Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Ola Chicos - Rock and Roll top 100


Considering Uxpatc is also about Rock n Roll.   There are times where I will talk about music.   The story behing this "top 100" is quite amusing.  When I lived in Dubai in the late 90's, I read an article published by St Louis Chronicle written by some rock critic abt Rolling Stone latest Top 100 songs of all time.  It was a piece to end the century in music and he was arguing some of the choices from Rolling Stones magazine.   Since, Rolling Stones magazine wasn't available in the middle east in those days, I drop him a mail asking if he could share the list so I could make my own opinion.  Which is exactly what I did after receiving it.   In my opinion, the list was too american oriented and lacked some of the british monument of rock and roll.  He then challenged me to establish one and sent it to him so he could compare.  With my other Rock n Roll partner's in crime (boutte, bartoch, rich, nabel, david) we established a list of 500 songs and gradually voted our top 100.  3 months laters, after some complex voting protocols and rules, we ended up with the list below.  I forwarded OUR list to him and although we did not get our name on the paper, he acknowledged that our list could have been one selected in his top 100.   I was happy with that.  Anyway, below is the list.  Enjoy......  

Artiste                             titre - title

The Rolling StonesSympathy for the devil
The ClashLondon calling
NirvanaSmell like teen spirit
The ClashThe magnificent seven
Iggy Pop The Passenger
Patti SmithBecause the night
The Sex PistolsAnarchy in the U.K
Bruce SpringsteenThe River
OasisSupersonic
The Rolling StonesSatisfaction
AC/DCHighway to hell
RadioheadCreep
Joe JacksonHometown
The BreedersCannonball
David BowieHeroes
Joe JacksonI'm the man
The SmithsBigmouth strikes again
David BowieRock'n roll suicide
Pink FloydAnother brick in the wall
The WhoDon't get fool again
The DoorsThe end
Led ZeppelinStairway to heaven
The WhoPinball wizard
The Who My generation
Smashing Pumpkins1979
Lou ReedPerfect Day
Sid ViciousMy way
Peter GabrielIn your eyes
Blur Girls and boys
U2Where the streets have no name
The Rolling StonesJumpin Jack Flash
The SmithsThe queen is dead
ZZ TopLa Grange
U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday
The ClashGuns of Brixton
OasisWonderwall
Patti SmithFrederick
Jeff BuckleyGrace
Iggy PopCandy
The PixiesHere comes your man
Public Image LimitedThis is not a love song
MobyIn this world
The ClashRock the casbah
MuseTime is Running
Massive Attack Unfinished Simpathy
PlaceboSpecial k
The DoorsL.A Woman
Jimi HendrixHey joe
Jimi hendrixAll along the watchtower
BjorkViolently happy
QueenBohemian Rhapsody
The SpecialsGangsters
U2New Years day
QueenWe will rock you
Led ZeppelinWhole lotta love
Rage against the machineKilling in the name of
The Rolling StonesBrown sugar
Talking HeadsPsycho Killer
MadnessOur house
Noir DésirTostaky
James BrownSex machine
LitfibaIstanbul
Peter GabrielSledge hammer
PortisheadGlory Box
The Rolling StonesIt's only rock'n roll
SteppenwolfBorn to be wild
Lou ReedWalk on the wild side
John LennonInstant Karma
Martha and the muffinsEcho beach
Chuck BerryJohnny B. Goode
Rod StewartPassion
Dire StraitsSultans of swing
The CureBoy's don't cry
TelephoneUn autre monde
Led ZeppelinKashmir
The KinksYou realy got me
Men at workDown under
John LennonImagine
The Simple MindsDon't you
The DoorsLight my fire
Blue NileTinseltown in the rain
B52'sPlanet claire
Deep purpleSmoke on the water
Bruce SpringsteenBorn to run
Iggy PopLust for life
AC/DCHell bells
The Simple MindsSomewhone, somewhere in summertime
The Simple Minds Sactify yourself
PropellerheadsHistory repeating
SupertrampSchool
AerosmithsDream on
The PoguesDirty old town
Depeche modeEnjoy the silence
Joe JacksonFools in love
U2Pride
Elvis PresleySuspicious minds
The Simple MindsAlive and Kicking
Jorge BenTaj Mahal
BeckSex laws
Frank SinatraMy way

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