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• 1927
  5/5 Tell me a story
  A forgotten masterpiece
  
  5/5 That’s when I think of you
  A great example of their style
  
  5/5 You'll never know
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  4/5 A world without you
  A piano driven rock song
  
  4/5 If I could
  Great at times
  
  4/5 The other side
  I grew to love this song
  
  
  
• 10cc
  5/5 Rubber bullets
  A mini Rock opera
  
  
  
• ABBA
  5/5 The winner takes it all
  Breathtakingly embittered and emotionally raw
  
  5/5 Waterloo
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  4/5 Chiquitita
  Has some great moments
  
  4/5 Dancing Queen
  Infused with Disco energy
  
  4/5 Fernando
  Evocative song set in South America
  
  4/5 Mamma mia
  A wonderful example of their style
  
  4/5 SOS
  At times stunning
  
  4/5 Take a chance on me
  Covered in The Brit Awards medley
  
  
  
• ABC
  5/5 Poison arrow
  Breathtakingly embittered
  
  4/5 All of my heart
  A wonderful example of their style
  
  4/5 The look of love
  Great song with a stunning finale
  
  
  
• A-ha
  5/5 Take on me
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  4/5 The sun always shines on TV
  At times stunning
  
  
  
• Adam Ant
  4/5 Antmusic
  A great example of his style
  
  4/5 Goody two shoes
  A revelation, considering his trademark style
  
  4/5 Stand and deliver
  At times stunning
  
  
  
• Bachman-Turner-Overdrive
  5/5 Roll on down the highway
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  4/5 Takin' care of business
  I love the humorous lyrics
  
  4/5 You ain't seen nothing yet
  Has some great moments
  
  
  
• The Bangles
  4/5 Eternal flame
  Slowly builds to a rousing finale
  
  4/5 Hazy shade of winter
  A barnstorming Simon & Garfunkel cover
  
  4/5 In your room
  This direct song is a revelation
  
  4/5 Manic Monday
  Prince wrote this under a psedonym
  
  4/5 Walk like an Egyptian
  Delightfully lame
  
  
  
• Blondie
  4/5 Call me (Theme from American Gigolo)
  At times stunning
  
  
  
• Boom Crash Opera
  5/5 Get out of the house
  An absolute barnstormer
  
  5/5 The best thing
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  4/5 Dancing in the storm
  Quite simply a great song
  
  4/5 Great wall
  Yet another great BCO song
  
  4/5 Hands up in the air
  At times great
  
  4/5 Her charity
  Has some great moments
  
  4/5 Onion skin
  A great example of their style
  
  
  
• Boston
  5/5 More than a feeling
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  
  
• Boy George
  4/5 Church of the poison mind
  At times stunning
  
  4/5 Karma Chameleon
  A wonderful example of their style
  
  
  
• Daryl Braithwaite
  5/5 Higher than hope - Single edit
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  4/5 As the days goes by
  John Farnhams' backing singing is noticeable
  
  4/5 Don't hold back your love
  Quite simply a great song
  
  4/5 One summer
  At times stunning
  
  4/5 Rise
  An unexpected departure into social realism
  
  4/5 The Horses
  A great duet with Margaret Urlich
  
  
  
• Kate Bush
  5/5 Babooshka
  The first lady of strange
  
  4/5 Wuthering Heights
  Gloriously bizarre
  
  
  
• Belinda Carlisle
  5/5 Leave a light on
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  4/5 (We Want) The Same Thing
  Great song with occasional shouting
  
  4/5 Heaven is a place on Earth
  A wonderful example of her style
  
  4/5 In too deep
  Extremely good
  
  4/5 Live you life be free
  Has some great moments
  
  4/5 Summer rain
  At times stunning
  
  
  
• The Cars
  5/5 Let's go
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  4/5 Drive
  Massive departure from their trademark style
  
