Urban's Journal Of Half Assed Ideas

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-02-2013, 12:56 PM

100 singles 100 memories

See...

No3

Artist : Tom Jones
Song: It's Not Unusual
Released: January 1965

Your best friend passes his driving test and gets his first ever car. He's the first person in your group of friends to own his own car, so what does this mean?...... FREEDOM.

And lots of driving around for no reason blaring out loud music.

So he gets the car, he's giving it a good clean inside and out and under the drivers seat he pulls something out.
It's a cassette.
It's a cassette of The Very Best Of Tom Jones.
Do you throw it in the bin?

Hell no, you put it in the glove compartment, go pick up your best friend, you make your way to the coast, open all the windows, show your best friend your discovery, put it in the tape deck and then get he and yourself to yell this song out at the top of your voices not caring how much of a twat you both sound and look whilst bombing along breaking the speed limit.

And then you do this every single day until the tape gets chewed up.

I never did find out what the 2nd track of that album was.

Trollheart · 08-02-2013, 01:55 PM

That woman looks like she has a beard!

Trollheart · 08-03-2013, 07:49 PM

Urban, Urban... "Now that's what I call music" reviews, praise for Sir Cliff and now you're talking nostalgically about Tom Jones? You feelin' your age, big guy?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-27-2014, 01:55 PM

So this guy wrote a book.

Well if I MUST hear them before I die then I guess I should.
So here's what I'm going to do. Fortunately there is a torrent of all 1001 songs featured in this book ranging from 1916 - 2011. So I've downloaded that and then I'm going to stick the whole thing into a playlist and randomise it (The thought of listening to it in chronological order bores me).
Then between watching & writing about Doctor Who I'll listen to maybe an hour of songs every day and see what I think of them.
I figure I should give this guy's list a chance seeing he did feel fit to include a song by The Fall on this list.

If you're wondering the entire list of songs is shown here...
1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die | Listology

While doing this I'll be offering alternate choices if I think they're needed. They could be a different song by the same band or a totally different band altogether, so hopefully at the end of this I'll have 1001 choices of my own.

billyjerome · 01-27-2014, 04:00 PM

Go on...

~~James~~ · 01-27-2014, 05:47 PM

I have that book and it's actually pretty solid. More good than bad. I'm gonna readalong at home.

~~butthead aka 216~~ · 01-27-2014, 06:18 PM

are these songs like ranked or just in no order. itd be hella hard to rank that many tunes

Isbjørn · 01-28-2014, 01:27 AM

Is that the same guy who wrote 1001 Films You Must Watch Before You Die (or whatever it's called, the school library only has it in Norwegian)?

billyjerome · 01-28-2014, 06:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Briks

Is that the same guy who wrote 1001 Films You Must Watch Before You Die (or whatever it's called, the school library only has it in Norwegian)?

I believe it is from the same publisher. They also have a 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-28-2014, 09:11 AM

1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die: The First 25

Let's see what the randomiser throws up...

Subway Sect - Ambition (1978)
To be honest this is the only Subway Sect song I can remember, I'm pretty sure I've heard more but I don't remember any of them. At least I had some idea about what this song sounded like before I heard it which must mean it's left an impression somewhere, and it is a good song.

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (2006)
Easily one of the best pop songs of the last 10 years and anyone who disagrees is dead from the inside.

The Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack (1964)
Band put together by legendary producer Shadow Morton who I bought a compilation of not long ago, the guy was responsible for some really cool stuff. I remember hearing this song when I was about 4 years old, loved it then, still love this song now as did some of my favourite bands, New York Dolls & Redd Kross among them.

David Crosby - Laughing (1971)
Boring middle aged man country.
How the hell does David Crosby get on this list 3 times (without even counting The Byrds because I quite like them) and Gram Parsons doesn't get on once?
This is bullshit, let's fix that.
(Alternate choice: The Flying Burritto Brothers - Christine's Song)

Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode (1958)
OK, so Chuck Berry was a one trick pony, but what a great one trick to have.

Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long (1965)
I've never really been a fan of slow ballads but if i'm going to listen to one then why not listen to one sung by a man with a voice sweeter than Scarlett Johansson's pussy dipped in honey.

Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free (1976)
Sure, this is probably the kind of song that's probably played in gay bars all the time and the middle section sounds like a naff gameshow theme but there's something great about a well written catchy pop song which is what this is.

