THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
115-Gary Glitter-I’m the Leader of the Gang(I Am.)
1973-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 2.36.I can imagine many people are looking at this artists name in shock and horror,and also at it’s inclusion, that of course is totally understandable.
Many other artists in this list have also committed atrocious crimes,but Gary Glitter’s atrocities make him the most infamous.For the record I state it is the song and not the singer that is worthy of inclusion.
‘I’m the Leader of the Gang(I Am’) was co-written by Glitter and Mike Leander(1941-1996.) Leander has worked with some of the all time greats including the Beatles and The Rolling Stones,he also co-wrote Glitter’s other two UK Number 1’s,’I Love You,Love Me Love,’ from 1973 and ‘Always Yours’ from 1974.He died of Cancer at the age of 54 in 1996.
Gary Glitter was born Paul Gadd in Banbury,Oxfordshire in 1944.On 5th February 2015 he was convicted of attempted rape,four counts of indecent assault and one of having sex with a girl under the age of 13.On 27th February 2015,Judge Alistair McCreath sentenced Glitter to 16 years in prison.
‘Come on,come on,come on,come on,come on,come on,come on.’
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