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because of the recent development ( ;) :grin: ), I'll change my nomination:

Black ~ Pearl Jam (1991) Video

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probably their most critically acclaimed song and the fan favourite... it was never released as a single, because the band felt "that it was too personal and the feeling of it would be lost by a video or a single release." - nevertheless it reached #3 in the BB Mainstream Rock Tracks...

[spoilerq:1]lyrics[/spoilerq]

[spoilera:1]Hey...oooh...

Sheets of empty canvas,

untouched sheets of clay

Were laid spread out before me

as her body once did

All five horizons

revolved around her soul

As the earth to the sun

Now the air I tasted and breathed

has taken a turn

Ooh, and all I taught her was...

everything

Ooh, I know she gave me all

that she wore

And now my bitter hands

chafe beneath the clouds

Of what was everything

Oh, the pictures have

all been washed in Black,

tattooed everything...

I take a walk outside

I'm surrounded by some kids at play

I can feel their laughter,

so why do I sear?

Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin

round my head

I'm spinning, oh, I'm spinning

How quick the sun can,

drop away

And now my bitter hands

cradle broken glass

Of what was everything

All the pictures have

all been washed in Black,

tattooed everything...

All the love gone bad

turned my world to Black

Tattooed all I see,

all that I am, all I will be...

yeah...

Uh huh...uh huh...ooh...

I know someday you'll have a beautiful life,

I know you'll be a star

In somebody else's sky,

but why, Why, WHYYYYY

Can't it be, can't it be mine?[/spoilera]

if you want to make me a Christmas present, then listen to it :angel: :grin:

PS you can download the Audio files by right clicking on it and choosing "Save Target As..." ;)

to...

Holiday in Cambodia ~ Dead Kennedys (1980)

Video

higher quality audio

:)

you can, of course still listen to Black... if you want :grin:

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"Magnificent Seven, The" - The Clash

5 years since Joe Strummer passed away (22nd Dec 2002) :(

one of my favourite Clash songs :bow: :bow: :bow:

...even though I like the album version more than this one, which is imho a bit too fast, and the bass isn't prominent enough ;)

but that doesn't take away anything from the fabulous songwriting and vocal performance of Mr. Strummer :bow:

Cheeseboiger :grin:

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I wasn't able to vet the youtube clip before posting: no sound on the work PC, so I just had to guess whether it was decent footage or not. If there are better youtubes for "Magnificent 7", feel free to link us to them. :)

:grin: my pleasure :)

sadly, all the videos with the good sound quality don't show the band at all :crazy:

so, minimize the video and just listen to The Magnificent Seven ~ The Clash

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Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello (1979)

All Those Years Ago - George Harrison (1981)

Bad Reputation - Thin Lizzy (1977)

Battle Of Evermore, The - Led Zeppelin (1971)

Because The Night - 10,000 Maniacs (1993)

Bow River - Cold Chisel (1982)

Can't Happen Here - Rainbow (1981)

Coconut - Nilsson (1971)

Cool Change - Little River Band (1979)

Crawling From The Wreckage - Dave Edmunds (1979)

Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe (1979)

Don't Eat Yellow Snow - Frank Zappa (1974)

Don't You Care - The Buckinghams (1967)

Duel - Propaganda (1985)

Eminence Front - The Who (1982)

Given To Fly - Pearl Jam (1998)

Go All The Way - The Raspberries (1972)

Heard It In A Love Song - Marshall Tucker Band (1977)

Holiday In Cambodia - Dead Kennedys (1980)

I Knew The Bride - Nick Lowe (1985)

I Want You - Bob Dylan (1966)

I Was A Teenage Werewolf - The Cramps (1979)

I Will Follow - U2 (1980)

I'll Turn To Stone - Four Tops (1966)

Just My Imagination - The Temptations (1971)

Lemon Tree - Fool's Garden (1995)

Linger - The Cranberries (1993)

Logical Song, The - Supertramp (1979)

