you know sometimes you hear a song and it doesn't matter how many times you hear it is still fantastic

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I heard "everybody hurts" by REM and "wake me up when september ends" by greenday. they have to be 2 of the best songs ever
(please note I am not mentioning any Metal songs so as to not be a bore)

Deux, I love John Martyn too
This is fantastic g

Ooops!! here

InTheseShoes - I really hoped your name was Kirsty inspired!

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit & Come As You Are
Radiohead - Exit Music, Lurgee, No Surprises
Goldfrapp - Ooh La La & Strict Machine
REM - Nightswimming and too many others
Blondie - Union City Blue or Atomic
Pogues - Dirty Old Town & Irish Rover & Fairytale
The Cure - Pictures of You
Pulp - Sorted for E's
Carter USM - Only Living Boy in New Cross
James - She's A Star
Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
Kate Bush - Army Dreamers
Cranberries - I Can't Be With You
David Bowie - Life on Mars

Somebody stop me!

Dire straits- money for nothing
Norah Jones - (all of her come away with me album)

pmsl califrau i clicked on that expecting eminem

Totally agree with Outkast - Hey Ya and Oliver's Army.

My other classic never-fail-to-put-me-in-a-good-mood are:
Spandau Ballet - Gold
Queen - Don't stop me now (NOT McFly!!)
Bloc Party - Two more years

radiohead - creep
muse - feeling good
stereophonics - dakota
stone roses - she bangs the drums
rem - losing my religion
goldfrapp - ooh la la
van halen - jump
thin lizzy - the boys are back in town
lynard skynard - sweet home alabama
free - all right now
motorhead - the ace of spades
outkast - hey ya

norks..good choices. I saw Carter USM in about 1993 at Poersmoth Civis Theatre. Also saw James there, suported by Radiohead, who had just had their first big hit with Creep.

Great gigs, both of them.

ooh, ooh, She Bangs the Drums. Haven't heard it in years and I love it!

Grand Master Flash and Melle Mel: White Lines 12 inch mix

This thread is going to cost me a FORTUNE on itunes!

thats Portsmouth civic theatre btw

Bobby Darin's Mack the Knife

ahem pirate bay. clears throat...

Oooh The Killers! Also "When You Were Young"
The Stone Roses, agree
Radiohead - Creep
The Clash - Spanish Bombs
Elvis - Suspicious Minds
Greenday - Basket Case
Manics - Faster
and last one Foo Fighters - Everlong

I love these threads... sad but never mind!

i love these threads but i could name a million songs......

Mrsruffalo, if I could take music by only one artist to my desert island, it would be John Martyn. Glad to meet another fan. Are you in the London area? Robert Elms on BBC Radio London is a big fan and had him as a featured artist recently. Was fab.

Oooh and Idlewild - American English/ You Held the World in your Arms
And to make me laugh
Shirehourses - Ballard of Franny Lee

I'll stop now... maybe

Grandma's Hands - Gil Scott Heron

Pressure Drop - Toots and the Maytals

mory kante = yeke yeke - awesomely good!

How Long Will I love You - The Waterboys, looooove it

Not read anything except first 3 posts...nearly spurted tea over laptop!!!!

my 2 were Olivers Army and Somewhere in My Heart

will also add 'girl from mars' by Ash and
the Only Ones 'Another Girl, Another PLanet'

humms off to read the rest of thread....

love the killers - all these things that ive done