Mina - E se domani (1964)
Rather dull French ballad, it's all very well sung and everything but it could have easily been recorded 30 years earlier. I'd much rather listen to some more contemporary Chanson Pop. Françoise Hardy is already on this list but France Gall isn't, so her Serge Gainsbourg penned ode to blow jobs gets in.
(Alternate choice: France Gall - Les Sucettes)

Queens of the Stone Age - Feel Good Hit Of The Summer (2000)
I suppose there's a small case for including 'Lost Art Of Keeping a Secret' instead, but fuck that....

The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black (1966)
Do you seriously think I'm not putting this in?

David Bowie - "Heroes" (1977)
Ditto

Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (2005)
OK let's address the elephant in the room.
Praise their newer albums as much as you like, deep down you know they've never written anything as good as this since.
I always liked Tony Wilson's description of them, he once called Alex Turner's vocals as 'A northern accent you could cut glass with'.

The Animals - House of the Rising Sun (1964)
I've heard this song covered by a million artists and none of them are as good as this one is. Maybe because I heard it first, who knows.

Armand Van Helden - U Don't Know Me (1999)
I had no idea what this song sounded like when I saw the title yet as soon as the intro kicked in I remembered the whole song pretty much instantly. I could go around looking for an alternate dance song from that era but why bother when this is so easily recognisable.

Ali Farka Toure - Amadnrai (1987)
Sorry but I fucking hate world music with a passion. Spending nearly 8 minutes listening to someone from Mali play a generic blues riff and shout in French isn't my idea of fun music. I'll leave this as an open spot to be filled when this is done.
Nobody is ever going to convince me world music is worth listening to, ever. I'm not the slightest bit interested in Mongolian throat warbling or Burkina Faso Grunge or whatever the hell they play there.

Suede - Animal Nitrate (1992)
The first time I ever heard this song I orgasmed
The second time I ever heard this song I orgasmed
.
.
.
.
.
The fiftieth time I ever heard this song I orgasmed

.
.
.
.
.
.
The thousandth time I ever heard this song I orgasmed
.
.
.
.
.
The mill.... ahh sod it, you get the picture

Pata Negra - Camaron (1989)
This is odd, it's kind of like flamenco music with electric guitar solos sung in Spanish. Can I think of something better to put in than this? Yes I can.
(Alternate choice: Pixies - Isla de Encanta)

The Marcels - Blue Moon (1961)
It's hard to hate this song as it's just so much fun to listen to, and let's be honest there's nothing as fun that you could really replace this with from that time. Rock n Roll was almost dead in the very early 60s & it was just wall to wall crooners in the charts.

New Radicals - You Get What You Give (1998)
I really hated this song when it came out, no doubt because of it being played about 20 times a day on the radio. Hindsight however is a wonderful thing. They did what most good pop acts should do, they released one album and pissed off.
Think of all the awful music that we would be spared had more bands taken the New Radicals lead. For that they get in. And at least they're not Semisonic, Wheatus or Sixpence None The Richer.
God I hope none of them are on this.

Crowded House - Weather With You (1991)
Sorry but I fucking hate this band.
I know without even looking that The Auteurs are never going to be on a list like this so...
(Alternate choice: The Auteurs - How Could I Be Wrong)

Roy Orbison - In Dreams (1963)
Oh come on, Pretty Woman comes out a year later and you go with this?
Really?
(Alternate choice: Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman)

The Band - The Weight (1968)
More of that kind of country inspired Americana that I never really got. That's not to say I dislike that sort of music. I just find it hard to identify with stuff that came out in the 60s & 70s and would much rather listen to something like this only much more recent. In fact I have just the band who I doubt are on this list.
(Alternate choice: Sparklehorse - It's a Wonderful Life)

The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard (1966)
Decent garage rock song but The Electric Prunes are not on this list, neither are The Music Machine who I like much more than The Seeds. Only one real choice here.
(Alternate choice: The Electric Prunes- I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night))

The Who - Substitute (1966)
There are 4 songs by The Who and this song is the most disposable so this goes to make way for a different band who should be on here from around that time.
(Alternate choice: The Creation - Painter Man)

Rod Stewart - Maggie May (1971)
Rod Stewart has to be one of the biggest wastes of talent ever. Once he left The Faces he turned his back on his R&B roots and just sang garbage. Fortunately this was recorded while he was still with them and at least making an effort still.
I like this song, this can stay.

