Manics Top 50s - 6th March 2015

It seems unlikely that we'll get one of the Manics to submit a chart, although we do live in hope.  So how about the next best thing?  A Manics tribute band of course!!  From South Wales, you can find out more information about A Design For Live at http://www.adesignforlive.com/ or their Twitter page below and they're currently gigging so go and see them if you're anywhere near, it's probably the best chance you'll get to hear these songs played up close and personal!!

A DESIGN FOR LIVE @adesignforlive

"I’m Jarrad Owens, and I take to the stage as Richey with ‘A Design for Live’. I’ve been a Manics fan since I was very young, without wanting to sound too clichéd the band are the soundtrack to my life as they were the first band I really took ownership. They’ve had a constant presence on my stereo, walkman and ipod over the years and I’ve listened to them on everything from vinyl to mp3. The top 50 was a difficult task to undertake; the band have an incredibly diverse and strong back catalogue, there are so many b-sides that are single quality and so many amazing obscurities. Naturally there are a few easy choices; favourites that have memories attached and songs that I remember having an incredibly influential effect on me - but to quote Nicky “it’ll probably change in an hours time, but this is where we are now”. So here is my Manics top 50 of the moment!"

A DESIGN FOR LIVE Top 50

1. Condemned to Rock 'N' Roll

2. Motorcycle Emptiness

3. Motown Junk

4. Suicide Alley

5. Faster

6. The Masses Against the Classes

7. A Design for Life

8. If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next

9. Slash N' Burn

10. Stay Beautiful

11. Roses in the Hospital

12. Revol

13. This Is Yesterday

14. Let Robeson Sing

15. PCP

16. Small Black Flowers That Grow in the Sky

17. No Surface All Feeling

18. La Tristesse Durera (Scream to a Sigh)

19. Australia

20. Ocean Spray

21. My Little Empire

22. Enola/Alone

23. Me And Stephen Hawking

24. Sleepflower

25. Kevin Carter

26. Your Love Alone Is Not Enough

27. Judge Y’rself

28. Drug Drug Druggy

29. Underdogs

30. Jackie Collins Existential Question Time

31. Imperial Bodybags

32. Peeled Apples

33. Found That Soul

34. Life Becoming a Landslide

35. She Bathed Herself in a Bath of Bleach

36. Patrick Bateman

37. Starlover

38. Comfort Comes

39. Bored Out of My Mind

40. Democracy Coma

41. Mr Carbohydrate

42. Sculpture of Man

43. We Her Majesty's Prisoners

44. I’m Just A Patsy

45. Valley Boy

46. Donkeys

47. Hanging On

48. Sepia

49. Socialist Serenade

50. Picturesque

By Era

Generation Terrorists 10

Gold Against the Soul 8

The Holy Bible 6

Everything Must Go 9

This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours 4

Know Your Enemy 3

Lifeblood 0

Send Away the Tigers 4

Journal for Plague Lovers 4

Postcards From a Young Man 0

Rewind the Film 0

Futurology 0

Others 2