Lydon had this song about police torture in South Africa back in the Pistols days. Supergrass – ‘Caught By The Fuzz’ (1994, Parlophone). 175. There was a good reason for Michael Stipe’s infamously indecipherable lyrics: he hadn’t finished them. 216. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) by The Beatles / 2. The Oxford nippers rolled out the old Joanna for a song about simple pleasures. A haunting lesson in psych folk that echoes through the ages, few songs can marry the despair of a moment with a hope for the future so poetically. It’s crunch time! They re-recorded it two years later, when the same excuse surely was not available. 135. Pixies – ‘Velouria’ (1990, 4AD). Lou Reed – ‘Perfect Day’ (1972, RCA). 164. ODB – ‘Got Your Money’ (1999, Elektra). 103. A bold introduction to ‘The Slim Shady LP’, this Dre-produced confessional teamed deadpan witticisms with overtly personal rhymes to form a controversial and groundbreaking cartoon-rap major label debut. Made up more or less on the spot, the tighter, more focused ‘Voodoo Child (Slight Return)’ was instantly legendary. Arcade Fire – ‘Rebellion (Lies)’ (2005, Rough Trade). 124. A towering totem of 90s hip-hop, the sleek ‘Regulate’ also cannily described itself, as G-Funk went “tweaking into a whole new era… funk on a whole new level”. Martha Reeves And The Vandellas – ‘Nowhere To Run To’, The Libertines – ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’, Bob Dylan – ‘Subterannean Homesick Blues’, The Prodigy – ‘No Good (Start The Dance)’, The Flamin’ Groovies – ‘Shake Some Action’, The Jesus And Mary Chain – ‘Never Understand’, Smokey Robinson And The Miracles – ‘The Tracks Of My Tears’, Beastie Boys – ‘Fight For Your Right To Party’, Dusty Springfield – ‘The Son Of A Preacher Man’, James Brown – ‘Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag’, Otis Redding – ‘(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay’, Lee Hazelwood And Nancy Sinatra – ‘Some Velvet Morning’, The Rolling Stones – ‘Jumpin’ Jack Flash’, The Gossip – ‘Standing In The Way Of Control’, Manic Street Preachers – ‘Motorcycle Emptiness’. Warren G And Nate Dogg – ‘Regulate’ (1994, Def Jam). Regina Spektor: “I love how his mind works, love his voice and I just think he’s so fucking funny – he’s got such a great joy.”. Blur – ‘Song 2’ (1997, Food). 269. You may have thought it sounded like a 1970s disco tune recorded in outer space, but Thomas Bangalter said it was hip hop, inspired by Warren G…. 189. Elvis Presley – ‘Hound Dog’ (1956, RCA). 233. 139. 113. 244. ‘Going Blank Again’’s hypnotic opener was arguably the most expansive sonic panorama of the shoegaze era, moving from prickly beginnings into a layered, reverb-laden crescendo that bent, but didn’t quite break, the brain. Pete and Carl at their shambolic, off-the-cuff best, a playful lurch of raucous chorusing, ragtime piano and big, beautiful heart. 212. The unmistakable guitar intro to this explosive landmark of cut-the-crap dude-ditching was variously said to imitate Morse code or radio news stings. 153. A gospel choir, a universally relatable sentiment, some sweet choral children and a redemptive finale were what The Stones needed to create one of the sleekest gospel blues numbers of the 60s. Primal Scream – ‘Shoot Speed/Kill Light’ (2000, Creation). One of the few songs Kurt Cobain completed without having to add in fragments of other pieces of writing, ‘Lithium’ was about a man who used religious faith to get over a break-up. Like a video game soundtrack dragged into the darkside, ‘Crimewave’ somehow made electronic glitches and icy detachment eminently danceable. 256. The Doors – ‘Light My Fire’ (1967, Elektra). Bob Marley – ‘No Woman, No Cry’ (1974, Island). 185. Lou Reed Berlin (1973) 497: 497. 272. Released in ’85 and later given a spiky makeover by The Futureheads, Kate Bush’s Hitchcock-inspired tale of being hunted by (metaphorical) carnal canines was as tumultuous and passionate as its singer. 109. Kate Bush – ‘Hounds Of Love’ (1985, EMI). 111. Not released until after Cooke’s death, and just a modest hit by his standards, this yearning, hopeful croon came to exemplify the struggles of the civil rights movement. 