Definitive 1000 Songs 1955 to 2005

Number 995 - Stranglers

2010-02-03T19:21:00.000-08:00

Number 995

Stranglers

"Golden Brown"

(1981)
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Genre:Alternative

Wikipedia tells me......

"The track "Golden Brown" gave the band the renewed commercial success they were seeking -released as a single, it reached No. 2 in the UK chart in January 1982, and went on to become EMI's highest selling single for many years. Interestingly, many buyers were seemingly unaware of the meaning of the lyrics, which actually contain many metaphorical references to the drug heroin. This may have been further confused by different band members claiming that the song was about desertification and imperialism."

Righto, who actually cares what the song means? I just like it because it sounds interesting due to the fact it was released in the early 80s and it would not go amiss in the year 1967.

And isn't it odd that the name The Stranglers would make a great punk group name? (They play Rock music) Its sort of finding out that Sex Pistols make classical music :I (don't dare anyone say that they do)

For Sex Pistols see Number 500

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This song has a crowbarred rating of 44.7 out of 108

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Number 996 - Lesley Gore

2010-02-03T01:57:00.000-08:00

Number 996

Lesley Gore

"It's My Party"

(1963)
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................Genre: Pop...............

Would you believe she's linked to projects such as Batman (TV series) and Fame the movie, Gore even appeared on Batman as one of Catwomans minions!
Her sexuality is probably more famous than her music (Gore came out in 2005), which just goes to show that in America you can be more famous for what you are rather than what you do.
The song itself has a catchy pop hook and still is very popular today.

It's My Party" is a song popularized by singer Lesley Gore in 1963. This song hit #1 on both the Pop and Rhythm and Blues charts. It was written by authors Gold/Gottlieb/Gluck Jr./Wiener. The song lyrically portrays the emotional downfall and public humiliation of a teenage girl who, at a party she is throwing, is humiliated when her boyfriend Johnny abruptly leaves her and takes up with her high school rival Judy, to whom he gives a ring to show his love for her.
The song's chorus ("It's my party, and I'll cry if I want to, You would cry too, if it happened to you") quickly became a part of American pop cultural language, as a phrase used to describe being utterly humiliated and miserable during an event that is supposed to be a happy occasion.
The song was covered by Bryan Ferry on his 1973 album These Foolish Things.
A 1981 cover by Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin was a UK number one hit single. There is also a Swedish language version, known as "Leva livet". "Leva livet" has been recorded by artists as Lill-Babs (1963), Magnus Uggla (1979) and Lotta Engberg (1997). ~ [Source: Wikipedia]

For Dave Stewart see Mellow Mix Vol 1 #134
For Bryan Ferry see #569
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Official Website for Lesley Gore @ This addy & for other Information/Biography click this link > Here ~ crowbarred [because power is knowledge]

Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs ranked this song at (Nope they hated it) and the Album ranked at Number (Nope, doesn't even know its out yet)

This song has a Definitive 1000 rating of 42.3 out of 108

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Number 987 - David Lee Roth

2010-02-03T01:01:00.000-08:00

Number 997

David Lee Roth

"Just a Gigolo"

(1985)
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Genre:Pop/Rock

Crazy from the Heat is the debut EP by David Lee Roth, released in 1985. It was released while Roth was still a member of Van Halen. All four songs on the EP are cover versions, with Roth's version of the Beach Boys hit "California Girls" peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. The video for the song was banned from some television stations, deemed offensive.

When does a singer get bigger than the band?

Well not in this case right?

Who knows, i think Roth needed Halen as much as Halen needed Roth.
Now i guess the band will just end up in a reality show to find a new lead singer, whilst Roth watches on the telly swigging beer and lamenting maybes. (What do you know, i hear they are reforming for late 2007! Even Sammy Hagar is Amped! ~ Crowbarred ~Mar 07)

Roth writes of a time when he found brown M&Ms in a bowl and subsequently had a fit. In the press, he was accused of causing US$85,000 worth of damage to the arena. Most of the monetary damages were due to Van Halen's staging sinking through the floor. Roth writes, "they didn't bother to look at the weight requirements or anything, and this sank through their new flooring and did eighty-thousand dollars worth of damage to the arena floor. The whole thing had to be replaced. It came out in the press that I discovered brown M&M's and did eighty-five thousand dollars' worth of damage to the backstage area. Well, who am I to get in the way of a good rumor?"

For Beach Boys see Number 714 & Number 641

For Van Halen see Number 822 & Number 617

What does Rolling Stone think of Lee Roth?

Yes, it's rock & roll's own King of Burlesque in his first solo stint, taking a crack at four old tunes and having a grand old time. His EP Crazy from the Heat won't have people begging DLR to drop out of Van Halen, but it is an appealing showcase for his raffish charm and wit. A case in point is Roth's "Just a Gigolo"/"I Ain't Got Nobody" vocal, an Anthony Newley-does-Satchmo howler, which is beautifully set off against the track's punchy walking bass. Dave seems unusually thoughtful on the Lovin' Spoonful's "Coconut Grove" – and his voice sounds eerily similar to John Sebastian's – but the mood doesn't seem to suit him. Better is the brassy strut of Dan Hartman's "Easy Street" (as uninhibited as if he were singing in the shower) and his wildly enthusiastic version of "California Girls." From the way he pronounces bikini ("BUH-keenee") to his yelps of delight during the chorus, one gets the feeling that this is a subject in which David Lee Roth is especially expert. ~[Source: Rolling Stone 1985 - RS 442]

Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs ranked this song at (Nope they hated it) and the Album ranked at Number (Nope, doesn't even know its out yet)

This song has a crowbarred rating of 39.7 out of 108 pts

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Number 998 - Nick Lowe

2010-02-03T00:48:00.000-08:00

Number 998

Nick Lowe

"Cruel To Be Kind"

(1979)
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Genre:Pop Rock

Cruel To Be Kind (1979) - UK #12

Im sort of embarrassed i know nothing about this guy, other than i know his name from somewhere. I think the song is quite catchy even for its age. I did learn this however........

