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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

370-Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra-It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing.)

1932-Has Never charted in the UK. There was no UK chart until 1952.

Best Bit-At 2.43.’For there’s Basie, Miller, Satchmo, and the king of all, Sir Duke.’

It is likely that this song was the first to use the term ‘Swing,’ and therefore this song is responsible for the genre of music that was to become known as ‘Swing Music.’

Edward Kennedy Ellington was born on April 29th, 1899, in Washington D.C. United States, he died from complications from lung cancer, and pneumonia on May 24th, 1974, at the age of 75. Ellington’s mother Daisy sent him to piano lessons at the age of seven, she would teach him good manners, and always make sure that he was immaculately turned out, which led to his friend Edgar McEntree nicknaming him ‘Duke.’ Ellington was a prolific writer, and wrote well over 1000 songs. The American composer and historian Gunther Schuller (1925-2015) wrote in 1989, ‘Ellington composed incessantly to the very last days of his life, music was indeed his mistress. In Jazz he was a giant among giants, and in 20th Century music he may yet one day be recognised as one of the half dozen greatest masters of our time.’

‘It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing.’) was written in 1931 by Duke Ellington, (music) (see also best songs 1039) and Irving Mills (1894-1985) (lyrics.) Mills was born Irving Harold Mills, and at one time was Ellington’s manager, he was also a music publisher, musician, and Jazz music promoter. The unaccredited vocals on the track are provided by Ivie Anderson, (1904-1949) she was a charismatic performer who was a mainstay of the ‘Duke Ellington Orchestra’ between 1931-1942, she had to leave the music business due to chronic asthma, which also caused her premature death in 1949.

The song has been recorded by dozens of other artists down the years. Significant versions include Louis Armstrong, and The Mills Brothers, who both recorded the song in 1932. In 1967 Ella Fitzgerald (who would record and perform the song on many occasions) teamed up with Duke Ellington for the live Album ‘Ella and Duke at the Cote D’Azur.’ In 1973 Ellington named his final studio Album ‘It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing,’ where he revisited many of his older songs, this time the vocals were provided by Teresa Brewer (1931-2007.)

‘It makes no difference if it’s sweet or hot. Just give that rhythm everything you’ve got. Doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo-ah, doo,ah.’

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

371-The Harry J Allstars-Liquidator.

1969-Number 9 single.

Best Bit-At 1.23.’Liquidator’ is very well known in the football community. Chelsea Football Club are one of the teams who claim to be the first to play the song when the team came on to the pitch just prior to kick off, and it is still played to this day. Other teams who walk out to the song include Wolverhampton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, and St. Johnson in Scotland.

Harry Zephaniah Johnson was born on July 6th, 1945, in Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica, he died after a long battle with diabetes in 2013, at the age of 67. In 1968 he launched his own record label ‘Harry J’ records, releasing some of the first records in the Reggae genre. At it’s peak in the 1970’s the label released two Albums by Bob Marley and the Wailers, and became so famous that artists of the calibre of The Rolling Stones, and The Who would make a special point of visiting the studio when available. In addition Chris Blackwell the founder of Island Records was a regular visitor, prior to moving to England in the early 1970’s.

After hearing the song ‘What Am I to Do’ by Tony Scott, Harry J bought the rights from Scott, and rearranged it, calling the new track ‘Liquidator,’ named after one of his earlier recordings called ‘The Liquidator.’ The Jamaican singer Alton Ellis (1938-2008) has said that the core of ‘Liquidator’ was lifted from his ‘Rocksteady’ track ‘Girl I’ve Got a Date,’ and after taking a listen, it is hard to disagree. The ‘Allstars’ who played on the track included Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, who played the bass, and his brother Carlton (1950-1987) who played the drums, was also the long term drummer with Bob Marley and the Wailers (see also best 618 and 56.) The organ playing was the work of Winston Wright (1944-1993) who became known as ‘Jamaica’s master of the Hammond Organ,’ he had a long association with the Jamaican band Toots and the Maytals (see also best songs 291.)

