Over the past year or so of
doing blogs, a fairly frequent theme I’ve exploited has been music.
Music lists are a fairly staple
diet for bloggers. It’s the gift that keeps on giving as the various topics are
probably limitless… Imagine if there was no music in the world. It’s pretty hard
to do.
So far I've dabbled with quite a
few musical topics:
Seedy CD’s
Click on any of the above to
read!
But having had a blogging break, I thought I’d return with
a few more personal tastes and create a series of lists on four specific
topics:
My Favourite Songs from:
My
Favourite Band (The Beatles)
My Favourite Male Artist (Michael Jackson)
My Favourite Female Artist (Madonna)
…and finally, simply, My Favourite Songs
I’m not here to inspire – I’m here to share!
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The Music Quadruple –
Part 1 (Favourite Beatles Songs)
Part 1 (Favourite Beatles Songs)
In part this blogging comeback was inspired by The Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number Ones programme that was recently on ITV.
I have to admit that this was far harder a list to compile
than I thought it would be. I didn’t think it would be easy, but I found having
to narrow it down to a top ten was nearly impossible. Ten doesn't sound a lot,
but with the canon to choose from, it was still a tricky task.
The below are
in alphabetical order, as frankly my head was hurting after just getting it
down to ten, let alone ordering them into a numbered preference!
Across The
Universe (WWF Version)
Favourite
line: Limitless
undying love which shines around me like a million suns
And Your Bird Can
Sing
Help!
Here, There and
Everywhere
Favourite
line: Each one
believing that love never dies, watching her eyes and hoping I’m always there
I Am The Walrus
If I Fell
Favourite
line: Don’t
hurt my pride like her, cos I couldn’t stand the pain, and I would be sad if
our new love was in vain
Norwegian Wood
(This Bird Has Flown)
Favourite
line: I once
had a girl, or should I say, she once had me
She Loves You
Something
You Never Give Me
Your Money
Favourite
line: But oh,
that magic feeling – nowhere to go
…and just think of all the songs that didn’t make the
final cut. Gutted to cast away Hello Goodbye and We Can Work It
Out!
THAT is why they are the best band ever.
The Music Quadruple – Part 2
(Favourite Michael
Jackson Songs)
This didn’t get any easier. If anything it was harder, as
the extra longevity of the singer meant the discography pool I had to choose
from was nearly three times greater.
Again, a top ten was nearly impossible, it could easily
have been fifty…
And also
again, the below are in alphabetical order, as again, if I HAD to put them all
in a specific order, I’d still be working on it now!
Billie Jean
Black Or White
In The Closet
Leave Me Alone
Man In The Mirror
Favourite
line: If you wanna
make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make the change
– you gotta get it right, while you got the time, 'cause when you close your
heart, then you close your mind
Smooth Criminal
Speechless
Favourite
line: Your love
is magical, that's how I feel. But in your presence I am lost for words – words
like, "I love you"
Stranger In
Moscow
Favourite
line: How does
it feel, when you're alone and you're cold inside?
Tabloid Junkie
Favourite
line: Just
because you read it in a magazine, or see it on the TV screen, don't make it
factual, actual. Then why do we keep foolin' ourselves?
Who Is It
Favourite
line: She promised
me in secret that she'd love me for all time. It's a promise so untrue – tell me
what will I do?
…and a cursory mention for Got To Be There and One Day In Your
Life. Hard though it was, I deliberately avoided the Motown years,
simply because it made the culling decisions slightly easier! And I also really
wanted to include Get on The Floor …so annoying!
And finally, I should say that I have nothing particularly
against Justin Bieber – he’s merely just a bit of a harmless oik. However
despite recent media attempts to place a crown on his head, he will never ever
be fit to claim the title of King of Pop. Never.Ever.Ever.
The Music Quadruple – Part 3
(Favourite Madonna Songs)
And so onto Madonna, and another mammoth task to cull
dozens of notable songs.
As before, the
below are in alphabetical order:
Borderline
Dear Jessie
Into The Groove
Favourite
line: Music can
be such a revelation, dancing around you feel the sweet sensation
La Isla Bonita
Favourite
line: I want to
be where the sun warms the sky. When it's time for siesta you can watch them go
by. Beautiful faces, no cares in this world, where a girl loves a boy, and a
boy loves a girl
Open Your Heart
Favourite
line: One is
such a lonely number
Papa Don't Preach
Take A Bow
Favourite
line: I've
always been in love with you – I guess you've always known it's true
Till Death Do Us
Part
Favourite
line: You're
not in love with someone else, you don't even love yourself
Waiting
Who's That Girl
They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery,
and whilst there may be many, many pretenders to the throne (Gaga, Cyrus, Minaj
etc.) there will only ever be one Queen of Pop.
The Music Quadruple –
Part 4 (Favourite Songs)
The final part
of the Music Quadruple was actually fairly easy to compile in comparison to the
above.
Favourite
songs are usually so called for a reason, rather than simply sounding nice, so
whilst people might look at the list and think ‘Really Bez!?’, I’d say you have to take into
account that there will be genuine reasons for selections.
The
below ARE in top ten order, and have been in place for years now. It will take
a song of immense quality and significance for anything to be displaced, so The
Glimmer Twins (sitting precariously at Number 10 below) can probably sleep easy
for the time being.
10. Waiting on a
Friend – The Rolling Stones
Favourite
line: A smile
relieves a heart that grieves
09. Lay Lady Lay
– Bob Dylan
08. You Never
Give Me Your Money – The Beatles
07. La Isla
Bonita – Madonna
06. Tears in the
Morning – The Beach Boys
Favourite
line: Well you
know I lit a candle – It's in my heart now where it glows. Day and night, feel
my light it's gonna stand till my heart believes in what you chose
05. Summer (The
First Time) – Bobby Goldsboro
Favourite
line: I knew
nothing about love – she knew everything
04. Under The
Boardwalk – Bruce Willis
03. Listen to what
the Man said – Wings
02. Man in the
Mirror – Michael Jackson
01. Baker Street
– Gerry Rafferty
Favourite
line: When you
wake up, it's a new morning – the sun is shining, it's a new morning. And you're
going, you're going home
And I’ll leave you with a slushy bit of Motown:
“We’ve been together, for such a long time now, Music.
Music, and Me”