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Hey guys,

I researching for Songs of Each Decade. 50's, 60's to NOW.
Can anyone suggest what they think is THE Song of a decade?

Txs,
Melvyn

― Melvyn Lim (Melvyn Lim), Thursday, 16 March 2006 09:37 (nineteen years ago)

Well the 50's to the 80's is totally tricky for me to know what to answer with, but for the 90's I'd have to say the most obvious of obvious answers, which is, Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit. I think I'm way too young for this one.

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Thursday, 16 March 2006 10:43 (nineteen years ago)

The nineties one is "Common People" okthxbye,.

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 16 March 2006 10:46 (nineteen years ago)

Hi Melvyn

These are the official songs of each decade:

1950s: Le Poinconneur des Lilas - Serge Gainsbourg
1960s: The Red Telephone - Love
1970s: Sweet Thing - David Bowie
1980s: Cattle and Cane - The Go-Betweens
1990s: Farmer In The City - Scott Walker
2000s: hasn't been recorded yet

― Jean-Charles Ceccaldi, Thursday, 16 March 2006 10:47 (nineteen years ago)

1950s: Pickin' A Chicken - Eve Boswell
1960s: Call Up The Groups - Barron Knights
1970s: We've Got The Whole World In Our Hands - Nottingham Forest and Paper Lace
1980s: All Night Holiday - Russ Abbot
1990s: Peace In Our Time - Cliff Richard
2000s: It's Chico Time - Kid Creole and the Coconuts

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 16 March 2006 10:59 (nineteen years ago)

Well, Smells Like Teen Spirit is not my personal pick for song of the 90's, I don't know what is, I was just thinking in terms of impact, for instance, I wouldn't have chosen Love's The Red Telephone for the 60's (nothing against it, I like it actually), I don't know. For the 60's I think maybe The Beatle's I Want to Hold Your Hand...or Jimi Hendrix's Star Spangled Banner -I don't know, I wasn't alive!

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Thursday, 16 March 2006 11:04 (nineteen years ago)

50s. I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra
60s. Voodoo Chile - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
70s. No Woman, No Cry - Bob Marley and the Wailers
80s. Fools Gold - The Stone Roses
90s. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
00s. Lose Yourself - Eminem

― Wootoo, Thursday, 16 March 2006 16:19 (nineteen years ago)

50s - The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace
60s - Tom Jones - What's New Pussycat?
70s - War - Why Can't We Be Friends?
80s - Dead or Alive - You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)
90s - Jill Sobule - I Kissed a Girl
00s - Destiny's Child - Bug a Boo

― youth problem (YouthProblem), Thursday, 16 March 2006 16:56 (nineteen years ago)

by ilm consensus

00s - hey ya
90s - common people
70s - i feel love

― älänbänänä (alanbanana), Thursday, 16 March 2006 18:39 (nineteen years ago)

the 80s is a secret

― little jimmy blount (zebedee), Thursday, 16 March 2006 18:50 (nineteen years ago)

50s: "Jailhouse Rock"
60s: "A Day in the Life"
70s: "Close to the Edge"
80s: "Walk This Way"
90s: "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
00s (so far): "Hey Ya"

― decade decoder, Thursday, 16 March 2006 18:54 (nineteen years ago)

50s: Rock Around the Clock
60s: Like a Rolling Stone
70s: Stayin' Alive
80s: Material Girl
90s: Teen Spirit
00s: tbd

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 16 March 2006 19:56 (nineteen years ago)

'50s: Link Wray - "Rumble"
'60s: Bob Dylan - "Subterranean Homesick Blues"
'70s: The Moments - "Nine Times"
'80s: New Order - "Blue Monday"
'90s: Pulp - "Common People"
'00s: Girls Aloud - "Biology"

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Thursday, 16 March 2006 20:59 (nineteen years ago)

50s - [none]
60s - "satisfaction"
70s - "turd on the run"
80s - "start me up"
90s - "anybody seen my baby?"
00s - "rough justice"

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Thursday, 16 March 2006 21:57 (nineteen years ago)

50s "Maybelline"
60s "I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night"
70s "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)"
80s "Under Mi Sleng Teng"
90s "Mr. Kirk's Nightmare"
00s "Grindin"

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 16 March 2006 22:08 (nineteen years ago)

50s "Shout"
60s "Walk On By" (Isaac Hayes)
70s "Black Satin"
80s "Erotic City"
90s "All That I Got Is You"
00s "Bombs Over Baghdad"

― A Licky Boom Boom Down (R. J. Greene), Thursday, 16 March 2006 22:21 (nineteen years ago)

I think "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" deserves a shout, 50s wise.

SHOUT.

― Wootoo, Friday, 17 March 2006 13:00 (nineteen years ago)

"ILM consensus"

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, 17 March 2006 16:30 (nineteen years ago)

50s: Hound Dog
60s: Like A Rolling Stone
70s: Born To Run
80s: When Doves Cry
90s: Smells Like Teen Spirit
00s: Hey Ya

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Friday, 17 March 2006 16:34 (nineteen years ago)

50s: Rock and Roll Music
60s: Tomorrow Never Knows
70s: Heroes
80s: Blue Monday
90s: Common People
00s: Heartbeats

― D.V. Caputo, Sunday, 19 March 2006 07:19 (nineteen years ago)

Common People is that William Shatner song, right?

