Pink Floyd snubbed by Brit committee |
Written by Matt | |
Tuesday, 04 January 2005 | |
Pink Floyd's contribution to British music has been snubbed by the BRIT Award committee, which Virgin Radio's Ben Jones has called "scandalous"! To mark the forthcoming 25th ceremony in the history of the BRIT Awards, a panel made up of members of the music industry and media came up with a shortlist of 25 singles, all of which performed by a British act since 1977. BBC Radio 2 listeners will be asked to vote for their top five favourites from the 25. However, the shortlist has raised many eyebrows for the strange inclusions, and even stranger exclusions... Here's what the BRIT committee have come up with:
Heroes, David Bowie In a reaction to this, 20,000 music fans have contributed to an alternate listing, hosted by Virgin Radio. Artists such as Will Young, Simply Red, Seal and Spandau Ballet are nowhere to be seen - instead the voters chose songs such as Come On Eileen by Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Blue Monday by New Order, Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd, Vienna by Ultravox and Tainted Love by Soft Cell. Only four songs survive from the Brits list: Golden Brown by The Stranglers, Wonderwall by Oasis, Angels by Robbie Williams and Babylon by David Gray. Virgin Radio’s Ben Jones said: “I would always back the British public over some so-called experts and our list proves that the people seem to have a better ear for a great record. How they could fail to include Relax, Tainted Love, Come On Eileen and Vienna is beyond me, and to forget Another Brick In The Wall is just scandalous.” Here's the Virgin Radio Top 25:
Oliver’s Army – Elvis Costello (1979) |