THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
607-The Stranglers-Duchess.
1979-Number 14 single.
Best Bit-At 1.33.Don’t take offense if your name is Rodney.
The Stranglers formed in 1974 and were one of the instigators of the UK Punk scene,but unlike many of their contemporaries they were still having hits as late as 1990 due to changing their musical stye to go with the times.
‘Duchess’ is a song about a girl claiming to be an heiress who has hit on hard times.She knows all her family history,saying she descends from King Henry V111.When she was well to do men from the lower classes would attempt to raise their profile by trying to court her,these chancer’s are known as ‘Rodney’s,’of whom her parents would strongly disapprove.
‘And the Rodney’s are queuing up God forbid and they all want to win the cup God forbid.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
608-Arctic Monkeys-Fluorescent Adolescent.
2005-Number 5 single.
Best Bit-At 0.23.Good old plain Yorkshire straight to the point talking.
The song was written by the bands principle songwriter and lead vocalist Alex Turner and his at the time girlfriend Johanna Bennett.They were on a Mediterranean holiday and were reminiscing about characters they knew at school.The song is about aging and nostalgia for youth.It describes a woman who dreams of her youth while her current life is unsatisfying and boring.
‘You used to get it in your fishnets now you only get it in your nightdress.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
609-The Seekers-Georgy Girl.
1966-Number 3 single.
Best Bit-At 1.01.Sixties cool personified.If you don’t think it’s cool it’s because your wrong.
The Seekers are the most successful Australian group of all time with record sales of over 50 million.
Georgy Girl was used as the theme music to the very famous 1966 film of the same name.The lyrics were written by Tom Springfield who was the bands manager and also the brother of Dusty Springfield.The music was written by Jim Dale who in the UK is best known for being an actor in several of the ‘Carry On’ films,while in America he is best known for narrating all seven of the Harry Potter audio books.
‘You’re always window shopping but never stopping to buy so shed those dowdy feathers and fly a little bit.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
611-David Essex-Hold Me Close.
1975-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 3.10.As far as teen idols go David Essex was probably the most talented.
David Albert Cook wasn’t just a pretty face,he is also a talented songwriter.He has written two UK Number 1 singles,’Hold Me Close’ and ‘Gonna Make You A Star’ as well as the Billboard Number 5 song ‘Rock On.’In total he has had nineteen top 40 UK singles and ten top 40 studio Albums.
All these and many more Essex songs were produced by Jeff Wayne whose 1978 Album ‘The War Of The Worlds’ is the 40th biggest selling Album of all time in the UK.
‘With your love light shining clearly it’s so good to have-a-ya near me.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
612-Parliament-Give Up The Funk(Tear The Roof Off The Sucker.)
1976-Did not chart in the UK.
Best Bit-At 2.56.If you ever go to a George Clinton concert you’ll hear the phrase ‘Give Up The Funk’ chanted sometimes hundreds of times,starting with the crowd imploring the band to take to the stage.
In the late 1950s George Clinton was a member of the ‘Doo-Wop’ vocal group The Parliaments.In 1967 they finally had a hit with ‘I Wanna Testify,’to capitalize Clinton formed a backing band for a tour.During a contractual dispute Clinton lost the rights to the name ‘The Parliaments,’he reformed his band under the name of ‘Funkadelic’ and as more musicians joined he formed a second group called ‘Parliament.’Clinton wrote and played in both groups during the 1970s.
‘You’ve got a real type of thing going down gettin’ down there’s a whole lot of rhythm going round.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
613-Basshunter-Now You’re Gone.
2008-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 1.12.In 2010 Basshunter took part n the seventh series of Celebrity Big Brother.One of the tasks was to be locked in a room and as a form of torture have to listen to this song all night being played on a loop.
Basshunter is Swedish born Jonas Erik Altberg,in 2006 he had a top 10 hit on the continent with a song called ‘Boten Anna’ sung in Swedish.Fellow Swede ‘Dj Mental Theo’s Bazzheadz’ re-wrote new English lyrics and Sebastian Westwood who is un-credited on the track provided the vocals,the song went on to top the UK chart for five consecutive weeks in January and February 2008.
‘Now you’re gone i realized my love for you was strong and i miss you here now you’re gone.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
614-Soundgarden-Black Hole Sun.
1994-Number 12 single.
Best Bit-At 2.28.The band is named after a famous sculpture in Seattle.
Soundgarden are an American Rock band who formed in Seattle,Washington in 1984.They were one of the creators of a style of alternative rock that developed in Seattle called ‘Grunge,’along with contemporaries such as Nirvana and Alice In Chains.
Black Hole Sun was written by front man and co-founder of the band Chris Cornell (July 20 1964-May 18 2017.) Cornell stated that the title for the song came from something he heard on the news,he thought he heard the anchor say ‘black hole sun,’but he was really saying something else.Cornell started thinking about the phrase and decided to write a song around it,as he felt it was a thought provoking title.
‘Black Hole Sun won’t you come and wash away the rain.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
615-Queen-Seven Seas Of Rhye.
1974-Number 10 single.
Best Bit-At 1.36.At the end of the track Queen sample a very well known song written in 1907.
Freddie Mercury(see also best songs 918) let his imagination run wild on this one.He wrote the song basing it on a fantasy world called Rhye that he had created with his sister,Kashmira.
Mercury and his sister were brought up on the African island of Zanzibar and educated in the ‘Zoroastrianism’ religion which was founded in Iran and these fueled Mercury’s flights of fancy.Other Queen songs featuring the mystery world of Rhye include ‘Lily Of The Valley’ and ‘My Fairy King.’
‘Oh i do like to be beside the sea side,oh i do like to be beside the sea’
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