Your all time top ten

Dinks · Post by **Dinks** » Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:13 pm

Happy Together Frank Zappa and the Mothers of invention
505 Arctic Monkeys
There is a light that never goes out. The Smiths
There is a light that never goes out Johhny Marr
Stairway to heaven. Led Zeppiin
Say you dont mind Colin Blunstone
Radar Love Golden Earring
Always a woman Billy Joel
This womans work. Kate Bush
Clever Trevor Ian Drury

Havnt seen one of these for a while,thought id try to lighten the mood from all the depressing Covid19 and political threads which frankly are boring.

dermotdermot · Post by **dermotdermot** » Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:16 pm

Wasn’t ‘Happy Together’ by the Turtles?

Dinks · Post by **Dinks** » Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:18 pm

dermotdermot wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:16 pm
Wasn’t ‘Happy Together’ by the Turtles?

Zappa did a cover which was better

kindonesque · Post by **kindonesque** » Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:21 pm

Every day is like Sunday ?

Trudging slowly over wet sand
Back to the bench where your clothes were stolen
This is the coastal town
That they forgot to close down
Armageddon, come Armageddon!
Come, Armageddon! Come!
Everyday is like Sunday
Everyday is silent and grey
Hide on the promenade
Etch a postcard :
"How I Dearly Wish I Was Not Here"
In the seaside town
That they forgot to bomb
Come, come, come, nuclear bomb
Everyday is like Sunday
Everyday is silent and grey
Trudging back over pebbles and sand
And a strange dust lands on your hands
(And on your face)
(On your face)
(On your face)
(On your face)
Everyday is like Sunday
"Win yourself a cheap tray"
Share some greased tea with me
Everyday is silent and grey

Dyched · Post by **Dyched** » Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:28 pm

Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
It’s All Over Now Baby Blue - Bob Dylan
Someday - The Strokes
Star Treatment - Arctic Monkeys
Sweet Dreams TN - The Last Shadow Puppets
The Jewellers Hands - Arctic Monkeys
Pale Blue Eyes - The Velvet Underground
Heroin - The Velvet Underground
Stuck On The Puzzle - Alex Turner
Rain - The Beatles

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:39 pm

Born to run.......Bruce
Thunder Road....Bruce
Liberation........Chicago
Goodnight Saigon..Billy Joel
Italian restaurant..Billy Joel
Dry County........Bon Jovi
Wake me up when September comes..Green Day
The last resort.....the Eagles
Objects in the rear view mirror..Meat Loaf
Burn it to ground..Nickelback

Devils_Advocate · Post by **Devils_Advocate** » Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:45 pm

Too many songs I love to get near to narrowing down so picked a favourite track from each of my top 10 albums

Shoot You Down - Stone Roses
Hand In Glove - The Smiths
She Said, She Said - The Beatles
Someday - The Strokes
Cigarettes & Alchohol - Oasis
Death on the Stairs - Libertines
Wrote For Luck - Happy Mondays
A Certain Romance - Arctic Monkeys
Lipgloss - Pulp
There She Goes Again - Velvet Underground

tiger76 · Post by **tiger76** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:57 pm

A Day In The Life-Beatles
Glory Days-Springsteen
American Pie-Don McLean
Blinded by the LIght-Manfred Mann
All the Young Dudes-Matt The Hoople
Rebel Rebel-Bowie
Waterloo Sunset-The Kinks
Shine On You Crazy Diamond-Floyd
Maggie May-Rod Stewart
Hotel California-Eagles

Tough to narrow down,but that's my 10.

Vintage Claret · Post by **Vintage Claret** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 3:16 pm

Impossible to narrow it down to 10 so gone for particular favourites from some bands/artists I've seen live (in no particular order)

Don't worry Baby - Beach Boys
Get it On - T. Rex
No more heroes - The Stranglers
Hotel California - Eagles
One way or another - Blondie
One step beyond - Madness
I'm still standing - Elton John
Don't you want me - Human League
Can't stand losing you - Police
Special Brew - Bad Manners

claretblue · Post by **claretblue** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 3:29 pm

tiger76 wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:57 pm
All the Young Dudes-Matt The Hoople

very apt selection tiger

...47 years ago today!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsEe_Aj0pKo

UTC

Vino blanco · Post by **Vino blanco** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 3:56 pm

1. It's alright Mama. Elvis
2. Long Tall Sally. Little Richard
3. Please, please me. The Beatles
4. It's alright ma (I'm only bleeding). Bob Dylan
5. Cryin. RoyOrbison
6. Vincent. Don McLean
7. God Only Knows. The Beach Boys
8. A Day in the Life. The Beatles
9. Somewhere over the Rainbow. Eva Cassidy
10. Bridge Over Troubled Water. Simon and Garfunkel.

SalisburyClaret · Post by **SalisburyClaret** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:03 pm

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Billy Taylor Trio
Landed - Ben Folds
Beeswing - Richard Thompson
Tangled up in Blue - Bob Dylan
Mrs Potter's Lullaby - Counting Crows
Photographs & Memories - Jim Croce
Fisherman's Blues - Waterboys
Aerial/Nocturn - Kate Bush
Letter from America - Proclaimers
Tubthumpin' - Chumbawamba

Of course, if I did this tomorrow - half the songs would change!

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:29 pm

1. UTC Band - Track 1 - COYC
2. UTC Band - Track 2 - No Nay Never
3. UTC Band - Track 3 - The Referee's a .......
4. UTC Band - Track 4 - Who ate all the pies ?
5. UTC Band - Track 5 - Burnerlee, Burnerlee
6. UTC Band - Track 6 - If I Had the Wings Of An Angel
7. UTC Band - Track 7 - In Our Lancashire Home
8. UTC Band - Track 8 - Tiptoe Through the Longside
9. UTC Band - Track 9 - Do you Want A Cathedral ?
10.UTC Band - Track 10 - Stand up, If You Hate ................

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:52 pm

Rock me Gently (Erasure)
Rock and Roll Star (Oasis)
If I Fell (Beatles)
Black Burning Heart (Keane)
A Dustland Fairytale (Killers)
For You (John Denver)
Tunnel of Love (Dire Straits)
And I Love You So (Don McLean)
Love of My Life (Queen)
Home and Dry (Pet Shop Boys)
On Days Like These (Matt Monro)
In My Room (Beach Boys)

I never could count very well...

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 5:12 pm

Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepellin
Highway Star - Deep Purple
Times like these - The Foo Fighters
Sweet home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Heroes - David Bowie
On Days like These - Matt Munro
Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Kashmir - Led Zepellin
Whole of the Moon - The Waterboys

Claretlad · Post by **Claretlad** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 5:19 pm

Stairway to heaven (Led Zeppelin)
Like a rolling stone (Bob Dylan)
Working class hero (John Lennon)
Nothing else matters (Metallica)
When the ship comes in (Bob Dylan)
The Musical Box (Genesis)
Behind Blue Eyes (Who)
Play with fire (Rolling Stones)
The Big Hewer (Ewan MacColl)
Wish you were here (Pink Floyd)

cricketfield73 · Post by **cricketfield73** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 5:41 pm

Magazine - The Light Pours Out of Me
Henry Gross - Shannon
Alternative TV - Still Life
Tindersticks - Travelling Light
Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood - Big Red Balloon
Wire - Please Take
Talk Talk - Desire
The Moody Blues - Question
John Cooper Clarke - Thirty Six Hours
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood

EarbyClaret · Post by **EarbyClaret** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 9:06 pm

Some great shouts on this thread already - if it was songs it would be a different 10 every day for me. One of the pluses of WFH has been having iTunes on in the background - 10 albums I've really enjoyed working to over recent weeks - no particular order:

Television - Marquee Moon
PIL - Metal Box
Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
Fall - Perverted By Language
Sly & Robbie - A Dub Experience
Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Neu - Neu
Culture - Two Sevens Clash
Syd Barrett - The Madcap Laughs

4:20 · Post by **4:20** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:06 pm

Kraftwerk - Autobahn
Jethro Tull - Velvet Green
Chemical Brothers - Burst Generator
Nina Hagen Band - Auf'm Friedhof
Pink Floyd - Sheep
Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
New Order - Blue Monday
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
Neu - Hallogallo
Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
Underworld - Jumbo
William Orbit - The Name Of The Wave
John Williams - Superman theme
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
Beta Band - Dr Baker
Hawkwind - Spirit Of The Age (live 79')
AIR - La Femme D'argent
Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene 2

Apologies for going 10 over.

