what is the greatest single ever made?

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it's either "i heard it through the grapevine" by marvin gaye or "i heard it through the grapevine" by the slits.

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 17 November 2003 08:58 (twenty-two years ago)

haha the way i'm going ire will be a second ilm before long!

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 17 November 2003 08:59 (twenty-two years ago)

who wants to be geir?

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 17 November 2003 08:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Once again couldn't go below about 50 as I suck

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 17 November 2003 08:59 (twenty-two years ago)

i've got a top 50 list somewhere, i'll post it if i can find it.

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 17 November 2003 09:00 (twenty-two years ago)

"New Radio" and "Get Ready" by the Temptations, for a start. "Blue Monday". "Love Will Tear Us Apart". "Once in a Lifetime", Talking Heads. "River Deep, Mountain High" by Ike and Tina Turner. "All Day and All of the Night", Kinks. The Who "Substitute". Rolling Stones "Jumpin Jack Flash". "Ashes to Ashes", David Bowie.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 17 November 2003 09:02 (twenty-two years ago)

"You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling", Righteous Brothers.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 17 November 2003 09:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Joy Division - Atmosphere/Dead Souls owns you, you and also you. I can not think of a better one-two combo, except for maybe Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever.

― Schwingung (Damian), Monday, 17 November 2003 09:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Because I am so deeply stupid I didn't even know JD put 'Dead Souls' out before "Closer". Fuck.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 17 November 2003 09:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Meanwhile! Creedence Clearwater Revival "Up Around the Bend".

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 17 November 2003 09:25 (twenty-two years ago)

01 the ronettes - i wish i never saw the sunshine
02 new order - bizarre love triangle 12''
03 dusty springfield - son of a preacher man
04 sex pistols - holidays in the sun
05 bikini kill - new radio/rebel girl/demirep
06 the fall - spectre vs rector
07 marvin gaye - i heard it through the grapevine
08 the adverts - one chord wonders
09 t. rex - ride a white swan
10 public enemy - rebel without a pause
11 elvis presley - blue moon of kentucky/that's all right
12 joy division - atmosphere/she's lost control
13 joan jett - i hate myself for loving you
14 slade - cum on feel the noize
15 the associates - tell me easter's on friday
16 jimi hendrix experience - crosstown traffic
17 shangri-las - past present and future
18 manic street preachers - faster/pcp
19 prince - raspberry beret
20 spice girls - wannabe
21 sly stone - thank you falletin me be mice elf agin
22 public image limited - death disco
23 le tigre - deceptacon
24 electric six - danger high voltage
25 wire - i am the fly
26 sleater-kinney - get up
27 pet shop boys - always on my mind
28 the kinks - shangri-la
29 elvis costello - pills and soap
30 louis armstrong - you don't learn that in school
31 mccarthy - red sleeping beauty
32 aaliyah - one in a million
33 happy mondays - 24 hour party people
34 kenickie - classy
35 tatu - not gonna get us
36 kraftwerk - she's a model
37 foreigner - urgent
38 primal scream - swastika eyes
39 charlie rich - i feel like going home
40 bellatrix - jediwannabe
41 subway sect - nobody's scared
42 the chantels - maybe
43 x - back 2 the base
44 rolling stones - get off of my cloud
45 delta 5 - mind your own business
46 van morrison - jackie wilson said
47 trashmen - surfin bird
48 liz phair - extraordinary
49 suede - metal mickey
50 the runaways - cherry bomb

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 17 November 2003 09:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Dolly Parton - "Jolene"

― Minty (Minty), Monday, 17 November 2003 09:31 (twenty-two years ago)

I could prob pass for Geir

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 17 November 2003 09:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Subway Sect Seconded

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 17 November 2003 09:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Let's get tokenistic! Wu-Tang Clan "CREAM", Ol' Dirty Bastard "Got Your Money", OutKast "BOB"! Also "Hey Ya". And fuck it "Ghettomusick" too.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 17 November 2003 09:43 (twenty-two years ago)

if you're geir can i be trife and make fun of you for your rap favorites?

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 17 November 2003 09:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes. He's the realest, man. I second "Get Up" equally strongly btw

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 17 November 2003 09:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm pretty sure my favourite is New Radio +2, and I'd highly recommend "Oh Bondage Up Yours/I'm a Cliche" if I only owned it! Others: Don't You Want Me, Atomic, Outdoor Miner, Nothing Can Stop Us, O Superman + about 50 more. I second heaps of the things mentioned already, I can't be bothered typing them again though.

