Aug 7, 2005

np: "the day we caught the train" - ocean colour scene

i've been drowning myself in '90s Britpop over the past week or so, due to a poll i tried to initiate at a message board i frequent from time to time. unfortunately, the poll seems to be mired down in arguments of what is (and, more importantly it seems) what isn't considered "Britpop". so while that poll may never fully take off as i intended, i'll share the results of my hard work with you dear reader.

via//chicago's top 95 Britpop songs
95. Elastica - Waking Up
94. Kula Shaker - Hey Dude
93. Morrissey - Alma Matters
92. Black Grape - In the Name of the Father
91. Chemical Brothers - Life is Sweet
90. Super Furry Animals - The Man Don't Give a Fuck
89. Manic Street Preachers - Theme From M.A.S.H. (Suicide is Painless)
88. Rialto - Monday Morning 5:19
87. Ride - Twisterella
86. Cast - Finetime
85. Placebo - Nancy Boy
84. Sleeper - Inbetweener
83. The Verve - Lucky Man
82. Pulp - This is Hardcore
81. Charlatans - Can't Get Out of Bed
80. Seahorses - Blinded by the Sun
79. Catatonia - Mulder and Scully
78. Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo
77. Cornershop - Sleep on the Left Side
76. Elastica - 2:1
75. Pulp - Do You Remember the First Time?
74. Supergrass - Caught by the Fuzz
73. Cranberries - Zombie
72. Travis - Driftwood
71. Lush - 500 (Shake Baby Shake)
70. Suede - Trash
69. Ocean Colour Scene - The Circle
68. Elastica - Line Up
67. Cast - Alright
66. Supergrass - Sun Hits the Sky
65. Dodgy - Staying Out for the Summer
64. Gene - For the Dead
63. Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
62. The Bluetones - Slight Return
61. Tricky - Christiansands
60. Inspiral Carpets - This is How It Feels
59. Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
58. The Verve - This is Music
57. Suede - Animal Nitrate
56. Kula Shaker - Hush
55. Oasis - Some Might Say
54. Dodgy - Good Enough
53. Charlatans - The Only One I Know
52. Reef - Place Your Hands
51. Travis - Why Does It Always Rain On Me?
50. Ocean Colour Scene - You've Got It Bad
49. Pulp - Sorted for E's & Wizz
48. Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be
47. Blur - End of the Century
46. Super Furry Animals - Hermann Loves Pauline
45. Longpigs - On and On
44. Morrissey - The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get
43. The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work
42. Blur - Country House
41. Sleeper - Statuesque
40. Cranberries - Dreams
39. Blur - For Tomorrow
38. Boo Radleys - C'mon Kids
37. Space - Female of the Species
36. Seahorses - Love is the Law
35. Supergrass - Late in the Day
34. Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life
33. Underworld - Born Slippy (NUXX)
32. Ash - Girl From Mars
31. Radiohead - Just
30. Kula Shaker - Tattva
29. Placebo - Every You Every Me
28. My Bloody Valentine - To Here Knows When
27. Lush - Ladykillers
26. Super Furry Animals - Something 4 The Weekend
25. Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
24. Oasis - Acquiesce
23. Radiohead - High and Dry
22. Cornershop - Brimful of Asha
21. Ride - Leave Them All Behind
20. Stone Roses - Love Spreads
19. Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun
18. Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
17. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
16. Pulp - Disco 2000
15. Primal Scream - Come Together
14. Elastica - Connection
13. Suede - So Young
12. Oasis - Wonderwall
11. Blur - To The End
10. Supergrass - Alright
9. Babybird - You're Gorgeous
8. Suede - The Drowners
7. Radiohead - Creep
6. The La's - There She Goes
5. Blur - Girls and Boys
4. Pulp - Common People
3. The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
2. Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored
1. Oasis - Live Forever

as you can see, i decided to widen my definition of Britpop past the holy trinity of Oasis, Blur, and Pulp. i looked at bands that helped to launch and inspire the mid-90's scene - hence the inclusion of My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Inspiral Carpets, and Stone Roses. timeframe or no, i find that "I Wanna Be Adored" has come to define everything i look for in that era more than any other song, with the exception of Oasis' all-time classic. i also looked at bands that fit in with the overall spirit of Britpop, even if the sound was quite removed - see Chumbawamba, Cornershop, and Underworld for example. anyway, feel free to leave some thoughts below in the comments section.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

oh hey, i can leave a comment without being a user. cool. anyway, i haven't heard most of these songs on the list, minus of course obvious ones, so not a lot to say. 'cept maybe i'll check out some of the other stuff...

Anonymous said...

I *love* what you're doing on the sound opinions board - thanks for helping me 'beef up' my ipod playlist, with songs from one of my favourite 'genres', brit pop. Ah, memories... thanks again!