THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

787-Nomad-(I Wanna Give You) Devotion.

1991-Number 2 single.

Best Bit-At 0.49.As well as conveying a message of love, there are also a couple of political comments relevant to the era, about Poll Tax, and ex Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Nomad were the duo of Steve McCutcheon, and Damon Rochefort, Nomad is Damon spelt backwards.They had a further UK top 40 single, when ‘Just a Groove’ reached Number 16, also in 1991.

(‘I Wanna Give You) Devotion’ was co-written by McCutcheon, Rochefort, and Bristol born DJ/Rapper, MC Mikee Freedom, who provided the male vocals on the track.

The song is noteworthy for being the first hit for Steve McCutcheon, known professionally as Steve Mac, he is one of the most successful songwriter/producers in modern British music. To date he has contributed to 30 UK Number 1 singles, working with numerous artists including, Westlife, Little Mix, Calvin Harris, and Susan Boyle.

Damon Rochefort wrote and produced hits for Kim Wilde, and Michelle Gayle among others, in the 1990’s, before switching career’s to become a script-writer.He initially started out writing several episodes of the sit-com ‘Birds of a Feather’, and since 2004 he has written over 200 episodes of Coronation Street, including Deidre Barlow’s funeral, and the 50th anniversary live tram crash.

The female vocals on the track are provided by Sharon D.Clarke MBE, she was also the vocalist on the F.P.I.Project’s 1989 song ‘Rich in Paradise/Going Back to My Roots’,(see also best songs 414) which was a top 40 UK hit. Clarke has gone on to a very successful career as an actress, with one of her main roles playing Lola Griffin in the medical drama Holby City.She has also played leading roles in many West End musicals, including being the original ‘Killer Queen’ in We Will Rock You.

‘Poll tax came, and up went the rise, open your eyes, and realise, I’m a true disguise.Like Hawk the Slayer, he came and quartered,Maggie came but now she’s slaughtered.’