1. Kaiser Chiefs – Falling Awake
2. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Ballad Of The Mighty I
3. Charli XCX ft Rita Ora – Doing It
4. Black Rivers – The Forest
5. Natalie Prass – Bird Of Prey
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THE FRIDAY FIVE – 23.1.2015
1. Charli XCX ft Rita Ora – Doing It
2. Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL – Marz
3. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Ballad Of The Mighty I
4. The Vaccines – Handsome
5. Rae Morris – Love Again
50 YEARS OF TOP OF THE POPS : NOV 21 – NOV 27
SHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
Alex James from Fat Les celebrates a birthday this week. No doubt he’ll be going out for a Vindaloo.
Some Canadian woman once walked up to me, gave me her phone number and asked me to call her.
Michael Hutchence died 17 years ago this week.
John Squire was 52 this week. Forget the Roses, this was his finest work.
Freddie Mercury died 23 years ago this week.
It’s easy to forget how brilliant ‘Baby Baby’ by Amy Grant is. (Apologies for the poor picture quality)
Whatever happened to Natasha Bedingfield?
And from one Blonde Bombshell, to another …..
Jimi Hendrix would have been 72 this week.
And as it’s Doctor Who’s 51st anniversary, I leave you, with this treat.
THE SOUND OF 2012 : 76-100
It’s December, which can only mean one thing …… time to look back at the year just past. As is tradition on this blog, the best 100 songs of the year, in a four part series over the next three Thursdays, and then on Christmas Eve.
If you need a refresher, the list of former winners are :
2011 Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – AKA …… What A Life.
2010 Marina and the Diamonds – Shampain
2009 Little Boots – New In Town
2008 Sons and Daughters – Darling
2007 Feist – 1, 2, 3, 4
2006 Kasabien – Empire
Curiously, four of the last five winners have been solo artists.
Anyway, less chat, more chart. Here’s the first 25.
76. The Killers – Miss Atomic Bomb
77. Newton Faulkner – Write It On Your Skin
78. Rudimental – Not Giving In
79. Ladyhawke – Sunday Drive
80. Devlin ft Ed Sheeran – Watchtower
81. Katie Melua – Moonshine
82. Rita Ora – How We Do
83. Stooshe – Waterfalls
84. Stereophonics – In A Moment
85. Girls Aloud – Beautiful Because You Love Me
86. Lana Del Ray – Born To Die
87. Chiddy Bang – Ray Charles
88. Little Mix – DNA
89. Sleigh Bells – Comeback Kid
90. Ben Howard – Only Love
91. Paul Weller – Dragonfly
92. Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Brendan’s Death Song
93. Jake Bugg – Two Fingers
94. Everything Everything – Cough Cough
95. Maroon 5 – Payphone
96. Marina and the Diamonds – Primadonna
97. Ed Sheeran – Small Bump
98. Naughty Boy ft Emeli Sande – Wonder
99. Josh Osho – Redemption Days
100. Foster The People – Don’t Stop
2012 : THE HALF-TERM HALF CENTURY
Amazing to believe, but we are now officially at the half-way point of 2012.
As is tradition, this halfway mark is commemorated by a half-century of the best songs of the year so far.
Enjoy
1. Bruce Springsteen – We Take Care Of Our Own
2. Coldplay ft Rihanna – Princess Of China
3. Emeli Sande – Next To Me
4. Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know
5. Little Boots – Headphones
6. Ren Harvieu – Open Up Your Arms
7. Fun ft Janelle Monae – We Are Young
8. The Shins – Simple Song
9. Black Keys – Lonely Boy
10. Keane – Silenced By The Night
11. Mayer Hawthorne – The Walk
12. Ladyhawke – Sunday Drive
13. Can Bonomo – Love Me Back
14. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
15. Thea Gilmore – London
16. Lloyd – Dedication To Me Ex
17. Hot Chip – Day and Night
18. Paloma Faith – Picking up The Pieces
19. Amy MacDonald – Slow It Down
20. The Maccabees – Pelican
21. Cher Lloyd – Want U Back
22. Gotye – Eyes Wide Open
23. Michael Kiwanika – I’m Getting Ready
24. Ben Howard – Only Love
25. Ed Sheeran – Small Bump
26. Alex Clare – Too Close
27. Chiddy Bang – Ray Charles
28. The Big Pink – Stay Gold
29. Eugene McGuinness – Lion
30. Dappy ft Brian May – Rockstar
31. Rita Ora – RIP
32. Taylor Swift – Ours
33. Will Young – I Just Want A Lover
34. Nicola Roberts – Yo-Yo
35. Marina and the Diamonds – Primadonna
36. Lana Del Ray – Born To Die
37. Professor Green – Never Been A Good Time
38. Maroon 5 – Payphone
39. Jedward – Watermark
40. Marina and the Diamonds – Power and Control
41. DJ Fresh – Hot Right Now
42. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger
43. Foster The People – Don’t Stop
44. Alyssa Reid – Alone
45. Lawson – When She Was Mine
46. Sleigh Bells – Comeback Kid
47. Miles Kane – First Of A Kind
48. Horrible Histories – Flame
49. Gemma Ray – Rescue Me
50. B.O.B – So Good
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