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Offline mightytiges

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MMM votes "Down Under" the number 1 song
« on: October 30, 2006, 06:49:05 PM »
MMM had another one of those 2000 "greatest" songs of all time countdown thingys. They had "Down Under" as number 1  ???.

1   DOWN UNDER  - MEN AT WORK
2    IT'S A LONG WAY TO THE TOP - AC/DC
3    NEVER TEAR US APART - INXS
4    BEAUTIFUL DAY - U2
5    SWEET CHILD OF MINE - GUNS 'N ROSES

6    WE WILL ROCK YOU / WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS - QUEEN
7    WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS - GREENDAY
8    SATISFACTION - ROLLING STONES
9    EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - POLICE
10    FRIDAY ON MY MIND - EASYBEATS

11    COMFORTABLY NUMB - PINK FLOYD
12    GREAT SOUTHERN LAND - ICEHOUSE
13    KHE SAHN - COLD CHISEL
14    SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT - NIRVANA
15    CLOCKS - COLDPLAY

16    WHO ARE YOU? - WHO
17    IN THE AIR TONIGHT - PHIL COLLINS
18    HISTORY NEVER REPEATS - SPLIT ENZ
19    NOVEMBER RAIN - GUNS 'N ROSES
20    JUMP - VAN HALEN

21    SPACE ODDITY - DAVID BOWIE
22    SULTANS OF SWING - DIRE STRAITS
23    FLAME TREES - COLD CHISEL
24    UNDER THE BRIDGE - RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS
25    STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - LED ZEPPELIN

26    YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG - AC/DC
27    WISH YOU WERE HERE - PINK FLOYD
28    BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - QUEEN
29    WHAT YOU NEED - INXS
30    POWER AND THE PASSION - MIDNIGHT OIL

The full List of 2000 songs: http://www.mmmelb.com.au/essentialcountdown/countdown.php
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Re: MMM votes "Down Under" the number 1 song
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2006, 07:52:46 PM »
have to disagree with there no 1 pick.
Beautiful Day by U2 is no 1 for me.
November Rain my no 2.
With or Without you my no 3.

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Re: MMM votes "Down Under" the number 1 song
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2006, 07:57:30 PM »
Department of youth was voted no 1940, should be at least top 300 :o

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Re: MMM votes "Down Under" the number 1 song
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2006, 10:13:36 PM »
Shocking choice for number 1

At least some sort of normality has been restored  because that equally VILE - Khe Sahn (the most over rated song in the history of Australian Music ;) ;D) only made it to number 13

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