Having thrown down the gauntlet I felt that I had to pick it up myself. Failed miserably to cut it down under 20 (and still needed to make some hard choices!). These are the songs that always come to the top of my mind when thinking of something to search for and play. They may not be the best technically or the greatest songs ever written but they are what appeals most to me. As before only one entry per artist allowed! Here goes in no particular order….
In my opinion one of the most perfect songs ever written with a fantastic opening. Still makes the crowd go mad at their gigs. Reminds me of a holiday with the lads to the Greek island of Ios.
If Paul celebrates his local area this is the one that captures my home town. Played at QPR before games. Mick Jones a big QPR fan. Enough said!
This song just creeps up on me every now and then and I can’t get it out of my head for the rest of the day and have an urge to spin round the room!
Just builds and builds and love the sound of Mr Plant singing away from the mike that is picked up on the remastered versions.
The original is my favourite Beatles song (just!) but I also love the slowed down soul version of Ms Turner that sounds like someone looking back over their life.
A great song with a fantastic drum track. Also works really well as an acoustic version. Also great for a sing a long in the car!
The metal song and the heaviest bass sound. Should carry health warning for playing in car though as always have urge to drive faster and more aggressively!
Change of pace needed. One of the great slow songs. Used to be played a lot when drunk late at night after getting home after the pub.
What a voice and another track that just sounds great.
If you want to know why this particular Elvis song please read one of my previous blog's here.
I know this is not an obvious choice for Bowie (from an obscure film “The Falcon and the Snowman”), comes from the artistically wilderness years of the mid-80s and a song that I took years to find a copy of after not buying at time (pre-downloads). Just love the vocal.
One of the great sing in the shower songs!
Another song that often creeps into my consciousness and a great soul track.
Vocals you either love or hate … I love them – my parents hated them! A great story telling song. However if you want to remain my friend never ever mention or play the Rod Stewart version to me….!!!
Had to have one Bond theme on the list and this one is has a strange reason! A friend, Phil, used to sing it when drunk backed by a human chorus doing the orchestration. He then did this at one wedding reception and it then became a tradition – if Phil hadn’t sung Goldfinger it didn’t matter what the Vicar or Registrar had said you weren’t properly married! Phil even sang it at me & Mrs D's wedding reception.
The Rolling Stones at their best and most dangerous before they became an “institution”!
Can’t have a list of great songs without ABBA! Reminds me of Sunday afternoons as a kid after Sunday lunch and before the Big Match with Brian Moore.
Altogether now …. “Because I chose to play the fool in a six-piece band, First-night nerves every one-night stand. I should be glad to be so inclined.What a waste! What a waste! But I don't mind.”
Could have been my theme tune at one point. Great lyrics and music.
Reminds me of being at school and school discos! Another London song.
There we go! I have even more on my list and looking back over the list I can't believe that, for example there is no Jam or Bruce in it, but you have to stop somewhere!!!! If I was to do it again I would probably come up with a different 20!
Over to you now Paul….
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