― Elisabeth (Elisabeth), Monday, 17 November 2003 09:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I second all of those strongly except "New Radio" which I firsted

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 17 November 2003 09:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Lets get parochial! The Clean - "Tally Ho", Shane Carter/Peter Jefferies - "Randolf's Going Home", Snapper - "Buddy"

― Minty (Minty), Monday, 17 November 2003 09:59 (twenty-two years ago)

ok the cast is as follows:

andrew = geir and alex in nyc
justyn = trife
ess kay = jess
di = ally
elisabeth = jbr
livvie = starry, geeta AND kate since we couldn't decide
anton = anthony
lola falana = toraneko

if you're not mentioned here feel free to volunteer, there's plenty of parts still open!!

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 17 November 2003 10:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought of way more! Velouria, Waterfalls, Jumpin Jack Flash, Substitute, SOS, Our Lips are Sealed, Like a Prayer, Playgirl. I'm enjoying this too much, I never really think that much about which are singles etc.

― Elisabeth (Elisabeth), Monday, 17 November 2003 10:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Who's this Anthony fellow? He sounds like a stand-up guy so far.

― Minty (Minty), Monday, 17 November 2003 10:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Coconut Rough - "Sierra Leone"

― Minty (Minty), Monday, 17 November 2003 10:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Those are all great too, except maybe CR. Um. Sonic Youth "Teenage Riot" or "Death Valley '69" or both. Andrew WK "Party Hard".

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 17 November 2003 10:10 (twenty-two years ago)

There are just too many good singles to choose from! As for SY I'd maybe choose Teenage Riot, but probably go for both of them too.

― Elisabeth (Elisabeth), Monday, 17 November 2003 10:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Iggy Pop "Lust for Life"!

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 17 November 2003 10:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Prince "Glam Slam", Associates "Party Fears Two".

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 17 November 2003 10:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm a quiet Radiohead obsessive so I guess that makes me Melissa W.

Map Ref 41N 93W has not yet been mentioned, and it was a single. A FACKING GREAT one at that. Yes, I meant to say facking.

― Schwingung (Damian), Monday, 17 November 2003 10:18 (twenty-two years ago)

APHEX TWIN WINDOWLICKER. Also 'Feed Me With Your Kiss', by My Bloody Valentine. And 'Ace of Spades' by Motorhead, and 'Sheena is a Punk Rocker' by the Ramones.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 17 November 2003 11:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, Windowlicker needed to be mentioned. Warm Leatherette is also quite great. But Di should be posting on this here thread, I know she'll pick some things I sympathise with.

― Schwingung (Damian), Monday, 17 November 2003 11:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Since she's not here, I'll nominate "Take On Me" by A-Ha and "Broken Wings" by Mr Mister.

― Minty (Minty), Monday, 17 November 2003 11:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Thank you, I wholeheartedly agree with both of these choices.

― Schwingung (Damian), Monday, 17 November 2003 11:45 (twenty-two years ago)

cattle and fucken cane

― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 17 November 2003 12:51 (twenty-two years ago)

"life is a rock" by reunion, "popcorn" by mister k, "swamp witch" by jim stafford, "telstar" by the tornadoes, "your own back yard" by dion, "blow you a kiss in the wind" by boyce & hart, "eighteen" by alice cooper, "rock'n'roll love letter" by the bay city rollers, "fiery jack" by the fall, "convoy" by c.w. mccall, "zabadak" by dave dee dozy beaky mick & tich, "a pub with no beer" by slim dusty, "yum yum (gimme some)" by the fatback band, "stone blue" by foghat, "i wasn't made for these times" (a b-side) by thee headcoats, "white wedding" by billy idol, "the intro & the outro" by the bonzo dog band. hey i heard "i'm the urban spaceman" on the radio in a shop today!

― having a philosophical investigation with duane zarakov, Monday, 17 November 2003 13:15 (twenty-two years ago)

hey justyn "spectre vs rector" was never a single!
also [long boring list excised] fuckin suck!

― gimme sopor, Monday, 17 November 2003 13:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Whoa, definitely White Wedding.

― Minty (Minty), Monday, 17 November 2003 13:35 (twenty-two years ago)

"Hey little sister... shotgun!"

Woot.

― Minty (Minty), Monday, 17 November 2003 13:37 (twenty-two years ago)

"Bachelor Kisses"/"Lee Remick" are pretty eligible Go-Betweens songs too

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Monday, 17 November 2003 14:27 (twenty-two years ago)

i don't care, it's not like i actually own any of these singles anyway.

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 17 November 2003 22:03 (twenty-two years ago)

p.s., do you hate music?

