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Most played songs…

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 08:05:29 +0000

In May, 2004, The British performing rights group Phonographic Performance Ltd celebrated its 70th anniversary by listing the 70 songs that have played most in Great Britain on the radio, in clubs and on jukeboxes. No indication was given of how many times the songs were played. The Top Ten are:

1. Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
2. Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
3. Wet Wet Wet – Love Is All Around
4. Everly Brothers – All I Have To Do Is Dream
5. Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
6. Abba – Dancing Queen
7. Elvis Presley – All Shook Up
8. Rod Stewart – Maggie May
9. The Beatles – Hello Goodbye
10. The Beatles – Get Back

1966 – The Best Year for UK Number 1 Singles

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 08:04:48 +0000

20 Jan 1966 Spencer Davis Group Keep On Running
27 Jan 1966 Overlanders Michelle
17 Feb 1966 Nancy Sinatra These Boots Are Made For Walking
17 Mar 1966 Walker Brothers The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore
14 Apr 1966 Spencer Davis Group Somebody Help Me
28 Apr 1966 Dusty Springfield You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me
5 May 1966 Manfred Mann Pretty Flamingo
26 May 1966 Rolling Stones Paint It Black
2 Jun 1966 Frank Sinatra Strangers In The Night
23 Jun 1966 Beatles Paperback Writer
Jul 1966 Kinks Sunny Afternoon
21 Jul 1966 Georgie Fame &
The Blue Flames Get Away
28 Jul 1966 Chris Farlowe Out Of Time
4 Aug 1966 Troggs With A Girl Like You
18 Aug 1966 Beatles Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby
15 Sep 1966 Small Faces All Or Nothing
22 Sep 1966 Jim Reeves Distant Drums
27 Oct 1966 Four Tops Reach Out I’ll Be There
17 Nov 1966 Beach Boys Good Vibrations
1 Dec 1966 Tom Jones Green Green Grass Of Home

Rock Birthdays in May

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 14:59:42 +0000

May is a month of all the talents. Who’s your favourite singer out of the following May babies – Bono, Eric Burden, Steve Winwood, Joe Cocker, Paul Weller or Gary Brooker?
May 1 1966 Johnny Colt – The Black Crowes
May 2 1950 Lou Gramm – Foreigner
May 4 1945 George Wadenius – Blood, Sweat & Tears
May 5 1948 Bill Ward – Black Sabbath
May 7 1961 Phil Campbell – Motorhead
May 7 1946 Bill Kreutzmann – Grateful Dead
May 8 1955 Alex Van Halen – Van Halen

May 8 1951 Philip Bailey – Earth, Wind & Fire
May 10 1965 Krist Novoselic – Nirvana
May 10 1960 Bono (aka Paul Hewson) – U2
May 10 1946 Dave Mason
May 11 1941 Eric Burdon – Animals
May 12 1948 Steve Winwood

May 13 1951 Paul Thompson – Roxy Music
May 14 1952 David Byrne – Talking Heads
May 14 1943 Jack Bruce – Cream
May 15 1953 Mike Oldfield
May 15 1947 Brian Eno – Roxy Music
May 16 1949 William Spooner – Grateful Dead
May 17 1959 Paul Di’Anno – Iron Maiden
May 17 1949 Bill Bruford – Yes
May 18 1949 Rick Wakeman – Yes
May 19 1949 Dusty Hill – ZZ Top
May 19 1954 Phillip Rudd – AC/DC
May 19 1945 Pete Townshend – The Who

May 20 1944 Joe Cocker
May 22 1959 Morrissey
May 24 1941 Bob Dylan
May 25 1958 Paul Weller – Jam/Style Council
May 25 1948 Klaus Meine – Scorpions
May 26 1964 Lenny Kravitz
May 26 1948 Stevie Nicks
May 26 1942 Levon Helm The Band
May 29 1967 Noel Gallagher – Oasis
May 29 1945 Gary Brooker – Procul Harum

Star’s Real Names

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:01:30 +0000

Bono – Paul David Hewson
David Bowie – David Robert Jones
David Crosby – David Van Cortland

Alice Cooper – Vincent Damon Furnier
Elvis Costello – Declan McManus

Bo Didley – Othas Elass Bates McDaniel
Bob Dylan – Robert Zimmerman
Davis Essex – David Cook
Daryl Hall – Daryl Franklyn Hohl

Jimi Hendrix – James Marshall Hendricks
Bily Idol – William Broad
Tom Jones – Thomas Jones Woodward
Dr John – Malcolm John Rebennack
B.B. King – Riley B King

