Monthly Archives: April 2006

Look at the stars, look how they shine for you

Look at the stars, look how they shine for you

Song: Yellow Coldplay Yellow Parachutes

Artist: Coldplay

Album: Parachutes

Year: 2000

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Won’t you help to sing these songs of freedom?

From the Washington Post and VH1’s poll of the greatest lyrics of all-time in Britain. Number four. This was Marley’s last single before his death and is covered often.

“won’t you help to sing these songs of freedom?

Song: Redemption Song

Artist: Bob Marley

Album: Uprising

Year: 1980

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I feel stupid and contagious, here we are now, entertain us

From the Washington Post and VH1’s poll of the greatest lyrics of all-time in Britain. Number three.

“I feel stupid and contagious, here we are now, entertain us”

Song: Smells Like Teen Spirit

Artist: Nirvana

Album: Nevermind

Year: 1991

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So you go and you stand on your own, and you leave on your own, and you go home, and you cry, and you want to die

From the Washington Post and VH1’s poll of the greatest lyrics of all-time in Britain. Number two.

“So you go and you stand on your own, and you leave on your own, and you go home, and you cry, and you want to die”

Song: How Soon is Now

Artist: The Smiths

Album: Hatful Of Hollow

Year: 1984

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One life, with each other, sisters, brothers

From the Washington Post and VH1’s poll of the greatest lyrics of all-time in Britain. Number one.

One life, with each other, sisters, brothers

Song: One

Artist: U2

Album: Achtung Baby

Year: 1991

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