In 1972 the American Soul group The Staple Singers sampled the bass line, and intro of ‘Liquidator’ for their American Billboard Number 1 single ‘I’ll Take You There,’ and in 1980 the English Ska revival group The Specials covered ‘Liquidator’ as part of a Ska covers medley for the ‘B’ side of their UK Number 1 ‘Too Much Too Young’ (see also best songs 924.)

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

372-The Specials-Ghost Town.

1981-Number 1 single.

Best Bit-At 1.42. The song was hailed by the contemporary UK music press as a major piece of social commentary. All of the top three music magazines of the time (Melody Maker, NME, and Sounds) awarded ‘Ghost Town’ the accolade of ‘Single of the Year for 1981.’

The Specials were formed in Coventry, England, in 1977. The classic lineup who performed on ‘Ghost Town’ were, John Bradbury, (1953-2015) (drums) Roddy Radiation, (guitar) Jerry Dammers, (keyboards) Lynval Golding, (guitar) Terry Hall, (lead vocals) Horace Painter, (bass) and Neville Staple (vocals.) This was the last song recorded by this lineup as musical differences led to Staple, Golding, and Hall, leaving in order to form ‘The Fun Boy Three.’ The Specials reformed in 1982 as ‘Special AKA,’ adding new members, and remained active for the next two years. There was a re-union in 1993 when Radiation, Staple, Golding, and Panter collaborated with Desmond Dekker (see also best songs 122) on his ‘King of Kings’ Album. There was further activity between 1996-2001, and then in 2008 Terry Hall officially returned to the group, and as of 2022 the three current members are Hall, Panter, and Golding. In total The Specials have released nine studio Albums between 1979-2019, and 23 singles, nine of which have reached the UK top 40, and two of which have made Number 1 (see also best songs 924.)

‘Ghost Town’ was written by Jerry Dammers who was born on May 22nd, 1955, in Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, India, he was a co-founder of The Specials, and he also founded the record label ‘2 Tone Records’ in 1979. ‘Ghost Town’ was partly influenced by recession hit Britain, and the long lasting effects it would leave. While on tour with The Specials Dammers observed what was happening, he has said,’In Liverpool all the shops were shuttered up, everything was closing down. In Glasgow there were little old ladies on the streets selling their household goods.’ Dammers has also said that the song had a personal meaning as well,”Ghost Town’ was about the breakup of The Specials, it just appeared hopeless, but I just didn’t want to write about my state of mind so I tried to relate it to the country as a whole.’ The lyrics ‘All the clubs have been closed down,’ refer to the ‘Locarno’ club in the band’s home city of Coventry, a venue where Neville Staple and Lynval Golding frequented. The building which housed the club is now Coventry Central Library.

The summer of 1981 saw many riots breakout all over the UK, some commentators linked those events with this song. Terry Hall said,’When we recorded Ghost Town we were talking about 1980’s riots in Bristol, and Brixton. The fact that it became popular when it did was just a weird coincidence.’ Also not everyone was pleased in Coventry, where some residents were angry at the characterisation of their city as a town in decline.

‘Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town? We danced and sang, and the music played in natty boom town.’

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

373-Maroon 5-Moves Like Jagger.

2011-Number 2 single.

Best Bit-At 2.16. Up until New Years Day 2021 when the Wham! classic ‘Last Christmas’ finally reached Number 1, after first being released in 1984, it had been the UK’s best selling song not to have topped the chart. ‘Moves Like Jagger’ now has that honour, having spent seven weeks at Number 2 in 2011, and with sales at the time of writing in the UK of just short of 2 million copies.

