クリエイション・レコーズ／359 Musicの主宰者アラン・マッギーが「お気に入りの楽曲 TOP50」を発表

1. Pinball – Brian Protheroe
A one hit wonder from 74, I think he was an actor originally.

2. Make Me Believe In You – Curtis Mayfield
One of the great tunes; I love Curtis Mayfield, an absolute genius songwriter.

3. Sympathy For the Devil – The Rolling Stones
Says so much, am pretty sure Jagger lifted these lyrics from Kenneth Anger somewhere down the line though.

4. Under My Thumb – The Rolling Stones
A dance tune.

5. A Day In the Life – The Beatles
Beautiful sadness.

6. I Am the Walrus – The Beatles
The walrus was Paul!

7. Rain – The Beatles
Possibly the best B-side ever.

8. Suspicious Minds – Elvis
Best ever Elvis song, no doubt.

9. Family Affair – Sly
A true pop song.

10. Pretty Vacant – Sex Pistols
Glen wrote this entirely bar one line by Johnny Rotten.

11. Complete Control – The Clash
What a tune, just epic!

12. Heart and Soul – Joy Division
Beyond great.

13. Never Understand – Jesus and Mary Chain
Best tune they ever did.

14. City Slang – Fred Sonic Smith and the Rendezvous Band
Best ever punk rock single, fur sure.

15. Holocaust – Big Star
Sister Lovers as an album is peerless as is this tune.

16. Horror Show – The Libertines
Peter foretelling the future.

17. Quicksand – David Bowie
Is David Bowie the son of Aleister Crowley?

18. Regret – New Order
Best bass line Hooky has ever done.

19. Higher Than the Sun – Primal Scream
I will die to this tune if I have any choice, it’s a hymn.

20. Cortez the Killer – Neil Young
Neil Young is a religion.

21. Cinnamon Girl – Neil Young
He fucking rocks. Hard.

22. Backstabbers – The O-Jays
Funk the way it should go down.

23. Is This Love – Bob Marley
It’s just beautiful.

24. Beetlebum – Blur
Their best ever tune.

25. Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Timeless track.

26. Let’s Face It – The Mighty Bosstones
He was a genius.

27. Sad Song – Oasis
I love this song an awful lot, one of Noel’s best ever.

28. If I Had A Gun – Noel Gallagher
What a tune and what a return to form!

29. Like A 45 – Chris Grant
Chris Grant is an incredible talent, I love this tune

30. Working Class Hero – John Lennon
Again, what lyrics, he nails it.

31. God Save the Queen – Sex Pistols
Fuck the royal family, utter scum!

32. Love Spreads – Stone Roses
My favourite Roses track.

33. All Around the World – The Jam
I have always loved this tune.

34. Rescue – Echo and the Bunnymen
Great in 1980 and great now!

35. Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Just genius.

36. Living In the City – Stevie Wonder
Absolute genius.

37. How Soon Is Now – The Smiths
Johnny Marr…Iconic.

38. The Headmaster Ritual – The Smiths
Moz, a genius.

39. Death Disco – PIL
Love this.

40. Poptones – PIL
Love this one too.

41. Painter Man – The Creation
Pop art.

42. Rain – The Cult
Ian Astbury is a force of nature, a true star in every way a human can be.

43. She Sells Sanctuary – The Cult
Tune.

44. Dreaming of You – The Coral
A really great song by a really great band.

45. Waterloo Sunset – The Kinks
Best pop song ever?

46. Itchycoo Park – Small Faces
Brilliant and a great fucking band.

47. Celebrity Skin – Hole
What lyrics, Clove is a rock star.

48. Love Like Blood – Killing Joke
Magic.

49. Hate To Say I Told You So – Hives
Their best ever song and they have many.

50. Fuck Forever – Babyshambles
Pete’s best ever tune.