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My lifetime...in music

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London Grammar

2014

London Grammar - Wasting My Young Years

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkeDBwsIaZw

the start reminds me of the theme to the TV series harrys Game

Night Visions - Imagine Dragons

2013

Imagine Dragons - Radioactive

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thbsg9i2mZ0

a nice BIG sound like Coldplay on steroids

xxixii's rating:

7.8

Making Mirrors - Gotye

2012

Gotye featuring Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY

Best break-up song ever...possibly

195

8.5

21 - Adele

2011

Adele - Someone Like You

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLQl3WQQoQ0

THE female vocalist of the 2010s - thankfully this is a minimalist song which allows Adele to just sing

131

7.2

Teenage Dream - Katy Perry

2010

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

www.youtube.com/watch?v=98WtmW-lfeE

pop princess about to become the current pop queen

138

7.6

It's Not Me It's You - Lily Allen

2009

Lily Allen - The Fear

www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-wGMlSuX_c

I like the contradiction between the spacey nice pop and the cynical lyrics

277

7.1

Eyes Open - Snow Patrol

2008

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GemKqzILV4w

a real grower as I hated this song at first

261

7.4

How to Save a Life - The Fray

2007

The Fray - How To Save A Life

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjVQ36NhbMk

sometimes the performance, lyrics music and video all combine to make a really moving experience and this is one of them

579

7.8

Black Holes & Revelations - Muse

2006

Muse - Supermassive Black Hole

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6okwg6PiSis

when Radiohead disappeared into "art" along came Muse to steal their crown and one of the biggest modern rock acts

6.7

Push the Button - The Chemical Brothers

2005

The Chemical Brothers - Galvanaize

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b9ci_z4v7M

somewhere a mating of dance, rock and eastern music spawned this song

8.1

Dead Letters - Rasmus

2004

The Rasmus - In The Shadows

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MzCMa2wcuo

pop meets goth and ends up pretty good

7.6

Donnie Darko - Original Soundtrack, Michael Andrews, Gary Jules, Oingo Boingo, Tears For Fears, INXS, The Church, E

2003

Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules -Mad World

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvPkLG-tvzM

for what good it did, this became a sort of anti-war anthem

Point of View - Db Boulevard

2002

Db-Boulevard - Point-View

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2eFF-AIvo8

one of those rare happy songs

Gotta Tell You - Samantha Mumba

2001

SAMANTHA MUMBA - Always Come Back To Your Love

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzFFfV33zkQ

sounds both old and modern at the same time

Pieces in a Modern Style - Samuel Barber,Ludwig van Beethoven,John Cage,Ferry Corsten,Henryk Gorecki,George Frideric Handel,Pie

2000

William Orbit - Barber's adagio for strings

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNcdVuPVXR0

nice

6.8

Fanmail - Tlc

1999

TLC - Unpretty

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfN3B67WL10

Apart from the laughable irony this is a great song

Growing, Pains - Billie Myers

1998

Billie Myers - Kiss The Rain

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq-r4ZUpels

wow what a one hit wonder

217

7.1

Urban Hymns - The Verve

1997

The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyu1KKwC74

"you're slave to money then you die..." a perfect summary of modern life

Trainspotting: Music From The Motion Picture

137

7.6

Trainspotting: Music From The Motion Picture ... - Various Artists, Iggy Pop

1996

Underworld - Born Slippy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiMrrleH_hI

The soundtrack really is the only good thing about Trainspotting

Batman Forever: Music From The Motion Picture

6.1

Batman Forever: Music From The Motion Picture... - U2,PJ Harvey,Brandy Norwood,Seal,Eddi Reader,The Offspring,Method Man,Michael Hutchence,The Flaming

1995

U2 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfcQ13iQzn8

This has a kind of T Rex vibe

The Mind's Eye - Stiltskin

1994

Stiltskin - Inside

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuTVKO0RScI

Possibly the heaviest number 1 ever

6.1

Pocket Full of Kryptonite - Spin Doctors

1993

Spin Doctors - Two Princes

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsdy_rct6uo

The Best of Sophie B. Hawkins - Sophie B. Hawkins

1992

Sophie B. Hawkins - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6r-k9Bk6o

a few hits then she disappeared...shame

8.2

Divinyls - Divinyls

1991

Divinyls - I Touch Myself

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv-34w8kGPM

LOL

Doctor Adamski's Musical Pharmacy - Adamski

1990

Adamski - Killer

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XBcT41ImSI

The final proof that you dont need to play a traditionl instrument to make good music