So far that's 24 on the list and a one free slot when this is done.

08-02-2013, 12:56 PM	#281 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	100 singles 100 memories See... No3 Artist : Tom Jones Song: It's Not Unusual Released: January 1965 Your best friend passes his driving test and gets his first ever car. He's the first person in your group of friends to own his own car, so what does this mean?...... FREEDOM. And lots of driving around for no reason blaring out loud music. So he gets the car, he's giving it a good clean inside and out and under the drivers seat he pulls something out. It's a cassette. It's a cassette of The Very Best Of Tom Jones. Do you throw it in the bin? Hell no, you put it in the glove compartment, go pick up your best friend, you make your way to the coast, open all the windows, show your best friend your discovery, put it in the tape deck and then get he and yourself to yell this song out at the top of your voices not caring how much of a twat you both sound and look whilst bombing along breaking the speed limit. And then you do this every single day until the tape gets chewed up. I never did find out what the 2nd track of that album was. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

08-02-2013, 01:55 PM	#282 (permalink)
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08-03-2013, 07:49 PM	#283 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Urban, Urban... "Now that's what I call music" reviews, praise for Sir Cliff and now you're talking nostalgically about Tom Jones? You feelin' your age, big guy? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

01-27-2014, 01:55 PM	#284 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	So this guy wrote a book. Well if I MUST hear them before I die then I guess I should. So here's what I'm going to do. Fortunately there is a torrent of all 1001 songs featured in this book ranging from 1916 - 2011. So I've downloaded that and then I'm going to stick the whole thing into a playlist and randomise it (The thought of listening to it in chronological order bores me). Then between watching & writing about Doctor Who I'll listen to maybe an hour of songs every day and see what I think of them. I figure I should give this guy's list a chance seeing he did feel fit to include a song by The Fall on this list. If you're wondering the entire list of songs is shown here... 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die \| Listology While doing this I'll be offering alternate choices if I think they're needed. They could be a different song by the same band or a totally different band altogether, so hopefully at the end of this I'll have 1001 choices of my own. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

01-27-2014, 04:00 PM	#285 (permalink)
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01-27-2014, 05:47 PM	#286 (permalink)
~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	I have that book and it's actually pretty solid. More good than bad. I'm gonna readalong at home.

01-27-2014, 06:18 PM	#287 (permalink)
~~butthead aka 216~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: freely swimmin thru the waters of glory much like a majestic bald eagle soars thru the skies Posts: 1,463	are these songs like ranked or just in no order. itd be hella hard to rank that many tunes

01-28-2014, 01:27 AM	#288 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Is that the same guy who wrote 1001 Films You Must Watch Before You Die (or whatever it's called, the school library only has it in Norwegian)? __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal

