Nme's The 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever

[Crackberry]

1. Oasis - "Live Forever"

2. Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

3. Pulp - "Common People"

4. The Smiths - "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"

5. The Libertines - "Don't Look Back Into The Sun"

6. The Libertines - "Time For Heroes"

7. The Smiths - "How Soon Is Now?"

8. The Stone Roses - "I Am The Resurrection"

9. The Strokes - "Last Nite"

10. Arctic Monkeys - "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor"

11. The Smiths - "This Charming Man"

12. The Stone Roses - "She Bangs The Drums"

13. The Libertines - "Can't Stand Me Now"

14. Oasis - "Don't Look Back In Anger"

15. Blur - "Song 2"

16. Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"

17. The Stone Roses - "I Wanna Be Adored"

18. The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony"

19. Joy Divison - "Love Will Tear Us Apart"

20. Joy Division - "Transmission"

21. The Smiths - "Panic"

22. The Breeders - "Cannonball"

23. The Gossip - "Standing In The Way Of Control"

24. Babyshambles - "Fuck Forever"

25. Oasis - "Supersonic"

26. Radiohead - "Creep"

27. Oasis - "Wonderwall"

28. Pavement - "Cut Your Hair"

29. Arcade Fire - "Rebellion (Lies)"

30. Manic Street Preachers - "A Design For Life"

31. Oasis - "Cigarettes & Alcohol"

32. The Stone Roses - "Fool's Gold"

33. The Killers - "Mr Brightside"

34. Radiohead - "Just"

35. Pixies - "Monkey Gone To Heaven"

36. Kaiser Chiefs - "I Predict A Riot"

37. Kasabian - "LSF"

38. Pixies - "Gigantic"

39. Oasis - "Champagne Supernova"

40. Klaxons - "Golden Skans"

41. Blur - "Parklife"

42. The Cribs - "Hey Scenesters"

43. Suede - "Animal Nitrate"

44. The Stone Roses - "Love Spreads"

45. The La's - "There She Goes"

46. Dinosaur Jr - "Freak Scene"

47. The Libertines - "Up The Bracket"

48. Sonic Youth - "Bull In The Heather"

49. The Rapture - "House Of Jealous Lovers"

50. My Bloody Valentine - "You Made Me Realise"

Agree or Disagree???

Thoughts???

Missed out any???

[Crackberry]

I like smells like teen spirit but I don't think it's the 2nd greatest indie song ever.

i think it's impact probably counted for a large part of it's placement.

[NvrEnough]

Mostly agree. Lots of songs from the same bands though.

I would definately put the Smiths above Nirvana.

[NvrEnough]

Any artist that brings a genre into the limelight tends to get more credit than the originators. Its a real shame but its the truth. Not to take away from the fact that anyone or any group that promotes the genre should get credit but if your looking for a list fo the greats it should be based on the music not the contribution.

[alisa]

i don't think smells like ... can be categorized as indie...

[alisa]

1. Oasis - "Live Forever" +

2. Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

3. Pulp - "Common People"+

4. The Smiths - "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"+

5. The Libertines - "Don't Look Back Into The Sun"+ yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

6. The Libertines - "Time For Heroes"+

7. The Smiths - "How Soon Is Now?"+

8. The Stone Roses - "I Am The Resurrection"

9. The Strokes - "Last Nite"

10. Arctic Monkeys - "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor"+

11. The Smiths - "This Charming Man"+

12. The Stone Roses - "She Bangs The Drums"

13. The Libertines - "Can't Stand Me Now" + luv this soooong!!!

14. Oasis - "Don't Look Back In Anger" + classic!!!!

15. Blur - "Song 2" woooohooooo and +

16. Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out"

17. The Stone Roses - "I Wanna Be Adored" +

18. The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony" +

19. Joy Divison - "Love Will Tear Us Apart"+

20. Joy Division - "Transmission"+

21. The Smiths - "Panic"+

22. The Breeders - "Cannonball"

23. The Gossip - "Standing In The Way Of Control"

24. Babyshambles - "Fuck Forever" + i loveeeee it!!!!

25. Oasis - "Supersonic" + another classic

26. Radiohead - "Creep" + creep should be like at top 10

27. Oasis - "Wonderwall" +

28. Pavement - "Cut Your Hair"

29. Arcade Fire - "Rebellion (Lies)"

30. Manic Street Preachers - "A Design For Life"

31. Oasis - "Cigarettes & Alcohol" +

32. The Stone Roses - "Fool's Gold" +

33. The Killers - "Mr Brightside"

34. Radiohead - "Just" + this video ROCKS!!!!

35. Pixies - "Monkey Gone To Heaven" +

36. Kaiser Chiefs - "I Predict A Riot"+

37. Kasabian - "LSF"

38. Pixies - "Gigantic"

39. Oasis - "Champagne Supernova"

40. Klaxons - "Golden Skans"

41. Blur - "Parklife"++ this is classic. should be in top 5

42. The Cribs - "Hey Scenesters"

43. Suede - "Animal Nitrate" +

44. The Stone Roses - "Love Spreads"

45. The La's - "There She Goes" +

46. Dinosaur Jr - "Freak Scene"

47. The Libertines - "Up The Bracket" +

48. Sonic Youth - "Bull In The Heather"

49. The Rapture - "House Of Jealous Lovers"

50. My Bloody Valentine - "You Made Me Realise" WTF????

okay, plus means i agree... oh, i love that you posted this!!!!!

i love that there is more than one libs,blur and shambles song, but some elastica, more suede, pulp, kula shaker,.... well, they did okay job....

[Michael*]

No White Stripes? This saddens me.

Nice to see Pulp in there though, they were the first band I ever saw live.

[Crackberry]

Definitely in need of some White Stripes.

I guess with only 50 places & the list with no time limit.

AND - that isn't the best arctic monkeys song.

It just had the biggest impact.

so there's another example of an impact song NvrEnough.

[NvrEnough]

I can't be the one to classify a band as indie or not but if your going to include Blur, The Verve, and Oasis, I thing that there is no better anthem song than "Hey Man Nice Shot" by Filter.

[buhlack7]

looks legit!

[thats haute]

mmm.... i like

for the most part

i kinda skimmed

but i see some libertines!!!

(which is great, btw)

[MattLoveModels]

this list makes a lot more sense than pretty much any list ive seen.

[Crackberry]

mmm.... i like

for the most part

i kinda skimmed

but i see some libertines!!!

(which is great, btw)

The libertines are a must!

i'm so happy they are there.

[TheBaronOfFratton]

No Blue Monday - the biggest selling 12" of all time??? Infact no New Order at all, or Happy Mondays (the first band I saw live). That whole MADchester scene is totally under-represented...

But good to see The Smiths and Stone Roses so high up.