7.7

Storm Front - Billy Joel

1989

Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFTLKWw542g

a shopping list song with political context

Tracy Chapman [Vinyl LP] - Tracy Chapman

1988

Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTIB10eQnA0

the futility of everyday life

6.8

Crazy Nights - Kiss_II

1987

Kiss - Crazy Crazy Nights

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6gaS9wrtM4

its totally dumb and kind of stupid...so therefore one of the best rock songs ever

Denis-Best of Blondie - Blondie_III

1986

Debbie Harry - French Kissing In The USA

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT3-Ol3iaMU

the 80s real pop queen...forget about Madonna

8.2

1999 - Prince

1985

Prince - Little Red Corvette

www.metacafe.com/watch/5750283/prince_little_red_corvette/

Prince on the verge of superstardom

The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel

The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel... - Grandmaster Flash

1984

Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Do It)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ChjLMbXVrU

"vision dreams of passion"

Rising Free: The Very Best of Tom Robinson Band

Rising Free: The Very Best of Tom Robinson Band... - Tom Robinson

1983

Tom Robinson - War Baby

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArGNB5M3Kg4

Just cool

The Stranglers - Greatest Hits 1977-1990

8.5

The Stranglers - Greatest Hits 1977-1990 - The Stranglers

1982

The Stranglers - Golden Brown

www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7R7q1lSZfs

This just proved that the group had far more musicality and longevity than main rivals The Sex Pistols

8.6

Vienna - Ultravox

1981

Ultravox - Vienna

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U-NHTW2-Ps

Of course this was soo famous at the time for being kept off the number 1 spot by Joe Dolce Shaddup Ya Face...kind of sums up the pop industry

Peter Gabriel (Melt) - Peter Gabriel

1980

Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xZmlUV8muY

ART rock

The Age of Plastic - The Buggles

1979

Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwuy4hHO3YQ&feature=kp

1979??? - sounds far more recent

City to City - Gerry Rafferty_II

1978

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSIw09oqsYo

Man that sax solo...plus I can now relate to the lyrics

8.7

Evita (1978 Original Broadway Cast) - Andrew Lloyd Webber,Tim Rice,Patti LuPone,Mandy Patinkin

1977

Julie Covington - Don't Cry For Me Argentina

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR9HmEfNU2I

I just love the way its both fragile and powerful

190

7.7

Gold: Greatest Hits - ABBA

1976

Abba - Dancing Queen

www.youtube.com/watch?v=72oh_6vp5bU

almost celestial pop

323

8.3

A Night at the Opera - Queen

1975

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ

prog rock for the masses

Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks

1974

Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd_Fdly3rX8

And I thought Eleanor Rigby was sad until I heard this

7.5

The Best of Carly Simon - Carly Simon

1973

Carly Simon - You're So Vain

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6UAYGxiRwU

I like that this song is quite bitter

8.4

American Pie - Don McLean

1972

Don McLean - American Pie

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAsV5-Hv-7U

probably my first exposure to a complex song

VERY BEST OF T. REX, VOL. 1 - T. Rex

1971

T Rex - Jeepster

www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3PznrYmWzc

this basically defined glam rock of the 70s

8.8

Black Sabbath Vol.4 - Black Sabbath

1970

Black Sabbath - Paranoid

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZyVZFJGX5g

This chugs along beautifully and rocks LAMF

117

7.5

Space Oddity - David Bowie

1969

David Bowie - Space Oddity

www.youtube.com/watch?v=D67kmFzSh_o

Bowie trod the very thin line between gimmick/novelty records and...art - luckily this one fell on the right side

MacArthur Park - Richard Harris Sings The Songs of Jimmy Webb

MacArthur Park - Richard Harris Sings The Songs of Jimmy Webb... - Richard Harris

1968

Richard Harris - MacArthur Park

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRwYQgk05DY

A really cryptic epic song with wonderfully obtuse lyrics and a good delivery by Harris

8.2

Procol Harum - Procol Harum

1967

Procol Harum - Whiter Shade Of Pale

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb3iPP-tHdA

I think this upped the ante in terms of what pop music could actually be

xxixii's rating:

746

8.5

Revolver - The Beatles

1966

Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LOgMWbDGPA

One of the saddest songs ever written

Unchained Melody: Very Best Of The Righteous Brothers

9.7

Unchained Melody: Very Best Of The Righteous Brothers... - Righteous Brothers

1965

Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8hjtFq3vE0

Sort of proof that Phil Spector was close to God-like