THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
395-Darude-Sandstorm.
2000-Number 3 single.
Best Bit-At 4.25. Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the early 1990’s in Germany before spreading throughout the rest of Europe,it can be described as a melodic offshoot of Techno and House Music.Other genres of music that are often incorporated in Trance include Classical music and Film Music.
Darude is the stage name of Ville Virtanen who is a Finnish music producer from Eura,Finland.
Sandstorm was written by Darude and produced by fellow Finn Jaakko Salovaara who is better known by his stage name JS16.
The song went on to become the biggest selling 12inch single worldwide in the year 2000 and Darude became the first ever person from Finland to achieve a UK top 3 single.
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS N THE WORLD EVER.
396-The Flamingos-I Only Have Eyes For You.
1959-Has never charted in the UK.
Best Bit-At 2.14.One of the most fascinating things about compiling this list is noting the progression in popular music.The Flamingos were influenced by groups such as The Mills Brothers and The Ink Spots and in turn The Temptations have publicly stated the debt they owe The Flamingos.
I Only Have Eyes For You was written for the 1934 romantic comedy film ‘Dames’ by composer Harry Warren(see also best songs 775) and lyricist Al Dubin. The film version is performed by Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler,but the first successful charting version on Billboard was by Band Leader Ben Sevin in 1934.
Two other notable recordings are by The Lettermen from 1966 and Art Garfunkel who had a UK Number 1 hit in 1975 with the song.
I don’t know if we’re in a garden or on a crowded avenue,’Sha Bop Sha Bop.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
397-Andy Kim-Rock Me Gently.
1974-Number 2 single.
Best Bit-At 2.30.Today every song new has lots of remixes and cover versions,but back in 1974 if you got the instrumental version on the ‘B’ side it was a real treat.
Andy Kim is a Canadian singer/songwriter from Montreal,Quebec.Both his parents were Lebanese immigrants,his real name is Andrew Youakim.
In 1968 he co-wrote with Jeff Barry ‘Sugar Sugar’ for The Archies which went on to become the biggest selling song worldwide in 1969.
In the UK Rock Me Gently remains Kim’s only solo chart success.In the States and Canada it went to Number 1 and has currently sold over 3 million copies worldwide.It is in his native Canada where Kim has achieved his greatest success having to date achieved nine top 40 singles.
‘Ain’t it good ain’t it right that you are with me here tonight.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
398-Isaac Hayes-Shaft.
1971-Number 4 single.
Best Bit-At 2.40.Hayes utterance of the word ‘damn’ made this the first Number 1 song on Billboard to include a curse word.
Isaac Hayes(see also best songs 530) was asked by Joel Freeman the producer of the Metro Goldwyn Mayer film-Shaft to write the films soundtrack,Hayes agreed but only on condition he could audition for the lead role of John Shaft,even when he found out the part had already been given to Richard Roundtree Hayes kept his end of the deal.
The song went on to win a Grammy for Best Instrumental Arrangement and an Oscar for Best Original Score.The Oscar win made Hayes the first African-American to win a Academy Award in a composer category.
Many music critics recognise this song as an early influence on the soon to be coming Disco era.
‘You see this cat Shaft is a bad mother(shut your mouth.’)
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
399-The Conway Brothers-Turn It Up.
1985-Number 11 single.
Best Bit-At 2.05.When I was in my youth,whenever i was called ‘young man’ I would find it very condescending. All these years later if I was called it now I would smile from ear to ear.
The Conway Brothers were an American Funk and Disco band from Chicago made up of the brothers Frederick,(keyboards) Hiawatha,(drums) Huston,(bass) and James(guitar.)
The song has been described as retaining the old school feel of 70’s disco while incorporating the more up to date sound (of its era) of the mid 1980’s.
To promote the song they appeared on ‘Top Of The Pops,’being introduced by the late John Peel.Despite more releases of an Album and several singles they never had another hit.
‘Young man could you please turn that up.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
400-Pat Boone-Johnny Will.
1961-Number 4 single.
Best Bit-At 0.23.I have done some research and $10 in 1961 is the equivalent of $82.73 in 2019.
Charles Eugene ‘Pat’ Boone was born in 1934 and is an American singer,writer,television personality and actor who appeared in many films.
In the later part of the 1950’s and early part of the 1960’s,he was the second-biggest charting artist behind Elvis Presley according to Billboard,between 1955-1962 he achieved six Number 1 songs in America.
Johnny Will was written by Paul Evans who is best remembered in the UK for his 1959 hit ‘Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Backseat.’As a songwriter his two most successful songs are ‘Roses Are Red(My Love’) an American Number 1 for Bobby Vinton and the 1961 UK Number 1 for the Kalin Twins,’When.’
I checked and found they’re sellin’ tickets at five bucks each and all that kinda money ain’t within my reach.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
401-The Velvet Underground-Sweet Jane.
1970-Has never charted in the UK.
Best Bit-At 0.17.Lou Reed wrote lots of songs about drugs and transvestites,but this wasn’t one of them.
The Velvet Underground were formed in 1964 by Lou Reed,John Cale,Sterling Morrison and Angus MacLise.
During their years recording together they achieved little commercial success but the are now recognised as one of the most influential bands in Rock and crucial in the development of Punk Rock and New Wave.
In this song written by Lou Reed he is telling the younger generation not to make assumptions that they know everything,maybe the older people(Jack and Jane) were once like them.The song is an appeal for inter-generational understanding.
‘But anyone who ever had a heart,they wouldn’t turn around and break it and anyone who ever played a part they wouldn’t turn around and hurt it.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
402-Blondie-Heart Of Glass.
1979-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 0.59.A lot of the Debbie Harry fan base were not pleased at the bands change in musical style,but I bet they left her posters on their walls.
In 1978 successful music producer Mike Chapman(see also best songs 860, 773 and 686) was drafted in to produce what would become Blondie’s third studio Album,’Parallel Lines’.He wanted to know if there were any demo’s from the past that had not been used. Debbie Harry and Chris Stein played him a song they had written back in 1974 called ‘Once I Had A Love,’the song had a slower funky sound with a disco beat,for this reason the band referred to it as ‘The Disco Song.’Chapman convinced them to record the song in a disco style and Heart Of Glass was born,projecting the band Blondie in to the mainstream.
Up until this point Blondie had been a rock and new wave outfit respected among their peers.Many of their early fan base chose to disown them citing that they had sold out .
‘In between what I find is pleasing and I’m feeling fine,love is so confusing there’s no peace of mind.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
403-Fatman Scoop-Be Faithful.
1999-Did not chart until 2003 when reaching Number 1.
Best Bit-At 2.13. If your looking for answers to the great questions such as the meaning of life then your definitely on the wrong page.
Just because a song is not serious or has any hidden meaning is not justification for passing it over.If there is a message it is ‘have fun’ and that is just what this song has achieved,bringing together and putting a smile on many a face.
Fatman Scoop was born Isaac Freeman in New York in 1971,he got his stage name from his Uncle Jack because when he was a baby he loved to eat ice cream.
The female vocals on the track are provided by Faith Evans the widow of Christopher ‘The Notorious B.I.G.’ Wallace,sampled from her 1998 song ‘Love Like This,’which in turn was built around a sample of Chic’s ‘Chic Cheer, from 1978.
‘Engine, engine number 9 on the New York transit line,if my train goes off the track,pick it up,pick it up.’
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