Sanyo815: 2012

So we come to it at last, the great list of our time. 40 years in the making and stretching back over 50 years this is a list of the songs that have meant most to me in my life. The only qualifications i have to make are that there are no full on dance tracks in this list as i find it impossible to compare them to other songs and also i have omitted 2 of my favourite "pieces" in music history "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" and "Suppers Ready" as being over 20 minutes long they can't really be classed along with other songs in my opinion.

At the bottom of the list you can find a link to download all the songs if you feel like. Anyway thanks so much for all the artists in this list for making my life a thousand times better than it otherwise would have been.

Love Music Love Life

Steve
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440) Bright Eyes - At the Bottom of Everything (2005)

439) Saint Etienne - Kiss And Make Up (1990)

438) The Temptations - Ball Of Confusion (1970)

437) Main Source - Snake Eyes (1991)

436) Barrington Levy - Here I Come (1985)

435) America - Horse With No Name (1972)

434) The Auteurs - Lenny Valentino (1993)

433) Nick Drake - Which Will (1972)

432) Swervedriver - Rave Down (1991)

431) Sinead O' Connor - Troy (1987)

430) Supergrass - Going Out (1997)

429) Syd Barrett - Octopus (1971)

428) Bon Iver - Re Stacks (2007)

427) Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime (1980)

426) Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking (1978)

425) REM - Wendell Gee (1985)

424) Shirley Ellis - The Name Game (1964)

423) Stretch - Why Did You Do It? (1975)

422) The Black Crowes - Twice As Hard (1990)

421) Mojave 3 - Sarah (1995)

420) A Tribe Called Quest - I Left My Wallet In El Segundo (Vampire Mix) (1990)

419) Kirsty MacColl - Walking Dow Madison (1991)

418) Ozric Tentacles - Kick Muck (1989)

417) Roots Manuva - Witness (1 Hope) (2001)

416) The Byrds - Turn Turn Turn (1965)

415) Santana - Black Magic Woman-Gypsy Queen (1970)

414) The Undertones - Teenage Kicks (1979)

413) Levellers - What You Know (1990)

412) Ac/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie (1977)

411) RJD2 - Ghostwriter (2002)

410) Air - All I Need (1998)

409) South - Paint The Silence (2001)

408) Bob Dylan - Mama You Been On My Mind (1964)

407) Pras - Ghetto Superstar (1998)

406) The Only Ones - Another Girl Another Planet (1978)

405) John Cale - Big White Cloud (1970)

404) The Unicorns - I Was Born A Unicorn (2004)

403) Embrace - All You Good Good People (1998)

402) David Bowie - Heroes (1977)

401) Nirvana - All Apologies (1994)

400) Sam & Dave - Soul Man (1967)

399) Dinosaur Jr - Freak Scene (1989)

398) Margot & The Nuclear So & So's - Lunatic, Lunatic, Lunatic (2010)

397) Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride (1968)

396) PM Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss (1991)

395) A Flock Of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song (1982)

394) Neon Heights - Listen To The Music (2003)

393) The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows (1966)

392) Her Space Holiday - My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2003)

391) Roy Orbison - Crying (1961)

390) Hothouse Flowers - Hallelujah Jordan (1988)

389) Skee-Lo - I Wish (1995)

388) Fujiya & Miyagi - Ankle Injuries (2006)

387) Procul Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale (1967)

386) Max Romeo - Chase The Devil (1976)

385) Miracle Legion - And Then (1989)

384) Fat Larry's Band - Zoom (1982)

383) EMF - Unbelievable (1990)

382) King Biscuit Time - I Walk The Earth (2000)

381) Lemon Jelly & William Shatner - Together (2004)

380) Radiohead - Lucky (1997)

379) Gaye Bykers On Acid - Fairway To Heaven (1989)

378) Del Tha Funky Homosapien - Mistadobalina (1991)

377) Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady (1971)