  4/5 Magic
  At times stunning
  
  4/5 My best friend's girl
  Great song with a clever twist
  
  4/5 Shake it up
  A great example of their style
  
  4/5 Tonight she comes
  Catchy song with innuendo laden lyrics
  
  4/5 You might think
  Quite simply a great song
  
  
• The Church
  5/5 Tantalized
  The frenetic pace is staggering
  
  4/5 Almost with you
  A wonderful example of their style
  
  4/5 Electric lash
  Extremely good
  
  4/5 The unguarded moment
  "All the small things" sounds similar
  
  
  
• The Cult
  5/5 She sells sanctuary
  Stunning music with bewildering lyrics
  
  4/5 Edie (Ciao baby)
  Great song inspired by Edie Sedgwick
  
  
  
• The Cure
  5/5 Friday I'm in love
  Their definitive song
  
  5/5 Inbetween days
  Mistakenly though New Order sung this
  
  4/5 Close to me
  A wonderful example of their style
  
  4/5 Let's go to bed
  Has some great moments
  
  
  
• Chris de Burgh
  5/5 Don't pay the ferryman
  A mythological rock experience
  
  5/5 Say goodbye to it all
  Stunning song set in wars' aftermath
  
  4/5 A spaceman came travelling
  A strikingly original Christmas song
  
  4/5 Ship to shore
  Quite simply a great song
  
  4/5 Tender hands
  Yet another great song
  
  4/5 The getaway
  Great song about a jailbreak
  
  4/5 This waiting heart
  A great example of his style
  
  
• Def Leppard
  5/5 Pour some sugar on me
  A masterpiece
  
  4/5 Action
  Cover on par with Sweets' original
  
  4/5 Let's get rocked
  A great example of their style
  
  4/5 Rocket
  A rolecall of famous musicians
  
  
  
• Del Amitri
  4/5 Always the last to know
  Has some great moments
  
  4/5 Nothing ever happens
  A moving song about forlorn hope
  
  4/5 Roll to me
  A wonderful example of their style
  
  
  
• John Denver
  5/5 Annie's song
  Almost brought me to tears
  
  5/5 Calypso
  A stunning tribute to Jacques Cousteau
  
  4/5 Fly away
  Great duet with Olivia Newton-John
  
  4/5 Perhaps love (With Placido Domingo)
  This audacious duet is occassionally stunning
  
  4/5 Rocky Mountain High
  One of Colorados' state songs
  
  4/5 Some days are diamonds (Some days are stone)
  A delightful discovery
  
  4/5 Take me home, country roads (With Fat City)
  One of West Viriginias' state songs
  
  4/5 Thank God I'm a country boy
  The audiences' reaction is raptuous
  
  
  
• Depeche Mode
  5/5 Just can't get enough
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  
  
• Devo
  5/5 Beautiful world
  A futuristic masterpiece
  
  4/5 That's good
  Has some great moments
  
  4/5 Whip it
  Extremely catchy
  
  
  
• The Doobie Brothers
  5/5 Listen to the music (Motiv8 7" edit)
  A staggeringly audacious remix
  
  5/5 Take me in your arms
  Electrifying cover of a Motown classic
  
  4/5 Jesus is just alright
  Great cover of The Byrds classic
  
  4/5 Long train runnin'
  Has some great moments
  
  
  
• Duran Duran
  4/5 Hungry like the wolf
  Has some great moments
  
  4/5 Planet Earth
  At times stunning
  
  4/5 Rio
  A wonderful example of their style
  
  
  
• Electric Light Orchestra
  4/5 Don’t bring me down
  Notably includes a famous mondegreen
  
  4/5 Hold on tight
  A wonderful example of their style
  
  4/5 Livin' thing
  Extremely good
  
  4/5 Rock 'n' roll is king
  Delightfully lame
  
  4/5 Rockaria!
  Audacious song laced with operatic references
  
  4/5 Sweet talkin' woman
  At times inspired
  
  
  
• Eurogliders
  5/5 We will together
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  4/5 Absolutely
  Quite simply a great song
  
  4/5 Can't wait to see you
  At times stunning
  
  4/5 Groove
  Yet another great Eurogliders song
  
  4/5 Heaven (Must be there)
  For many their definitive song
  
  4/5 Someone
  Has some great moments
  
  
  
• Fine Young Cannibals
  5/5 Suspicious minds
  An electrifying Elvis cover
  
  
  
