Your A-Z of Greatest Hits

[MrB]

The theory is you need to make a double album of your favourite songs, 13 on each CD. The catch is you can only pick one song per letter to make an A-Z.

So how would your A-Z pan out? It helps having iTunes or suchlike open in song order in front of you! If there's enough responses to this I might use the results to compile a Top 20 all time SZ favourites list!

This is how mine worked out (and it's amazing how many great songs you have to leave out!!). I might have to make this up as a couple of CDs for the car.

Alive - Pearl Jam
(The) Box - Orbital
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Davidian - Machinehead
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Fade to Black - Metallica
Gimmee Shelter - Rolling Stones
Hysteria - Muse (Man, there's a lot of good songs beginning with H!)
In My World - Anthrax
Jesus Christ Pose - Soundgarden
Knights of Cydonia - Muse
Lucid Dreams - Franz Ferdinand
Meltdown - Orbital
New Born - Muse
Omen - The Prodigy
PHD - The Crystal Method
Quest for Fire - Iron Maiden (three Q's on my iTunes!!!)
Red Mosquito - Pearl Jam
Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones
(The) Tempest - Pendulum
(The) Unforgiven - Metallica
Violent Mood Swings - Stabbing Westward
We're in this Together - Nine Inch Nails
X
You Can't Bring Me Down - Suicidal Tendencies
Zombie Eaters - Faith No More

Ok, that gets harder as it goes along, I didn't even have an X!

 

[BrettieAngell]

Nice idea B, some top tunes there mate! I'll attempt my A to Z in the morning.

 

[SUFC_Al]

Oh dear, i'll get me thinking cap

Altering The Future - Death
Battery - Metallica
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Dittohead - Slayer
Evil Dead - Death
Floyd The Barber - Nirvana
God Hates Us All - Slayer
Heretic In Me - Vizulize This ;)
I Am One - Smashing Pumpkins
Jealousy - Death
Killing Fields - Slayer
Loud Love - Soundgarden
Master of Puppets - Metallica
Negative Creep - Nirvana
Orion - Metallica
Primal Concrete Sledge - Pantera
Quiet - Smashing Pumpkins
Rusty Cgae - Soundgarden
Spirit In Black - Slayer
Tristessa - Smashing Pumpkins
Unas The Slayer Of The Gods - Nile
Where Next To Conquer - Bolt Thrower
X.Y.U - Smashing Pumpkins
Yellow Leadbetter - Pearl Jam
Zombie Ritual - Death

Not very varied but it's late and i've had a few beers but that album would rule!

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

All Blues - Miles Davis
Brown Paper Bag - Roni Size
California Dreamin - Mamas & Papas
Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
(The) End - The Doors
Feeling Good - Nina Simeone
Golden Solitude - 4Hero
I Am The Resurrection - Stone Roses
Jam - James Brown
Karma Police - Radiohead
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Make No Sound - Gomez
No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley & the Wailers
(The) One I Love - REM
Pulp Fiction - Alex Reece
(The) Queen is Dead - The Smiths
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Sympathy for the Devil - Rolling Stones
Timeless - Goldie
Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack
Voodoo Child - Jimi Hendrix
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye
Xtmntr - Primal Scream
You Really Got Me - the Kinks
Zombie - Cranberries


I had to use an album for X.

Not sure that would necessarily work as a mix tape.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Great idea, will give this some thought.

