40 songs for 40 years

[lanis]

OK - first topic post for me, so go easy.

Its my 40th birthday later this year, and for the party playlist I've had the idea of including one song per year going back in time from 2015 to 1975.

Heres my list as it currently stands, although I've already changed it a few times. Would be interested in other peoples opinions of any glaring omissions.

Here we go:

2015 - havent got anything yet
2014 - Future Islands - Seasons
2013 - Daft Punk - Get Lucky
2012 - Grimes - Oblivion
2011 - The Strokes - Under Cover of Darkness
2010 - The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
2009 - Edward Sharpe - Home
2008 - Vampire Weekend - A-punk
2007 - Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling into Place
2006 - Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
2005 - Sufjan Stevens - Chicago
2004 - Modest Mouse - Float On
2003 - White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
2002 - Flaming Lips - Do You Realize??
2001 - The Strokes - Last Night
2000 - Phoenix - Too Young
1999 - RHCP - Scar Tissue
1998 - Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With the Arab Strap
1997 - Radiohead - Karma Police
1996 - Weezer - El Scorcho
1995 - Supergrass - Alright
1994 - Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye
1993 - The Breeders - Cannonball
1992 - Blind Melon - No Rain
1991 - Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
1990 - They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in your Soul
1989 - The Stone Roses - Fools Gold
1988 - Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
1987 - The Cure - Just Like Heaven
1986 - The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
1985 - a-ha - Take On Me
1984 - Nena - 99 Red Balloons
1983 - Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
1982 - The Clash - Rock the Casbah
1981 - The Stranglers - Golden Brown
1980 - Devo - Whip It
1979 - The Specials - A Message to You Rudy
1978 - Blondie - Heart of Glass
1977 - Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
1976 - David Bowie - Golden Years
1975 - Led Zeppelin - Trampled Under Foot

and breathe!

cheers
Alan

[craola]

congrats on first post. also, i like this idea. list could use more cocteau.
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[zdwyatt]

I did this for my 30th back in 2008. Be sure to explain to all your guests what they're listening to and be prepared to have them criticize every single song. We could barely make it through the early/mid 90s for everyone whining about how I didn't pick their favorite song.

I don't think there's any overlap in our lists, but I don't see anything on yours that I would consider indefensible (maybe "Scar Tissue" ). For 2015, may I suggest "The Scene Between" by the Go Team? I don't think it'll enter the canon of great songs, but it's fun as hell and definitely party music. I also think you're required to play Jimmy Buffet's "A Pirate Looks at Forty."

[lanis]

thanks for that - I will have to check out the Go Team song, (and the Jimmy Buffet one)

Hopefully I'm the biggest music snob at the party and other people don't care enough to criticize the choices