Wednesday 22 June 2016

Undivided...

Undivided

And so the referendum is upon us. There has been no political event in my lifetime (including previous referenda) which has come anywhere near it in terms of engagement of thought. And words. So many words. 

In part, that is because of social media. We had social media for the last UK referendum (you remember - First Past The Post/Alternative Vote?) but it wasn't like this. I guess the Scottish referendum came close, for those north of the border. Then too feelings ran high. There was some pretty nasty stuff on Facebook, including, it has to be said, between Christians. But even then, not with quite such unpleasantness. Or a killing. 

This referendum has been especially difficult because the nature of the campaigning has led a large proportion of the public only to feel even sicker with politicians than ever before. We feel trapped - does a vote to leave imply approval of Farage and his ilk? Does a vote to remain mean we love Cameron and all he stands for?  Many of us struggle with those felt pressures. And many of us feel that the entire exercise has been a monumental mistake. What a mess!

But the biggest mess is at the personal level. I have never seen more intemperate language, nastier forms of "argument", more potential for long-term relationship stress between professing Christians. I know that the fallout after the Scottish referendum was painful; this could be far worse. 

Many of us have expressed our thoughts on Brexit pretty strongly. At times we have objected to the form as well as the content of one another's arguments. There has been some superb writing on both sides, from honest and caring Christians. There has also been aggression, sneering and derision. 

I have read from a Christian about "an almost irresistible urge to punch this man's face" - regarding something from Alastair Campbell on the day of Jo Cox' death. I have seen the desire expressed to tar and feather David Cameron and make him walk naked around London in a gay parade - this from a pastor's wife. This will not do. 

Brothers and sisters, tomorrow it will be over. And we need to be rebuilding some strained friendships. The kingdom of God is more important than the EU. Just writing that is therapeutic. Let's have it again: The kingdom of God is more important than the EU. That is true whichever way we are voting. Being a citizen of THAT kingdom trumps every earthly, political allegiance. Say it to yourself: The kingdom of God is more important than the EU. 

The most important work to be done in this messed up, divided, aching, corrupt, frightening UK is the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ. If the referendum has a net effect of damaging the unity and cooperation of those who should be working together in that bigger work, than it will have done the devil's work, whichever way it goes. Insofar as it has already led professing Christians to write and publicly share rude, offensive or aggressive posts, it had already done just that. 

With the post-modern meltdown destroying our civilisation faster than ever, there has never been a time when mutual love and cooperation between Christians is more crucial. Here is the greatest grief: we have been set at loggerheads at a time when perhaps, just perhaps, our fellow citizens may be a little more conscious than usual of their own lostness and weakness in the face of great fears. 

Say it to yourself again: The kingdom of God is more important than the EU. Then search your heart - are there brothers and sisters from whom you need to ask forgiveness? Look for the fault lines that the referendum debate has opened up in your own fellowship circles. And put things right. 

It may be worth doing it now. Before the result is in - and Now is always the official time for repentance anyway.  


Monday 20 June 2016

Sovereignty



The word sovereignty has been used almost to death during the Brexit debate. At times it seems to be thought of almost as a commodity, as if we could regain sovereignty, or lose it, by the ton. As with other such terms, the more a word is used, the less useful it seems to be.

As sovereignty relates to Thursday's vote, the question is about national autonomy: the balance and proportion of law or regulation making by, on the one hand, the European structures and, on the other, by the UK government. Sometimes sovereignty gets muddled in people's minds with democracy, but they are two concepts: even if the EU structure were thoroughly democratic, the issue of sovereignty might still arise if people felt that non-UK citizens were having an unwarranted say in our affairs.

Involvement in any international trading organisation will involve some loss of sovereignty in this sense. In order to trade, there must be agreed standards, and the body that creates the standards must be shared. Regulation may include legislation to protect the worker; agreement on standards for products will not lead to fairness if a partner nation still has slavery legalised.

Other voluntary groupings also involve some loss of sovereignty; through NATO or the UN, we understand that British troops will sometimes fight under "foreign" commanders.

