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The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
523-Grandmaster Melle Mel-White Lines(Don’t Don’t Do It.)
1984-Number 7 single.
Best Bit-At 3.23.This is who invented the term ‘Hip-Hop?’
Keith ‘Cowboy’ Wiggins a member of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five has been credited with coining the term in 1978 while teasing a friend who had just joined the US Army by scat singing the made up words ‘hip/hop/hip/hop’ in a way that mimicked the rhythmic cadence of marching soldiers.
When originally released on Sugar Hill Records the song was credited to Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel.This was done to mislead the general public into believing that Grandmaster Flash participated on the record,when in fact he played no part and had already left Sugar Hill Records the previous year.
White Lines samples a song called ‘Cavern’ by the band Liquid Liquid,because they hadn’t given their permission Liquid Liquid sued but never received any royalties as Sugar Hill Records were declared bankrupt.The songs lyrics were written by Melle Mel and Sugar Hill Records owner Sylvia Robinson(see best songs 597.)
‘Little Jack Horner sitting on the corner with no shoes or clothes this ain’t funny but he took his money and sniffed it up his nose.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
524-Stealers Wheel-Stuck In The Middle With You.
1973-Number 8 single.
Best Bit-At 1.03.It’s the dogs..
Stealers Wheel were a Scottish Folk/Rock band formed in 1972 by Joe Egan and the late Gerry Rafferty,they split in 1975 and briefly reformed in 2008.
Stuck In The Middle With You was produced by the legendary song writing team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller,(see best songs 954.)
The song refers to people in the music industry,the management and executives of record labels,(the clown and the jokers.)
The band had to reluctantly do a promotion in a fancy London restaurant and the lyrics tell the story of them trying to get out of the entire thing,which they detested.
In 1992 the song was brought to the attention of a whole new generation when Quentin Tarantino chose to use it in the scene which the character of Mr Blonde taunts and tortures a policeman in the film Reservoir Dogs.
‘Clowns to the left of me jokers to the right here I am.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
525-Ramsey Lewis-Wade In The Water.
1966-Did not chart in the UK until 1972 when it reached Number 31.
Best Bit-At 0.14.Slave to the rhythm.
Wade In The Water is a spiritual song which dates back to the early 19th century to encourage and convey coded information to escaping slaves.The verses reflect the Israelite’s’ escape out of Egypt and the chorus refers to healing in the water.Notable vocal versions can be found by The Staple Singers and Marlena Shaw.
Ramsey Lewis is an American Jazz composer who has recorded over 80 Albums with differing musicians over the years.The artists on Wade In The Water include the late Maurice White who played the drums,he went on to form Earth Wind and Fire(see best songs 916) and Cleveand Eaton on bass(see best songs 980.)
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
526-Nas-One Mic.
2002-Did not chart in the UK.
Best Bit-At 0.57.Don’t tar all Rap with the same brush.There are those who brag about money,jewellery and girls,but thankfully there are also artists like Nas.
Nasir Jones (born September 14,1973) is an American Hip Hop artist.He has sold over 25 million records worldwide and is considered to be one of the greatest lyricists of all time as well as one of the top ten greatest Hip Hop artists.
‘One Mic’ is about what Nas experienced growing up in the ghetto,it samples the Phil Collins song ‘In The Air Tonight.’Nas explained the songs meaning,’It’s about what’s happening in my neighbourhood,having the whole world understand and relate.I’m a huge fan of Phil Collins and i just wanted to take the vibe from ‘In The Air Tonight.’
‘All I need is one life one try one breath I’m one man.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
527-Barry McGuire-Eve Of Destruction.
1965-Number 3 single.
Best Bit-At 0.34.Unfortunately the words will probably always ring true,yesterday,today and tomorrow.
The song was written in 1964 by 19 year old P.F.Sloan.It was initially offered to The Byrds as a ‘Dylanesque’ potential single,but they rejected it.
Barry McGuire recorded the song in one take late at night.His voice was raspy and tired,but the producer loved it and used that take.The producer Jay Lasker brought the song to Los Angeles radio station KFWB the morning it was finished,where it was played for the first time.
The song became one of the biggest protest songs of the 1960’s as the Vietnam War escalated.The song was not written specifically about the war, but the conflict in Vietnam made it even more relevant.
‘Hate your next door neighbour but don’t forget to say grace.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
528-The Real Thing-You To Me Are Everything.
1976-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 0.57.I think i can call this ‘Mersey Soul.
The Real Thing were brothers Chris and Eddy Amoo,Dave Smith,Ray Lake and Kenny Davis.They formed in 1970,but it wasn’t until 1976 that they found success with the Ken Gold and Michael Denne penned song ‘You To Me Are Everything.’
The same duo wrote the follow up hit ‘Can’t Get By Without You,'(UK Number 2 single.)The Amoo brothers wrote their other top 5 single.’Can You Feel The Force,’Eddy Amoo died in 2018 at the age of 73.
In 1986 You To Me Are Everything was remixed and reached the top 40 again,this time peaking at Number 5.
‘So now you’ve got the best of me come on and take the rest of me.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
529-Simon & Garfunkel-Homeward Bound.
1966-Number 9 single.
Best Bit-At 1.40.It’s Widnes railway station’s claim to fame.
Widnes railway station is one of two stations where Paul Simon reputedly composed Homeward Bound the other being Ditton railway station,it was probably written in both and also elsewhere.
Simon was anticipating at that time the failure of his debut Album (Wednesday Morning 3 A.M.) and he was also missing his girlfriend Kathy Chitty.
Simon and Garfunkle (and then Simon alone) used to open all their concerts with Homeward Bound except for the ones in their hometown of New York,those always opened with ‘Mrs Robinson.’
‘But all my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
530-Sam & Dave-Soul Man.
1967-Number 24 single.
Best Bit-At 0.09.If you ever wondered where the term ‘Soul’ music came from, now you know.
Sam Moore and Dave Prater (died 1988,) were active as a duo between 1961-1981.
Soul Man was written and produced by Isaac Hayes and David Porter with all the music played by the ‘Stax’ house band Booker T. & the MG’s (see best songs 906.)
Isaac Hayes spoke about the song,’I got the idea from watching on TV the riots in Detroit.It was said that if you put ‘Soul’ on the door of your business establishment,they wouldn’t burn it.Then the word ‘Soul,’it was a galvanising kind of thing for African Americans.’
It is said that The Blues Brothers,’John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd based their characters on Sam & Dave.
‘Coming to you on a dusty road good loving I got a truck load.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

COMING NEXT THE BEST 530.

I’m the cream of the crop i rise to the top
i never eat a pig ’cause a pig is a cop
or better yet a Terminator,like Arnold Schwarzanegger
try to play me out like,as if my name was Sega
I’m coming to get ya I’m coming to get ya
spitting out lyrics,homie I’ll wet ya.

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
531-Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo,Afrojack and Nayer-Give Me Everything.
2011-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 0.43.Don’t be a musical snob,enjoy the song for the fun it brings.
Give Me Everything gave Pitbull his first Number 1 single as a main artist,in 2010 he had topped the chart as a featured artist on the Jennifer Lopez song ‘On The Floor,'(see best songs 876.)
In August 2011 American actress Lindsay Lohan filed a lawsuit against the songs writers for referencing her name in the lyrics.A judge ruled that Pitbull’s use of her name was protected by the first amendment and that Lohan was barely even mentioned in the song.As a result Pitbull won the lawsuit.
‘So I’m tiptoein’ to keep it flowin’ I got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan.’
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