376) Evan Dando - All My Life (2003)

375) The Dream Syndicate - Tell Me When It's Over (1982)

374) Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position (2006)

373) The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds (1990)

372) Electrafixion - Zephyr (1994)

371) Dobie Gray - Drift Away (1973)

370) Super Furry Animals - Demons (1997)

369) Ram Jam - Black Betty (1977)

368) The Clientele - Since K Got Over Me (2005)

367) Jose Gonzales - Heartbeats (2006)

366) Barry Mcguire - Eve Of Destruction (1965)

365) Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard (1998)

364) Robert Plant - Tie Dye On The Highway (1990)

363) Sixto Rodriguez - I Wonder (1970)

362) Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love (1989)

361) Fatboy Slim - Song For Shelter (2000)

360) Jim Noir - My Patch (2006)

359) Pixies - Debaser (1989)

358) Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman (1968)

357) Arcade Fire - Windowsill (2007)

356) Portishead - Sour Times (1994)

355) The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun (1969)

354) Soundgarden - Hands All Over (1989)

353) Nas & Damien Marley - As We Enter (2010)

352) World Party - Put The Message In The Box (1990)

351) Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion (1975)

350) Billy Bragg - A New England (1983)

349) Slowdive - When The Sun Hits (1993)

348) Witness - Still (1999)

347) Patti Smith - Because The Night (1978)

346) The Mekons - Last Dance (1985)

345) Mazzy Star - Fade Into You (1993)

344) Elbow - Grounds For Divorce (2008)

343) A.D.O.R. - Let It All Hang Out (1992)

342) David Bowie - Queen Bitch (1971)

341) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat (1988)

340) Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) (1997)

339) T-Rex - 20th Century Boy (1973)

338) Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (2008)

337) The House Of Love - Hedonist (1990)

336) The Cult - Love (1985)

335) Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You (1972)

334) The Divine Comedy - Perfect Lovesong (2001)

333) Bobby Womack - Across 110th Street (1972)

332) Perry Leopold - Vespers (1973)

331) Suzanne Vega - Luka (1987)

330) Spiritualized - Do It All Over Again (2001)

329) Led Zeppelin - Dazed & Confused (1969)

328) Public Image Ltd - Rise (1986)

327) Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey (1975)

326) Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (1990)

325) Edwin Starr - War (1970)

324) Marillion - Sugar Mice (1987)

323) Luna - Sideshow By The Seashore (1995)

322) The Rolling Stones - Dead Flowers (1971)

321) Foals - Spanish Sahara (2010)

320) Mercury Rev - The Dark Is Rising (2001)

319) The Field Mice - Emma's House (1988)

318) Quannum - I Changed My Mind (Stereo MCs Mix) (1999)

317) Love - Alone Again Tonight (1967)

316) Alphaville - Big In Japan (1984)

315) Tom Petty - You Don't Know How It Feels (1994)

314) The Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink (1984)

313) Stereo Total - L'amour á 3 (2001)

312) The Wrens - Happy (2003)

311) The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset (1967)

310) Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1981)

309) Spiritualized - Going Down Slow (2003)

308) Happy Mondays - Wrote For Luck (1988)

307) Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (1968)

306) Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army (1979)

305) Memory Tapes - Bicycle (2009)

304) Mark Lanegan - Resurrection Song (2001)

303) REM - South Central Rain (1984)

302) The Longcut - A Tried And Tested Method (2006)

301) Outkast - Chonkyfire (1998)

300) The Earlies - One Of Us Is Dead (2004)

299) Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full (Coldcut Mix) (1987)

298) Roxy Music - Virginia Plain (1972)

297) U2 - Running To Stand Still (1987)

296) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (1969)

295) All Night Radio - Sad K (2004)

294) Ben Harper - Burn One Down (1995)

293) Bob Marley - Exodus (1977)

292) The Chameleons - Swamp Thing (1986)

291) Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun (1974)

290) Renegade Soundwave - Renegade Soundwave (1994)

289) Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (1964)

288) Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (2008)

287) New Order - Blue Monday (1983)

286) Butthole Surfers - Pepper (1996)

285) Shack - Comedy (1999)

284) Van Morrison - Sweet Thing (1968)

283) The Sisters Of Mercy - Nine While Nine (1985)

282) Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop (1979)

281) Roy Harper - When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease (1975)

280) Badly Drawn Boy - The Shining (The Avalanches Mix) (2000)

279) The Verve - Northern Soul (1995)

278) Terry Reid - Superlungs My Supergirl (1969)

277) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps (2003)

276) Saul Williams - Black Stacey (2004)

275) Joy Division - Disorder (1979)

274) Joseph Arthur - In The Sun (2001)

273) Electronic - Get The Message (1991)

272) Bob Dylan - My Back Pages (1964)

271) British Sea Power - The Spirit Of St Louis (2004)

270) The Alarm - Spirit of 76 (1985)

269) Saint Etienne - He's On The Phone (1995)

268) Eric Clapton - Cocaine (1976)

267) Julian Cope - Reynard The Fox (1984)

266) Shocking Blue - Venus (1969)

265) The Aliens - She Don't Love Me No More (2007)

264) Gerling - Enter, Space Capsule (Radio Disko Remix) (1998)

263) Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way (1977)

262) The Beatles - In My Life (1965)

261) The Chemical Brothers - Where Do I Begin (1997)

260) Guns N Roses - Welcome to The Jungle (1987)

259) The Shins - Gone For Good (2004)

258) Pink Floyd - Fearless (1971)

257) Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole (1989)

256) Rain Parade - Carolyn's Song (1983)

255) Danny Wilson - The Second Summer Of Love (1989)

254) Modest Mouse - Float On (2004)

253) Pulp - Common People (1995)

252) Echo & The Bunnymen - Over The Wall (1981)

251) The Connells - 74/75 (1993)

250) Islands - Volcanoes (2006)

249) Genesis - Firth Of Fifth (1973)

248) John Grant - Queen Of Denmark (2010)

247) Oasis - Live Forever (1994)

246) Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin'(1966)

245) Radiohead - The Bends (1995)

244) Tracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout A Revolution (1988)

243) The Killers - Mr Brightside (2004)

242) Galaxie 500 - Blue Thunder (1989)

241) Dire Straits - Tunnel Of Love (1980)

240) Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue (1975)

239) Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Mix) (1994)

238) The Tallest Man On Earth - The Gardner (2008)

237) Gomez - Whippin Picadilly (1998)

236) Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man (1968)

235) January - Have You Seen a Horizon Lately? (2004)

234) Jesus Jones - Right Here Right Now (1990)

233) The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (1968)

232) REM - Sweetness Follows (1992)

231) Candidate - Rain On The Roof (2002)

230) Anastasia Screamed - She Must (1991)

229) The Zombies - Time Of The Season (1968)

228) K-Os - Emcee Murdah (2004)

227) Tim Hardin - Red Balloon (1967)

226) Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It (1986)

225) Neil Young - After The Gold Rush (1970)

224) Primal Scream - Movin' On Up (1991)

223) Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (1998)

222) The Waterboys - Fishermans Blues (1988)

221) Handsomeboy Technique - Your Blessings (2005)

220) U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name (1987)

219) The Clash - London Calling (1979)

218) The Pogues - A Rainy Night In Soho (1986)

217) Temple Of The Dog - Hunger Strike (1991)

216) Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot - Bonnie & Clyde (1968)

215) Love Kittens - What Goes On? (The Orb Mix) (1991)

214) The The - This Is The Day (1983)

213) Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (1968)

212) The 13th Floor Elevators - Dust (1967)

211) Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper (1976)

210) Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla (2005)

209) Nirvana - Drain You (1991)

208) The Chills - Night Of Chill Blue (1987)

207) The Stone Roses - Waterfall (1989)

206) Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers To Cross (1969)

205) Michael Head & The Strands - The Prize (1997)

204) Led Zeppelin - The Battle Of Evermore (1971)

203) Simple Kid - Loves an Enigma Pt 2 (2006)

202) Aimee Mann - Wise Up (1999)

201) Super Furry Animals - Run Christian Run (2001)

200) It's A Beautiful Day - White Bird (1967)

199) Massive Attack - Safe From Harm (1991)

198) The Smiths - How Soon Is Now (1984)

197) Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road (1975)

196) Lali Puna - Faking The Books (2004)

195) Sly & The Family Stone - Thank You (1969)

194) Lo-Fidelity Allstars - Vision Incision (1998)

193) Indio - Hard Sun (1989)

192) David Bowie - Life On Mars (1971)

191) Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (1978)

190) The New Pornographers - The Bleeding Heart Show (2005)

189) The Beatles - Across The Universe (1970)

188) The Chills - Heavenly Pop Hit (1987)

187) Blur - Tender (1999)

186) The Aliens - I Am the Unknown (2007)

185) Patti Smith - Gloria (1975)

184) NWA - Express Yourself (1988)

183) The Doors - Five To One (1968)

182) Oasis - Champagne Supernova (1995)

181) Fairport Convention - Meet on the Ledge (1968)

180) Mercury Rev - Holes (1999)

179) REM - The One I Love (1987)

178) The Sleepy Jackson - Caffeine In The Morning Sun (2002)

177) The Dandy Warhols - Godless (2000)

176) The Eagles - Hotel California (1977)

175) Spacemen 3 - Ode To Street Hassle (1987)

174) The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary (1985)

173) The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun (1964)

172) Public Enemy - Fight The Power (1990)

171) Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer (1969)

170) The Mission - Tower Of Strength (1988)

169) Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me (1971)

168) Arthur Lee - Five String Serenade‬ (1993)

167) The Cure - Just Like Heaven (1987)

166) Elton John - Rocket Man (1972)

165) Prince - When Doves Cry (1984)

164) Pop Will Eat Itself - Inject Me (1989)

163) Beck - Jackass (1996)

162) Bob Dylan - I'll Keep It With Mine (1964)

161) Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes (1986)

160) Meic Stevens - Rowena (1970)

159) Sky Cries Mary - Shipwrecked (1994)

158) Harry Nilsson - Without You (1972)

157) Paris Angels - Perfume (Loved Up) (1991)

156) Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies) (2004)

155) Lou Reed - Perfect Day (1972)

154) Beats International - Dub Be Good To Me (1991)

153) Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth (1967)

152) Aphrodites Child - The Four Horsemen (1971)

151) The Boo Radleys - Lazarus (1995)

150) Sinead O' Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (1990)

149) The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me (1968)

148) Ride - Vapour Trail (1991)

147) Derek And The Dominos - Layla (1970)

146) De La Soul - The Magic Number (1989)

145) British Sea Power - Albert's Eyes (2003)

144) The Beta Band - Inner Meet Me (1997)

143) Midlake - Roscoe (Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Re-animation) (2006)

142) Lemon Jelly - Rolled (2003)

141) The Doors - The End (1967)

140) Jackson Browne - Late For The Sky (1974)

139) Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon (1984)

138) Noah & The Whale - 5 Years Time (2008)

137) Depeche Mode - Somebody (1984)

136) Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (1991)

135) Ben Christophers - The Opium Willows (2001)

134) The Zombies - Care Of Cell 44 (1968)

133) Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Patio Song (1997)

132) Stevie Wonder - Superstition (1972)

131) Grant Lee Buffalo - Jupiter And Teardrop (1993)

130) The 13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me (1966)

129) That Petrol Emotion - Abandon (1990)

128) The Band - The Weight (1968)

127) Chapterhouse - Pearl (1991)

126) The Pale Fountains - Unless (1984)

125) Steve Miller Band - The Joker (1973)

