h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

(Except Steve K's ones - Wikipedia entries huh )

Ah. Sorry.

Whilst nearly all of the links and tunes mentioned here fall into the category of "classic rock" can I mention a couple of more recent ones that have caught my ear?

Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis

(Oh, go find your own youtube links! It's not like you don't know the tunes already!)

RF

all wrong- pretty close with The Eagles- but it has to be Where the Streets have no name- U2,

There are too many

RF, I agree with Seven Nation...

Daym, Seven Nation Army - too right!

Gif

No blueeyedmarkyboy, no! Maybe Bullet the Blue Sky though, out of any U2 songs.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TZavMmc1YV4

(what this has to do with the Bourne Ultimatum is beyond me..)

Dunno about the greatest, but here's a few good 'uns.

Hallowed be thy name (Iron Maiden) (Phantom of the Opera? Pah!)

Unbelievable (EMF)

Pretend we're dead (L7)

Too much too young (Little Angels)

The Boys are back in Town (Thin Lizzy)

Mutilation is the most sincere form of flattery (Marilyn Manson)

I like drum sticks clattered together. Ant Music. Jack Action. Siouxsie & the Banshees Israel hot on the heels of some Stravinsky at the start of Nocturne.

Then I thought the Ding-ding-ding-diddling-ding of Queen/Bowie under pressure might tickle my fancy but on relistening it didn't.

Ultimately, it's hard to see past a whole glut of ACDC, but New Order's Blue Monday and Simple Minds' Waterfront must be in with a shout.

Another vote for both Tool songs.

'Black Sabbath' by Black Sabbath. The original tolling bell intro, with added thunderstorm.

For drums - Kings of the Wild Frontier.

For drums *and* thunderstorm - Raining Blood, Slayer.

How Soon Is Now? by The Smiths....

RF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbItoJlfSyI

Yellow by Coldplay (cover version)

Gif

I really like the first 30 seconds or so of Gimme Shelter by the Rolling Stones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJMnES7WoT4

Also, Lucky Man by The Verve has a good intro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyTO0jW8T2o

If you like those two, you'll love this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu_moia-oVI

Gif

Another cover by the same artist...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KANI2dpXLw

Plans were suggested in the last B3ta newsletter to Rickroll the 6pm bongs on Radio 4.

Yup spot on with Seven Nation Army and Enter Sandman

Also Love Spreads by the Stone Roses (slutty guitar)

and Jessica by The Allman Brothers (just try and forget about Top Gear)

Lastly Superstition by Stevie Wonder (when he was good)

Zipping waaaay off the rock tunes, I love the little twirly bit at the beginning of Madonna's 'Papa Don't Preach' for some reason. Heard it today on the radio for the first time in ages and though I hate the song, that first 10 seconds is great!

We've got the builders in, so I don't have access to my music right now, and with *my* memory...

Anyway, just to get something down, here's a tune I do remember:

I'm Going Home - Ten Years After (39 years after)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHw9b4BBV9Y

Elliot Minor - Parallel Worlds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glERPMfMbwI

or Billy Talent - Devil In a Midnight Mass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfEmbIaaBU8