Nominate a year you feel has been the best ever in terms of the best quality of songs released in the UK.
Two spring to mind for me;
1. 1967
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles, Arnold Layne- Pink Floyd, Flowers in the Rain - The Move, Happy Together - The Turtles, Hi Ho Silver Lining - Jeff Beck, Hole in My Shoe - Traffic, I Am The Walrus - The Beatles, I CAn Hear The Grass Grow - The Move, I Can See for Miles - The Who, I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye, I Say A Little Prayer - Dionne Warwick, I'm A Believer - The Monkees, Itchycoo Park - The Small Faces, Daydream Believer - The Monkees, Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd, Hello Goodbye - The Beatles, Let's Spend The Night Together - The Rolling Stones, Light My Fire - The Doors, Mellow Yellow - Donovan, Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues, Penny Lane - The Beatles, Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix, Ruby Tuesday - Melanie, See Emily Play - Pink Floyd, Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles, Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson, The Monkees Theme - The Monkees, There's a Ghost In My House - R Dean Taylor, Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks, White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane, A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum, Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison etc.
2. 1977
All Around The World - The Jam, Complete Control - The Clash, Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts, God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols, Funtime - Iggy Pop, Heroes - David Bowie, Holidays In The Sun - Sex Pistols, I Can't Get No Satisfaction - Devo, I'm Always Touched By Your Presence Dear - Blondie, In The City - The Jam, Lookin After Number 1 - The Boomtown Rats, Marquee Moon -Television, The Modern World - The Jam, Mongoloid - Devo, Neat, Neat, Neat - The Damned, No More Heroes - The Stranglers, Oh Bondage Up Yours - X-Ray Spex, Orgasm Addict - The Buzzcocks, The Passenger - Iggy Pop, Peaches - The Stranglers, Pretty Vacant - The Sex Pistols, Psycho Killer - Talking Heads, Remote Control - The Clash, Rip Her To Shreds - Blondie, Rockwrok - Ultravox, Sex And Drugs And Rock N Roll - Ian Dury and the Blockheads, She's a Windup - Dr. Feelgood, Sheena Is A Punk Rocker - The Ramones, Something Better Change - The Stranglers, Sonic Reducer - The Dead Boys, Sound and Vision - David Bowie, Spanish Stroll - Mink DeVille, Sweet Gene Vincent - Ian Dury and the Blockheads, This Perfect Day - The Saints.
Anyone name any better year?
Two spring to mind for me;
1. 1967
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles, Arnold Layne- Pink Floyd, Flowers in the Rain - The Move, Happy Together - The Turtles, Hi Ho Silver Lining - Jeff Beck, Hole in My Shoe - Traffic, I Am The Walrus - The Beatles, I CAn Hear The Grass Grow - The Move, I Can See for Miles - The Who, I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye, I Say A Little Prayer - Dionne Warwick, I'm A Believer - The Monkees, Itchycoo Park - The Small Faces, Daydream Believer - The Monkees, Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd, Hello Goodbye - The Beatles, Let's Spend The Night Together - The Rolling Stones, Light My Fire - The Doors, Mellow Yellow - Donovan, Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues, Penny Lane - The Beatles, Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix, Ruby Tuesday - Melanie, See Emily Play - Pink Floyd, Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles, Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson, The Monkees Theme - The Monkees, There's a Ghost In My House - R Dean Taylor, Waterloo Sunset - The Kinks, White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane, A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum, Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison etc.
2. 1977
All Around The World - The Jam, Complete Control - The Clash, Gary Gilmore's Eyes - The Adverts, God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols, Funtime - Iggy Pop, Heroes - David Bowie, Holidays In The Sun - Sex Pistols, I Can't Get No Satisfaction - Devo, I'm Always Touched By Your Presence Dear - Blondie, In The City - The Jam, Lookin After Number 1 - The Boomtown Rats, Marquee Moon -Television, The Modern World - The Jam, Mongoloid - Devo, Neat, Neat, Neat - The Damned, No More Heroes - The Stranglers, Oh Bondage Up Yours - X-Ray Spex, Orgasm Addict - The Buzzcocks, The Passenger - Iggy Pop, Peaches - The Stranglers, Pretty Vacant - The Sex Pistols, Psycho Killer - Talking Heads, Remote Control - The Clash, Rip Her To Shreds - Blondie, Rockwrok - Ultravox, Sex And Drugs And Rock N Roll - Ian Dury and the Blockheads, She's a Windup - Dr. Feelgood, Sheena Is A Punk Rocker - The Ramones, Something Better Change - The Stranglers, Sonic Reducer - The Dead Boys, Sound and Vision - David Bowie, Spanish Stroll - Mink DeVille, Sweet Gene Vincent - Ian Dury and the Blockheads, This Perfect Day - The Saints.
Anyone name any better year?