It is safe to say that Maroon 5 were not an overnight sensation, having formed in 1994, it wasn’t until 2002 that they finally found success. The original line up, Adam Levine, (vocals) Jesse Carmichael, (keyboards) Ryan Dusick, (drums) and Mickey Madden (bass) first met while attending Brentwood School, in Los Angeles, California, United States. They first went by the name of ‘Kara’s Flowers,’ ‘Kara’ was a female pupil at the school who all the band members fancied. As ‘Kara’s Flowers,’ playing a mixture of Alternative Rock, and Pop Rock they released two Albums in 1995, and 1997, and one single ‘Soap Disco’ in 1997, which all met with little success. It was around the year 2000 that Levine and Carmichael began becoming interested in R&B music, and this led to a complete change in the bands style, and look, which gained them attention from ‘A&M Octone Records,’ and their breakthrough Album ‘Songs About Jane’ was released in 2002. As for where the new name ‘Maroon 5′ came from, Adam Levine has said,’The origin of the name is so bad, it’s such a horrendous story, that we decided that shrouding it in mystery will make it a better story than the actual story, and it works.’ Maroon 5 have released seven studio Albums between 2002-2021, and 33 singles, four of which have reached Number 1 on Billboard, including this song.

‘Moves Like Jagger’ was the fourth and final single released from the bands deluxe release of their third studio Album ‘Hands All Over’ from 2010. The song was co-written by Adam Levine, Benny Blanco, (see also best songs 888) Ammar Malik, and Shellback (see also best songs 317.) Guest vocals on the track are provided by Christina Aguilera, who, when this song hit the top spot became only the second female artist to have had Billboard Number 1’s in the 1990’s, 2000’s, and 2010’s, the other being Britney Spears.

The songs lyrics refer to the male narrator trying to impress his love interest with his dance moves, which he compares to those of Mick Jagger, the lead singer of The Rolling Stones (see also best songs 933-662-452-160 and 77.) Of his thoughts about the song Mick Jagger has said,’It’s very catchy. I could say I wish I had written it, but wouldn’t that be weird? It’s fun , very young children like it, which is always cool and funny. Only thing is, it puts a bit of pressure on me when I go out dancing. Other songs to name check Jagger since the turn of the Century, and bringing him to the attention of a whole new audience include, ‘Swagga Like Us’ by T.I. and Jay Z ft Kanye West and Lil Wayne,’The Time (Dirty Bit’) from The Black Eyed Peas, and ‘Swagger Jagger’ by Cher Lloyd.

‘Just shoot from the stars and aim for my heart if you feel like it. Take me away and make it okay, I swear I’ll behave.’

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

374-The Smashing Pumpkins-1979.

1996-Number 16 single.

Best Bit-At 1.07. Billy Corgan once joked,’We wrote this song for Michael Jackson, but found he couldn’t do the Moonwalk to it.’

Billy Corgan was born William Patrick Corgan on March 17th, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Even before co-founding The Smashing Pumpkins in 1988 he had already chosen the name. Corgan has said ‘I like the idea of smashing being aggressive, as well as wonderful.’ He also has said,’It could have been any vegetable, it has nothing to do with Pumpkins or Halloween, it just came to me, there’s no related story.’

The original lineup of The Smashing Pumpkins was Billy Corgan, (lead vocals, and guitar) D’arcy Wretzky, (bass) James Iha, (guitar) and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums.) In total there have been eight members come and go, with Corgan being the bands only constant. They split in 2000, but Corgan and Chamberlin reconvened in 2006, and as of 2022 they remain active with James Iha rejoining in 2018, and Jeff Schroeder (guitars, and keyboards) being a member since 2007. The Smashing Pumpkins have released 11 studio Albums between 1991-2020, and 54 singles between 1990-2020. In America on Billboard four of their singles have reached the top 40, while in the UK they have charted 10 times, with the 1997 single ‘The End Is the Beginning Is the End’ being their biggest hit when reaching Number 10.

‘1979’ was released as the second single from The Smashing Pumpkins third studio Album ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness’ released in 1995. The song was written by Billy Corgan (see also best songs 623) who named it ‘1979’ as in that year he was 12 years old. The song is partly similar in structure to an unreleased track from around 1992 called ‘Pleasure’ by the American Alternative Rock group ‘The Frogs,’ who have made it clear that they feel Corgan pinched their song. ‘1979’ is about the transition out of youth into adulthood, knowing you are at an age where responsibilities are just around the corner, but not wanting to let go of your carefree youth yet.

