THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
975-Brian Protheroe-Pinball.
1974-Number 22 single.
Best Bit-At 2.23. How about this for recognition. It is said that Morrissey had told Noel Gallagher in a Los Angeles bar, about this song. Gallagher then went and wrote the song ‘Riverman,’ having been inspired by hearing ‘Pinball.’
Brian Protheroe was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England on June 16, 1944, he probably would have been a very well known musician, but his first love was being an actor. His first job was with his local repertory theatre in Salisbury in 1966. In 1968 he met Martin Duncan who was also a actor, and musician, over the next few years they collaborated on various musical, and artistic projects. In 1973 Protheroe was playing the part of a pop singer in a play called ‘Death on Demand,’ when a representative from Chrysalis Records heard a song he had written for the show, this led to a three Album contract, and the release of ‘Pinball’ as his debut single.
‘Pinball’ is autobiographical, Protheroe has explained.’I was out of work, and living in a flea ridden room in Covent Garden. The song came out of the mundane things I saw over the course of the weekend, but it was also a plaintive, sad cry for the Beatles splitting a few years before.’
‘Got fleas in the bedroom, got flies in the bathroom, and the cat just finished off the bread.’ (miaow.)
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
976-Rainbow-All Night Long.
1980-Number 5 single.
Best Bit-At 1.51.This song is responsible for the worst chat up line in the world ever, ‘Don’t know about your brain, but you look alright.’
Rainbow were formed by the bands one constant, Ritchie Blackmore in 1975. Blackmore had been a member of Deep Purple (see also best songs 550 and 89) up until 1973, but was growing tired of the musical direction in which they were heading, so he joined forces with Ronnie James Dio (1942-2010,) incidentally Dio was the person responsible for inventing the ‘Heavy Metal’ sign,’ Sign of the Horns.’ Over the course of the next four years, there were many personnel changes, with Blackmore steering the band towards a more commercial sound for there 1979 Album ‘Down to Earth,’ from where this song was taken.The band were now made up of Blackmore (guitar,) Cozy Powell (drums,) Graham Bonnet (vocals,) Don Airy (keyboards,) and Roger Glover (bass.)
The song received a lot of criticism due to it’s perceived sexist lyrics, Blackmore said,’Everybody knows it’s tongue in cheek, and anybody who doesn’t know that isn’t worth being talked about anyway.’
‘I saw you standing down by the stage, your black stockings, and your see through dress.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
977-Red Hot Chilli Peppers-Dani California.
2006-Number 2 single.
Best Bit-At 4.26.The more you read about Pop Music, the more you learn that nothing is totally original.
This song is heavily influenced by two other songs, one of which is the Psychedelic Rock track ‘Purple Haze’ by Jimi Hendrix, the other, and more controversially is the song ‘Mary Jane’s Last Dance,’ from Tom Petty. When asked about the similarity, Petty said, ‘A lot of Rock ‘N’ Roll songs sound alike, ask Chuck Berry. It doesn’t bother me, if someone took my song note for note, and stole it maliciously, then maybe, but I don’t believe in lawsuits much. I think there are enough frivolous lawsuits in this country, without people fighting over pop songs.’
The ‘Dani’ in this song is a recurring character in Red Hot Chilli Peppers songs, she first appeared as the ‘Teenage bride with the baby inside’ on their 1999 song ‘Californication,’ and she was again name checked in 2002 as ‘Dani the girl’ in their song ‘By the Way.’ Lead singer and lyricist Anthony Kiedis has stated that ‘Dani’ is a composite of all the women with whom he has had a relationship. This song tells the story of much of Dani’s life, starting with her birth in Mississippi, and apparently culminating with her death at the hands of the law, while on the run.
‘California rest in peace, simultaneous release. California show your teeth, she’s my priestess, I’m your priest.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
978-Nancy Sinatra-These Boots are Made for Walkin.’
1966-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 2.20.For those with a boot fetish this is the anthem, especially if there ‘Kinky.’
