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100. Chi-Lites "Oh Girl"
99. The Byrds "Pale Blue"

― Joe (Joe), Thursday, 9 March 2006 12:56 (nineteen years ago)

98. Carpenters "Rainy Days And Mondays"

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 9 March 2006 13:28 (nineteen years ago)

97. Prefab Sprout "Nightingales"

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 9 March 2006 13:58 (nineteen years ago)

Do Groovin' with Mr Bloe & Midnight Cowboy count?

― Jez (Jez), Thursday, 9 March 2006 14:22 (nineteen years ago)

96.War, "Low Rider"

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 9 March 2006 14:40 (nineteen years ago)

95. The The - Dogs of Lust

― gspm (gspm), Thursday, 9 March 2006 15:06 (nineteen years ago)

94. David Bowie - A New Career In A New Town

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 9 March 2006 15:13 (nineteen years ago)

93. "That Was Only Yesterday" - Spooky Tooth

― Joe (Joe), Thursday, 9 March 2006 16:23 (nineteen years ago)

92. TVPs - Three Wishes (Actually, since starting to write this, I've realised it's not played on harmonica, but bloody well should have been).

― Jez (Jez), Thursday, 9 March 2006 16:27 (nineteen years ago)

91. The Misundserstood - I Unseen
90. The Beatles - There's a Place ... simple but effective.

― Jez (Jez), Thursday, 9 March 2006 16:36 (nineteen years ago)

89. Nick Cave - well of misery

― per se, Thursday, 9 March 2006 16:38 (nineteen years ago)

88. Rolling Stones-Midnight Rambler

― Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Thursday, 9 March 2006 17:20 (nineteen years ago)

87. The Hollies - "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Thursday, 9 March 2006 17:27 (nineteen years ago)

86; John Barry - Midnight Cowboy theme

― snowballing (snowballing), Thursday, 9 March 2006 18:04 (nineteen years ago)

85. Black Sabbath - The Wizard

― darin (darin), Thursday, 9 March 2006 18:05 (nineteen years ago)

84. Stevie Wonder - I Was Made to Love Her

― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 9 March 2006 18:08 (nineteen years ago)

83. The Doors - Roadhouse Blues

― p.j. (Henry), Thursday, 9 March 2006 18:10 (nineteen years ago)

82. The Beatles - Love Me Do

― Mike W (caek), Thursday, 9 March 2006 18:11 (nineteen years ago)

Do full-on harmonica solos count? If so...

81. Outkast, "Rosa Parks"
80. Stevie Wonder, "Boogie On Reggae Woman"

― A Licky Boom Boom Down (R. J. Greene), Thursday, 9 March 2006 18:52 (nineteen years ago)

79. Captain Beefheart - "Owed T'Alex"
specifically the part at the end in unison with the guitar solo

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 9 March 2006 18:54 (nineteen years ago)

78. "I Know I'm Not Wrong" Fleetwood Mac

― methanie tanner (methanie tanner), Thursday, 9 March 2006 20:49 (nineteen years ago)

77. The Pretenders - the Middle of the Road (makes the song)

― JB Young (JB Young), Friday, 10 March 2006 00:05 (nineteen years ago)

76. Alanis Morissette - All I Really Want

― edward o (edwardo), Friday, 10 March 2006 00:12 (nineteen years ago)

75. The Beach Boys - I Know There's An Answer (bass harmonica!)

― phil d. (Phil D.), Friday, 10 March 2006 00:14 (nineteen years ago)

74. Peter Hammill - "Solitude"

― Raw, Uncompromising, and Noodly (noodle vague), Friday, 10 March 2006 00:22 (nineteen years ago)

"I Know I'm Not Wrong" Fleetwood Mac

can't remember any harmonica in the song..

― fwrd, Friday, 10 March 2006 00:23 (nineteen years ago)

it comes in near the end

― Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Friday, 10 March 2006 00:27 (nineteen years ago)

73. Talk Talk - Living In Another World

― blunt (blunt), Friday, 10 March 2006 00:39 (nineteen years ago)

72. another Beefheart--"Click Clack"

― edd s hurt (ddduncan), Friday, 10 March 2006 04:12 (nineteen years ago)

What about Dylan?: harmonica in "Shelter from the storm"

― antonio, Friday, 10 March 2006 07:19 (nineteen years ago)

71.