"As the leader of the seminal pub rockers Brinsley Schwarz, a producer, and a solo artist, Nick Lowe held considerable influence over the development of punk rock. With the Brinsleys, Lowe began a back-to-basics movement that flowered into punk rock in the late '70s. As the house producer for Stiff, he recorded many seminal records by the likes of the Damned, Elvis Costello and the Pretenders. His rough, ragged production style earned him the nickname "Basher" and also established the amateurish, D.I.Y. aesthetics of punk. Despite his massive influence on punk rock, Lowe never really was a punk rocker. Lowe was concerned with bringing back the tradition of three-minute pop singles and hard-driving rock & roll, but he subverted his melodic songcraft with a nasty sense of humor. His early solo singles and albums Jesus of Cool and Labour of Lust overflowed with hooks, bizarre jokes, and an infectious energy that made them some of the most acclaimed pop records of the new wave era. As new wave began to fade away in the early '80s, Lowe began to explore roots rock, eventually becoming a full-fledged country-rocker in the '90s. While he never had another hit after 1980's "Cruel to Be Kind," his records found a devoted cult audience and often were critically praised."
See! i can be a world of information when cornered *pats Google*

For Elvis Costello see Number 876

What does Rolling Stone think of Nick Lowe?

When the great wave of punk broke on American shores in the late '70s, it swept with it more conventional, pop-oriented songsters who had been pining for a second shot at the British Invasion. Nick Lowe, who had played bass and wrote and sung most of the songs in the pub rock band Brinsley Schwarz, was ready to break big. But by the time Columbia released Lowe's first solo album in the U.S., its title had changed from Jesus of Cool to Pure Pop for Now People, and the cover, a mosaic of six portraits of Nick the Pop Chameleon, had been altered to give him a tie sporting the stars and stripes. ~ [Source:Rolling Stone 2004]

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This song has a crowbarred rating of 37.6 out 108

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Number 999 - Clash

2010-02-03T00:24:00.000-08:00

Number 999

The Clash

"Rock The Casbah"

(1982)

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Genre:Punk
Okokokokook....im not a fan of the Clash, ever since they slagged off the Beatles with "phony beatlemania" . Im quite convinced this group survives to this day is because the "critics" love them more than the actual public do, and hence the reason why their CD's still sell today.

However, I do like this song and will admit it deserves to be in the 1000 Songs of All Time, albeit number 999.

For more Beatles see Number 489, #587, #894 & #947

What does Rolling Stone think about the Clash?

In 1979, London Calling was sold with a sticker declaring that the Clash were the only band that matters, and they acted as if they believed their own hype. Broadcasting from the middle of the wild-eyed mess that was English punk rock, a milieu that often dismissed idealism as a liability, the band was criticized as being too serious, even too nice, while its peers, the Sex Pistols, were uniformly regarded as the real thing. Twenty-five years later, Sony has expanded this reissue of the group's third album with some raw demo recordings and a DVD of documentary films, even as the basic political nightmares the Clash ripped into on the album have expanded exponentially. Then as now, it would seem that idealism was underrated. London Calling is indeed a serious, ridiculously ambitious punk album that resonates within a largely American history of rebellion -- the lyrics invoke anti-heroes from tough-guy actor Robert Mitchum to gangsta legend Stagga Lee. It was originally underestimated as simply a bridge to reggae, classic rock & roll and pop radio. ~ [Source:Rolling Stone 2004]

Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs ranked this song at (Nope they hated it) and the Album ranked at Number 77

This song has a crowbarred rating of 36.9 out of 108 pts

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Number 1000 - Helen Reddy

2010-02-02T21:18:00.000-08:00

OK lets start [end?] the countdown................! ~ Wo0t

Number 1000

Helen Reddy

"Delta Dawn"

(1973)
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Genre:Pop

Critics say: "Delta Dawn" was as big a hit for Reddy as was "I Am Woman," but Long Hard Climb fails to equal her previous album, coming across as just a strained retread.
I say: Personally i cant stand this song its C*R*A*P and probably the only time you see me agreeing with the "expert" when he says "strained retread" .
Please if there is one person who can give me a sound argument why this song is great let alone be in the "The definitive 1000 Songs Of All Time" (1955 to 2005) im all ears (and yes i do know it was a strong woman's movement song). As for why its in the "Prestigious List" that is the reason why otherwise i would love to use this single as skeet shooting practice! ...[crowbarred]

Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs ranked this song at (Nope they hated it) and the Album ranked at Number (Nope, doesn't even know its out yet) I Agree

This song has a crowbarred rating of 33.6 out of 108 pts

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