THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

733-Massive-Unfinished Sympathy.

1991-Number 13 single.

Best Bit-At 2.04.The songs title is a pun on Schubert’s ‘Unfinished Symphony’,who says Classical music never gets a mention in this countdown.

Massive Attack were formed in Bristol in 1988 by Robert ‘3D’ Del Naja, Adrian ‘Tricky’ Thaws, Andrew ‘Mushroom’ Vowles, and Grant ‘Daddy G’ Marshall, only Vowles, who left in 1998 is not still an official band member.They have released five studio Albums, the first in 1991 ‘Blue Lines,’ features this song, and their latest ‘Heligoland,’ was released in 2010.

‘Unfinished Sympathy’ features vocals by Shara Nelson, who also receives songwriting credits, she was also featured on the follow up hit ‘Safe from Harm’, which reached Number 15 in the UK, also in 1991. Nelson has also had success as a solo artist, with a further five top 40 chart singles.

‘Unfinished Sympathy’s’ release coincided with the outbreak of the ‘Gulf War,’ and as to avoid a radio ban, the band were advised to drop the word ‘Attack’ from their name.The song features two significant samples, the ‘Hey, hey, hey, hey,’ is taken from a song called ‘Planetary Citizen,’ by John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and part of the percussion is sampled from an instrumental called ‘Parade Strut,’ by J.J.Johnson.

‘Like a soul without a mind, in a body without a heart, I’m missing every part, hey.’