253. Tipping the hat to such an iconic pop emblem as ‘Be My Baby’ could have been a risky, reckless move in lesser hands, but the Reid brothers created something just as beautiful, but couched in ever-darker hues, an enveloping chasm of narcotic fuzz that you can never fully scrape off your eardrums. Beastie Boys – ‘Fight For Your Right To Party’ (1987, Def Jam). 142. From one of America’s first multiracial soul groups, a Hammond jam so named because, says Booker T, ‘Green Onions’ are “the nastiest thing I can think of”. The Pogues & Kirsty McColl – ‘Fairytale Of New York’ (1987, Stiff). OutKast Stankonia (2000) 499: 499. Life philosophy from Jimi Goodwyn’s atmospheric post-Britpop troupe, a gentle endorsement to let go of youth and grow old with grace. High controversy at the Beeb when the Manics dropped in to play this ‘Holy Bible’ single on Top of the Pops: James wore an IRA-esque balaclava, 25,000 people complained. 211. The hit that broke OutKast worldwide took the form of an open letter from Andre 3000 to the mother of his former girlfriend, Erykah Badu. Daft Punk’s ubiquitous 2013 return, with Nile Rodgers revving up their disco diodes, made the biggest splash of any track in recent years. David Bowie – ‘Space Oddity’ (1969, Phillips). NME (UK) - 40 Records That Captured the Moment 1952-91 (1992) No Order : NME (UK) - The 100 Best Songs of NME's Lifetime (2012) 17: NME (UK) - The 100 Best Songs of the 1960s (2012) 9: NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2014) 49: NME (UK) - The Top 100 Singles of All Time (1976) 1: NME (UK) - The Top 100 Singles of All Time (2002) 31 Oiii! 234. 165. Part harmonic spine-tingler, part rolling blues stomper and part soaring pop hit, ‘Band On The Run’ combined three songs into one complete behemoth. Such was the moral of Bowie’s greatest gift to the Hoople, and the foundation of at least three Oasis songs. 127. 154. Jesus And Mary Chain – ‘Just Like Honey’ (1985, Blanco y Negro). If I could only say one sentence about this list, it is this: If you like the songs here that you know, you are WELL ADVISED to listen to the songs high up on the list that you haven't heard or have never heard of. Queen – ‘Under Pressure’ (1981, EMI). The Killers should not have worked. 176. But such is the heartswelling uplift of her romantic rock nursery rhyme. Brown’s first song to crack the Billboard Top 100. The sweetest motorway pile-up on record. 187. A horn-powered funk jive to shaking your shit on the dancefloor, and Manic Street Preachers – ‘Motown Junk’ (1991, Heavenly). 264. The first Number One to feature a drum machine, ‘Family Affair’ displayed a more downbeat direction but provided the group’s most timeless tune. Musicologists maintain this was the first hit based on powerchords. 500 greatest songs of all time, the rolling stone magazine, the rolling stone magazine’s 500 greatest songs of all time, 500, b3484a66-a4de-444d-93d3-c99a73656905 See all tags External links East Kilbride’s finest took a song fit for one of Phil Spector’s girl groups and strafed it in ear-lacerating feedback. Dexy’s second single and first Number One paid tribute to Indiana soul singer Geno Washington with a loving pastiche that turned into a basement soul revue all of its own. 235. Martha Reeves – ‘Dancing In The Street’ (1964, Gordy). The St Louis singer-guitarist ushered out the old order and waved in the new with this genre-defining cut of primal, rocking rhythm’n’blues. 133. Characterised by possibly the most recognizable riff in glam rock, ‘20th Century Boy’ showcased T. Rex at their decadent, glamorous best. 196. Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Sprit 2. George Harrison – ‘My Sweet Lord’ (1970, Apple). 173. Manic Street Preachers – ‘Faster’ (1994, Sony). In an April interview, Grimes explained the song's true meaning: "The song is about being violently assaulted and it made me crazy for a few years. And so Neil and Chris arrived, exquisitely bottling gender politics and the social tension of encroaching Thatcherism in their sublime synthpop, then scattering it onto rainy streets. Gin and tonics all round. Hayden Thorpe, Wild Beasts: ”He was a smooth lothario in a pop band – almost like a modern-day Robbie Williams – who then went on to [sing] about Vietnam and oppression. Pop fact: the Hotel Yorba was a former hotel in southwest Detroit and the track was recorded in room 206, now used as subsidised government housing. 292.Electric Light Orchestra – ‘Mr Blue Sky’ (1977, Jet). The Beatles – ‘Paperback Writer’ (1966, Parlophone). I took a typicall… Drawing on her own experiences, Claire Boucher’s breakthrough track couched its lyrics of fear and assault inside a bright, light electro-pop setting. 231. One of Alex Turner’s finest kitchen-sink song sketches, a lyrical portrait of a moody girlfriend with a smile “like looking down the barrel of a gun…”. 163. In fact, I spend most of my time trying desperately hard not to rip him off when I’m writing my own music, though you can hear he is an inspiration. Grimes – ‘Oblivion’ (2012, 4AD). John Peel’s favourite song was basically the heady thrill of hormonal whoopsie put on tape. Dusty Springfield – ‘The Son Of A Preacher Man’ (1968, Atlantic). 249. In little over two minutes, rock’n’roll was saved from navel gazing gloom. PIL – ‘Rise’ (1986, Virgin). © 2021 NME is a member of the media division of BandLab Technologies. Joy Division – ‘Atmosphere’ (1980, Sordide Sentimental). Happy Mondays – ‘Step On’ (1990, Factory). 10 Best Songs. 251. Daft Punk – ‘Da Funk’ (1995, Soma). 138. 108. Orange Juice – ‘Rip It Up’ (1983, Polydor). Rhys Ifans: “It was my first record. Jason Lyttle, Grandaddy: “Jeff Lynne, who was ELO’s main guy, is my musical hero, definitely. - All time lists (i.e. Hip-hop moves quick these days, but ‘Follow The Leader’ still sounds untouchable. Supergrass – ‘Alright’ (1995, Parlophone). When The Fall followed a top 30 hit cover version of Motown standard ‘There’s A Ghost In My House’ with a glossily produced single boasting an actual hummable melody, some cried “sell out”. 170. 232. Discs). The Cribs – ‘Men’s Needs’ (Wichita, 2007). Dr Dre – Still D.R.E. 162. As Nick Cave’s balladry reached sublime peaks, tempering his bar-brawl furies with some world-beating heartbreak, 1992’s ‘Straight To You’ was his thundering, stately ode to devotion. The rock’n’roll chameleon ushered in 1971’s ‘Hunky Dory’ with this manifesto for artistic reinvention: “Oh, look out, you rock’n’rollers!”. It says a lot the deranged majesty of Kim Deal that a song sung by a person who wasn’t the singer sits amongst a great band’s most definitive tunes. 156. This is how you do a supergroup. 137. Categories: All-time [List410558] | | +125. John Lennon – ‘Jealous Guy’ (1971, Apple). Kicking us off at 200 is Pixies’ ‘Where Is My Mind?’ (1988, Rough Trade). NME: The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. 169. Stardust – who featured Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter among their number – sampled Chaka Khan’s ‘Fate’ to produce ‘98’s spangliest one hit wonder. Vampire Weekend – ‘A-Punk’ (2007, XL). Love – ‘Alone Again Or’ (1967, Elektra). 207. James Brown – ‘Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag’ (1965, King). Sgt. 206. The Rolling Stones – ‘Sympathy For The Devil’ (1968, Decca). The early-noughties punk funk explosion preserved in gleaming aspic. 140. A death? "Oblivion" is a song by Canadian singer Grimes from her third studio album, Visions (2012). "My Girls" is a song by Animal Collective, released as the first single from their critically acclaimed 2009 album Merriweather Post Pavilion. The band hated their debut single. One of Motown’s most heart-rending singles – and one of its boldest productions, a metallic Detroit stomp employing snow chains as percussion tools. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart 3. NME’s Top 500 Albums Of All Time. The smartie-pants New Yorkers in pastel-shade pullovers announced their arrival with this breathless and erudite Violent Femmes jangle. Extinguishing cigarettes. 291. Jimi Hendrix – ‘Voodoo Child (Slight Return)’ (1968, Reprise). It saw the most memorable synth riff of the entire 80s collide with industrial beats and /that/ guitar to whip up a genuinely menacing sense of disco apocalypse, amid which he can lament a relationship that is getting just as End Of Days. I got it by swapping it for a Damned armband that I ordered from the back of Melody Maker. 286. 