Long As I Can See The Light - Creedence Clearwater Revival (1970)

Love Your Way - Powderfinger (2003)

Machinehead - Bush (1994)

Magic Power - Triumph (1981)

Magnificent Seven, The - The Clash (1981)

Me Myself And I - De La Soul (1988)

Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) - Billy Joel (1977)

On the Turning Away - Pink Floyd (1987)

Rain - The Beatles (1966)

She Makes My Nose Bleed - Mansun (1997)

Showdown - Electric Light Orchestra (1973)

Sign Of The Gypsy Queen - April Wine (1981)

Snowbound - Donald Fagen (1993)

Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond (1972)

Stay - Sugarland (2007)

Stroke, The - Billy Squier (1981)

Strung Out - Steve Perry (1984)

Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money (1986)

These Days - Rascal Flatts (2002)

Today - Jefferson Airplane (1967)

Vamos Nenas - Cordero (2002)

We're All Alone - Rita Coolidge (1977)

When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show (1978)

You'll Accompany Me - Bob Seger (1980)

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1. Can't Happen Here - Rainbow

2. Showdown - Electric Light Orchestra

3. Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe

4. Sign of The Gypsy Queen - April Wine

5. Bad Reputation - Thin Lizzy

6. Magic Power - Triumph

7. Eminence Front - The Who

8. The Magnificent Seven - The Clash

9. I Will Follow - U2

10. Holiday In Cambodia - Dead Kennedys

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Really difficult, this was

1~Cruel to Be Kind~Nick Lowe

2~Coconut~Nilsson

3~Accidents Will Happen~Elvis Costello

4~Holiday in Cambodia~The Dead Kennedys

5~The Logical Song~Supertramp

6~Linger~The Cranberries

7~Go All The Way~The Raspberries

8~Cool Change~Little River Band

9~All Those Years Ago~George Harrison

10~Song Sung Blue~Neil Diamond

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We're All Alone~Rita Coolidge

Just My Imagination~The Temptations (1971)

I Will Follow~U2

Because The Night~10,000 Maniacs

Take Me Home Tonight~Eddie Money with Ronnie Spector

When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show

The Stroke~Billy Squier

Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) ~Billy Joel

Heard It In A Love Song - Marshall Tucker Band

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1) Holiday In Cambodia - Dead Kennedys (1980)

2) Magnificent Seven, The - The Clash (1981)

3) Duel - Propaganda (1985)

4) Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello (1979)

5) Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe (1979)

6) I Was A Teenage Werewolf - The Cramps (1979)

7) Crawling From The Wreckage - Dave Edmunds (1979)

8) I Will Follow - U2 (1980)

9) When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show (1978)

10) She Makes My Nose Bleed - Mansun (1997)

I quite like all these ones too.

Because The Night - 10,000 Maniacs (1993)

Can't Happen Here - Rainbow (1981)

Don't Eat Yellow Snow - Frank Zappa (1974)

Me Myself And I - De La Soul (1988)

On another week, they might be halfway up my Ten.

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1. "On The Turning Away"- Pink Floyd

2. "The Battle of Evermore"- Led Zeppelin

3. "Rain"- The Beatles

4. "I Will Follow"- U2

5. "I Want You"- Bob Dylan

6. "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)"- Billy Joel

7. "Holiday in Cambodia"- Dead Kennedys

8. "Given To Fly"- Pearl Jam

9. "Coconut"- Harry Nilsson

10. "Heard It In A Love Song"- Marshall Tucker Band

Yeah, I was right. This one was freaking hard again.

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1. I Knew The Bride - Nick Lowe

2. Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe

3. Heard It In A Love Song - Marshall Tucker Band

4. When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show

5. Showdown - Electric Light Orchestra

6. Crawling From The Wreckage - Dave Edmunds

7. You'll Accompany Me - Bob Seger

8. Cool Change - Little River Band

9. Logical Song - Supertramp

10. Long As I Can See The Light - CCR

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