― antonio, Friday, 10 March 2006 07:20 (nineteen years ago)

70. talk talk, "living in another world"

― the, Friday, 10 March 2006 13:25 (nineteen years ago)

69. Pete Townshend, "The Sea Refuses No River"

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Friday, 10 March 2006 13:27 (nineteen years ago)

69. The Orb- Little Fluffy Clouds, or the Morricone original which it samples if you prefer.

― Neil Stewart (Neil Stewart), Friday, 10 March 2006 13:29 (nineteen years ago)

Little Walter "Just One Chance With You"

― Brooker Buckingham (Brooker B), Friday, 10 March 2006 15:34 (nineteen years ago)

Dylan - Moonshiner
Sonny Boy Willianmson - Trust My Baby

― christoff (christoff), Friday, 10 March 2006 15:48 (nineteen years ago)

Keep numbering, next up is 65. Neil was just paying attention re: 73 vs. 70. Jeez

― blunt (blunt), Friday, 10 March 2006 17:38 (nineteen years ago)

65. Beatles "I Should Have Known Better" == Miranda Lambert "Kerosene" (same line; counts as one)

― Sang Freud (jeff_s), Friday, 10 March 2006 17:42 (nineteen years ago)

64. Neil Young "Heart Of Gold"

― geekears (geekears), Friday, 10 March 2006 18:22 (nineteen years ago)

63. Culture Club - "Church of the Poison Mind"

― Raw, Uncompromising, and Noodly (noodle vague), Friday, 10 March 2006 18:25 (nineteen years ago)

62. George Harrison "Apple Scruffs"

― phil d. (Phil D.), Friday, 10 March 2006 20:20 (nineteen years ago)

harmonica that kicks off sfa's slow life is great, but I don't feel comfortable placing it ahead of a lot of the stuff that's been posted.

― enjoy bell woods, Friday, 10 March 2006 22:00 (nineteen years ago)

61. Eurythmics: "There Must Be An Angel"
60. Dionne Warwick & Friends: "That's What Friends Are For"

(Like #97 these are both Stevie Wonder playing the harmonica)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 10 March 2006 22:53 (nineteen years ago)

59. Culture Club: Karma Chameleon

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 10 March 2006 22:54 (nineteen years ago)

Come on G. "Poison Mind" should be above "Karma Chameleon", innit? ;)

― Raw, Uncompromising, and Noodly (noodle vague), Friday, 10 March 2006 22:58 (nineteen years ago)

58. Chaka Khan "Feel For You". another Stevie one.

― oops (Oops), Friday, 10 March 2006 23:04 (nineteen years ago)

57. The Beatles: "From Me To You"

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 10 March 2006 23:56 (nineteen years ago)

56. The Cure: "Mr. Pink eyes"
55. The Cure: "Subway Song"
54. Ramoncín: "Litros de Alcohol"
53. The House Martins: "The Mighty Ship"

― antonio, Saturday, 11 March 2006 16:35 (nineteen years ago)

52. Another Beefheart--that namechecks the instrument..."Gimme Dat Harp, Boy" (it ain't no fatman's toy)

― J Arthur Rank (Quin Tillian), Saturday, 11 March 2006 16:43 (nineteen years ago)

51. Migthy Mighty - "Is There Anyone Out There"

― antonio, Saturday, 11 March 2006 17:08 (nineteen years ago)

50. The Celibate Rifles - Invisible Man

― blunt (blunt), Saturday, 11 March 2006 18:34 (nineteen years ago)

49. The Housemartins - "Sheep"

― Raw, Uncompromising, and Noodly (noodle vague), Saturday, 11 March 2006 19:51 (nineteen years ago)

48. "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" - The Fabulous Thunderbirds

― Cisco Heckler, Sunday, 12 March 2006 03:18 (nineteen years ago)

47. "Hey! Baby" - Bruce Channel

― Rev. Hoodoo (Rev. Hoodoo), Sunday, 12 March 2006 04:42 (nineteen years ago)

stevie wonder guesting on eurythmics "there must be a angel playing with my heart".
end of thread,thankyou and goodnight.

― retrogurl, Sunday, 12 March 2006 06:32 (nineteen years ago)

45. Little Walter - "Juke"

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Sunday, 12 March 2006 06:37 (nineteen years ago)

44. Eric Clapton - San Francisco Bay Blues
43. Neil Young - Long May You Run

― Bryan Moore (Bryan Moore), Sunday, 12 March 2006 07:00 (nineteen years ago)

42. Captain Beefheart - i love you,u big dummy.

― sam puller, Tuesday, 21 March 2006 09:03 (nineteen years ago)

41. The Smiths: Wonderful Woman
40. The Housemartins: Everyday's The Same.
39. The Housemartins: Flag Day
"Sheep" has not any harmonica
line, if i'm not in mistake.

― antonio, Tuesday, 21 March 2006 23:07 (nineteen years ago)

38. Canned Heat: On The Road Again

― Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Wednesday, 22 March 2006 00:21 (nineteen years ago)

37. Butterfield Blues Band - Screamin'

― James Ball (James Ball), Wednesday, 22 March 2006 00:30 (nineteen years ago)

How about some Blues Traveler, people?! Blues Fucking Traveler!!!

― Sexy MFA (Hexy M.F.), Wednesday, 22 March 2006 01:02 (nineteen years ago)

86; John Barry - Midnight Cowboy theme

-- snowballing

Is that not a melodica?

― jimnaseum (jimnaseum), Wednesday, 22 March 2006 01:03 (nineteen years ago)

I haven't heard Midnight Cowboy in so long but I'm leaning toward melodica too. So while the judges deliberate I'll give a mention to the Standell's Dirty Water for either #86 or #36.

