The Smashing Tunes Thread (Part 1)

Culture
1961

New Zealand’s finest - the Chills

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsyytZ1nQkc

1962

This was played over 9/11 on Reeling in the Years last night.

Awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES2cjsjQCTM

1963

Love - A House is not a Motel

Arthur Lee - what a cool bloke. RIP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5g8rlkWYqg

1964

Love - what a fucking band. :clap:

1965

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDfM8kPRFpo

1966

A few from the How I Quit Smoking album by Lambchop.

The Man Who Loved Beer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3dCGeuOfE0

Life’s Little Tragedy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnzU9IjvBqI

TheOne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIBKObTiB04

1967

another small series - songs the Sopranos reminded us about. And Cian Foley - you can fuck off with Don’t Stop Believin

no1 Tiny Tears the Tindersticks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDMHyKlsNX0

1968

no2

Mystic Eyes by Belfast’s finest Them

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Qn9CVnpmc

1969

no3 Evidently chickentown John Cooper Clarke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2DShC4GhVc

and a slightly longer version from the greta Manc punk poet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8waBTSkPxA

1970

Check out the Motion Picture thread Fagan, a few of them in there

This tunes been stuck in my head all day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4XEbwyvxPc

1971

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW5iKuP6G20

1972

Some early Scorpions stuff…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGTJTaqcLHw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_juiORj1qd8

1973

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhF1N-ua2Zo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxiwBUqTeeU
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVZy0cdOrX4

1974

Any Gaslight Anthem fans here?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw4YwJppiec

1975

Some 3 Colours Red

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGq7j8KuTDE

1976

The National - Mr November

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzhNdCxhK28

1977

Best Sax solo ever, best song ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zylxfXyTefs

1978

Hey Snow White - The New Pornographers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bMr9V3Hmxk

1979

The Classic Hans Zimmers You’re So Cool from True Romance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ab1l2TwFp8

1980

REM’s Electrolite, from a very under rated album I felt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LewYq40Svw
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