David Bowie: Changes

Mr Jones.

The Knickerbockers: Lies

Pop.

Lemon Jelly: Come

Chillin'

Modjo: Chillin

Hot Trax.

John Martyn: May You Never

Real Deal.

Michael Jackson: Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

Pop Royalty.

Melancholy Man (Feat. Robert Owens): Joy

Goodwill 2 all.

Labi Siffre: It Must Be Love

Wonderful.

Andy Stott: Numb

Excellently experimental.

Kid Creole & The Coconuts: Lili Marlene

wOw!

Bebel Gilberto: Baby

Cool.

The Psychedelic Furs: We Love You

Rock n' Roll.

K-Collective: Never Stop

Jazzed.

Cymande: Bra

Alright!

The Police: Spirits In The Material World

Yeah!

Miguel: Adorn

Retro Pop 2012 Style (with style)

Van Morrison: She Gives Me Religion

Love it.

Tom Waits: Downtown Train

Train track.

Todd Terry: Keep on Jumpin'(Tee's Freeze Mix)

All Night Long!

Dinah Washington: I've Got You Under My Skin

Kooler than Kool!

The Sindecut: Live The Life

Grooved hip-hop UK Style.

Mink DeVille: Spanish Stroll

Plastic Soul.

Queen: Killer Queen

Glammed Out.

Gabin (Feat. Dee Dee Bridegewater): Into My Soul

Classy & Brassy.

Lee Dorsey: Ya-Ya

Yeah!

Fantastic Plastic Machine: Beautiful Days

Fab

This Mortal Coil: Song of the Siren

Beautiful

Loose Ends: Love's Got Me

Got it.

Elvis Costello: Shipbuilding

Heartwrenching.

Raphael Saadiq ft. Joss Stone: Just One Kiss

Motown-ed!

Norman Greenbaum: Spirit In The Sky

Gritty.

David Bowie: Tumble & Twirl

Brassy!

The Ronettes: Baby I Love You

Wall of Sound.

Leonard Cohen: Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye

Old School.

The Doors: Touch Me

Class act.

The Normal: Warm Leatherette

Car care.

Massive Attack: Hymn Of The Big Wheel

33rpm.

Barrington Levy: Here I Come

Hup!

George McCrae: Rock Your Baby

Grooved

Siouxsie and the Banshees: Hong Kong Garden

Punk floor-filler

The Beatmasters: Warm Love

UK pop-house

808 State: Pacific State

Clubbed.

The Strokes: Last Night

NYC Rockers.

Lena Conquest: Boundaries

Oh Yes!

The Bluebells: Aim in Life

Lovely.

Blondie: Rip Her To Shreds

Ripped

Herman's Hermits: There's a Kind of Hush

Aw!

Robert Palmer: Johnny and Mary

Pop.

Mulatu Astatke: Yegelle Tezeta

Gritty.

Pink Fairies: War Girl

Dope Rock.

Curtis Mayfield: Move On Up

Nuff said.

Massive Attack: Angel

Play Loud.

Urban Species: Spiritual Love

Yeah!

Moloko: Sing it back

Sassy!

The B52´s: Planet Claire

Whacky.

Ella Fitzgerald: Anything Goes

Ella sings CP.

Dion: The Wanderer

Rock on!

Manu Chao: King Kong Five

Rapsters.

Timmy Thomas: Why Can't We love Together

Why?

Movement 98: Joy & Heartbreak

Sweet.

Burial: Endorphin

Wonderful.

The Specials: Do Nothing

Rude Boys!

Talking Heads: I Wish You Wouldn't Say That

Grooved.

Bobby Fuller Four: I Fought The Law

For all the criminals out there!

Mick Ronson: Music Is Lethal

Rock Star.

Mattafix: Older

Cool.

Jamiroquai: Do You Know Where You're Coming From

Jay Day:)

Squeeze: Up The Junction

Great movie!

Royal House: Can You Party

Check this out!

