Tom: http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/2010/the-top-1000-songs-of-all-time-ab15:00 me: lol xfm
Tom: SIXTEEN kings of leon songs!
15:01 me: Blink 182 What's My Age Again
Tom: 3 songs by the enemy
me: 12 Biffy clyro songs
Tom: Mumford & Sons Winter Winds
Mumford & Sons The Cave
Mumford And Sons Little Lion Man
15:02 me: 12 BIFFY CLYRO
Tom: haha
mon the biffy!
it's literally just their playlist isn't it?
that's how it was decided
me: yeah
i like the 10 charlatans songs
15:03 Tom: yeah
15:04 wires by athlete
FUCKING WIRES BY ATHLETE
me: 12 manics songs
lol
15:05 Tom: Sum 41 Fat Lip
Sum 41 In Too Deep
me: in too deep is a great song
15:06 Tom: no
no it isn't
me: nice - 1 pavement song
which happens to be the first track on the best of
Tom: yup
15:07 not a single dylan song
but there are 8 razorlight songs
eight razorlight songs!
and i like razorlight too
me: only 1 radiohead song from post-ok computer
15:09 Tom: hang on, there are 2 post-ok computer songs
jigsaw and there there
still odd though, especially with anyone can play guitar
anyway, the absolutely worst thing about the list is that ITS A FUCKING BOOK
they actually think its worth printing!
a book that says wires by athlete is in the top 1000 songs of all time
me: lol
15:10 i like the way that the 1000 best songs of all time seem to come from around 80 artists
Tom: haha yeah
oasis and stone roses have about 200 each
15:11 me: they've literally just picked a decent album and stuck 3 tracks off it on
then stopped when they hit 1000
The Stone Roses Sally Cinnamon
really?
Tom: nah, great song
not going to nitpick with that one
15:12 but FUCKING WIRES BY ATHLETE!
that's not in the top 50 billion songs ever made
me: lol
i dispute The Beatles Here Comes The Sun making the list
Tom: dani california
15:13 me: at the expense of other beatles songs
like most of the others
Tom: there's more oasis than beatles
sigh
Florence And The Machine Kiss With A Fist
Florence And The Machine Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)
Florence And The Machine Dog Days Are Over
Florence And The Machine Drumming Song
Florence And The Machine You Got The Love
me: there's as much biffy clyro as the beatles
15:14 Tom: (i actually quite like biffy clyro)
me: more u2 than the beatles
uncluding City of Blinding Lights
the worst song ever
Tom: haha
15:15 13 arctic monkeys songs
now, i like the monkeys a lot
but that's more than 3 times as many joy division songs
which is just perverse
15:16 me: Neil Young Rockin In The Free World
Tom: great song
me: i hate the tokenism
it's like 'we should have neil young on this list'
'yeah but what did he do?'
Tom: haha
15:17 1 neil young song followed by 3 zutons songs is quite funny
me: The Zutons You Will You Won't
ha
great minds
i like the whole albums they've just stuck on
15:18 The Wombats Moving To New York
Tom: hahaha
me: fuck sake
Tom: there's more than one wombats song
MORE THAN ONE WOMBATS SONG
in the top 1000 songs of all time!
15:19 absolutely no hip hop apart from jump around by house of pain
me: hahahaha
15:20 Tom: they've just put up every coldplay single, ever!
have some fucking quality control!
gahh!
15:21 me: was it really necessary to have 12 biffy clyro songs?
Tom: haha
me: The Bluetones Slight Return
oh. dear.
Tom: Ceasars Jerk It Out
me: they are literally the worst band ever
15:22 Tom: haha they are pretty shit
NO FUCKING FLYING LOTUS EITHER
:outraged:
me: god
every blur single
standard
Tom: yeah
15:23 the only patti smith song is a springsteen song (although it is brilliant)
me: i like the almost apologetic font it's printed in
Tom: NO SPRINGSTEEN!
