THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
532-Ultravox-Vienna.
1981-Number 2 single.
Best Bit-At 3.28.It was an American vocalist putting on a silly Italian accent that kept this song from being a Number 1 single.
In 2012 the song was named the greatest ever single to peak at Number 2 in the UK in a poll carried out by BBC Radio 2 and the official Charts Company,(i have to disagree,i think that there are a few better which you will read about at a later date.)
Vienna was produced by Konrad Plank who had worked with Kraftwerk in the 1970s.The song was written by all four members of Ultravox.
Midge Ure who wrote the lyrics explained their meaning,’I wrote a song about a holiday romance,but in this very dark,ominous surrounding.’
‘The feeling has gone only you and I it means nothing to me.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
533-Rose Royce-Do Your Dance.
1977-Number 30 single.
Best Bit-At 1.50.Norman Whitfield was a genius when it came to R&B,Soul,Psychedelic Soul,Funk and Disco.
Norman Whitfield(May 12,1940-September 16,2008) started his career as a songwriter and producer at Tamla Motown records.He has written or co-written 61 UK and 92 US hit singles,already included in the countdown are ‘Just My Imagination'(see best songs 777,) ‘Papa Was A Rolling Stone‘(569) and ‘Which Way Is Up'(911.)
In 1975 Whitfield left Motown and set up his own record label,Whitfield Records.The labels biggest success was with Rose Royce and their female vocalist Gwen Dickey.’
Do Your Dance’ was taken from their critically acclaimed second Album ‘In Full Bloom,’the song was written and produced by Whitfield.
‘Well there’s a message for your body in this song.’
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535-The Mills Brothers-You always Hurt The One You Love.
1944-Has never charted in the UK.There was no UK chart until 1952.
Best Bit-At 1.16.Some song titles become so famous that they actually become a cliche.
The Mills Brothers were originally composed of four brothers,John,Herbert,Harry and Donald,between 1931-1968 they achieved 63 top 40 Billboard singles.
‘You Always Hurt The One You Love’ was co-written by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher,together they also wrote ‘That Ole Devil Called Love’ and ‘Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall.'(see best songs 702.)
Doris Fisher was the daughter of noted songwriter Fred Fisher,together they wrote ‘Whispering Grass’ in 1940,the song when recorded by Windsor Davis and Don Estelle topped the UK chart in 1975.
‘You always break the kindest heart with a hasty word you can’t recall.’
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536-Neil Diamond-Forever In Blue Jeans.
1979-Number 16 single.
Best Bit-At 1.28.As the song says,’Money Can’t Buy Me Love.’
Neil Diamond has sold over 100 million records worldwide,making him one of the best selling musicians of all time.
Forever In Blue Jeans was co-written by Diamond and his long time touring guitarist Richard Bennett.
Bennett performed with Diamond between 1977-1994 and since then with Mark Knopfler,Bennett played lead guitar on The Bellamy Brothers Billboard Number 1 Let Your Love Flow in 1975,(see best songs 923.)
Neil Diamond said of the songs meaning,’the simple things are really the important things.’
‘Money talks but it don’t sing and dance and it don’t walk.’
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538-Meghan Trainor-All About That Bass.
2014-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 0.45.Lovin’ the ‘Phatt Bass.’
All About That Bass was the debut single from American singer/songwriter Meghan Trainor,it was co-written and produced by Kevin Kadish.The song is currently the 69th biggest selling song in Billboard history having spent 8 weeks at Number 1 in 2014.
Lyrically the song discusses positive thought of ones body image,challenging the stereotype person a magazine or other publication would publish as glamour.Trainor has received criticism in some quarters over the way she describes ‘skinny girls’ in the song.
‘Yeah my momma she told me don’t worry about your size she says boys like a little more booty to hold at night.’
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539-Neil Sedaka-Next Door To An Angel.
1962-Number 29 single.
Best Bit-At 2.09.There are worse things you could live next door to,how about Alice for instance.
This song was co-written by Sedaka and long term writing partner Howard Greenfield (March 15,1936-March 4,1986.) Together they were responsible for all of Sedaka’s big 60’s hits including Oh Carol,Breaking Up Is Hard To Do and Calendar Girl.
Their two most successful songs were made famous by other artists.The Captain And Tennille’s version of Love Will Keep Us Together was the biggest selling song in America in 1975 and Is This The Way To Amarillo sang by Tony Christie and featuring Peter Kay spent seven weeks at Number 1 in the UK in 2005,eventually becoming the third highest selling song of the 2000’s decade.
‘There’s a garden of Eden at the house next door to mine.’
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540-Tom Tom Club-Wordy Rappinghood.
1981-Number 7 single.
Best Bit-At 1.44.Where would we be without words?
Every song would be an instrumental.
Tom Tom Club were formed in 1981 by husband and wife Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz,they were also one half of the critically renowned group Talking Heads who were on hiatus at the time.
The song questions the true value of words and shows how they can be manipulated.Part of the song uses the traditional Moroccan children’s song and game ‘A Ram Sam Sam.’
The song was released only a few months after Blondie’s Billboard Number 1 ‘Rapture,’which like Wordy Rappinghood was rapped by a white female vocalist and bared little resemblance to the Rap that was emerging from America at that time.
‘Eat your words but don’t go hungry words have always nearly hung me.’
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Look-a-here what’s all this
Never thought I’d do this before
but here i am a-knockin’ on her door
my cars out front and it’s all mine
just a 41 Ford,not a 59
I got that girl and I’m thinkin’ to myself
she’s sure fine lookin’ man
wow,she’s somethin’ else.