Are we picking favorite, best, or most representative song of each decade?

― bulletproof wallace, Sunday, 19 March 2006 09:15 (nineteen years ago)

50s: Sam Cooke: Only Sixteen
60s: The Beatles: From Me To You
70s: Genesis: Supper's Ready
80s: Howard Jones: Hide & Seek
90s: Crowded House: Four Seasons In One Day
00s: Electric Soft Parade: Silent To The Dark

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 19 March 2006 16:44 (nineteen years ago)

50s: Billie's Bounce
60s: Footprints
70s: Barnyard Scuffle Shuffle
80s: Rockit
90s: Little Pocket Size Demons

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Sunday, 19 March 2006 17:13 (nineteen years ago)

The correct answers:

50s: Elvis Presley - Hound Dog
60s: Rolling Stones - Satisfaction
70s: Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
80s: Michael Jackson - Beat It
90s: Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Sunday, 19 March 2006 17:32 (nineteen years ago)

Thanks Guys!

Bulletproof Wallace: Most Representative pl's.

― melvyn (Melvyn Lim), Monday, 20 March 2006 03:45 (nineteen years ago)

I just realized I didn't give the artists on my list. Here ya goes.

Billie's Bounce: Charlie Parker
Footprints: Miles Davis
Barnyard Scuffle Shuffle: Art Ensemble of Chicago
Rockit: Herbie Hancock
Little Pocket Size Demons: Henry Threadgill

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Monday, 20 March 2006 04:18 (nineteen years ago)

I'm not sure why I chose any of these, but they seem correct at the moment...

50s: I Only Have Eyes For You (Flamingos)
60s: Time Of The Season (Zombies)
70s: Teenage Kicks (Undertones)
80s: One (Metallica)
90s: Sabotage (Beastie Boys)
00s: B.O.B. (Outkast)

― billstevejim (billstevejim), Monday, 20 March 2006 04:39 (nineteen years ago)

50s: "Rock around the Clock"
60s: "Public Execution"
70s: "Green Eyed Lady"
80s: "Too Shy"
90s: "Ice, Ice Baby"
00s: "Gold Digger"

― Hedphelym, Monday, 20 March 2006 05:39 (nineteen years ago)

'50s: "Bacon Fat," Andre Williams
'60s: "Don't Look Back," The Remains
'70s: "Motorhead," Motorhead
'80s: "Icka Prick," Funkadelic
'90s: "California Love," Tupac Shakur/Dr. Dre/Roger Troutman
'00s: "Chewing Gum," Annie

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 March 2006 09:19 (nineteen years ago)

Sorry, that list is totally wrong. '70s should read "Turn the Beat Around" by Vicki Sue Robinson.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Monday, 20 March 2006 09:23 (nineteen years ago)

three months pass...

Mashup?

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Sunday, 9 July 2006 03:38 (nineteen years ago)

50's
Little Richard - Long Tall Sally

60's
The Kingsmen - Louie, Louie

70's
The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner

80's
Sonic Youth - Star Power

90's (tie)
The White Stripes - Cannon
Pavement - Conduit for Sale
PJ Harvey - Sheela-Na-Gig
Modest Mouse - Doin' the Cockroach
Brian Jonestown Massacre - Oh Lord
Palace Music - More Brother Rides
The Flaming Lips - Unconsciously Screamin'
Cat Power - We All Die
Le Tigre - Deceptacon
Beck - Outcome
Built to Spill - Car
Ween - Awesome Sound
Mercury Rev - Downs Are Feminine Balloons
Silver Jews - Trains Across The Sea
Olivia Tremor Control - Holiday Surprise 1,2,3
Neutral Milk Hotel - The King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1
Stereolab - Ping Pong
Guided By Voices - Hot Freaks
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Afro
Grifters - Bummer

00's
The White Stripes - Black Math

― nicky lo-fi (nicky lo-fi), Sunday, 9 July 2006 06:40 (nineteen years ago)

1950s: "Too Much Monkey Business", Chuck Berry
1960s: "Subterranean Homesick Blues", Bob Dylan
1970s: "Pump It Up", Elvis Costello
1980s: "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine), REM
1990s: "Loser", Beck

Notice how every song here derives from "Too Much Monkey Business" - except TMMB itself. What song from the '00s is best suited to follow in this tradition? (Choose one.)

― Monty Von Byonga (Monty Von Byonga), Sunday, 9 July 2006 07:07 (nineteen years ago)

What song from the '00s is best suited to follow in this tradition?

2000s: "Fell in Love With A Girl" is a hit that's got the same too-many-words-per-line thing.

― bendy (bendy), Sunday, 9 July 2006 11:52 (nineteen years ago)

50s Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You
60s Beach Boys - God Only Knows
70s Johnny Clarke - None Shall Escape The Judgement
80s Man Parrish - Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop)
90s Boards of Canada - ROYGBIV
00s Animal Collective and Vashti Bunyan - Prospect Hummer

Difficult!!

― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 9 July 2006 12:15 (nineteen years ago)

50s: Rock Around the Clock
60s: All You Need is Love
70s: Love Will Keep Us Together
80s: I Feel For You
90s: Gin and Juice
00s: Hey Ya

― novamax (novamax), Sunday, 9 July 2006 19:34 (nineteen years ago)

Hahaha "researching"

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Sunday, 9 July 2006 19:37 (nineteen years ago)

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