NME: The best songs of the last 60 years: How many do you have in your collection?

[SeagullinExile]

I have 9 of em....to drunk n lazy to say which ones atm though.

 

[W.C.]

My collection is vinyl and CD, anything else is virtual data.

Sure, records and CDs are nice things to own but, the music = 'virtual data'?
I love how the internet opens up so much music to everyone. It's fantastic.

 

[Marmaduke]

If you have only heard of 7 of those songs it means you clearly know naff all about music so it's not surprising that you don't read the NME.

Stick to your usual monthly mag, Razzle.

Hehe. Too right!

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

1) Uncertain Smile - The The
2) She Bangs The Drums - The Stone Roses
3) Alone Again Or - Love
4) Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth - Sparks
5) Europa And The Pirate Twins - Thomas Dolby
6) Weird Fishes - Radiohead
7) The Boy With The Arab Strap - Belle And Sebastian
8) Down In The Tube Station At Midnight - The Jam
9) Asylums In Jerusalem - Scritti Politti
10) Holidays In The Sun - The Sex Pistols
11) Smash The System - The Charlatans
12) Leaders Of Men - Joy Division
13) Davids Last Summer - Pulp
14) Tart Tart - Happy Mondays
15) Happinness Is A Warm Gun - The Beatles
16) Obsession - Marina And The Diamonds
17) Big Sur - The Thrills
18) For Tomorrow - Blur
19) Today - Smashing Pumpkins
20) Monkey Gone To Heaven - The Pixies

 

[Seagull58]

It's this magazine that knows nothing about music. The only way you can determine the best songs is by sales figures, as clearly public opinion has to be the greatest single factor in any such debate. For your information, this is FACTUALLY the top songs of all time in the UK:

1) Candle in the Wind - Elton John
2) Do they know it's Christmas? - Band Aid
3) Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
4) Mull of Kintyre - Wings
5) Rivers of Babylon - Boney M
6) Relax - Frankie goes to Hollywood
7) She Loves You - The Beatles
8) You're the one that I Want - Grease
9) Unchained Melody - Robson and Jerome
10) Mary's Boy Child - Boney M

I'm not saying it's what I like, but it's better than somebody's opinion.

Well, I have 11 of NME's list and 4 of this list; Candle in the wind (vinyl), Bohemian Rhapsody (vinyl), Relax (12" vinyl and CD), She loves you (original 7" vinyl).

I think(!!!!!!) I prefer NME's list and God Save The Queen is good but it should be Anarchy in the UK there instead. "I am an AntiCHRIST"

 

[Seagull58]

Two Boney M songs in there! This has to be a wind up.

At one time those two Boney M songs were two of the three best selling singles of all time in the UK.

 

[Seagull58]

I am absolutely delighted to say that I own precisely 0 of those.

Come on man. How can you be delighted NOT to own RELAX, DON'T DO IT WHEN YOU WANT TO GO TO IT, RELAX DON"T DO IT WHEN YOU WANT TO COME?

It is a wonderful track.

 

[Simster]

Atilla never played Madonna. I miss his music. I'm surprised Amy Whitehouse isn't in that list

It's not pretentious enough yet to consider Winehouse as some musical demi-god. Give it 3 or 4 years and I'm sure she'll feature on one of NME's crap "all time great" lists, as their readership will be made up of the 16 year olds who remember here when they were 10 or 11.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Come on man. How can you be delighted NOT to own RELAX, DON'T DO IT WHEN YOU WANT TO GO TO IT, RELAX DON"T DO IT WHEN YOU WANT TO COME?

It is a wonderful track.

For the first couple of times you hear it, yes maybe. But I have no desire to listen to it again, hence don't own it. Sorry

 

[Albumen]

Sure, records and CDs are nice things to own but, the music = 'virtual data'?
I love how the internet opens up so much music to everyone. It's fantastic.

Opens up . . to buy it. It's virtual data until I have something in my hand or I'm watching them on stage. I managed to keep up with music late 80's listening to Mike Bradshaw on Radio Sussex' 'Turn it up' and reading MM & NME.