‘These Boots are Made for Walkin’ was written, and produced by Lee Hazlewood (1929-2007.) Hazelwood (see also best songs 367-124 and 1010) had originally made a name for himself in the 1950’s working with guitar legend Duane Eddy on a string of pioneering instrumentals, including ‘Peter Gunn,’ and ‘Rebel Rouser.’ In the 1960’s he wrote, and performed on many hits with Nancy Sinatra, of which this song was the most successful, topping the charts on Billboard, as well as in the U.K. Nancy Sinatra has said that Hazlewood was going to record the song himself, but she talked him out of it, she told him,’When a guy sings it, the song sounds harsh and abusive, but it’s perfect for a little girl.’
The song is about a relationship which has come to an end because he has cheated on her, but rather than cry, and feel sorry for herself, she warns him to watch his back, because she could take revenge at anytime.
‘You keep playing where you shouldn’t be playing, and you keep thinking that you’ll never get burnt.’
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979-The Stone Roses-She Bangs the Drum.
1989-Number 34 single, when re-released in 1990, it peaked at Number 32.
Best Bit-At 1.07.When she bangs the drum, it’s the fantasy of every red blooded male.
‘She Bangs the Drum’ is a love song, probably about falling in love for the first time. It’s about being totally infatuated by another person, the drum could well be his heartbeat. The songs verses were written by the bands lead singer Ian Brown, with the chorus written by the groups guitarist John Squire.
The Stone Roses (see also best songs 253) were formed in Manchester, England in 1983, their classic line-up was Squire, Brown, Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield (bass,) and Alan ‘Reni’ Wren (drums.) They were active until 1996, but reformed in 2011, then split again in 2017.
This song is taken from their 1989 self titled debut Album, which has over the years become one of Pop music’s most critically acclaimed works, always ranking highly in music publications poll lists. In 2000 the ‘NME’ awarded it ‘The Greatest Album Ever,’ and in 2006, the same magazine had readers vote, and once again it topped their ‘100 Greatest Album’s Ever.’
‘Have you seen her, have you heard, the way she plays, there are no words.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
980-Cleveland Eaton-Bama Boogie Woogie.
1978-Number 35 single.
Best Bit-At 2.39.It’s amazing how the years don’t change the way you feel about certain songs. Even after all this time, I still get the same vibe off this song, as I did as a teenager.
Back in the mid to late 1970’s not quite everybody, but certainly many artists of the day, had a go at the Disco market.
Cleveland Eaton was born on August 31, 1939, in Fairfield, Alabama, U.S., he has performed on over 100 Albums for artists as diverse as Frank Sinatra, Herbie Hancock, and The Temptations. Two of his long standing associations were with the Count Basie Orchestra, where he was nicknamed,’The Count’s Bassist,’ and also as a musician playing bass alongside Ramsey Lewis (see also best songs 525.)
‘Bama Boogie Woogie’ was taken from Eaton’s 1976 Album ‘Instant Hip,’ it was predominantly a Funk, and Soul collection, from a man who can turn his hand to any musical genre, from Jazz, to Swing, to R&B, and of course Disco dancing.
‘Bama boogie, got my boogie woogie bama boogie, got my boogie woogie.’
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981-Housemaster Boyz and the Rude Boy of House-House Nation.
1987-Number 8 single.
Best Bit-At 6.17. I can never remember what this song is called.
The brains behind the song is Farley Williams, born 25th January, 1962, in Chicago, Illinois, United States.He is one of the music producers responsible for developing the musical genre of ‘Chicago House Music.’ In 1985 Williams, together with Irwin Eberhart, better known by his stage name ‘Chip E.,’ set up their own record label called ‘House Records,’ and that was where Williams would release highly influential tracks under various aliases, such as ‘Farley Funkin’ Keith,’ and ‘Farley ‘Jackmaster’ Funk,’ (see also best songs 424.)
As the title suggests ‘Chicago House’ evolved in Chicago, in the early 1980’s. By the end of the 1970’s ‘Disco Music’ had reached the end of it’s lifespan, and the next generation needed their own new music. House Music built on Disco in a more technical manner, where as Disco music was often played by Orchestras, House Music was performed with synthesizers, and studio technology.
