Bluehammer's 'Top 100 Greatest Songs of All Time'

[CambridgeExileBlue]

Heroes is a grower. It is my favourite Bowie song now. Live version tends to be best.

Has to be played rather loud for maximum benefit.

 

[OB1]

It's all a matter of opinion. Bowie covered several decades and reinvented his style as times changed. A lot of it depends how old the listener is. Those who are old enough to have been around to his early stuff are more likely to choose a favourite track than his(or any artists) later stuff. Bowie has such a vast catalogue of tracks it's a hard choice, but heroes is a worthy contender for being his best track.

Maybe we should have a fave Bowie track, top 3-5-10 thread ?

It was the release of that Sweet rip-off Jean Genie that turned me into a big Bowie fan and sure enough, that's still my favourite Bowie song but Heroes has moved up and up my list of favourite Bowie tracks.

 

[BlueHammer85]

100 - REM - What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
99 - Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
98 - Moby - Extreme Ways
97 - Zsela - Noise
96 - Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
95 - Cast - Alright
94 - Steely Dan - Reelin In The Years
93 - Kings Of Leon - Cold Desert
92 - Patsy Cline - Crazy
91 - Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
90 - Coldplay - Politik
89 - Paul Weller - Broken Stones
88 - Eagles - Lying Eyes
87 - Chemical Brothers - Wide Open
86 - Oasis - Talk Tonight
85 - Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla
84 - The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
83 - The Music - Take The Long Road And Walk It
82 - Michael Jackson - Thriller
81 - Pearl Jam - Alive
80 - The Police - Invisible Sun
79 - David Gray - Gathering Dust
78 - John Lennon - Watching The Wheels
77 - Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box
76 - Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men
75 - The Prodigy - Breathe
74 - Bee Gees - I've Gotta Get A Message To You
73 - U2 - Angel Of Harlem
72 - Bob Dylan - The Times They Are-A Changin'
71 - Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer
70 - Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
69 - Elton John - Rocket Man
68 - Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
67 - Oasis - Columbia
66 - Metallica - Fade to Black
65 - Primal Scream - Loaded
64 - The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
63 - The Verve - Blue
62 - Alt J - Bloodflood
61 - Elvis - Suspicious Minds
60 - The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
59 - The Beatles - I Am The Walrus
58 - Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
57 - David Gray - Living Room
56 - The Jam - Town Called Malice
55 - AC/DC - Ride On
54 - James - Born Of Frustration
53 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
52 - Genesis - Firth Of Fifth
51 - Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
50 - Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
49 - Ian Brown - F.E.A.R
48 - David Bowie - Suffragette City
47 - Massive Attack - Teardrop
46 - T-Rex - Metal Guru
45 - The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
44 - The Doors - Hyacinth House
43 - The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorne In His Side
42 - Van Morrison - Into The Mystic
41 - Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
40 - Embrace - The Good Will Out
39 - Stone Roses - Waterfall
38 - Arctic Monkeys - Fake Tails Of San Francisco
37 - Noel Gallagher - If I Had A Gun
36 - Pink Floyd - Poles Apart
35 - U2 - One
34 - Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
33 - Green Day - Jesus Of Suburbia
32 - Johnny Cash - I Hung My Head
31 - David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
30 - Jeff Buckley - Grace
29 - Richard Ashcroft - Science Of Silence
28 - The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
27 - The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again
26 - Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
25 - Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
24 - John Lennon - Mind Games
23 - The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
22 - David Bowie - Space Oddity
21 - Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
20 - Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
19 - Oasis - The Masterplan
18 - The Who - Baba O'riley
17 - The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
16 - The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
15 - Joy Division - Atmosphere
14 - The Rolling Stones - I Can't Get No Satisfaction
13 - The Beatles - Revolution
12 - Neil Young - Heart Of Gold
11 - Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
10 - Radiohead - Karma Police
9 - Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
8 - David Bowie - Heroes
7 -

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

 

[OB1]

