Thank You For The Music........The Best (Part 1)

It's been a quiet one today, so the fifty day to go mark is almost going to slip by unnoticed.....see?!!....there it goes......tip-toeing out the back door. Still feeling pretty crappy and footsore, but I have a plan for tomorrow which has involved a bit of googling, and will involve a bit of Manchester Metrolinking.                       

But more of that tomorrow, as it is now time to reveal the 'best of the rest'. We have done the running elite music, we've done James Taylor and Kate Rusby; we've even covered one of - in my humble onion - the greatest musical lyrics in music. But what else? There are still so many tracks we haven't covered; tracks that are so close to my heart an soul, and whilst I can't take you through every one of the four thousand plus songs which grace the ITunes folder, I have decided to give you my top 100 best of the rest. Four rules......

• No tracks already mentioned
• Only one track per singer/group (not easy that one!)
• Christmas tracks not included (same as the top five movies; consistent eh?) 
• Classical music allowed

So here - in alphabeticalelltl order - are the first twenty-five, along with of course the reasons why they have made it into the charts (cue the 'pick of the pops' music....oroit, not 'arf....)

25 Or 624 (Chicago)
(Fantastic intro; play it loud!!)

A Whole New World (Disney - Aladdin)
"A whole new world, a new fantastic point of view. Noone to tell us no, or where to go; or say we're only dreaming'

Affirmation (Savage Garden)
"I believe the struggle for financial freedom isn't fair. I believe the only one to disagree's a millionaire"

All I Have (Beth Nielsen Chapman)
"How far away, this world becomes. In the harbour of each other's arms"

Angel (Sarah McLachlan)
"You are pulled from the wreckage. Of your silent reverie"

Bapa (Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu)
(It is such a soothing song. No idea what he is singing - it could be a shopping list for all I know - but it just sounds lovely.....I've ruined it for you now haven't I? You are forever going to be thinking 'two pints of semi-skimmed' when he starts to sing; sorry!)

Bell (Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells)
"Two slightly sampled electric guitars"
(Yes, this is a lyric; and although there is no credit on the album, it can only be Alan Rickman's voice)

Broken Things (Julie Miller)
"You can have my heart, though it isn't new. It's been used and broken, and only comes in blue"

Burning Bridges (Status Quo)
(My best friend (Martin Stoddart) and I used to have a fantastic air guitar intro to this one; happy days!)

By Your Side (Sade)
"You think I'd leave your side baby? You know me better than that"

Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Elton John)
"It's enough, to make kings and vagabonds, believe the very best"

I Can't Fight This Feeling Any More (REO Speedwagon)
"You Take Me To The Places That Alone I'd Never Find"
(this song also has strong connections to Susanne; remember her?)

Can't Help Falling In Love With You (Lick The Tins)
(everyone knows the words, but this version brings a huge smile to my face)

Chocolate Girl (Deacon Blue)
"He calls her the chocolate girl; cos he thinks she melts when he touches her"

Classical Gas (Mason Williams)
(classic guitar)

Concerto De Aranjuez (Rodrigo)
(sooths even the roughest of moods)

Concerto In D Minor For 2 Violins (J S Bach)
(just in case the Rodrigo doesn't work completely!)

Dear Jessie (Madonna)
"Ride the rainbow to the other side. Catch a falling star and then take a ride"

Don't Worry, Be Happy (Bobby McFerrin)
"Give you my phone number; when you worry, call me, I make you happy"
(and he really sounds like Mr. Azzopardi; my a-level physics teacher. A lovely fella!)

Don't Write Me Off Just Yet (Hugh Grant)....I know.....I know
"It's never been easy for me. To find words to go along, with a melody. But this time there's actually something on my mind. So please forgive these few brief awkward lines"

Dreamer (Supertramp)
(the song of my very earliest years, oh and the album which I tried to 'play' by scraping the needle up and down the vinyl.....to my brother's horror)

Elysium/Honour Him/Now We Are Free (Hans Zimmer)
(from Gladiator; slightly cheating as there are three names but they are played consecutively.....so powerful; and joyful)

Every Little Thing He Does Is Magic (Shaun Colvin)
(sacrilege that I prefer this to the original, and yet......I do!)

Eye Level (Simon Park Orchestra)
(number one song when I was born; got to be enough for the top 100)

Falling Slowly (Glen Hansard/Marketa Irglova)
"Take this sinking boat, and point it home, we've still got time"

Part 2 coming soon, and we will be both freeing Nelson Mandela and letting our love open the door; if that's not going to make you come back.......you might well be a smarter person than me.....!!