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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

336-The Jesus and Mary Chain-Some Candy Talking.

1986-Number 13 single.

Best Bit-At 1.24. The BBC banned the track because they thought it was about Heroin. Ironically the first recording of the song was made for the BBC Radio 1 John Peel in session show.

The Jesus and Mary Chain (see also best songs 878) were formed in East Kilbride, Scotland, in 1983 by the brothers Jim Reid (born December 29th, 1961) and his brother William Reid, (born October 28th, 1958) they are the bands only two constants. They broke up the band in 1999, but got together once again in 2007, and at the time of writing remain active. The Jesus and Mary Chain have released seven studio Albums between 1985-2017, as well as 21 singles, and six EP’s. They have achieved 12 UK top 40 singles, with ‘April Skies’ from 1987 being the most successful when reaching Number 8. Although they have never charted on the Billboard top 40 singles chart in America, five of their tracks have made the United States Alternative Rock chart, with their 1989 track ‘Blues from a Gun’ reaching Number 1.

‘Some Candy Talking’ was co-written by William and Jim Reid, and first appeared as one of the three tracks on their ‘Some Candy Talking’ EP released in June 1986. The EP was released some seven months after their critically acclaimed, and highly influential debut Album ‘Psychocandy.’ With the release of ‘Psychocandy’ The Jesus and Mary Chain created a new genre of music that has become known as ‘Noise Pop,’ The duo would structure the traditional type of Pop song, but as so to gain attention they would add guitar feedback, and noise, which would prove highly influential on the fourth coming ‘Shoegazing’ genre, and Alternative Rock Music in general. As with all Pop Music, it is what has gone before that is the greatest influence on the next generation of artists, and as for The Jesus and Mary Chain it is safe to say that high among their influences will have been The Ramones,(see also best songs 707 and 102) The Velvet Underground,(see also best songs 401 and 165) and The Beach Boys (see also best songs 930-811-180 and 74.)

When ‘Some Candy Talking’ was released it was banned by all the major radio stations as it was thought that the song was about Heroin, but the bands lead singer Jim Reid, in an interview in 2005 stated that the song had nothing to do with drugs. I shall leave you to make up your own minds.

‘I’m going down to the place tonight, to see if I can get a taste tonight. A taste of something warm and sweet, that shivers your bones and rises to your heat.’