120. Dammit (Growing Up) - Blink 182
(MCA 1997, Mark Trambino)
Yes it's Blink 182 undisputed best song, well there best fun song at least, a killer sea shanty riff and some lyrics about how girls are terrible and your bros are great. Enjoy this live version featuring a brief cover of one of the tracks still to come in the top 100.
119. Three Lions - Badiel, Skinner & The Lightening Seeds
(Epic 1996, Ian Broudie)
We still believe! Well of course we do we have Fabio Capello now but back then we had our best squad and an erh....okayish manager, but one thing we did have for sure was the best damn theme song ever.
118. Scar Tissue - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
(Warner Bros 1999, Rick Rubin)
If we needed anymore confirmation that the Chilli Peppers had grown up and matured in to big old fashion stadium rock stars, here was the proof a big masterful stadium sized ballad, and no bollocks rapping in sight.
117. Even Better Than The Real Thing - U2
(Island 1992, Brian Eno)
God remember when U2 were fun? Bono was still a pretentious arse but it was really really funny watching him dance around and talk complete arse? Well he's still a macaroon but the songs aren't this silly and this much fun these days that's for sure.
116. Rode Model - Eminem
(Aftermath 1999, Dr. Dre)
This was Em at his absolute best, he was just being a total pest, whether he was joking about all his girl friends going les or asking Lauryn Hill out on a date this was pure comic genius. Enjoy this energy filled performance from Em just before he blew up!
115. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
(Tommy Boy 1995, Roug Rasheed)
From Em at his most legit to a rapper who was never ever ever remotely legit, but who cares when he makes a track this epic. Seriously could there be a more sure fire number one in hip hop history?
114. Man On The Moon - REM
(Warner Bros. 1992, Scott Litt)
So REM may have gone all day rock on us but who could resist this unholy slice of supermarket rock and roll.
113. Beetlebum - Blur
(Food 1997, Stephen Street)
It's a shame when you do these lists that great tracks and albums inevitably get shovelled much further down lists than your really comfortable with. It's with great sadness that the gorgeous soulful Beetlebum must languish in 113. Tender and sublime.
112. Why Does It Always Rain On Me - Travis
(Independiente 1999, Nigel Godrich)
God it was scary back in late 1999 before the Strokes came along people actually though Travis would be the saviours of rock and roll. Well now that we're safe from that danger we can reflect on Travis as one of indie musics great hit makers.
111. Friday I'm In Love - The Cure
(Fiction 1992, Robert Smith)
The Cure may have suffered a huge creative and critical decline in the 90s, and were complete social outcast for no apparent reason, they still found time to remind us why we fell in love with them in the first place. Friday I'm In Love remains one of the greatest most immediate tracks ever written.
110. Let Forever Be - Chemical Brothers
(Virgin 1999, Chemical Brothers)
By the end of the 1990s despite a drastic drop off in creative output Noel Gallagher could pretty much do whatever the hell he wanted. So why not join the Chemical Brothers and make a monster dance track and sample your favorite band in the process (if you can't pick out the sample for yourself, shame on you).
109. Rockafeller Skank - Fat Boy Slim
(Skint 1998, Norman Cook)
Fat Boy Slim soon surcame to self parody and the one thing that no dj can run from, old age but back in 1998 Fat Boy slim was the king of the superstar deejays (a ridiculous concept) and this was his biggest hit.
108. Stupid Girl - Garbage
(Mushroom 1996, Garbage)
Had no idea this song was co written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, anyway this was Shirley Manson at the height of her powers as a femme fatale.
107. Race For The Prize - The Flaming Lips
(Warner Bros. 1999, Wayne Coyne)
So The Flaming Lips with another sublime slice from the staggering Soft Bulletin. This time the story of two sciencist racing to create the next great breakthrough. Enjoy the surreal live performance.
106. Say It Ain't So - Weezer
(DGC 1995, Ric Ocasek)
Damn the Rivers Coumo couldn't help but write the biggest and best pop songs in the 90s. Everything he touched turned to gold and none was finer than the fragile lyrics and monsterous riff of Say It Ain't So.
105. Wannabe - Spice Girls
(Virgin 1996, Matt Rowe)
We didn't know!!!! Back in 1996 when this silly slice of fun goofy pop strode straight to number one I don't think anyone was prepared for the mania that was to ensue. Wannabe remains the Spice Girls only worthwhile effort, you have to feel sorry for Girls Aloud their musically superior in almost every concievable way and yet they will never achieve the status of these five talentless bints.
104. Only Shallow - My Bloody Valentine
(Creation 1991, Kevin Shields)
Loveless was a work of art and it's hard to define it by it's singles but Only Shallow was probably the pick of the singles. There's not much to say just sit back and admire, unforunately I couldn't find a good version on Youtube.
103. Animal Nitrate - Seude
(Nude 1993, Ed Buller)
It's a shame the Tears stopped really because Brett Anderson was a national treasure at one stage and he seems to have slipped from the public memory, but hopefully this live performance showing Seude at their best will remind the world.
102. Army Of Me - Bjork
(One Little Indian 1995, Bjork)
When it comes to alternative music no mater what Shirley Manson or Courtney love may think Bjork was the undisputed Queen. Her staggerings works Debut and Post remain unmatched by any female since, and the visercal Army Of Me was her war cry.
101. Hurt - Nine Inch Nails
(Nothing 1995, Trent Reznor)
While Trent Reznor was ultimately shown up by the brilliant Johnny Cash cover version, which will undoubtably make the noughties list, this was undoubtably a mamoth song writting moment and his most fragile (no pun intended) moment. Enjoy this superbly underappreaciated performance at Reading 2007 which I was thrilled to witness.
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