Thursday 9 July 2009

Hottest 100 of All Time: Hey Ladies!

Triple j’s countdown of the Hottest 100 of All Time has begun. Forty songs down and the list is not too bad, well done to everyone who voted.

Modern Bawley favourites such as Daft Punk (96), The Shins (72), TV On The Radio (99), and Nine Inch Nails (62) seem to sit well next to classic acts like The Smiths (71), The Stone Roses (76), Pulp (81), Led Zep (98) and The Beatles (86) – again, well done everyone.

No Women No Cry: but no ladies in the list so far? I know Shara Nelson does the vocals on Massive Attack’s Unfinished Symphony (93), and D’Arcy Wretzky and Zia McCabe play bass on Today (78) and Bohemian Like You (85) respectively, but these contributions are hardly a good representation for 51% of the world’s population. Where are the PJ Harveys, Patti Smiths, Bjorks, Nina Simones or Kylies? History doesn’t bode well - the 1989 poll was a little more balanced, but look at 1998 - a real sausage fest.

The full list so far:
100. Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
99.
TV On The Radio - Wolf Like Me
98.
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir
97.
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
96.
Daft Punk - One More Time
95.
Stevie Wonder - Superstition
94.
Modest Mouse - Float On
93.
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
92.
Bon Iver - Skinny Love
91.
AC/DC - Back in Black
90.
Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
89.
Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade
88.
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
87.
Coldplay - Yellow
86.
The Beatles - Come Together
85.
The Dandy Warhols - Bohemian Like You
84.
Bob Marley & The Wailers - No Woman, No Cry
83. Placebo - Every You Every Me
82.
System of a Down - Chop Suey!
81.
Pulp - Common People
80.
The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black
79.
David Bowie - Life On Mars?
78.
The Smashing Pumpkins - Today
77.
Gotye - Hearts a Mess
76.
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
75.
Green Day - Good Riddance
74.
Nirvana - Lithium
73.
The Clash - London Calling
72.
The Shins - New Slang
71.
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?
70.
The Prodigy - Breathe
69.
Jeff Buckley - Grace
68.
Blink-182 - Dammit (Growing Up)
67.
Ben Folds Five - Brick
66.
Elton John - Tiny Dancer
65.
Underworld - Born Slippy
64.
Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
63.
AC/DC - Thunderstruck
62.
Nine Inch Nails - Closer
61.
Blur - Song 2


1 comment:

Martin said...

lol chicks don't make good music