Your TOP ten songs ... yep, it's hard

[zand]

yeh I'll probably do another list tomorrow

 

[Lamont D]

Hmmm @nosher8355 - I particularly like no's 3, 15, 30 and 32

They are classics! A lot of my selection is easy listening soul. I'm a softie for this type of song. But they are all real good productions and the vocals are second to none. None of this synthesiser rubbish!

 

[Mike d]

I hope you don't mind Mike, but today I've come up with ithers, which are too good to exclude :-

Otis Redding - Sitting on the dock of the bay
Alexander o'Neall - Criticize
and Hearsay
Al Green - Lets stay together
Carly Simon - Why
UB40- Where did I go wrong
Fleetwood Mac,- Thunder only happens when it's raining
Phil Collins - Another day in Paradise
The Bangles - Eternal Flame
and Be with you

RRB

Of course not RRB

 

[Mike d]

This is my list. I couldn't just pick 10!

My top 5 are in order, the rest as they come. There are probably well over 2000 songs that I really like and another 3000+ that I would listen too in my collection.


1. Baby I'm For Real. The Originals
2. Tracks Of My Tears. Smokey Robinson
3. Tears Of A Clown. Smokey Robinson
4. Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel. Tavares
5. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) The Temptations
6. Always And Forever. Heatwave
7. Hey Girl, Don't Bother Me. The Tams
8. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) Junior Walker & The Allstars
9. Just A Little Misunderstanding. The Contours
10. Coldest Days Of My Life. The Chi-Lites
11. I Didn't Mean To Make You Mad. Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes.
12. This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You). The Isley Brothers.
13. Give Me Just A Little More Time. Chairman Of The Board.
14. Put Yourself In My Place. The Elgins
15. Frankie. Sister Sledge
16. Behind A Painted Smile. The Isley Brothers.
17. My First Mistake. The Chi-Lites.
18. Natural High. Bloodstone
19. You've Got Me Dangling On A String. Chairman Of The Board
20. I Kinda Miss You. The Manhattans.
21. Ms Grace. The Tymes.
22. The Love I Lost. Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes.
23. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher. Jackie Wilson
24. Tired Of Being Alone. Al Green
25. La, La, La Means I Love you. The Delfonics
26. Hold On To My Love. David Ruffin.
27. Seven Days Is Too Long. Chuck Wood.
28. Running In And Out Of My Life. The Bar-Kay's.
29. Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy. The Tams.
30. Band Of Gold. Freda Payne.
31. Still Waters Run Deep (Peace & Love). The Four Tops.
32. Hey, There, Lonely Girl. Eddie Holman
33. Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time. Detroit Emeralds.
34. Oh Girl. The Chi-Lites.
35. Let's Stay Together. Al Green.
36. Feel The Need In Me. Detroit Emeralds.
37. Time In A Bottle. David Ruffin.
38. Tell MeTomorrow. Smokey Robinson.
39. Time. Edwin Starr.
40. Ooh Child. The Five Stairsteps.
41. Toby. The Chi-Lites.
42. The Stylistics (anything by them and the The Temptations, et al)

If you haven't heard them, look em up!
Enjoy!

Love those selections ... Chi Lites are superb

 

[Lamont D]

Love those selections ... Chi Lites are superb

Wod have loved to see them in their prime!

 

[Mike d]

Didn't realise they were all that big in the UK

 

[dannyw]

OK, today's top 10.
1. David Bowie, Life on Mars
2. Jimmy Eat World, The Middle
3. Otis Redding, Try a Little Tenderness
4. The Arcade Fire, Wake Up
5. Coldplay, Hurts Like Heaven
6. Razorlight, Somewhere Else
7. Billy Idol, Eyes Without a Face 8. Roberta Flack, First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
9. Toots & The Maytails, 54-46 That's My Number.
10. The Who, My Generation.

No particular order, will change tomorrow lol.

