The four greatest singles ever released (according to YOU)

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"I Want To Take You Higher", “Groove Is in the Heart,” “I Want You Back” and “Once in a Lifetime” , obviously.

― Scik Mouthy, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 16:00 (eighteen years ago)

It's difficult. I know two of them.

― Groke, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 16:12 (eighteen years ago)

At this moment in time I think they're:

"A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke
"Groove Is In The Heart" by Dee-Lite
"Blockbuster" by The Sweet
"Come On My Selector" by Squarepusher

But the list would be subject to change with my mood. The Dee-Lite would probvably always be in there, though.

― Stone Monkey, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 16:30 (eighteen years ago)

"Come To Daddy"
"Wake Up Boo!"
"Love Shack"
"Hotellounge"

― the next grozart, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 16:32 (eighteen years ago)

Do EPs count?

― Alan, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 16:33 (eighteen years ago)

"Baby I Need Your Loving"
"Come On Eileen"
"On A Ragga Tip"
"One More Time"

― Groke, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 16:42 (eighteen years ago)

"I Can't Stand the Rain"
"She's Not There"
"Cold Sweat"
"Brown Eyed Handsome Man"

― Dimension 5ive, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 16:52 (eighteen years ago)

"Eight Miles High"
"Teenage Kicks"
"The Ace of Spades"
"Nag Nag Nag"

― Pashmina, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 16:54 (eighteen years ago)

"I Heard it Through the Grapevine"
"Out of Space"
"Ghost Town"
"Life On Mars?"

― chap, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 17:01 (eighteen years ago)

"Bon Bon Vie"
"The Love You Save"
"Halfway Around the World"
"Last Kind Word Blues"

― Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 17:09 (eighteen years ago)

"Split"
"Kiss"
"Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"
"I Want To Hold Your Hand"

― Douglas, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 17:17 (eighteen years ago)

great thread concept nick.

― That one guy that quit, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 17:20 (eighteen years ago)

NOT

― That one guy that quit, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 17:20 (eighteen years ago)

"Best Dressed Chicken In Town"
"Mr. Kirk's Nightmare"
"Get Ur Freak On"
"I Feel Love"

― Alex in SF, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 17:23 (eighteen years ago)

"Be My Baby"
"Outdoor Miner"
"Regulate"
"Digital Love"

― grebtesthit, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 17:30 (eighteen years ago)

"Fight For Your Right (To Party)"
"Good Vibrations"
"Hand in Glove"
"I Believe in Miracles"

― DavidM, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 17:32 (eighteen years ago)

"Common People"
"Northern Lites"
"Radio Free Europe"
"Hunted By a Freak"

― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 17:44 (eighteen years ago)

"Off the Books"
"Here I Come"
"Fancy"
"Ante Up"

― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 17:47 (eighteen years ago)

great thread concept nick.

-- That one guy that quit, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:20 (30 minutes ago)
NOT

-- That one guy that quit, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:20 (30 minutes ago)

I'm sorry you do not like this many singles.

― blueski, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 17:51 (eighteen years ago)

ummm... who sang "Split," "Bon Bon Vie," "Halfway Around the World," and "Hotellounge"?

― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 17:53 (eighteen years ago)

They were all by Brassy.

― Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 17:54 (eighteen years ago)

why not 'six greatest'? or two? or 32? practically ALL the music i like was a single at one point, i reckon.

― That one guy that quit, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 17:54 (eighteen years ago)

just one single?

― blueski, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:03 (eighteen years ago)

Blue Monday
Nothing But A Heartache
Uptown Top Ranking
Fly Life

― blueski, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:04 (eighteen years ago)

this is such bullshit

― That one guy that quit, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:06 (eighteen years ago)

poor dude. must be hard to like fewer than four singles ever.

― blueski, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:09 (eighteen years ago)

TODAY:

'alphabet st'
'aftermath' [tricky]
'hey music lover'
'street life'

BIG DEAL

― That one guy that quit, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:12 (eighteen years ago)

quit livin in the past

― blueski, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:12 (eighteen years ago)

um dude your most recent was 1996/7?

