I hope it’s not been lost on my readers but music, songs, records play a big part in my blogs, especially where the title is concerned. I thought it might be a postive idea to list, in no particular order, my favourite 💯tracks. I will try not to pick too many from my favourite bands and spread it around a little.
The Clash White Man In Hammersmith Palais
The Clash London’s Calling
The Ramones Blitzkrieg Bop
The Ramones Sheena is a Punk Rocker
Television Marquee Moon
The Jam That’s Entertainment
The Jam Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
The Jam Eton Rifles
The Clash Straight to Hell
Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division New Dawn Fades
Joy Division Atmosphere
Lou Reed Walk on the Wild Side
Don Covay It’s Better to Have
Maria Muldaur Midnight at the Oasis
Tubeway Army Are Friends Electric?
The Undertones Teenage Kicks
Arctic Monkeys I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Floor
Eddie and the Hotrods Do Anything You Wanna Do
Fleetwood Mac Dreams
Fleetwood Mac Oh Well
Fleetwood Mac Landslide
Kraftwerk The Model
Kraftwerk Autobahn
Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs Maps
Two Gallants Las Cruces Jail
Stevie Wonder Superstition
Bob Marley and The Wailers No Woman, No Cry
Joe Walsh Rocky Mountain Way
Joe Walsh Life’s Been Good
The Police Roxanne
The Police Every Breath You Take
Maria McKee Panic Beach
Robbie Robertson Somewhere Down The Crazy River
The Band The Weight
Small Faces All or Nothing
The Who Won’t Get Fooled Again
Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter
Rolling Stones Start Me Up
The Sundays Here’s Where The Story Ends
The Steve Miller Band The Joker
The Steve Miller Band Jet Airliner
Al Stewart The Year of the Cat
Boston More Than a Feeling
Mannfred Mann’s Earthband Blinded By The Light
Bruce Springsteen Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen Rosalita
Bruce Springsteen Jungleland
Talking Heads Once In A Lifetime
Rush Spirit Of Radio
Otis Redding Sittin on the Dock of the Bay
Booker T and the Mgs Time is Tight
Paul McCartney and Wings Band on the Run
Blondie Heart of Glass
Eagles Hotel California
Eagles One of These Nights
Eagles Take it to the Limit
Gram Parsons She If you only listen to one track, listen to this
The Libertines I Can’t Stand You Now
Brothers Johnson Strawberry Letter #9
Elvis Costello Angel Wants To Wear My Red Shoes
Elvis Costello and The Attractions Oliver’s Army
The Damned Smash It Up
Meatloaf Bat Out Of Hell
Love Alone Again Or
Bob Dylan Hurricane
Neil Young Rockin’ In A Free World
Neil Young Powderfinger
Neil Young Old Man
John Otway and Wild Willie Barrett Really Free
Editors Munich
Talk Talk It’s My Life
Talk Talk Life’s What You Make It
Buzzcocks Ever Fallen In Love
The Only Ones Another Girl, Another Planet
Wreckless Eric Whole Wide World
The Specials Gangsters
The Specials Ghost Town
The Specials Too Much Too Young
David Bowie Queen Bitch
David Bowie Heroes
David Bowie Sound And Vision
David Bowie Ashes To Ashes
Magazine Shot By Both Sides
Steely Dan Deacon Blues
Steely Dan Rikki, Don’t Lose That Number
Led Zeppelin Kashmir
Led Zeppelin Immigrant Song
Harry Nilsson Everybody’s Talkin’
Gordon Lightfoot The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
The Damned Smash It Up
The Knack My Sharona
Echo and The Bunnymen Back of Love
Ry Cooder Get Rhythm
Dr. Feelgood Roxette
Bob Marley and The Wailers Redemption Song
War Low Rider
Allman Brothers Midnight Rider
Ian Dury Sweet Gene Vincent
Roy Orbison It’s Over
I love the smell of vinyl
No doubt if I do do this on another day a couple may change. I tried not to have too many by one group or artist but I gather you will see where my preferences are.
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