KTID 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 It's One at number one... U2's One has been named the greatest lyric of all-time. It came top in the Nation's Favourite Lyric poll by VH1. Also scoring highly in the countdown were The Smiths, The Pogues and Christina Aguilera. In a shock development, Chico didn't quite make the countdown. Here's the Top 100 in full: 1) U2 – One 2) The Smiths – How Soon Is Now 3) Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit 4) Bob Marley – Redemption Song 5) Coldplay – Yellow 6) Eminem – Lose Yourself 7) Robbie Williams – Angels 8) The Who – My Generation 9) Radiohead – Creep 10) Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On 11) U2 – Where The Streets Have No Name 12) Abba - The Winner Takes It All 13) The Kinds – Waterloo Sunset 14) Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall 15) Tupac ft Snoop – California Love 16) Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 17) Bob Dylan – Subterranean Homesick Blues 18) Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict A Riot 19) David Bowie – Heroes 20) The Police – Every Breath You Take 21) REM – Everybody Hurts 22) Christina Aguilera – Beautiful 23) Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil 24) The Pogues – Fairytale Of New York 25) Elton John – Candle In The Wind 26) The Streets – Fit But You Know It 27) The Smiths – There Is A Light 28) The Beach Boys – God Only Knows 29) The Jam – That’s Entertainment 30) Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart 31) Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 32) Johnny Cash – I Walk The Line 33) The Beatles – A Day In The Life 34) Eminem – Stan 35) Damien Rice – Cannonball 36) Dionne Warwick – Walk On By 37) The Smiths – This Charming Man 38) Elvis Presley – In The Ghetto 39) U2 – Pride (In The Name Of Love) 40) The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony 41) The Undertones – Teenage Kicks 42) Radiohead – Karma Police 43) Carole King – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow 44) The Beatles – Yesterday 45) The Killers – All These Things That I Have Done 46) Jay Z – 99 Problems 47) David Bowie – Space Oddity 48) Little Richard – Tutti Frutti 49) Stevie Wonder – Livin For The City 50) Stone Roses – I Am The Resurrection 51) The Rolling Stones – Jumpin Jack Flash 52) The Clash – London Calling 53) Elvis Costello/Robert Wyatt – Shipbuilding 54) White Stripes – Seven Nation Army 55) Cat Stevens – Father And Son 56) Snoop Dogg – Gin And Juice 57) James Brown – It’s A Man’s World 58) The Monkees – I’m A Believer 59) The Prodigy – Firestarter 60) George Michael – Freedom 90 61) Madness – Our House 62) Radiohead – Paranoid Android 63) The Kinks – Lola 64) Simply Red/Cole Porter – Every Time We Say Goodbye 65) Outkast – Hey Ya 66) Blur – Parklife 67) Public Enemy – Fight The Power 68) The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby 69) Robbie Williams – Feel 70) Missy Elliott – Ger Ur Freak On 71) The Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody 72) Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy 73) Iggy Pop – The Passenger 74) T Rex – Children Of The Revolution 75) Underworld – Born Slippy 76) The Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated 77) Bruce Springsteen – Born In The USA 78) Bill Withers – Lean On Me 79) Grandmaster Flash – The Message 80) Happy Mondays – Kinky Afro 81) The Beatles – Hey Jude 82) TLC – No Scrubs 83) Human League – Don’t You Want Me 84) Motorhead – Ace Of Spades 85) Elvis Presley – Suspicious Minds 86) Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes 87) 50 Cent – 21 Questions 88) The Beatles – Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds 89) Bob Marley – No Woman No Cry 90) Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Thru The Grapevine 91) Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky 92) Roxy Music – Love Is The Drug 93) Glen Campbell/Jimmy Webb – By The Time I Get To Phoenix 94) NWA – Straight Outta Compton 95) Scissor Sisters – Take Your Mama 96) Madonna – Like A Virgin 97) Radiohead – No Surprises 98) The Beatles- Sergeant Pepper 99) 10cc – Life Is A Minestrone 100) Ms Dynamite – It Takes More Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 3) Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit I'm sick of how much people blow this song. It isn't THAT good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 I enjoy that Redemption Song, In The Ghetto, and Shipbuilding all made the list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 15) Tupac ft Snoop – California Love Don't they mean Tupac ft Dr. Dre. Really unusual list though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawk 34 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 Nirvana-Smells like teen spirit always lands @ #3 for pretty much any list. This is pretty weird, putting The Smiths @ #2 isn't very VH1 like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 That's a rather...odd list. It's good to see The Smiths, The Kinks, Joy Division, and such, but...The Arctic Monkeys? Didn't that CD come out like...last week? And how the Hell did Coldplay get on the list? As far as arbitrary lists go, this one is...odd. And any song that has the lyric, "I love you like a fat kid loves cake." deserves to be in the top 5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Metal Maniac 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 Since we're already sorta on the topic, who wants to tell me what the lyrics for Teen Spirit mean? I've never quite understood that song. