Top 12

NOT INCLUDING New Order or any of the side projects etc. what are your top 12 fave songs of all time?

Everyone does top 10's so this is a Top 12.

Hmmm....changes daily, but of late I've been enjoying:

And you bird can sing - The Beatles Tootled - Orbital Sunday night - Buffalo Tom Computerworld - Kraftwerk Snake Blood - Leftfield Jordan, Minnesota - Big Black Chestnut Mare - The Byrds It's all too much - The Beatles Egoveride - Bob Mould History - The Verve Vapour trail - Ride Theme from "ALF"

CTD

candy, like yours..espec. "chestnut mare"..not sure about the horse being just like a wife bit though..

Agreed VG - always thought that line was a little dodgy. But hey, we are all New Order fans, so there's nothing wrong short words that rhyme. CTD

Originally posted by Shugzv Fook - how could I possibly leave out the majestic Travelling Wilbury'sRight this is definately it:Travelling Wilbury's Volume 1 with Telephone Line by ELO and Won't back down by Thomas Petty thrown on at the end - I'm away tae bed in a drunken state (AGAIN) Good night and God Bless...The Shugster

Love ya Shug, im in the same state Went drinking with me bro and met these beautiful people from Newcastle in cafe Caravon in Utrecht.Oh my god , what abeauty i'll try and come up with a top 12

1. Crosby,Stills,Nash and Young - Helpless
2. Velvet Underground - Heroin
3. Roy Orbison - In Dreams
4. Stone Roses - Fools Gold
5. Happy mondays - Freaky dancing
6. The Sound - Monument
7. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
8. The Nits - Nescio
9. The beatles - Helter Skelter
10. Rolling Stones - As Tears Go By
11. Johnny Cash - St Quentin !2. T.C. Matic - Bye bye till the next time

God i hate kists, there's already 12 different ones coming up....decisions,decisions.

Well, here's another list that is coming after a night of drinking. This is off the top of my head, but I really do never tire of hearing these:

1. CCR-Fortunate Son
2. The Buzzcocks-What Do I Get?
3. Cabaret Voltaire-Sensoria
4. The Triffids-Wide Open Road
5. The Church-Field of Mars
6. The Jam-Going Underground
7. XTC-No Language In Our Lungs
8. The Plimsouls-A Million Miles Away
9. Bob Dylan-Visions of Johanna 10.Simple Minds-The American 11.Gram Parsons-Blue Eyes 12.Bob Marley-One Love

Well these are on a clear head, but even so I can't remember if JD/NO are allowed in the 12. Assuming they're not, so.........

1. Elvis Costello - Alison
2. Beatles - In My Life
3. Velvet Underground - Femme Fatale
4. Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles
5. The Smiths - This Charming Man
6. Husker Du - Makes No Sense At All
7. Bob Mould - Can't Fight It
8. Pixies - Debaser
9. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
10. Lemonheads - Alison's Starting To Happen
11. Sisters of Mercy - Alice
12. Josef K - The Missionary

That's a really hard question cos it's changing all the time... Anyway, right now, my top 12 is : The Smiths : There Is A Light... The Velvet Underground : I'll Be Your mirror Smashing Pumpkins : Disarm Lamb : Gorecki Bran Van 3000 : Rainshine Grandaddy : 108 a.m Pavement : Shaddy Lane Belle and Sebastian : Mayfly Hooverphonic : Eden Garbage : You Look So Fine Bjork: Hyper Ballad Sparklehorse : Gold Day

Guess its my turn...