 

[Davros]

and if you want to hear Mr B's A-Z compilation, be sure to be in the spread between 1pm-2.45pm on a match day

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Great idea, I'll have to consult itunes tonight.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Atmopshere - Joy Division
Blue Monday - New Order
Chicago - Sufjan Stephens
Don't Look Back in Anger - Oasis
(The) Eton Rifles - The Jam
Find the River - REM
Going Underground - The Jam
Hey Jack Keroauc - 10000 Maniacs
I Am the Resurrection - Stone Roses
Just - Radiohead
Keep The Car Running - Arcade Fire
Landed - Ben Folds
Motorcycle Emptiness - Manic Street Preachers
Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
On A Day Like This - Elbow
Pink Moon - Nick Drake
Quality Control - Jurassic 5
The River - Springsteen
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
This is the One - Stone Roses
Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack
Vida la Vida - Coldplay (sorry!)
What Difference Does It Make? - The Smiths
X-Static - Foo Fighters (not really, best of a sorry bunch)
Yes - Manic Street Preachers
Zobi La Mouche - Les Negresses Verte

 

[Cricko]

Great idea B,but so many songs to leave out....:(

A day in the life ....The Beatles
Bohemian rhapsody...Queen
Comfortably numb...Pink Floyd
Don't worry baby...The Beach Boys
Easy way to cry....David Gray
Fools overture...Supertramp
Get it on...T-Rex
Have you ever seen the rain...Creedence Clearwater
I met a little girl...Marvin Gaye
Justified and ancient..KLF
Kodachrome...Paul Simon
Losing my religion...R.E.M
Mandolin Wind...Rod Stewart
Never my love...The Association
One day ...The Verve
Please dont ask....Genesis
Question...The Moody Blues
Reelin in the years....Steely Dan
Scenes From an Italian Restaurant...Billy Joel
The famous final scene...Bob Segar
Une nuit a Paris...10cc
Virginia Plain...Roxy Music
Whiskey in the Jar...Thin Lizzy
X&Y...Coldplay
You took the words right out of my mouth...Meatloaf
Zombie ..The Cranberries

 

[BrettieAngell]

Angel of Death - Slayer
Blackened - Metallica
Cancer of the Soul - Bloodbath
Die by the Sword - Slayer
Epidemic of Hate - Dying Fetus
Flesh and the Power it Holds - Death
Guttural Screams - Blood Red Throne
Hammer Smashed Face - Cannibal Corpse
I've Seen My Fate - Will Haven
Junkhead - Alice In Chains
Killing in the Name - R.A.T.M.
Lifer - Down
Master of Puppets - Metallica
No Good - Prodigy
Old - Machine Head
Pull the Plug - Death
Quiet - Smashing Pumpkins
Reign Forever World - Vader
Strength Beyond Strength - Pantera
The IVth Crusade - Bolt Thrower
Underground - Life of Agony
Vexed - ****ing Razors
War Ensemble - Slayer
XYU - Smashing Pumpkins
Yesterday Don't Mean **** - Pantera
Zero Signal - Fear Factory

 

[Cricko]

Lol, that looks like a nice easy listening list Rich.

PS: Why have you picked Spain already for the next world cup?

 

[BrettieAngell]

Lol, that looks like a nice easy listening list Rich.

PS: Why have you picked Spain already for the next world cup?

You should know me by now!

Yes I need to update my sig john!

 

[Napster]

Pretty sure Hendrix didnt sing No Woman No Cry.

 

[Napster]

Oh I can't decide. I'll fire up itunes at some point.

A New York State of Mindl - Billy Joel
Back Stabbers - O Jays
Catch a Wave - Beach Boys
Dorado - Blue Mitchell
Easy Lover - Phil Collins
Family Affair - Sly Stone and the Family Affair
Got to get you into my life - Earth wind and Fire
Heaven right here on Earth - Natural Four
Impossible Decision - Dewi, Cheetum and Howe
Jazz - Tribe Called Quest
King of the Road - Roger Miller
Live and Let Die - The Wings
Maneater - Hall and Oates
Nightshift- Commodores
Ology - Living Colour
Passing Me By - Pharcyde
Quiet! Ian Dury and the Blockheads
Remedy - Black Crowes
Song for my Father - Horace Silver
Trapped - Colonel Abrams
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
Valerie - Steve Winwood
Walk On By - Isaac Hayes
X-Files Theme (yes it's on my ipod)
You Cant always get what you want - Rolling Stones
Zooropa - U2

 

[marvel315]

