Best Britpop single?

Swiper the fox

Big feature in current NME which has their top 100, I won't say what number 1 is for the moment although ye can easily look it up I know.

Well???

6am7f9zxrsjvnb

It can only be...Common People

SilverScreen

The Auteurs are only at number 34, this list has no merit!

Whoever can guess which band occupies THE ENTIRE FLIPPING TOP 5 wins a box of USA assorted biscuits.

RikkFlair

Pulp "Something Changed" not in the top 10. Boooo Hisssss.

mosstin

Not necessarily their Britpop phase, but 'Lazarus' by The Boo Radleys is a thing of beauty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdumlGTe7og

SureYWouldntYa

havent seen the list

surely its oasis with the top 5 and then wonderwall or dont look back in anger at the top ?

SilverScreen

SureYWouldntYa wrote: »

havent seen the list

surely its oasis with the top 5 and then wonderwall or dont look back in anger at the top ?

Yep, almost spot on. Except 'Live Forever' is at the top. I knew well when I saw that NME had published a top 50 britpop singles list it was going to be predictable.

My personal favourite would be 'Animal Nitrate' by Suede.

huey1975

Slight return by the bluetones

SureYWouldntYa

Zero1986 wrote: »

Yep, almost spot on. Except 'Live Forever' is at the top. I knew well when I saw that NME had published a top 50 britpop singles list it was going to be predictable.

My personal favourite would be 'Animal Nitrate' by Suede.

should have guessed that or something else, them 2 are way too mainstream for a lot of people to vote as their number 1

Swiper the fox

Someone has the wrong list here, not sure what ye're looking at? Oasis have 2 in the top 10, cigs and alcohol highest at 3, supersonic at 7.

The list is actually very good IMO, and Animal Nitrate is top 10. Nice to hear from another Auteurs fan, showgirl is 41, not their best song for me but maybe best single alright. Superfurries have 2 in the top 20.

Achtung Maybe

While I imagine Oasis were No 1, my own favourite was Disco 2000 by Pulp

SilverScreen

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Someone has the wrong list here, not sure what ye're looking at? Oasis have 2 in the top 10, cigs and alcohol highest at 3, supersonic at 7.

The list is actually very good IMO, and Animal Nitrate is top 10. Nice to hear from another Auteurs fan, showgirl is 41, not their best song for me but maybe best single alright. Superfurries have 2 in the top 20.

Ah, I was looking at this list here on their website:
http://www.nme.com/photos/50-greatest-britpop-songs-ever-as-voted-by-you/307586/1/1?recache=1&t=1231311

They have a different list in their current magazine apparently:
http://www.nme.com/magazine/issue/britpop-laid-bare

paulmcgrath

Supergrass?

paddylonglegs

While we're on the subject, anyone hear the Brit pop weekend on 2fm a couple of months ago? Good to hear a lot of those tunes again

El Chucko

huey1975 wrote: »

Slight return by the bluetones

Great tune

Frito

huey1975 wrote: »

Slight return by the bluetones

Where did they go?....

Bit morbid but liked Gene's For The Dead.

Swiper the fox

Frito wrote: »

Where did they go?....

Bit morbid but liked Gene's For The Dead.

Sleep well tonight was a great tune as well. They had a song on a free tape that came with select magazine around that time called I can't help myself which I absolutely loved, must have been a B-side or something but it was one of those songs that I couldn't get out of my head, can't now either that I've thought of it again.

Swiper the fox

Oh and top 10 for the NME list is
1. Common people
2. Girls and boys
3. cigs and alcohol
4. connection(Elastica)
5. Yes (McAlmont and Butler)
6. End of a century
7. Supersonic
8. Reverend Black Grape
9. Animal nitrate
10. Sorted for E's and wizz

loyatemu

"Girls & Boys" - more or launched "Britpop" as a concept when it hit the top 5 (although Suede and Blur had laid the groundwork the year before), still a fantastic pop tune.