hahaha
me: the good songs are hiding between enormous wedges of kaiser chiefsOh dear the 'foreward' is written by brandon flowers
Tom: hahaha
that explains all the killers songs
15:25 me: god 2 courteeners songs
Tom: "End all those pub arguments about music with The Xfm Top 1000 Songs Of All Time"
yes, end all debate about music, we've decided wires by athlete is one of the top 1000 songs of all time
15:26 not that music's subjective or nuffink, but i reckon this book ENDS EVERY ARGUMENT ABOUT MUSIC EVER
15:27 me: i agree
i think 2 songs by Dodgy easily outshine dylan's back catalogue
Tom: haha
Each entry contains a short explanation of why the song in question is so brilliant
i do want to read all the green day entries
15:28 all their songs are so different, i'm sure each piece offers a different insight
i'm close to forgiving this list because of The Teardrop Explodes Reward
but then i remember wires by athlete and i want to smash things
me: lol
u really hate athlete
15:29 Tom: haha i don't actually mind them
this is actually a bigger fail: Stereophonics Dakota
Stereophonics Local Boy In The Photograph
Stereophonics A Thousand Trees
Stereophonics Bartender And The Thief
Stereophonics Maybe Tomorrow
Stereophonics Just Looking
Stereophonics Mr Writer
Stereophonics Have A Nice Day
Stereophonics Traffic
Stereophonics Pick A Part That'ss New
Stereophonics Hurry Up And Wait
Stereophonics Step On My Old Size Nines
Stereophonics I Wouldn't Believe Your Radio
HAVE A NICE DAY?!?!?!?!
me: ha it's uplifting!
Tom: 2 shed seven songs
lulzers
foundations by kate nash
holy fuck
15:32 me: haha
good 4 keane songs too
great band
15:33 i'm glad 5 linkin park songs made it though
15:34 even if chop suey has been lamentably overlooked
Tom: tragic
toxicity should be there too
15:35 me: of course
and aerials
Tom: 1 kraftwerk vs 3 maccabees
there's something seriously rotten with this
me: if we sat down in a pub and played the 'what tracks would be on xfm's top 1000 of all time' game, i bet we'd guess 900 of them
15:36 only modest mouse song?
Tom: all we'd have to do is tune into xfm and write down every song that they play
me: standard - float on
did they even write anything else? WHO CARES!
Tom: haha
who the fuck are electronic?
i've never heard of them
15:37 me: how about massive attack?
oh yeah - Unfinished Sympathy
that's their song, isn't it?
kings of leon?
Tom: there's 2 MA songs
me: well you have to have fans there
15:38 and 15 others
Tom: haha
Liam Lynch United States of Whatever
good call xfm
that's probably in my top 10 songs ever actually
me: yeah i nodded my approval at that
and world in motion
15:39 Panic! At The Disco I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Pavement Gold Soundz
Tom: haha
me: just looks so sad next to eachother
Tom: stephen malkmus would be spinning in his grave
NO PARTY HARD BY ANDREW WK ON THE LIST
me: nah of course not
15:40 The Presidents of the United States of America
have a good 2
The Raconteurs Steady As She Goes wouldn't be in my top million
Tom: haha
me: may make my bottom 5 though
Tom: i'm listening to united states of whatever, i'd forgotten how good it was
me: ruts - babylon's burning
good shout
that would be in my 1000
Tom: yeah
no prince
but 3 bumford
15:42 me: Space Female of the Species
bit eccentric
no prince is a disgrace
lol starsailor - has anyone listened to them in 10 years?
Tom: 16 muse, fucking hell
haha
i remember them
15:43 me: they get 2 songs
Tom: daddy was an alcoholic
that was a shit song
me: Tenacious D Tribute
cos it's still REALLY FUNNY
Tom: haha
15:44 me: gah i give up
it's the worst list ever
Tom: and it's a fucking book!
the thing is, if it was called XFM's guide to the 2000s, it wouldn't be too bad
it's fairly representative of their airplay etc, and about 90% of it is from the last 10 years
but it's meant to be the best songs OF ALL TIME
15:46 so no prince, no dylan, no elvis... it's just bizarre
me: they ran out of space cos of all the biffy clyro
Tom: hahaha
there is an extreme amount of biffy clyro
15:48 me: i like the way the editor didn't think to say 'lads, you know i love biffy clyro as much as the next man, but maybe 12 is a little steep'
'make it 11 + kiss by prince'
Tom: 'and while we're at it...who picked wires by athlete? yeah, hi there. here's your p45. all the best'
15:49 me: maybe they gave each staff member a choice of their favourite 12
and one of them was biffy clyro
Tom: haha
15:50 i'm genuinely laughing
that's the only way to explain it
me: and one of them was a woman
hence the athlete, keane and starsailor
15:52 wait a minute - 3 my chemical romance songs?! how have we not rinsed that?!