Thursday's question before us regarding sovereignty is whether the ceding of law-making to Brussels is disproportionate to the purpose of the partnership which Brussels regulates, and whether leaving the EU will significantly help. We need to sift through claims and exaggerations on both sides, and perhaps recognise that there will never be an absolute "restoration of sovereignty" so long as we trade with anyone.

Without foreclosing this particular question in the Brexit debate, I wonder if it expresses a more deep-rooted problem. Perhaps we are just not very good at "giving up" something of ourselves in order to contribute to a greater whole in any context. This seems to be the reason for breakdowns of many associations, from marriages through to treaties. Whether in marriage, a club, or a grouping of nations, I join You, You and I become We, and each of us surrenders some autonomy. Whether or not this issue should lead to a Leave or Remain vote is one thing; growing in my capacity to give up something of myself for a common good is quite another.

Wednesday 8 June 2016

My Hot One Hundred

Some years ago I started collecting tunes which I couldn’t really do without. I excluded classical material, which needs its own list to itself, and came up with a few ideas. Over time I have added more. The Hot Hundred currently comprises 583 tracks. I would be interested in people’s take on my choices - especially stuff that would fit into the genres I clearly like but which I seem to have overlooked. 

Quite a large number of tracks fall into the “guilty pleasure” category - or at least it may seem odd that I like them. I do not apologise! I had enough of the “tribal” approach to music years ago - and I was never really in anybody’s tribe anyway. A good tune, good harmonies, foot-tapping rhythm - yes please.

Overall, as for anyone my age, these tunes form in some ways the soundtrack to my life. Secular-wise anyway! For many of them I could tell you where first heard, or when bought. Or why they mean so much. I hope they make you think about your soundtrack.
  
