THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
123-Avicii and Nicky Romero-I Could Be the One.
2013-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 4.16.In Buddhism ‘Avici’ is the lowest level of Hell,with the most suffering,it is where those who have committed the worst crimes go.
‘I Could Be the One’ was co-written by Avicii and Dutch music producer Nicky Romero,also credited are Avicii’s manager Arash Pourmouri,Swedish songwriter Linus WIklund and the songs unaccredited vocalist Noonie Bao.
Avicci was born Tim Bergling in Stockholm,Sweden on the 8th September 1989,he died on the 20th April 2018,he was a writer and producer of Electronic Dance Music.During his lifetime he suffered with depression culminating with him taking his own life.
In March 2019 his family launched a mental illness and suicide prevention foundation in his name,the ‘Tim Bergling Foundation’ which also works to tackle climate change and conserve endangered species.
During Avicci’s lifetime he released two studio Albums,’True’ in 2013 and ‘Stories’ in 2015,a posthumous third Album called ‘Tim’ of unreleased material was released in 2019 with all profits going to the foundation.
‘When you need a way to beat the pressure down,when you need to find a way to breathe.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
124-Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood-Jackson.
1967-Number 11 single.
Best Bit-At 2.10.It was the misheard lyric,’hotter than a pepper sprout’ that gave one of the great bands of the 1980’s,Prefab Sprout their name.(See also best songs 718.)
‘Jackson’ was written by Billy Edd Wheeler and Jerry Leiber and originally recorded by Wheeler in 1963,as a songwriter Wheeler’s greatest success came when Kenny Rogers recorded his co-written song with Roger Bowling ‘Coward of the County’ which reached Number 1 in the UK in 1980.Jerry Leiber(1933-2011) is one of the most celebrated songwriters of the 20th Century who wrote or co-wrote over 70 chart hits(see also best songs 954 and 804.)
As well as this version by Sinatra and Hazlewood(see also best songs 978 and 367) there is also the recording by Johnny Cash and June Carter from 1967 which is every bit as good.
The song tells of the fiery relationship between a husband and wife,while arguing he threatens to go to Jackson where he feels he will be more appreciated,in turn she also feels that if she went she would also receive plenty of attention.
‘When I breeze into that city people gonna stoop and bow,all them women gonna make me teach em’ what they don’t know how.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
125-Thin Lizzy-The Boys Are Back in Town.
1976-Number 8 single.
Best Bit-At 2.00.’Lock up your daughters.’
Thin Lizzy were formed in Dublin.Ireland in 1969 by Phil Lynott(1949-1986) and Brian Downey. Lynott was born in West Bromwich,Staffordshire,England but grew up in Dublin,he is one of Ireland’s most celebrated artists with a statue in Dublin erected in his memory in 2005.His later years were dogged by drug and alcohol dependency leading to his collapse on Christmas Day 1985,he died of pneumonia and heart failure due to septicaemia ten days later,he was 36.
There are many theories regarding the inspiration behind ‘The Boys Are Back in Town,’although none have been verified,The most likely is the one about the ‘Quality Street Gang.’Lynott’s mother Philomena was the proprietor of the Clifton Grange Hotel,Manchester in the 1970’s where many known criminals operating in the Manchester area would congregate,it has also been claimed that the ‘Gang’ had ties with organised football hooliganism connected to Manchester United.On a lighter note it is said that the ‘Gang’ were named after the Quality Street confectionery because most of the gang members were overweight.
‘Guess who just got back today,them wild eyed boys that had been away.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
126-Queen-We Will Rock You.
1977-Has never been released as a official single ‘A’ side in the UK,but reached Number 2 as the ‘B’ side of We Are the Champions(see also best songs 208.)
Best Bit-At 1.37.’It does exactly what it says on the tin.’
‘We Will Rock You’ was written by Brian May and appears on Queen’s sixth studio Album ‘News of the World.’Brian May wanted to create a song that the audience could participate in,he remembered a concert where Queen had just come off the stage and the crowd were singing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone,’May has said,’I went to bed thinking,what could you ask them to do,they can clap their hands,they can stamp their feet and they can sing.In the morning I woke up and had the idea in my head for ‘We Will Rock You.’
Along with ‘We are the Champions'(see also best songs 918-615 and 208) the song has been adopted by sporting events for celebratory moments,but the songs meaning has nothing to do with sport or success. In fact the song is about three stages of a mans life,the first verse tells of a young boy dreaming of being a big man one day,the second he is a young man taking on the world,’waving his banner’ and finally as an old man realising he has failed to change things for the better.The ‘We’ in we will rock you being society,have your dreams but ‘We’ will rock you.
