THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
490-James-Sit Down.
1991-Number 2 single.
Best Bit-At 3.03.The second most popular song in the world ever for sitting on the floor to dance to.’Oops upside your head say oops upside your head.’
Sit Down has been released three times between 1989-1998.The original 7 minutes plus version was released in 1989 on Rough Trade Records peaking at Number 77.When James became part of the upcoming ‘Madchester’ music scene a shorter and more radio friendly version became their most successful and best known song when peaking at Number 2 in 1991.In 1998 Liverpool Electronic Rock group Apollo 440 did a remix and this time the song reached Number 7 on the UK top 40.
Lead singer Tim Booth says he wrote the song during a difficult time when he was feeling lonely and depressed.He said he took inspiration for the song from the late author Doris Lessing and the Rock musician Patti Smith.
‘If I hadn’t seen such riches I could live with being poor.’
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