  1. 10 000 Maniacs - These Are Days  
  2. 10 000 Maniacs - Verdi Cries  
  3. 10 CC - I’m not in love  
  4. 5.6.7.8’s - Woo Hoo  
  5. Abba - Waterloo  
  6. ACDC – Whole Lotta Rosie  
  7. Ace - How long has this been going on  
  8. Adele - Rolling In The Deep  
  9. Adriana Calcanhotto - Devolva-me   
  10.Aerosmith - Dream On  
  11.Alice Cooper - School’s Out  
  12.All Saints - Never Ever  
  13.Allman Brothers Band - Done Somebody Wrong  
  14.Allman Brothers Band - Statesboro Blues  
  15.Amii Stewart - Knock On Wood  
  16.Amy Winehouse - Rehab  
  17.Amy Winehouse - Valerie  
  18.Andrea Bocelli - Con te partirò   
  19.Animals - House of the Rising Sun  
  20.Aqua - Barbie Girl   
  21.Archies - Sugar, sugar   
  22.Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)  
  23.Aretha Franklin - I say a little prayer  
  24.Aretha Franklin - Mockingbird  
  25.Aretha Franklin - Respect  
  26.Arlo Guthrie - Alice’s Restaurant (Original Version)  
  27.B B King - The thrill is gone  
  28.Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie  
  29.Bangles - In a different light  
  30.Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction  
  31.Baz Luhrmann - Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)  
  32.Beach Boys - Barbara Ann  
  33.Beach Boys - Do It Again  
  34.Beach Boys - Good Vibrations  
  35.Beatles - All My Loving  
  36.Beatles - Can’t Buy Me Love  
  37.Beatles - Get Back  
  38.Beatles - Help!  
  39.Beatles - Hey Jude  
  40.Beatles - I should have known better  
  41.Beatles - I’ve Just Seen A Face  
  42.Beatles - Something  
  43.Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever  
  44.Beatles - Twist And Shout  
  45.Beatles - While my guitar gently weeps  
  46.Beautiful Word - Emily  
  47.Bebel Gilberto – Samba da Bencao  
  48.Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive  
  49.Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap  
  50.Belle & Sebastian - The Fox in the Snow  
  51.Belô Velloso - Mande me algo   
  52.Ben E. King - Spanish Harlem  
  53.Ben E. King - Stand By Me  
  54.Bessie Smith - St. Louis Blues  
  55.Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle & Roll  
  56.Bill Haley - Rock around the clock  
  57.Bill Withers - Ain’t No Sunshine  
  58.Bill Withers - Grandma’s Hands  
  59.Bill Withers - Lean on me  
  60.Billie Holiday - God Bless The Child  
  61.Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit  
  62.Billy Bragg - A New England  
  63.Billy Idol - White wedding  
  64.Billy Ocean - Red Light spells Danger  
  65.Black Keys - Gold On The Ceiling  
  66.Black Keys - Lonely Boy  
  67.Black Sabbath - Paranoid  
  68.Blondie - Denis  
  69.Blondie - Heart Of Glass  
  70.Blondie - Union City Blue  
  71.Blues Brothers - Sweet Home Chicago  
  72.Blur – Parklife  
  73.Blur - Tender  
  74.Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love  
  75.Bob Dylan - Ballad of Hollis Brown  
  76.Bob Dylan - Chimes of freedom  
  77.Bob Dylan - Desolation Row  
  78.Bob Dylan - Don’t think twice  
  79.Bob Dylan - Hurricane  
  80.Bob Dylan - I want you  
  81.Bob Dylan - Like a rolling stone  
  82.Bob Dylan - Love minus zero  
  83.Bob Dylan - Most of the time  
  84.Bob Dylan - Mr. Tambourine Man  
  85.Bob Dylan - Positively 4th Street  
  86.Bob Dylan - Soon After Midnight  
  87.Bob Dylan - Tempest  
  88.Bob Dylan - The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll  
  89.Bob Dylan - To Ramona  
  90.Bob Dylan Concert for Bangladesh - It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry  
  91.Bob Marley - Get Up Stand Up  
  92.Bob Marley - Is this love  
  93.Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry  
  94.Bob Marley - Redemption Song  
  95.Bobby Boris Pickett - Monster Mash  
  96.Booker T & The MG’s - Green Onions  
  97.Brian Ferry - A hard rain’s a-gonna fall  
  98.Brian Ferry - These foolish things  
  99.Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run  
  100. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the dark  
  101. Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days  
  102. Bruce Springsteen - My beautiful reward  
  103. Bryan Adams - Hey Elvis  
  104. Bryan Adams - Summer Of ‘69  
  105. Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue  
  106. Buddy Holly - Rave On  
