The Smashing Tunes Thread (Part 1)

The speials,too much too young… bit of ska always goes down well.

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Dave & Ansel Collins - Double Barrel

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One of the tunes of the 80’s, from one of the most under rated bands around. The stranglers— Always the sun.

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Here’s another for good measure…No more heroes…

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good stranglers songs, can’t believe we have’nt had this yet :eek: am i a bad person for hating golden brown ?

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My favourite song of theirs though (except maybe their cover of Walk On By):
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[quote=“Thrawneen”]My favourite song of theirs though (except maybe their cover of Walk On By):
YouTube - The Stranglers - Duchess[/quote]

good shout

time for some kings lead hat - live

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Talking Heads were great.

Double Barrell got me thinking about the Specials.

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[quote=“Thrawneen”]Talking Heads were great.

Double Barrell got me thinking about the Specials.

YouTube - The Specials - Do Nothing TOTPs[/quote]

slightly in the same frame i think the hothouse flowers did a great version of i can see clearly by jonny nash

compare the 2

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That’s a horrendous M-People style version of I Can See Clearly Now.
Johnny Nash’s is the definitive.
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http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=wSr11Fjdobk

Laurent Garnier

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJkoBH68njQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJkoBH68njQ
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David Holmes

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=UOhD6Xk3kW8

mgmt

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=bIEOZCcaXzE

[ame="
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68ppbCNL0PI
eature=related"]YouTube - Bagarre - “For Your Pleasure” (1982)[/ame]

Bagarre - For Your Pleasure

Four of the best from the Happy Mondays

Country Song
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eY5Gq2ckEM
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Deano…

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Muse - Knight of Cydonia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8WP7aOD_9Q

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WindMill… Tokyo Moon…An excellent album.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd6KKeGMjqE
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RIP John Martyn

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Some more songs by Irish artists

Feargal Sharkey - You Little Thief
[ame="
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT3sAH9I9sw
eature=related"]YouTube - That Petrol Emotion - Abandon (Live)[/ame]

Therapy? - Stop It You’re Killing Me
[ame="
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIRpHJm7Cpw
eature=related"]YouTube - Therapy? - Stop It You’re Killing Me[/ame]

Rory Gallagher - I’m Not Surprised
[ame="
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9BCYnZUV4g
eature=channel_page"]YouTube - peter moore[/ame]

My Bloody Valentine - Soon (Andrew Weatherall mix) - not as good as the original but interesting all the same

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=SeoU0qKXTHA