100 - REM - What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
99 - Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
98 - Moby - Extreme Ways
97 - Zsela - Noise
96 - Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
95 - Cast - Alright
94 - Steely Dan - Reelin In The Years
93 - Kings Of Leon - Cold Desert
92 - Patsy Cline - Crazy
91 - Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
90 - Coldplay - Politik
89 - Paul Weller - Broken Stones
88 - Eagles - Lying Eyes
87 - Chemical Brothers - Wide Open
86 - Oasis - Talk Tonight
85 - Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla
84 - The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
83 - The Music - Take The Long Road And Walk It
82 - Michael Jackson - Thriller
81 - Pearl Jam - Alive
80 - The Police - Invisible Sun
79 - David Gray - Gathering Dust
78 - John Lennon - Watching The Wheels
77 - Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box
76 - Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men
75 - The Prodigy - Breathe
74 - Bee Gees - I've Gotta Get A Message To You
73 - U2 - Angel Of Harlem
72 - Bob Dylan - The Times They Are-A Changin'
71 - Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer
70 - Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
69 - Elton John - Rocket Man
68 - Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
67 - Oasis - Columbia
66 - Metallica - Fade to Black
65 - Primal Scream - Loaded
64 - The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
63 - The Verve - Blue
62 - Alt J - Bloodflood
61 - Elvis - Suspicious Minds
60 - The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
59 - The Beatles - I Am The Walrus
58 - Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
57 - David Gray - Living Room
56 - The Jam - Town Called Malice
55 - AC/DC - Ride On
54 - James - Born Of Frustration
53 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
52 - Genesis - Firth Of Fifth
51 - Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
50 - Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
49 - Ian Brown - F.E.A.R
48 - David Bowie - Suffragette City
47 - Massive Attack - Teardrop
46 - T-Rex - Metal Guru
45 - The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
44 - The Doors - Hyacinth House
43 - The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorne In His Side
42 - Van Morrison - Into The Mystic
41 - Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
40 - Embrace - The Good Will Out
39 - Stone Roses - Waterfall
38 - Arctic Monkeys - Fake Tails Of San Francisco
37 - Noel Gallagher - If I Had A Gun
36 - Pink Floyd - Poles Apart
35 - U2 - One
34 - Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
33 - Green Day - Jesus Of Suburbia
32 - Johnny Cash - I Hung My Head
31 - David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
30 - Jeff Buckley - Grace
29 - Richard Ashcroft - Science Of Silence
28 - The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
27 - The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again
26 - Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
25 - Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
24 - John Lennon - Mind Games
23 - The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
22 - David Bowie - Space Oddity
21 - Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
20 - Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
19 - Oasis - The Masterplan
18 - The Who - Baba O'riley
17 - The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
16 - The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
15 - Joy Division - Atmosphere
14 - The Rolling Stones - I Can't Get No Satisfaction
13 - The Beatles - Revolution
12 - Neil Young - Heart Of Gold
11 - Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
10 - Radiohead - Karma Police
9 - Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
8 - David Bowie - Heroes
7 -

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Bang on type. Title track of my favourite Floyd album, which is also one of my favourite albums. A lovely little song, a proper classic but not even my fave track on the album.

 

[burnley blue mcfc]

Mentioned it in other threads on here & got pelters for it!! i’ve never “got” pink floyd i think they are shite, all about opinions ;)

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

100 - REM - What's The Frequency, Kenneth?
99 - Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
98 - Moby - Extreme Ways
97 - Zsela - Noise
96 - Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
95 - Cast - Alright
94 - Steely Dan - Reelin In The Years
93 - Kings Of Leon - Cold Desert
92 - Patsy Cline - Crazy
91 - Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
90 - Coldplay - Politik
89 - Paul Weller - Broken Stones
88 - Eagles - Lying Eyes
87 - Chemical Brothers - Wide Open
86 - Oasis - Talk Tonight
85 - Sigur Ros - Hoppipolla
84 - The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
83 - The Music - Take The Long Road And Walk It
82 - Michael Jackson - Thriller
81 - Pearl Jam - Alive
80 - The Police - Invisible Sun
79 - David Gray - Gathering Dust
78 - John Lennon - Watching The Wheels
77 - Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box
76 - Status Quo - Pictures Of Matchstick Men
75 - The Prodigy - Breathe
74 - Bee Gees - I've Gotta Get A Message To You
73 - U2 - Angel Of Harlem
72 - Bob Dylan - The Times They Are-A Changin'
71 - Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer
70 - Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
69 - Elton John - Rocket Man
68 - Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
67 - Oasis - Columbia
66 - Metallica - Fade to Black
65 - Primal Scream - Loaded
64 - The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
63 - The Verve - Blue
62 - Alt J - Bloodflood
61 - Elvis - Suspicious Minds
60 - The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
59 - The Beatles - I Am The Walrus
58 - Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence
57 - David Gray - Living Room
56 - The Jam - Town Called Malice
55 - AC/DC - Ride On
54 - James - Born Of Frustration
53 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
52 - Genesis - Firth Of Fifth
51 - Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
50 - Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
49 - Ian Brown - F.E.A.R
48 - David Bowie - Suffragette City
47 - Massive Attack - Teardrop
46 - T-Rex - Metal Guru
45 - The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
44 - The Doors - Hyacinth House
43 - The Smiths - The Boy With The Thorne In His Side
42 - Van Morrison - Into The Mystic
41 - Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
40 - Embrace - The Good Will Out
39 - Stone Roses - Waterfall
38 - Arctic Monkeys - Fake Tails Of San Francisco
37 - Noel Gallagher - If I Had A Gun
36 - Pink Floyd - Poles Apart
35 - U2 - One
34 - Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer
33 - Green Day - Jesus Of Suburbia
32 - Johnny Cash - I Hung My Head
31 - David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
30 - Jeff Buckley - Grace
29 - Richard Ashcroft - Science Of Silence
28 - The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
27 - The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again
26 - Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
25 - Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
24 - John Lennon - Mind Games
23 - The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
22 - David Bowie - Space Oddity
21 - Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
20 - Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
19 - Oasis - The Masterplan
18 - The Who - Baba O'riley
17 - The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
16 - The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
15 - Joy Division - Atmosphere
14 - The Rolling Stones - I Can't Get No Satisfaction
13 - The Beatles - Revolution
12 - Neil Young - Heart Of Gold
11 - Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
10 - Radiohead - Karma Police
9 - Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused
8 - David Bowie - Heroes
7 -

