Newsnet Scotland’s Greatest Album - the greatest it is!

Friday, 30 December 2011 20:40

New Year Special - The results for Newsnet Scotland’s Greatest Album are in and here it is; we'll singalong with the proclaimers and the crowds to Auld Lang Syne.

Newsnet Scotland’s Greatest Album
Being a compilation album, we can put 80 minutes of songs onto a single CD in the 21st century and may thus comfortably more fully indulge our choices – however 20 songs is probably about right.

Many suggestions poured in and every suggestion was listened to and seriously considered – producing an infinitely bold and truly magnificent album that shines and lifts the listener up. All the songs are world class and it’s impossible really to choose, but choose we must and each week in the new year we’ll try to play one or two… so!!

Popular music received a masterpiece from Midge Ure singing with Ultravox and that’s the chosen NUMBER 1 slot – the others in the top ten are timeless, international hits and simply explode with originality and talent.

The first set of ten songs: giants in recorded music---drrrrruuuum rrrroooooOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLL

[Number 1] Ultravox – ‘Vienna’ , [Number 2] Simple Minds – ‘Belfast Child’, [Number 3] John Martyn – ‘May You Never‘, [Number 4] Frightened Rabbit – ‘Swim Until You Can’t See Land’, [Number 5] The Eurythmics – ‘Here Comes the Rain Again’, [Number 6] Gerry Rafferty – ‘Baker Street’, [Number 7] The Silencers – ‘The Painted Moon’ [Number 8] The Proclaimers – ‘I’m Goanna be (500 miles), [Number 9] Deacon Blue – ‘Dignity’ [Number 10] The Waterboys – ‘The Whole of the moon’

[Number 1] Ultravox – Vienna (sublime and timeless recorded music)
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The second set of ten songs is a quite brilliant collection and light up the firmament of recorded music with a sparkle – simply spoiled for choice with these top artists, all stuffed to the pores, neurons and gunnels with extraordinary talent --------drrrrruuuum rrrroooooOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL

[Number 11] Middle Of The Road – ‘Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum’ [Number 12] The Blue Nile – ‘Tinseltown in the rain’, [Number 13] The Associates – ‘Club Country’, [Number 14] The Shamen – ‘Move Any Mountain’, [Number 15] Marillion – ‘Keyleigh’, [Number 16] Edwyn Collins – ‘A Girl Like You’, [Number 17] The Cocteau Twins – ‘Pearly Dew Drops Drops’, [Number 18] Marmalade – ‘Reflections of My Life’, [Number 19] Rod Stewart – ‘Every Beat of My Heart’, [Number 20] Barbara Dickson – ‘Caravan’

Middle Of The Road – Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum (Scotland’s very own MacABBA)
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The Bells… the Music-Folk scene wish you and yours a very Happy, hopeful and prosperous New Year

The Proclaimers bringing in the New Year:
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Auld Lang Syne from the Edinburgh Street Party:
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And to those all over the world who choose to call Scotland their home whether it be by birth, fate or intention – you are in our hearts:
Happy New Year!

Comments

# pinkrose 2011-12-31 12:34

Can't beat the Corries singing 'A Man's a Man'. It has the perfect words by Burns and two of Scotland's finest and most versatile musicians. This is my number one.

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# Tam Glen 2011-12-31 13:38

Check out Paulo Natini's version, of " a man's a man" also on youtube, great audience reaction, some joining in with gusto, others stunned in amazement.

# Jim Johnston 2012-01-01 14:41

I have to agree Tam, Paulo version is just brilliant.....and he sings every word just as Burns wrote it.

I am a huge Corries fan btw !!

Burns called it "Is There For Honest Poverty", written near the end of his life. The words are insperational, amazing, utterly astonishing.

This must surely be the national anthem of an Independent Scotland.

ps. Frankie Millar's version of Caledonia must be high on anyones list. So should Amy MacDonald's Road To Home. (Well that's what I think anyway.)

# Scottish republic 2011-12-31 13:06

There's going to be a NewsnetScotland 's Greatest Scottish Music Album at some point in the New Year.

# independentgirl 2011-12-31 13:14

My number one would be The Corries singing The Dawning of the Day......stirring stuff!

# Ben Power 2011-12-31 13:36

Ah you cannot ever go past The Proclaimers singing Auld Lang Syne.
Actually The Proclaimers singing anything is tops in my books. Two of Scotland's finest who have done more for our self image than most.
Happy New Year to all.

# Jester 2011-12-31 13:36

Frightened Rabbit? Giants of Scottish Music? Come on! I had to google them for goodness sake. And no Runrig...

# Holebender 2011-12-31 13:43

Quoting Jester:

And no Runrig...

Thank goodness! I can never forgive them for anglicising Loch Lomond. :(

# Tocasaid 2011-12-31 14:12

Eh?! I didn't know that Loch Lomond was a Gaelic song to start with. Didn't Runrig add the 'S tu mo leannan bhoidheach' to the end of it?

# Holebender 2011-12-31 16:55

No, it wasn't Gaelic, but it wasn't English either. Runrig sing it in English with lines like "you'll take the high road and I'll take the low road" or "where me and my true love were ever wont to go", etc.

# richardcain2 2011-12-31 22:53

It was Scots.

# Tocasaid 2011-12-31 23:55

Aye, maybe but the original quote said it was 'Anglicised'. As 'Scots' was the tongue of the Anglo-Saxons and originally called 'Inglis' then we're talking about shades of grey in terms of how 'Anglo' the song was. Indeed, it could be argued that by adding Gaelic/Scottish to the song, Runrig actually 'Scoticised' it.

# Mad Jock McMad 2011-12-31 13:44

There is always the option for a Scots Traditional Album as well - plenty space for Runrig, Capercaille,Cor ries and all...

# Tocasaid 2011-12-31 14:15

Surely there must be some room on it for some Gaelic punk rock?! Radical Celtic music for the masses?!
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Or at least a couple of Runrig classics from their days as a Celtic Black Sabbath:
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'Tir an Airm' would do nicely though Fichead Bliadhna and Fuaim a' Bhlair are also very apt.

# thomsor 2011-12-31 16:47

Scotlands Greatest Album, I dont think so.

# bramley 2012-01-02 19:59

there's some terrible songs in there.

# Chateaulait 57 2012-01-02 23:35

Middle of the Road.........Cocteau Twins?.

This is every bit as bad as STVs effort.

Where were AC/DC, Nazareth, Frankie Miller, SAHB, Jethro Tull, Jack Bruce, Big Country, Donovan, Talking Heads, Idlewild, Average White Band, biffy Clyro, Garbage, Eddie Reader, K.T.Tunstall, Gallagher & Lyle, Mark Knopfler.

And that's just off the top of my head, i'm sure there will be a lot more worthier candidates.

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