Mr Bluecrisps’ Top Tunes – a belated Birthday Music Monday
By Jeannette | October 7, 2013
Today’s Music Monday is …..umm…377 days late!
Before Mr Bluecrisps had a BIG birthday last year, I asked him if he’d write down his top 50 tunes for a post. What with one thing and another – mostly life (!) – it’s only just been completed.
Cue my favorite TOTP theme (this isn’t one of his choices btw):
phil lynott – yellow pearl 7" (scream intro)
written by Phil Lynott and Midge Ure, this song was the intro track for “Top of the Pops” in the UK.
I’m going to list from 1-51 and am only including videos and his reasons why for the top 5, over to Mr Bluecrisps….
Hazel O’Connor (born 16 May 1955 Coventry, England) is an English singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of a soldier from Galway who settled in England after World War II to work in a car plant. She became famous in the early 1980s with hit singles “Eighth Day”, “D-Days” and “Will You”, as well as starring in the film Breaking Glass.
1. Hazel O’Connor – Will You
"The sax, oh the sax solo. It’s brilliant and Hazel’s voice on this track are just right, it makes you feel good, makes you remember good times"
Electric Light Orchestra – Mr. Blue Sky
Music video by Electric Light Orchestra performing Mr. Blue Sky. (C) 2012 Frontiers Records
2. ELO – Mr Blue Sky
"Always loved this, immediately you know the song makes you happy. Brilliantly performed and a reminder of good days"
Ultravox live – The Voice – Return To Eden Tour – Nottingham 21.04.09
Awesome gig at Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham. The drum finale is spectacular. Go boys!!!!!!!!!
3. Ultravox – The Voice (live)
"This wouldn’t have been in my top 20 until a few years ago, but having seen the group live a few times and felt the atmosphere, the song, the setting and the rockiness, it’s an experience not to be forgotten".
One of the best ballads i have ever heard
4. Lita Ford – Lisa
"Probably a surprise for J at this choice but a rock ballad with powerful words and very well expressed".
‘You Move Me’ was Midge Ure’s thirteenth single and the first taken from his fifth solo album ‘Move Me’ released in 2001, and cited as one of his best albums to date. ‘Move Me’ is available on Curb and Hypertension Cd, deluxe remastered editions and digital iTunes.
5. Midge Ure – (You) Move Me
"Although it’s not the acoustic version from the album in this video, this song has special words for J and I and brings back very happy memories of a very special day, this tune will always be in my heart. The acoustic version was played during our wedding ceremony".
6. Coldplay – Speed of Sound
7. INXS – Disappear
8. Cranberries – Linger
9. Climax Blues Band – Couldn’t Get It Right
10. Joan Jett – Ashes In The Wind
11. Motors – Airport
12. Dido – Thank You
13. ELP – Fanfare For The Common Man
14. INXS – New Sensation
15. BeBop Deluxe – Ships In The Night
16. Joan Jett – Bad Reputation
17. Texas – Black eyed Boy
18. Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar On Me
19. Eagles – Hotel California (Live)
20. Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough
21. Steve Miller Band – Rock In Me
22. Motors – Forget About You
23. Texas – Summer Son
24. Blondie – Heart Of a Glass
25. ELO – Rockana
26. The Corrs – Breathless
27. Simple Minds – (Don’t You) Forget About Me
28. Roxette – Joyride
29. The Police – Message In a Bottle
30. Texas – Halo
31. Eurythmics – Thorn In My Side
32. Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere
33. INXS – Burn For You
34. The Clash – Should I Stay or Should I Go
35. Heart – Who Will You Run To
36. Yazoo – Nobodies Diary
37. Big Country – Look Away
38. Dido – White Flag
39. Genesis – Follow You, Follow Me
40. Sweet – Blockbuster
41. Chelsea Football Club – Blue Is The Colour
42. Madonna – True Blue
43. Ultravox – Hymn (live)
44. Jean Michel Jarre – Oxygene
45. Ultravox – Astradyne (live)
46. Texas – I Don’t Want A Lover
47. Three Degrees – When Will I See You Again?
48. Sweet – Hellraiser
49. Styx – Babe
50. All Saints – Black Coffee
And, finally
51. Madagscar Soundtrack – I Like to Move It
It was quite interesting typing those choices for Hubbie, we have a lot of tunes in common, which meant we had a lot of duplicate CDs when we got together.
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