• Go West
  4/5 Call me
  Has some great moments
  
  4/5 Faithful
  Mistakenly thought Amy Grant covered this
  
  4/5 The King of wishful thinking
  At times stunning
  
  4/5 We close our eyes
  A great example of their style
  
  
  
• Terry Hall
  Colourfield
  5/5 Thinking of you
  A forgotten masterpiece
  
  The Specials
  4/5 Enjoy yourself
  Rousing cover of this carousing classic
  
  
  
• Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
  5/5 Make me smile (Come up and see me)
  Breathakingly embittered
  
  4/5 I can't even touch you
  At times stunning
  
  
  
• The Human League
  5/5 Don't you want me
  Breathtakingly embittered
  
  4/5 (Keep feeling) Fascination
  Extremely good
  
  4/5 Heart like a wheel
  An extremely catchy anti-war song
  
  4/5 Mirror man
  Delightfully lame
  
  4/5 Tell me when
  A wonderful discovery
  
  4/5 Together in electric dreams
  At times stunning
  
  
  
• Billy Idol
  4/5 Cradle of love
  Has some great moments
  
  4/5 Dancing with myself
  A delightful attempt to offend
  
  4/5 Hot in the city
  Extremely good
  
  4/5 Shock to the system
  At times electrifying
  
  
  
• Richard Marx
  5/5 Satisfied
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  4/5 Should've known better
  Extremely good
  
  4/5 Take this heart
  At times inspired
  
  
  
• Don Mclean
  5/5 Vincent
  Almost brought me to tears
  
  4/5 Castles in the air
  Evokes the spirit of John Denver
  
  4/5 Driedel
  The music is at times electrifying
  
  4/5 If we try
  A song of delightful subtlety
  
  4/5 Respectable
  Reminded me of Bob Dylan
  
  
  
• Models
  5/5 Barbados
  I love the steel drum calypso
  
  4/5 Hold on
  Has an amazing sense of vastness
  
  4/5 Out of mind out of sight
  Has some great moments
  
  
  
• Mike Oldfield
  5/5 Moonlight shadow
  A masterpiece with flamenco flourishes
  
  4/5 Portsmouth
  Great version of this traditional tune
  
  
  
• Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
  5/5 Enola Gay
  Has a staggering sense of foreboding
  
  5/5 If you leave
  Absolutely brilliant
  
  4/5 Forever live and die
  At times stunning
  
  4/5 Genetic engineering
  Delightfully odd
  
  4/5 Telegraph
  Catchy in its' own peculiar way
  
  
  
• Robert Palmer
  4/5 I'll be your baby tonight
  UB40 duet of a Dylan cover
  
  
  
• Poison
  5/5 Nothin' but a good time
  A guilty pleasure
  
  4/5 Every rose has its thorn
  An unexpected outbreak of subtly
  
  4/5 Fallen angel
  Has some great moments
  
  4/5 Unskinny bop
  Has some great moments
  
  
  
• The Pretenders
  4/5 2000 miles
  A great modern Christmas song
  
  4/5 Back on the chain gang
  A truly delightful song
  
  4/5 Don't get me wrong
  At times stunning
  
  4/5 Human (Tin Tin Out Remix)
  Has some great moments
  
  4/5 I'll stand by you
  A song about unswerving loyalty
  
  4/5 Night in my veins
  A wonderful example of their style
  
  4/5 Popstar
  Fascinating song about the music industry
  
  
  
• The Proclaimers
  5/5 The doodle song
  This lively cover is stunning
  
  4/5 I'm gonna be (500 miles)
  A wonderful example of their style
  
  4/5 I'm on my way
  Extremely good
  
  4/5 Letter from America
  Moving song about Scots who've emigrated
  
  4/5 There's a touch
  A revelation
  
  4/5 Throw the R away
  Humorous song about the Scottish accent
  
  
  
• Pseudo Echo
  4/5 A beat for you
  Has some great moments
  
  4/5 Don't go
  Great song with drawn out ending
  
  4/5 Funky Town
  A great Lipps Inc. cover
  
  4/5 Listening
  At times stunning
  
  
  
