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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
187-Del Shannon-Runaway.
1961-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 1.09.’It was a beautiful day,the sun beat down.I had the radio on,I was drivin,’the trees went by,me and Del were singin’ little runaway’
‘Runaway’ went to Number 1 on several charts in 1961 including Billboard,the UK,Canada and Australia,the music was written by Max Crook,with lyrics by Del Shannon.It is often seen as one of the songs that bridges the gap between Rock ‘N’ Roll and the start of the 60’s.
The unusual sound that forms the songs bridge was written by Max Crook on an instrument he invented which he called the ‘Musitron,’ an adapted version of the 1947 ‘Clavioline,’ an electronic keyboard that gave space-age sound effects to ‘Pop Music’ decades before the synthesiser.
Del Shannon was born Charles Westover in Grand Rapids,Michigan,U.S.on December 30,1934,he died February 8,1990 by committing suicide(with a firearm,) he had been suffering from depression.
‘I’m a walkin’ in the rain,tears are fallin’ and I feel the pain.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
188-Topol- If I Were A Rich Man.
1967-Number 9 single.
Best Bit-At 4.49.’Money,money,money,must be funny in the rich man’s world.’
‘If I Were A Rich Man’ is one of the songs featured in the 1964 musical ‘Fiddler On The Roof.’It was written by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock(1928-2010.)The song is performed by the musicals lead character ‘Tevye,’ a poor Jewish dairyman on the brink of being evicted from his village in early 1900’s Russia.Actor Zero Mostel who originated the role of Tevye on Broadway in 1964,first introduced the song.
Chaim Topol first played the part of Tevye in the 1966 Israeli production of Fiddler On The Roof and this led to him being chosen for the 1971 film version. Topol was 36 years old at the time but was made to look 20 years older and 30 pounds heavier with makeup and costuming.
Fiddler On The Roof was based on a book written by Joseph Stein(1912-2010,) who in turn had taken his inspiration from the writings of Sholem Aleichem(1859-1916)
‘I see my wife,Golde,looking like a rich man’s wife,with a proper double chin.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
189-50 Cent-In da Club.
2003-Number 3 single.
Best Bit-At 2.25.50 Cent has called the song ‘A celebration of life.Everyday it’s relevant all over,’cause everyday is someone’s birthday.’
Curtis Jackson(see also best songs 665) was born in New York City,July 6,1975,he chose the name ’50 Cent’ after being inspired by the life of Kelvin Martin(1964-1987) a 1980’s Brooklyn robber known as ’50 Cent.’Jackson chose it ‘Because it says everything I want it to say.I’m the same kind of person 50 Cent was,I provide for myself by any means.’
In 2002 50 Cent released the ‘mixtape’ ‘Guess Who’s Back,’it was recommended to Eminem who then in turn brought it to the attention of music producer Dr Dre(see also best songs 564-544 and 482,) who got 50 cent signed to a $1 million record deal,resulting in the release of his debut Album ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin.’
‘In Da Club went on to be a Billboard Number 1 single and ‘Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ topped the Album chart.
‘My flow,my show brought me the dough that bought me all my fancy things.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
190-U2-Pride(In The Name Of Love.)
1984-Number 3 single.
Best Bit-At 0.09.Unbelievably the lyrics contain a glaring error.In reference to Martin Luther Kings shooting,Bono sings,’Early morning,April 4,’when actually King was assassinated at 6.01 pm,the evening of April 4,1968.Bono who wrote the songs lyrics acknowledges the error and in live performances he sometimes changes the lyric to ‘Early evening.’
U2(see also best songs 766 and 320) were supporters of Martin Luther King Day being made a U.S. federal holiday,but when they took their ‘Joshua Tree’ tour to Tempe,Arizona they received death threats for supporting the holiday.Someone claimed they would shoot Bono on stage if he sang ‘Pride,’ the FBI were taking the threat very seriously. U2 went ahead and played the show,Bono said,’During ‘Pride I was singing the third verse,’Early morning April 4,a shot rings out in a Memphis sky.”I just closed my eyes and sang,and when I opened my eyes,Adam (Clayton) was standing in front of me.’
‘In the name of love,what more in the name of love?’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

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I try to discover
A little something to make me sweeter
Oh baby refrain from breaking my heart
I’m so in love with you
I’ll be forever blue
That you gimme no reason
Why you make a-me work so hard.

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
191-Michael Jackson-Billie Jean.
1983-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 3.30.Up until this song came out the most famous Billie Jean was a 39 time Tennis Grand Slam titles winner.
