Crowded House ‘Pineapple Head’
“The pineapple head it spins and it spins
Like a number I hold
If she was my friend
It was a long time ago
And if you choose to take that path
Will you come to make me pay
I will play you like a shark
And I will clutch at your heart
I’ll come flying like a spark to inflame you”
I defy anyone to genuinely name a stranger song than this.
Find it on ‘Together Alone’
Dashboard Prophets ‘Steering Wheel’
This might just be the greatest song EVER! You don’t agree? Okay, this is my choice of… etc, etc.
Find it in MP3 format here.
Madness ‘Lovestruck’
“Oh, what have I done to deserve this fate?
It’s all going wrong
Even the cab fare has been and gone
And now I’m lagging in deepest Tottenham”
Madness as they should be heard, with Mike Barson back on board. This magnificent Lee Thompson song is every bit the equal of the original singles from the classic period.
Find it on ‘Wonderful’
Minutemen ‘Courage’
The mighty D Boon, Mike Watt and George Hurley and the bass line from ‘Like A Virgin’. Do I really have to say more?
Find it on ‘Three Way Tie For Last’ (studio version) and ‘Ballot Result’ (live radio broadcast version)
Robert Pollard ‘Field Jacket Blues’
He called it a day on Guided By Voices after 21 years and has carried on since then releasing solo albums that sound just like… Guided By Voices. This man seems to be incapable of writing a bad song.
Find it on ‘From A Compound Eye’
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