― That one guy that quit, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:14 (eighteen years ago)

there you go on about the 90s again

― blueski, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:18 (eighteen years ago)

This is a lot more difficult than picking albums. The fact that you want singles only means my all-time favourite "Supper's Ready" by Genesis isn't eligible. But the following are:

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
God Only Knows - Beach Boys
Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode
Ghosts - Japan

― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:19 (eighteen years ago)

(Btw. my most recent was from 1984 ;) )

― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:19 (eighteen years ago)

The fact that you want singles only means my all-time favourite "Supper's Ready" by Genesis isn't eligible.

i know right! :(

― That one guy that quit, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:20 (eighteen years ago)

"Then He Kissed Me"
"Spiral Scratch"
"It Is What It Is"
"Catapult/Fate of the Human Carbine"

― dan selzer, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:20 (eighteen years ago)

Four is good, for top of the head response. Here's mine:

Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
Psycho - the Sonics
96 Tears - ? and Mysterians
Ca Plan Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand

Pashmina beat me to 'Nag Nag Nag'

― Soukesian, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:22 (eighteen years ago)

"Earth Angel"
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"Hot Fun in the Summertime"
"Come on Eileen"

well, maybe, anyway

― Tim Ellison, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:23 (eighteen years ago)

Eddie Cochran - "Summertime Blues"
Buzzcocks - "Why Can't I Touch It"
Wu Tang Clan - "Protect Ya Neck"
New Order - "Blue Monday"

I guess "NY State of Mind" was never a single?

― milo z, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:24 (eighteen years ago)

only for today

"Cold Sweat"
"A Change Is Gonna Come"
"Tell it Like it Is"
"Fortunate Son"

― Frogman Henry, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:24 (eighteen years ago)

plus "If I Can Dream"

― Frogman Henry, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:26 (eighteen years ago)

Bump 'n' Grind
Thong Song
My Humps
O Superman

― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 18:26 (eighteen years ago)

Since Yesterday
Brass In Pocket
Be My Baby
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Any More

― ailsa, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 20:34 (eighteen years ago)

"For Once In My Life"
"Planet Rock"
"Kiss"
"Cher Chez La Femme/Se Si Bon"

― The Reverend, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 20:45 (eighteen years ago)

"There's a Ghost in My House"
"Party Fears Two"
"Perfect Kiss"
"TV Party"

― bidfurd, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 20:51 (eighteen years ago)

Tremelo EP - MBV
Temptation - New Order
Billy Jean - Michael Jackson
What Have I Done To Deserve This - Pet Shop Boys

― Alan, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 20:52 (eighteen years ago)

"Waterloo Sunset"
"Life On Mars"
"Wednesday Week"
"Playgirl"

― zeus, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 21:09 (eighteen years ago)

if something's like, the fifth single of an album that came out aaaaages ago... it kind of isn't really a single. or so i feel.

― That one guy that quit, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 21:15 (eighteen years ago)

ummm... who sang "Split," "Bon Bon Vie," "Halfway Around the World," and "Hotellounge"?

T.S. Monk: "Bon Bon Vie"
The Jackson 5: "The Love You Save"
The A*Teens: "Halfway Around the World"
Geeshie Wiley: "Last Kind Word Blues"

"Split" is by LiLiPUT. Genius as that one is "Eisiger Wind" remains my fave by them. Never heard "Hotellounge" but it's apparently by dEUS.

― Kevin John Bozelka, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 22:15 (eighteen years ago)

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
Van Halen - Jump
N-Trance - Set You Free

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 22:24 (eighteen years ago)

ALL EUPHORIA ALL THE TIME

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 24 April 2007 22:24 (eighteen years ago)

Always think:
Promised Land -Johnny Allen

At this moment think:
Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter Paul and Mary
Funny How Time Slips Away - Elvis Presley
Wide Eyed and Legless - Andy Fairweather Low

I only listen to singles

― roger whitaker, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 00:31 (eighteen years ago)

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My two Official Favourite Singles Of All Time:

Dreaming - Blondie
All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie

The other two will have to be off the top of my head. Let's do a 1990s and a 2000s.

Go West - Pet Shop Boys
Weak Become Heroes - The Streets

― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 10:17 (eighteen years ago)

this is actually a great answer. stevem, you're like a broken record.

some are more broken than others dear.

― blueski, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 10:18 (eighteen years ago)

ABC - All Of My Heart
The Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache
The Tornados - Telstar
Monsoon - Ever So Lonely

― Dr.C, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 11:43 (eighteen years ago)

My four, this morning, would probably be totally different, but I suppose that's the point. I like the idea of the four as an ephemeral snapshot.

