THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
257-Big Joe Turner-Flip Flop and Fly.
1955-Has never charted in the UK.
Best Bit-At 2.08.The lyrics tells us the best way to beat the blues is to look forward to seeing your ‘main squeeze,’ but at the same time not to forget you are also very attractive,and it’s only fair to share yourself around.
Flip Flop and Fly was co-written by Big Joe Turner and Charles E. Calhoun,both men are critically acclaimed for there input into the development of ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll.’
Calhoun was born Jesse Stone(1916-1999) in Kansas,U.S. In 1954 he wrote the Rock ‘N’ Roll classic ‘Shake,Rattle and Roll'(see best songs 855) and it is said that some of the lyrics in this song were leftovers from that song.Other notable songs by Calhoun include ‘Money Honey’the first hit for The Drifters and ‘Sh-Boom’ by The Chords.
Big Joe Turner(1911-1985) came from Kansas City,Missouri,his career comprised playing the Blues,R&B and eventually Rock ‘N’ Roll.He was known as a ‘Blues Shouter,’which is a Blues singer.often male,capable of singing unamplified with a band.
‘I’m like a Mississippi Bullfrog sittin’ on a hollow stump.I got so many women,I don’t know which way to jump.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
258-McFadden & Whitehead-Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now.
1979-Number 5 single.
Best Bit-At 0.18.Their name may sound like a firm of accountants but they were actually one of the top songwriting partnerships at Philadelphia International Records.
Gene McFadden(January 28,1949-January 27,2006) met John Whitehead(July 10,1948-May 11,2004) when they were both teenagers.The first band they formed together was called the ‘Epsilons’ a Soul Music group who toured with Otis Redding until his death in 1967.
Soon after they signed with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff’s Philadelphia record label(see also best songs 896-725-648-604 and 322) writing songs for the labels top artists such as The O’Jays(Backstabbers) and Harold Melvin(Wake Up Everybody.)
It is said that they became frustrated at not being able to perform their own songs and the lyrics are a direct response to the labels owners Gamble and Huff who wanted to give this song to The O’Jays.
The song may have been inspired by their own personnel experience but has down the years become an anthem for anyone looking forward to a challenge.
‘There’s been so many things that’s held us down,but now it looks like things are finally comin’ round.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
259-Bing Crosby-Brother,Can You Spare A Dime?
1932-Has never charted ,there was no UK chart until 1952.
Best Bit-At 2.59.In today’s money a dime is $1.50.
The song is also known as ‘Buddy,Can You Spare A Dime?’ written in 1930 it would go on to become the ‘anthem’ of the ‘Great Depression.’
The songs lyrics were written by E.Y.’Yip’ Harburg,his most famous composition would occur some nine years later with ‘Over The Rainbow.’The music was composed by Jay Gorney who based the melody on a Russian-Jewish lullaby his mother had sung to him as a child.
The song has been recorded many times down the years,the early famous versions are by Bing Crosby(see also best songs 934 and 457) and Rudy Vallee.
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930’s,beginning in the United Stares.The song asks why the men who built the nation,built the railroads,built the skyscrapers and fought in World War 1,who did what the nation asked of them,should find themselves abandoned and on the bread line.
‘Once in khaki suits,gee,we looked swell,full of that Yankee doodle de dumb.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
260-David Guetta featuring Taped Rai-Just One Last Time.(Tiesto Mix.)
2012-Number 12 single.
Best Bit-At 5.07.This is the first song on the countdown that is a remix.It was part of the original release,but was not the official main version.
When I started buying records back in 1973 there was only a 7 inch single comprising of an ‘A’ side and a ‘B’ side.Around 1990 when the ‘CD’ format was taking over from vinyl,record labels were able to release more music onto each disc because of the longer playing time,although the powers that be would only allow around 20 minutes of music for it to be eligible for the singles chart.
Dance Music took advantage of this new opportunity and would produce several versions of the same song by different music producers.
To my ears ‘Just One Last Time’ is only a run of the mill song until you hear what Tiesto did with it.
David Guetta(see also best songs 909) was born in Paris,France on the 7th
November,1967,he has had seven UK Number 1 singles and a further one as producer of The Black Eyed Peas,with ‘I Got A Feeling.’
Tiesto was born in Breda,The Netherlands on January 17th,1969.He is regarded by many as the ‘Godfather’ of Electronic Dance Music.’
The vocals on this track are provided by Swedish duo Taped Rai who are Tom Lilegren and Alexander Ryberg.
‘Even though it hurts I can’t slow down,walls are closing in and I hit the ground.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
261-Depeche Mode-Everything Counts.
1983-Number 6 single.
Best Bit-At 0.50.In order to embrace this theme of everything counts in large amounts I have posted the long version.
After the release of Depeche Mode’s debut Album ‘Speak & Spell’ in 1981 the bands main songwriter Vince Clark(see also best songs 700 and 451) left to form the duo Yazoo with Alison Moyet,this led to Martin Gore taking over the bulk of songwriting duties.As a result the bands music and lyrics significantly changed from Clarke’s light and commercial sound to Gore’s darker and moody music.
‘Everything Counts’ is taken from the bands third Album ‘Construction Time Again’ from 1983 and was written by Gore.The lyrics address the issue of corporate greed and corruption in Britain,as the chorus sings of ‘grabbing hands’ that ‘grab all they can.’
In 1989 Depeche Mode(see also best songs 968) released a live Album called ‘101,’ a live version of Everything Counts was released as a single and peaked at Number 22.
‘The turning point of a career in Korea being insincere.’
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