Little Richard – Richard Wayne Penniman
Meatloaf – Marvin Lee Aday
Freddie Mercury – Farouk Bulsara
George Michael – Yorgos Pannayiotou
Gram Parsons – Ingram Cecil Conner II
Iggy Pop – James Jewell Osterberg Jnr
Leon Russell – Claude Russell Bridges

Cat Stevens – Steve Georgiou
Sting – Gordon Matthew Sumner
The Edge – David Howell Evans
Booker T – Alan Jones
Sid Vicious – John Simon Ritchie
Howlin’ Wolf – Cester Arthur Burnett

1,000 Greatest Tracks

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 06:58:53 +0000

XTC: Dear God ,
XTC: Ridiculous Tonight ,

The Yardbirds: Happenings Ten Years Ago ,
Yes: Roundabout ,
Yes: Close to the Edge,
Neil Young: Cinnamon Girl,
Neil Young: Down By the River,
Neil Young: Tired Eyes ,
Neil Young: Don’t Be Denied,
Neil Young: On the Beach ,
Neil Young: My My Hey Hey,
Neil Young: Rockin’ in the Free World,
Neil Young with Crazy Horse: Cortez the Killer,
Neil Young with Crazy Horse: Like a Hurricane ,

Frank Zappa: Peaches en Regalia ,
Warren Zevon: Lawyers, Guns, and Money,
Warren Zevon: Desperadoes Under the Eaves,
Warren Zevon: Carmelita ,

The Zombies: She’s Not There,

ZZ Top: La Grange
ZZ Top: Gimme All Your Lovin’
ZZ Top: Cheap Sunglasses

1,000 Greatest Tracks

admin — Tue, 11 May 2010 08:58:51 +0000

Scott Walker: Get Behind Me ,
Scott Walker: Farmer in the City,
The Walker Brothers: ‘Til the Band Comes In,
The Walker Brothers: Fat Mama Kick ,
The Walker Brothers: The Electrician,

The Waterboys: A Girl Called Johnny ,
Tom Waits: Tom Traubert’s Blues ,
Tom Waits: Heartattack and Vine ,
Tom Waits: 16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought Six,
Tom Waits: Goin’ Out West ,
The White Stripes: Seven Nation Army,
The White Stripes: Black Math ,
The White Stripes: Little Bird ,
The White Stripes: Icky Thump ,
The White Stripes: Blue Orchid ,
The Who: Can’t Explain ,
The Who: My Generation ,
The Who: I Can See For Miles,
The Who: Baba O’Reilly ,
The Who: The Real Me ,
The Who: Bargain ,
The Who: Behind Blue Eyes,
The Who: Love Reign O’er Me ,
The Who: Won’t Get Fooled Again,
Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road,
Lucinda Williams: Drunken Angel ,
Wire: Outdoor Miner ,
Link Wray: Rumble ,

1,000 Greatest Tracks

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 06:58:50 +0000

The Raconteurs: Steady as She Goes ,
Radiohead: Bones ,
Radiohead: There There,
Radiohead: Airbag ,
Radiohead: Paranoid Android,
Radiohead: Karma Police ,
Radiohead: Lucky ,

Radiohead: The Tourist,
Radiohead: The Bends ,
Radio Birdman: Crying Sun,
Radio Birdman: All Alone in the End Zone,
The Ramones: Blitzkrieg Bop ,
The Ramones: I Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement,
The Ramones: Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World ,
The Ramones: Commando ,
The Ramones: Rockaway Beach,
The Ramones: (I Wanna Be) Sedated,
The Ramones: Do You Remember Rock’n'Roll Radio,
The Ramones: I’m Affected ,
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Under the Bridge,
Lou Reed: Sweet Jane (live) ,
Lou Reed: Vicious ,
Lou Reed: Sad Song ,
Lou Reed: Street Hassle,
Lou Reed: Dirty Boulevard ,
Lou Reed: Waves Of Fear ,
Terry Reid: Dean ,
REO Speedwagon: Keep on Loving You,
The Replacements: Unsatisfied ,
The Replacements: All Shook Down,
The Replacements: Can’t Hardly Wait,
REM: Radio Free Europe ,
REM: The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight,
REM: Ignoreland ,
REM: What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?,
Keith Richards: It Means a Lot ,
Keith Richards: You Shouldn’t Take It So Hard ,
Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers: Roadrunner,
The Rolling Stones: Satisfaction ,
The Rolling Stones: The Last Time ,
The Rolling Stones: Paint It, Black,
The Rolling Stones: Tumbling Dice ,
The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter ,
The Rolling Stones: Sway ,
The Rolling Stones: Rocks Off,
The Rolling Stones: Moonlight Mile,
The Rolling Stones: Monkey Man ,
The Rolling Stones: Midnight Rambler,
The Rolling Stones: Sympathy for the Devil,
The Rolling Stones: Stray Cat Blues ,
The Rolling Stones: Live With Me ,
The Rolling Stones: Jumpin’ Jack Flash,
The Rolling Stones: Brown Sugar ,
The Rolling Stones: Let It Loose ,
The Rolling Stones: All Down the Line,
The Rolling Stones: Soul Survivor ,
Linda Ronstadt: Poor Poor Pitiful Me,
Roxy Music: Virginia Plain ,
Roxy Music: Do The Strand ,
Roxy Music: Beauty Queen ,
Roxy Music: In Every Dream Home a Heartache,
Roxy Music: Street Life ,
Roxy Music: Amazona ,
Roxy Music: Mother of Pearl,
Todd Rundgren: I Saw the Light,
Todd Rundgren: Couldn’t I Just Tell You,
Todd Rundgren: International Feel ,
Todd Rundgren: Zen Archer ,
Todd Rundgren: Sometimes I Just Don’t Know What to Feel,
Todd Rundgren: When the Shit Hits the Fan ,
Todd Rundgren: Just One Victory ,
Todd Rundgren: I Think You Know ,
Todd Rundgren: Heavy Metal Kids ,
Todd Rundgren: Utopia (Theme) ,
Todd Rundgren: Cliché ,
Todd Rundgren: The Verb to Love ,
Todd Rundgren: The Want of a Nail,
Todd Rundgren: Fidelity ,
Todd Rundgren: The Last Ride ,