‘Billie Jean’ is Michael Jackson’s biggest selling single and is taken from his Album ‘Thriller’ which is the biggest selling Album of all time.
The songs lyrics describe a woman who claims that the narrator is the father of her newborn son,which he denies.The idea for the song came from Jackson’s own personal experiences of when he used to tour with his brothers.He has said many groupies would claim the Jackson brothers were the father of their child.
The song was also inspired by letters Jackson(see also best songs 812-511 and 249) received in 1981 from a woman claiming he was the father of one of her twins.She continued to send him more letters including a parcel containing her photograph and a gun,this disturbed him to the extent that he suffered nightmares.Jackson later discovered the woman had been sent to a psychiatric hospital.
‘People always told me be careful of what you do.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
192-Ike & Tina Turner-River Deep-Mountain High.
1966-Number 3 single.
Best Bit-At 3.05.Phil Spector was a perfectionist and made Tina Turner(see also best songs 752 and 485) sing the song over and over for several hours in the studio until he thought he had the perfect vocal.Turner recalled,’I must have sung that 500.000 times.I was drenched in sweat.I had to take my shirt off and stand in my bra to sing.’
Spector(see also best songs 782 and 737) was so sure the song would be massive that he paid ‘Lorma Records’ $20,000 ($154,441 today) for them to promote the song and a further $22.000 (169,885 today) to record it with 21 session musicians and 21 background vocalists.In the States the song did not live up to expectations and stalled at Number 88 on Billboard. Spector was so disillusioned that he retired from the music industry for the next two years.He has said that he thinks this song was his greatest work.He shares the songwriting credits with Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich,(see also best songs 820-331 and 262.)
‘And do I love you my oh my,yeah river deep mountain high.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
193-The Miracles-The Tracks Of My Tears.
1965-Not released in the UK until 1969 when reaching Number 9.
Best Bit-At 2.11.’Luther croons,Sly’s the
original,originator.James screams,Marvin was the only innovator,but nothing can compare when Smokey sings.’
The Miracles were formed in Detroit,Michigan,United States in 1955 by Smokey Robinson,Warren ‘Pete’ Moore(1938-2017) and Ronnie White(1939-1995.)
‘The Tracks Of My Tears’ was co-written by Robinson,Moore and Marvin Tarplin(1941-2011) who had joined the band in the late 1950’s.The songs famous intro was written by Tarplin(see also best songs 309) who stated that the inspiration came from the Harry Belafonte song.’The Banana Boat Song.’Robinson who wrote the lyrics has said he was looking in the mirror one day and thinking,’What if a person would cry so much that you could see tracks of their tears in their face.’
‘My smile is my make up I wear since my break up with you.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
194-Elvis Presley-Can’t Help Falling In Love.
1962-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 1.01.During the late 1960’s and early 1970’s this was nearly always the song Elvis would finish his concerts with.It was also the very last song he ever performed live,at his concert in Indianapolis at Market Square Arena on June 26,1977.
‘Can’t Help Falling In Love’ was written for the 1961 film Blue Hawaii starring Elvis Presley(see also best songs 954-664 and 442,) in the film Presley actually sings the song to the grandmother of the girl he is dating.
The song was co-written by Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore who in the 1970’s would form the ‘H and L’ record label.home of The Stylistics and Van McCoy.The songs other writer was George David Wiess(see also best songs 767.)
The song has also been successful in the UK for UB40 who took their version to Number 1 in 1993.Andy Williams hit Number 3 with the song in 1970 and The Stylistics did a Disco version which peaked at Number 4 in 1976.
‘Like a river flows surely to the sea,darling so it goes,somethings are meant to be.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
195-The Impressions-People Get Ready
1965-Has never charted in the UK.
Best Bit-At 1.54.In the words of George Michael,’Because I gotta have faith,faith,faith,I gotta to have faith,faith,faith.’
From a religious point of view the lyrics encourage believers to hang on to their faith as a peaceful afterlife is promised,it also promises that those who have done wrong will be punished.The civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. named ‘People Get Ready’ the unofficial anthem of the Civil Rights Movement in America,and often used the song to get people marching or to calm and comfort them.
The Impressions were founded as ‘The Roosters’ in Chattanooga,Tennessee in 1958,this songs writer Curtis Mayfield(see also best songs 719) joined shortly after when the band moved to Chicago.
On August 13,1990,Mayfield became paralysed from the neck down after stage lighting equipment fell on him at an outdoor concert in New York.He died from complications of type 2 diabetes on December 26,1999.
‘So people get ready there’s a train comin,’you don’t need no baggage,you just get on board.’
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