SilverScreen

loyatemu wrote: »

"Girls & Boys" - more or launched "Britpop" as a concept when it hit the top 5 (although Suede and Blur had laid the groundwork the year before), still a fantastic pop tune.

If this magazine cover didn't launch Britpop as a concept I don't know what did.

sweetie

wake up boo will always be my favourite britpop single

mosstin

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Sleep well tonight was a great tune as well. They had a song on a free tape that came with select magazine around that time called I can't help myself which I absolutely loved, must have been a B-side or something but it was one of those songs that I couldn't get out of my head, can't now either that I've thought of it again.

Yup, lovely tune. Him, piano. Gorgeous.

loyatemu

Zero1986 wrote: »

If this magazine cover didn't launch Britpop as a concept I don't know what did.

Select was a great magazine (I had some of those free posters on my wall).

also - I'd completely forgotten about Denim, saw their single loads of times on 120 Minutes but never got hold of the album. And look - here it is on Spotify

SilverScreen

loyatemu wrote: »

also - I'd completely forgotten about Denim, saw their single loads of times on 120 Minutes but never got hold of the album. And look - here it is on Spotify

I haven't gotten around to listening to any Denim albums yet, but I'm familiar with Lawrence Hayward's previous band Felt who were amazing and highly recommended to anyone here.

mewe

Frito wrote: »

Where did they go?....

Bit morbid but liked Gene's For The Dead.

Yeah they just kinda disappeared!

That was a great single. Seen them many moons ago at The Big Day Out in Galway-good times

Frito

Blur collaborated with Francoise Hardy and recorded an Anglo-Franco version of To The End. It was lovely, much better than original.

paddylonglegs

Hmm, never heard if the auteurs, must give them a listen

Football Manager

Suede - Trash
Mansun - Wide Open Space
Placebo - Nancy Boy
Manics - A Design for Life

Swiper the fox

Football Manager wrote: »

Suede - Trash
Mansun - Wide Open Space
Placebo - Nancy Boy
Manics - A Design for Life

Only Trash fits the genre and I wouldn't even put in in Suede's top 10 singles if I'm honest.

Frito

paddylonglegs wrote: »

Hmm, never heard if the auteurs, must give them a listen

Well worth it, they have an anthology out, you could start there. Luke Haines has a good deal of solo stuff out plus a collaboration with Cahal Coughlan and the music journal Andrew Muller under the name The North Sea Scrolls.

mosstin

loyatemu wrote: »

Select was a great magazine (I had some of those free posters on my wall).

also - I'd completely forgotten about Denim, saw their single loads of times on 120 Minutes but never got hold of the album. And look - here it is on Spotify

Lawrence is still about. He released an album under the moniker Go-Kart Mozart last year. That Denim album was wonderful. Loved 'The Osmonds'.

sweetie

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Only Trash fits the genre and I wouldn't even put in in Suede's top 10 singles if I'm honest.

You could argue the Manics but they are all britpop IMO

Swiper the fox

sweetie wrote: »

You could argue the Manics but they are all britpop IMO

I'd allow Mansun and wide open space was a good song, but Placebo and the Manics were only Britpop in the sense that they were British bands who released music during the mid 90s,


Sleeper's "what do I do now?" is another top class Britpop tune, inbetweener not bad either!

Frito

'let's all go together' by Marion. Listened to that ****loads.

Frito

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Sleeper's "what do I do now?" is another top class Britpop tune, inbetweener not bad either!

Never got into the female bands, Sleeper were one of the better ones. Not fussed by Elastica, Lush were dire, Kenickie were fun but not great.
Anyone remember Salad or Powder?

paddylonglegs

Have a couple of singles by Gay Dad, they were a bunch of journalists that set up a band for the craic, released an album, them broke up. Couple of good singles iirc.

Kula shaker also had a nice twist on britpop, while Reef's album "Glow" kicked the she-ite out of a lot of bigger bands.

