Loads more, but those are the ones that immediatly spring to mind.

 

[Hilton]

In no real order:
1. Mad World - Gary Jules (been listening to it for 8 months now, still not bored)
2. Complicated - Avril Lavigne
3. Do Your Thing - Basement Jaxx
4. Favourite Game - The Cardigans
5. Hero - Chad Kroger
6. Dreaming of You - The Coral
7. Tell Her This - Del Amitri
8. Superman - Lazlo Bane
9. Time of Your Life - Green Day
10. Big Sur - The Thrills

Not wholly accurate, but that's pretty much it.

 

[driddles]

1. London Calling - Clash
2. One Step Beyond - Madness
3. I wanna be sedated - Ramones
4. Cactus - Pixies
5. Mirror in the bathroom - Beat
6. Comfortably numb - Pink Floyd
7. Virginia Plain - Roxy Music
8. Town called malice - The Jam
9. Golden Brown - Stranglers
10. Add it up - Violent Femmes

David

 

[Stumpy Tim]

1. Imagine - John Lennon
2. Let it be - Beatles
3. I wanna be adored - Stone Roses
4. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
5. Thriller - Michael Jackson
6. My Generation - The Who
7. Don't Go Away - Oasis
8. I Want you Back - Jackson 5
9. My Way - Frank Sinatra
10. Lose Yourself - Eminem

The theme tune to Eastenders probably deserves a mention too

 

[Binney on acid]

What about "One - Nil to The Albion"

 

[Sam]

i think "2 - 0 to the albion - The Supporters" is a much better song...

 

[Juan Albion]

Today's version, allowing for inflation:

Roadrunner - Jonathan Richman
Walk On By - The Stranglers
Bad (live) - U2
Powderfinger - Cowboy Junkies
Trapped (live) - Bruce Springsteen
The Day the World turned Day-Glo - XRay Spex
New Orleans is Sinking - Tragically Hip
Suffer Little Children - The Smiths
Mexico - The Refreshments
Long Gone Long - Rainmakers
Now Those Days Are Gone - Bucks Fizz

 

[Shizuoka Dolphin]

The Nolans - I'm in the Mood for Dancing
Glen Mediros - Nothing's Gonna Change my Love for You
The Cartoons - Witchdoctor
Lionel Ritchie - Hello
Stomp - Steps
Rainbow - Since You've Been Gone
2 Unlimited - Maximum Overdrive
Take That and Party - Take That
Sonia - Love's Unkind
Macho Man - The Village People

 

[Dave C]

OK - v. tough question; my current version - no order:

Barbara Anne - Beach Boys
Lost weekend - Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Africa - Toto
Land down under - Men at Work
A little night dancing - John Cougar Mellencamp
Take it Easy - The Eagles
Santeria - Sublime
Up around the bend - Credence Clearwater Revival
All the small things - Blink 182
Sexy Boy - Air

 

[Dover]

Aretha Franklin-Respect
Suede-Shipbuilding
Whitesnake-Ain't Gonna Cry No More
Pink Floyd-Have A Cigar
Supersition-Stevie Wonder
The Who-Behind Blue Eyes
The Beatles-A Day In The Life
Aerosmith & Run DMC-Walk this Way
Sam & Dave-Hold On
Gerry Rafferty-Baker Street

Ask me next week they may well have all changed.

 

[FamilyGuy]

Off the top of my head (and still suffering from last nights Guinness).....

1. Waterloo Sunset - Kinks
2. Everlasting Love - Love Affair
3. Alison - Elvis Costello
4. Pictures of Lily - Who
5. Woman - Lennon
6. Take Time to Hold Her - Otis Redding
7. My Girl - Otis Redding
8. When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge
9. Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham and the Pharoes
10. If I Fell - Beatles

 

[CHAPPERS]

In no particular order

Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
Scenario - A Tribe Called Quest
Eye Know - De La Soul
Demons - Super Furry Animals
Beats and Pieces - Coldcut
C.R.E.A.M - Wu Tang Clan
You Know My Steez - Gangstarr
I'm Raving - Shut Up And Dance
Wind It Up - The Prodigy
Hypnotize - Notorious BIG

 

[tedebear]

Imagine - The Beatles
No2 - Joe Jackson
Black Bird - Wings

bloody hell this is hard....

Division Bell - Pink Floyd
Happy Together - The Turtles

sod it - I'll post later when I think of more...

 

[Set of Tracksuits]

take it to the limit - the eagles
inside - stiltskin
talk tonight - oasis
motorcycle emptiness - manic st preachers
richard III - supergrass
with or without you - U2
finest worksong - REM
hope street - levellers
velvet morning - the verve
billy jean - michael jackson

could have had about 50.

 

[Willow]

1. Good Vibations - Beach Boys
2. I Am The Walrus - Beatles
3. Plan B - Dexy's Midnight Runners
4. Lazarus - Boo Radleys
5. Dreader Than Dread - Honey Boy Martin
6. Days Of The Broken Arrows - Idle Race
7. Ali Baba - John Holt
8. Rockers Dub - Musical Youth
9. Run! Christian, Run! - Super Furry Animals
10. Left To My Own Devices - Pet Shop Boys

 

[JJ McClure]

Seven Nation Army – White Stripes
November Rain – Guns N’ Roses
I Love Rock And Roll – Joan Jett
Higher State – Josh Wink
Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley
Elevation – U2
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson (Shamone mutha fucka)
Rio – Duran Duran
Good Riddance – Green Day
Bat Out Of Hell – Meat Loaf

 

[The Large One]

No particular order

Baba O'Reilly - The Who (actually you could pick any Who song)
This Is Not a Song - The Frank & Walters (tip top jingle jangle singalong pop)
Cigarettes & Coffee - Otis Redding (what, you want an explanation?)
Potion of Love - The Ambers (Northern Soul classic)
Caroline, No - The Beach Boys (mellow opening tune from Pet Sounds)
There, There My Dear - Dexy's Midnight Runners (rousing horns - shitkicking mod floor-filler)
Nothing Can Stop Me Now - St Etienne (yeah, alright a resampled Dusty Springfield horn section - but still excellent)
What's It Gonna Be? - Dusty Springfield (another Northern Soul classic)
Liquidator - Harry J & The All Stars (for the footy purists you understand)
Didn't I Blow Your Mind (This Time) - The Delfonics (achieves everything it set out to do - pure class)


reserve: England 2 Columbia 0 - Kirsty MacColl (humour and Latin rhythms from the much missed Kirsty)

 

[Marc]

Bro Hymn - Pennywise
Ultimate Devotion - Strung Out
Hells Bells - AC/DC
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
Showerdays - NOFX
Boys Of Summer - Don Henley (with thanks to The Large One)
Going Underground - The Jam
Town Called Malice - The Clash
Paradise City - Guns 'N Roses

 

[The Large One]

Crabtree - you mean Don Henley