I have to say that, after seeing what Australia voted for on Triple J, I feel the need to compose my own list, in no particular order, of songs that should have made the hottest 100 of all time...
I mean, yes, I do understand that the whole *point* of having a popular vote is that not everything is going to make it, but there is so much good stuff out there, that is better than a third of what made the final list. Here is my list of songs which I feel have either been overlooked, or, worse still, completely forgotten...
1. Echo and the Bunneymen - The Killing Moon
2. Lou Reed - Perfect Day
3. They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul
4. The Smiths - There is a Light that Never Goes Out
5. The Boys Next Door - Shivers
6. The Church - Under the Milky Way
7. Do Re Mi - Man Overboard
8. R.E.M - Losing My Religion
9. Prince - When Doves Cry
10. Elvis Costello - Alison
11. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Ship Song
12. Grandmaster Flash - The Message
13. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
14. U2 - With or Without You
15. The Doors - The End
16. David Bowie - Heroes
17. Portishead - Glory Box
18. NWA - Straight Outta Compton
19. Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning
20. The Pixies - Debaser
21. The Cure - Lullaby
22. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
23. Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
24. Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil
25. Elliott Smith - Miss Misery
26. Leonard Cohen - Suzanne
27. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights
28. The Whitlams - No Aphrodisiac
29. Blind Melon - No Rain
30. Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
31. Sex Pistols - Anarchy in the UK
32. Joy Division - Atmosphere
33. Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug
Feel free to disagree... of course! Can you think of any other songs that didn't make it? Let me know! I'm always keen to expand my tastes in music. :)