  107. Buddy Holly And The Crickets - That’ll Be The Day  
  108. Buena Vista Social Club - Chan chan  
  109. Buffalo Springfield - For What It’s Worth  
  110. Buzzcocks - Ever fallen in love  
  111. Caetano Veloso - London, London   
  112. Caetano Veloso - O leãozinho  
  113. Caetano Veloso - Samba de verão  
  114. Caetano Veloso - Você é linda   
  115. Canned Heat - Going up the Country  
  116. Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes  
  117. Carly Simon - You’re So Vain  
  118. Carole King - You’ve got a friend  
  119. Carpenters - Please Mr Postman  
  120. Catatonia - Mulder And Scully  
  121. Catatonia – Road Rage  
  122. Charlie Winston - Kick the bucket  
  123. Chic - Le Freak  
  124. Chico Buarque - Valsinha  
  125. Chris Farlowe - Handbags And Gladrags  
  126. Chris Isaac - Wicked game  
  127. Chris Montez - Let’s dance  
  128. Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode  
  129. Chuck Berry - No particular place to go  
  130. Chuck Berry - Roll Over Beethoven  
  131. Clash - London Calling  
  132. Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go  
  133. Cliff Richard & The Drifters - Move It  
  134. Coasters - Yakety Yak  
  135. Coldplay - Fix you  
  136. Commentators - N-N-Nineteen Not Out  
  137. Cream - Crossroads  
  138. Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love  
  139. Cream - White Room  
  140. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising  
  141. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son  
  142. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around the Bend  
  143. Crosby Stills and Nash - Helplessly Hoping  
  144. Crosby Stills And Nash - Suite Judy Blue Eyes  
  145. Crosby Stills Nash and Young - Helpless  
  146. Crosby Stills Nash And Young - Ohio  
  147. Crosby Stills Nash and Young - Teach Your Children  
  148. Crystals - Da doo ron ron  
  149. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon  
  150. Danny & the Juniors - At the hop  
  151. Darts - Boy from New York City  
  152. Dave Brubeck - Take Five  
  153. Dave Edmunds - I hear you knockin’  
  154. Dave Edmunds & Nick Lowe at Capital - The race is on  
  155. Dave Sinclair Trio - London Dust  
  156. David Bowie - Heroes  
  157. David Bowie - Knock On Wood  
  158. David Bowie - Let’s Dance  
  159. David Bowie - Space Oddity  
  160. David Bowie - The Jean Genie  
  161. Deep Purple - Child In Time  
  162. Deep Purple - Smoke on the water  
  163. Derek and the Dominoes (Eric Clapton) - Have you ever loved a woman  
  164. Derek and the Dominoes (Eric Clapton) - Layla  
  165. Desmond Dekker - Israelites  
  166. Diana Ross and the Supremes - You can’t hurry love  
  167. Dionne Warwick - Anyone who had a heart  
  168. Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing (Alchemy)  
  169. Dolly Parton - Joline  
  170. Don McLean - American Pie  
  171. Don McLean - Vincent  
  172. Donna Summer - Hot Stuff  
  173. Donna Summer - I Feel Love  
  174. Doors - Roadhouse Blues  
  175. Doors - The End  
  176. Dr John & The Band - Such A Night  
  177. Duane Allman - B.B. King Medley  
  178. Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Kno  
  179. Dusty Springfield - Son of a preacher man  
  180. Eagles - Hotel California  
  181. Earth Wind and Fire - Boogie Wonderland  
  182. Echobelly - Worms and angels  
  183. Eddie Grant - Electric Avenue  
  184. Edith Piaf - Mon Dieu  
  185. Edith Piaf - Non je ne regrette rien  
  186. Eels - Hey Man (Now You’re Really Liv  
  187. Eels - Novocaine For The Soul  
  188. Eels - That Look You Give That Guy  
  189. Elis Regina - Águas de Março  
  190. Elis Regina - Carinhoso  
  191. Elis Regina - Só tinha de ser com você  
  192. Ella Fitzgerald - Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)  
  193. Ellie Goulding - Your Song  
  194. Elmore James - Dust my broom  
  195. ELO - Mr. Blue Sky  
  196. Elton John - Crocodile rock  
  197. Elton John - Saturday night’s alright for fighting  
  198. Elton John - Your Song  
  199. Elton John and Kiki Dee - Don’t Go Breaking My Heart  
  200. Elvis - Tomorrow Is a Long Time  
  201. Elvis Costello - I Want You  
  202. Elvis Costello - Oliver’s Army   
  203. Elvis Costello - She  
  204. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (I Don’t Want to Go To) Chelsea  