Achilles heel - Toploader
Bad obsession - Guns n roses
Cornflake girl - Tori amos
Devil went down to georgia - Charlie daniels band
Echo beach - Martha and the muffins
Fast car - Tracy Chapman
Groovy train - The farm
Hotel california - The eagles
I write sins not tragedies - Panic at the disco
Jigga what/faint - Jay z & linkin park
Kevin carter - Manic street preachers
Land of confusion - Genesis
My doorbell - White stripes
Nosebleed section - Hilltop hoods
Orange Crush - REM
People are strange - The doors
Ring of fire - Johnny cash
Sleeping satellite - Tasmin archer
Tears of a clown - Smokey robinson
Up in the sky - Oasis
Valerie - Steve winwood
Waterfall - Atlantic ocean
X gonna give it to ya - Dmx
Your woman - White town
Zombie - Cranberries

 

[duncan bulgaria]

Atomic - blondie
Blue Monday - New Order
Cast no Shadow - Oasis
Drugs dont Work - Verve
Eye of the Tiger -
Fire - Kasabian
Going Underground- Jam
Heroes- David Bowie
Imagine - John Lennon
J
K
Love will tear us apart - Joy division
Mordern Love - David Bowie
N
Out of space - Prodigy
Panic - smiths
Q
Rio - Duran Duran
Street Spirit - Radiohead
Thriller - MJ
U
Vienna - Ultravox
Wonderwall - Oasis
Yellow- Coldplay
Zombie - Cranberries



Still thinknig - will edit

 

[Mad Cyril]

A - All of my heart - ABC.
B - Bye bye badman - The Stone Roses.
C - Computer love - Kraftwerk.
D - Don't stop 'till you get enough - Michael Jackson.
E - Everything counts - Depeche Mode.
F - Fishermans blues - The Waterboys.
G - Getting away with it - Electronic.
H - Hungry like the wolf - Duran Duran.
I - I believe in miracles - The Jackson sisters.
J - Jesus loves the Acid - Ecstacy club.
K -
L - Let the music play - Shannon.
M -
N - Night Birds - Shakatak.
O -
P -
Q -
R - Rio - Duran Duran.
S - (The) Sun rising - The Beloved.
T - Tour de France - Kraftwerk.
U -
V - Voodoo Ray - A guy called Gerald.
W - William it was really nothing. - The Smiths.
X -
Y - Your love - Frankie Knuckles.
Z - Zoom - The Fat Larry band.

 

[Napster]

A - All of my heart - ABC.
B - Bye bye badman - The Stone Roses.
C - Computer love - Kraftwerk.
D - Don't stop 'till you get enough - Michael Jackson.
E - Everything counts - Depeche Mode.
F - Fishermans blues - The Waterboys.
G - Getting away with it - Electronic.
H - Hungry like the wolf - Duran Duran.
I - I believe in miracles - The Jackson sisters.
J - Jesus loves the Acid - Ecstacy club.
K -
L - Let the music play - Shannon.
M -
N - Night Birds - Shakatak.
O -
P -
Q -
R - Rio - Duran Duran.
S - (The) Sun rising - The Beloved.
T - Tour de France - Kraftwerk.
U -
V - Voodoo Ray - A guy called Gerald.
W - William it was really nothing. - The Smiths.
X -
Y - Your love - Frankie Knuckles.
Z - Zoom - The Fat Larry band.

No Jelly Bean Benitez???

 

[Uncle Leo]

What about songs that begin with 'The'? Does 'The Queen Is Dead' by The Smiths count as a 'T' or a 'Q'.

As you can probably tell, I'm struggling with 'Q' here.

 

[Napster]

What about songs that begin with 'The'? Does 'The Queen Is Dead' by The Smiths count as a 'T' or a 'Q'.

As you can probably tell, I'm struggling with 'Q' here.

Well Yorkie got away with (Sitting on) The Dock of the Bay as D, not S, so I'm guessing the rules are elastic.