THE BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

To compliment my recently completed ‘1000 BEST SONGS LIST,’ here is another that just missed the cut.

1016-Jilted John-Jilted John.
1978-Number 4 single.
Best Bit-At 1.53.The original Daft Punk.
Jilted John is the comedy creation of actor, and musician Graham Fellows,Fellows was born 22 May,1959 in Sheffield,England.He is also known for his portrayal of the fictional singer/songwriter John Shuttleworth,whom he created in 1986
In 1982 he made an appearance in the British soap opera Coronation Street as a biker called Les Charlton,who had a brief flirtation with the soaps longstanding character ‘Gayle,’nothing came of their meeting,he appears to have had a very lucky escape!
Fellows took his song ‘Jilted John’ to the small independent record label ‘Rabid,’ who initially promoted the track. It was first played by John Peel on Radio 1, who commented that if the single was promoted by a major label, it would be a big hit,it was EMI International who stepped in, and the rest is history.
The song is a send up of Punk Rock Music,a tale of an adolescent teenager called John, who is dating Julie,but Julie is attracted to a better looking guy called Gordon.I always felt sorry for people who were called Gordon in 1978.
‘But I know he’s a moron,Gordon is a moron,Gordon is a moron.’
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THE BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

To compliment my recently completed ‘1000 BEST SONGS LIST,’ here is another, that just missed the cut.

1015-AJ Tracey-Ladbroke Grove.
2019-Number 3 single.
Best Bit-At 0.07.AJ Tracey likes to tease the general public, by keeping the identity of his ‘Old School Rapping’ father a mystery.
AJ Tracey was born Che Grant on March 4,1994 in Ladbroke Grove,London,England,he is named after the Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.He was certainly bred for the music scene,as his Welsh mother was a ‘Jungle’ music DJ, and his father is a former rapper,Tracey has said that one day he will reveal who is father is.
This song ‘Ladbroke Grove’ finds AJ Tracey recalling his early days as a ‘Garage MC’ on pirate radio stations.The song files under the genre of UK Garage, which first came to prominence in the early 1990’s,Tracey has stated that the track ‘Flowers’ from the group Sweet Female Attitude,a Number 2 hit in the year 2000, is a major influence on the song.British singer/songwriter Jorja Smith is given songwriting credits, as her track ‘Wandering Romance’ is heavily sampled.
I would also recommend searching out the General Levy remix,Levy was the first ‘Ragga,and Jungle’artist to have a UK hit, when his song ‘Incredible’ charted in 1994.
‘Yo,it’s the hyperman set, AJ Tracey live and direct.’
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THE BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

To compliment my recently published ‘1000 BEST SONGS LIST,’ here is another that just misses the cut.

1014-Kinks-Where Have All the Good Times Gone.
1965-Has never charted in the UK.
Best Bit-At 1.28.Kinky boots are thigh high boots, associated with boot fetishism,now you know where the Kinks got their name.
Sir Raymond Davies was born 21st June,1944, in Fortis Green,London,England, he had six older sisters, and one younger brother, Dave, who is the lead guitarist with the Kinks.Ray Davies is affectionately known as the ‘Godfather of Britpop,’ together with his brother Dave they formed the Kinks in 1964,the band were active until 1996. In 2018 the brothers reformed the band in order to release new music (see also best songs 770.)
‘Where Have All the Good Times Gone,’ like most of the Kinks output was written by Ray Davies, and originally appeared as the ‘B’ side of their 1965 single ‘Till the End of the Day,’it was then added to their fifth studio Album, ‘The Kink Kontroversy.’The song is about looking back on childhood days, when everything seemed so much easier and simple.There are two other versions well worth checking out, in 1973 David Bowie recorded the song for his cover versions Album ‘Pin Ups,’and in 1982, the American Rock band Van Halen included their cover on the Album ‘Diver Down.’
‘Daddy didn’t have no toys,and mummy didn’t need no boys.’
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THE BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

To compliment my recently completed ‘1000 BEST SONGS LIST,’ here is another that just missed the cut.

