It's a real mind bender this, you really just have to think of the soundtrack to your life and try to forget the other thousand+ worthy songs. Some good lists up already!
I think 4 or 5 of my picks would be in whenever I chose, but there would be dozens competing for the remaining spots.
Carry Me.... The Levellers ( to be played at my funeral) Fotheringay...Fairport Convention My Friends .....Kinks Orange Crush.....REM Jenny and the Changling....Three Daft Monkeys Gonna get you.....Blondie Nothing else matters...Mettalica Basketcase.....Green Day What have I missed
Nice list Beth. Basketcase is one of my faves and I love Sandy Denny's voice. Meet On The Ledge would be one for my funeral.
1.Town called Malice - The Jam 2. Baggy trousers - Madness 3. The kids are Alright - The Who 4. Sally Cinnamon - Stone Roses 5. The only one I know - The Charlatans 6. Surburban Rebels - The Business 7. Peaches - The Stranglers. 8. Ghost Town - The Specials. Phew! That was hard !
Gangsters - The Special aka Waterfall - The stone roses Garageland - The Clash What -judy street You're in a bad way - st ettienne This is how it feels - inspirals Indoctrinate - Castle Trancelot White lines - grandmaster flash et al
Moon River - Andy Williams Atomic - Blondie Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie Ordinary World - Duran Duran She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult Civil War - Guns n Roses Earth Dies Screaming - UB40 Waiting in Vain - Bob Marley
Me too, got bundles of cds & records from their Southern Death Cult, Death Cult and The Cult periods. Edie (Ciao Baby) a little known track outside the fanbase. I like their 'Love' phase - She Sells Sanctuary (Howling Mix) v good
The earth dies screaming was a fantastic single. From that pre red red wine era when the ubs were excellent. Their first album would still make my top ten.
Great thread Stroller. It's difficult to choose between 'favourite 8' and songs which have some emotional connection/resonance. So this is a mixture and for today only. In my time of Dying - Led Zep Hot Burrito No1 - Gram Parsons All the Young Dudes - Mott the Hoople Get it On - Grinderman Brand New Cadillac - The Clash (only because 'White Man in Hammersmith Palais' already referenced) Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards - Billy Bragg Some Fantastic Place - Squeeze When I Write the Book - Nick Lowe First reserve: Too Sick Too Pray - Alabama 3 If we follow the Desert Island Discs format through to the bitter end, the one disc I would keep would necessitate a total change of line up because it would undoubtedly be something classical. But the books would be more important to me.
I could probably write another list with completely different tracks but I settle on this one for now. Aussie Song Title Performer Album Year Water of Love - Dire Straits- Dire Straits- 1978 Telegraph Road- Dire Straits- Love Over Gold- 1982 Pacific Ocean Blue - Dennis Wilson- Pacific Ocean Blue- 1977 Rhiannon- Fleetwood Mac- Fleetwood Mac- 1975 Say You Love Me- Fleetwwod Mac- Fleetwood Mac- 1975 Trader- Beach Boys- Holland- 1973 Till I Die- Beach Boys- Surf's Up- 1971 It's A Long Way There ( live)- Birtles Shorrock Goble -( formally original members from The Little River Band )- 2003
Mao Tse Tung Said - Alabama 3 Come To Daddy - Aphex Twin The AFA Song - The Opressed Golden Void - Hawkwind Tonight, Tonight - The Smashing Pumpkins John Walker's Blues - Steve Earle Ku Klux Klan - Steel Pulse No Good (Start The Dance) - The Prodigy
Redemption Song - Bob Marley Green Onions - Booker T and the MG's She's Lost Control - Joy Division Too Much too Young - The Specials That's Entertainment - The Jam Atomic Dog - George Clinton Out of Control - Chemical Brothers (Sasha Remix) Black Sun - Polar Inertia Make of that what you will!