  205. Elvis Presley - (Marie’s the name) of his latest flame  
  206. Elvis Presley - Can’t help falling in love  
  207. Elvis Presley - Heartbreak hotel  
  208. Elvis Presley - Hound dog  
  209. Elvis Presley - Jailhouse rock  
  210. Elvis Presley - Mystery Train  
  211. Elvis Presley - That’s all right mama  
  212. Enya - Marble halls  
  213. Enya - Orinoco flow  
  214. Equals - Baby Come Back  
  215. Eric Clapton - Alberta  
  216. Eric Clapton - Driftin’ Blues Ramblin’ On My Mind (Live At Long Beach Arena, California ...  
  217. Etta James - I Just Want To Make Love To You  
  218. Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger  
  219. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams  
  220. Eurythmics - The Miracle Of Love  
  221. Eva Cassidy - Wayfaring Stranger  
  222. Everly Brothers - Abandoned love  
  223. Everly Brothers - Love Hurts  
  224. Falamansa - Xote da Alegria   
  225. Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill   
  226. Fleetwood Mac - Don’t stop  
  227. Fleetwood Mac - Tusk  
  228. Frank Sinatra - How about you  
  229. Frank Sinatra - I’ve got you under my skin  
  230. Frank Sinatra - You make me feel so young  
  231. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye)  
  232. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons -19 December, 1963 (Oh What A Night  
  233. Franz Ferdinand -Take Me Out  
  234. Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger  
  235. Free - All right now   
  236. Gal Costa - Aquarela do Brasil  
  237. Gal Costa - Vapor Barato   
  238. Gene Vincent - Be-bop-a-lula  
  239. George Fenton & Jonas Gwangwa - The funeral -  Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika    
  240. Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street  
  241. Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised  
  242. Gilbert OSullivan -Clair  
  243. Gilberto Gil - Esperando na janela  
  244. Glen Campbell - Sunflower  
  245. Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman  
  246. Glenn Miller Band - Chatanooga Choo Choo  
  247. Glenn Miller Band - In the Mood  
  248. Gloria Gaynor - I will survive  
  249. Grateful Dead - Ripple  
  250. Grinderswitch - Pickin’ the blues  
  251. Guillemots - Trains To Brazil  
  252. Guns and Roses - Knocking On Heaven’s Door  
  253. Guns and Roses - Sweet Child O’ Mine  
  254. Hawkwind - Silver Machine  
  255. Hollies - Long cool woman in a black dress  
  256. Hollies - The air that I breathe  
  257. Hot Chocolate - you sexy thing  
  258. Hothouse flowers - I can see clearly now  
  259. Howlin’ Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin’  
  260. Howlin’ Wolf - The Red Rooster  
  261. I Marc 4 - Piccadilly Circus  
  262. Ian Dury - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick  
  263. Iggy Pop - The Passenger  
  264. Ike and Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits  
  265. Ike and Tina Turner - River Deep, Mountain High  
  266. Ink Spots - Java Jive  
  267. Isley Brothers - Shout (Parts 1 And 2)  
  268. Jackson Browne - Running on Empty  
  269. Jam - David Watts  
  270. Jam - Down in the tube station at midnight  
  271. James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good)  
  272. James Taylor - Fire And Rain  
  273. Janis Ian - At Seventeen  
  274. Janis Ian - I’m Still Standing  
  275. Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz  
  276. Janis Joplin (Big Brother) - Ball and chain  
  277. Jason and the Scorchers - Absolutely Sweet Marie  
  278. Jason Donovan - Any dream will do (Joseph)  
  279. Jeff Beck - Ho Ho silver lining  
  280. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah  
  281. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit  
  282. Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls Of Fire  
  283. Jerry lee lewis - Rita Mae  
  284. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower  
  285. Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe  
  286. Jimi Hendrix - Red House  
  287. Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers To Cross  
  288. Joan Armatrading - Love And Affection  
  289. Joan Baez - Love is just a four letter word  
  290. João e Astrud Gilberto - Garota de Ipanema  
  291. Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way  
  292. John Denver - Annie’s Song  
