What is a lesser known song from a well known artist you think deserves more attention?
Posted by verminV@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 63 comments
Example: Sgt Rock by XTC. Id say thier biggest known songs are Making Plans For Nigel or Senses Working Overtime. Both bangers, but for me, Sgt Rock is thier top song.
ghostmoon@reddit
Sugar Coated Iceberg by the Lightning Seeds.
https://youtu.be/nB-tnUqLHyg?si=OUc6YATDwurpFJHi
verminV@reddit (OP)
This is a banger. Havent heard it in years
ghostmoon@reddit
Isn't it? One of my absolute favourite songs
Candy_Lawn@reddit
Thank you for referncing XTc - but their best song is Life Begins at the Hop.
Rockfords-Foot@reddit
Tomorrow - James
Traffic - Stereophonics
Come Undone - Robbie Williams
The First of the Gang to Die - Morrissey
Blasphemous Rumours - Depeche Mode
I've got a playlist called "one shot", can only have one track from a band/artist. Makes you think.
KTDWD24601@reddit
Come Undone is great, but not really lesser-known. Many consider it his best song.
PepperOk1368@reddit
Dreamer Ball - Queen
Nandor1262@reddit
Do Me A Favour by Arctic Monkeys
240psam@reddit
There's loads of good Arctic Monkeys B Sides and whatever. The Blonde-o-sonic Shimmer trap is my fav.
Old-Cauliflower-1414@reddit
James Blunt - Postcards
Vanblue1@reddit
Manic Street Preachers - No surface all feeling
SacredandBound_@reddit
Thomas Dolby I Scare Myself
Prince Joy in Repetition Vicki Waiting
Talk Talk Does Caroline Know
Turin Brakes *Mind Over Money"
pajamakitten@reddit
Linkin Park - Forgotten
Alice in Chains - Dam That River
BanditoDorito05@reddit
Dam that River is my favourite alice in chains song. that riff is fucking brilliant, love playing it on guitar.
pajamakitten@reddit
Funnily enough, it has just come up on my Spotify playlist as you commented.
Rude-Possibility4682@reddit
Sticking with XTC, I think Dear God deserves an Honorable mention.
SacredandBound_@reddit
Um Love on a Farm Boy's Wages just knocked
verminV@reddit (OP)
Another banger. Though id say thats one of thier bigger songs.
Rude-Possibility4682@reddit
It is, but just a B side here, had much more air play in the States.… there's a huge list of "should have been hits" in my XTC collection.
DrMacAndDog@reddit
Another Girl Another Planet is the Only Ones most famous song, but their best is Someone Who Cares
GrabbedByTheGhost@reddit
Time As An Imploding Unit /Waiting for Green by Biffy Clyro. The first three albums were a lifetime ago now and their new stuff is pish but that track really shows how different their mindset was when just starting out and if they'd stuck with that route how great they'd be now. Although probably less popular. It's my go-to song when I want to remember what was going on in my life 20 years ago.
made_from_toffee@reddit
The real XTC lesser known song for me is Dear God. Fantastic song.
elgrn1@reddit
Riton & Raye - I don't want you
She's amazing on every song she sings on but this is different to her usual style given she's featuring on his track.
Electus93@reddit
Toon represent ✊
Longjumping-Dingo398@reddit
Good choice ! You should listen to I, U, US by Raye if you haven’t already , even more of a hidden gem 😉
elgrn1@reddit
Ooh, thanks for the recommendation 😊
WDeranged@reddit
Cinderella undercover by oingo boingo.
jamesdownwell@reddit
Lady of a Certain Age by The Divine Comedy is cinematic perfection.
Disgruntled__Goat@reddit
Travis - All I Want to Do Is Rock
Taps698@reddit
Sgt Rick is not a patch as their other minor hits, Mayor of Simpleton and Live in a Farmboys wages.
verminV@reddit (OP)
Well mayor of simpleton was pretty huge in the US, so id say its a more well known one.
Taps698@reddit
Did not know that. Did pretty average over here. I think.
oncejumpedoutatrain@reddit
I mostly listen to rap, but Lovelight by Robbie Williams is a perfect song.
