From: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org (seven-seas-moderated-digest) To: seven-seas-moderated-digest@smoe.org Subject: seven-seas-moderated-digest V2 #228 Reply-To: seven-seas@smoe.org Sender: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-seven-seas@smoe.org Precedence: bulk seven-seas-moderated-digest Sunday, July 20 2003 Volume 02 : Number 228 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 15:28:06 +0100 From: "Barry Whiting" Subject: seven-seas-moderated Radio Free Europe The Beatles classic double A side 'Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane' has topped the list of Liverpool's greatest singles in a poll of nearly 4,000 Virgin Radio listeners. However, despite the clear winner, the sheer quality of the cities output over the years meant voters found it hard to pick between the other classic singles. Virgin Radio's Pete & Geoff Breakfast Show looked at the biggest bands from the biggest UK cities in July 2003, and focused on Liverpool for a week. Listeners voted from a list of classic Liverpudlian singles from acts spanning the last forty years. 'Killing Moon', Echo and the Bunnymen's 1984 top ten hit took third place as they enter their 25th year with a UK tour. Bunnymen frontman Ian McCulloch said, "It is amazing still to be going after 25 years and incredible to think that people are still listening to our songs after all this time." Frankie's disposable but obviously still influential 'Relax' and Elvis Costello's staple of British radio 'Olivers Army' led The Coral's breakthrough single 'Dreaming of You' to complete the top six. 1 THE BEATLES -- Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane 2 THE LA'S -- There She Goes 3 ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN -- The Killing Moon 4 FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD -- Relax 5 ELVIS COSTELLO -- Olivers Army 6 THE CORAL -- Dreaming of You 7 SPACE -- Female of the Species 8 THE LIGHTENING SEEDS -- Life of Riley 9 THE MIGHTY WAH -- Story of the Blues 10 TEARDROP EXPLODES -- Reward 11 OMD -- Enola Gay 12 THE BOO RADLEYS -- Wake Up Boo 13 CAST -- Alright 14 THE ICICLE WORKS -- Love is a Wonderful Colour 15 THE FARM -- Groovy Train Pete Mitchell, who has been close to the music scene on Merseyside across the last 25 years marvelled at the cities output. "Liverpool seems to provide a definitive artist for every era, each time pushing music and the boundaries of pop forward," he said. "Aside from the Beatles, the impact of acts such as The La's, Echo and the Bunnymen and Elvis Costello can clearly be seen in hindsight. This continues today with The Coral bringing a fresh sound to our radio's and new bands such as The Bandits and The Zutons waiting to break. As much as it pains this Mancunian to say it, Liverpool almost has a perfect pop history." ========================================================== The full Manchester music top ten: 1. Oasis - Live Forever 2. Stone Roses - Fools Gold 3. The Smiths - This Charming Man 4. New Order - True Faith 5. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart 6. James - Come Home 7. Badly Drawn Boy - Silent Sigh 8. Doves - There Goes the Fear 9. Happy Mondays - Step On 10. The Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) ====================================== The Official Seven-Seas Web Page. www.bunnymenlist.com ====================================== ------------------------------ End of seven-seas-moderated-digest V2 #228 ******************************************