THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
234-The Black Eyed Peas-I Gotta Feeling.
2009-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 3.45.Will.i.am appears to have acquired two Saturday’s,he might have taken one from The Diary Of Horace Wimp,because he hasn’t got any.
‘I Gotta Feeling’ was the second single released from The Black Eyed Peas fifth Album ‘The E.N.D,’all of the bands members are credited as songwriters along with the songs producer David Guetta(see also best songs 909 and 260.)
On release it entered the Billboard chart at Number 2 behind the bands previous release ‘Boom Boom Pow'(see best songs 899) making the Black Eyed Peas only the eleventh act to have the top two songs on the chart simultaneously.’Boom Boom Pow’ would spend twelve weeks at Number 1 before ‘I Gotta Feeling’ would take over for a further fourteen.
‘I Gotta Feeling’ is the biggest selling song worldwide in the first decade of the 21st Century.In the UK it is the 45th biggest selling song of all time.
There is a bit Yiddish in the song as Will.i.am sings ‘Fill up my cup…Mazel Tov,’ when he repeats it a second time Fergie replies ‘L’chaim.’ ‘Mazel Tov’ is a Hebrew expression of good cheer often used as a kind of toast to congratulate someone.’L’chaim is more esoteric,meaning ‘to life,’ it is also a traditional Hebrew toast.
‘Tonight’s the night let’s live it up,I got my money let’s spend it up.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
235-The Doors-Light My Fire.
1969 Number 49 single.When re-issued in 1991 it reached Number 7.
Best Bit-At 3.18.The song that has become The Doors signature tune was the very last song performed live by Jim Morrison,as within six months he was dead at 27.
Most of ‘Light My Fire’ was written by The Doors band member Robby Krieger,(see also best songs 460) on writing the song he said,’I asked Jim(Morrison) what I should write about? He said,’Something universal,which won’t disappear two years from now.Something that people can interpret themselves.’I said to myself I’d write about the four elements,earth,air,fire and water,I picked fire as I loved the Stones song ‘Play With Fire,'(side B of the Rolling Stones 1965 UK Number 1 ‘The Last Time.’) Krieger came up with the melody and wrote most of the lyrics,the second verse was written by Jim Morrison.The song is about leaving inhibitions behind in flames of passion.
Other successful versions of the song include the 1968 Billboard Number 3 hit for Jose Feliciano,the UK Number 1 version from Will Young in 2002 and the 1979 UK Number 5 Disco hit version from Ami Stewart.
‘The time to hesitate is through no time to wallow in the mire.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
236-New Edition-Hit Me Off.
1996-Number 20 single.
Best Bit-At 1.17.New Edition were modelled on The Jackson 5 and were forerunners of the Boy Band craze of the 1980’s and 1990’s.
They were discovered by music producer Maurice Starr at the Hollywood Talent Night contest in Boston in 1981,they finished second in the contest but Starr was impressed enough to give them a record deal.
The original line-up was Ricky Bell,Michael Bivins,Bobby Brown(see also best songs 694,) Ronnie DeVoe and Ralph Tresvant whose high tenor brought back memories of a young Michael Jackson especially on their debut hit and UK Number 1,Candy Girl in 1983.
By 1996 the band had been through many changes including the addition of Johnny Gill who became a member in 1987.This song and it’s parent Album,’Home Again’marked all six members playing together for the first time in eight years.
‘Hit Me Off” samples heavily from the song ‘Storm King’ by the Jazz musician Bob James,the sleeve notes also say the song samples ‘One Nation Under A Groove’ by Funkadelic,but I can’t hear it.
‘I’m down to take it slow ’cause you know that she’s a winner.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
237-Elton John-Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
1973-Number 6 single.
Best Bit-At 0.40.’I shall take the heart,for brains do not make one happy and happiness is the best thing in the world.’
According to ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ the Yellow Brick Road is the road that is supposed to lead to life’s fantasies and life’s answers,it is only when you have walked it you realise that what you had was what you were looking for all along.
As with the majority of Elton John songs(see also best songs 946 and 481) the lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin,who first met Elton John after both had answered an advertisement in the UK music paper ‘New Musical Express’ in 1967.
Away from providing the lyrics to dozens of Elton John songs Taupin is also the co-writer of ‘We Built This City,’the 1985 song from Starship,later covered by LadBaby and becoming the Xmas Number 1 of 2018.’
‘Oh,I’ve finally decided my future lies beyond the yellow brick road.’
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