141. Chosen to soundtrack the London 2012 closing ceremony, Elbow’s blustery modern standard had the positive message and rousing atmosphere to prove a perfect fit. Pulp – ‘Disco 2000’ (1995, Island). Eric B And Rakim – ‘Follow The Leader’ (1988, MCA). “Nicotine, valium, vicodin, marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol… Ccccccocaiiiiine”; QOTSA’s Class A manifesto was as addictive as the sledgehammer riffs that surrounded it. 237. LCD Soundsystem – ‘Someone Great’ (2007, DFA Records). My song was ‘Hello GoodBye’ by The Beatles. The song is more about empowering myself physically amongst a masculine power, and the hate of feeling powerless, making light of masculine physical power, making it jovial and non-threatening. The Sex Pistols – ‘Pretty Vacant’ (1977, Virgin). Babyshambles – ‘Fuck Forever’ (2005, Rough Trade). It didn’t make much sense – “feeling heavy metal” involves goblins and Jaagerbombs really – but this buzzing firecracker instantly became Britpop’s mosher war-cry. 179. 214. Joy Division – ‘Transmission’ (1979, Factory). Ian Curtis surveyed the collapsing of his relationship to a crackling, propulsive post-punk that slowly angled down into the abyss. 221. 178. 242. Pet Sounds (1966) by The Beach Boys / 3. The Jackson Five – ‘I Want You Back’ (1969, Motown). 283. A … The Beatles – ‘Hello Goodbye’ (1967, Parlophone). The snotty, not yet socially conscious New Yorkers teamed up with Rick Rubin and spray painted their punk-rock manifesto all over rap’s façade. For his first single after leaving the Sex Pistols, John Lydon wrote a song about how nobody in his old band took a blind bit of notice of him. They were in a Karaoke bar and Alex was like, ‘Come down and have a go.’ They were all doing R Kelly’s songs which was quite surreal. NME: The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time . A list by ben007. It was also the first thing I ever tried to work out on a guitar.”. 190. Robert Wyatt – ‘Shipbuilding’ (1982, Rough Trade). 293. 227. 279. It was released on … Oasis – ‘Whatever’ (1994, Creation). Certainly, the Roses seldom sounded dreamier, nor bigger of heart. It’s as powerful as it is eerie and hypnotic. The Flamin’ Groovies – ‘Shake Some Action’ (1976, Sire). 114. Tragic, but what a song to end on. Me and my friend Peter Ashton would work out which bits we’d do, it worked. Always keen to get in on the next big thing before anyone else, Damon Albarn started mining pre-millennial tension six years early. John Squire told NME ‘Made Of Stone’ was about “making a wish and watching it happen”. Simon And Garfunkel – ‘Mrs Robinson’ (1968, Columbia). On ‘Tender’, we heard Blur do gospel, and they did it beautifully. 248. James Brown – ‘Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine’ (1970, King). Dynamics, minor chord tension and spiritual disenfranchisement were the orders of the day, forcing literate, collegiate indie rock deep into daytime radio. I got really paranoid walking around at night and started feeling really unsafe. 155. Teenage Fanclub – ‘The Concept’ (1991, Creation). Over congas and insistent backing vocals, Jagger told the history of the world from Satan’s point of view. 122. “Oh make me over, I’m all I wanna be, a walking study, in demonology.” From this defiant statement of rock luminescence in her own right, Courtney’s rep as the grunge Yoko was buried forever. Kicking off our countdown at 500 is David Bowie’s ‘Five Years’ (1972, RCA). Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. You’ve read 500-401 and 400-301 of our greatest songs of all time – now it’s time to get serious. ‘Creep’ was the moment grunge got to the UK and turned into something smoother, and the band’s later resistance to it would fire all their subsequent innovations. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time was assembled by the editors of Rolling Stone, based on the results of two extensive polls. NME’s Top 500 Albums Of All Time. 166. Let’s go!” chant, it channeled all the brash brattiness the Bruvvas made their stock in trade, and the only cogent response was to pogo. 280. It has an anthemic air, but the eight-minute closer of ‘Who’s Next’ was a cautionary tale, warning of false revolutions and how power always corrupts. Contracted to write three songs for Mike Nichols’ movie The Graduate, Paul Simon came up with a small part of just one. RS: 500 Greatest Songs: VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's: VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's: RS: 100 Best Albums of the Decade (00s) RS: 100 Best Songs of the Decade (00s) VH1: 50 Greatest Hip Hop Artists: VH1: 100 Greatest Videos Here’s 200 to 101 of our top 500 songs of all time. 240. 243. 