Pstotto · Post by **Pstotto** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:08 pm

Hawkwind-Silver Machine and then Sugar Babes version-Push my Button

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:26 pm

jdrobbo wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 28, 2020 4:52 pm
Rock me Gently (Erasure)
Rock and Roll Star (Oasis)
If I Fell (Beatles)
Black Burning Heart (Keane)
A Dustland Fairytale (Killers)
For You (John Denver)
Tunnel of Love (Dire Straits)
And I Love You So (Don McLean)
Love of My Life (Queen)
Home and Dry (Pet Shop Boys)
On Days Like These (Matt Monro)
In My Room (Beach Boys)

I never could count very well...

Love of my life.....what an absolutely beautiful track,Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races two fantastic albums without a bum track....thanks buddy ill be giving those two albums a whirl in the morning

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:34 pm

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:26 pm
Love of my life.....what an absolutely beautiful track,Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races two fantastic albums without a bum track....thanks buddy ill be giving those two albums a whirl in the morning

A pleasure...

Two things: my favourite Queen video (other than Live Aid) ...Love of My Life (Live in Rio). Fancy rocking up in a country that doesn’t speak your native language and to end up barely having to sing the song....

https://youtu.be/gblZ2drKK1M

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:35 pm

And then there’s Marc Martel’s version, which is ridiculously good. He knocks spots of Adam Lambert.

https://youtu.be/TE7buxmJPqk

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:43 pm

jdrobbo wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:34 pm
A pleasure...

Two things: my favourite Queen video (other than Live Aid) ...Love of My Life (Live in Rio). Fancy rocking up in a country that doesn’t speak your native language and to end up barely having to sing the song....

https://youtu.be/gblZ2drKK1M

Surely the greatest front man ever. I was in the middle of the pitch at Maine Road in 1986 and Love of my life was unforgettable.

Hibsclaret · Post by **Hibsclaret** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:52 pm

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:26 pm
Love of my life.....what an absolutely beautiful track,Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races two fantastic albums without a bum track....thanks buddy ill be giving those two albums a whirl in the morning

Those 2 albums are the best they ever did...no doubt about that. Personally prefer A Day at the races but both albums really show up the versatility in having different writers throughout along with the different music styles...

All that said my favourite Queen track is probably Now I’m Here from the previous album...turned up full volume it is really the perfect rock song

As for all time top ten I would go in no particular order:

Rush Marathon
Rush The Enemy Within
Queen Now I’m Here
Magnum On a Storytellers Night
U2 With or Without You
CCR Down on the Corner
Blue Oyster Cult Burnin’ for you
Simple Minds Alive and Kicking
Big Country Chance
AC/DC it’s a long way to the top if you want to rock n roll

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:53 pm

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:26 pm
Love of my life.....what an absolutely beautiful track,Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races two fantastic albums without a bum track....thanks buddy ill be giving those two albums a whirl in the morning

My two favourite Queen albums

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:55 pm

Couldn't resist simply the best track mentioned on any of these lists
https://youtu.be/sUJkCXE4sAA

Pstotto · Post by **Pstotto** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:32 am

Pete at 13 in 1975:

Albums:

Queen 'Sheer Heart Attack' 'Night at The Opera'
Led Zep 'Physical Graffiti'
Pink Floyd 'Wish You Were Here'

160 IQ music for the big cosmology fix.

claretonthecoast1882 · Post by **claretonthecoast1882** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:29 am

Sympathy for the devil - rolling stones
True Faith - New order
There is a light that never goes out - The Smiths
Live forever - Oasis
Kinky Afro - Happy Mondays
Do you remember the first time - Pulp
Karma Police - Radiohead
Animal nitrate - Suede
Bitter sweet symphony - The verve
Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana

Probably a different 10 another day

Chobulous · Post by **Chobulous** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:48 am

Chimes of Freedom - Bob Dylan
A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall - Bob Dylan
SOB - Nathaniel Rateliff and the Nightsweats
Spit in the Rain - Del Amitri
Jimmy Newman - Tom Paxton
The Nickel Song - Melanie Safka
I Was Only Joking - Rod Stewart
Up Around the Bend - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Sam Stone - John Prince
Jack of All Trades - Bruce Springsteen

Sarum · Post by **Sarum** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:44 am

Dinks wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:18 pm
Zappa did a cover which was better

Zappa's band The Mother's Of Invention included two former members of The Turtles; hence a new version of "Happy Together" with Frank.