The Miracles: (Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need

Smokin Smokey Robinson.

Kool & the Gang: Funky Stuff

Grooved

Red Guitars: Good Technology

Feist: 1234

Today:)

Grace Slick and The Great Society: Somebody To Love

Live

Julia and Company: Breaking Down (Sugar Samba)

Brassed up!

The Dave Brubeck Quartet : Take Five

Cool.

Roxy Music: Street Life

Glam.

The Ruts: In A Rut

The real thing!

Richard Hawley: Someone to Love

Nice!

The Seeds: Pushin Too Hard

Fab!

Solillaquists of Sound: Our 2 Cents

Jive talkin'

Prince: Sign Of The Times

Pop King.

Them: Here Comes The Night

Yeah!

Smith & Mighty: Walk On...

Well covered.

The Velvet Underground: I'm Waiting For The Man

Class Act.

Pillow Talk: The Real Thing

Roots Manuva: Join The Dots

Tongue Twister.

Van Morrison: Autumn Song

Splendid

Charles Brown: Merry Christmas Baby

Silky

Ultravox: Artificial Life

Play Loud!

George Benson: On Broadway

Funky.

T.Rex: Life's A Gas

Yeah!

Nenah Cherry: Woman

Love it.

Rosemary Clooney and Perez Prado: Sway

Magical.

Groove Armada: At The River

Absolutely Spiffing!

Japan: Ghosts

Ethereal.

The Jackson 5: Stop The Love You Save

Little MJ.

Bob Marley: Wait in Vain

Sweet!

Sugar Ray: Someday

Pop niceness.

Earl Bostic: Flamingo

Kool Kats.

Cymande: Fug

Fully grooved.

Shocking Blue: Venus

Groovy.

Eddie Cochran: Summertime Blues

R&R

Little Joy: Unattainable

Lovely.

David Bowie: Golden Years

Funky.

Janelle Monae: Sir Greendown

Sweet.

Soul II Soul: Fair Play

Fair enough.

The Kinks: You Really Got Me

Yeah!

Paul McCartney and Wings: Let me Roll It

Rock n' Rollin.

John Lennon: Instant Karma

Just add water and stir!

The White Stripes: Seven Nation Army

Funky!

The Velvet Underground: I Can't Stand it

Fab.

The Spinners: It's A Shame

Hittin´the high notes

Mott the Hoople: All The Young Dudes

Boogaloo dudes.

All Good Funk Alliance: Direct Me To A Remedy

Smooth groove.

Joy Division: Shadowplay

Timeless.

Coati Mundi: Me No Pop I

Mutant Disco.

Tricky: Puppy Toy

Trickster.

Alan Vega: Jukebox Babe

Rocker!

Nina Simone: Trouble in Mind

Nina rocks.

Guy Mitchell: Singing The Blues

Way back when ....

The Roots ft Cody ChesnuTT: The Seed (2.0)

Rock Steady-

The Monochrome Set: Expresso

Wacky.

Martha & the Vandellas: Heatwave

Yeah! Yeah!

David Bowie: Can You Hear Me

Plastic Soul

Risse: House Train

Jack Trax Classic.

Doll By Doll: Main Travelled Roads

Fab.

The Pharcyde: Otha Fish

Far out!

The Holy Ghost: The Dub (The Word)

1989 innovation

Manic Street Preachers: You Stole The Sun From My Heart

(S)Punky Pop Rockers

Ray Heredia: Lo Bueno y Lo Malo

Great music (a great loss)

Brooklyn Funk Essentials - The Creator Has A Master Plan

Fresh as a daisy.

Was (Not Was): (Return to the Valley of) Out Come The Freaks

Freaky.

Bob Dylan: New Morning

Simple.

Zouk Time‎: Guetho À Liso

Great Groove.

Prince Buster: Al Capone

Classic.

Elvis Presley: Don't Be Cruel

Fab.

Righteous Brothers: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

Love it.

Ny: Willow

Summer beats.

