The 1967 Beatles track A Day In The Life has been hailed the best British song of all time.

OK, So what do you consider the best five British songs of all time? Here's mine - ask me tomorrow and they'll all be different.

Penny lane — The Beatles
Your Song — Elton John
All Right Now — Free
It's Different For Girls — Joe Jackson
Addicted To Love — Robert Palmer


"Penny Lane — The ultimate sonic rendition of what it means to be Scouse. :)

Yes, I know they're all as old as the hills, but I consider British popular music went down the tubes when Stock, Aitken, Waterman came on the scene and pushed further down by the likes of the 'Spice Girls'. I've always preferred a broad range of American music anyway — sorry. :badgrin:

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I can show you my 6 of my favourite women.:unibrow:what a pic hey Kev.

very nice Paul, Pink Floyd rank in my top albums :unibrow:

It has to be THE SMITHS,for me.They were well before there time.

1 Children of the Revolution - T-rex
2 Across the Universe - The Beatles
3 Nag Nag Nag - Cabaret Voltaire
4 Temple of Love - The Sisters of Mercy
5 Out of Time - The Rolling Stones


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I can show you my 6 of my favourite women.:unibrow:what a pic hey Kev.


:unibrow: They should be mine.

I've just been listening to The Essential LEONARD COHEN

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Dance Me To The End Of Love would make my Top 5

There is a live version on-line here (http://consumptive.org/songs/danceme.mp3) >>

Cohen also wrote a book of poems of the same title with illustration by Henri Matisse

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Together these inspired the Scottish artist Jack Vettriano to produce the best selling picture (below)

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I'm just an old romantic at heart

;)

I like a bit of Len, "bird on a wire" ..

I also like Neil Young, when he is noisey. :)

I like a bit of Len, "bird on a wire" ..

I also like Neil Young, when he is noisey. :)

Hang on, they ain't Brits :)

Listen at www.anos60.com/cohen :cool:

Hang on, they ain't Brits :)

Oops, gone a bit off thread with one of our Canadian cousins :o

They're all part of the Commonwealth

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God Save The Queen (http://www.stereosociety.com/ram/godsav.ram) - The Sex Pistols :unibrow:

Okay, here's five for you (in chronological order) - and all Number 1's.

Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone

The Beatles - Hey Jude

George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

John Lennon - Imagine

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax

:)

1 Killing moon - the Bunnymen ;)
2 Tear the pages open - The La's
3 Bless my Cotton socks - Teardrop Explodes.
4 Isolation - Joy Division.
5 Harmony in my Head - The BuZzcocks


My top five change everyday........... its a harmony in my'hi hea-ed!!!! :)

I've just been listening to The Essential LEONARD COHEN I'm just an old romantic at heart. ;)

Hi, Howie, as you're obviously a Cohen fan, have you given a listen to Jennifer Warnes' album Famous Blue Raincoat? Although it's close on twenty years since it was released it's still a great album.

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"In late 1986, Cohen achieved a new dimension of fame when Jennifer Warnes released her cover album Famous Blue Raincoat. Cohen and Warnes had, of course, known each other for years. Singing on 1972 and 1979 tours, she had become one of his principal backup singers, adding a lilting voice to offset his gravely croak. When she decided to record her cover album, she chose arrangements that feature the upbeat sound of contemporary music and invited Cohen to sing on "Joan of Arc", which they recorded in March 1986 at The Complex in Los Angeles. To assist Warnes in producing the album, Cohen moved back to Los Angeles for four months and reworked several songs. He also aided in the making of the video for "First We Take Manhattan..."

Source (http://www.leonardcohenfiles.com/cover1.html)

WELL WORTH A LISTEN! ;)

Thanks for that SM. I remember her duet with Joe Cocker but I've never heard the Leonard Cohen cover album. I've just looked on Amazon and see it can be purchased for £6.97 - one more on the Xmas list I think. :slywink:

So difficult to choose from all the brilliant Brit singers and groups over the decades.
It would be impossible for me to choose a Beatles song as I love so many of them. There are, of course, the all time faves like 'In My life', 'Hey Jude', George's 'My Sweet Lord', John's 'Imagine',

... and how difficult to choose from great songs by Dusty Springfield with her soulful voice, loads of great songs by Brit groups like The Bee Gees, Queen, The Christians, and so on ..

anyway, after musing awhile I picked these 5 which I do love ;

(in no particular order)

Out Of Time - Chris Farlow.

Honky Tonk Woman - The Stones.

Lola - The Kinks.

All Right Now - Free.

Let's Stick Together - Bryan Ferry. (guaranteed to get you dancing around the kitchen !!) :)

Gerry Marsden's 'You'll Never Walk Alone' is a classic which I love, but I won't choose it for my list as it's more often associated as a footy anthem.