― Matt DC, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 11:45 (eighteen years ago)

today I'd like to swap my Jacko choice for, oo, something more recent. I know Girls Aloud - No Good Advice

― Alan, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 11:49 (eighteen years ago)

we should do this every day. stevem and lex could start a database of things i like.

omg i was gonna say, NO GIRLS ALOUD YET??!!

― That one guy that quit, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 11:50 (eighteen years ago)

that would be one empty database.

― blueski, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 11:50 (eighteen years ago)

you have four songs from this, the 7" mix of 'elephant stone', and the towns of bristol and edinburgh, all from the last 24 hours.

― That one guy that quit, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 11:53 (eighteen years ago)

For today.

"A morning odyssey" - The Sea Urchins
"Triangle" - Quando Quango
"The great banana hoax" - The Electric Prunes
"Pocket calculator" - Kraftwerk.

But, as usual, will change tomorrow.

― RobM, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 11:54 (eighteen years ago)

mine are the same, every day, forever, from now on.

― blueski, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 11:56 (eighteen years ago)

Come On Eileen
Young Americans
Once In A Lifetime
What Have I Done To Deserve This?

― Matthew H, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 12:42 (eighteen years ago)

A Forest
This Charming Man
Babies
Only Love Can Break Your Heart

― CharlieNo4, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 12:59 (eighteen years ago)

An indie winner is you!

― blueski, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 13:01 (eighteen years ago)

Warren G - "Smokin' Me Out"
Aphrodite - "Woman That Rolls"
Baccara - "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"
Tony Tribe - "Red Red Wine"

― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 13:03 (eighteen years ago)

For the last few minutes I had The Primitives 'Crash' in place of the Pet Shop Boys choice, but now it's back to what i said before.

― Alan, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 14:11 (eighteen years ago)

The Jackson 5 - "I Want You Back"
James Brown - "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane"
Missy Elliott - "Get Ur Freak On"

― Jody R., Wednesday, 25 April 2007 14:35 (eighteen years ago)

I was hoping this would be an endless poll, with every possible combination of four singles in the whole world listing endlessly downward and the ILX servers dying a painful Canadian death. :(

― nabisco, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 14:58 (eighteen years ago)

nabisco not OTM.

― blueski, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 14:58 (eighteen years ago)

An indie winner is you!

don't knock it til you've tried it, big beat boy...

― CharlieNo4, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:16 (eighteen years ago)

i have dabbled

― blueski, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:18 (eighteen years ago)

"Follow The Leader"
"Soon"
"I Feel Love"
"Say A Little Prayer"

― Venga, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 15:34 (eighteen years ago)

Nina Simone - Ooh Child
De La Soul - Eye Know
PAVEMENT - Conduit For Sale
Black Eyes - Deformative

― nicky lo-fi, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 21:06 (eighteen years ago)

Today....

"Eighties" by Killing Joke (duh!)
"She Sells Sanctuary" by the Cult
"Song to the Siren" by This Mortal Coil
"Kennedy" by the Wedding Present

― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 25 April 2007 23:55 (eighteen years ago)

Paranoid Android (Radiohead)
Nuthin But A G Thing (Dr Dre)
Walk Away Renee (The Left Banke)
A Million Miles Away (The Plimsouls)

Not easy.

― billstevejim, Thursday, 26 April 2007 03:37 (eighteen years ago)

This is why I'm drawn back to ILM over and over, the shared love. Three of my choices were already picked by others, but that's alright.

"Uptown Top Ranking" - Althea and Donna
"Wichita Lineman" - Glen Campbell
"Be My Baby" - The Ronettes

I'm not picking a fourth, though, fuck it.

― Lostandfound, Thursday, 26 April 2007 05:11 (eighteen years ago)

I mean, four could turn into forty, easily.

― Lostandfound, Thursday, 26 April 2007 05:12 (eighteen years ago)

all of these are awesome.

― Curt1s Stephens, Thursday, 26 April 2007 05:20 (eighteen years ago)

"Should I Say Yes" (Nu Shooz)

A local record store was moving to a different city, so it had a pile of free vinyl, and on a whim, I picked up this single. It's awesome!