Chobulous · Post by **Chobulous** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 12:16 pm

Chobulous wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:48 am

Sam Stone - John Prince

Prine

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 12:54 pm

I thought Queen deserved a list of their own.
Death on two legs
Love of my life
Lazing on a sunday afternoon
You take my breath away
Teo Torriatte
Mother love
It's a beautiful day
I'm going slightly mad
My melancholy blues
And finally what was a wonderful goodbye from Freddie
These are the days of our lives
Thanks for the memories Freddie.

Mala591 · Post by **Mala591** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:18 pm

A love reputation - Denise La Salle (Tarpon)
If that's what you wanted - Frank Beverly & The Butlers (Sassy)
Don't Pretend - The Belles (Mirwood)
Out on the floor - Dobie Gray (Charger)
Seven days too long - Chuck Wood (Roulette)
Do I love you (indeed I do) - Frank Wilson (Soul)
Back street - Edwin Starr (Ric-Tic)
Unsatisfied - Lou Johnson (BigTop)
Open the door to your heart - Darrell Banks (Revilot)
Time will pass you by - Tobi Legend (Mala)

alboclaret · Post by **alboclaret** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:03 pm

In absolutely no order

Heavy weight champion of the world - Reverand and the makers
Walk - foo fighters
Man who would be king - libertines
Runaways - the killers
Supersonic - oasis
Wolf - Mumford and sons
Local Boy in a photograph - stereophonics
Pounding - doves
The view from the afternoon. - arctic monkeys
Raglan road - Luke Kelly

redcloud203 · Post by **redcloud203** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:23 pm

the votes of the Icelandic Jury

wild mountain Thyme - the silencers
Awoso Me - Mzbel
Song 2 - Blur
Premier Gaou - Magic System
Cliffs of Doneen - Christy Moore
Fast Car - Tracey Chapman
Siiko - Wiyalla
Set You Free - n- trance
aicha - cheb Khaled
Haunted - Sinaed Oconnor & Shane McGowan

djt2006 · Post by **djt2006** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:01 pm

Alone again or ... Love
Feel a whole lot better ... The Byrds
Hello I love you ..... The Doors
Why not your baby .... Gene Clark
The weight ... The Band
Moondance .... Van Morrison
This woman’s work .... Kate Bush
Wrote a song for everyone... CCR
Street Life .... Roxy Music
I close my eyes and count to ten .... Dusty

Cajun · Post by **Cajun** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:37 pm

For an individual spin, tried to think of a top few albums by artists I have actually seen play live, although preferences change by the day, or by mood:

Crawfish Fiesta - Professor Longhair
The Nevillle Brotherss - The Neville Bros
World Without Tears= Lucinda Williams
Back To the Night – Joan Armatrading
Uprising - Bob Marley and Wailers
Goin' Back to New Orleans - Dr John
Nick O' Time - Bonnie Raitt
Blood on the tracks – Dylan
The Wild The Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle – Springstein
Double Fun – Robert Palmer
Fabulous Thunderbirds – Girls Go Wild
Before the Feeling is Gone - Nora Wixted

oh, and just been listening to this stunning single by Lucinda Williams "Man Without a Soul" from new Album "Good Souls Better Angels" in which, without mentioning his name, she really shoves it up Dirtbag Donald
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=272voTjeHy4

houseboy · Post by **houseboy** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:44 pm

Dinks wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:18 pm
Zappa did a cover which was better

The two guys who sang on Zappa’s were actually the Turtles.

Redbeard · Post by **Redbeard** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:12 pm

In chronological order.

Ritz - STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL (1974)
Walk On By - THE STRANGLERS (1978)
Uncertain Smile - THE THE (1983)
Medicine Show - BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE (1985)
When Love Breaks Down - PREFAB SPROUT (1985)
Keep On Moving - SOUL II SOUL (1989)
Unfinished Sympathy - MASSIVE ATTACK (1991)
Bittersweet Symphony - THE VERVE (1997)
Sweetest Truth - STEREO MCS (2002)
Andalucia - DOVES (2010).