Discovery: Can You Discover?

Deaf School: Darling

Scouse popsters.

Tommy James & The Shondells: Crystal Blue Persausion

Feel the vibe.

De Phazz: Sabbatical

Jazzzzzzzie!

The Young Rascals: Groovin'

Groovy!

Nico: These Days

Beautiful.

The Clash: Train in Vain

City Rockers!

Iggy Pop: Funtime

Pop Muzak.

Four Tet: Smile Around The Face

Teasing out the melodies!

Gerry & the Pacemakers: Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying

Absolutely fabulous.

Van Morrison: Wild Children

Celtic Soul.

William DeVaughn: Be Thankful For What You've Got

Great Groove.

Frank Sinatra: I've Got You Under My Skin

Frankie sings, Nelson Riddle swings.

Marvin Gaye: What's Going On

This is Soul man!

The Jam: Funeral Pyre

Hot Stuff!

The Brockingtons: I Just Got to Know

Lost Classic.

United Future Organisation: On Est Ensemble Sans Se Parler -- L.O.V.E.

Jazz-EEEEEE.

David Bowie: I Dig Everything

Bowie beginnings 1966.

Pete Heller: Big Love

Groovy.

Lloyd Cole & the Commotions: Forest Fire

Scottish Soul.

Nightmares on Wax: 70s 80s

Memories in song.

Sharon Forrester: Love Inside

Love it.

Cameo: Candy

Groovy.

Daft Punk: One More Time

Spiritually uplifting.

The Drifters: At The Club

Smoochin.

Killing Joke - Are You Receiving

Rock.

US3: Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)

Groovy, groovy, jazzy, funky!

Goldie: Inner City Life

Classic D&b.

Jefferson Airplane: Pretty as you Feel

Feelin' Pretty.

Fingers Inc: Can You Feel it (Spoken Word - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)

Timeless .... both words & tune.

Jhelisa: Friendly Pressure

Fab.

Elbow: Starlings

Delightfully heartfelt.

Sparks: This Town Ain´t Big Enough For Both of Us

Electrifying!

Feist: Secret Heart

Fantabulous.

Janelle Monae: Faster

Super-star.

The Rolling Stones: Come on

Before the rot set in.

Jackie Wilson: The Sweetest Feeling

Soul man.

Brian Eno: Baby's On Fire

Refreshingly heavy.

The Pretenders: Stop Your Sobbing

Bubblegum!

Sterling Void & Paris Brightledge: It's All Right

House Classic.

Tom Jones: It's Not Unusual

Swinging Sixties!

Khaled: Serbi Serbi

Sweet Soul Music.

Dionne Warwick: Walk On By

Truly Wonderful

Massive Attack: Any Love

The start of something......

Heatwave: Boogie Nights

International Jazz Funksters.

Lamb: Gabriel

Arcade Fire: Black Mirror

Canadian Rockers Collective.

Dirty Vegas: Days Go By

Love the acoustic version 2.

Kings of Leon: Milk

Nice!

Koop: Summer Sun

Suitably cool.

Santigold: L.E.S. Artistes

Gold groove.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: I Betray My Friends

Electronic Pioneers.

Die Antwoord: I Fink U Freeky

Freaky? Creative? Or just another great Rock n' Roll swindle?

The Stranglers: Golden Brown

Pop punksters.

The Toys: Lover's Concerto

60's Classic(al) Pop.

James Brown: Sex Machine

This one's for Moe:)

Victor Romeo: Love Will Find A Way

Wonderful

Lou Reed: I'm So Free

Lou gets a dose of the Bowie's!

Lauryn Hill: Doo-Wop (That Thing)

Slick Stuff.

Basement Jaxx: Being With You

Throbs out of your speakers.

Van Morrison: In The Garden

Awesome!

Buddy Rich: The Beat Goes On

Big Band Groovetronics.

Carlton: Love and Pain

Lost classic.

