Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The King

Richard Kingsmill is the only person at Triple J that doesn't annoy me. The following is a list of his top 100 songs of all time.

1. TELEVISION - Marquee Moon
2. JEFF BUCKLEY - Hallelujah
3. RADIOHEAD - Exit Music (For A Film)
4. NICK DRAKE - River Man
5. SIGUR ROS - Svefn-g-englar
6. TV ON THE RADIO - Wolf Like Me
7. PIXIES - Hey
8. PHOENIX - Too Young
9. NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - The Mercy Seat
10. TOOL - Forty Six & 2
11. BIG STAR - Thirteen
12. THE BEATLES - A Day In The Life
13. LED ZEPPELIN - Ramble On
14. JOY DIVISION - Heart & Soul
15. TOM WAITS - Clap Hands
16. DAFT PUNK - Digital Love
17. BECK - Lonesome Tears
18. PJ HARVEY - Sheela -Na-Gig
19. THE CLASH - London Calling
20. PAVEMENT - Range Life
21. PORTISHEAD - Sour Times
22. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - Pale Blue Eyes
23. ARCADE FIRE - Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
24. THE JAM - Going Underground
25. THE SMITHS - How Soon Is Now
26. DAVID BOWIE - Life On Mars
27. THE TRIFFIDS - Hell Of A Summer
28. LAMB - Gorecki
29. JOHN LENNON - Working Class Hero
30. THE CARS - Just What I Needed
31. AUGIE MARCH - One Crowded Hour
32. THE CURE - Play For Today
33. KATE BUSH - The Man With The Child In His Eyes
34. GOLDFRAPP - Lovely Head
35. ELLIOTT SMITH - Waltz #2
36. THE GO-BETWEENS - Draining The Pool For You
37. THE BEASTIE BOYS - Sure Shot
38. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - Testify
39. THIS MORTAL COIL - Song To The Siren
40. SONIC YOUTH - Tunic (Song For Karen)
41. JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - Castles Made Of Sand
42. ROXY MUSIC - In Every Dream Home A Heartache
43. NIRVANA - On A Plain
44. YOU AM I - Tuesday
45. SUGARCUBES - Deus
46. THE SAINTS - Swing For The Crime
47. MY MORNING JACKET - One Big Holiday
48. MASSIVE ATTACK - Protection
49. FLEET FOXES - Mykonos
50. SLY & THE FAMILY STONE - Sex Machine
51. BONNIE PRINCE BILLY - Cursed Sleep
52. THE STOOGES - Down On The Street
53. WEEZER - Say It Ain't So
54. PRINCE - When Doves Cry
55. SOMETHING FOR KATE - Whatever You Want
56. ELBOW - Any Day Now
57. PUBLIC ENEMY - Fight The Power
58. WILCO - Handshake Drugs
59. THE BREEDERS - Safari
60. ROLLERSKATE SKINNY - Miss Leader
61. APHEX TWIN - Windowlicker
62. AL GREEN - Tired Of Being Alone
63. THE STONE ROSES - What The World Is Waiting For
64. GOMEZ - We Haven't Turned Around
65. THE WOLFGANG PRESS - Kansas (Flood Remix)
66. KANYE WEST - Flashing Lights (Ft. Dwele)
67. THE RAMONES - I Wanna Be Sedated
68. KRAFTWERK - The Robots
69. THE SHINS - New Slang
70. BJORK - Isobel
71. BIG HEAVY STUFF - Laughing Boy
72. N.W.A - Fuck Tha Police
73. SINEAD O'CONNOR - Nothing Compares 2 U
74. PRIMAL SCREAM - Come Together
75. NEIL YOUNG - Southern Man
76. BRIAN ENO - On Some Faraway Beach
77. 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS - I Had To Tell You
78. CUSTARD - Singlette
79. THE GUN CLUB - Sex Beat
80. JONATHAN RICHMAN & THE MODERN LOVERS - That Summer Feeling
81. ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - Riot Act
82. VAMPIRE WEEKEND - The Kids Don't Stand A Chance
83. LUPE FIASCO - Kick Push
84. R.E.M. - These Days
85. JOHN CALE - Close Watch
86. TALKING HEADS - Crosseyed And Painless
87. BLUR - For Tomorrow
88. XTC - Dear God
89. THE PRESETS - My People
90. DIED PRETTY - Life To Go (Landsakes)
91. TEENAGE FANCLUB - Starsign
92. MY BLOODY VALENTINE - Soon
93. FUNKADELIC - Hit It And Quit It
94. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - Regular John
95. THE ONLY ONES - Another Girl, Another Planet
96. BILLY BRAGG - Levi Stubbs' Tears
97. ERIC B & RAKIM - Paid In Full (The Coldcut Remix)
98. THE PANICS - Don't Fight It
99. MGMT - Electric Feel
100. FRED NEIL - The Dolphins

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2 comments:

Unknown said...

i think his top 100 is balls, with the exception of say 8 tracks. the inclusion of the presets 'my people' kind of destroys the whole list.

jax said...

i always value your opinion.

i concur re: my people.

but personally he could have my musical babies.