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)
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)
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)
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)
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)