‘And I don’t even care to shake these zipper blues. And we don’t know just where our bones will rest, to dust I guess, forgotten and absorbed into the earth below.’

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

375-Jimmy ”Bo” Horne-Dance Across the Floor.

1978-Has never charted in the UK.

Best Bit-At 2.39. Just when you think Wow! that’s a great song, definitely a 9 out of 10, along comes what can only be described as ‘the monster drop,’ and you realise it’s now a 10 out of 10.

Jimmie Horace Horne, Jr. was born on September 28th, 1949, in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. He has recorded three studio Albums between 1978-1991, and there is also a compilation ‘The Best of the T.K. Years 1975-1985’ available. He has also issued 25 singles between 1967-1995, with this song being his only entry on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching Number 38.In the mid 1970’s Horne relocated to Miami, Florida, signing with ‘T.K. Records,’ which was also the home of Harry Wayne Casey, and Richard Finch, of KC and the Sunshine Band, the writers of this song.

In the mid to late 1970’s Casey and Finch were producing hits like they were coming off of a conveyor belt, so I can only imagine that with not wanting to flood the market with yet another ‘KC’ hit, Jimmy ”Bo” Horne became the lucky recipient of this track (see also best songs 893.) In total Casey and Wayne co-wrote six Billboard Number 1 singles between 1974-1979, five of which are credited to KC and the Sunshine Band, and the other was ‘Rock Your Baby’ recorded by George McCrae (see also best songs 64.)

When Jimmy ”Bo” Horne’s music career came to an end he worked in event management, running his own company ‘Joy Productions.’ His songs have been sampled by other artists over the years. Casey and Finch wrote ‘Gimme Some’ originally recorded by Horne in 1975, and covered by the British singer Brendon Dunning, reaching Number 14 in the UK in 1977, the Brendon version has gone on to become a staple of party music played at celebrations in the UK, with the song having it’s own ‘dance moves’ which have been passed down from one generation to the next. Another Casey and Finch composition ‘Let Me (Let Me Be Your Lover’) also originally recorded by Horne was sampled by the Stereo MC’s for their 1992 UK Number 18, and Billboard Number 20 hit ‘Connected.’ ‘Dance Across the Floor’ which was also the title of Horne’s debut studio Album has been sampled by the Hip-Hop community, notably by Da Lench Mob for their 1993 single ‘Freedom Got an AK,’ and also by DJ Cash Money & Marvelous in their 1988 song ‘The Mighty Hard Rocker.’ In 2011 the song was sampled by CeeLo Green and Christina Aguilera under the title ‘Nasty’ for the ‘Burlesque’ film soundtrack, but was never used because they couldn’t get sample clearance in time. In 2014 the English singer Pixie Lott released her version of ‘Nasty’ which peaked at Number 9 in the UK.

‘With you baby all night long, doin’ the boogie to a Funky song. Havin’ a good time doin’ it all, gettin’ happy havin’ a ball, yall.’

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

376-Jack Jones-Wives and Lovers.

1963-Has never charted in the UK.

Best Bit-At 1.44. This is probably the most controversial song in the world ever (especially if your female.) There will be people out there who’s blood will be boiling at the very mention of it.

‘Wives and Lovers’ is a song of advice to married women, to stay attractive to their husband’s (‘wives should always be lovers too,’) to avoid their husband’s straying with girls at the office. In defence of the song, I suppose it can always be sang by the wife to the husband. It can also be seen as a warning not to take each other for granted.’Wives and Lovers’ was written by the legendary song writing team of Burt Bacharach (music) and Hal David (1921-2012) (lyrics.) The song was written for the the 1963 comedy film ‘Wives and Lovers,’ the song doesn’t appear in the film but was written to promote it, this was known as an ‘exploitation song,’ Bacharach and David had done the same the previous year with the song ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.’