  293. John Denver - Take Me Home Country Roads  
  294. John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom  
  295. John Lennon - Imagine  
  296. John Lennon - Jealous Guy  
  297. John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers - Ramblin’ On My Mind  
  298. John Prine - Hello in there  
  299. Johnny Cash - Hurt  
  300. Johnny Cash - The man in black  
  301. Johnny Jenkins - Down along the cove  
  302. Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Shakin’ All Over   
  303. Joni Mitchell - Come In From The Cold  
  304. Joni Mitchell - Help Me  
  305. Julie Covington - Only Women Bleed  
  306. Justin Hayward - Forever Autumn  
  307. Kaiser Chiefs - I predict a riot  
  308. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights  
  309. KC & The Sunshine Band - That’s The Way I Like It (1975)  
  310. KC and the Sunshine Band - Give It Up  
  311. Ken Boothe - The Train Is Coming  
  312. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - Islands in the stream  
  313. Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eeys  
  314. King Curtis - Memphis Soul Stew  
  315. Kingsmen - Louie Louie  
  316. Kinks - Days   
  317. Kinks - Sunny Afternoon  
  318. Kinks - Waterloo Sunset  
  319. Kinks - You Really Got Me  
  320. Knack - My Sharona  
  321. Kool & The Gang - Celebration (1980)  
  322. Kraftwerk - Autobahn  
  323. KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See  
  324. Labelle - Lady Marmalade  
  325. Las - There She Goes  
  326. Laura Branigan - Gloria  
  327. Led Zeppelin - Rock & Roll  
  328. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven  
  329. Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love  
  330. Led Zeppellin - Kashmir  
  331. Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)  
  332. Leon Russell Concert for Bangladesh - Jumping Jack Flash – Youngblood  
  333. Leonard Cohen - Suzanne  
  334. Leonard Cohen - The Future  
  335. Levellers - Dog train  
  336. Lieutenant Pigeon - Mouldy Old Dough  
  337. Lily Allen - The Fear  
  338. Link Wray & his Ray Men - Rumble  
  339. Little Eva - The locomotion  
  340. Little Richard - Tutti Frutti  
  341. Lloyd Cole - Perfect Skin  
  342. Lonnie Donegan - Rock island line  
  343. Los del rio - Macarena  
  344. Los Hermanos - Ventura  
  345. Los Lobos - La bamba   
  346. Lou Reed - Perfect Day  
  347. Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side  
  348. Louis Amstrong - Saint James Infirmary Blues  
  349. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World  
  350. Lulu and the Lampshades - Cups  
  351. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call me the breeze  
  352. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird  
  353. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet home Alabama  
  354. Madness - Baggy Trousers  
  355. Madness - Driving In My Car  
  356. Madness - One Step Beyond  
  357. Madness - Our House  
  358. Mamas and Papas - California Dreaming  
  359. Mamas and Papas - Dream a little dream  
  360. Manhattan Transfer - Chanson D’Amour   
  361. Marisa Monte & Paulinho Da Viola - Carinhoso  
  362. Martha & the Vandellas - Dancing in the street  
  363. Marvin Gaye - Heard it Through The Grapevine  
  364. Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)  
  365. Mavericks - Just Want To Dance The Night Away  
  366. Men At Work - Land Down Under  
  367. Men without hats - The Safety Dance  
  368. Metallica - Whiskey in the jar  
  369. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean  
  370. Michael Jackson - Thriller  
  371. Miriam Makeba - The Click Song  
  372. Modern Lovers - Roadrunner  
  373. Monkees - I’m A Believer  
  374. Monkees - Last train to Clarksville  
  375. Motorhead - Ace Of Spades  
  376. Muddy Waters - Got my mojo working  
  377. Muddy Waters - Hoochie Coochie Man  
  378. Nat King Cole - Nature Boy  
  379. Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love  
  380. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn  
  381. Natalie Merchant - Carnival  
  382. Natalie Merchant - Hello In There  
  383. Natalie Merchant - Kind and generous   
  384. Natalie Merchant - Nursery Rhyme of Innocence and Experience  
  385. Natalie Merchant - Spring and Fall- To a Young Child  
  386. Natalie Merchant - The gulf of araby  
  387. Natalie Merchant - The Janitor’s Boy  
