If I tried to write a review of my top twenty songs I’d be here all night trying to decide what to include so I decided, following Venchasa’s lead, to do my top twenty chill out songs. These are the songs I play after a long night shift, when the kids have all gone to school and I need to unwind. They are all mellow and soulful and soft to varying degrees. So here it is in no particular order my chilled top twenty with comments where I can think of any!
- Maid of the River - Levellers
This track is about respect for the land and is both mellow and cautionary.
- Power of love - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
A truly beautiful and powerful love song. Includes my favourite lyrics ever I think.
’I’ll protect you from the Hooded Claw
Keep the vampires from your door
When the chips are down
I’ll be around
With my undying, death defying love for you’
3.Who Wants to Live Forever - Queen
4.Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues
I have liked this song forever
5.Sexuality - K.D.Lang
Slow, powerful, sensuous this is a very sexy song. It makes me feel all goose pimply!
6.Angel of the Morning - Pretenders
This is where Shaggy nicked the tune for Angel from!
7.Stir It Up - Bob Marley
8.Edge of the World - Levellers
9.Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
10.She’s The One - Robbie Williams
11.Fly With Me - Ricky Beadle-Blair/Mark Hawkes
From the soundtrack to a TV series on Channel 4 called Metrosexuality this track is another one to send shivers all over.
’ Have you not been where I have been?
Have you not seen what I have seen?
Have you not dreamed what I have dreamed?
Are you so caged that you can’t fly with me?
12.Too Much Love Will Kill You - Queen
So sad!
13.The Boatman - Levellers
Images of floating down the river, living the life you want without a care in the world - perfect!
’ My only law is the river breeze
Which takes me to the open seas
If I could choose the life I pleased
Then I would be a boatman’
14.Perfect Time -?
Can’t remeber who this track but it is from a compilation album of celtic music
15.Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Classic!
16.Taking It On - McDermott’s 2 Hours
Beautiful song about people accepting their differences and finding common ground on which to meet. Truly inspirational.
’I see where you stand, I can’t criticise
You work with your hands, I steal with my eyes
but see how our paths cross here
where the blues turn black
and the light flickers on in the beer
Just like a harmony blends,
we’re taking it on like friends’
17.Never Be The Same Again - Melanie C
18.The Crying Game - Boy George
19.It Must Have Been Love - Roxette
20.Whole Again - Atomic Kitten