• Pulp
  5/5 Common people
  Stunning indictment of class tourism
  
  5/5 Disco 2000
  This masterpiece exemplifies the Pulp style
  
  4/5 Babies
  Reminded me of The Go-Betweens
  
  4/5 Do you remember the first time?
  A wonderful example of their style
  
  4/5 Help the aged
  Search for off-colour Ali G duet
  
  4/5 Razzmatazz
  Has some great moments
  
  
  
• Suzi Quatro
  4/5 If you can't give me love
  A revelation, considering her trademark style
  
  4/5 I've never been in love
  Barnstorming Broadway style song
  
  4/5 Stumblin' in
  Delightful duet with Smokie's Chris Norman
  
  
  
• NEW! - Gerry Rafferty
  4/5 Baker Street
  Stunning music offset by unmemorable lyrics
  
  
  
• NEW! - Chris Rea
  4/5 Auberge
  A great example of his style
  
  4/5 I can hear your heartbeat
  At times stunning
  
  4/5 Julia
  Yet another great Chris Rea song
  
  4/5 Let's dance
  Well, you heard the man: Dance!
  
  4/5 On the beach
  Always makes me think of Summer
  
  
  
• Roxy Music
  5/5 Same old Scene
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  4/5 Oh yeah
  At times inspired
  
  4/5 Over you
  A wonderful example of their style
  
  
  
• Jennifer Rush
  4/5 The power of love (Radio edit)
  Her one truly great song
  
  
  
• Barry Ryan
  5/5 Eloise
  A barnstorming musical extraganza
  
  4/5 Kitsch
  Simialar in style to "Eloise"
  
  
  
• Boz Scaggs
  5/5 Lido shuffle
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  5/5 We're all alone
  Nearly brought me to tears
  
  4/5 Breakdown dead ahead
  At times electrifying
  
  4/5 Lowdown
  Has some great moments
  
  4/5 What can I say
  Shows flashes of his brilliance
  
  
  
• Scorpions
  4/5 He's a woman - She's a man
  Delightfully lame
  
  4/5 I'm going mad
  An occasionally stunning song about sanity
  
  4/5 Winds of change
  Still extremely moving
  
  
  
• Simple Minds
  5/5 Alive and kicking
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  4/5 Don't you (Forget about me)
  Massive hit from "The Breakfast Club"
  
  4/5 Let there be love
  Quite simply a great song
  
  4/5 Promised you a miracle
  At times stunning
  
  4/5 Sanctify yourself
  Extremely good
  
  4/5 See the lights
  Slowly builds to greatness
  
  
  
• Slade
  5/5 Run run away
  A forgotten masterpiece
  
  4/5 Cum on feel the noise
  Rawer than the Quiet Riot cover
  
  
  
• The Smashing Pumpkins
  5/5 Tonight, Tonight
  Tormented masterpiece accompanied by stunning video
  
  4/5 1979
  At times inspired
  
  4/5 Disarm
  Like Tonight, Tonight but less frantic
  
  
  
• Spandau Ballet
  4/5 Be free with your love
  At times inspired
  
  4/5 Gold
  A wonderful example of their style
  
  4/5 Only when you leave
  Has some great moments
  
  4/5 True
  Extremely good
  
  
  
• Starship
  5/5 We built this city
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  4/5 Good heart
  A revelation
  
  4/5 Nothing's gonna stop us now
  This 'Masquerade' theme is occassionally stunning
  
  4/5 Sara
  Quite simply a great song
  
  
  
• Status Quo
  4/5 Down down
  At times stunning
  
  4/5 Rockin' all over the world
  Prefer this cover over Fogertys' original
  
  4/5 The Wanderer
  Cover on par with Dions' original
  
  
  
• Supergrass
  5/5 Alright
  Exemplifies their trademark exuberance
  
  5/5 Bullet
  Has an electrifying sense of acceleration
  
  5/5 Rush hour soul
  Barrels along at a blistering pace
  
  4/5 Caught by the fuzz
  Infused with juvenile energy
  
  4/5 Grace
  At times stunning
  
  4/5 Pumping on your stereo
  It's incessant nature is extremely catchy
  
  
  
