It is my birthday today, so I thought I would capture my 40 favourite closing tracks of the 178 I’ve covered so far here. This is based on whatever subjective qualities I felt they had this morning.
Don’t forget the index is available to look through that back catalogue here. Normal service resumes next week.
40. ‘In The Backseat’ - Arcade Fire
39. ‘Mr. November’ - The National
38. ‘Closing Time’ - Tom Waits
37. ‘Champagne Supernova’ - Oasis
36. ‘The Back Seat of My Car’ - Paul and Linda McCartney
34. ‘When the Levee Breaks’ - Led Zeppelin
33. ‘I Know The End’ - Phoebe Bridgers
32. ‘Voodoo Child (Slight Return’) The Jimi Hendrix Experience
31. ‘New York, I Love You, But You're Bringing Me Down’ - LCD Soundsystem
30. ‘Stars’ - The XX
29. ‘When an Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease’ - Roy Harper
28. ‘Oh! Sweet Nothin’’ - The Velvet Underground
26. ‘Cop Shoot Cop’ - Spiritualized
25. ‘Tower of Song’ - Leonard Cohen
24. ‘A Certain Romance’ - Arctic Monkeys
23. ‘The Last Time I Saw Richard’ - Joni Mitchell
22. ‘Torn Curtain’ - Television
21. ‘The Band Played Waltzing Matilda’ - The Pogues
20. ‘I Can't Give Everything Away’ - David Bowie
19. ‘It's All over Now, Baby Blue’ - Bob Dylan
18. ‘Motion Picture Soundtrack’ - Radiohead
17. ‘B-Boy Bouillabaisse’ - The Beastie Boys
16. ‘Debra’ - Beck
15. ‘He's Misstra Know-It-All’ - Stevie Wonder
14. ‘All Apologies’ - Nirvana
13. ‘Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)’ - Marvin Gaye
12. ‘Is This Music?’ - Teenage Fanclub
11. ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ - Carole King
10. ‘One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)’ - Frank Sinatra
09. ‘You Can't Always Get What You Want’ - The Rolling Stones
07. ‘The Private Psychedelic Reel’ - The Chemical Brothers
06. ‘soon’ - my bloody valentine
04. ‘A Day In The Life’ - The Beatles
01. ‘Decades’ - Joy Division
The whole Substack Playlist is below
Happy birthday Michell!
Some wonderful music here, and some I'll need to explore.
For now, #29: When An Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease' - Roy Harper. YES!
HBD, Mitchell! Hope you have a great day, listen to some great music, and may the third slice of cake taste as good as the first!