One of the regulars at Rosie's, (the pub in the centre of Newcastle that I've been frequenting for the last seven years), a man called Norman, told me I was anal when I referred him to and he took a look at this blog. To prove him wrong forever, I'm going to detail the first 200 songs I've listed on It Starts With a Birthstone which I've found on its wonderful, ever evolving digital jukebox.
- Sly & the Family Stone - Everyday People
- The Hombres - Let it all Hang Out
- Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey
- The Sonics - Strychnine
- Petula Clark - Don't Sleep in the Subway
- Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightning
- Lou Reed - Wild Child
- The Maytals - When I Laugh
- Dion - Born to Cry
- The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You
- Rezillos - Can't Stand My Baby
- Gil Scott Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
- Beck - Loser
- The Go-Betweens - Don't Let Him Come Back
- Wire - Mannequin
- P.I.L. - Poptones
- Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five - The Message
- Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Some Velvet Morning
- Van Morrison - Wild Night
- Chet Baker - My Funny Valentine
- The Who - Call Me Lightning
- Eric Burdon & the Animals - Good Times
- Funkadelic - Can You Get To That
- Big Star - September Gurls
- Gun Club - Sex Beat
- Gram Parsons - She
- Urge Overkill - Sister Havana
- Creedence Clearwater Revival - Someday Never Comes
- The Miracles - The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage
- Black Uhuru - Youth of Eglinton
- Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
- Jim Croce - I Got a Name
- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Jubilee Street
- Al Green - Belle
- Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
- Stereolab - Percolator
- Jacques Dutronc - Le Responsable
- Donald Fagen - I.G.Y.
- Rolling Stones - Child of the Moon
- The Saints - This Perfect Day
- Python Lee Jackson - In a Broken Dream
- David Bowie - Station to Station
- Roxy Music - All I Want is You
- P.J.Harvey - The Glorious Land
- XTC - Respectable Street
- Eric B & Rakim - Paid in Full
- Love - Stephanie Knows Who
- Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band - Yellow Brick Road
- CSS - Let's Make Love and Listen to death From Above
- Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
- 13th Floor Elevators - Fire Engine
- The Undertones - Hypnotised
- Belle & Sebastian - Lazy Line Painter Jane
- Japan - Quiet Life
- Naughty by Nature - O.P.P
- Elvis Presley - Way Down
- Adam & the Ants - dog Eat Dog
- The Smiths - Shakespears Sister
- The Dream Syndicate - Tell Me When It's Over
- Buddy Holly & the Crickets - Brown Eyed Handsome Man
- Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
- The The - This Is The Day
- Courtney Barnett - An Illustration Of Loneliness
- Flying Burrito Brothers - Hot Burrito # 1
- Go-Gos- Our Lips Are Sealed
- Brian Eno - Cindy Tells Me
- Prince - Raspberry Beret
- The Cars - Shake It Up
- Grace Jones - My Jamaican Guy
- Helen Reddy - Angie Baby
- Fleetwood Mac - Sara
- Public Enemy - Black Steel
- Rolling Stones - Mother's Little Helper
- The Ramones - Commando
- Hank Williams - Cold Cold Heart
- Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
- Morecambe & Wise - Bring Me Sunshine
- Dusty Springfield - How Can I Be Sure
- The Hollies - Bus Stop
- Helen Shapiro - Walking Back To Happiness
- 50 Cent - In Da Club
- Gladys Knight & the Pips - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
- Big Audio dynamite - E=MC (Squared}
- The Jungle Book - Bare Necessities
- Nirvana - Aneurysm
- Sugar - A Good Idea
- Stiff Little Fingers - At The Edge
- Marianne Faithful - Broken English
- Psychedelic Furs - Dumb Waiter
- The Teardrop Explodes - Second Head
- The Vapors - Spring Collection
- Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio
- Nick Drake - Pink Moon
- Johnny Cash - One
- Pavement - Here
- Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
- Blind Faith - Can't Find My Way Home
- John Otway & Wild Willie Barrett - Beware Of The Flowers
- Spizzenergi - Where's Captain Kirk?
