Thursday, November 11, 2004

The bits of songs that make great music...........

Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page) - stunning guitar riff immortalised in the Top of the Pops theme - even better after a joint.

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd (Dave Gilmour) - the "live" version on Delicate Sound of Thunder is sensational with guitar you think couldn't get any higher before dogs go mad

Star Spangled Banner - Jimi Hendrix (errr....Jimi Hendrix) - Ironic patriotism? Nuff said

Bad - U2 - see the Live Aid version - tell me Bono can't hold an audience

Whisky in the Jar - Thin Lizzy (Gary Moore) - great intro, great song

Running Down the Dream - Tom Petty (Tom Petty) - the best guitar for driving to, fantastic way to finish a song

Moonage Daydream - David Bowie (Mick Ronson) - sorely missed Mick made this song with his understated guitar playing

Teenage Wasteland - The Who - one of the best intro's ever - Daltreys voice has rarely been better

Hotel California - The Eagles (Joe Walsh) - why people knock this is beyond me, timeless

Bron-y-Aur - Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page) - so you thought they were "heavy" - stunningly beautiful guitar work

Will You - Hazel O' Connor - the best, absolute BEST Sax solo anywhere, EVER. The End.

Waiting for a Friend - Rolling Stones - almost as good as above

Money - Pink Floyd - The first real sax I ever heard - marvellous, and even better live

Candidate - David Bowie - smoky sax intro, sleaxe personified in a song ..."I'll make you a deal like any other candidate, we'll pretend your walking home coz your futures at stake"

Almaz - Randy Crawford - the human female voice when it hits perfection

Paradise City - Guns n Roses - what an intro, bang that head damn you

Welcome to the Jungle - Guns n Roses - currently being used as the backing song in the ad for Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas - that should secure a re-release

Can't take my eyes off of you - Andy Williams - are you really trying to say you've never sung this when drunk? Not trendy, but fuck me this bloke can sing.

The Winner Takes it All - Sung beuaitfully by a woman with a fantastic voice and how sad is this song? Never felt like this? Liar! And for the geezers...didn't you just want to be the one to cash in on the blonde ones sorrow and show her what a real bloke was like?

Goodbye to Love - The Carpenters - Karen Carpenter's voice is so hauntingly beautiful, soppy but great.

Politik - Coldplay - this is proof that fucking good music can still be written today. Play loudly, in a car and sing, sing , sing.

Riders on the Storm - The Doors - some of the best piano/keyboard ever and Jim Morrisons voice at its best. Again, fantastic after a joint.

Liquidator - Harry J and the Allstars - not one particular piece of this satnds out but guaranteed to get the party moving

How Soon is Now - The Smiths - Johnny Marr's atmospheric guitar with Morriseys depressing tones make this a misery's masterpiece.

Later GrocerJack




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