Tom: this is the gift that keeps on giving, there's a new thing to be outraged about every time you look
like the verve - love is noise
and 3 MCR songs
me: laughing quite loadly now
15:53 Tom: me too
i'm at home though
so it's ok
fucking beverly hills by weezer?!
motherfuckers
me: nice
love weezer
Tom: so do i, but that's the worst song ever made
15:54 me: and 16 muse songs
each horrific in its own way
15:55 Moby Porcelain
lol why?
no one likes it
and it's not trendy
or even good
Tom: nah, it's a good song
i like it
me: hmm
Maximo Park Books From Boxes
15:56 nice to see the difficult 2nd album represented
15:57 Tom: our velocity
top tune that
me: The Killers Spaceman
oh dear
15:58 Tom: i don't even know it
me: it's so bad even the radio didn't play it
Tom: xfm must have done
15:59 me: i'd also question 8 songs by ash
Tom: yeah i just saw that
fucking ash
me: seeing as i hate every song by ash
Tom: girl from mars is a great song
16:00 2 black grape songs!
fucking hell
me: Blink 182 I Miss You tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunes
Tom: the blur entries are literally the tracklisting of 'the best of blur' from 2000
16:01 give or take maybe a couple
me: yeah
bowie tracks are the whole best of as well
16:02 Tom: yeah
and no station to station is criminal
me: Fall Out Boy Sugar We're Going Down
Fall Out Boy Dance Dance
Fall Out Boy This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race
Tom: AN HONEST MISTAKE BY THE BRAVERY?
me: lol i saw that
Tom: makes me upset inside
16:03 me: The Fratellis Whistle For The Choir
must be in the bottom 5 of this list
16:04 Hot Hot Heat Bandages
Tom: tuuuuuuune
me: goin fag to stop laughing
Tom: haha have fun
i'm going to go for a walk because i haven't left my house today
16:42 me: that was a long walk
not
16:43 Tom: i just went to the local library to take out some cds
i fucking love the library
let's go to the album chart show at koko next monday
dee lo, nadine from girls aloud and mcfly are all there
16:44 *cee lo
me: great
Tom: YEAH
i'll register anyway
16:45 me: lol fine
Tom: sure you don't want to go?
nadine from girls aloud!
so fit
me: meh
me: meh
16:50 Tom: balls
me: ed balls
Tom: ed's balls
me: SPAGHETTI MEATBALLS
16:51 Tom: APLHAPETTI SPAGHETTI
me: ALPHABEAT
16:52 Tom: i'm surprised they weren't in xfm's 1000 best songs of all time list
me: yeah, i'd expect at least 6 off the album
and a few b-sides
16:53 Tom: yeah, maybe a couple of unreleased live bootlegs
me: natch
they're better than the courteneers
Tom: i'm better than the courteeners
and i'm shit at music
16:54 me: you should really be better
if you made an album you could list your influences as 'most music'
Tom: i fucking love music, me
16:55 that's what i'd say in interviews
i'd actually be a better singer than the fella from mott the hoople
me: or lemmy
16:56 Tom: nah, being that gutteral is skillful
me: better than elvis costello
at least you sing out of your mouth
rather than nose and ears
16:57 Tom: my nose doesn't work and i'm quite deaf
probably why
me: works in your favour
prob why you like biffy clyro
16:58 Tom: yeah
i saw them for 2 quid once
they were good
even if every song just sounded like nirvana
me: shitvana
they should change their name to that
16:59 Tom: or nogooda
that;s a bit tenuous though
me: great name
that's your band name
Tom: cool
me: i'll do a dubpheus remix
Tom: lol
all my songs will be covers of hefner songs
17:00 me: and hasselhoff io hope
Tom: yeah why not
his version of hooked on a feeling is inspiring
me: uplifting
17:05 Tom: i've just realised that arsenal have a goalkeeper that has 8 letters in his name, only 1 of which is a vowel
me: who?
Tom: Szczesny
me: nice
Tom: bloody impossible to type too, i have to copy and paste every time
me: that's a good pub quiz question
17:06 Tom: no one would be able to spell it
me: true
half marks
Tom: howard marks
17:07 me: marx brothers
Tom: karl marx
me: karl kennedy
Tom: dead kennedys
17:08 me: deadmau5
Tom: chairman mao
17:09 me: echo and the bunny chairmen
Tom: nice
me: cheers
that was hard
VERDICT:
WIRES by ATHLETE: NOT SO GOOD