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

My favo(u)rite Pink Floyd song, from my favo(u)rite Pink Floyd record (and my favo(u)rite record cover ever by the way), and in my top 20 of favo(u)rite songs ever. Beautiful. A masterpiece.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Mentioned it in other threads on here & got pelters for it!! i’ve never “got” pink floyd i think they are shite, all about opinions ;)

I can understand how people hate Pink Floyd because I think it's for a lot of the same reasons I hate Radiohead. Except one band has hooks, real singers, more musical talent and did it going on 50 years ago. I like Wish You Were Here (the record) best of Floyd's stuff because it's about watching Syd Barrett going crazy and being helpless to stop it (among other things) -- it's personal, not dystopian.

 

[OB1]

Mentioned it in other threads on here & got pelters for it!! i’ve never “got” pink floyd i think they are shite, all about opinions ;)

Yup, it is all about opinions and there's no accounting for taste but i still finding people calling a band shite because they don't like them a bit of a naff way to express and opinion. No band that has allegedly the fourth best selling album of all time and that, if they'd get over themselves and there was no C-19, could go out and probably set records for concert grosses by playing stadia across the world is shite.

Anyone who cannot appreciate that David Gilmour is one of the finest guitarists ever just doesn't get music.

Yes, I'm being pedantic and no I don't take this as seriously as it may sound but FFS artists are not shite just because "you" don't like them.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Yup, it is all about opinions and there's no accounting for taste but i still finding people calling a band shite because they don't like them a bit of a naff way to express and opinion. No band that has allegedly the fourth best selling album of all time and that, if they'd get over themselves and there was no C-19, could go out and probably set records for concert grosses by playing stadia across the world is shite.

Anyone who cannot appreciate that David Gilmour is one of the finest guitarists ever just doesn't get music.

Yes, I'm being pedantic and no I don't take this as seriously as it may sound but FFS artists are not shite just because "you" don't like them.

I think it's okay to call an artist shit because I don't like them -- as long as I can explain why I don't.

For example, "Come on Eileen" is my least favorite song in the universe. Why? Because I can't get the vision of a lead singer who hasn't showered in nine months wearing blue jean overalls with no shirt out of my head. :) I'm convinced I wouldn't hate that song as much as I do without that video.

The only people in human history who have ever pulled off that look successfully are Steve N Seagulls doing their cover of Thunderstruck. More anvil!!!

Errrr . . . well, I seem to have wandered a bit . . . back OT . . .

 

[OB1]

I think it's okay to call an artist shit because I don't like them -- as long as I can explain why I don't.

For example, "Come on Eileen" is my least favorite song in the universe. Why? Because I can't get the vision of a lead singer who hasn't showered in nine months wearing blue jean overalls with no shirt out of my head. :) I'm convinced I wouldn't hate that song as much as I do without that video.

The only people in human history who have ever pulled off that look successfully are Steve N Seagulls doing their cover of Thunderstruck. More anvil!!!

Errrr . . . well, I seem to have wandered a bit . . . back OT . . .

"Come on Eileen" is shite. Dexy's are shite.