1013-Mai Tai-History.
1985-Number 8 single.
Best Bit-At 2.57.The Mai Tai is a cocktail based on Rum,Curacao liqueur,orgeat syrup, and lime juice,Victor J.Bergeron claims to have invented it at his restaurant in 1944.It was the choice of drink in the Elvis Presley film Blue Hawaii.You now know where this all girl group got there name from,and it’s ‘history.’
Mai Tai is a Dutch group formed in Amsterdam in 1983, by the music producers Eric van Tijn, and Jochem Fluitsma,the three girl original line up were Jetty Wheels, Mildred Douglas, and Carolien de Windt,Jetty and Carolien still tour as Mai Tai, to this very day.
The bands most successful period occurred in the mid 1980’s in their home country The Netherlands, where they achieved eight top 40 singles.In the UK they have charted twice with ‘History’ reaching Number eight in 1985, and ‘Body and Soul,’ peaking at Number nine in 1984.
‘Gonna burn your letters,gonna burn your letters,I’m gonna burn your letters, you were sending me.’
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THE BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

To compliment my recently completed ‘1000 BEST SONGS LIST,’ here is another that just missed the cut.

1012-Dan Hartman-Instant Replay.
1978-Number 8 single.
Best Bit-At 5.08.Thankfully Hartman lived long enough to see two of his songs become UK Number 1’s for other artists.
Dan Hartman was born December 8,1950 in Pennsylvania,United States,he died from a brain tumour on March 22,1994 at the age of 43.Hartman’s first success as a singer/songwriter occurred in 1972 as a member of the Blues Rock band The Edgar Winter Group,his composition ‘Free Ride’ reached Number 14 on Billboard,he would go on to re-record the song in 1979, and it saw release on his posthumous compilation Album ‘Keep the Fire Burnin,” in December 1994.
In 1989 the Italian dance outfit Black Box heavily sampled the Hartman penned ‘Love Sensation,’ creating the worldwide hit ‘Ride on Time'(see also best songs 501,) more success came in 1993, when Take That took their version of the Hartman song ‘Relight My Fire’ to Number 1 in the UK.
‘Instant Replay’ is a song of love, with the narrator telling of his feelings of infatuation, that just keep on repeating, and repeating.In 1990 the British Pop duo ‘Yell’ took their version of the song to Number 10 in the UK.
‘You set my lips on fire,you won the key to my heart.’
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THE BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

To compliment my recently published ‘1000 BEST SONGS LIST,’ here is one that just missed the cut.

