Monday, February 21, 2005

Four Minutes for Eternity

A single song can save the day or open the world. Last week, the Wochenzeitung (WOZ) presented a list of 50 songs that changed their lives:
  • 1955 Johnny Cash: I Walk the Line
  • 1956 Elvis Presley: Heartbreak Hotel
  • 1957 Screamin' Jay Hawkings: I Put a Spell on You
  • 1958 Chuck Berry: Johnny B. Good
  • 1959 The Crickets: I Fought the Law
  • 1960 Carla Thomas: I'll Bring It All Home to You
  • 1961 Ray Charles: Hit the Road Jack
  • 1962 Beatles: Love Me Do
  • 1963 Soeur Sourire: Doiminique
  • 1964 The Shangri La's: Remember (Walking in the Sand))
  • 1965 Sam the Sham & the Pharaos: Wooly Bully
  • 1966 Mani Matter: I han en Uhr erfunde
  • 1967 Serge Gainsbourg: Comic Strip
  • 1968 Mary Hopkin: Those Were the Days
  • 1969 The Incredible String Band: Creation
  • 1970 Anton Bruhin: Läck du mir am Arsch
  • 1971 Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven
  • 1972 T.Rex: Telegram Sam
  • 1973 Deep Purple: Smoke on the Water
  • 1974 Bob Dylan: Idiot Wind
  • 1975 Sailor: Girls Girls Girls
  • 1976 Sex Pistols: Anarchy in the UK
  • 1977 Barclay James Harvest: Hymn
  • 1978 Johnny Hill: Ruf Teddybär Eins-Vier
  • 1979 Ludwig Hirsch: Die gottverdammte Pleite
  • 1980 Lio: Amoureux Solitaires
  • 1981 Black Flag: Louie Louie
  • 1982 Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska
  • 1983 The Fall: The Man Whose Head Expanded
  • 1984 Depeche Mode: Master and Servent
  • 1985 The Ramones: Howling at the Moon
  • 1986 Marshall Jefferson: Move Your Body (The House Music Anthem)
  • 1987 Fito Paez: Dando vueltas en el aire
  • 1988 Fugazi: Waiting Room
  • 1989 Tone Loc: Funky Cold Medina
  • 1990 They Might Be Giants: Dead
  • 1991 Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
  • 1992 Robert Wyatt: A Short Break
  • 1993 Shrimp Boat: What Do You Think of Love Baby
  • 1994 Jovanotti: Penso Positivo
  • 1995 PJ Harvey: Down by the Water
  • 1996 Tinderstick: Petites Gouttes d'Eau
  • 1997 Daft Punk: Around the World
  • 1998 Absolute Beginner: Rock on
  • 1999 Aphex Twin: Windowlicker
  • 2000 Radiohead: Idiotheque
  • 2001 Bonnie "Prince" Billy: Break of Day
  • 2002 Bill Wells Octet: Wiltz
  • 2003 Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros: Silver and Gold
  • 2004 Wilco: Spiders/Kidsmoke
Why did these songs changed there lives? Well, you shoud have read WOZ Number 7/2005.

2 comments:

Ms Mac said...

Wooly Bully? Really? Wooly Bully changed someone's life? That surprises me!

Mr. Urs said...

Wooly Bully changed Hans-Peter Künzler's Life. He's a Swiss music journalist living in London and THE reggae expert. The song showed him the first time that mother is not always right. Subversive, it seems.