THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
638-The Clash-Bankrobber.
1980-Number 12 single.
Best Bit-At 4.29.Dub time.
The lyrics aren’t meant literally,they are a continuation of the themes of dead end jobs and escaping oppression that run through so many of The Clash songs.
The band filmed a low budget video for the song depicting members of the band recording the song in the studio,interspersed with Clash roadies Baker and Green wearing bandanas over their faces performing a bank heist in Lewisham.During filming,Baker and Green were stopped by the police who thought they were genuine bank robbers.
‘Hey,my daddy was a bank robber but he never hurt nobody he just loved to live that way and he loved to steal your money.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
639-Carly Simon-You’re So Vain.
1973-Number 3 single.
Best Bit-At 2.56.One of Pop Music’s best kept secrets is taken from her 1972 Album ‘No Secrets.’
Even up to this very day only a handful of people actually know who the subject matter of the song is.In order to keep the mystery and intrigue going Carly Simon from time to time drops subtle hints.She has stated that the song refers to three men only one of whom she has named publicly,actor Warren Beatty.Carly Simon has said that the second verse is about him.
Backing vocals on the song are provided by Sir Mick Jagger of whom Simon has stated is definitely not part of the subject of the song.
‘Well i hear you went to Saratoga and your horse naturally won.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
640-Tears For Fears-Change.
1983-Number 4 single.
Best Bit-At 2.31 If you dig deep enough you can always find a Beatles connection in every song.
Tears for Fears are the duo of Roland Orzabal,who writes most of the songs and Curt Smith who does most of the vocals.They both originate from Bath,England and first met as teenagers.The bands name was inspired by ‘Primal Therapy,’developed by the American psychologist Arthur Janov,which gained tremendous publicity after John Lennon became Janov’s patient in 1970.
Of the songs lyrics Orzabal said,’It’s not really about much.It’s just one of those cheap pop lyrics.’Smith said,’A strange little pop song.’
‘You walked in to the room i just had to laugh the face you wore was cool you were a photograph.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
641-Sonic Youth-Bull In The Heather.
1994-Number 24 single.
Best Bit-At 0.15.The best song ever written about a racehorse.
Singer and bassist Kim Gordon who was five months pregnant when recording this video explained what the song is about.’Using passiveness as a form of rebellion-like,I’m not going to participate in your male dominated culture,so I’m just going to be passive.’
Bob Nastanovich who is a member of American Indie Rock Band Pavement and big horse racing fan had told Kim Gordon about a horse called Bull In The Heather who had won at big odds.In the context of the song the horse’s odds probably represent coming out on top even when the odds are against you.
‘Betting on the bull in the heather.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
642-The Osmonds-Crazy Horses.
1972-Number 2 single.
Best Bit-At 1.29 Don’t laugh, but if The Osmonds had taken a different path could they have been a great Rock band?
Singer Merrill Osmond said of the song,’We were rehearsing in a basement one day when Wayne started playing this heavy rock riff.I came up with the melody and Alan got the chords.’
The song’s subject was way ahead of it’s time.It’s a song about the environment,those ‘Crazy Horses,smoking up the sky’ are gas- guzzling cars,destroying the planet with their fumes.
‘What a show there they go smokin’ up the sky yeah.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
643-DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince-Summertime.
1991-Number 8 single.
Best Bit-At 0.07.Unlike the majority of Rappers,you will never need a Parental Advisory Label on one of Will Smith’s records.
Will Smith (The Fresh Prince) and DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jeff Townes) were first introduced to each other in 1985.Together they released five studio Albums and seventeen singles,including the UK Number 1 ‘Boom! Shake The Room.’
Summertime samples Kool And The Gang’s 1974 song Summer Madness.The last line of Summertime as rapped by Will Smith is ‘And this is the definition of summer madness,’in recognition of the original version.
‘Two miles an hour so everybody sees you.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
644-Aretha Franklin-I Say A Little Prayer.
1968-Number 4 single.
Best Bit-At 2.02. As Green Gartside said,’Each time i go to bed i pray like Aretha Franklin.’
I Say A Little Prayer is one of many classic songs written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David,intended by lyricist Hal David to convey a woman’s concern for her man who’s serving in the Vietnam War.
The song was originally recorded by Dionne Warwick and peaked at Number 4 on Billboard in 1967.The Aretha Franklin version features ‘The Sweet Inspirations’ on backing vocals and it is this version which charted in the UK.
‘The moment i wake up before i put on my makeup.’
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645-Armand Van Helden-The Funk Phenomena.
1996-Number 38 single.
Best Bit-At 0.17. The start of Rapper Redman becoming slightly,but adictivally repetitive.
Armand Van Helden is an American record producer,re-mixer and songwriter,he has been involved with three UK Number 1s.It was his remix of Professional Widow for Tori Amos(1996,) that took the song all the way to the top and in 2009 he co-wrote and produced ‘Bonkers’ to give Dizzee Rascal his second chart topper.In 1999 under his own name he reached Number 1 with ‘U Don’t Know Me.’
The Funk Phenomena samples three songs,’How High’ by Redman and Method Man.’Who Is He’ by Creative Source and ‘Don’t Throw My Love Around’ by Cooly’s Hot Box.
‘The funk phenomena.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
646-Paul McCartney and Wings-Juniors Farm.
1974-Number 16 single.
Best Bit-At 3.56. Make your own mind up what the song is about,but it’s probably about drugs,the state of the economy and America’s disgraced President Nixon.
While recording in Nashville Paul McCartney and the band Wings stayed at the ‘Lebanon,’Tennessee farm of Curly Putman Junior,which accounts for the song’s title.Putman (November 20,1930-October 30,2016) was an American Country and Western singer/songwriter.His two best know song’s in the UK are ‘D-I-V-O-R-C-E’ a Number 12 hit for Tammy Wynette and the classic ‘Green Green Grass Of Home'(see best songs 964) a Number 1 single for Tom Jones.
‘Olly Hardy should have had more sense he bought a gee-gee and he jumped the fence.’
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