• Supertramp
  4/5 Breakfast in America
  This brilliant song is suprisingly brief
  
  4/5 Dreamer
  Occassionally stunning with uncharacteristicly bitter lyrics
  
  4/5 Give a little bit
  My favourite song by this band
  
  4/5 Goodbye stranger
  Great from beginning to end
  
  4/5 Take the long way home
  Has some great moments
  
  4/5 The Logical song
  A great example of their style
  
  
  
• Sweet
  5/5 Ballroom blitz
  A guilty pleasure
  
  4/5 Action
  At times electrifying
  
  4/5 Fox on the run
  At times inspired
  
  4/5 Little Willy
  Cheeky rather than rude
  
  
  
• Talk Talk
  4/5 Talk talk (Single version)
  At times inspired
  
  4/5 Today (Single version)
  A wonderful example of their style
  
  
  
• Talking Heads
  5/5 Once in a lifetime
  A masterpiece
  
  4/5 And she was
  It's about a woman taking drugs
  
  4/5 Road to nowhere
  Occasionally stunning song about death
  
  4/5 Wild wild life
  Has some great moments
  
  
  
• Tears For Fears
  4/5 Everybody wants to rule the world
  A great example of their style
  
  4/5 Head over heels
  Also featured in "Donnie Darko"
  
  4/5 Mad world
  The "Donnie Darko" cover is melancholic
  
  4/5 Sowing the seeds of love
  Includes plea for The Jams' return
  
  4/5 Shout
  Slight preference for shorter versions
  
  
  
• Toto
  4/5 Africa
  Great song with evocative lyrics
  
  4/5 Rosanna
  At times stunning
  
  4/5 The turning point
  Has some great moments
  
  
  
• T'pau
  4/5 Heart and soul
  Quite cluttered but occasionally inspired
  
  
  
• Van Halen
  5/5 Dreams
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  4/5 Jump
  Extremely good
  
  
  
• The Vapors
  5/5 Turning Japanese
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  
  
• The Verve
  5/5 Bitter sweet symphony
  Sarcastic tone with sumptuous instrumentation
  
  4/5 Lucky man
  Memorably features echoing voices
  
  4/5 Sonnet
  This understated track ends inconclusively
  
  4/5 The drugs don't work
  Has a powerful emotional impact
  
  
• Paul Weller
  The Jam
  5/5 Town called malice
  Stunning from beginning to end
  
  The Style Council
  5/5 Walls come tumbling down
  An impassioned masterpiece
  
  The Jam
  4/5 Beat surrender
  Great song with a Disco bridge
  
  The Jam
  4/5 Down in the tube station at midnight
  Occasionally stunning and very atmospheric
  
  
  
• Wham!
  5/5 Freedom
  A masterpiece
  
  5/5 Wake me up before you go-go
  A stunning example of their style
  
  4/5 I'm your man
  Has some great moments
  
  
  
• Whitesnake
  5/5 Here I go again
  A stunning example of their style
  
  
  
• Kim Wilde
  5/5 Chequered love
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  5/5 Kids in America
  Electrifying from beginning to end
  
  4/5 If I can't have you
  Has some great moments
  
  4/5 Love is holy
  Reminded me of Belinda carlisle
  
  4/5 You keep me hanging on
  A wonderful example of her style
  
  
  
• XTC
  5/5 Generals and Majors
  Breathtakingly clever with memorable whistling
  
  4/5 Are you receiving me
  Catchy song with slightly annoying ending
  
  
  4/5 Senses working overtime
  As strange as it is great
  
  
  
• John Paul Young
  5/5 St Louis
  A barnstormer from the very beginning
  
  5/5 Where the action is
  Absolutely electrifying
  
  5/5 Yesterday's hero
  A breathtakingly bittersweet song about fame
  
  4/5 Here we go
  This song really grew on me
  
  4/5 Hot for you baby
  Delightfully lame
  
  4/5 I hate the music
  Quite simply a great song
  
  4/5 Love is in the air
  His restraint lets' the song star
  
  
  

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