THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
383-Keane-Bedshaped.
2004-Number 10 single.
Best Bit-At 3.36.The band are named after a family friend of Tom Chaplin’s family called Cherry Keane who looked after Rice-Oxley and Chaplin when they were children,she would tell them to ‘Go after their dreams.’At her death from cancer she left money to the Chaplin family of which some was used by Tom ‘To see me through the harder times with the music.’
Keane were formed in 1994 by Tom Chaplin,Tim Rice-Oxley,Richard Hughes,Jesse Quin and Dominic Scott,Scott left the band in 2001.
Rice-Oxley explained the songs meaning.’It’s about feeling that you’ve been left behind by an old friend or lover and about hoping that you’ll be reunited one day.It’s a sad and angry song,but also full of hope.I think I’m right in saying that in hospital when someone is ill and has to spend a lot of time in bed they can become ‘bedshaped.’
‘You’ll follow me back,with the sun in your eyes and on your own.
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
384-Cat Stevens-Matthew and Son.
1967-Number 2 single.
Best Bit-At 2.24.A lot of people have said that the songs verse sounds similar to the Tears For Fears 1982 song Mad World.Cat Stevens made a reference to this at a concert in 2016 while playing Matthew and Son,inserting the lyrics,’I think it’s kind of funny,I think it’s kind of strange,yes I think it’s kind of funny,that this sounds the same!’
According to Stevens the song took it’s name from Henry Matthews whom Stevens had bought a suit from.Stevens also commented ‘I had a girlfriend and she was working for this big firm and I didn’t like the way that she had to spend so much of her time working.’
Cat Stevens was born Steven Georgiou,his stage name Cat came from a girlfriend who said he had eyes like a cat.In December 1977 Stevens converted to Islam and adopted the name Yusuf Islam,leaving his musical career in order to devote himself to causes in the Muslim community.He returned to Pop Music in 2006 releasing his first Album in 26 years entitled ‘An Other Cup.’
‘There’s a five minute break and that’s all you take for a cup of cold coffee and a piece of cake.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
385-Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and his Orchestra-Let’s Face The Music And Dance.
1936-Has never charted.There was no UK chart until 1952.
Best Bit-At 0.42.Fred Astaire died of pneumonia on June 22,1987 at the age of 88.Shortly before his death Astaire said,’I didn’t want to leave this world without knowing who my descendant was,thank you Michael,’referring to Michael Jackson.
‘Let’s Face The Music And Dance’ is another Irving Berlin classic,(see also best songs 457 and 731) it was written for the 1936 film ‘Follow The Fleet’ starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.The song has been covered many times down the years with perhaps the most well known version being the 1964 recording by Nat King Cole.
The songs message is to enjoy yourself while you can because trouble could be just around the corner,very apt as it was written in 1936.
‘Soon we’ll be without the moon,humming a different tune and than there maybe teardrops to shed.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
386-T.Rex-Get It On.
1971-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 3.27. Can you name another song that is known by a different title in a different country.
When this song was released in America it was re-titled ‘Bang A Gong’ as to avoid confusion with a current hit called ‘Get It On’ from American Rock group Chase.
‘Get It On'(see also best songs 790) is probably a song about sex but can also be interpreted about being about drugs.Bang the gong is slang for snorting coke and in the mid 1850’s it meant asking for Opium.
‘Get It On’ has many talented musicians playing on it.Rick Wakeman plays the piano,the saxophone is played by Ian McDonald of King Crimson and Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan of The Turtles sing backing vocals.The song was produced by legendary music producer Tony Visconti.
In 1980 Sheena Easton’s hit ‘9 To 5’ became ‘Morning Train’ for American audiences and in 1967 The Monkees song ‘Alternate Title’ was not released under it’s real title so as not to upset English audiences,especially those from Liverpool.
‘Well you’re built like a car you’ve got a hubcap diamond star halo.’
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387-The Housemartins-Happy Hour.
1986-Number 3 single.
Best Bit-At 2.16.Replace the vocals of Paul Heaton for those of Morrissey and it wouldn’t be quite as happier hour.
The Housemartins were compared by many to The Smiths,however The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr was not impressed.He complained that ‘Happy Hour was a complete rip off of ‘I Want The One I Cant Have,’and they’ve nicked others too.’…
The song is a humorous but scathing look at life in the working man’s world,which involved most evenings down the local pub.A ‘Happy Hour’ is a promotional tool used by public houses when they discount their prices.
The memorable video for the song was set in a pub featuring animated Plasticine figures of band members.It was filmed in The Star Public House in St. Johns Wood,London.
‘And they’re happy it’s a lovely place to be,happy that the fire is real the barman is a she.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
388-Nilsson-Everybody’s Talkin.’
1969-Number 23 single.
Best Bit-At 2.20.During a 1968 press conference The Beatles were asked what their favourite American group were and answered ‘Nilsson.’
Everybody’s Talkin’ was written and originally recorded in 1967 by Fred Neil(March 16,1936-July 7,2001.) He shunned the limelight,preferring to compose rather than perform,some of his earliest songs were recorded by Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison.
Mirroring the way Fred Neil lived his life the song tells the story of wanting to escape ‘the rat race’ and live a less stressful existence.
The song has been recorded dozens of times by artists of many different musical genres and has appeared in many films and Television programmes most notably in the 1969 movie ‘Midnight Cowboy.’
‘I’m going where the sun keeps shining through the pouring rain,going where the weather suits my clothes.
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389-Supergrass-Moving.
1999-Number 6 single.
Best Bit-At 3.34.What do Supergrass lead singer and songwriter Gaz Coombes have in common with Elvis Presley, Tom Jones,Liam Gallagher,Liberace,Lemmy,Paul Weller and country singer Don Williams?Find out at the end of this article.
Supergrass were formed in 1993 in Oxfordshire by Gaz Coombes,Mick Quinn(bass) and Danny Goffey(drums.) Rob Coombes worked with the band throughout their career but did not become an official member until 2002.They split in 2010 having released six studio Albums,two compilations and twenty six singles of which fourteen made the UK top 40.
‘Moving’ tells the story of how difficult life on the road touring can be,this video is intended to depict the tedium.The passing of time is shown by the change of outfits the band are wearing and the selection of different hotel rooms they are seen in,the footage is sped up and slowed down to add to that effect.
In common with all those other superstars of Pop music Coombes also had ‘side whiskers,’ ‘side burns,’ ‘furry face huggers, ‘sidies,’ or even ‘mutton chops.’
‘Got a low,low feeling around me and a stone cold feeling inside.’
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