Saturday 21 March 2009

Part 2 : Hearbreak

1000 songs everyone must hear

Heartbreak: part two of 1000 songs everyone must hear

My selection of 145 from the Guardian.co.uk list of 145

Tears Are Not Enough (ABC, 1981)
The Winner Takes It All (Abba, 1980)
Call Me on Your Way Back Home (Ryan Adams, 2000)
Never Ever (All Saints, 1997)
Please Give Me Something (Bill Allen and the Backbeats, 1958)
Without You (Badfinger, 1970)
Diamonds and Rust (Joan Baez, 1975)
You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away (The Beatles, 1965)
The Boy Done Wrong Again (Belle and Sebastian, 1996)
Heart of Glass (Blondie, 1978)
One Way Or Another (Blondie, 1979)
Flume (Bon Iver, 2008)
Bed is For Sleeping (Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and Matt Sweeney, 2005)
Letter to Hermione (David Bowie, 1969)
Repetition (David Bowie, 1979)
He Wasn’t Man Enough (Toni Braxton, 2000)
Lua (Bright Eyes, 2005)
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) (Buzzcocks, 1978)
I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash, 1959)
Far From Me (Nick Cave, 1997)
Where Were You (Vic Chesnutt, 1991)
Since U Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson, 2004)
Should I Stay Or Should I Go (The Clash, 1982)
Crazy (Patsy Cline, 1961)
So Long, Marianne (Leonard Cohen, 1967)
The Scientist (Coldplay, 2002)
Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (Phil Collins, 1984)
Don’t Leave Me This Way (The Communards, 1986)
Either Side of the Same Town (Elvis Costello, 2004)
I Hope You’re Happy Now (Elvis Costello and the Attractions, 1986)
I Want You (Elvis Costello and the Attractions, 1986)
He Hit Me (And it Felt Like a Kiss) (The Crystals, 1962)
Disintegration (The Cure, 1989)
Katie Cruel (Karen Dalton, 1971)
Layla (Derek and the Dominos, 1970)
Warwick Avenue (Duffy, 2008)
Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right (Bob Dylan, 1963)
Idiot Wind (Bob Dylan, 1975)
If You See Her, Say Hello (Bob Dylan, 1975)
Just Like a Woman (Bob Dylan, 1966)
She’s Your Lover Now (Bob Dylan, 1966)
Tangled up in Blue (Bob Dylan, 1975)
Brown Skin Woman (Snooks Eaglin, 1962)
Goodbye (Steve Earle, 1996)
The Killing Moon (Echo and the Bunnymen, 1984)
My Very Best (Elbow, 2006)
Missing (Todd Terry remix) (Everything But the Girl, 1995)
Why’d Ya Do It? (Marianne Faithfull, 1979)
Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac, 1977)
Emily (Stephen Fretwell, 2004)
I Heard it Through the Grapevine (Marvin Gaye, 1967)
I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor, 1978)
Daddy’s Gone (Glasvegas, 2007)
It’s My Party (Lesley Gore, 1963)
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (Al Green, 1972)
She’s Gone (Halls and Oates, 1973)
Weightless Again (The Handsome Family, 1998)
Christine (The House of Love, 1988)
Don’t You Want Me? (The Human League, 1981)
I Want You Back (The Jackson 5, 1970)
Is She Really Going Out With Him? (Joe Jackson, 1978)
I’d Rather Go Blind (Etta James, 1969)
Devil Got My Woman (Skip James, 1931)
Some Things Last a Long Time (Daniel Johnston, 1990)
I Guess That’s Why They Call it the Blues (Elton John, 1983)
Tainted Love (Gloria Jones, 1964)
Delilah (Tom Jones, 1968)
Piece of My Heart (Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company, 1968)
Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division, 1980)
Caught Out There (Kelis, 1999)
You Don’t Know My Name (Alicia Keys, 2003)
Mr Brightside (The Killers, 2003)
The Thrill is Gone (BB King, 1969)
It’s Too Late (Carole King, 1971)
Lola (The Kinks, 1970)
Let Me Down Easy (Bettye LaVette, 1965)
Jealous Guy (John Lennon, 1971)
Bleeding Love (Leona Lewis, 2007)
Crazy For You (Madonna, 1985)
Yes (McAlmont and Butler, 1995)
It’s All in the Game (Van Morrison, 1979)
The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get (Morrissey, 1994)
No Children (The Mountain Goats, 2003)
Blue Monday (New Order, 1983)
Nothing Compares 2 U (Sinead O’Connor, 1990)
To Cry About (Mary Margaret O’Hara, 1988)
Crying (Roy Orbison, 1961)
Love Hurts (Gram Parsons with Emmylou Harris, 1974)
$1,000 Wedding (Gram Parsons, 1974)
Jolene (Dolly Parton, 1973)
It Was Jealousy (Ann Peebles, 1976)
Ur So Gay (Katy Perry, 2007)
Divorce Song (Liz Phair, 1993)
Can’t Stand Losing You (The Police, 1978)
Every Breath You Take (The Police, 1983)
Always on My Mind (Elvis Presley, 1972)
Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley, 1969)
Beware of Young Girls (Dory Previn, 1970)
When Doves Cry (Prince, 1984)
Jaan Pehechaan Ho (Mohammed Rafi, 1965)
Sad Song (Lou Reed, 1973)
Everybody Hurts (REM, 1992)
The One I Love (REM, 1987)
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (The Righteous Brothers, 1964)
Stupid Girl (The Rolling Stones, 1966)
Under My Thumb (The Rolling Stones, 1966)
(The Best Part of) Breakin’ Up (The Ronettes, 1964)
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted (Jimmy Ruffin, 1966)
A Little Lost (Arthur Russell, 1994)
Nobody Does it Better (Carly Simon, 1977)
You’re So Vain (Carly Simon, 1972)
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (Paul Simon, 1975)
Only the Lonely (Frank Sinatra, 1958)
All Or Nothing (The Small Faces, 1966)
I Know It’s Over (The Smiths, 1986)
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want (The Smiths, 1984)
Left Only With Love (Smog, 1998)
Broken Heart (Spiritualized, 1997)
I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself (Dusty Springfield, 1964)
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me (Dusty Springfield, 1966)
Maggie May (Rod Stewart, 1971)
Dry Your Eyes (The Streets, 2004)
Last Nite (The Strokes, 2001)
Where Did Our Love Go? (The Supremes, 1964)
You Keep Me Hangin’ On (The Supremes, 1966)
(My Heart Is) Closed for the Season (Bettye Swann, 1968)
Back for Good (Take That, 1995)
No Scrubs (TLC, 1999)
With Or Without You (U2, 1987)
Give Me the Reason (Luther Vandross, 1986)
Femme Fatale (The Velvet Underground and Nico, 1967)
Ruby’s Arms (Tom Waits, 1980)
Make it Easy on Yourself (The Walker Brothers, 1965)
Walk on By (Dionne Warwick, 1964)
Gold Digger (Kanye West, 2005)
Say You Will (Kanye West, 2008)
Substitute (The Who, 1966)
Cold, Cold Heart (Hank Williams, 1951)
No Regrets (Robbie Williams, 1998)
Stronger Than Me (Amy Winehouse, 2003)
You Know I’m No Good (Amy Winehouse, 2006)
Ain’t No Sunshine (Bill Withers, 1971)
Use Me (Bill Withers, 1972)
D-I-V-O-R-C-E (Tammy Wynette, 1968)
A Man Needs a Maid (Neil Young, 1972)

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