 

[Lamont D]

Like no. 3

 

[Lamont D]

Didn't realise they were all that big in the UK

Can't say for the rest ou us Brits but there is a good following.
Maybe not as much as the Stylistics, emeralds, Spinners, and the Motown boy bands. There was some great sounds coming from the far North of the USA!

 

[Mike d]

Golden era of music. But that's just my opinion

 

[Lamont D]

Golden era of music. But that's just my opinion

I have to agree.
Real voices, real singing and harmonies, proper orchestrated rythym and constructive productions with a good bass line and back eat.
All the top groups got their ideas from early Northern soul.

 

[zand]

Here's some that didn't quite make yesterday's list!

Sinead O'Connor - I Believe in You
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Elton John - Your Song
Robert Plant - If I Were A Carpenter
Elbow - One day like this
Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends
The Clash - London Calling
David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4
Bread - Everything I Own

 

[Mike d]

10 more from me

Don't shed a tear - Paul Carrack
Door into Summer - Monkees
Land of make believe - Moodies
Day in the life - Beatles
I don't believe in miracles - Barb Dickson
Another suitcase, another hall - Barb Dickson
Anticipation - Carly Simon
Just between you and me - Lou Gramm
Frankie - Springsteen
Rain Dance - Guess Who

 

[sanguine]

My random starter for 10

Beach Boys God Only Knows
Doors LA Woman
Goldfrapp Pilot
Massive Attack Unfinished Sympathy
Joni Mitchell Blue
The Beat Mirror in the Bathroom
This Mortal Coil Song to the Siren
London Grammar Hey Now
Associates Party Fears Two
Radiohead Tourist

 

[chris lowe]

You're right this is a toughie. Trouble is when I'm in the car something pops up on the ipod and I think I love this song and there are 1436 loaded on so far.

Pogues The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Nick Cave Fire Down Below
Leonard Cohen Dance me to the end of Love
Fairport Convention Hiring Fair
Sandy Denny/Fotheringay Banks of the Nile
Bellowhead The Outlandish Knight
Leon Russell Song for You
Freddie Mercury/Monseratt Caballe Barcelona
Queen Love of my Life
United States of America I won't lead my Wooden Wife for You

 

[Robinredbreast]

Didn't realise they were all that big in the UK

Yes very popular in the UK, I was 13 when this came out in secondary school.

Have you seen her ? 1971

 

[totsy]

ooohh this is difficult lol
in no particular order
golden brown..the stranglers
nans song ..robbie williams
town called malice..the jam
theme from the mission..ennio morricane
read my mind..the killers
chasing cars...snow patrol
a smile that explodes..joseph arthur
bedshaped...keane

 

[dannyw]

Day 3.
1. Amy Winehouse- Valerie
2. Frank Sinatra- Send in the Clowns
3. Sham 69- If The Kids are United
4. The Beatles- Across the Universe
5. Nirvana- The Man Who Sold The World
6. The Kinks- Waterloo Sunset
7. Billy Paul- Me & Mrs Jones
8. The Sex Pistols- Somewhere Else
9. Michael Jackson- Smile
10. The Animals- House of the Rising Sun.

 

[cold ethyl]

Here's some that didn't quite make yesterday's list!

Sinead O'Connor - I Believe in You
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Elton John - Your Song
Robert Plant - If I Were A Carpenter
Elbow - One day like this
Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends
The Clash - London Calling
David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4
Bread - Everything I Own

Love robert plant and that is a good version of the song. Also Bread as it was one of the eight track tape things my dad had at home along with America and the carpenters.

 

[cold ethyl]

Another ten. No particular order.
candidate/ sweet thing David Bowie
Alive Pearl Jam
aqualung Jethro Tull
Red Barchetta rush
Sonnet the verve
Reykjavik I like trains
world leader pretend REM
Bela Lugosi's dead Bauhaus
Alexander leaving Leonard Cohen
Moya Southern Death Cult