1,000 Greatest Tracks

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 08:58:49 +0000

Oasis: Roll With It ,
Oasis: Wonderwall ,
The Only Ones: Another Girl, Another Planet ,
Yoko Ono: Walking on Thin Ice ,

Pavement: Summer Babe,
Pavement: Silence Kit,
Pavement: Father to a Sister of Thought,
Pavement: Type Slowly,
Pavement: The Hexx,
Pavement: Spit on a Stranger,
Peaches: Rock ‘n’ Roll,
Pere Ubu: 30 Seconds Over Tokyo,
Pere Ubu: Heart of Darkness,
Carl Perkins: Blue Suede Shoes,
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: American Girl,
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Refugee,
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Mary Jane’s Last Dance,
Liz Phair: Never Said,
Pink Floyd: Astronomy Domine,
Pink Floyd: See Emily Play,
Pink Floyd: One of These Days,
Pink Floyd: Shine On You Crazy Diamond,
Pink Floyd: Interstellar Overdrive,
Pink Floyd: Atom Heart Mother,
Pink Floyd: Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun,
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here,
Pink Floyd: Breathe,
Pink Floyd: The Great Gig in the Sky,
Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb,
Pixies: Wave of Mutilation,
Pixies: Monkey’s Gone to Heaven,
Robert Plant: Tie Dye on the Highway,
Robert Plant: Tin Pan Valley,
The Plimsouls: A Million Miles Away,
The Police: Walking on the Moon,
The Police: Synchronicity,
The Police: King of Pain,
Iggy Pop and James Williamson: Kill City,
Iggy Pop and James Williamson: JoHanna,
Iggy Pop and James Williamson: Consolation Prizes,
Iggy Pop: Lust for Life,
Iggy Pop: The Passenger,
Prefab Sprout: The King of Rock’n'Roll,
Prefab Sprout: Electric Guitars,
Elvis Presley: That’s Alright, Mama,
Elvis Presley: Mystery Train,
Elvis Presley: Blue Suede Shoes,
Elvis Presley: Heartbreak Hotel,
The Pretenders: Kid,
The Pretenders: Brass in Pocket,
The Pretenders: Back on the Chain Gang,
Primal Scream: Movin’ On Up,
Primal Scream: Higher than the Sun,
Prince: When You Were Mine,
Procol Harum: A Whiter Shade of Pale,
Procol Harum: Shine On Brightly,
Prodigy: Firestarter,
Prodigy: Breathe,
Public Image: Poptones,
Public Image Ltd: Public Image,
Pulp: Common People,

Queen: Killer Queen,
Queens of the Stone Age: Feel Good Hit of the Summer,
Queens of the Stone Age: First It Giveth,
Queens of the Stone Age: No One Knows,
Queens of the Stone Age: Song for the Dead,
? and the Mysterians: 96 Tears,
Quicksilver Messenger Service: Who Do You Love (live),

1,000 Greatest Tracks

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 08:20:53 +0000

Madonna: Like a Prayer,
Magazine: The Light Pours Out of Me,
Magazine: A Song from Under the Floorboards,
Manic Street Preachers: A Design for Life,
Manic Street Preachers: Motorcycle Emptiness,
Aimee Mann: Choice in the Matter,
Aimee Mann: That’s Just What You Are,
John Martyn: One World,
John Martyn: Solid Air,
John Martyn: Small Hours,
John Martyn: Grace and Danger,