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivalaultra 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 Like a bunch of Nirvana songs, I don't think it really has a lyrical meaning. It's more just series of phrases and lyrics, some clever, that put out a certain mood, that mood being the ever-popular "angst". Kurt Cobain said that the lyrics didn't have any meaning, that he was just trying to "rip off the Pixies". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Man in Blak 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 2) The Smiths – How Soon Is Now I wonder how many people voted for this as "the theme song from Charmed." And yeah, the list is idiotic and truly bizarre, but it's VH1. If my brain were poisoned by a constant flood of Flavor Flav and Celebrity Fit Club, I'd probably forget that John Lennon and Tom Waits existed too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Masked Man of Mystery 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 Much as I enjoyed that song, there is no way "I Predict a Riot" is better than "God Only Knows." The list is plain out bizzare, but I'm happy to see Redemption Song get some love Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted April 24, 2006 31) Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor 68) The Beatles – Eleanor Rigby I can do this all day, but I'm not gonna. "One" is a pretty weak track on that album. Feels slapped on there. I don't think much of it, and never understood why it became so popular. If you need to put a Bono lyric at the top, go with one of the Joshua Three, not freakin' "One." Geez. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sideburnious 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 I'm pretty sure its Vh1 UK, which would explain alot. Also, it was probably put to a viewer vote...which would also explain alot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carnival 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 No Scrubs, lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Decemberists 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 Morrissey mentioned this at his gig in Salford last week, saying, I did see today in the newspapers that in a lyrical competition that, erm, Bono had beaten me. And, he's very nice, but really...? Not that How Soon Is Now? is anywhere near the best lyric he's written anyway, but that's what happens when you let people vote. When will people learn democracy doesn't work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 Needs more Bobby Zimmerman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 Needs less "Get Ur Freak On". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AboveAverage484 0 Report post Posted April 24, 2006 "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" is Morrissey's best written song, IMO. And I can name about 20 Springsteen songs that should have been on there in place of BITUSA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Epic Reine 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2006 And of course, they have to put the WORST Police song on there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2006 And of course, they have to put the WORST Police song on there. you're not cool, hip, or cutting edge. don't be a tool & say something so silly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Epic Reine 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2006 I'm not a fan of that song. Next To You, Message In A Bottle, or King Of Pain should have made that list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Annabelle 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2006 I'm not a fan of that song. Next To You, Message In A Bottle, or King Of Pain should have made that list. its hardly their worst song. which is what you said. for whatever reason. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2006 I like One a lot, but it's not even the best song on Achtung Baby. I prefer Love is Blindness or Acrobat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted April 25, 2006 "Acrobat" is freakin' awesome. I maintain that "One" doesn't deserve its anthem status. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2006 Yea, Acrobat is awesome. They've never played it live though. One got its anthem status because it means so many things to so many people. People just relate it to it so well, no matter what meaning they get out of it. But I agree, U2's done a lot better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2006 "Father and Son" should be higher and "I Don't Like Mondays" should be on the list Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Deputy Marshall Report post Posted April 25, 2006 I like One a lot, but it's not even the best song on Achtung Baby. I prefer Love is Blindness or Acrobat Well technically, it's not a list of the best songs, but the best lyrics in a song. Irregardless...yeah. Doesn't belong at #1. And I continue to be confounded by the UK's obsession with The Arctic Monkeys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Felonies! Report post Posted April 25, 2006 IRREGARDLESS ISN'T A WORD. The ir- is redundant. Just looking out for you. You'll get worse if you say it out loud to the wrong person. I don't get the Arctic Monkeys thing either. It's that same NME hype machine that professes how brilliant the Strokes are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2006 Glad to see "Fairytale of New York" make the list. "You scumbag you maggot, ya cheap lousy faggot. Happy Christmas yer arse I pray God it's our last." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2006 Seriously Czech, what kind of weirdo would flip out on someone for saying 'irregardless'? Wouldnt that be a reduntant waste of time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snuffbox 0 Report post Posted April 25, 2006 Another big omission - Nick Drake's 'Northern Sky'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
