THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

To compliment my recently completed ‘1000 BEST SONGS LIST,’ here is another that just missed the cut.

1028-Geordie-All Because of You.
1973-Number 6 single.
Best Bit-At 0.03.A canny band pet.
Geordie were formed in 1971 in Newcastle,not surprisingly.The original line up was Brian Johnson (lead vocals,) Vic Malcolm (lead guitar,) Tom Hill (bass guitar,) and Brian Gibson (drums.) They were a heavy metal band, with more than just a nod to the Glam Rock genre,in their early days they were compared to Slade, and to some extent, also The Sweet.Their chart success was brief with four top 40 single successes, spanning the years of 1972-1973,with this song providing their only top 10 hit.
The band Geordie may have faded away into Pop musics great history,but their lead singer Brian Johnson would go on to become one of Rocks most revered front men, as lead singer with the legendary AC/DC (see also best songs 797-245 and 170.) When Bon Scott died in 1980, AC/DC auditioned for a new lead singer, Angus Young the bands co-founder remembered how Scott had always admired Brian Johnson.Young recalled what Scott had said,’ He was a great Rock and Roll singer in the style of Little Richard,he’s a guy that knows what Rock and Roll is all about.’
The first Album Johnson recorded as a member of AC/DC was ‘Back in Black’ in 1980,it went on to become the 2nd best selling Album of all time, with sales in excess of 30 million copies.
‘I can remember the day when I had nothing to say,just look at me now I’m shouting,(hey,hey,hey.’)