Massive Attack: Protection,
Massive Attack: Angel ,
The MC5: Shakin’ Street,
The MC5: Kick Out the Jams,
Meat Puppets: In a Car,
Meat Puppets: Lake of Fire,
Mercury Rev: Car Wash Hair,
Mercury Rev: Frittering,
Mercury Rev: Everlasting Arm,
Mercury Rev: Holes,
Metallica: One,
Metallica: Enter Sandman,
Metallica: Sad But True,
Minor Threat: In My Eyes,
Joni Mitchell: Woodstock,
Joni Mitchell: Car On a Hill,
Joni Mitchell: Down to You,
Joni Mitchell: Just Like This Train,
Joni Mitchell: The Boho Dance,
Joni Mitchell: The Hissing of Summer Lawns,
Joni Mitchell: Coyote,
Joni Mitchell: Amelia,
Joni Mitchell: Dog Eat Dog,
Joni Mitchell: My Secret Place,
Joni Mitchell: The Beat of Black Wings,
Moby Grape: Omaha,
Moby Grape: Fall On You,
The Monkees: Porpoise Song,
Morrissey: Every Day is Like Sunday,
Morrissey: Last Night I Dreamed that Somebody Loved Me,
Morrissey: Now My Heart Is Full,
Van Morrison: And It Stoned Me,
Van Morrison: Caravan,
Van Morrison: Ballerina,
Van Morrison: Madame George,
Van Morrison: Domino,
Van Morrison: Warm Love,
Van Morrison: I’ve Been Working (live),
Van Morrison: Bulbs,
Motorhead: Ace of Spades,
Motorhead: Overkill,
Mott the Hoople: All the Young Dudes,
My Bloody Valentine: Blown a Wish,
My Bloody Valentine: Only Shallow ,

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Graham Nash and David Crosby: Page 43,
Rick Nelson: Believe What You Say,
Neu!: Isi,
Randy Newman: Let’s Burn Down the Cornfield,
Randy Newman: Sail Away,
Randy Newman: Rednecks,
Randy Newman: Louisiana 1927,
Randy Newman: Short People,
Randy Newman: Baltimore,
Randy Newman: It’s Money That I Love,
Randy Newman: I Love LA,
Randy Newman: My Life is Good,
Randy Newman: Dixie Flyer,
The New York Dolls: Personality Crisis,
The New York Dolls: Jet Boy,
Stevie Nicks: Edge of Seventeen,
Nirvana: In Bloom,
Nirvana: All Apologies,
Nirvana: Territorial Pissings,
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit,
Laura Nyro: Gibsom Street,
Laura Nyro: Beads of Sweat,

1,000 Greatest Tracks

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 08:58:47 +0000

The La’s: Feelin’ ,
The La’s: Way Out ,
The La’s: Looking Glass ,
Lambchop: Up with People ,
Lambchop: You Masculine You ,
Led Zeppelin: Good Times, Bad Times,
Led Zeppelin: Babe I’m Gonna Leave You,
Led Zeppelin: Communication Breakdown ,
Led Zeppelin: Whole Lotta Love ,
Led Zeppelin: The Lemon Song ,
Led Zeppelin: Ramble On ,

Led Zeppelin: Immigrant Song,
Led Zeppelin: Over the Hills and Far Away,
Led Zeppelin: Kashmir ,
Led Zeppelin: The Ocean,
Led Zeppelin: In My Time of Dying,
Led Zeppelin: Ten Years Gone ,
Led Zeppelin: Dazed And Confused,
Led Zeppelin: Since I’ve Been Loving You,
Led Zeppelin: Black Dog ,
Led Zeppelin: Rock and Roll,
Led Zeppelin: When the Levee Breaks,
The Lemonheads: Confetti ,
The Lemonheads: Rudderless,
John Lennon: Mother ,
Jerry Lee Lewis: Great Balls of Fire,
Jerry Lee Lewis: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On,
Lift to Experience: Falling From Cloud 9 ,
The Lipstick Killers: Hindu Gods of Love ,
Little Feat: Sailin’ Shoes ,
Little Feat: Dixie Chicken ,
Little Feat: Rock and Roll Doctor,
Little Richard: Tutti Frutti ,
Little Richard: Rip It Up ,
Little Richard: Keep a-Knockin’,
Little Richard: Good Golly Miss Molly,
Love: My Little Red Book ,
Love: She Comes in Colors ,
Love: The Red Telephone ,
Love: A House is Not a Motel,
Love: Seven and Seven Is ,
The Lovin’ Spoonful: Summer in the City,
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Saturday Night Special ,
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Sweet Home Alabama ,
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Free Bird ,