C90: Manchester & London

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One city per side, either songs adressing them directly, or bands which typify the two.

clive, Thursday, 18 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I'll pick two easy ones:

A: New Order - "Blue Monday" B: Saint Etienne - "Mario's Cafe"

clive, Thursday, 18 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Television Personalities: Oxford Street, Part time punks or 14th floor

ddd, Thursday, 18 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

manchester:

'suffer little chilldren' - the smiths 'tell me' - the stone roses 'wfl' - happy mondays 'hit the north' - the fall 'rock n roll star' - oasis 'pacific state' - 808 state 'insanity' - oceanic 'bring a gun' - james 'spellbound' - rae and christian 'voodoo ray' - a guy called gerald 'mr. disco' - new order 'transmission' - joy division 'get a move on' - mr. scruff

piscesboy, Thursday, 18 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

'london has let me down again' belle and sebastian should go on there. as should a track or two by the clientele ('emptily through holloway' for example).

fields of salmon, Thursday, 18 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"London Girl" by the Jam.

felicity, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

well, my manchester side wouldn't be much different from pisces boys...
john cooper clarke - a distant relation the fall - wings
the smiths - suffer little children
happy mondays - performance
a guy called gerald - voodoo ray
inspiral carpets - she comes in the fall
new order - fine time
paris angels - perfume
world of twist - the stage
autechre - vose in
sweet female attitude - flowers

london:

manix - alright wid me (tek 9 remix)
flowered up - its on
code 071 - a london sumtin'
criminal minds - baptized by dub
krome & time - sound is for the underground
hackney hardcore - caught with a spliff
b15 project - girls like us
st etienne - marios cafe
sabres of paradise - chapel street market 9am
stamford hill cru - dis wan a gwan (n15 dub plate)

gareth, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Manchester: Wrote for luck-happy Mondays. Voodoo ray-Guy called Gerald. How soon is now-Smiths. The NWRA- The fall. Pacific state- 808 state. Transmission (the Peel sessions version)- Joy division. Fools gold- Stone roses. Slide away-Oasis. I need a sign-badly Drawn Boy. Promised land-Joe Smooth(I know, I know)

London: Up town top ranking-Althea and Donna. Chelsea morning- Sergeo Mendez. Police officer-Smiley culture. Re-rewind- Artful dodger. He's on the phone-St Ettienne. All or nothing-Small faces. Waterloo sunset-The Kinks. One better day-Madness. One chord wonders- The Adverts.

Kris England., Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i can't believe i forgot paris angels.

piscesboy, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Some good London songs:
Basement Jaxx - Camberwell Skies
Johnny Cash - Destination Victoria Station
Clash - London Burning
Dillinger - Buckingham Palace
I-Roy - London
Pet Shop Boys - King's Cross
Pulp - Mile End
Ed Rush & Optical - Westway
T. Rex - London Boys
XTC - Towers Of London

Martin Skidmore, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"Come On You Reds" Status Quo featuring the 1995 Manchester Untied FA Cup final squad combines the best of London and Manchester.

Dom Passantino, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i'd like to add david bowies london boys to my london side...

gareth, Saturday, 20 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

This would only require a moebius tape loop:

'Lon Don' by The Passage - M/cr group performing song slagging off London...

Ray M, Saturday, 20 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)


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