CharlemagneKidding@reddit
Maybe stick to rap 😅 just listened out of interest and it's the worst Robbie Williams song I've ever heard
KTDWD24601@reddit
It’s a cover, by the way.
oncejumpedoutatrain@reddit
Yep, I like both versions.
KTDWD24601@reddit
I always feel bad for Lewis Taylor that it wasn’t a massive hit. He must have thought he was set up for life when he told Robbie was covering it. And produces by a young Mark Ronson too.
oncejumpedoutatrain@reddit
Liking both makes it hard to remember to sing along properly. At least Lewis hopefully got an upfront cheque.
oncejumpedoutatrain@reddit
Haha that really hurts. But good on ya for giving it a go. Music can be so personal that recommendations are always hit or miss.
MustyGooNerd@reddit
I'm with you on Lovelight, think it got way too much stick than it deserved when the album came out. Then again I also ADORE Sexed Up as one of my legit all time favourite tracks so maybe I'm not a good authority 😉
KTDWD24601@reddit
Sexed Up went down really well on the acoustic bit of the tour last year. I am hoping Rob takes the hint and puts it in a future set list.
KTDWD24601@reddit
I will take your Lovelight and raise you a Raver and a No F*cks.
Prospektor42@reddit
Death and All His Friends by Coldplay Glass of Water by Coldplay
NoodleDoodlesocks@reddit
Ghosts by Muse. The first version with just Matt singing, not the one featuring Mylene Farmer.
haushinkadaz@reddit
One of those crazy girls by Paramore is a song I think is overlooked but is a complete banger. Lyrically and musically brilliant.
signalstonoise88@reddit
Hayley Williams’ solo LP from last year is phenomenal. I hadn’t listened to Paramore in years but checked it out on a whim and loved it.
signalstonoise88@reddit
The collab record Elvis Costello did with The Roots - Wise Up Ghost - sounds like a nightmare on paper. “Oh god, is he going to rap? Please no!” But somehow it works. I saw a review that said something like “you go in worrying Elvis is going to sound your dad doing bad rap karaoke and instead, he’s like your cool uncle” and it kinda is exactly that.
Feeder are known for pop-rock, but their earlier stuff (Polythene LP) sounds like The Smashing Pumpkins with a non-irritating vocalist.
A recent discovery for me, but ABBA’s Slipping Through My Fingers is not - as far as I know - one of their big singles, but it is an absolutely beautiful song about watching your little daughter grow up too quickly and wishing she’d stay young. Hits home for me at the moment, but even without the emotional resonances it’s a beautiful song. Cracking harmonised guitar solo too!
Longjumping-Dingo398@reddit
I’m going to say "List of People" by Tame Impala and “True Romance” by Tove Lo
flaccidtent@reddit
Gas panic - oasis
Brave_Assumption6@reddit
Yuck. Blur all the way. Not those fake cunians.
Riqitch@reddit
Survivor, known for Eye of the Tiger and Burning Heart, have some absolute bangers on their albums from the 70s and 80s. Definitely worth listening to
MustyGooNerd@reddit
Coldplay - A Warning Sign Fleetwood Mac - Isn't It Midnight Foals - Wear and Tear
Brave_Assumption6@reddit
Patiently Waiting by 50 Cent (ft. Eminem)
50's debut had too many hits and this one kinda got less attention. And yet it is hard as f*k like nothing else.
ItsActually-Tyler@reddit
Certified English classic. Heartbroken-T2
SurprisedCoot23@reddit
Kylie minogue "into the blue" is great but never hear about it. When Nickelback brought out silverside up i loved "money bought".
EasyPiece@reddit
Erasure's cover of Steve Harley's "Come up and see me (make me smile)"
Macrihanishautomatic@reddit
ABBA - I am the City
DoctorOctagonapus@reddit
Ed Sheeran's cover of Wayfaring Stranger is better than all of his well known songs.
BalthazarOfTheOrions@reddit
Why "Changing of the Guards", although famous, isn't recognised as the absolute pinnacle Bob Dylan's music and song writing has always baffled me.
GeggingIn@reddit
Only My Soul, Free.
LilacScentedStoat@reddit
I really like Estranged by Ting Tings.
https://youtu.be/4kExdn3LkEg?si=YMtCbTIIVSy1xgRe
Own-Heat2669@reddit
Some people try to f#ck with you - Teenage Fanclub
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