records that never made no 1 but should have done

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steve56

records that never made no 1 but should have done

Post by steve56 »

black night-deep purple,question-moody blues,paranoid-sabbath,for starters.
Caractacus

Re: records that never made no 1 but should have done

Post by Caractacus »

Substitute--The Who
Vienna--Ultravox (anything would have been better than Shaddupayaface)
Head Over Heels--Tears For Fears
Different For Girls--Joe Jackson
Oliver's Army--Elvis Costello
Rock The Kasbah--The Clash
Eton Rifles--The Jam

The list could go on and on. (Oh, and if any of those were number ones, apologies).
steve56

Re: records that never made no 1 but should have done

Post by steve56 »

the weavers answer-family,sweet dream[yes the 1 sue didnt like at the xmas party from 69]]-jethro tull,oh well-fleetwood mac,my baby loves lovin-,ive got you on my mind-white plains,im gonna make you mine-lou christie,one thing can lead to another-peppermint circus.
Ace

Re: records that never made no 1 but should have done

Post by Ace »

Its Casbah, Caractacus, NOT Kasbah.
Apology accepted
steve56

Re: records that never made no 1 but should have done

Post by steve56 »

loved that video.
Caractacus

Re: records that never made no 1 but should have done

Post by Caractacus »

Man Of The World--Fleetwood Mac
Losing My Religion and Shiny Happy People--REM
Conquistador--Procul Harum
I Know What I Like--Genesis
Ape Man--The Kinks
Almost anything by--Madness
Ace

Re: Rock The Casbah

Post by Ace »

This classic Clash song, written by the drummer, Topper Headon, was the Allied Forces adopted song for the first Gulf War.
Nice!
Caractacus

Re: records that never made no 1 but should have done

Post by Caractacus »

I typed it that way originally, Ace, but it didn't look right. 120 apologies.
Ace

Re: records that never made no 1 but should have done

Post by Ace »

I will begrudgingly let it go this once Caractacus.
Caractacus

Re: records that never made no 1 but should have done

Post by Caractacus »

Given how seriously you take your Clash, I do appreciate that.
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