THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
604-The People’s Choice-Do It Anyway You Wanna.
1975-Number 36 single.
Best Bit-At 2.25 The song should come with a warning,because once you’ve heard it you will be singing it all day.
The People’s Choice were formed in 1971 in Philadelphia by Frank Brunson and David Thompson.On hearing their debut single ‘I Like To Do It’ Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff of Philadelphia International Records signed them up.
‘Do It Anyway You Wanna’ was written by Leon Huff and has to date sold over one million copy’s.The song formed the basis of the 1977 Reggae hit ‘Cocaine In My Brain’ by Dillinger,(see best songs 817)which was a Number 1 single in Holland.
‘Do it anyway you wanna do it,do it any way you wanna.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
605-Pulp-Do You Remember The First Time?
1994-Number 33 single.
Best Bit-At 1.10.A Gentleman never tells.
Jarvis Cocker and several different incarnations of Pulp had been trying to get a hit since 1978,this song finally provided the breakthrough.
To promote the single Cocker put together a collection of interviews with celebrities recounting their ‘first time.’The 25 minute film features the likes of John Peel,Jo Brand and Vic Reeves.Terry Hall of The Specials has perhaps the best line,’She was into the Bay City Rollers,which put me off a bit,but not enough.’
‘Do you remember the first time? I can’t remember a worse time.
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
606-Arthur Crudup-My Baby Left Me.
1950-Did not chart.There was no UK chart until 1952.
Best Bit-At 2.08.Elvis Presley acknowledged Crudups’ importance to Rock ‘N’ Roll when he said ‘If i had any ambition,it was to be as good as Arthur Crudup.’
Crudup was born in Mississippi to a family of migrant workers in 1905.He is a very important figure in the development of Rock ‘N’ Roll,in 1946 he wrote ‘That’s All Right ‘the song which Elvis Presley recorded as his first single in 1954.In 1956 Presley also recorded ‘My Baby Left Me’ for the ‘B’ side of his single ‘I Want You,I Need You,I Love You.’
‘In the 1950s Crudup stopped recording because of disputes over royalties,he said ‘I realized i was making everybody rich and here i am poor.’He returned to touring again in 1965 but never received the royalties that were due.He is known as ‘The Father Of Rock ‘N’ Roll.’
‘Now i stand at my window,wring my hands and cry i hate to lose that woman hate to say goodbye.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
606-Arthur Crudup-My Baby Left Me.
1950-Did not chart.There was no UK chart until 1952.
Best Bit-At 2.08.Elvis Presley acknowledged Crudups’ importance to Rock ‘N’ Roll when he said ‘If i had any ambition,it was to be as good as Arthur Crudup.’
Crudup was born in Mississippi to a family of migrant workers in 1905.He is a very important figure in the development of Rock ‘N’ Roll,in 1946 he wrote ‘That’s All Right ‘the song which Elvis Presley recorded as his first single in 1954.In 1956 Presley also recorded ‘My Baby Left Me’ for the ‘B’ side of his single ‘I Want You,I Need You,I Love You.’
‘In the 1950s Crudup stopped recording because of disputes over royalties,he said ‘I realized i was making everybody rich and here i am poor.’He returned to touring again in 1965 but never received the royalties that were due.He is known as ‘The Father Of Rock ‘N’ Roll.’
‘Now i stand at my window,wring my hands and cry i hate to lose that woman hate to say goodbye.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
607-The Stranglers-Duchess.
1979-Number 14 single.
Best Bit-At 1.33.Don’t take offense if your name is Rodney.
The Stranglers formed in 1974 and were one of the instigators of the UK Punk scene,but unlike many of their contemporaries they were still having hits as late as 1990 due to changing their musical stye to go with the times.
‘Duchess’ is a song about a girl claiming to be an heiress who has hit on hard times.She knows all her family history,saying she descends from King Henry V111.When she was well to do men from the lower classes would attempt to raise their profile by trying to court her,these chancer’s are known as ‘Rodney’s,’of whom her parents would strongly disapprove.
‘And the Rodney’s are queuing up God forbid and they all want to win the cup God forbid.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
608-Arctic Monkeys-Fluorescent Adolescent.
2005-Number 5 single.
Best Bit-At 0.23.Good old plain Yorkshire straight to the point talking.
The song was written by the bands principle songwriter and lead vocalist Alex Turner and his at the time girlfriend Johanna Bennett.They were on a Mediterranean holiday and were reminiscing about characters they knew at school.The song is about aging and nostalgia for youth.It describes a woman who dreams of her youth while her current life is unsatisfying and boring.
‘You used to get it in your fishnets now you only get it in your nightdress.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
609-The Seekers-Georgy Girl.
1966-Number 3 single.
Best Bit-At 1.01.Sixties cool personified.If you don’t think it’s cool it’s because your wrong.
The Seekers are the most successful Australian group of all time with record sales of over 50 million.
Georgy Girl was used as the theme music to the very famous 1966 film of the same name.The lyrics were written by Tom Springfield who was the bands manager and also the brother of Dusty Springfield.The music was written by Jim Dale who in the UK is best known for being an actor in several of the ‘Carry On’ films,while in America he is best known for narrating all seven of the Harry Potter audio books.
‘You’re always window shopping but never stopping to buy so shed those dowdy feathers and fly a little bit.’
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THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
611-David Essex-Hold Me Close.
1975-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 3.10.As far as teen idols go David Essex was probably the most talented.
David Albert Cook wasn’t just a pretty face,he is also a talented songwriter.He has written two UK Number 1 singles,’Hold Me Close’ and ‘Gonna Make You A Star’ as well as the Billboard Number 5 song ‘Rock On.’In total he has had nineteen top 40 UK singles and ten top 40 studio Albums.
All these and many more Essex songs were produced by Jeff Wayne whose 1978 Album ‘The War Of The Worlds’ is the 40th biggest selling Album of all time in the UK.
‘With your love light shining clearly it’s so good to have-a-ya near me.’
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