A song for each year of your life

This was fun to do. I started with at year zero - 'Ticket To Ride' was #1 on the day I was born - but 1965-71 picks are ex-post rationalisation obv (The Archies excepted). 1972 onwards more closely reflects the 'real time' experience. 1978-81 were the hardest years to pick just one thing from. I'm not sure I've fully processed 2011 in my head yet, so stopped @ 2010. With one exception, I deliberately avoided repeating an artist.

[1965 The Beatles – ‘Ticket To Ride’
1966 Beach Boys – ‘Good Vibrations’
1967 The Free Design – ‘Make the Madness Stop’
1968 Luciano Berio – III - In ruhig fliessender Bewegung from ‘Sinfonia’
1969 The Archies – ‘Sugar Sugar’
1970 James Brown – ‘Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine, Pts. 1 & 2’
1971 The Stylistics – ‘People Make the World Go Round’]

1972 Roxy Music – ‘Virginia Plain’
1973 The Sweet – ‘Blockbuster’
1974 Mud – ‘Tiger Feet’
1975 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel – ‘Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)’
1976 The Four Seasons – ‘December '63 (Oh What A Night)’
1977 ELO – ‘Rockaria!’
1978 Buzzcocks – ‘Sixteen Again’
1979 Earth Wind and Fire – ‘After the Love Has Gone’/‘Let Your Feelings Show’
1980 Talking Heads – ‘The Great Curve’
1981 A Certain Ratio – ‘Knife Slits Water’ (Peel Session version)
1982 Robert Wyatt – ‘Shipbuilding’
1983 Grandmaster & Melle Mel ‘White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)’
1984 Cocteau Twins – ‘Ivo’
1985 Scritti Politti – ‘Perfect Way’
1986 The Primitives – ‘Really Stupid’
1987 Public Enemy – ‘Bring The Noise’
1988 My Bloody Valentine – ‘Feed Me With Your Kiss’
1989 Cookie Crew – ‘Born This Way (Let’s Dance)’
1990 Deee-Lite – ‘Groove Is In the Heart’
1991 Saint Etienne – ‘Nothing Can Stop Us’
1992 Stereolab – ‘John Cage Bubblegum’
1993 Huggy Bear – ‘Her Jazz’
1994 Transglobal Underground – ‘Protean’
1995 Goldie – ‘Timeless: Inner City Life/Pressure/Jah’
1996 Stereolab – ‘Motoroller Scalatron’
1997 The Propellerheads – ‘Bang On!’
1998 Massive Attack – ‘Teardrop’
1999 Aphex Twin – ‘Windowlicker’
2000 Darude – ‘Sandstorm’
2001 Saïan Supa Crew – ‘Showtime’
2002 Missy Elliott – ‘Work It’
2003 Rachel Stevens – ‘Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex’
2004 Elephant Man – ‘Blessed’
2005 Lindstrøm – ‘I Feel Space’
2006 Cassie – ‘Ditto’
2007 Aly & AJ – ‘Potential Break Up Song’
2008 Jean-Jacques Perrey & Dana Countryman – ‘Funky Little Spacegirl’
2009 Baby Dollz – ‘My Cookie’
2010 Tinie Tempah – ‘Pass Out’

― Jeff W, Friday, 24 February 2012 13:07 (1 year ago) Permalink

i nearly picked "The Great Curve" for 1980.

― Alexandre Dumbass (dog latin), Friday, 24 February 2012 13:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

Ok I started a similar thread without seeing this one. I apologize. I'm not comfortable with limiting myself to the year I was born so here's mine since 1950. Count 1985 onwards to officialy fit in the rules.