― Tape Store, Thursday, 26 April 2007 05:24 (eighteen years ago)

"Hold Me" - Fleetwood Mac
"I Only Have Eyes For You" - The Flamingos
"We Rap More Mellow" - Younger Generation
"I'm Gonna Punch You in the Face" - Child Molestors

― Stormy Davis, Thursday, 26 April 2007 05:31 (eighteen years ago)

Transmission
Bizarre Love Triangle
Soon
Losing My Religion

― stephen, Thursday, 26 April 2007 05:39 (eighteen years ago)

Younger Generation are GM Flash, et al, right?

― The Reverend, Thursday, 26 April 2007 05:41 (eighteen years ago)

(Apparently, yes.)

― The Reverend, Thursday, 26 April 2007 05:43 (eighteen years ago)

I almost answered this yesterday, but my four were all different...
Here's today list:
"Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go?" (Soft Cell)
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Joy Division)
"I Want You Back" (Jackson 5)
"The Killing Moon" (Echo & The Bunnymen)

― Tape Store, Thursday, 26 April 2007 05:46 (eighteen years ago)

Answer subject to change in 5 minutes:
MBV "Soon"
!!! "Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard"
Japan "Ghosts"
Chameleons "Second Skin"

OK srsly, this is too hard, but that'll do.

― Trayce, Thursday, 26 April 2007 06:27 (eighteen years ago)

Mine are completely different today!

Common People
Nobody Does It Better
The First Big Weekend
Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley version)

― ailsa, Thursday, 26 April 2007 06:48 (eighteen years ago)

Mine are also different today!

the White Stripes - Icky Thump
Free Kitten - The Boasta
Le Tigre - The The Empty
themselves - Poison Pit (Why? remix)

― nicky lo-fi, Thursday, 26 April 2007 07:49 (eighteen years ago)

mine are the same.

― blueski, Thursday, 26 April 2007 10:42 (eighteen years ago)

I wd like to give honorable mention to "Save a Prayer" by Duran Duran k thx bye.

― Trayce, Thursday, 26 April 2007 11:16 (eighteen years ago)

A Million Miles Away (The Plimsouls)

Nice!

― Alex in NYC, Thursday, 26 April 2007 11:40 (eighteen years ago)

Teenage Kicks
Maggie May
Brown Eyed Girl
Honky Tonk Women

― AbdyJack, Thursday, 26 April 2007 12:28 (eighteen years ago)

Surprised no one has mentioned PE's "Fight the Power" yet...

― MC, Thursday, 26 April 2007 12:29 (eighteen years ago)

"tramp" -- otis & carla
"today I started loving you again" - merle haggard
"proud mary" - creedence clearwater revival
"the boys are back in town" - thin lizzy

― m coleman, Thursday, 26 April 2007 12:42 (eighteen years ago)

I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry--Hank Williams
Blue Yodel No 9--Jimmie Rodgers
Crazy--Patsy Cline
We're Not the Jet Set...

but thats this week

― pinkmoose, Thursday, 26 April 2007 12:54 (eighteen years ago)

Gold Soundz - Pavement
Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode
Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads
Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie

― ledge, Thursday, 26 April 2007 13:29 (eighteen years ago)

"Like a Rolling Stone" Bob Dylan
"That's the Joint" Funky Four + 1
"Pressure Drop" The Maytals
"Can You Forgive Her?" Pet Shop Boys

― The guy who just votes in polls, Thursday, 26 April 2007 14:12 (eighteen years ago)

James Alley Blues
West End Blues
Holidays In The Sun
Mind Playing Tricks On Me

― JN$OT, Friday, 27 April 2007 08:32 (eighteen years ago)

"Surprised no one has mentioned PE's "Fight the Power" yet...

-- MC, Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:29 PM (Yesterday)"

any reason?

― That one guy that quit, Friday, 27 April 2007 09:29 (eighteen years ago)

ILM was listening to the Close Lobsters at the time.

― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 27 April 2007 10:05 (eighteen years ago)

"Can You Forgive Her?" Pet Shop Boys - i will swap this in place of What Have I Done to Deserve this. until you hear otherwise, ok?

― Alan, Friday, 27 April 2007 10:35 (eighteen years ago)

Lessee ...

" ... Baby One More Time"
"It's Alright Mama/Blue Moon of Kentucky"
"What's Going On?"
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Talk to me in an hour, and the list may be different. But those four just seemed to change everything around them upon their release.

― Jiminy Krokus, Friday, 27 April 2007 18:58 (eighteen years ago)

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