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 17 November 2003 22:04 (twenty-two years ago)

frankie knuckles ft jamie principle - "baby wants to ride"

― etc, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 00:35 (twenty-two years ago)

borneo & sporenburg - "boys in shorts"

(ps roo i've been calling yr cellphone w/no success, you cad)

― etc, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

some of it but not all of it

― Fwd: Jenna J inspires you fuming navigators lotus octal noontide, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

not me, i like everything

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)

i've got all those ones i listed & i like all those

― Fwd: Jenna J inspires you fuming navigators lotus octal noontide, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)

i defy anyone to find a single i won't like!

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)

do you like "love changes everything" by, i forget who sings it but it's a andrew lloyd webber song from some stupid musical

― Fwd: Jenna J inspires you fuming navigators lotus octal noontide, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:18 (twenty-two years ago)

or "live is life" by opus

― Fwd: Jenna J inspires you fuming navigators lotus octal noontide, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:19 (twenty-two years ago)

that's aterrible song, i am listening to it right now

― Fwd: Jenna J inspires you fuming navigators lotus octal noontide, Tuesday, 18 November 2003 01:20 (twenty-two years ago)

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the only way is up, damian, for you and me now.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Thursday, 20 November 2003 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Di, the other day I was walking home and this guy drove past in his sports car and Animal was on his stereo and how could I not sing along? It was a Di moment, to be sure.

― Schwingung (Damian), Thursday, 20 November 2003 23:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm scared of this thread and it took me a long time to peek at it & I haven't braved it all but I would like to give mention to

"Duke of Earl" by Gene Chandler

Gordons' "future shock"

the Shallows "suzanne said" b/w "trial by separation"

Snapper "vader" b/w "gentle hour" [buddy isn't even very good song!]

Chris Isaak "wicked game"

was "repition" by the fall a single???

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Friday, 21 November 2003 00:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I third "White Wedding".
"Lee Remick" is one of my least favourite Go-betweens songs.

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Friday, 21 November 2003 00:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Transvision Vamp "Psychosonic Cindy" b/w "Hanging out with Halo Jones"

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Friday, 21 November 2003 00:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Roxy Music's "oh Yeah"(on the radio) + "over you" should've come out on the flipsides of each other

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Friday, 21 November 2003 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/cantordu/ek/glider.jpg

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Friday, 21 November 2003 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Glider is a really scary song.

― Schwingung (Damian), Friday, 21 November 2003 01:35 (twenty-two years ago)

"Bitches" - Mindless Self Indulgence

― The Man they call Dan (The Man they call Dan), Friday, 21 November 2003 01:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Liz don't write off "Buddy" till you've heard the Ideal Gus version. Hoo-hah!

― Minty (Minty), Friday, 21 November 2003 02:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Sean Paul - "Get Busy" is pretty insanely catchy. And the video features both a cute little kid and a grumpy old man.

― Minty (Minty), Friday, 21 November 2003 02:12 (twenty-two years ago)

"Hit the North!" the FALL

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 21 November 2003 02:16 (twenty-two years ago)

my cat says ouch

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 21 November 2003 02:40 (twenty-two years ago)

bananarama - i heard a rumour

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Friday, 21 November 2003 03:11 (twenty-two years ago)

god i love fleetwood mac

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 21 November 2003 03:22 (twenty-two years ago)

fuckin A.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Friday, 21 November 2003 03:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Cheap Trick "Surrender"! or maybe "Clock Strikes Ten", I think that was a single too.

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 21 November 2003 04:03 (twenty-two years ago)

god SOUTHERN GIRLS is awesome too.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Friday, 21 November 2003 05:43 (twenty-two years ago)

george michael - father figure. this song is so very great

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 24 November 2003 00:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Your taste in music is still appaulling Justyn and I hope you all die.As for me bieng gone for so long, I can assure that when I return, you will be sorry...........

I'll be back......

― The Leader (Adrian McCoy), Monday, 24 November 2003 00:49 (twenty-two years ago)

the greatest single ever made: "we rate adrian" by femme entity.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 24 November 2003 04:15 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah hey di we should cover that one i reckon

― duane, Monday, 24 November 2003 04:47 (twenty-two years ago)

no prob

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 24 November 2003 07:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't believe I suggested "psychosonic cindy" it's not even very good (I listened to it today).
Um, "get your freak on" should get a mention?

