Someone shoot me now!

[tokyo_mb]

If these are the best British songs of the last 25 years... please!
Brits25: Best song award
Joy Division: Love Will Tear Us Apart
Kate Bush: Wuthering Heights
Queen: We Are the Champions
Robbie Williams: Angels
Will Young: Leave Right Now

Source: The Guardian
Now, I know this is a very personal and subjective thing, but Will Young on a list of

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[tabouli]

Finally, does anyone but me find it odd to give an award for best 'song' without crediting the songwriters (where appropriate) as well as the band/artist that performed it.

Hear hear! Yes, it's a sorry state of affairs, but the credit for the song inevitably seems to go to the singer who recorded it, not the songwriter who wrote it. Huh, I say. Not all songwriters are blessed with glorious singing voices (she says gloomily)...

[wee0ne]

Given half the crapstuff that is churned out these days, I'd not want my name known as the person who wrote it!

[tokyo_mb]

Not all songwriters are blessed with glorious singing voices

Maybe so, but I think as a general rule I tend to prefer songs sung by singer-songwriters. Most played currently are probably Sarah McLachlan, Beth Orton, and Kathryn Williams - who all do benefit from being able to sing.

I've found out a bit more about where that list of five came from - a bunch of music pundits came up with a long-list of 25 and then they were voted on by Radio 2 listeners - explains a lot!

Sigh

[tabouli]

Yeah, as a songwriter, I would much, much rather sing my own work. But frankly, my voice is never going to cut it. Not that it's awful, it's pretty much in tune and has a nice enough tone, but it just ain't good enough.

It's very depressing.