Best singles ever (including Stranglers/Hugh)

[jason]

A bomb in Wardour Street by the Jam
Ever fallen in love by the Buzzcocks

[droopsnoot]

why did he feel he needed to compete with that writhing rude word singing maniac?

Yeah, why on earth would you want to be like that multi-award winning, multi-million record selling loser?

[nickinblack]

Here're a few that I like that are non punk I guess.

The Cutter-Echo And The Bunnymen
Reward-The Teardrop Explodes
Vienna-Ultravox
Open Your Heart-The Human League
Say Hello Wave Goodbye-Soft Cell
Love Will Tear Us Apart-Joy Division
Living On The Ceiling-Blancmange
King Of The Wild Frontier-Adam And The Ants
Eton Rifles-The Jam
Echo Beach-Martha And The Muffins
Mexican Radio-Wall Of Voodoo.

[Five Minutes]

A bomb in Wardour Street by the Jam

Kinks The Hard Way (1975) perhaps a big influence. Also on Capital Radio by the Clash but obviously Can't Explain by the Who came before the lot.
https://youtu.be/c2kVj779kMI?si=IMKG7Q1tuxoHi0JE

[evonx]

Open Your Heart-The Human League

Oh yes.

[headiscrowded]

You know what else is jolly good?

Come on, Eileen. By Dexy's Midnight Runners.

Edited to add another one:

Salt Sweat Sugar by Jimmy Eat World. That one was a brain sticker.

[jason]

Here're a few that I like that are non punk I guess.

The Cutter-Echo And The Bunnymen
Reward-The Teardrop Explodes
Vienna-Ultravox
Open Your Heart-The Human League
Say Hello Wave Goodbye-Soft Cell
Love Will Tear Us Apart-Joy Division
Living On The Ceiling-Blancmange
King Of The Wild Frontier-Adam And The Ants
Eton Rifles-The Jam
Echo Beach-Martha And The Muffins
Mexican Radio-Wall Of Voodoo.

Yep Say Hello is fantastic

[jason]

You and I will never see eye to eye by Kingmaker was a great single.

[jetblacksdad]

Golly

Dog Eat Dog -ANts
Zerox - Ants
NMH - Strangs
New Rose - Damned
Love -Song- Damned
Have I the right - Honeycombs
WHat did the Christians ever do for us - Sack
Big Bad NOISE - Age of chance
Televised mind - Fontaines
Info Freako - Jesus Jones
Hong Kong Garden - Banshess
Rain - Cult
Should I Stay - Clash
Black Coffee - All Saints
Cant get you out of my head - Kylie
Blue Monday - New Order
Mirror In the Bathroom - Beat



Could be here all day!

[jason]

How soon is now by the Smiths
Wishful thinking by China Crisis
Get the balance right by Depeche Mode
America by Killing Joke
My love of this land by Killing Joke
Wonderful life by Black
Disappointed by Electronic
Everything must go by the Manics

[theraven1979]

Some great choices so far. I'm gonna try and focus on 1996 onwards as that seems to be lacking. Even then that's 30 years ago!

First things, first. Manics Design For Life. I cannot understate just how good this is. Surely one the the greatest songs of the last 40 years.



Strangelove - Beautiful Alone
Super Furry Animals - God, Show Me Magic
XTC - Easter Theatre (the band the Beatles could've been )
Big Country - Perfect World (remember I'm going post 96 here)
British Sea Power - No Lucifer
Ladytron - 17
The Stranglers - In Heaven She Walks
Buzzcocks - Rendezvous
Damned - Little Miss Disaster
Hugh Cornwell - One Burning Desire
Kenickie - Punka
Belle & Sebastian - Legal Man
The Fall - Touch Sensitive
Wire - 23 Years Late
Sleigh Bells - Comeback Kid
Young Knives - She's Attracted To
Tallies - Trouble
Working Mens Club - Teeth

Remember I've limited myself to 96 onwards.

Jim





Sent from my Pixel 9 Pro using Tapatalk

[jason]

Some great choices so far. I'm gonna try and focus on 1996 onwards as that seems to be lacking. Even then that's 30 years ago!

First things, first. Manics Design For Life. I cannot understate just how good this is. Surely one the the greatest songs of the last 40 years.



Strangelove - Beautiful Alone
Super Furry Animals - God, Show Me Magic
XTC - Easter Theatre (the band the Beatles could've been )
Big Country - Perfect World (remember I'm going post 96 here)
British Sea Power - No Lucifer
Ladytron - 17
The Stranglers - In Heaven She Walks
Buzzcocks - Rendezvous
Damned - Little Miss Disaster
Hugh Cornwell - One Burning Desire
Kenickie - Punka
Belle & Sebastian - Legal Man
The Fall - Touch Sensitive
Wire - 23 Years Late
Sleigh Bells - Comeback Kid
Young Knives - She's Attracted To
Tallies - Trouble
Working Mens Club - Teeth

Remember I've limited myself to 96 onwards.

Jim



I forgot about the Young Knives. That Decision and Hot Summer!

Sent from my Pixel 9 Pro using Tapatalk