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
982-Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris-Yeah!
2004-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At.0.02.Here’s the dilemma,Usher is so irresistible to women, that they are throwing themselves at him. The poor chap has to decide whether to cheat on his girlfriend, or walk away.
There are countless genres of types of music in ‘Pop,’ the official genre name for this song is ‘Crunk&B,’ ‘Crunk’ is a sub genre of Hip-Hop music. ‘Crunk’ is used to describe Hip-Hop music that comes out of the South coast of America, especially in Atlanta, New Orleans, and Miami, it’s main components are keyboard synths, drum machine, heavy basslines, and shouted vocals’ in a call and response manner.
The genre emerged in the early 1990’s, and gained mainstream success in the early 2000’s’ thanks in the main to one of this songs writers Lil Jon (see also best songs 943.)
Usher Raymond was born on October 14,1978′ in Dallas, Texas,U.S., he is one of R&B’s biggest selling artists’ with sales to date in excess of 75 million. In 2004 Usher spent 20 consecutive weeks at Number 1 on Billboard when ‘Yeah!’ spent 12 weeks at the top, only to be dislodged by his follow up single ‘Burn’ which spent a further eight weeks atop the chart.
‘Take that and rewind it back. Usher got the voice, make ya booty go.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
983-Jimi Hendrix Expierience-Crosstown Traffic.
1968- Number 37 single.
Best Bit-At 2.18.The guitar part just before the chorus impressed a young David Bowie so much, that he pinched it for ‘Starman.’
Jimi Hendrix (see also best songs 492) was born Johnny Allen Hendrix on November 27, 1942, in Seattle, Washington, U.S.,he died at the age of 27 on September 18, 1970 in Kensington, London, England. Hendrix is held in the highest regard by both music journalists, and fellow artists alike, with many publications citing him as the greatest guitarist of all time. But it was probably his experimentation with ‘amplifier feedback,’ making the guitar sound like it had never sounded before, that sets him apart. His influence has led the way in the development of ‘Hard Rock,’ Heavy Metal,’ and ‘Grunge’ music.
‘Crosstown Traffic’ was taken from Hendrix’s third and final Album released during his lifetime,’Electric Ladyland,’ with it’s Hard Rock riff, it is an example of mixing ‘Blues’ music with ‘Psychedelic Rock.’ The songs lyrics are similar to many Blues songs in that they are filled with sexual innuendo, ‘Crosstown Traffic is about a girl who is hard to get rid of, getting through to her that she is not wanted, is like getting through crosstown traffic.
‘Tyre tracks all across your back, I can, I can see, you had your fun.’
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984-The Mission-Amelia.
1990-Has never been released as a single in the UK.
Best Bit-At 0.35.The songs subject is probably about the worst thing one human being can do to another.
The Mission who are known as the Mission UK in the United States, formed in Leeds, England, in 1985.Lead singer Wayne Hussey had previously been a guitarist with ‘Sisters of Mercy,’ Craig Adams, the bass player, had also been in that band, Simon Hinkler had been in the Punk band ‘Artery,’ he would later join Jarvis Cocker in Pulp.The lineup was completed by drummer Mick Brown, who had previously been a member of the Leeds based ‘Gothic Rock’ band, ‘Red Lorry Yellow Lorry.’
The lyrics were written by the bands founding member, only constant, and lead singer Wayne Hussey (see also best songs 1051.) The song is about sexual child abuse, with Hussey making his point without having to go into graphic detail, in order to make that point. His vocal delivery is full of panic, and horror, and there can’t be many other songs that are so shocking to the listener.
It is rumoured that Hussey wrote the song after receiving a letter from a fan, who disclosed details of abuse she had suffered at the hands of her father. Some years later the same woman got back in touch to let him know how much she appreciated the song, and that she was doing well.
‘Daddy comes in the dark of the night, Daddy say, ‘Don’t be scared, it’ll be alright.”
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