The following is a list of the songs that have the most catching opening riffs in my view
1. A Life Less Ordinary – A life Less Ordinary – Ash – I just love the sound of these chords on the guitar.
2. Lose Control – 1977 – Ash – The sound of the tie fighter makes you think yes this is 1977
3. Move On Up – Curtis Mayfield – The opening to this track really lifts me up as I know I’m going to hear the worlds “Move On Up”
4. Long Shot – I’m With Stupid – Aimee Mann – A song I listen to when I know I’ve done something stupid. The words “You’ve fucked up” just sum things up.
5. Wonderwall – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory – Oasis – “Today going to be the day …” makes me think of unrequited love.
6. Don’t Look Back In Anger – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory – Oasis – Makes me think of Imagine by John Lennon
7. Dreams – Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We: – The Cranberries – Makes me think that I can escape the world
8. Song 2 – Blur – Blur – I will forever associate this song with planetary assualt agains the bugs in Starship Troopers.
9. The Riverboat Song – Mosley Shoals – Ocean Colour Scene – TFI Friday
10. Set You Free – N-Trance – Whilst living for 6 weeks in Sutton I was woken up every week day by Ant in the room below playing this at full volume at 7 am. Needless to say the neighbours weren’t very pleased about us.
1. Those simple things – Right Said Fred
2. Walking on sunshine – Katrina and the Waves
3. Angels – Robbie Williams
4. The Scientist – Coldplay
5. Move On Up – Curtis Mayfield.
6. Chasing Rainbows – Shed Seven
7. Mr. Jones – Counting Crows
8. I’m like a bird – Nelly Furtano
9. Out of a storm – Kealer
10. Friday I’m In Love – The Cure
I called this album sadness as it has some of my most moodiest tunes on.
Title |
Artist |
Album |
Long Shot |
Aimee Mann |
I’m With Stupid |
Delicate |
Damien Rice |
O |
Porcelain |
Moby |
Play |
Live Forever |
Oasis |
Definitely Maybe |
Everybody Hurts |
R.E.M. |
Automatic For The People |
Bittersweet Symphony |
The Verve |
Urban Hymns |
The Drugs Don’t Work |
The Verve |
Urban Hymns |
If it makes you happy |
Sheryl Crow |
Now 35 (Disc 1) |
Creep |
Radiohead |
Best Anthems… Ever |
Heroes |
David Bowie |
Best Anthems…Ever |
Chocolate |
Snow Patrol |
Final Straw [Bonus Tracks] |
Why Does It Always Rain On Me? |
Travis |
The Man Who |
Losing My Religion |
R.E.M. |
Out Of Time |
She Will Be Loved |
Maroon 5 |
She Will Be Loved |
Queen Bitch |
David Bowie |
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou |
Out Of A Storm |
Kealer |
The Ultimate Sounds Of Seduction |
La Tristesse Dureara (Scream To A Sigh) |
Manic Street Preachers |
Wipeout – The Music |
Candy |
Ash |
Free All Angels |
Time After Time |
Cyndi Lauper |
Twelve Deadly Cyns… And Then Some (IMPORT) |
Hey Now (Girls Just Want To Have Fun) |
Cyndi Lauper |
Twelve Deadly Cyns… And Then Some (IMPORT) |
Cannonball |
Damien Rice |
O |
Thank You |
Dido |
No Angel |
Hunter |
Dido |
No Angel |
White flag |
Dido |
Life For Rent |
Life for rent |
Dido |
Life For Rent |
Sand in my shoes |
Dido |
Life For Rent |
Children (Dream Version) |
Robert Miles |
Dreamland |
A Thousand Miles |
Vanessa Carlton |
Vanessa Carlton – Be Not Nobody |
On a Rope |
Rocket From The Crypt |
Scream, Dracula, Scream! |
A playlist I put together for the four hour drive up to Newark for my friends Kate and Andy Well’s wedding.
Title |
Artist |
Album |
Love Me Like You |
The Magic Numbers |
The Magic Numbers |
Connection |
Elastica |
Elastica |
The Left And The Right |
The Alaskan Pipeline |
The Sum Of You And Me |
The Sum Of You And Me |
The Alaskan Pipeline |
The Sum Of You And Me |
Times Like These |
Foo Fighters |
One By One |
Mr Jones (Acoustic version) |
Counting Crows |
|
Black Monday Theme Remix |
Amon Tobin |
The Getaway : Black Monday |
Somebody To Love (Radio Edit) |
Boogie Pimps |
Somebody To Love |
Long Shot |
Aimee Mann |
I’m With Stupid |
Novocaine For The Soul |
Eels |
Beautiful Freak |
Chocolate |
Snow Patrol |
Final Straw [Bonus Tracks] |
Dry The Rain |
The Beta Band |
The Three E.P.’s |
Out Of A Storm |
Kealer |
The Ultimate Sounds Of Seduction |
Queen Bitch |
David Bowie |
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou |
You’re Beautiful (Album Version) |
James Blunt |
Back To Bedlam |
Your Own Religion |
Alfie |
Your Own Religion |
Bittersweet Symphony |
The Verve |
Urban Hymns |
Heroes |
David Bowie |
Best Anthems…Ever |
La Tristesse Dureara (Scream To A Sigh) |
Manic Street Preachers |
Wipeout – The Music |
Sand in my shoes |
Dido |
Life For Rent |
She Will Be Loved |
Maroon 5 |
She Will Be Loved |
White flag |
Dido |
Life For Rent |
Why Does It Always Rain On Me? |
Travis |
The Man Who |
This is the playlist for the first CD complimation I put together for myself.