  388. Natalie Merchant - The Letter  
  389. Neil Diamond - Song sung blue  
  390. Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline  
  391. Neil Young - After The Gold Rush  
  392. Neil Young - Heart of gold  
  393. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)  
  394. Nena - 99 Luftballons  
  395. Nick Lowe - I knew the bride  
  396. Nilsson - Without you  
  397. Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit  
  398. Oasis - Roll With It  
  399. Oasis - She’s electric  
  400. Ocean Colour Scene - The Riverboat song  
  401. Ocean Colour Scene - Travellers tune  
  402. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Electricity  
  403. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay  
  404. Osmonds - Crazy Horses  
  405. Otis Redding - Sitting on the dock of the bay  
  406. Otis Redding -Try a Little Tenderness  
  407. O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei (Original Radio Mix)  
  408. Patsy Cline - Crazy  
  409. Paul Hardcastle - Nineteen  
  410. Paul Simon - Graceland   
  411. Paul Simon - Hearts and bones  
  412. Paul Simon – Kodachrome  
  413. Paul Simon - Late in the evening  
  414. Paul Simon - Train in the distance  
  415. Paulinho Moska - Soneto de fidelidade - Eu sei que vou te amar  
  416. Peggy Lee - Fever  
  417. Perry Como - Quiet nights of quiet stars  
  418. Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill  
  419. Pink Floyd - Comfortably numb  
  420. Pink Floyd - Time  
  421. Pink Floyd - Wish you were here  
  422. Pioneers - Long Shot Kick De Bucket  
  423. Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi  
  424. Pogues - Fairytale of New York  
  425. Police - Every Breath You Take  
  426. Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is  
  427. Police - Message In a Bottle  
  428. Police - So Lonely  
  429. Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger  
  430. Polly and the Billets Doux – Money Tree 
  431. Pretenders - Brass In Pocket  
  432. Pretenders - Stop your sobbing  
  433. Prince - Purple Rain  
  434. Proclaimers – I’m gonna be (500 miles)  
  435. Pulp - Common people  
  436. Pulp - Disco 2000  
  437. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody  
  438. R.E.M. - Everybody hurts  
  439. R.E.M. - Losing My Religion  
  440. R.E.M. - Nightswimming  
  441. Radiohead - Creep  
  442. Radiohead - Exit Music (For a Film)  
  443. Radiohead - No Surprises  
  444. Radiohead - Paranoid Android  
  445. Ralph McTell - Streets of London  
  446. Ram Jam - Black Betty  
  447. Rammstein - Amerika  
  448. Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker  
  449. Ray Charles - What’d I Say (Parts I & II)  
  450. Red Mountain Church - It is Finished  
  451. Rembrandts - I’ll Be There For You  
  452. Right said Fred - Im too sexy for my shirt  
  453. Rita Ribeiro - Ha mulheres  
  454. Robbie Williams - Angels   
  455. Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You  
  456. Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues  
  457. Robert Johnson - They’re Red Hot  
  458. Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding  
  459. Roberta Flack - The first time ever I saw your face  
  460. Rod Stewart - I don’t want to talk about it  
  461. Rod Stewart - Sailing  
  462. Rod Stewart and Faces - Sweet little rock n roller  
  463. Rolling Stones - (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction  
  464. Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar  
  465. Rolling Stones - Casino Boogie  
  466. Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter  
  467. Rolling Stones - Hide Your Love  
  468. Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women  
  469. Rolling Stones - It’s All Over Now  
  470. Rolling Stones - Jumpin’ Jack Flash  
  471. Rolling Stones - Rock Me Baby  
  472. Rolling Stones - Route 66  
  473. Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil  
  474. Rory Gallagher - Bullfrog blues  
  475. Roxy Music - Virginia Plain  
  476. Run DMC & Aerosmith - Walk this way  
  477. Sade - Smooth Operator  
  478. Santana - Black magic woman  
  479. Santana - Corazon Espinado  
  480. Santana - Samba Pa Ti  
  481. Santana - She’s Not There  
  482. Santana - Smooth feat. rob Thomas  
  483. Sarah Vaughan - Summertime  
