The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
855-Big Joe Turner-Shake Rattle And Roll.
1954-did not chart in the UK.
Best Bit-At 1.41 the very naughty one eyed cat peepin’ in a seafood store.
Ahmet Erlegun who was head of Atlantic Records said that without Jesse Stone(the songs author) there may have been no such thing as Rock N Roll.This was not the first song with the title Shake Rattle And Roll as in 1919 a song about gambling with dice was recorded by Al Bernard.
Bill Haley And The Comets recorded a cover version of the song also in 1954 which peaked at Number 7 on Billboard and has since gone on to sell over a million copies making this song the first ever successful Rock N Roll song.
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
890-Faithless-Insomnia
889-Brothers Johnson-Stomp
888-Ed Sheeran-Supermarket Flowers…
The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
856-Eric B and Rakim-Paid In Full.
1987-Number 15 single.
Best Bit-At 0.01 I hope you find every one of these 1000 songs to be a wonderful journey into sound.
In 1985 Eric Barrier launched a search for a Rapper to complement his turntable and production work,William Michael Griffin(Rakim)responded.In the mid to late 1980s they were almost universally recognized as the most influential artists in Hip Hop.When putting this song together Eric B sampled from 3 different tracks and when the song was given to English producers Matt Black and Jonathan More(Coldcut) to remix they added several more including a Humphrey Bogart quote and British actor Geoffrey Sumner’s opening ,’this is a journey into sound.’
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The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
857-Johnny Cash-Man In Black.
1971-not released as a single in the UK
Best Bit-At 3.26 not a dedicated follower of fashion.
Man In Black is a protest song against the treatment of poor people by wealthy politicians,mass incarceration and the Vietnam War.Johnny Cash explains in the song that until things are put right he will always wear black as a reminder.Back in the 1960s when he and his band went out on tour the only matching outfits they had were in black and also it didn’t show the dirt.
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The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
858-Rihanna featuring Drake-What’s My Name?
2011-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 0.01 It’s Robyn Fenty and Aubrey Graham.
Some of Pop Music’s most successful and important people are not household names and that couldn’t be more prevalent than here.The song was written and produced by Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikke Storleer Eriksen who together are known as Stargate.They both come from Sweden but are now based in New York City.Some of their notable songs include Hymn For The Weekend a hit for Coldplay,Irreplaceable for Beyonce and So Sick for Ne-Yo,in fact they are responsible for a total of 13 UK Number 1s to date.
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The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
859-Wheatus-Teenage Dirtbag.
2001-Number 2 single.
Best Bit-At 3.14 if schooldays are the happiest time of your life then be prepared for some very tough times ahead.
The song is loosely based on a childhood experience that Wheatus frontman Brendan B Brown had.In the summer of 1984 on Long Island In the woods behind his house a drug related murder occurred and the teenager who committed the crime was wearing an ACDC t-shirt and because Brown was into Rock bands at the time he felt that his parents and teachers were misjudging him.
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The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
860-The Sweet-Blockbuster.
1973-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 1.40 The song is so good it leaves you lost for words.
In December 1972 David Bowie’s Jean Genie peaked at Number 2 in the chart,the following month this song reached Number 1 and stayed there for 5 weeks.Both songs borrow heavily from The Yardbirds I’m A Man which in turn is a cover version of a Blues song by Bo Diddley.
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COMING NEXT THE BIG 860.
Singin’ in the classes,music for the masses
give no head,no backstage passes
have a proper giggle,I’ll be quite polite
but when i rock the mike,i rock the mike right.
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The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
861-O.C. Smith-Little Green Apples.
1968-Did not chart in the U.K.
Best Bit-At 1.12 Granny Smith would be proud of him.
In the U.K. O.C. Smith is best known for his 1968 Number 2 single The Son Of Hickory Holler’s Tramp and in America for his version of this song which peaked at Number 2 on Billboard also in 1968.The song was written by Bobby Russell who was also the author of Honey which spent 5 weeks at Number 1 on Billboard for Bobby Goldsboro.
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The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
862-The Beautiful South-Love Is.
1988-Never released as a single.
Best Bit-At 6.17 Well we’ve sung our song,now who knows that one by The Beatles.
The song tells the story of how a successful Pop Star sees some of his fans.They were not there when he was up and coming and struggling and he knows they will not be there when his success will inevitably wain,he thinks all they care about is being in love with his current fame.
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The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
863-Boys Town Gang-Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.
1982-Number 4 single.
Best Bit-At 5.50 time to throw everything into the mix,jungle drums and Star Wars space noises never fail.
In 1980 DJ Bill Motley saw an opportunity to form a group that catered to San Francisco’s large Gay community.He auditioned hundreds of male and female vocalists until Cynthia Manley got the job.Boys Town Gang have had two other UK hits,a cover of Ain’t No Mountain…
The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
864-Hot Chocolate-Brother Louie.
1973-Number 7 single.
Best Bit-At 2.13 Never a truer word spoken.
Brother Louie was written by band members Anthony Wilson and the late great Errol Brown,British blues legend Alexis Koerner has a spoken word part and another of music’s greats Cozy Powell is on drums.…
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The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
865-Blake Shelton-Austin
2001-Has never charted in the UK.
Best Bit-At 1.05 if you know a song that pulls harder on the heartstrings please let me know.
The song is based on a true story.Writers David Kent and Kirsti Manna explain ‘Once upon a time,a songwriter in Nashville broke up with his girlfriend,when she moved to Austin he realized he’d made a terrible mistake so he put a new outgoing message on his answering machine-by the way,if…
The 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
900-Diana Ross-Touch Me In The Morning
899-Black Eyed Peas-Boom Boom Pow
898-Buddy Holly-Peggy Sue…