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American Idiot (2004)
"Jesus Of Suburbia"
I'm the son of rage and love
The Jesus of Suburbia
The bible of "none of the above"
On a steady diet of
Soda pop and Ritalin ...
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Haircut 100
Album: Pelican West (1982)
Track: Love Plus One
I dismissed this as twee pop when I first heard it (in my defence, I was into the Clash, New Order, The Fall etc). It is a good pop song, I admit.
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Haim
Album: Days Are Gone (2013)
Track: The Wire
This was the best of the six songs released as singles from this album. The album went gold in the USA and platinum in the UK. Nice.
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A Guy Called Gerald
7” & 12” single (1988)
Track: Voodoo Ray
I remember driving home through the back streets of Manchester in the early hours of the morning, car window open, with this song playing on repeat.
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GusGus
Album: Attention (2002)
Track: Desire
One of Iceland’s longest running electronic/dance/alternative acts.
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The Guess Who
Album: American Woman (1970)
Track: American Woman
Fantastic guitars, fuzz-wah, tremelo, distortion, it’s all here. The guitarist is Randy Bachman (later of Bachman Turner Overdrive).
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Groove Armada
Album: Vertigo (1999)
Track: Chicago
Chill song from the normally sample-heavy masters of electronic dance music.
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Dobie Gray
Album: Dobie Gray Sings for 'In' Crowders That 'Go Go' (1965)
Track: Out On The Floor
Wonderful Northern Soul classic, dedicated to my beloved who introduced me to this song
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David Gray
Album: White Ladder
Track: Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
The original by Soft Cell is great but this is a top-10 cover version in my opinion.
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The Greenhornes
Album: Dual Mono (2002)
Track: There Is an End
You won’t hear a better, more atmospheric song today. Vocals by Holly Golightly. This song featured in the film “Broken Flowers”.
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John Grant
Album: Pale Green Ghosts
Track: Pale Green Ghosts
I was drawn into his world the moment I heard the opening bars of this song
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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Album: The Message (1982)
Track: The Message
An influential album and single.
There are people like me who can recite this song’s lyrics practically word for word.
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Grandaddy
Album: Under The Western Freeway (1997)
Track: AM180
Love this song, love this video, love the cheap-sounding synth lead line, it’s all good.
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Al Green
Album: Let’s Stay Together (1972)
Track: Let’s Stay Together
A soul classic, much covered (inc Tina Turner) and recognised as a song that is "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"
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Grant-Lee Phillips
Album: Nineteeneighties (2006)
Track: Age Of Consent
Low key cover of the New Order song, has quite a different feel from the original.
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Eddie Grant
Album: Killer On The Rampage (1982)
Track: Electric Avenue
I’m going to add this one to my next music challenge, which will be songs about real places (Electric Avenue is in Brixton, south London)
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Ellie Goulding
Album: Lights (2010)
Track: Starry Eyed
I think it’s best described as a sparkly pop song.
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Gossip
Album: Standing In The Way Of Control (2006)
Track: Standing In The Way Of Control
You just need one great song and people will remember you for years to come.
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Gorillaz
Album: Demon Days (2005)
Track: Feel Good Inc
Can I just mention that this video has 1.1 *billion* views!
Also, De La Soul on featured vocals, produced by Danger Mouse.
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Goo Goo Dolls
Album: Dizzy Up The Girl (1998)
Track: Iris
If you look up the word ‘epic’ in the dictionary, there’s a link to this video.
Great song.
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Jose Gonzalez
Album: Veneer (2003)
Track: Heartbeats
A good cover that sounds very different from the original (by Swedish band, The Knife).
Saw him live a few years with Zero 7, was v impressive.
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Gomez
Album: Bring It On (1998)
Track: Whippin' Piccadilly
A song about my own hometown. 4/5, not bad.
The album from which this single is taken won the Mercury Music Prize in 1998.
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Gnarls Barkley
Album: St Elsewhere (2006)
Track: Crazy
One of the biggest-selling records of the decade – over 8 million in the US and almost 2.5 million in the UK.
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Goldie
Album: Timeless (1994)
Track: Inner City Life
This classic drum & bass song is 30 years old and still sounds super fresh. (Vocals are by the late Diane Charlemagne. RIP.) Turn up your speakers.
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Goldfrapp
Album: Felt Mountain (2000)
Track: Utopia
I think Alison Goldfrapp could break nearby windows with some of those high notes.
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Golden Earring
Album: Moontan (1973)
Track: Radar Love
Their biggest hit, sold over 250,000 in the UK alone.
Frequently appears in lists of “best driving songs”, “best early rock” etc, and deservedly so.
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The Go-Go’s
Album: Beauty And The Beat (1980)
Track: We Got The Beat
“So what did the 1980s look like?” “Here, watch this....”
Great pop song.
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The Go! Team
Album: Thunder, Lightning, Strike (2004)
Track: Ladyflash
Sorta indie and heavy on samples. This song has 10 separate samples listed and it sounds like a classic you’ve heard before.
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Wayne Gibson
7” single (1966)
Track: Under My Thumb
Fantastic Northern Soul cover of the famous Rolling Stones song.
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Glass Candy
12” single (2011):
Track: Warm In The Winter
Electro-pop from Portland, Oregon. Not sure if they’re still making music. I really hope so.