1950 Trio Los Aguilillas - El Gusto Planeco
1951 Yma Sumac - Virgin of the Sun God
1952 Milt Jackson - Lillie
1953 Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog
1954 Maria Callas - Casta Diva (from Norma by Bellini)
1955 Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons
1956 Sparkle Moore - Skull and Cross Bones
1957 Dale Hawkins - Susie Q
1958 The Storey Sisters - Bad Motorcycle
1959 Marty Robbins - Big Iron

1960 The Phantom - Love Me
1961 Chavela Vargas - Paloma Negra
1962 The Exciters - Tell Him
1963 Martha and the Vandellas - Heat Wave
1964 Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - Corcovado
1965 Los Saicos - Demolicion
1966 Donovan - Season of the Witch
1967 Jacqueline Taieb - Le Coeur Au Bout Des Doigts
1968 Love - A House Is Not A Motel
1969 Marlena Shaw - Woman of the Ghetto

1970 Dusty Springfield - Spooky
1971 Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
1972 Can - I'm So Green
1973 The Stooges - Search and Destroy
1974 Nina Simone - Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter
1975 Susan Cadogan - Hurt So Good
1976 Jorge Ben - Ponta de Lanca Africano (Umbabarauma)
1977 Althea and Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
1978 The Normal - Warm Leatherette
1979 XTC - Making Plans for Nigel

1980 Young Marble Giants - Final Day
1981 ESG - Moody
1982 Grandmaster Flash - The Message
1983 Liquid Liquid - Optimo
1984 Madonna - Into the Groove
1985 Jesus & Mary Chain - Never Understand
1986 Prince - Kiss
1987 Chaba Fadela - N'sel Fik
1988 Morrisey - Suedehead
1989 Pixies - Hey

1990 My Bloody Valentine - Soon
1991 Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy
1992 Soda Stereo - Luna Roja
1993 Stereolab - Jenny Ondioline
1994 Mano Negra - Señor Matanza
1995 Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
1996 Tricky - Poems
1997 Aphex Twin - Flim
1998 Boards of Canada - Roygbiv
1999 Len - Steal My Sunshine

2000 Outkast - B.O.B.
2001 Lali Puna - Bi-pet
2002 Dntel - This is the Dream of Evan and Chan
2003 !!! - Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard
2004 The MFA - The Difference it Makes
2005 Paul Kalkbrenner - Gebrunn Gebrunn
2006 Air France - Beach Party
2007 M.I.A. - Paper Planes
2008 Shackleton - Death is Not Final
2009 Burial and Four Tet - Moth

2010 Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill
2011 EMA - California
2012 Nicolas Jaar - With Just One Glance You (subject to change)

― Moka, Friday, 24 February 2012 21:56 (1 year ago) Permalink

I'm not comfortable with limiting myself to the year I was born

How odd

― Number None, Friday, 24 February 2012 22:15 (1 year ago) Permalink

mix of songs that I liked a lot or bring to mind some experience in that year...

1993 - TMBG - Birdhouse in Your Soul
1994 - Green Day - Basket Case
1995 - Bad Religion - Against the Grain
1996 - Beck - Where It's At
1997 - Stereolab - Cybele's Reverie
1998 - Sunny Day Real Estate - In Circles (1997-1998 kind of mix together)
1999 - Magnetic Fields - Sweet-Lovin' Man
2000 - Neutral Milk Hotel - Two-Headed Boy
2001 - Kylie Minogue - Burning Up
2002 - Madonna - Like a Prayer
2003 - R. Kelly - Ignition (Remix)
2004 - The Beach Boys - Heroes & Villains
2005 - M.I.A. - 10 Dollar
2006 - The Pipettes - Pull Shapes
2007 - Of Montreal - The Past Is a Grotesque Animal
2008 - Hercules & Love Affair - Blind
2009 - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Everything With You
2010 - Robyn - Hang With Me
2011 - Yuck - Get Away