01-28-2014, 09:11 AM	#290 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die: The First 25 Let's see what the randomiser throws up... Subway Sect - Ambition (1978) To be honest this is the only Subway Sect song I can remember, I'm pretty sure I've heard more but I don't remember any of them. At least I had some idea about what this song sounded like before I heard it which must mean it's left an impression somewhere, and it is a good song. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (2006) Easily one of the best pop songs of the last 10 years and anyone who disagrees is dead from the inside. The Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack (1964) Band put together by legendary producer Shadow Morton who I bought a compilation of not long ago, the guy was responsible for some really cool stuff. I remember hearing this song when I was about 4 years old, loved it then, still love this song now as did some of my favourite bands, New York Dolls & Redd Kross among them. David Crosby - Laughing (1971) Boring middle aged man country. How the hell does David Crosby get on this list 3 times (without even counting The Byrds because I quite like them) and Gram Parsons doesn't get on once? This is bullshit, let's fix that. (Alternate choice: The Flying Burritto Brothers - Christine's Song) Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode (1958) OK, so Chuck Berry was a one trick pony, but what a great one trick to have. Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You Too Long (1965) I've never really been a fan of slow ballads but if i'm going to listen to one then why not listen to one sung by a man with a voice sweeter than Scarlett Johansson's pussy dipped in honey. Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free (1976) Sure, this is probably the kind of song that's probably played in gay bars all the time and the middle section sounds like a naff gameshow theme but there's something great about a well written catchy pop song which is what this is. Mina - E se domani (1964) Rather dull French ballad, it's all very well sung and everything but it could have easily been recorded 30 years earlier. I'd much rather listen to some more contemporary Chanson Pop. Françoise Hardy is already on this list but France Gall isn't, so her Serge Gainsbourg penned ode to blow jobs gets in. (Alternate choice: France Gall - Les Sucettes) Queens of the Stone Age - Feel Good Hit Of The Summer (2000) I suppose there's a small case for including 'Lost Art Of Keeping a Secret' instead, but fuck that.... The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black (1966) Do you seriously think I'm not putting this in? David Bowie - "Heroes" (1977) Ditto Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (2005) OK let's address the elephant in the room. Praise their newer albums as much as you like, deep down you know they've never written anything as good as this since. I always liked Tony Wilson's description of them, he once called Alex Turner's vocals as 'A northern accent you could cut glass with'. The Animals - House of the Rising Sun (1964) I've heard this song covered by a million artists and none of them are as good as this one is. Maybe because I heard it first, who knows. Armand Van Helden - U Don't Know Me (1999) I had no idea what this song sounded like when I saw the title yet as soon as the intro kicked in I remembered the whole song pretty much instantly. I could go around looking for an alternate dance song from that era but why bother when this is so easily recognisable. Ali Farka Toure - Amadnrai (1987) Sorry but I fucking hate world music with a passion. Spending nearly 8 minutes listening to someone from Mali play a generic blues riff and shout in French isn't my idea of fun music. I'll leave this as an open spot to be filled when this is done. Nobody is ever going to convince me world music is worth listening to, ever. I'm not the slightest bit interested in Mongolian throat warbling or Burkina Faso Grunge or whatever the hell they play there. Suede - Animal Nitrate (1992) The first time I ever heard this song I orgasmed The second time I ever heard this song I orgasmed . . . . . The fiftieth time I ever heard this song I orgasmed . . . . . . The thousandth time I ever heard this song I orgasmed . . . . . The mill.... ahh sod it, you get the picture Pata Negra - Camaron (1989) This is odd, it's kind of like flamenco music with electric guitar solos sung in Spanish. Can I think of something better to put in than this? Yes I can. (Alternate choice: Pixies - Isla de Encanta) The Marcels - Blue Moon (1961) It's hard to hate this song as it's just so much fun to listen to, and let's be honest there's nothing as fun that you could really replace this with from that time. Rock n Roll was almost dead in the very early 60s & it was just wall to wall crooners in the charts. New Radicals - You Get What You Give (1998) I really hated this song when it came out, no doubt because of it being played about 20 times a day on the radio. Hindsight however is a wonderful thing. They did what most good pop acts should do, they released one album and pissed off. Think of all the awful music that we would be spared had more bands taken the New Radicals lead. For that they get in. And at least they're not Semisonic, Wheatus or Sixpence None The Richer. God I hope none of them are on this. Crowded House - Weather With You (1991) Sorry but I fucking hate this band. I know without even looking that The Auteurs are never going to be on a list like this so... (Alternate choice: The Auteurs - How Could I Be Wrong) Roy Orbison - In Dreams (1963) Oh come on, Pretty Woman comes out a year later and you go with this? Really? (Alternate choice: Roy Orbison - Pretty Woman) The Band - The Weight (1968) More of that kind of country inspired Americana that I never really got. That's not to say I dislike that sort of music. I just find it hard to identify with stuff that came out in the 60s & 70s and would much rather listen to something like this only much more recent. In fact I have just the band who I doubt are on this list. (Alternate choice: Sparklehorse - It's a Wonderful Life) The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard (1966) Decent garage rock song but The Electric Prunes are not on this list, neither are The Music Machine who I like much more than The Seeds. Only one real choice here. (Alternate choice: The Electric Prunes- I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)) The Who - Substitute (1966) There are 4 songs by The Who and this song is the most disposable so this goes to make way for a different band who should be on here from around that time. (Alternate choice: The Creation - Painter Man) Rod Stewart - Maggie May (1971) Rod Stewart has to be one of the biggest wastes of talent ever. Once he left The Faces he turned his back on his R&B roots and just sang garbage. Fortunately this was recorded while he was still with them and at least making an effort still. I like this song, this can stay. So far that's 24 on the list and a one free slot when this is done. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.