Within one song, they went from a band merely capable of stardom, to one of the biggest in the world. If ‘Run’ saved them, ‘Casing Cars’ made them. It also introduced Tim Wheeler as a man who dealt exclusively in mammoth pop hooks. ‘Guaranteed Real Teenagers’ boasted the promo for Ash’s early releases – not that we needed to be told as ‘Girl From Mars’s was youthful and fun, written without a care in the world. For us it proved that David Holmes was still capable of majesty.Ģ0. Seriously – Danny Boyle picked it as the soundtrack for a key moment in the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics. DAVID HOLMES – I HEARD WONDERS (2008, on ‘I Heard Wonders’)įor many, it conjures up images of David Beckham riding a speedboat on The Thames. So good, it has an entire building named after it in Belfast.Ģ1. There’s an argument that most of ‘1977’ should feature here, but ‘Oh Yeah’ is a standout, for its sheer optimism. We’re so grateful they lived in their own unique world. They grew up in Derry during the late 70s, yet opened their second album with ‘More Songs About Chocolate and Girls’ before releasing this, a single referencing Subbuteo and sheep skin jackets. THE UNDERTONES – MY PERFECT COUSIN (1980, on ‘Hypnotised’) THE FOUR OF US – MARY (1989, on ‘Songs for the Tempted’)Ī ridiculously simple song, perfectly crafted and presented. Spiky and aggressive, it was still only a hint of what was to come with the game-changing debut album ‘Inflammable Material’ – a centrepiece not just for the band, but for an entire scene.Ģ4. What a way to launch yourself onto the world, with an explosive debut single.
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