1) It being played in the first lecture I had on intellectual property when I was studying law, on account of a case most of the band had against Gary Kemp in relation to royalties and use of the Spandau Ballet name.
I didn't realize you were a
lawyer barrister law-talkin' guy, too.
By the way, you owe 30 write-ups for the mystery theme.
Yeah my higher education is definitely unorthodox
31 - Welsh indie rock. Their first number 1 somehow. Banger
30 - Turn of the 80's/90's rap. Late substitution given I don't know how the thread would appreciate a Frank Zappa track referencing many unorthodox sexual practices
29 - Classic rock instrumental. Have seen these live, albeit while twatted after a work pub quiz and most of the morning the day after was spent on the toilet
28 - Would have been picked in the UK countdown, or at least another track of theirs would have been, but for the small technicality that they weren't all British
27 - Was listening to a lot of house/trance in the late 90's and early 00's, this topped the charts here, it's a great song
26 - Seemed to be played all the time, either in folks' cars or on the radio, at the time. Not the biggest of Freddie/Queen fans but this one hits a spot
25 - Filler that fits the theme and tries to give a hint, don't dislike the track by any stretch but the first band I found that fit the theme
24 - A mix of 27 and 25. Certainly better songs of the genre, but I like the genre
23 - This pops up on an old school radio station quite a bit when they're not live and they're replaying previous sets. A band I have little knowledge of, but it hits the spot
22 - Public Enemy primarily picked on account of working the theme, the track in question being used on account of being the opening track of the fourth Tony Hawk game, a series that was big in my uni days
21 - Pure filler
20 - Just a fantastic bit of late 90's indie from their most successful album
19 - See #23
18 - Got to chuck in something I used in my long list to throw people off, right?
17 - Filler. Know little about the band, only track I know is their collab with Public Enemy which would have thrown off the theme, so went with what appeared to be their most known track
16 - 90's pop/dance, mainly included to try (and fail) to point people in the right direction
15 - Another one off the Tony Hawk soundtrack. One where the band name was the first to fit the theme and then the track followed logically
14 - Yeah, not a big Queen fan, but do like this one (Ronnie Baxter darts walk on represent), I'll allow it
13 - This one was huge as I'm leaving school. It's not Supergrass's biggest hit by any stretch of the imagination, but it's by far my favourite track of theirs
12 - Got to get in some Sheffield references, don't I?
11 - Kind of another one where the band got picked before the track, there were clearly many routes that I could have gone with this one (it's probably not even my favourite track off Stankonia) but I tried for a more known selection here
10 - Same again. Except here I picked probably my favourite track of hers
9 - Been used in a MAD countdown earlier, and one of my favourite bands that I've seen on multiple occasions. I don't recall this one showing up on the countdown in question, but I can be fact checked on that, but it's another thing where we can look back at #23 as it's on the same playlist
8 - Kind of a desperation play to get an artist with this number. Sunchyme would have been the more obvious pick, but I guess internationally this might potentially be more well known?
7 - This is the first single I bought
6 - The album this came off hit right as I was leaving school and heading to uni, and this was the pick off it. Not written by Albarn, this was a Coxon effort, but the soon to be released best off solidified the Blur > Oasis thoughts
5 - Probably top 1 of bands I've never seen live that I will never see live and probably top 1 of their track listing. It's chalky but who cares
4 - Another just find whatever band I can and be done with it. They've done nothing else of note
3 - Similar, just find band. At least here I could go into a MAD countdown and look for something up at the top end
2 - Early 90's electronic stuff. This might have been the hardest band to find, although mental blockages might have made me miss something super duper obvious. My poor diet is indeed based on ignorance and crisps
1 - It's not revealed, but you can surely work it out. Early 00's British indie-rock. Beyond that, I'm telling you nothing