174. 193. 119. Wings – ‘Band On The Run’ (1973, Apple). Jonny Sharp, a contributor to NME ' s own 500 greatest albums list, described the 2012 Rolling Stone list as a "soulless, canon-centric [list] of the same tired old titles," noting: "looking at their 500, when the only album in their top 10 less than 40 years old is London Calling, I think I prefer the NME's less critically-correct approach." 148. Eminem – ‘My Name Is’ (1999, Interscope). Marvin Gaye – ‘What’s Going On’ (1971, Motown). The blueprint for louche indie psychedelia. A wistful slice of nostalgia, swept up in gentle strings and lyrical poetry that earned the pair an Ivor Novello nomination for songwriting. The world took notice. Air – ‘Sexy Boy’ (1997, Virgin). In 2004, we asked a blue-ribbon panel of 162 artists, producers, industry executives and journalists to pick the greatest songs of all time. The Kinks – ‘You Really Got Me’ (1964, Pye). 219. 287. Fontella Bass – ‘Rescue Me’ (1965, Chess). A gleaming glitterball that still knew how to rock, amid a catalogue not shy of amazingness. Everyone was just looking at me going, ‘You knob, what are you doing?’.”. Make social videos in an instant: use custom templates to tell the right story for your business. The Purple One made like a psychedelic Marvin Gaye on this haunting testament to modern life, touching on AIDS, addiction and gang warfare. 282. Then you heard this freewheeling hate-ride of bitterness and infidelity and they made immaculate sense. 8th Feb 2014 - Compiled by NME staff and writers. 254. It was released as a promotional single in 2012 by 4AD.The song is one of Grimes' most successful releases and was ranked at number 38 on Australian … My prefered version of a song is the version I include. The magnificently sprawling, seven-minute closer to the timeless ‘Loveless’, ‘Soon’ pushed the masterpiece in a dance direction as Shield’s glide guitar made the sound of Madchester melting. Pulp – ‘This Is Hardcore’ (1998, Island). 167. Manic Street Preachers – ‘Motorcycle Emptiness’ (1992, Sony). Klaxons -‘Golden Skans’ (2007, Rinse/Polydor). The picture of Dorian Gray that resides inside every rock fan’s heart. Aphex Twin – ‘Window Licker’ (1999, Warp). 110. Dexys Midnight Runners – ‘Come On Eileen’ (1982, Mercury). 284. 102. Arctic Monkeys – ‘Do I Wanna Know? 160. 247. 228. 222. A highlight of Liam Howlett’s magnum opus ‘Music For A Jilted Generation’, twisting Kelly Charles’s ‘You’re No Good To Me’ into a queasy adrenaline rush. They were still stencilling their own t-shirts and playing to half-full pub back rooms, but this icon-skewering single showed that the Manics meant business. The first single from the Beasties’ fifth album restated their claims to old-school hip-hop authenticity, even while battling gigantic robots in Tokyo. 159. 128. Jason Pierce’s methodology of lulling his listener into a languid state of orchestral slumber before beating them senseless with volcanic punk thrashes was never better executed than on ‘Ladies And Gentlemen…”s most brutal assault. Belly Star (1993) 498: 498. NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums (1974) 80: NME (UK) - All Times Top 100 Albums + Top 50 by Decade (1993) 99: NME (UK) - NME Rock Years, Albums of the Year 1963-99 (2000) No Order : NME (UK) - The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2013) 319: Q (UK) - … Adding synths, funk and samples to the mix, Edwyn Collins’ band enjoyed their biggest hit, bridging the gap between new wave and 80s alternative pop so snugly it felt machine-tooled. The most successful single from the second most famous Elvis, ‘Oliver’s Army’ mused on class and the Northern Ireland conflict in the most infectiously jaunty ‘Dancing Queen’ fashion. The tune that proved ‘Is This It’ was no mere fluke, the propulsive garage roar of ‘Reptilia’ had the band accelerating towards the dark side of town with no brakes, pouting all the way. Donna Summer – I Feel Love Tweet. 281. Listening to this psych salad, it was hardly surprising that Shaun Ryder ended up hunting UFOs. The Primitives – ‘Crash’ (1988, RCA). 177. The Jam – Eton Rifles (1979, Polydor). 195. 210. Talking Heads – ‘Psycho Killer’ (1977, Sire). Otis Redding – ‘(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay’ (1968, Volt/Atco). 