Jack Jones was born on January 14th, 1938, in Hollywood, California, United States, his father Allan Jones (1907-1992) was an actor, and tenor, and his mother Irene Hervey (1909-1998) was a film and television actress. Jones who has been married six times is probably thought of an an ‘easy listening’ singer, he has released 61 Albums between 1959-2002, and 41 singles between 1962-1980, with five of them reaching the Billboard top 40. As well as his recording career as a singer Jones has also made appearances as an actor, and singer in films, he made his first appearance in 1959 in ‘Juke Box Rhythm.’ In the 1960’s he became a regular on American television variety shows Including ‘The Ed Sullivan Show,’ and ‘The Dean Martin Show.’

Like many other Bacharach and David compositions (see also best songs 902-832-815-740-644 and 224) ‘Wives and Lovers’ has been recorded over the years by dozens of other artists. The song was also the title track of Jack Jones eighth studio Album released in 1963, and gave Jones his first top 40 hit on the Billboard top 40 singles chart when reaching Number 14. In 1979 when Jones moved to ‘MGM’ records he recorded the Album ‘Nobody Does It Better’ which featured a ‘Disco’ re-make of ‘Wives and Lovers,’ as well as ‘The Love Boat,’ the theme from the television series of the same name, which is perhaps his most famous song.

‘Hey, little girl comb your hair, fix your makeup soon he will open the door. Don’t think because there’s a ring on your finger you needn’t try anymore.’

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

377-Arthur Conley-Sweet Soul Music.

1967-Number 7 single.

Best Bit-At 0.06. The song name checks The Miracles, Lou Rawls, Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, Otis Redding, and James Brown. If all of these artists don’t appear in this countdown at some point, then I need to have a serious word with myself.

Arthur Lee Conley was born on January 4th, 1946, in McIntosh County, Georgia, United States, he died from intestinal cancer on November 17th, 2003, at the age of 57. Conley recorded his first song ‘Poor Girl’ in 1963, as ‘Arthur & the Corvets. In 1964 he came to the attention of Otis Redding who signed him to his recently set up record label ‘Jotis Records.’ In total Conley achieved three American Billboard Hot 100 singles, while in the UK this was his only charting song.

Arthur Conley was gay, and many music critics have said that his homosexuality was a barrier to him achieving greater success in the United States. In 1975 he relocated to England, before moving to Belgium, and then Holland. In 1980 he legally changed his name to Lee Roberts, using his middle name, and his mothers maiden name, and he would perform as ‘Lee Roberts and the Sweaters.’ In 2014 the Rock and Roll historian Ed Ward (1948-2021) wrote,’Nobody knew Lee Roberts, and at last Conley was able to live in peace with a secret he had hidden, or thought he had, for his entire career he was gay, but nobody in The Netherlands cared.’

‘Sweet Soul Music’ was co-written by Arthur Conley and Otis Redding, (1941-1967) (see also best songs 712) it was heavily based on the Sam Cooke (1931-1964) (see also best songs 156) song ‘Yeah Man’ from his posthumous Album ‘Shake.’ Cooke’s business partner James Woodie Alexander (1916-1996) successfully sued Conley and Redding, to which a settlement was reached where Cooke had his name added to the songwriting credits, and Redding agreed to record some songs in the future for ‘Kags Music,’ which was a Cooke and Alexander enterprise.’Sweet Soul Music’ has sold over one million copies, and pays homage to some of the great Soul singers, and songs of the day, including Wilson Pickett’s ‘Mustang Sally,’ and Redding’s own ‘Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa.’ Also mentioned is James Brown who is describes as ‘The king of them all.’

‘Do you like good music, that sweet soul music. Just as long as it’s swingin’ oh yeah, oh yeah. We are here on the floor now, we’re going to a go go, dancin’ to the music, oh yeah ,oh yeah.’

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

378-Pet Shop Boys-Suburbia.

1986-Number 8 single.

Best Bit-At 0.15. For a period in the 1980’s Neil Tennant was the assistant editor at ‘Smash Hits’ magazine, artists would complain about their song revues if they were not favourable, some saying, ‘Let’s see if you can do better,’ so he did.

