i've done this before on my old site, so there are now two sets of tracks, slightly different and reviewed very differently...

old site:

'ball of confusion' - the temptations
the temptations were one of the great motown bands coming up with many a hit including most famously: 'my girl'. 'ball of confusion' was made at the beginning of the 70s in the funk era of motown... this is the song reached #3 in the us and #7 in the uk... it has a perfect union of a thumping beat, great melody and fun lyrics... this is music you can really dance to!

'truely, madly, deeply' - savage garden
a new aussie band with a wider than usual (at least for the 90s) range of styles... this one is a 'god isn't the world great' song of epic proportions... just play this loud while outside on a wonderfully sunny day looking out on nature and you'll see what i mean.... one thing i'd like to make clear is that under no circumstances should you buy or even listen to their remix album... it's horrendous... get the real thing.

'romeo and juliet' - dire straits
about the only thing this has in common with the play by will is that it's about love... the style is however somewhat different... 'you and me babe, how about it?'... the usual great guitar play from dire straits and by far their best tune, almost as sorrowful as 'private investigations' and definitely as upbeat as 'money for nothing'.

'an innocent man' - billy joel
one of my favourite artist... lyrics of gold and wonderful melodies on that piano (my favourite instrument)...
this one's another love song, and i think it's just great.

'part time love' - elton john
elton's songs like billy joel's have great lyrics and wonderful piano melodies... this is my favourite of his... it's basically an antihypocrasy song done in a fun fashion... the lyrics also come in handy play tennis or something similar:- call 'you' and invariably the opposition will cry 'me, everybody needs a part time love'!

'i wish it would rain down' - marvin gaye
have you ever noticed that walking in the rain listening to music on headphones is a great way to calm down the agitated soul? well this is by far the best song to listen to... in fact it's so good that you don't actually have to do the walking in the rain bit for it have its effect! marvin is by far my favourite artist... pure silk in a glass.

'the diary of horace wimp' - elo
i don't how they do those strange effects in their music, but i love it... this song is the story of a very shy person overcoming fear to get the girl... not only is it a great tune, it's also quite funny... and is my favourite of their songs, although 'turn to stone' and 'i'm alive' are pretty close competitors.

'will you?' - hazel o'connor
hazel does mostly punky stuff, but with more of a tune than most... this however is totally different: for me this is the top love song ever... lovely voice, pretty lyrics and that sax... what more do i need to say?

'real good time' - alda
this is the only single i've ever bought, and it's well worth it... very simple, very bouncy... a great pick me up.

'i don't like mondays' - the boomtown rats
a girl goes into school with her father's gun and starts shooting people... when asked why, all she'd say was "i don't like mondays"... this is not a figment of the rats' imagination, it happened... grim story... great song... the lyrics, strings and piano mix beautifully.

'glad to be gay' - the tom robinson band
this is by far the best protest song that i've ever heard... in the 70s sodomy and homosexuality was illegal, the british police were brutal in their anti queer activities, and their other activities for that matter... it's through the work of people like this, who stood up for freedoms across the board that we live in a far more humane society than they did... the lyrics are wonderfully sarcastic and o so carefully put together, the tune is simple and direct... the basic message is 'fuck you' and it is done very eloquently...

'irish ballad' - tom lehrer
one of the best comic song writers ever... this one is poking fun at the hordes of folk song affieonardos: "i'd like now to turn to the folk song, which has become the particularly fashionable form of idiocy amongst the self styled intellectuals"... however even without that extra level of humour this is a most amusing song about a charming irish maiden who does away with her family.

'flash' - queen
i'm afraid i don't actually like this song that much... it's ok but a bit, well unspectacular... the reason it's here is that it has become my theme tune amongst some of my friends... at one of the many 'tree mansion' parties larry(2) put my queen cd on and, in his capacity of dj, proceeded to skilfully insert 'fennel' in the place of 'flash'; so i'm now 'fennel, saviour of the universe'!

new site:

Flash - Queen
thanks to larry, this is my song... at party a year or two ago, acting in his capacity of dj, he insert 'fennel' in the place of 'flash'... thus i am now fennel, saviour of the universe.

Blue - Eiffel 65
a pretty atrocious song, but being the bluest person around, this is claimed to be my song.

Will You - Hazel O'Connor
my favourite love song... from the film 'breaking glass'.

Ball Of Confusion - The Temptations
pure funkiness.

The Diary Of Horace Wimp - ELO
the elo at their best... horace is a wimp who is cajoled into sorting out his life by the song! quite funny as well as a great tune.

Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits
just a great love song.

One Night Stand - Janis Joplin
fast, strong and blues... confident lyrics.

Glad To Be Gay - The Tom Robinson Band
in the 70s many punk bands made 'piss off' songs... songs that told authorities that were taking/denying their freedoms where to shove it... this is the best example i've ever heard... mild spoken, yet very direct... 

Part Time Love - Elton John
lyrics that follow a very similar directing to 'One Night Stand' (above), but in a speedy piano style.

Truely, Madly, Deeply - Savage Garden
this is a song to sit in a field gazing at the stars, or on a beach at the sky... chilled to the max... this is THE treehouse (i'll give you a link when it's done) song.

Bubblegoose - Wyclef Jean featuring Stan, Kyle, Cartman & Kenny
from chef aid, this song is a piss take of a reggae pop mix... however it is a really good song!

Blackman - Hazel O'Connor
another great 70s 'piss off' song, this time against racism.

Mini-Correct - The Beautiful South
this is not a very pc song... rather funny.