The Brits : "Best Song" (since 1977)

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4058681.stm

So, lets wonder if it's not going to be a song that starts "I sit and wait..." or "Is this the real life..."

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 14:59 (nineteen years ago) link

sigue sigue sputnik ownz this one.

― Jay-Kid (Jay-Kid), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:05 (nineteen years ago) link

if it's 1977 onwards: surely: david bowie - heroes - will be on the list.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:08 (nineteen years ago) link

"teenage dreams are so hard to beat," surely?

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:08 (nineteen years ago) link

Aaaah! This could be GLORIOUS!

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:09 (nineteen years ago) link

But Andreas Johnson was Swedish.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:11 (nineteen years ago) link

"shouting mega mega white thing"...uhhhhh.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:12 (nineteen years ago) link

oh god. not even in jest. (Andreas, that is)

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:13 (nineteen years ago) link

25 Best British Songs Of The Last 25 Years

Mel n' Kim 'Respectable'
Erasure 'Love To Hate You'
Duran Duran 'Hungry Like The Wolf'
Wham 'Wham Rap'
Frankie Goes To Hollywood 'The Power Of Love'
Dead Or Alive 'You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)'
Human League 'Keep Feeling Fascination'
The Other Two 'Selfish'
Pet SHop Boys 'Domino Dancing'
Voice Of The Beehive 'I Think I Love You'
MC Tunes vs 808 State 'The Only Rhyme That Bites'
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine 'Rubbish'
Daisy Chainsaw 'Love Your Money'
The Ragga Twins 'Illegal Gunshot'
Baby D 'Casanova'
Rebel MC ft Tenor Fly & Barrington Levy 'Tribal Base'
Take That 'Pray'
Iron Maiden 'Be Quick Or Be Dead'
East 17 'House Of Love'
Apollo 440 'We're Being Frozen When We Die In The Hope That We Will One Day Be Revived, Becoming Gaziilionaires In The Process Because Of The Interests Our Bank Accounts Would've Accrued In All That Time'
Broadcast 'Lights Out'
Roots Manuva 'Witness (One Hope)'
Fierce Girl 'Double Drop'
Basement Jaxx ft Dizzee Rascal 'Lucky Star'
Shitmat 'Tuff Babylon'

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:16 (nineteen years ago) link

Voice Of The Beehive 'I Think I Love You'

Song is very old.

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:23 (nineteen years ago) link

and VOB and Daisy Chainsaw be american. (Well, the singers anyway)

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:24 (nineteen years ago) link

Katy-Jane Garside is by no means American!

And I cannot adequately explain how happy I'd be if "Lucky Star" made the shortlist.

Also, "Stay" and/or "Deep" by East 17.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:26 (nineteen years ago) link

what is she, then?

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:31 (nineteen years ago) link

hang on, the girl who replaced her, was. Or something.

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:32 (nineteen years ago) link

Voice Of The Beehive 'I Think I Love You'
Song is very old.

yes and Ver Hive blow Cassidy out of the water nicely

but replace it with the Cocteau Twins 'Fifty Fifty Clown' anyway

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:32 (nineteen years ago) link

'WOOD BEEZ'!

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 15:38 (nineteen years ago) link

lover to fall

― lukey (Lukey G), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 16:32 (nineteen years ago) link

Surely if it's E17 it should be 'Alright'! I remember my sister and I counting how many times they said aforementioned word in the whole track. We came up with something like 56.

― Abby (abby mcdonald), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 17:11 (nineteen years ago) link

that's one of my least favourite singles by them

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 17:22 (nineteen years ago) link

Surely Take That song should be Back for Good?

Also, hasn't it been proven by science that Common People should be in there somewhere?

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 23:01 (nineteen years ago) link

it may shock you to learn that i wasn't being entirely serious or honest about some of the choices

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Thursday, 2 December 2004 00:01 (nineteen years ago) link

Pop shamster.

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 2 December 2004 00:04 (nineteen years ago) link

b-but I really like all the ones I've heard off your list. Stop making me feel like I should feel silly.

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 2 December 2004 00:15 (nineteen years ago) link

Am I missing something, but if they're picking 25 songs to celebrate 25 years of the Brits, why a start date of 1977? Or are they ignoring 88-90, now dance is dead?

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 2 December 2004 00:24 (nineteen years ago) link

"it may shock you to learn that i wasn't being entirely serious or honest about some of the choices"

BUT WHICH ONES??!! DOES IT SAY SOMETHING ABOUT ILM THAT NOONE,
EVEN IF THEY BUST A GUT TRYING TO WORLK IT OUT COULD POSSIBLY GUESS?!?!!? UNLESS THEY WERE TOLD?!! OH YES HOW STUPID OF ME, THAT
POP FLUFF IS NOT AS CREDIBLE AS THIS POP FLUFF!!?? ??? WHAT WAS I THINKING, MY WIFE IS GONNA KILL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!

no no, not at all

BUT MAYBE IT DOES????????

― Big Welsh Penis, Thursday, 2 December 2004 05:51 (nineteen years ago) link

Am I missing something, but if they're picking 25 songs to celebrate 25 years of the Brits, why a start date of 1977? Or are they ignoring 88-90, now dance is dead?
-- Billy Dods (butterbubble...) (webmail), December 2nd, 2004 12:24 AM.

To avoid the "anarchy in the UK" blockvoting.

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 2 December 2004 08:51 (nineteen years ago) link

Phew, at least starting from 1977 will mean there'll be no chance flipping "Bohemian Rhapsody" gets a look-in!!!!!!

Mind, you that probably means the award will likely go to Robbie William's "Angels", or some similar 90s-recent era toss!!!!

― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Thursday, 2 December 2004 11:05 (nineteen years ago) link

Phew, at least starting from 1977 will mean there'll be no chance flipping "Bohemian Rhapsody" gets a look-in!!!!!!

OH YEAH! (dances round the room)

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 2 December 2004 11:09 (nineteen years ago) link

If "Everything Flows" doesn't win this, I'll eat my slippers.

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 2 December 2004 11:16 (nineteen years ago) link

It's a dead cert.

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 2 December 2004 12:08 (nineteen years ago) link

The Smiths - How Soon is Now

The Smiths - This Charming Man

Which of these 2 will make the 25 list?

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Thursday, 2 December 2004 12:19 (nineteen years ago) link

No.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 2 December 2004 12:20 (nineteen years ago) link

can we please cease with these lists and award ceremonies? especially any ones that involve davina mccall? its a bore.

― titchyschneider (titchyschneider), Thursday, 2 December 2004 12:25 (nineteen years ago) link

Also, Bohemian Rhapsody might get in as it was re-released when Freddie Mercury died, therefore counts, sort of, as a single of the 90s.

Is it possible that Do They Know It's Christmas will win, as it, like, changed the world and that?

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 2 December 2004 19:46 (nineteen years ago) link

anything's possible in this RUBBISH nation

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Thursday, 2 December 2004 19:54 (nineteen years ago) link

Hahaha, maybe "Anything is Possible" will win.

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 2 December 2004 19:56 (nineteen years ago) link

actually my post was a clue that Carter WILL win

― Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Thursday, 2 December 2004 20:00 (nineteen years ago) link

I would just like to understand why they had to go and limit it to 25 pre-selected songs. Would the world have ended if they just left it completely open?

― Bimble (bimble), Thursday, 2 December 2004 20:09 (nineteen years ago) link

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.