Tube Snake Boogie 1981 Gimme All Your Lovin 1983 Got Me Under Pressure 1983. This Is Elvis 1981 Download Chrome' title='This Is Elvis 1981 Download Chrome' />Our Favorite Singles of the Last 5. Years. It all started back in September, when Robert Cass sent an e mail to the staff telling us Billboard had announced that Chubby Checkers The Twist is the top song of the Hot 1. The reactions were swift and predictably shocked, ranging from There must not be a God to That is one brutal list to Just as a general rule, I dont think an artist is allowed to complain about a lack of respect once theyve recorded a duet with the Fat Boys. And just as swiftly, an idea was born what if we all ranked our favorite songs of the era and shared the results with all of you So here it is the Popdose 1. We limited our choices to songs from the last 5. Hot 1. 00. Some of us limited the number of times we could pick a single by any particular artist, but for the most part we kept it as informal as possible and wouldnt you know it, The Twist is nowhere to be found. Now, this being the Internet and all, we know two things 1 people love lists and 2 they love to complain about whats on them. So we expect a fair amount of grousing about what made our list hell, even some of the writers who participated were a little perturbed by the final results. Wheres all the rap Where the hell are the women So on and so forth. Every list is flawed, and ours is no exception, but remember, this isnt meant to be a list of the best or top singles of the era only our favorites. Now that weve gotten all the background info and caveats out of the way, thanks are in order to David Medsker, for tabulating the results to Robert Cass, for editing it into something legible and to the Popdose staff not to mention our friends Peter Lubin, Amy Davis, Carl Abernathy, and Mike Heyliger, who added their votes to our own. Lets take a look at the results, shall we The Beach Boys, God Only KnowsdownloadIt starts with what superficially should be the least cool combination of instruments you could conjure up in a pop song accordion and French horn. Then comes the horse clop percussion and the sleigh bells. The lead vocalist is singing up front for only the second time in his life. And hes singing about God. In a pop song. In the middle of the 6. This doesnt seem like revolution. More like Ozzie and Harriet. Warm apple pie and sock hops. This is the greatest single of the rock era In a word, yes. Because the man who put it all together the man who composed and arranged and produced this work and plucked a midlevel advertising copywriter out of obscurity to write the heartbreaking, shockingly honest lyrics for the song is also the greatest American composer of the last 5. Brian Wilson. There are a few moments in this life that are both exhilarating and sad at the same time. The first time I listened to God Only Knows, in 1. Welcome to Kentucky Car Shows Charlie Napier, DJ to the Cars Brodhead, Kentucky Telephone 6067588993. Favorite Links Visit some of our favorite links. This Is Elvis 1981 Download Chrome' title='This Is Elvis 1981 Download Chrome' />Exhilarating because from the first notes I had goosebumps it is simply one of the most beautifully composed and arranged songs in the history of not just pop music, but Western music. To place God Only Knows in its proper context is to compare it not just to 1. Paul Mc. Cartney, but 1. Frederic Chopin. And the sadness Its the realization that, like with a drug, the first high is the greatest. Unlike a drug, though, the trance that God Only Knows leaves upon the listener does no damage it only elevates, leaving the listener wanting more. A gateway drug, as it were, to the rest of Pet Sounds see also 2. Wilsons artistic legacy. Matthew Bolin. 2. Stevie Wonder, SuperstitiondownloadEven when it was bad, funk was good. And when it was good, it was sublime. And when it was created by an absolute musical genius at the peak of his musical powers like Mr. Stevie was in 1. 97. Superstition was pivotal in Stevies career like Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield, hed been a popular soul figure but was in the process of evolving his music into a heavier, more socially conscious style. The album it sprang from, Talking Book, was something of a coming out party for the new Stevie, with Jeff Beck contributing guitar parts on several tracks. In fact, Stevie wrote Superstition for Beck but recorded it first because his manager, knowing a hit when he heard one, pressed him to do so. Allegedly, that caused some bad blood between Stevie and Beck, who eventually recorded his own version. Stevie performed Superstition live on Sesame Street, and its been covered by countless bands since, its brilliant trademark clavinet rhythm line and dramatically chorded chorus part of one of the most unforgettable songs of the 1. Mojo Flucke, Ph. D. Nirvana, Smells Like Teen SpiritdownloadYou turn on the radio and hear this monster breath of venom, William S. Burroughs esque wordplay nearly sliding off the rails, and you wait for the baby that never arrives. Smells Like Teen Spirit 1. Nirvana introduced a stream of consciousness that had been flowing in the underground for a while, but until it found its way onto the airwaves, it seemed an impossible feat. Could you tear into the pop culture without the face paint, the male chauvinism, and the rest of the hard rock trappings Was the youth of America prepared to take to heart such a raw, almost dissonant soundMillions of sales later and what seemed like as many imitators, the answer was a resounding Yeah, what ev urrr The double tracked force of Butch Vigs production, the pummeling combination of Krist Novoselic on bass and future Foo Dave Grohl on drums, and that scabbed, sleepwalking scream of Kurt Cobain was nothing anyone expected, but it was, invariably, exactly what they were looking for. Dw. Dunphy. 4. Marvin Gaye, Whats Going OndownloadIn your face, Berry Gordy. The Motown brass famously quarreled with Gaye over his leap out of the bedroom and onto the six oclock news with Whats Going On 1. Gordy only released the single after all manner of prodding from Gaye, proclaiming it a flop before it even reached the shelves. Its hard to question Gordys ears, but hed heard Whats Going On whether it fit within the Motown sound or not, he was a fool for trying to prevent its release. The outgrowth of Gayes grief over Tammi Terrells death as well as his distress over the letters his brother was sending him from Vietnam, Whats Going On combined Gayes predilection for the deeply personal with a burgeoning social conscience, and shocked fans and critics alike. It was an instant hit, and whatever Gordys prerelease qualms were, he wasnt too proud to eat a little crow after Whats Going On broke sales records for Motown, he swiftly ordered the full length album that would become one of the labels enduring classics. Jeff Giles. 5. John Lennon, ImaginedownloadLadies and gentlemen, the most subversive pop single of all time Its an extraordinary contradiction a song that plaintively argues against capitalism, nationalism, and organized religion a song that Lennon himself referred to as virtually the Communist Manifesto remains beloved throughout the Western world to this day. In many ways an elegy to all that wasnt quite accomplished during the 6. Imagine 1. 97. 1 has outlasted its association with the antiwar movement. Lotus Notes Administrator Download Free. A decade after its release, the song served as the perfect argument against religious right censorship in a brilliant episode of the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati that aired four months after Lennons death. Twenty years after that, Clear Channel blacklisted Imagine in response to 91. The ensuing public ridicule made it clear that Imagine will vanquish all foes foreign or domestic, dogmatic or jingoistic. Bigger than Jesus indeed. Jon Cummings. 6. 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