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Monday, 24 November 2003 11:09 (twenty-two years ago)

B52s - roam

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Sunday, 30 November 2003 09:56 (twenty-two years ago)

hey mona, craig maclachlan and check 1 2

― Menelaus Darcy (Menelaus Darcy), Sunday, 30 November 2003 10:04 (twenty-two years ago)

nell furtado - powerless, after 7 - kickin' it

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Tuesday, 2 December 2003 06:00 (twenty-two years ago)

justin timberlake vs scritti politti - "like i absolutely love you (go home productions mix)"

― etc, Tuesday, 2 December 2003 23:39 (twenty-two years ago)

kylie minogue - love at first sight.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Wednesday, 3 December 2003 01:01 (twenty-two years ago)

sonic youth - "the diamond sea" (tho this is a strange case of me preferring the "album version" (ie an mp3) vs the "single edit" (also an mp3))

― etc, Wednesday, 3 December 2003 05:40 (twenty-two years ago)

tell him by the exciters, not fade away by the crickets, til i kissed you by the everly brothers, porpoise song and the girl i knew somewhere by the monkees, she loves you by the beatles, kiss you all over by exile, don't forget me by glass tiger, slow hand by the pointer sisters, can't stop this thing we started by bryan adams, more than a woman by the bee gees, i like fucking/i hate danger by bikini kill, dog by BC, homosapien by pete shelley, hell, june salutes you (a bside on guided by voices official ironman rally song), she speeds by straitjacket fits, um, i'm trying to name some indy stuff so i don't look like your typical ILM popophile but its really hard and lots of my favourites have all been mentioned and i probably like pop music better really. oh fuck it, foreigner - i've been waiting for a girl like you, weezer - islands in the sun, t rex - the slider, spice girls - 2 become 1, don henley - boys of summer, ultravox - vienna, queen - who wants to live forever (almost all of queen greatest hits 1 and 2, really), abba - eagle, boney m - rasputin, god this is reading like a DCLMC playlist! cliff richard - devi woman, the chills - pink frost, pavement - gold sounds, tears for fears - head over heels, duran duran - new moon on monday, madonna - cherish, cyndi lauper - i drove all night, is that 50 yet? whos counting? not me. human league - love action. i'll get back to this later maybe.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:29 (twenty-two years ago)

fuck i forgot take it to the limit and one of these nights by the eagles.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:29 (twenty-two years ago)

laura branigan - self control.

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Di, I was waiting at a bus stop the other day and there was a hoarding that said "Do U slide?" and I thought of you.

― Schwingung (Damian), Monday, 15 December 2003 23:53 (twenty-two years ago)

marc bolan's spirit rages on EVERYWHERE i tell you

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Tuesday, 16 December 2003 00:34 (twenty-two years ago)

the 12" of wolfgang press' "mama told me not to come"!!! i can't believe I sold my copy of queer to RG! what was I thinking!?!

― etc, Tuesday, 16 December 2003 04:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm pretty amazed I didn't bring Richard Harris's "MacArthur Park" up till now

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Wednesday, 17 December 2003 12:55 (twenty-two years ago)

one month passes...

"Can't Be Sure"

― the blissfox, Saturday, 14 February 2004 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

destiny's child - bootylicious

― rainy (rainy), Saturday, 14 February 2004 22:21 (twenty-two years ago)

hmm, that songs cool but i like "survivor" better

― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Saturday, 14 February 2004 23:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I like 'Bills Bills Bills'

― Silly Sailor (Andrew Thames), Sunday, 15 February 2004 10:48 (twenty-two years ago)

two years pass...

spam

― free motorola ringtone, Thursday, 24 August 2006 05:51 (nineteen years ago)

CAPT. JERGINS TO THREAD

― Confounded (Confounded), Thursday, 24 August 2006 21:10 (nineteen years ago)

oh shit

― jergins (jergins), Thursday, 24 August 2006 21:12 (nineteen years ago)

those were the days my friend

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Friday, 25 August 2006 07:14 (nineteen years ago)

we thought they'd never end

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Friday, 25 August 2006 07:15 (nineteen years ago)

three years pass...

wow

― moullet, Saturday, 29 May 2010 15:59 (fifteen years ago)

spam

― free motorola ringtone, Thursday, August 24, 2006 1:51 AM

― spud webs (am0n), Saturday, 29 May 2010 17:19 (fifteen years ago)

Your taste in music is still appaulling Justyn and I hope you all die.As for me bieng gone for so long, I can assure that when I return, you will be sorry...........

I'll be back......

― What do you do when there's a user with, like, sixty of 'em? (velko), Saturday, 29 May 2010 23:10 (fifteen years ago)

DJ Assault Ass-n-Titties

― 156, Sunday, 30 May 2010 04:58 (fifteen years ago)

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