124) Ryan Adams - Come Pick Me Up (2000)

123) Pulp - Sorted for E's & Wizz (1995)

122) Spiritualized - Spread Your Wings (1995)

121) The Beatles - A Day In The Life (1967)

120) The Flaming Lips - Fight Test (2002)

119) Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (1990)

118) Kate Bush - Cloudbusting (1985)

117) Donovan - Colours (1965)

116) The Roots - The Seed (2.0) (2002)

115) Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson & Clover (1968)

114) Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart (1979)

113) Johnny Cash - Hurt (2002)

112) Ben E King - Stand By Me (1961)

111) LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends (2007)

110) David Bowie - Five Years (1972)

109) Roy Orbison - In Dreams (1963)

108) U2 - Bad (1984)

107) Bob Dylan - Mr Tambourine Man (1965)

106) Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home (2009)

105) REM - Half A World Away (1991)

104) Doves - There Goes The Fear (2002)

103) George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (1970)

102) Galaxie 500 - Tugboat (1988)

101) The Waterboys - A Pagan Place (1984)

100) Radiohead - Paranoid Android (1997)

99) Pixies - Where Is My Mind (1988)

98) Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (1994)

97) The Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting For The Man (1967)

96) Nirvana - Come As You Are (1991)

95) Bob Marley - One Love/People Get Ready (1977)

94) Luna - 23 Minutes In Brussels (1995)

93) Richie Havens - Follow (1967)

92) The Smiths - There is A Light That Never Goes Out (1985)

91) The Beatles - We Can Work it Out (1965)

90) Peter Gabriel - Growing Up (2002)

89) Neil Young - Old Man (1972)

88) The La's - There She Goes (1990)

87) The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for The Devil (1968)

86) Arcade Fire - Tunnels (2004)

85) The Waterboys - When Ye Go Away (1988)

84) The Flying Burrito Brothers - Hot Burrito No 1 (1969)

83) The The - Lonely Planet (1993)

82) Q Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses (1988)

81) Prince - Purple Rain (1984)

80) Soulsavers - Revival (2007)

79) Lo-Fidelity Allstars - Battle Flag (1998)

78) Modest Mouse - Heart Cooks Brain (1997)

77) Van Morrison - And It Stoned Me (1970)

76) The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work (1997)

75) The Beach Boys - God Only Knows (1966)

74) The Lemonheads - Buddy (1992)

73) Spiritualized - I Think I'm In Love (1997)

72) Stars - Your X Lover Is Dead (2004)

71) Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out) (1995)

70) Massive Attack - Teardrop (1998)

69) U2 - All I Want Is You (1989)

68) Big Star - The Ballad Of El Goodo (1972)

67) REM - Everybody Hurts (1992)

66) Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (1971)

65) The Beatles - Revolution (1968)

64) Amorphous Androgynous - Divinity (2002)

63) Bob Dylan - It Ain't Me Babe (1964)

62) David Bowie - Memory Of A Free Festival (1969)

61) Mercury Rev - Hercules (2001)

60) Peter Gabriel - Come Talk To Me (1992)

59) Super Furry Animals - The Man Don't Give A Fuck (1996)

58) The Cure - Pictures Of You (1989)

57) John Lennon - Imagine (1970)

56) The Verve - History (1995)

55) Lamb - Gabriel (2001)

54) The The - Out Of The Blue (Into The Fire) (1986)

53) Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence (1965)

52) Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks (1971)

51) Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees (1995)

50) The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations (1966)

49) Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Helpless (1970)

48) Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991)

47) Neutral Milk Hotel - Two Headed Boy Part 2 (1998)

46) Jane's Addiction - Jane Says (1988)

45) Perry Leopold - The 35th of May (1970)

44) Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky (1973)

43) Primal Scream - Loaded (1990)

42) Candidate - This Is the Way (2001)

41) The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection (1989)

40) David Bowie - Space Oddity (1969)