‘Buddy your a young man hard man shouting in the street gonna take on the world someday.’
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This is the third highest placed Queen song on this countdown.

THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
128-N.W.A.-F..k tha Police.
1988-Has never charted in the UK.
Best Bit-At-1.48.Don’t worry,this has nothing to do with Andy,Stuart and Sting,they are completely innocent.
N.W.A(see also best songs 564) is an abbreviation for Niggaz Wit Attitudes, they formed in Los Angeles,California in 1986 and were active until 1991.The original lineup consisted of Arabian Prince,Dr Dre(see also best songs 544 and 482),Easy-E and Ice Cube(see also best songs 681),DJ Yella and MC Ren who joined in 1987.They were one of the most influential groups in the history of Hip-Hop music and one of the first to develop the musical genre that is ‘Gangsta Rap.’
‘F..k tha Police’ is a protest song and first appeared on their critically acclaimed debut Album ‘Straight Outta Compton’ from 1988.The lyrics protest about police brutality and ‘racial profiling’ and has become one of the most controversial songs in the history of Pop Music.
Assistant director of the F.B.I Milt Ahlerich wrote a letter to the bands record label,’Ruthless Records’ in response to the songs message.He claimed N.W.A were advocating violence and disrespect towards the law.Ice Cube said that he was an angry young man when he wrote the song and that he was simply lashing out at the problem of police brutality without understanding it or offering solutions.
‘You’d rather see me in the pen,then me and Lorenzo rollin’ in the Benzo.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
130-Al Stewart-Year Of The Cat.
1976-Number 31 single.
Best Bit-At 5.33.From my interpretation of the songs lyrics it should be ‘Year Of The Fox-y Lady.’
‘Year Of The Cat’ was written by Al Stewart,but songwriting credits are also given to English keyboard player Peter Wood(1950-1993) who had been a member of Scottish Rock group Quiver(see also best songs 697.) Stewart recalled that he was opening for Linda Ronstadt during a 1975 tour of the United States when he heard Peter Wood using a catchy chord progression during soundchecks,Stewart incorporated the notes into the melodic line of ‘Year Of The Cat.’
Al Stewart has explained the songs meaning.’It’s about a business man who is extremely busy flying to a destination in the far east when his plane has an unscheduled stop.He leaves the plane along with other passengers.He succumbs to this beautiful woman,he stays the night with her and by the time he wakes he realises the plane has gone and will not be back for some considerable time.His life has changed,it’s not a decision he would have planned but it’s a good turn in his life events,that time coinciding with the year of the cat.’
The cat is one of the twelve signs of the Vietnamese zodiac,it corresponds to that of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac.
‘She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running like a watercolour in the rain.’
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Just slip out the back Jack
Make a new plan Stan
Don’t need to be coy Roy
Just listen to me.
Hop on the bus Gus
Don’t need to discuss much
Just drop off the key Lee
And get yourself free.

THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
131-Lou Reed-Perfect Day.
1972-Has never charted in the UK,but was officially released as a double ‘A’ side with ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ which peaked at Number 10.
Best Bit-At 2.48.This is highly addictive,a few plays and you will be hooked.
Well what is this song really about,some say it is about Heroin and some think it’s just Lou Reed enjoying a good day out.The drug interpretation according to the songs author Lou Reed himself is ‘laughable.’In an interview in 2000 Reed said,’Your talking to the writer,the person who wrote it.No that’s not true(that the song is about Heroin use.) I don’t object to that,particularly…whatever you think is perfect,but this guy’s vision of a perfect day was the girl,sangria in the park and then you go home,real simple.I meant just what I said.’
In 1996 the song was brought to the attention of a whole new generation when featuring in the film ‘Trainspotting,’ which is a film about Heroin abuse.
In 1997 the song was re-recorded by Lou Reed(see also best songs 401 and 165) with many artists from the world of entertainment singing sections of the song separately as an advertisement to promote the diverse musical output provided by the ‘BBC,’ The song proved so popular that it was released for ‘Children in Need,’spending three weeks at Number 1 and raising over £2 million for charity.
The original version of the song from 1972 was produced by David Bowie(see also best songs 807-440-334-302-209 and 186) and Mick Ronson,as was it’s parent Album,’Transformer,’
‘Just a perfect day,you made me forget myself.I thought I was someone else,someone good.’
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