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:25 pm

Steve1956 wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:26 pm
Love of my life.....what an absolutely beautiful track,Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races two fantastic albums without a bum track....thanks buddy ill be giving those two albums a whirl in the morning

Big thanks - not listende to those two albums in years - until today that is. Just as good as I remember them.

timshorts · Post by **timshorts** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:36 pm

Some decent play lists on here. I have a cat sitting on me, but will give it a go:-
Rush - the red tide
Blue oyster cult - perfect water
Martha and the muffins - echo beach (which seems perfect for a lockdown song)
Rush - natural science
The church - feel
The alarm - white noise
Stranglers - bear cage
Manic street preachers - the Holy Bible. No point in listing a single track. You have to play it straight through
Johnny clegg and savuka - great heart (long version)
The first 3 tracks of gold against the soul by the manics.
Twenty four hours - joy division

It feels wrong not to have anything by van de graaf generator on here. Honourable mention to them, hms morris and George thorogood and the destroyers.
And one more which I can't find anywhere in physical form
The frequency - stars.

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:40 pm

Venus de Milo - Television
Wild is the Wind - Nina Simone
Teenage Kicks - Undertones
Mayor of Simpleton - XTC
I Want to Tell You - Beatles
Won't Get fooled again - The Who
Maid in Heaven - Be Bop Deluxe
This Night has Opened my Eyes - Smiths
Safe European Home - Clash
Ramble On - Led Zep
Jeepster - T Rex

Random top of my head thing. Will be 10 different ones tomorrow.

Steve1956 · Post by **Steve1956** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:52 pm

ClaretTony wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 29, 2020 9:25 pm
Big thanks - not listende to those two albums in years - until today that is. Just as good as I remember them.

Yep i also listened to both albums today...as good today as the day they was released.

Middle-agedClaret · Post by **Middle-agedClaret** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:08 pm

We’re all showing our age on here tonight, boys...

And just to add to the relative antiquity ( and in no particular order)

White Man at the Hammersmith Palais - The Clash
Long As I Can See The Light - CCR
Reason To Believe - Rod Stewart
Sweet Jane - Velvet Underground
Prettiest Star - David Bowie
Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Back In The USSR- Beatles
Big Jim Salter - Stone The Crows
Skyline Pigeon (1969 version) - Elton John

As others have said, it would be a different list tomorrow.

Brucefanclaret · Post by **Brucefanclaret** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 10:25 pm

redcloud203. Aïcha by cheb Khaled - brilliant choice! Love that song. Saw him live at Liverpool Phil a few years ago. We were all dancing in the aisles and the stewards were not happy, but those Algerian guys were sitting down for nobody! Great night.

Tricky Trevor · Post by **Tricky Trevor** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:09 pm

Just noticed that all of my ten were from over the pond.
Being naughty but here’s my British top ten.

In My Life..The Beatles
Gimme Shelter.. The Rolling Stones
Thank You...Led Zeppelin
Life On Mars..David Bowie
Love Song..Elton John
The Motown Song...Rod Stewart
Tunnel of Love...Dire Straits
It’s My Life...Talk Talk
Sit Down...James
Bittersweet Symphony...The Verve

redcloud203 · Post by **redcloud203** » Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:13 pm

Bruce - Thanks for your comment .

I saw Khaled live at an open air concert in Rabat - Morocco . The crowd and atmosphere was totally unbelievable and hearing him sing Aicha live was something very special .

All the best to you and your family

aclaretinstevenage · Post by **aclaretinstevenage** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 12:04 am

Impossible task really and could change at any time but for this time...

Go Now - Moody Blues
Who knows where the time goes - Sandy Denny & Fairport Convention
Horse with no name - America
Have to say I love you in a song - Jim Croce
Always a woman - Billy Joel
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
The River - Bruce
Perhaps Love - Placido Domingo and John Denver
The Hurricane - Bob Dylan
Rose of Cimmaron - Poco

Stalbansclaret · Post by **Stalbansclaret** » Thu Apr 30, 2020 2:27 pm

Thunder Road- Springsteen
Rudi Can't Fail- The Clash
The Last Resort - The Eagles
The Things that Dreams are Made Of- Human League
Every Day I Write the Book - Elvis Costello
Dreaming - Blondie
Whole Lotta Love ..Led Zep
Fall on Me ...REM
Caravan...Van Morrison
Drive In Saturday...David Bowie

As others have said..it's impossible.. but these are certainly all tracks I absolutely love.