SilverScreen

Frito wrote: »

Not fussed by Elastica, Lush were dire

Elastica's first album still holds up pretty well although you can tell they plundered the likes of Wire for their riffs. Britpop-era Lush weren't great but their earlier shoegaze stuff is very good especially their early singles and their first album Spooky.

nlgbbbblth

Zero1986 wrote: »

Elastica's first album still holds up pretty well although you can tell they plundered the likes of Wire for their riffs. Britpop-era Lush weren't great but their earlier shoegaze stuff is very good especially their early singles and their first album Spooky.

The second Elastica record, The Menace, is a grower. Real edgy vibe. Agree re Lush, the Scar mini LP, Mad Love EP and Sweetness and Light single were a great 1-2-3 start. Spooky was a bit of a letdown. I saw them in the Rock Garden January 1992, great gig for moshing.

DaithiMa

I know it might be marginal as to whether they were 'britpop' or not, but surely Kellys Heroes by Black Grape deserved a top 20 position. And Reverend Black Grape was a belter of a tune too in my opinion.

Swiper the fox

DaithiMa wrote: »

I know it might be marginal as to whether they were 'britpop' or not, but surely Kellys Heroes by Black Grape deserved a top 20 position. And Reverend Black Grape was a belter of a tune too in my opinion.

Reverend Black Grape was in the top 10 of the NME list,
Shake your Money was a belter as well

DaithiMa

Swiper the fox wrote: »

Reverend Black Grape was in the top 10 of the NME list,
Shake your Money was a belter as well

Ah, I haven't seen the list in the mag yet, must be different to the readers top 10 that I seen online.
Yeah, Shake Your Money is a quality tune. It's Great When You're Straight one of my favourite albums ever. Never tire of listening to it.

Swiper the fox

DaithiMa wrote: »

Ah, I haven't seen the list in the mag yet, must be different to the readers top 10 that I seen online.
Yeah, Shake Your Money is a quality tune. It's Great When You're Straight one of my favourite albums ever. Never tire of listening to it.

Loved it at the time but I bought it again recently and haven't really listened to it, some of those tracks I would associate with strutting around the dance floor(Sir Henry's on wed and fri nights) and I'd just end up realising how old I am

Girl from mars is another, hard to believe Tim Wheeler was 15 when he wrote that.

DaithiMa

Haha I know Swiper-hard to believe the album is the best part of 20 years old now. Ah well, get to Leopardstown for the Mondays in August. Will be plenty of people there in the same boat!

pappyodaniel

Yes _ McAlmont and Butler is probably my favourite.

3DataModem

Frito wrote: »

Where did they go?....

Bit morbid but liked Gene's For The Dead.

They broke up. Scott's a full time artist now. Eds is playing elsewhere IIRC

3DataModem

SilverScreen wrote: »

Elastica's first album still holds up pretty well although you can tell they plundered the likes of Wire for their riffs. Britpop-era Lush weren't great but their earlier shoegaze stuff is very good especially their early singles and their first album Spooky.

Elastica is probably the most played of these records in my car, weirdly not a favourite. Think I like it cause all the songs are super short. Saw them a few times back in the day.

BPKS

DaithiMa wrote: »

I know it might be marginal as to whether they were 'britpop' or not, but surely Kellys Heroes by Black Grape deserved a top 20 position. And Reverend Black Grape was a belter of a tune too in my opinion.

Blur, Black Grape & Supergrass in the RDS in '96 - a "Britpop" orgy:D

duchalla

North Country Boy -The Charaltans, class song, reminds me of London 1997.

nlgbbbblth

duchalla wrote: »

North Country Boy -The Charaltans, class song, reminds me of London 1997.

I spent a bit of time in London during the autumn of 1997 and had that album (Tellin' Stories) in my discman whenever I was on the tube!

duchalla

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

I spent a bit of time in London during the autumn of 1997 and had that album (Tellin' Stories) in my discman whenever I was on the tube!

I was there for the spring/summer of 97, think that single was released in the April. Great memories, not least al the money I took off all the English boys on site when Ken Doherty won the snooker, but thats another story...

Swiper the fox

Charlatans had some great tunes, Just Lookin and Just when you're thinkin things over are two more classics from that era as well.