The Sweet: Action

Glam-fueled power pop from 1975

MGMT: Time to Pretend

Someone sold their soul to the devil for this one! Perfect pop 2012 style.

Herbaliser (ft. Roots Manuva): Starlight

Very droll rhymes from Mr Smith.

Elvis Costello: Everyday I Write the Book

Pop can be good!

The Everly Brothers: Cathy's Clown

Golden Oldie from 1960

Willie Williams: Armagedeon Time

Great Groove.

The Temptations: Ball of Confusion (That's what the World is Today)

The Temptations tell it like it is.

Nina Simone: Wild is the Wind

High Priestess of Soul

The Balistic Brothers: Uschi's Groove

Wonderful.

Yazz: The Only Way Is Up

Early pop/house crossover. Coldcut in the mix:)

Alternative TV: Love Lies Limp

Dig that bassline!!

The Chemical Brothers: Asleep From Day

Dreamy.

David Bowie: Joe the Lion

Class act!

Black Radical MKII: Monsoon

Angry Young Man - Play LOUD!

A Reminiscent Drive: Life Is Beautiful

Hauntingly joyous soundscapes.

Portishead: Glory Box

Thrillingly Sauve.

Detroit Emeralds: I Think of You

Sweet soul music!

Dwight Yoakam: Please Please Baby

Country flavaz!

Ian Pooley: Coracao Tambor

Infectious.

Cymande: The Message

Massive tune!

Norma Fraser: First Cut is the Deepest

Rock Steady.

Clock DVA: 4 Hours

Delightfully dark.

Gladys Knight & The Pips: Midnight Train to Georgia

Soul Train.

Nat King Cole: When I Fall in Love

Timeless!

The Ruts: West One (Shine On Me)

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhh!

Jens Lekman: A Postcard to Nina

Wonderfully wacky.

The Stooges: I Wanna Be Your Dog

This is as heavy as it gets. Raw energy.

James Blake: A Limit to Your Love

One to relax to.

The Velvet Underground: Pale Blue Eyes

Killer Tune.

The Shirelles: Baby it's you

Gorgeously Good.

Kid Creole & the Coconuts: Bogota Affair

Mutant Disco's romantic side.

Bomb the Bass: Bug Powder Dust (Kruder & Dorfmeister Sessions)

Super Kool:)

The Only Ones: Another Girl, Another Planet

Perfect punked out pop.

Bessie Smith: Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out

Wonderful.

Billy Le Kick: Mangez Moi

Wacky & wonderful.

Little Joy: Next Time Around

Charmingly good.

Richard Hawley: Coles Corner

Lush.

The Undertones: Save Me

The Undertones cover Smokey Robinson. Sweet!

Bomba Estereo: Fuego

Psychedelic Cumbia from Colombia Roolz OK.

Second Crusade: May The Funk Be With You

Star Wars Day: May the funk be with you Luke.

Zero 7: Distractions

Quite lovely!

Ultravox: Hiroshima Mon Amour

Wonderful electronic futurists circa 1977

The Seeds: I Can't Seem To Make You Mine

Punk popsters circa 1965. PLAY LOUD

James & Booby Purify: I'm Your Puppet

Love this song!

Althea & Donna: Uptown Top Ranking

Pure Roots Style!

Junior Murvin: Police & Thieves

Fantabulously wonderful

The Who: I Can't Explain

Groovy baby!

The Jewels: Jah-I

A mighty tune.

Gnarls Barkley - Going On

Instant Classic!

Buddy Holly: Everyday

Sweet!

Cocteau Twins: Sugar Hiccup

Lushious.

Pere Ubu: Untitled

Weirdly wonderful stuff from Pere Ubu

Dinah Washington: September In The Rain

Simple song but oh what a voice!

Joyce Sims: Come Into My Life

Great groove from 1987.

Finley Quaye: Even After All

A song for all seasons.

Electribe 101: Talking With Myself

Killa Tune.