  484. Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keeley - If I had words  
  485. Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin - Je T’aime Moi Non Plus  
  486. Sergio Mendes & Brazil ‘66 - Mais Que Nada  
  487. Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant  
  488. Shakin’ Stevens - Green Door  
  489. Sheryl Crow - Redemption day  
  490. Simon & Garfunkel - The Sounds of Silence  
  491. Simon and Garfunkel - Baby Driver  
  492. Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water  
  493. Simon and Garfunkel - Hazy Shade Of Winter  
  494. Simon And Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence  
  495. Sinead O’Connor - Nothing compares 2U  
  496. Sister Sledge - We Are Family  
  497. Sixpence none the richer - Kiss Me  
  498. Small faces - All or nothing  
  499. Small Faces - Tin Soldier  
  500. Smokey Robinson & and the miracles - Tears Of A Clown  
  501. Snow patrol - Chasing Cars  
  502. Soft Cell - Tainted Love  
  503. Spandau Ballet - True  
  504. Specials - A message to you Rudy  
  505. Specials - Ghost Town  
  506. Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin’  
  507. Squeeze - Up the Junction  
  508. Stan Getz - Samba De Uma Nota So   
  509. Stan Getz & João Gilberto - The Girl From Ipanema  
  510. Status Quo - Burning Bridges  
  511. Status Quo - Caroline  
  512. Status Quo - Whatever You Want  
  513. Steelers Wheel - Stuck in the middle with you  
  514. Steeleye Span - Alison Gross  
  515. Steeleye Span - All Around My Hat  
  516. Steeleye Span - Long Lankin  
  517. Steely Dan - Rikki Don’t Lose That Number  
  518. Steppenwolf - Born to be wild  
  519. Stereophonics - Dakota  
  520. Steve Gibbons Band - Tulane  
  521. Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel - Come up and see me  
  522. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and Joy  
  523. Stevie Wonder - Blowin’ In The Wind  
  524. Sting - Russians  
  525. Stranglers - Golden Brown  
  526. Stranglers - Peaches  
  527. Streets - Dry Your Eyes  
  528. Sufjan Stevens - Chicago  
  529. Sufjan Stevens - No Shade In The Shadow Of The Cross  
  530. Sufjan Stevens - To Be Alone With You  
  531. Sugar Hill Gang - Rapper’s Delight  
  532. Supertramp - Give a little bit  
  533. Surfaris - Wipeout  
  534. Suzanne Vega - Tom’s Diner  
  535. Sweet - Blockbuster  
  536. Swinging Blue Jeans - Hippy Hippy Shake  
  537. T Rex - 20th Century Boy  
  538. T Rex - I Love To Boogie  
  539. T Rex - Metal Guru  
  540. T.Rex - Bang A Gong (Get It On)  
  541. Talking heads - Psycho killer  
  542. Talkingheads - Road to nowhere  
  543. Temptations - Papa was a rollin’ stone  
  544. Thea Gilmore - Ever Fallen In Love  
  545. Thea Gilmore - You’re The Radio  
  546. Them - It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue  
  547. Tom Jobim - Wave  
  548. Tom Paxton - Rambling boy  
  549. Tom Paxton - The last thing on my mind  
  550. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl  
  551. Tom Robinson Band - Grey Cortina  
  552. Tommy Tucker - Hi-Heel Sneakers  
  553. Tornados - Telstar   
  554. Toto - Rosanna   
  555. Travelling Wilburys - Handle With Care  
  556. Troggs - Wild thing  
  557. Turin Brakes -They Can’t Buy The Sunshine  
  558. Typically Tropical - We’re Going To Barbados  
  559. U2 - Sunday, bloody Sunday (Rattle and Hum)  
  560. UB-40 - Red Wine  
  561. UB40 with Chrissie Hynde - I got you babe  
  562. Ultravox - Vienna  
  563. Undertones - teenage kicks  
  564. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl  
  565. Van Morrison - TB Sheets  
  566. Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes  
  567. Village People - Y.M.C.A.  
  568. Warren Zevon - Lawyers, Guns And Money   
  569. Warren Zevon - Roland the headless thompson gunner  
  570. Waterboys - The whole of the moon  
  571. Whitney Houston - My love is your love  
  572. Who - Behind blue eyes  
  573. Who - Pinball Wizard  
  574. Who - Squeeze Box  
  575. Who - Won’t Get Fooled Again  
  576. Will Powers - Kissing With Confidence  
  577. Wilson Pickett - Mustang Sally  
  578. Wishbone Ash - Blind eye  
  579. Wishbone Ash - Blowing Free  
  580. Yardbirds - For your love  
  581. Yes - Wondrous Stories  
  582. Zager and Evans - In the year 2525  
  583. ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin’