THE Top 50 songs EVER, Dave Fanning's Fab 50.....dominated by U2+Radiohead

[lazyboy]

This is it, the definitive best song list, compiled every christmas according to the votes of listeners of Dave Fanning's radio show on 2FM. I don't listen to much radio, but his show rocks! Anyway, here it is for 2001, you can check out 2000's list on the website, www.2FM.ie


1..One....U2
2..With Or Without You....U2
3..Smells Like Teen Sprit....Nirvana
4..Creep....Radiohead
5..Bad....U2
6..1979....Smashing Pumpkins
7..Walk On....U2
8..Imagine....John Lennon
9..Debaser....Pixies
10..Hallelujah....Jeff Buckley
11..Bullet With Butterfly Wings....Smashing Pumpkins
12..Everybody Hurts....REM
13..Paranoid Android....Radiohead
14..I Am The Resurrection....Stone Roses
15..Fake Plastic Trees....Radiohead
16..Where The Streets Have No Name....U2
17..Tonight Tonight....Smashing Pumpkins
18..Street Spirit (Fade Out)....Radiohead
19..Revelate....The Frames
20..Beautiful Day....U2
21..Teenage Kicks....The Undertones
22..Karma Police....Radiohead
23..Hey Jude....Beatles
24..Today....Smashing Pumpkins
25..Losing My Religion....REM
26..Fools Gold....Stone Roses
27..Live Forever....Oasis
28..Disarm....Smashing Pumpkins
29..This Is....Aslan
30..Strawberry Fields....Beatles
31..Wonderwall....Oasis
32..Black....Pearl Jam
33..A Day In The Life....Beatles
34..Motorcycle Emptiness....Manic Street Preachers
35..Yellow....Coldplay
36..Babylon....David Gray
37..Plug In Baby....Muse
38..Bohemian Like You....Dandy Warhols
39..Lay Me Down....The Frames
40..The Day We Caught The Train....Ocean Colour Scene
41..Wish You Were Here....Pink Floyd
42..Stuck In A Moment....U2
43..Time Of Your Life....Green Day
44..Love Will Tear Us Apart....Joy Division
45..Scar Tissue....Red Hot Chilli Peppers
46..Nothing Else Matters....Metallica
47..Newborn....Muse
48..This Year's Love....David Gray
49..Pyramid Song....Radiohead
50..I Wanna Be Adored....Stone Roses

Now, run along and download any songs you don't have from that list, or your life is not complete!!!!!

Great songs though

 

[sulawesigirl4]

Dave Fanning is so cool.

 

[rejoicing fan]

Wow, I wish we got 2FM in the US....that list is awesome!

 

[zooropamanda]

Walk On way before Streets??

hmmm

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[DoctorGonzo]

3..Smells Like Teen Sprit....Nirvana

Most overrated song ever.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Oooh, I see the Pumpkins in there.

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[zooropamanda]

Actually, thats a pretty damn good list. Half my favourite songs are there.
I'd be choosing Last Goodbye by Jeff Buckley over Hallelujah, seeing as it was a cover.
I can think of better Chilli Peppers songs than Scar Tissue too.
I wanna be adored is my themesong

 

[Salome]

wow, it's hard to tell Dave is British
easily 5 songs by american bands/artists ending up in his top 50

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[PopFly]

What a horrible list. More than half the songs are from the last ten years.

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Adam: Look guys, I got a Springfield spoon for my spoon collection.
Edge: Oh boy, here we go...
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Adam: Nine. If I didn't have my spoons, I'd go insane.
Bono: Can I see it?
*adam gives bono the spoon, bono throws it away*
Adam: My spoon!

 

[Discoteque]

while I agree it's a great list, I think that Dave's listeners voted for many of the ATYCLB songs simply because they are current. There are a lot of other U2 songs I'd put before several of the ATYCLB songs that are listed...and personally, I wouldn't put either Beautiful Day or Stuck within the *top 50 best ever*, anyway....they're good but not that good.

Time of your life by Green Day even being ON this list???

Hey Jude is #23, but Nirvana is #3??

Hmmmm....this list might be very different in the U.S. but I think there has been a LOT of music put out that should go on this list that isn't...

 

[Saracene]

I don't think you're supposed to take lists like that seriously anyway.

 

[Sperber]

Disco is right, the list is a bit too contemporary. Also where is his Bobness?

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[bullet the blue sky]

Beautiful Day is great.

 

[lazyboy]

Jaysus, will some of ye calm down?!?!

It's only a list!!! And 1 which is put out EVERY year, so of course it is gonna be influenced by current releases, the reason I think it is so great is cos there is no shite in it like Robbie Williams or even worse. I think it's a great list, and shows the kinda music we like here in Ireland, besides feckin boybands!

 

[U2girl]

Only 3 songs by The Beatles in top 50 songs EVER?

And no Yesterday?

Where's the Rolling Stones? Where's Bob Dylan?

This list is way too influenced by contemporary artists to be called Top 50 songs EVER.



[This message has been edited by U2girl (edited 01-04-2002).]

 

[lazyboy]

Originally posted by U2girl:
Only 3 songs by The Beatles in top 50 songs EVER?

And no Yesterday?

Where's the Rolling Stones? Where's Bob Dylan?

This list is way too influenced by contemporary artists to be called Top 50 songs EVER.

[This message has been edited by U2girl (edited 01-04-2002).]

Jaysus christ almighty! Will ya chill out?!?! Irish people, mostly about my age, around 15-25, who listen to this show, are asked each year to name their top 4 songs, top 4! Where's Rolling Stones? They wouldn't be in my top 2000, certainly not my top 4, and I am sure many irish youths feel the same, Dylan, I ain't a fan at all, I respect him, but nah, not that surprised he didn't make a big impact in a list voted by listeners to a CONTEMPORARY rock/indie show.

As I say, these are all GREAT tunes, and are the faves in the people in question's minds, there ya go.

It's not called the GREATEST 50 EVER! Read all the details, its annual! Enough already! it's just a list of great songs that I thought some of ye would be interested in

What you talkin bout Willis??(Salome) He's irish! grrrrrrrrrr, somebody close this, so much confusion!!!!!!!!!!! BlahhhhhH!

 

[Salome]

Originally posted by lazyboy:
What you talkin bout Willis??(Salome) He's irish! grrrrrrrrrr, somebody close this, so much confusion!!!!!!!!!!! BlahhhhhH!

neh, I like this thread
confusion is a good thing

sit back and go "hehe"

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