― jim wentworth (wench), Wednesday, 22 March 2006 03:00 (nineteen years ago)

35. Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone

Or is that more of a harmonica solo? I admit I'm as a loss as to how Bob hasn't shown up more on this list...

― Doctor Casino (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 22 March 2006 07:31 (nineteen years ago)

three months pass...

34. "Love is going out of the fashion" by BIFF BANG POW!

― el buen vigia (elbuenvigia), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 18:14 (nineteen years ago)

33. Zapp - Do Wa Ditty (Do You Wanna Blow)

― Rev. PappaWheelie (PappaWheelie 2), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 18:25 (nineteen years ago)

32. Bubba Sparxxx - "Jimmy Mathis"
31. Blackfoot - "Train, Train"
30. J. Geils Band - "Whammer Jammer"

― hank (hank s), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 19:00 (nineteen years ago)

two years pass...

29. That Will Young single with Mark Feltham on it.

― Sickamous Mouthall (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 23 March 2009 20:12 (sixteen years ago)

Give give give me more more more, people. I am making another playlist; here's what I have so far:

I Know There's An Answer The Beach Boys
Love Me Do The Beatles
Me And The Major Belle & Sebastian
Jimmy Mathis Bubba Sparxxx
Train in Vain (Stand by Me) The Clash
A New Career In A New Town David Bowie
Wish Em All Away Embrace
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother The Hollies
Rosa Parks Outkast
Medication Spiritualized
All Of My Thoughts Spiritualized
Electricity Spiritualized
The Twelve Steps Spiritualized
Too High Stevie Wonder
Slow Life Super Furry Animals
Living In Another World Talk Talk
The Rainbow Talk Talk
The Beat(en) Generation The The
Twilight The Verve
Switch it on Will Young

― Sickamous Mouthall (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 09:23 (sixteen years ago)

I'm not in any way a fan of XTC, but harmonica line from "The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" is stuck in my head right now.

― Eephin' Pageant (kingkongvsgodzilla), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:00 (sixteen years ago)

xpost: you hit on a lot of Spiritualized, but my favorite is "These Blues"

― 2 ears + 1 ❤ (Pillbox), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:04 (sixteen years ago)

<3 Spiritualized

― Too Into Dancing to Argue (ENBB), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:05 (sixteen years ago)

I haven't heard Midnight Cowboy in so long but I'm leaning toward melodica too.

Harmonica... obviously!

― Sacco, Vanzetti, Passantino... (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:06 (sixteen years ago)

28. Ennio Morricone, The Man With the Harmonica

― Sacco, Vanzetti, Passantino... (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:07 (sixteen years ago)

Dylan: "Absolutely Sweet Marie"

― Jazzbo, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:08 (sixteen years ago)

six years pass...

27. piano man?

― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 7 October 2015 06:08 (ten years ago)

oh shit how come noone has mentione When the levee breaks by led zep. It's not that memorable of an harmonica line but paired with the massive drums and the guitar riffs it's probably the rockiest an harmonica has ever sounded.

― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 7 October 2015 06:09 (ten years ago)

25. Jane's Addiction - My Time

― how's life, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 14:30 (ten years ago)

2nd Talk Talk "Rainbow" and Led Zep "Levee Breaks" - are you also sometimes confused as to weather a distorted harmonica is a guitar? how can they sound so similar?

― niels, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 14:42 (ten years ago)

I think it's because in those two songs it's made to sound like a string instrument, long steady lines instead of huffing around several notes. It sounds like guitar feedback.

― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 8 October 2015 05:37 (ten years ago)

I can't find a live video of Led Zep to see how it sounds live without the studio trickery hiding the harmonica behind the wall of noise, I think the 'guitar' sound is partly the production. I found these ladies doing a great cover, makes the harmonica sounds more distinctive.:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH-_9cwdLug

― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 8 October 2015 05:39 (ten years ago)

cool stuff!

hehe, Zepparella...

― niels, Thursday, 8 October 2015 16:37 (ten years ago)

two years pass...

24. The Ropers - Revolver
23. Jellyfish - The Man I Used To Be
22. Damien Jurado - Ohio
21. Too Much Joy - Song For A Girl Who Has One
20. Holiday - Prostitutes In Town
19. Mazzy Star - Flowers In December
18. White Hassle - Life Is Still Sweet
17. XTC - Reign of Blows

― zaxxon25, Friday, 29 June 2018 13:58 (seven years ago)

moka absolutely otm

― Jang Mo Jib (Ross), Saturday, 30 June 2018 19:28 (seven years ago)

16. Tom Petty - You Don't Know How It Feels

― i want to get cancer (map), Saturday, 30 June 2018 21:51 (seven years ago)

Goddam "

― brimstead, Sunday, 1 July 2018 19:28 (seven years ago)

Whoops meant to say "goddam I love 'boogie on reggae woman'"

― brimstead, Sunday, 1 July 2018 19:44 (seven years ago)

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