- Gene Pitney - Town Without Pity
- Cat Stevens - Matthew & Son
- The Passions - I'm in Love With a German Filmstar
- Os Mutantes - A Minha Menina
- UB40 - Tyler
- Ray Charles - What Id' Say
- OMD - Electricity
- Pete Wingfield - 16 With a Bullet
- The Ventures - Walk Don't Run
- The Clash - Straight To Hell
- Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band - Candy's Room
- Blondie - X Offender
- The Replacements - Skyway
- Regina Spektor - Don't Leave Me
- Kevin Ayers - Margaret
- Rolling Stones - Rocks Off
- Elliott Smith - Waltz # 2
- Gang of Four - Damaged Goods
- Modern Lovers - Someone I Care About
- XTC - Life Begins At The Hop
- Eddie & the Hot Rods - Teenage Depression
- Ritchie Havens - High Flyin' Bird
- Viola Willis - Gonna Get Along Without You
- Beth Orton - She Cries Your Name
- Hole - Miss World
- Nas - The World Is Yours
- Buffalo Springfield - I am a Child
- The Specials - Pearl's Cafe
- Small Faces - In My Mind's Eye
- The Ruts - In A Rut
- Heaven 17 - Fascist Groove Thing
- Portishead - Sour Times
- Sailor - Glass Of Champagne
- The Clash - English Civil War
- Landscape - Einstein-a-Go-Go
- The Smiths - Still Ill
- Frank Sinatra - Let's Face The Music
- Cab Calloway - Minnie The Moocher
- Fun Boy 3 - The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum
- Goldfrapp - Lovely Head
- Pavement - Shady Lane
- Pixies - Where Is My Mind?
- Astrud Gilberto - The Girl From Ipanema
- Rod Stewart - I Was Only Joking
- Julian Cope - The Bloody Assizes
- The Killers - All These Things That I've Done
- The Velvet Underground - I'm Sticking With You
- Ray la Montagne - Lavender
- Country Joe & the Fish - Bass Strings
- Depeche Mode - New Life
- Cliff Richard & the Shadows - In The Country
- Weather Report - Birdland
- Goldie & the Gingerbreads - Can't You Hear My Heartbeat
- Del Tha Funky Homosapien - Mr. Bob Dobalina
- Echo & the Bunnymen - Crystal Days
- Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band - 4th of July
- New Order - Procession
- The Charlatans - Indian Rope
- Goat - Goatchild
- Gomez - 78 Stone Wobble
- Classics IV - Spooky
- Silver Apples - Oscillations
- Leonard Cohen - Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye
- Japan - Nightporter
- Sufjan Stevens - All Good Naysayers
- Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer
- The Beatles - I'll Follow The Sun
- Belle & Sebastian - A Century Of Fakers
- Beck - Golden Age
- Neu - Hallogallo
- Marmalade - Reflections Of My Life
- Blue Mink - Good Morning Freedom
- Arlo Guthrie - Coming Into Los Angeles
- Janis Joplin - Kozmic Blues
- Laura Nyro - Stoned Soul Picnic
- Britney Spears - Toxic
- Flying Burrito Brothers - Hot Burrito # 2
- The Vapors - News At Ten
- George Harrison - Apple Scruffs
- The Lightning Seeds - Pure
- Donovan - There Is A Mountain
- Little Walter - My Baby
- Talking Heads - Air
- Guided By Voices - Wormhole
- Jimmy Castor Bunch - Berha Butt Boogie
- Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Express Yourself
- Wanda Jackson - Let's Have a Party
- Radiohead - Bones
- Buddy Rich - The Beat Goes On
- Leftfield - Release The Pressure
- Cameo - Candy
- Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love
- Screaming Trees - Dollar Bill
- The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon
- The Jam - Monday
- U2 - A Day Without Me
- Chuck Berry - Back In The USA
- Grandaddy - Hewletts Daughter
- Inspiral Carpets - Joe
- The Fall - Industrial Estate
- Robert Wyatt - I'm a Believer
There are a few repeat artists on there. The Stones, Springsteen and Clash, jukebox mainstays. Also XTC, The Smiths and strangely, The Vapors. I also play plenty of R.E.M., Television and Dexys who don't feature on here yet. Oh well, onwards and upwards!
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