The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
747-Franz Ferdinand-Take Me Out.
2004-Number 3 single.
Best Bit-At 0.55.It hits you like a Glasgow kiss.
Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish Indie Rock band formed in Glasgow in 2002.They took inspiration for their name from a racehorse called ‘The Archduke Ferdinand.’After seeing the horse race on TV they began to discuss Archduke Ferdinand of Austria,whose assassination triggered World War 1.They decided it would be a good band name because of its sound and the implications of the Archduke’s death.
The song compares lovers to snipers aiming at each other.Lead vocalist Alex Kapranos told ‘NME ‘It’s about how you’d rather be shot than continue the tension.’
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The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
748-Martha and the Muffins-Echo Beach.
1980-Number 10 single.
Best Bit-At 1.23 Since their formation in 1977 there have been nine different band members,two have been called Martha,so i suppose the other seven must have been the Muffins.
Martha and the Muffins are a Canadian New Wave band who have had several hits in their own country ,but only Echo Beach has given them international success.The song was written by band member Mark Gane whose other job of work was checking wallpaper for printing faults.He found the work rather dull and his mind drifted to times he would like to live over again.
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The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
749-Chubby Checker-The Twist.
1960-Number 14 single.
Best Bit-At 1.29 The possible visual explanation as to why Catharina Lodders,a Dutch 21 year old model and Miss World 1962 agreed to be his wife.
The Twist was written by Hank Ballard who took the song to Number 28 on Billboard in 1959.Ballard got the idea for the song when watching his band ‘The Midnighters’ .To Hank,the group often moved on stage like they were ‘trying to put a cigarette out.’In a sense they were twisting.’ thus,the title of the song.The Twist reached Number 1 on Billboard in the summer of 1960 and again after it was re-released in the winter of 1961.It is the only song to hit Number 1 twice with identical versions.
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The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
750-Barry Manilow-Copacabana(Song.)
1978-Number 22 single.
Best Bit-At 5.05 (The Bass.)The story line in the song is so depressing it would make for a good episode of Eastenders.
The song is about a showgirl(Lola) and her bartender boyfriend(Tony).Tony is shot and killed and we find Lola thirty years later insane and despondent over her loss.The Copacabana is a famous nightclub in New York City named after a district in Rio De Janeiro,which is where the song takes place.True to the song,the club did become a disco in the 1970s.
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The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
751-Malcolm McLaren-Buffalo Gals.
1982-Number 9 single.
Best Bit-At 1.35 Not only was McLaren a driving force in Punk music,he also helped introduce England to Hip Hop culture.
Buffalo Gals is a traditional song that dates back to the 1800s where it was often played at minstrel shows.The ‘Buffalo’ refers to the city of Buffalo.McLaren changed the refrain from ‘Buffalo Gals won’t you come out tonight’ to ‘Buffalo Gals go round the outside.’The song is also credited to The World Famous Supreme Team who were DJs from New York who were among the first to use ‘scratching’ in their music.
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The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
753-Skrillex-Bangarang.
2012-Number 24 single.
Best Bit-At 1.19 Electronic Wizard or noisy bugger? You make up your own mind.
Sonny Moore better known by his stage name Skrillex was born on January 15th 1988 in Los Angeles.He started out as lead singer with the band First To Last before leaving and pursuing a solo career in 2007.The vocals on Bangarang are provided by Hip Hop artist Sirah who has also worked with Skrillex on some of his other songs including ‘Weekends’ and ‘Kyoto.’The title is a reference to the 1991 film ‘Hook’ in which the ‘Lost Boys’ catch cry is ‘Bangarang.’
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The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
754-Coldcut-Doctorin’ The House.
1988-Number 6 single.
Best Bit-At 1.18 ‘ooh’ Matron.
Coldcut are an English music duo composed of Matt Black and Jonathan More,they are very significant in the world of Dance Music as pioneers of Pop sampling in the 1980s.Doctorin’ The House incorporates samples from various sources,including TV and Film dialogue.The female vocals are provided by Yazz who weeks later went on to have a Number 1 single with The Only Way Is Up.
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The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
755-The Waterboys-The Whole Of The Moon.
1985-Number 26 single-when re-issued in 1991 Number 3.
Best Bit-At 3.47 The bit where Mike Scott starts howling.
The Waterboys are an Irish/Scottish folk rock band formed in Edinburgh in 1983 by Scottish musician Mike Scott.
The subject of the lyrics have inspired speculation.The song is a tribute to an inspirational figure or figures,in each line,the singer describes his own perspective and immediately contrasts it with that of the songs subject,summarizing the difference with the line ‘I saw the crescent / you saw the whole of the moon.
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