The Teardrop Explodes: Tiny Children

Wonderfully fabulous.

The Elgins: Heaven Must Have Sent You

Pure heaven.

Carleen Anderson: Nervous Breakdown (15/4/2012)

Nice!

T-Rex: Metal Guru (14/4/2012)

Great 70s pop.

Cabaret Voltaire: Nag, Nag, Nag (13/4/2012)

Industrial pioneers.

Ten City: That's The Way Is (12/4/2012)

Groovy!

The Cryan Shames: Up On The Roof (11/4/2012)

Sweet.

Steel Pulse: Prodigal Son

Top tune.

Sam Cooke: You Send Me

Golden Oldie!

A:xus: When I Fall In Love

Great Version.

Tommy Edwards: It's All In The Game

Top Class!!

Nina Simone: Here Comes the Sun (Francois K. Remix)

Pure bliss!

The Sindecut: Tell Me Why

UK's best kept secret in the 90's. Should have been massive.

Bjork: Venus As A Boy

Angelic.

Soul Family Sensation: I Don't Even Know If I Should Call You Baby

Great track from 1990. Is that Larry Heard playing the ivories?

Iggy Pop: Turn Blue

Iggy & Bowie joint force.

Stevie Wonder: Evil

I first heard it as a b-side (from Moe's collection). Great song.

Everything But The Girl: Troubled Mind

Wonderful!

The Standells: Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White

Classic....

Tom Tom Club: Genius of Love

Kool groove.

Al Escobar: Tighten Up

Escobar's sounds for 69.

Deepside: Prelusion

Headphone classic

Pizzicato Five: Baby Love Child

Groovy.

Ron Sexsmith: Love Shines

Intelligent Pop.

Kim English: Learn 2 Luv

Uplifting.

The Style Council: Have You Ever Had It Blue

Wonderful Gil Evans arrangement. Hear those horns!

The Chi-Lites: Stoned Out Of My Mind

"I was just a backstreet traveller in a car of love" - WoW!

Joyela Blade: Cairo

A gem

Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Band: Express Yourself

Funking groovy!

De-Phazz: The Mambo Craze

Fun + ky chill out.

Suicide: Cheree

Electronic Punk Pioneers.

Midlake: Young Bride

Great song from a couple of years back. Listen & enjoy:)

Scritti Politti: The Sweetest Girl

Politics and love! What a mix.

Terry Callier: Just My Imagination

Lovely Jubbly.

Gang of Four: At Home He's A Tourist

Great gritty guitar!

The Supremes: Your Heart BelongsTo Me

Timeless!

ps. Different version from FB for copyright issues!!!

Dennis Brown: Funny Feeling

"The Crown Prince of Reggae" at his best.

Lonnie Liston Smith: Expansions

Turn on, tune in, drop out!

Traffic: Dream Gerrad

"I scream from a skull, Fritz bring your wig wam"

John Martyn: Solid Air

Quietly brilliant.

Holger Czukay: Persian Love

Magnificent! (Nice time lapse video too!!)

Fingers Inc: So Glad

A genre in the making. Pure class from Larry Heard.

Jonathon Richman & the Modern Lovers: The Morning of Our Lifes

Wonderful.

Beth Orton: Central Reservation

Wonderfully uplifting in it's simplicity.

The Roots ft. Erykah Badu: You Got Me

This is 4 Lizzie. Great song, great video, great band, great singer, great, great, great.............

The Doors: When the Music's Over.

Play loud!

David Bowie: Drive in Saturday

Woke up in the middle of the night with this song in my head. Vintage Bowie.

The Monkees: A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You

Fabricated or not, part of growing up.......

The Clash: White Man (in Hammersmith Palais)

Classic Clash.

King Curtis: Soul Serenade

Pure soul.

A Tribe Called Quest: Description of a Fool

Wise words from the Tribe.

Television: Marquee Moon

Another blast from the past.

Ella Fitzgerald: Miss Otis Regrets

Ella F. Oh my goodness. What a voice.