1. Missile EP - VOY
2. Start of the breakdown - Tears For Fears
3. Firesuite - Doves
4. Last Nite - The Strokes
5. Fishes - Cecil
6. The more you live, the more you love - AFOS
7. Catch the sun - Doves
8. Canyon EP - VOY
9. You don't fool me - Queen
10. Imitation of life - REM
11. The Materplan - Oasis
12. The Box - Orbital

Originally posted by Shugzv Just as I was saying...us New Order fans have good taste...Major goes and spoils it with Tears for Fears and Queen

Surprised you didn't mention the Flock of Seagulls song that got in there. :D

In no particular order:

Safe From Harm - Massive Attack Bug Powder Dust - Bomb The Bass Si Firmir O'Grido - ACR Pacific State - 808 State Love is like an itching in my heart - The Supremes Halcyon - Orbital The Murder of Love - Propaganda Diamond Dove - Electribe 101 The Message - Grandmaster Flash This Charming Man - The Smiths Paninaro - Pet Shop Boys Sugar Spun Sister - The Stone Roses

I forgot about Tour de France by Kraftwerk as well.

Originally posted by Shugzv > Originally posted by The Keeper> > > > Originally posted by Shugzv> > Just as I was saying...us New Order fans have good taste...Major goes and spoils it with Tears for Fears and Queen>

Surprised you didn't mention the Flock of Seagulls song that got in there. :D

Never noticed that Major Are you back on the Class A's again?

I love all the songs I listed... i can't help it if 99.9% of the population hates them. I like new order, so i must have some taste, yes?

Hm, not including JD/NO, here's a varied list

1. Hey Jude, Beatles
2. Substitute, the Who
3. Fake Plastic Trees, Radiohead
4. Sister Ray, VU
5. Road to Nowhere, Talking Heads (so many others I could name, but that'll have stand in for TH)
6. Take Up Thy Stethescope and Walk, Pink Floyd
7. Disco 2000, Pulp
8. Jealous Guy, John Lennon
9. This Charming Man, The Smiths
10. Lazy Line Painter Jane, Belle and Sebastian
11. Sunny Afternoon, The Kinks
12. Medical Song, Monty Python

Here goes

Trumpton Riots - Half Man Half Biscuit Just Like Honey - Jesus & Mary Chain The Cutter - Echo & Bunnymen Betty Davis Eyes - Kim Cairns The Headmaster Ritual - Smiths Voodoo Ray - Guy called Gerald Ten Storey Love Song - Stone Roses Too Much Too Young - Specials Eton Rifles - The Jam PIL - Pil White Lines - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5 New Rose - The Dammed

so many fab songs have already been mentioned; gold stars all round.. im feeling rather hazy so heres a randomly picked six for starters.. dusty springfield - i just dont know what to do with myself (favourite song EVER, no question..) gil scott heron - the bottle cheryl lynn - got to be real led zepellin - ramble on primal scream - velocity girl whodini - magics wand

Why wait a day, here's another: Strange Town-The Jam Pretty Vacant-Sex Pistols The Passenger-Iggy Pop Christmas in Heaven-Monty Python Be My Baby-Ronettes California-Dr Dre/Tupac Hey Ladies-Beastie Boys Save It For later-English Beat Modern World-Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers Maybe I'm Amazed-Paul McCartney I've Been Loving You Too Long (to stop now)-Otis Redding and the best love song OF ALL TIME!!!!!(drumroll please)

Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On

Here's my list; to make it a bit easier on myself I have taken 3 songs from each decade (roughly...) since the 60s. She said she said – The Beatles Wouldn’t it be nice – Beach Boys Waterloo Sunset – Kinks Cortez The Killer - Neil Young What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye Making Plans For Nigel - XTC Geno – Dexys Midnight Runners Debaser – Pixies It’s going to happen - Undertones Star Sign – Teenage Fanclub Live Forever - Oasis Nightswimming – R.E.M.

Best song so far this century: Animal Cannabus by Mule Historical Society.

Oops.....that's MULL Historical Society :o

Britany Spears Baby One More Time Christina Aguilera Come on Over Backstreet Boys I Want It That Way Alicia Keyes Fallin' Kylie Minogue Locomotion Pink, Christina A, et al Lady Marmalade Stain'd Outside The Rembrandts I'll Be There For You (Friends' Theme) Christopher Cross If You Get Caught Between the Moon and New York City Kriss Kross Jump Ricky Martin Livin' the Vida Loca Hanson Mmmm Bop