1011-The Chiffons-Sweet Talkin’ Guy.
1966-Number 31 single.When re-issued in 1972, it peaked at Number 4.
Best Bit-At 2.09.Just think, without the original girl groups of the 1960’s, there may have never been ‘Little Mix,’ or ‘Girls Aloud,’ but we can’t blame The Chiffons for that.
Along with other all girl groups of the early 1960’s, such as The Supremes, and The Ronettes,The Chiffons were a major influence for future female artists.They initially were a trio of Judy Craig, Patricia Bennett, and Barbara Lee, having formed while all being pupils at James Monroe High School in the Bronx, New York, in 1960. A forth member,Sylvia Peterson, joined in 1962.
‘Sweet Talikin’ Guy’ was written by Doug Morris,but the writing credits also include the record labels (Laurie Records) owners,as it was common practise back then.This song was Morris’ greatest success as a writer, but he was also the producer of ‘Smokin’ in the Boys Room,’ a 1973 Number 3 Billboard single for Brownsville Station.Morris went on to become one of the most respected and influential executives in the music industry, becoming Chairman, and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, in 2011.
‘He’ll send you flowers, and paint the town with another girl.’
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1010-Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood-Summer Wine.
1967-Has never been released as a single in the UK.
Best Bit-At 0.23.A fine song is like a fine wine, it improves with age.
Barton Lee Hazlewood was born in 1929, in Mannford, Oklahoma,United States, he died in 2007 from renal cancer. His initial success came in the late 1950’s, co-writing and producing with the guitar legend Duane Eddy, together they recorded some of the best instrumentals of the era, including ‘Peter Gunn,’ and ‘Forty Miles of Bad Road.’ In the 1960’s he teamed up with Nancy Sinatra, together they recorded three Albums. Hazlewood was responsible for writing both of Sinatra’s UK Number 1 singles,’These Boots are Made For Walkin,” and ‘Somethin’ Stupid’ (see also best songs 978-367 and 124.)
‘Summer Wine’ is taken from the 1968 ‘Nancy & Lee’ Album.The song tells the tale of a man who meets a woman, they spend the night together drinking large amounts of wine.When the man awakes next morning hungover, he notices that she has gone, and has taken his expensive silver spurs,but instead of feeling robbed, he finds himself longing that she was still there with him.
‘She took my silver spurs, a dollar and a dime,and left me cravin’ for more summer wine.
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1009-The Human League-The Things That Dreams Are Made Of.
1981-Has never been released as a single in the UK.
Best Bit-At 3.02.They were nicknamed the ‘Electronic ABBA,’with very good reason.
‘The Things That Dreams Are Made Of’ is the opening song from The Human League’s third Album ‘Dare,’ it was the first release with their new lineup. ‘Dare’ is one of the most critically acclaimed, and inspiring Albums of all time,ushering in the new commercial sound of ‘Synthpop’ (see also best songs 986)
‘The Things That Dreams Are Made Of’ was co-written by the band members Phil Oakey, and Philip Adrian Wright, the lyrics tell us to do the things that give us the greatest pleasure. Oakey and Wright tell us of some of their simple pleasures, such as watching TV, and eating ice cream,as well as doing more adventurous things, like travelling the world.They also mention their affection for the late great comedian Norman Wisdom, and the Punk Rock band The Ramones,where Oakey sings ‘Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee,’ presumably Tommy fails to get name checked because it didn’t fit in with the rhythm of the song.
‘Dream life the way you think it ought to be,see things you thought you’d never ever see.’
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1008-Frazier Chorus-Sloppy Heart.
1989-Number 73 single.
Best Bit-At 2.34.Far be it from me to stir things up,but if you are only even vaguely familiar with the ‘Brit Pop ‘ song ‘Common People’ you can’t fail to hear where Jarvis Cocker took his inspiration.(See best songs 285.)
The Frazier Chorus should have been big,but for whatever reason it never happened.They never managed to break into the UK top 40 despite a string of original quality songs,their highest chart placing was with the track ‘Nothing,’ which peaked at Number 51 in 1990.
The band formed in Brighton,England in 1986, and were active until 1996,they were labelled by the music press of the time, under the musical genre of ‘Dream Pop,’ which is an alternative take on traditional Pop.They didn’t focus predominantly on guitar,bass, or drums,instead focusing on flute,clarinet,bongos, and hushed vocals.The bands lead singer and predominant songwriter was Tim Freeman,he is the brother of actor Martin Freeman, known for portraying Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit film trilogy, and also playing Tim Canterbury in the sitcom ‘The Office.’
’69 eyes,miscellaneous,Lazarus heart,every time you need me,I’ll be there for you.’
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To compliment my recently completed ‘1000 BEST SONGS LIST,’ I shall over the next few weeks, publish some of the songs that failed to make the final cut.

1007-Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes-Get Dancin.’
1974-Number 2 single.
Best Bit-At 1.10. D.J.Disco Tex always had his Sex-O-Lettes around him, I have been more fortunate, in that I never had that type of thing as a distraction, meaning I could fully concentrate on the music, lucky me.
Joseph Montanez Jr. was born in 1942, to a Puerto Rican family in The Bronx, New York City, from the mid 1970’s, through to the early 1980’s, he released three studio Albums as ‘Disco Tex,’ but it was back in 1966 when he first found fame, when making several appearances on ‘The Merv Griffin Show,’ endearing audiences with his outrageous personality,using the stage name of ‘Monti Rock.’His other major claim to fame was his appearance in the 1977 film ‘Saturday Night Fever,’ playing the part of the club Disc Jockey.
‘Get Dancin”was co-written by songwriting legend Bob Crewe (1930-2014,)(see also best songs 914-863-739-499-393-284-164-112 and 83,) and Kenny Nolan.In 1974, two songs they co-wrote became consecutive Billboard Number 1’s, when Frankie Valli’s ‘My Eyes Adored You,’ was replaced at the top by ‘Lady Marmalade,’ from Labelle.
‘Here comes D.J.Disco Tex, truckin’ with his Sex-O-Lettes.’
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