40. New Years Day - U2
(Island 1983, Steve Lillywhite)
New Years Day will always be my favourite U2 track, it's powerful, it rocks and Bono's vocals are at their best. Their big and epic but their not lost in their own seriousness. Like all the best U2 tracks it's driven by Adam Clayton undoubtably the most underrated Bassist in the world.
39. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
(EMI 1980, Andrew Powell)
Okay for those of you raising an eyebrow I found two release dates for this track, it probably should be classed as a seventies track but come on who cares? It'd be near the top of either list, and what makes Kate Bush great is that's she's impluasibly hard to define. Enjoy this typically captivating performance.
38. The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - R.E.M.
(I.R.S. 1987, Scott Litt)
R.E.M. would become drowned in there own seriousness in time, and smothered in dad rock sensibility but this joyous ludicrious pogo-athon was a perfect reminder of when they were just world's most insansely fun headling act.
37. Ask - The Smiths
(Rough Trade 1986, Stephen Street)
"Nature is language can't you read, Nature is a language can't anybody read" Ask is one of the finest Smiths singles, another track that is just endlessly quoteable. It's seems odd looking back now to see Morrissey sing "Love is the bond that can bring us together".
36. Made Of Stone - The Stone Roses
(Silvertone 1989, John Leckie)
It's tough picking the Roses best single but this was certainly there purest pop song, a killer hook and a hopeful and endearing chorus. It's probably my favourite Roses track all in all, enjoy the video, I strong recommend you watch it all the way through. Their First Ever TV performance.
35. What Difference Does It Make - The Smiths
(Rough Trade 1983, John Porter)
Another slice of lyrically genius from Morrissey "I'd jump in front of a flying bullet for you, But What difference does it make" some would say this was the first of the great Smiths singles. Honestly the lines are just too good "The devil makes work for ilde hands to do", "I'm too sick and tired, and I'm feeling very sick and ill today, but I'm still fond of you", "I stole and then I lied just because you asked me to". This track is just wall to wall genius.
34. Kiss - Prince
(Paisley Park 1986, Prince)
Seriously what do say about this track? It's Kiss it's Prince's, it's genius. "You don't have to be rich to be my girl, you don't have to be cruel to rule my world, I just want your extra time and your kiss", now that's what pop music is all about.
33. Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before - The Smiths
(Sire 1987, Morrissey)
So before Mark Ronson gave it the jazz-lite treatment, this was one of the greatest slices of eighties hit making. To be fair Ronson's version is pretty damn good but it's not exactly hard to get to number one with song writting this good.
(Elektra 1989, Metallica)
When it comes to your magnus opus they don't come any bigger or more epic that One. Trying to describe this song in a new way is just fruitless everything that can be said or needs to be said, has been said. So instead just enjoy this live performance.
31. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out/
Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths
(Rough Trade 1984/6, John Porter)
Okay so we're finishing with two classic Smiths tracks tied for thirty first. The reason for this is their bizzare status. There Is A Light remarkably was only given a limmited release and Please... was a B side to early entry William It Was Really Nothing. So I figure two halves make a whole right? But honestly I don't think there's a person reading this who would dispute that these two songs deserve to make the top 100 so just sit back and enjoy two of the greatest songs ever written. Even if they weren't really singles. I've seen Morrissey three times and I've never manage to hear either live, damn those lucky gits on the 2004 comeback tour.
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