Title |
Artist |
Album |
Bittersweet Symphony |
The Verve |
Urban Hymns |
Everybody Hurts |
R.E.M. |
Automatic For The People |
Don’t Look Back in Anger |
Oasis |
(What’s The Story) Morning Glory? |
Praise You |
Fatboy Slim |
You’ve Come a Long Way Baby |
Hunter |
Dido |
No Angel |
Porcelain |
Moby |
Play |
Colorblind |
Counting Crows |
This Desert Life |
Yellow |
Coldplay |
Now That’s What I Call Music! 46 (Disc 1) |
Dancing In The Moonlight |
Toploader |
Dancing In The Moonlight |
With Or Without You |
U2 |
The Best Of 1980-1990 |
Here With Me |
Dido |
No Angel |
Mr. Jones |
Counting Crows |
August & Everything After |
Angel Of Harlem |
U2 |
The Best Of 1980-1990 |
Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) |
Spiller |
Now That’s What I Call Music! 46 (Disc 2) |
Reach |
S Club 7 |
Now That’s What I Call Music! 46 (Disc 1) |
You And Me Song |
The Wannadies |
Romeo + Juliet |
Young Hearts Run Free |
Kym Mazelle |
Romeo + Juliet |
Lovefool |
The Cardigans |
Romeo + Juliet |
A playlist I put together for driving from Essex to Brean, Somerset after work one evening.
Title |
Artist |
Album |
Brown Eyed Girl |
Van Morison |
Free & Single Vol.1 |
Everything I Own |
Boy George |
Free & Single Vol.1 |
Together in Electric Dreams |
Philip Oakey |
Free & Single Vol.2 |
Ice Ice Baby |
Vanilla Ice |
The Best Of The 90s |
U Can’t Touch This |
MC Hammer |
The Best Of The 90s |
Unbelievable |
EMF |
The Best Of The 90s |
Young Hearts Run Free |
Candi Staton |
Classic Hits |
Don’t Talk Just Kiss |
Right Said Fred |
Up |
Upon My Heart |
Right Said Fred |
Up |
Movin’ On Up |
Primal Scream |
Q – Summer Festivals 98 |
I Believe In A Thing Called Love |
The Darkness |
Permission To Land |
Friday Night |
The Darkness |
Permission To Land |
Girl From Mars |
Ash |
1977 |
Daniel |
Wilson Phillips |
Two Rooms: Celebrating The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin |
Smooth Criminal |
Alien Ant Farm |
ANThology |
The Trees |
Pulp |
Sunrise/The Trees |
Perfect 10 |
The Beautiful South |
Quench |
Songbird |
Oasis |
Heathen Chemistry |
The Scientist |
Coldplay |
A Rush Of Blood To The Head |
Clocks |
Coldplay |
A Rush Of Blood To The Head |
Angels |
Robbie Williams |
Angels |
Dry Your Eyes (Album version) |
The Streets |
Dry Your Eyes |
Perfect Day |
Lou Reed |
Trainspotting |
Move On Up |
Curtis Mayfield |
The Ultimate Curtis Mayfield (Disc 1) |
Crying At Teatime |
Alfie |
Crying At Teatime |
Accidentally In Love |
Counting Crows |
Accidentally In Love (From Shrek 2 S/T) |
A Thousand Miles |
Vanessa Carlton |
Vanessa Carlton – Be Not Nobody |
The Day We Caught The Train |
Ocean Colour Scene |
Moseley Shoals |
Out Of A Storm |
Kealer |
The Ultimate Sounds Of Seduction |
Sand in my shoes |
Dido |
Life For Rent |
The Number Song |
DJ Shadow |
Endtroducing…. |
Love At First Sight |
Kylie Minogue |
Fever |
Bittersweet Symphony |
The Verve |
Urban Hymns |
La Tristesse Dureara (Scream To A Sigh) |
Manic Street Preachers |
Wipeout – The Music |
White flag |
Dido |
Life For Rent |
Chocolate |
Snow Patrol |
Final Straw [Bonus Tracks] |
Disco 2000 |
Pulp |
Best Anthems…Ever |
My first playlist for publishing. This is one that I have on my minidisc player for trips to the gym.
Title |
Artist |
Album |
Good Luck (feat. Lisa Kekaula) |
Basement Jaxx |
Kish Kash |
Buffy Main Title Theme |
The Breeders
|
Radio Sunnydale |
Bohemian Like You |
Dandy Warhols
|
Radio Sunnydale |
Shimmer |
Shawn Mullins |
Songs from Dawson’s Creek |
Tubthumping |
Chumbawamba |
Best Anthems… Ever |
Place Your Hands |
Reef |
Best Anthems… Ever |
Scooby Snacks |
Fun Lovin’ Criminals |
Best Anthems… Ever |
Breathe |
The Prodigy |
Best Anthems… Ever |
Disco 2000 |
Pulp |
Best Anthems…Ever |
Choose Life |
Pf Project Feat. Ewan Mcgregor |
Best Anthems…Ever |
Brimful Of Asha (Norman Cook Remix) |
Cornershop |
Now Decades: The Deluxe Edition CD3 |
Girl From Mars |
Ash |
Best Anthems… Ever |
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