How about favourite singles then?

[ohconfucius]

Peaches - Stranglers
Dreamer - Supertramp
Not a Love Song - PiL

 

[dss]

I Feel Love
99.9
U
Red Hot
Roadrunner

DS

 

[RJohan]

Summer in the City - Loving Spoonful
The Letter - Boxtops
Man of the world - Fleetwood Mac

JohanR (Yes, I'm that old)

 

[Joe Hutch]

The best single in the history of the world is 'Waterloo Sunset' by the Kinks, the next best is 'Strawberry Fields Forever' by the Beatles, and there are several hundred competitors for third place.

 

[prowla]

Bus Stop - The Move
America - Yes
Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House

 

[Joe Hutch]

Bus Stop - The Move

The Hollies, shirley?

 

[prowla]

The Hollies, shirley?

Oops!

 

[spet0114]

Most High - Page 'n' Plant
Isobel - Bjork
Even after all - Finley Quaye

 

[chezi61]

Sex Pistols ; Anarchy in the UK.
The Clash ; White man in Hammersmith Palais.
Stiff Little Fingers ; Alternative Ulster.
Buzzcocks ; Ever fallen in love?
The Damned ; New Rose.
Undertones ; Jimmy , Jimmy.
Missy Elliot ; Get your freak on.

loads more but would take too long.

chezi.

 

[zener]

Chezi61 , like you style mate , I'm still compiling my top 5 , bare with me.

 

[Kit Taylor]

"Chemistry" by Semisonic is an amazing single, like it's been designed by supercomputers. The chugging cadence and flow of the melody and the rhythm, the sweetness and slight ache of the lyrics and vocal. Alchemical.

"Friday, I'm in Love" by the Cure is also a sublime ringing jangle of joy with a smidgen of sadness.

 

[zener]

The Ruts , In a rut
The Cure , Killing an arab
The Members , Sound of the suburbs
The Clash , londons calling
Joy Division , atmosphere

 

[Jonathan Ribee]

The Members , Sound of the suburbs

Oh yes.

 

[trancera]

Who said Josh Wink ! Top marks for that, I spent an hr a day for a week bugging a guy in a record shop in Ibiza about it. One day went in and did the " its the one that goes didi dum didididdi dum". The second guy behind the counter said "ah josh wink, i play it every night in the club" . The club I had been going to. Sold Its great having a tune 6 months before release

Top dance : Orange Lemon, dreams of santa anna (anyone?)
Top rock : Zep, Stairway to heaven
Top pop : Madonna like a prayer (I know, I know)

Top everything, of course : JD LWTUA

though thats just for today ...

 

[PigletsDad]

House of the Rising Sun - Animals
Heroes - Bowie
Love will tear us apart - Joy Division
I feel love - Donna Summer
Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones

 

[Tigerjones]

Jaydee - Plastic Dreams
Kraftwerk - Tour De France
DJ Shadow - Entroducing Track 14
Herbie Hancock - Rockit
Blackalicious - Shallow Days
New Order - Blue Monday
Happy Mondays - Wrote For Luck (Oakenfold Remix)

 

[foxwelljsly]

Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones
Wall Street Shuffle - 10CC
I Don't Need no doctor - Ray Charles

 

[sideshowbob]

We had one of these threads a while ago, I'll stick with the choices I made then:

http://pinkfishmedia.net/forum/showthread.php?t=6355

-- Ian

 

[James Evans]

my life changing ones:

ghost town (first song that ever made me sit up and pay attention)
shes lost control
sweet dreams
space oddity
teenage kicks

surprised there's no jam been mentioned thus far...

 

[sideshowbob]

surprised there's no jam been mentioned thus far...

The blackcurrent preserve in Sainsbury's Finest Range is really good.

-- Ian