Discovery: So Insane

This just throbs out of the speakers........

Janelle Monae: Tightrope

JM Superstar.

The Jackson Sisters: I Believe in Miracles

Fab groovy stuff.

Propaganda: Duel

80s pop.

Echo and the Bunnymen: Killing Moon

Great pop!

Roots Manuva - Colossal Insight (Röyksopp Remix)

Pure poetry.

Roxy Music: Ladytron

Top notch Roxy Music, Eno included. There's a really nice live version of this from OGWT (1972)

Moloko: Dominoid

Fancy, fantastic, futuristic, funky fun from Moloko. What a vocal delivery! What an arrangement (Pop fact: There's an even better 12" that's stripped down bare but couldn't find it here. Seek it out!!).

Brazilian Girls: Pussy

Caught these guys live a few years back. I've no idea what this song means but it's really infectious.

The Pop Group: Snowgirl

I don't know what to say except I love this song.

Tom Waits: Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis

From the excellent album "Blue Valentine"

Bebel Gilberto: Samba da Benção

First 2 lines "It's better to be happy than sad, happiness is the best thing that exists"
Wonderful philosophy, wonderful song.

Frankie Valli: The Night

I got into this Northern Soul floor filler thanks to big sister Moe. Still sounds as strong as it did back in 1975 when it reached N°7 in the UK charts.

Kraftwerk: Neon Lights

Superb stuff!

Four Tet: Love Cry

Beautifully Crafted. Reach for the headphones......

The Chantells (with Jah Barry) - Waiting in the Park

Recorded in Joe Gibbs famous Studio 1 with Errol Thompson on the mixing desk, Gibbs himself producing & Sly Dunbar on drums. One of the first Jamaican reggae 12" I bought. It's still floating around.......somewhere!

Burial: Archangel

Wonderful!!

Joy Division: Atmosphere

Timeless!

Massive Attack: Safe From Harm

A soundtrack for Britain in the early 1990s. Bleak, desolate, threatening but with a glimmer of hope for the future.

The Velvet Underground and Nico: Femme Fatale

No introduction needed. Hauntingly beautiful.

Wire: Mannequin

This song is 34 years old but it still sounds fresh as a daisy.

All Good Funk Alliance Featuring Swamburger and Alexandrah: Where I Need to Be

Best kept secrets Part 1. How these guys aren't massive is beyond me. Put on some headphones and give your ears a treat. Featuring Swamburger & Alexandrah form Solillaquists of Sound. The harmonies just blow me away.

Van Morrison: Madame George

This is wonderful story telling. It's like a musical version of Jack Kerouac (Dr Sax) or James Joyce. Celtic Soul at it's finest.
Taken from one of the greatest albums of all time (I dare you to argue!).

The Temptations: Just My Imagination

For those in the know. What voices, what an arrangement. When people talk about sweet soul music this is what they mean.

Hamilton Bohannon: Lets Start 2 Dance (Again)

Song of the Day woke up with it's dancing feet on today. Turn up, tune in, drop out. Let your hair down. Freak out. Just remember.........the message is in the muuuuuuuuuusssssic!!

Question Mark & the Mysterians: 96 Tears

Another song that was love at first listen. Groovy dancing although the film clip is out of sync.

David Bowie: Life on Mars

Difficult knowing where to start with Bowie (who will no doubt pop up on song of the day on a frequent basis) . I guess this is as a good place as any. Try not to look at his teeth!

Gerry & the Pacemakers: Ferry Across the Mersey

Dedicated to a great win by the Reds today. Get song, great voice, great arrangement. Nuff said.

The Avalanches: Since I Left You

Love at first listen: This was stuck in my head for 3 years. Don't left the video distract you from the quality of the music. Happy sounds to lift the spirt on a cold, wet winter morning!

Nina Simone: My Baby Just Cares For Me

Just take 3.38 seconds out of your life to marvel at the effortless talent of Nina Simone.