The Pet Shop Boys (see also best songs 871) met by chance in 1981 on King’s Road, Chelsea, London, where Neil Tennant had just purchased a synthesizer, this sparked a conversation with Chris Lowe. They discovered a mutual interest in Electronic Music, and soon began working together.They eventually settled on the name Pet Shop Boys, as they had friends who owned a pet shop. The Pet Shop Boys are one of the world’s best selling artists with sales in excess of 100 million, and are the UK’s best ever selling duo. To date they have released 14 studio Albums between 1986-2020, and 70 singles, they have also appeared on another five singles as the featured artist. They have achieved 44 UK 40 top 40 singles, four of which have reached Number 1. In America on Billboard six of their songs have made the top 40, with ‘West End Girls’ reaching Number 1 in 1985.

‘Suburbia’ was the fourth and final single released from The Pet Sop Boys debut studio Album ‘Please’ from 1986. All 14 of The Pet Shop Boys studio Albums have one word titles. They chose the title so that when customers went in to a record shop they would have to ask for the ‘Pet Shop Boys album please’. The original version of ‘Suburbia’ that appears on ‘Please’ is different to this remixed track, which includes sound effects such as dogs barking, and glass smashing.’Suburbia’ was co-written by Neil Tennant, and Chris Lowe, and was inspired by the 1984 American film ‘Suburbia,’ which was written and directed by Penelope Spheeris. Another inspiration was the Brixton riots of 1981, and 1985, which got Tennant and Lowe thinking about the boredom of suburbia, and the struggles of working class youths.

‘Lost in the high street, where the dogs run, roaming suburban boys. Mother’s got a hairdo to be done, she say’s they’re too old for toys.’

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

379-Slipknot-Psychosocial.

2008-Number 67 single.

Best Bit-At 0.23. It was Frank Sinatra (see also best songs 877-567-469-120 and 73) who once said,’Rock ‘N Roll’ is the most brutal, ugly, desperate, vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear.’ I wonder what he would have made of this lot.

Slipknot are an Alternative Heavy Metal group who were formed in 1995 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States by Shawn Crahan, (percussionist) Joey Jordison, (1975-2021) (drums) and Paul Grey (1972-2010) (bass.) In the early 1990’s there were several Rock bands performing in the surrounding areas of Des Moines, and it was an eventual coming together of like minded musicians that led to the formation of Slipknot, as they settled on nine members who stayed together throughout their first decade. In total 17 members have come and gone for various reasons, with the only constant being founding member Shawn Crahan.

Slipknot who took their name from one of their early recordings have released six studio Albums to date between 1999-2019, there are also two live Albums, and one compilation Album. They have also released 25 singles, of which none have ever made the Billboard Hot 100, although in the UK six have reached the top 40, with ‘Duality’ being the most successful, when making Number 15 in 2004.

Slipknot are known for their energetic, and chaotic live performances, which have included headbanging, stage diving, and fighting each other. They also always perform wearing unique individual face masks, and matching uniforms, normally jumpsuits. Slipknot have cited fellow contemporary bands Korn, and Limp Bizkit (see also best songs 583) as influences, as well as the American Rock band ‘Kiss,’ who were a major influence on the bands stage act, and look. However the band state they are most indebted to Mike Patton (see also best songs 335) the lead singer of ‘Faith No More’ for their image and music.

‘Psychosocial’ was released as the second single from Slipknot’s fourth studio Album ‘All Hope Is Gone’ released in 2008, the song was written by Corey Taylor, Joey Jordison, and Paul Grey. ‘Psychosocial’ is open to interpretation, but is probably an anti war song. It warns us not to be materialistic, and if we don’t look after each other, one day we will face terrible consequences. Shawn Crahan the bands one constant has said of the recording,’That song has got a lot of, I would say, social anxiety. It’s got a real good tempo, it’s really fun, and it’s different’.

‘Go drill your deserts, go dig your graves. Then fill your mouth with all the money you will save. Sinking in, getting smaller again, I’m done, it has begun, I’m not the only one.’