― skip, Friday, 24 February 2012 22:29 (1 year ago) Permalink

1978: Buzzcocks - What Do I Get?
1979: The Contortions - Contort Yourself
1980: The Fall - How I Wrote Elastic Man
1981: Adam And the Ants - Stand And Deliver
1982: Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - I Love Rockn'Roll
1983: Genesis - Mama
1984: Frankie goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes
1985: The Screaming Blue Messiahs - Happy Home
1986: Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
1987: Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies
1988: Prefab Sprout - The King of Rock N'Roll
1989: Holly Johnson - Americanos
1990: They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul
1991: Nirvana - Territorial Pissings
1992: Drop Nineteens - Winona
1993: New Order - Regret
1994: Bark Psychosis - A Street Scene
1995: The Bucketheads - The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)
1996: Cake - The Distance
1997: Pavement - Shady Lane
1998: Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You
1999: Wilco - A Shot In The Arm
2000: Outkast - Bombs Over Baghdad
2001: Pulp - The Night That Minnie Timperley Died
2002: LCD Soundsystem - Beat Connection
2003: R Kelly - Igntion (Remix)
2004: Usher ft. Lil John and Ludacris - Yeah!
2005: Half Man Half Biscuit - Depressed Beyond Tablets
2006: Electric Six - Mr Woman
2007: Blonde Redhead - Silently
2008: Lambchop - I Believe In You
2009: Azari & III - Hungry For The Power
2010: Tonetta 777 - Its All Bulshit
2011: Cass McCombs - Country Line

― Michael B Higgins (Michael B), Friday, 24 February 2012 22:51 (1 year ago) Permalink

1980) ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
1981) Grauzone - Eisbar
1982) Divine - Native Love
1983) Metallica - Seek and Destroy
1984) The Flirts - Helpless
1985) Mylene Farmer - Plus Grandir
1986) Mylene Farmer - Libertine
1987) Mylene Farmer - Sans Contrefacon
1988) David Rudder - Rally Round The West Indies
1989) Mylene Farmer - Sans Logique
1990) Kino - Konchitsya Leto
1991) Mylene Farmer - Desenchantee
1992) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Jack The Ripper
1993) Etienne Daho - Mon Manege A Moi
1994) Afghan Whigs - Debonair
1995) Hole - Violet
1996) Mylene Farmer - Rever
1997) Bjork - Bachelorette
1998) Puffy - Nagisa ni Matsuwaru Et Cetera
1999) Lee Jung Hyun - Ba Kkwo
2000) Alizee - Moi Lolita
2001) Tatu - Nas Ne Dogonyat
2002) Golden Boy ft Miss Kittin - Rippin Kittin
2003) Kasia Stankiewicz - Francuzeczka
2004) Ruslana - Kolomiyka
2005) Mylene Farmer - Fuck Them All
2006) Rikki Jai - Mor Tor
2007) Yelle - Je Veux Te Voir
2008) Girls Aloud - Untouchable
2009) Taylor Swift - Forever & Always
2010) Monika Brodka - W Pieciu Smakach
2011) 2NE1 - I Am The Best

― Mohombi Khush Hua (ShariVari), Friday, 24 February 2012 23:18 (1 year ago) Permalink

1963 (birth year): Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh
1964: I Feel Fine
1965: A Love Supreme
1966: 96 Tears
1967: Waterloo Sunset
1968: Dark Star
1969: The Star-Spangled Banner (Hendrix @ Woodstock version)
1970: Eric Dolphy Memorial Barbecue
1971: Thank You for Talking To Me Africa
1972: Watch the Sunrise
1973: Conference of the Birds
1974: Baby's On Fire
1975: Tangled Up in Blue
1976: Black Napkins
1977: Holidays in the Sun
1978: Radio, Radio
1979: That's All For Everyone
1980: Hitsville U.K.
1981: Variations on the Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression
1982: Town Called Malice
1983: Two Sided Fist
1984: Do You Want New Wave or Do You Want the Truth
1985: I Am Damo Suzuki
1986: The Crucifixion of Sean Penn
1987: Cold, Cold Ground
1988: Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
1989: Open Your Eyes/Close Your Eyes
1990: Perfume of a Critic's Burning Flesh
1991: Who Does She Hope To Be?
1992: Gimme Back My Flag
1993: Rid of Me
1994: Stone in Focus
1995: Carry Stress in the Jaw
1996: Djed
1997: We're An American Band
1998: Telegraphic Workshop
1999: (Heart)
2000: Ra at Dusk
2001: Pyramid Song
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2010:
2011: Guillotine (It Goes Yah)

In the 2000s I totally lost interest in new music, mainly listening to older stuff.

― Steamtable Willie (WmC), Saturday, 25 February 2012 05:52 (1 year ago) Permalink