241. The Libertines – ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’ (2003, Rough Trade). The Gossip – ‘Standing In The Way Of Control’ (2006, Kill Rock Stars). A romantic baggy glide that sounded so effortlessly stratospheric you’d imagine Ian, John, Mani and Reni were spinning hazy melodic gold in their sleep. Cover versions are allowed only if one of performers helped compose the original. Nick Frost: “When I was 17 working in the City, I did karaoke quite a bit. Bob Dylan – ‘Tangled Up In Blue’ (1975, Columbia). ‘Someday’ was indecency personified, plus crooning, twangs and leather jackets. Songwriter Neil Innes claimed a share of royalties, but not before the song swept everyone away. Their first full-length album, ‘Moon Safari’, introduced the world outside France to the new Parisian electronic sound, and ‘Sexy Boy’ was its sophisticated brainworm of a first single. The definitive slice of rhythm and blues ardour that set the tone for late-60s Motown and R&B at ‘pained elation’. The Orb – ‘Little Fluffy Clouds’ (1990, Big Life). 295. QOTSA – ‘Feelgood Hit Of The Summer’ (2000, Interscope). The moment where Queen Kate graduated from wispy ingénue to bona fide good witch. 184. 104. This taut funk wail against domestic tension was the white-hot peak of Mr Rogers-Nelson’s imperial phase. A lugubrious hot bath of woozy psychedelia, SFA’s magnum opus ‘Ice Hockey Hair’ built to a finale as uplifting and stratospheric as any opera. TAKE THIS BROTHER, MAY IT SERVE YOU WELL. 149. Grungy hymn to outsider bonding with a lyric to swoon to: “Don’t let me fuck up will you/‘Cause when I need a friend it’s still you…”. This psychedelic odyssey stands out as Exhibit A of why it must have been fucking brilliant to have been around in the 60s. 204. Blur – ‘This Is A Low’ (1994, Food Records). Cave re-imagined the birth of the messiah – Elvis, not Christ – in the middle of an epic thunderstorm at the edge of the Mississippi delta. The Beatles – ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’ (1963, Parlophone). Lee and Nancy gallop around a dreamscape, effectively singing two different songs, and it not mattering at all. He fired his second band, recruited Tony Williams, Steve Vai and Ryuichi Sakamoto, and turned it into an unlikely hit. Prince – ‘Sign O’ The Times; (1987, Paisley Park). The Rolling Stones – ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’ (1969, Decca). 217. The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012) Lyrics: 1. Tackling difficult issues surrounding the drug trade and HIV, ‘Waterfalls’ was a classy slice of undulating R’n’B that would cement the trio’s musical legacy. Alex Turner’s sleaziest song was as pervy as Jarvis Cocker in his ‘This Is Hardcore’ days – the perfect foil for those disgustingly rigid riffs. A miscarriage? A trip-hop benchmark, the eerie percussion and guitar atmospherics that frame Beth Gibbons’ dislocated vocal were sampled from a 1968 album of Mission: Impossible outtakes by Lalo Schifrin. If you had to describe the Stones to an alien in one song, you’d choose this horny old throbber about Keef’s gardener to best encapsulate their heinous brand of sex-blues. Featuring the best grunts/roars in the Motown canon, ‘Reach Out…’ showcased The Four Tops’ on righteously romantic form. TLC – ‘Waterfalls’ (1995, LaFace). 150. On their debut album ‘Funeral’, these mourning maniacs did souring power-chant epics better than anyone, as ‘Rebellion (Lies)’ and its carnival of bawl and clatter attests. 224. Prince – ‘Purple Rain’ (1984, Warner). The Libertines – ‘Can’t Stand Me Now’ (2004, Rough Trade). Released after Ian Curtis’ death, this cold swirl of liquid marble synths and pattering toms sounded like a post-punk funeral procession; a final testament. Billy Bragg – ‘Levi Stubbs Tears’ (1986, Go! New Order – ‘Temptation’ (1983, Factory). The world's defining voice in music and pop culture since 1952. The Beatles – ‘She Loves You’ (1963, Parlophone). The Strokes – ‘Reptilia’ (2004, RCA). 121. Pixies – ‘Monkey Gone To Heaven’ (1988, Elektra). Could this have been Lennon’s most hypnotically gorgeous, ethereal moment ever? Create. 168. 261. The Who – ‘I Can See For Miles’ (1967, Track). Trumping ol’ Blue Eyes, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ 2009 serenade to NY already chimed like the ultimate Big Apple tribute anthem.
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