Top 40 Songs Elvis Costello should cover as a slow and meaningful waltz

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40. Britain is shit - Selfish Cunt

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 10:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Moroder - What A Feeling (Flashdance)

― Øystein H-O (Øystein H-O), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 11:12 (twenty-one years ago)

38. We are the cheeky girls - (whoever)

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

37. Stooges - I wanna be your dog

― Spinktor the Unmerciful (mawill5), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 13:38 (twenty-one years ago)

36. Dachau Blues - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

35. Fodderstompf - Public Image Ltd.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

34. Tiptoe Through The Tulips - Tiny Tim

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 13:57 (twenty-one years ago)

33. Police Officer - Smiley Culture

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 13:58 (twenty-one years ago)

"we only wanted...
to be loved
we on-ly wan-ted
to beee looooo-o-oved" (Backing vocal by Green Gartside)

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 13:59 (twenty-one years ago)

32. Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter - Iron Maiden

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:03 (twenty-one years ago)

31. So What - The Anti Nowhere League
(I'm particularly looking forward to hearing Elvis' trembling, heartfelt rendering of those immortal lines:
"I’ve fucked a sheep and I’ve fucked a goat,
I rammed my cock right down its throat
So What, So What,
So What, So What, you boring little cunt"

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:08 (twenty-one years ago)

30. Constantinople - The Residents

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

29. I The Court Of The Crimson King - King Crimson

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:14 (twenty-one years ago)

28; Firestarter

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:16 (twenty-one years ago)

27; X Gon' Give It To Ya

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:16 (twenty-one years ago)

27; Reach (For The Stars)

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:16 (twenty-one years ago)

26; Lets Talk About Sex

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:16 (twenty-one years ago)

25; Get Ur Freak On

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

24; Mr Brownstone

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

23; I Hate Everything About You (Ugly Kid Joe!)

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

22; 50ft Queenie

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

21; Red Hot Car (Squarepusher!)

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

20. Lucifer Sam - Pink Floyd

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:20 (twenty-one years ago)

19. Orgasm Addict - Buzzcocks

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

18. Agadoo - Black Lace

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:23 (twenty-one years ago)

17. Repetition - The Fall

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)

16. Monkey Gone To Heaven - The Pixies

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)

15. Do They Owe Us A Living? - Cr@ss

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

14; Why Don't We Do It In The Road

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

13. "Killed by Death" - Motörhead

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

13. In These Shoes? - Kirsty MacColl

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:28 (twenty-one years ago)

12. Life in the big apple - Kajagoogoo

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:29 (twenty-one years ago)

11. Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polkadot Bikini - Brian Hyland

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:30 (twenty-one years ago)

10. Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung

― NickB (NickB), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:31 (twenty-one years ago)

9: Fuck You Sign (Elephant Man)

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:31 (twenty-one years ago)

8. Inglan Is A Bitch - Linton Kwesi Johnson

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

7. Master of Puppets - Metallica

― earlnash, Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Good call Stewart!

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

6. Expose, "Point of No Return"

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:32 (twenty-one years ago)

5. Good day for the roses - Elvis Costello (Noooooo....)

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:34 (twenty-one years ago)

4. Last Night - The Strokes

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:34 (twenty-one years ago)

3. Evidently Chickentown - John Cooper-Clarke

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:36 (twenty-one years ago)

2. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue - Ramones

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:37 (twenty-one years ago)

1. Ten Commandments - Prince Far I

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Quic and to the point. Next!

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:41 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.icemagazine.com/stories/179/images/elvis_c.jpg

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

How about "Top 40 Songs Prince Far I should cover as thunderous pronouncements of impending apocalypse over a dub backing track"?

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Or maybe "Top 40 songs Motorhead should turn into 90MPH thrashes"?

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

40. Oliver's Army - (ummmm)

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Or maybe "Top 40 songs S Club should turn into happy chirpy little pop songs"?

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Or even "Top 40 songs to be reduced to a minimal dance rhythm that Kylie can waggle her arse to"?

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually I wish I'd nominated James Brown's "Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine" for Elvis to cover as a slow and meaningful waltz now - that's what happens when you rush things, see?

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Damn.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

re the motorhead thing.

I always saw a resemblance "Wednesday Week" to "Ace of Spades"...

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

"Bring On the Nubiles" by the Stranglers

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Have you heard the "cocktail version" of Nubiles ('B'-side of "Tomorrow Was The Hereafter" SiS / fanclub only release) Alex?

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 16:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, I have it on a rareities compilation....set to the tune of some Sinatra chestnut. Fleetingly witty.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 17:19 (twenty-one years ago)

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