Those tracks, you know the ones

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Those songs you heard in a shop and had to ask what it was, had to search for online and would not rest till you got your own copy, you bought the album especially for that song, you requested it on MTV, you filled up half a C90 with that song on repeat and listened to it all week, you put it on every mixtape you made for six months. YOu're probably blue in the face with the song and can't listen to it anymore. But still these are the songs that shaped you. Currently, they may not even be your favourite song by that artist or you may even dislike the artist now (see Elliott Smith), but there was that obsession. What are these songs? What do they say about you?
What do these say about me?
Do I have good taste or do these choices suck donkeys?

(For sake of argument and to stop people putting every song by their fave band, let's limit it to one song per artist. Also this list may span your whole musical lifetime or just one period in your life. This list comes from about 1994 onwards).

Boo Radleys - Lazarus
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump
Blur - This is A Low
Roots Manuva - Witness (One Hope)
Radiohead - Karma Police
Aphex Twin - Alberto Balsalm
Nick Drake - Hazey Jane II
Grandmaster Flash - The Message
Kyuss - Supa Scoopa and Mighty Scoop
Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun
Arcturus - For to End Yet Again
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Sabres of Paradise - Wilmot
Elliott Smith - Say Yes
Frank Zappa - Lets Make The Water Turn Black
Notwist - Pilot
Squarepusher - Cooper's World
ELO - Mr Blue Sky
Van Der Graaf Generator - Refugees
Gorkys Zygotic Mynci - Hush the Warmth
Autechre - Arch Carrier
Rhapsody - Last Winged Unicorn
Andy C & Shimon - Body Rock
New Flesh - Stick & Move
Plaid - Dang Spot
Daft Punk - Digital Love
REM - Country Feedback
Guided by Voices - The Official Ironmen Rally Song
Macabre - Konerak
King Crimson - Starless
Royksopp - Remind Me
Man Parrish - Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop)
Beatles - Blackbird
The Capris - There's A Moon Out Tonight
Boards of Canada - ROYGBIV
Pavement - Shady Lane
Lee Scratch Perry - Jungle Lion
Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain
Beach Boys - Surf's Up
Quasi - Smile
Prodigy - Break & Enter

I know that's a long list but I tried to trim it as fine as possible.

― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 17 March 2003 14:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Prodigy - Break & Enter

That was one of those songs for me too at the time.

― Siegbran (eofor), Monday, 17 March 2003 14:37 (twenty-three years ago)

"Is It All Over My Face" by Loose Joints
"At Les" by Carl Craig

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Monday, 17 March 2003 17:29 (twenty-three years ago)

ok, songs that had that kind of effect on me over the years:

New Order 'Blue Monday'
Massive Attack 'Unfinished Sympathy'
The Shamen 'Pro-Gen '91'
Prodigy 'Charly'
Rufige Kru 'Riders Ghost'
Underworld 'Rez'
? '?' (i still dont know who its by or what its called and its driving me crazy!)
Therapy 'Loose (Photek mix)'
BT 'Embracing The Sunshine'
DJ Hell 'My Definition Of House Music'
Tori Amos 'Professional Widow (Armand's mix)'
Cheek Venus 'Sunshine People'
bootleg of Knuckles/Tomiie/Owens 'Tears' over CJ Bolland 'Sugar Is Sweeter (AVH mix)'
Basement Jaxx 'Fly Life'
Energy 52 'Cafe Del Mar'
16B 'Falling'
Daft Punk 'Musique'
Air 'La Femme D'Argent'
Stardust 'Music Sounds Better With You'
Gentle People 'Journey (Aphex Twin Care mix)'
Cassius '1999'
Broadcast 'Accidentals'
Boa 'Duvet (DJ Wasei mix)'
Mos Def 'Umi Says'
Felix The Housekat 'Silver Screen Shower Scene'
J-Walk 'Soul Vibration'
Gamma 'Killer Apps'
Audio Bullys 'Snow'

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 17 March 2003 21:08 (twenty-three years ago)

Miss Kittin and the Hacker - Frank Sinatra 2001
Underworld - Dirty Epic
Marmion - Schoneberg
Friends, Lovers and Family - Tribute
Billie Ray Martin - Honey (Deep Dish Mix)
Air - All I need
Depeche Mode - In Your Room
Pet Shop Boys - For Your Own Good

and others.... hmm.... need to check that collection.

― russ t, Tuesday, 18 March 2003 11:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Oooh, tricky.

The Snake - Al Someone?
She's So High - Blur
I Hang On Every Word You Say - Clearlake

I'm sure there are more . . . this IS tricky!

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Tuesday, 18 March 2003 12:37 (twenty-three years ago)

someone else on a different board said "All I Need" by Air. I never thought of it as the best track on there though...

― dog latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 18 March 2003 16:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Forall itscoffee table connotations, Moon Safari is a pretty great record end-to-end, and stevem picked my other fave track higher up. I remember driving along the coast when I heard this record first, mid summer,with the roof down.... and it sounded absolutely amazing.

Strange video, tho.

― russ t, Tuesday, 18 March 2003 16:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Blue Monday - New Order
It Hasnt Hit Me Yet - Blue Rodeo
Don't Think Twice It's Alright - Bob Dylan
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve
I Can Drive Forever - Smog
It's A Mad World - Gary Jules
Bring it Back Home - Bob Dylan
Georgia on My Mind - Billie Holiday
Autumn Leaves - Miles Davis.

― S Samson, Tuesday, 18 March 2003 16:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Marmion - Schoneberg

Russ, i forgot this one but i heard it on daytime Kiss FM one day back in '96 and was all 'woah, what's this?!' - nice one

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 18 March 2003 17:06 (twenty-three years ago)

and i really shoulve put Roots Manuva's 'Witness' in my list too because i obssessed over it for the first month it was out...

a few more that spring to mind:

Candy Flip 'Strawberry Fields Forever' (come on now, i was only 11)Happy Mondays 'Step On'
Black Grape 'Fatneck (Goldie remix)'
Macy Gray 'I've Committed Murder (Gang Starr remix)'

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 18 March 2003 17:11 (twenty-three years ago)

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