Хит "One" ирландской группы U2 возглавил рейтинг самых любимых текстов песен в Британии. Длинный список из ста лучших текстов поп-музыки составляли известные музыканты - от Ноэля Галлахера из Oasis до Джона Бон Джови, а десятку лидеров определили тринадцать тысяч телезрители, сообщила лондонская газета The Times.
Песня "One" была записана группой для своего альбома 1992 года "Achtung Baby". В том же году эта вещь поднималась на 7-ое место в британском хит-параде и 10-е - в американском. Ее неоднократно помещали в рейтинги лучших песен всех времен. Свои версии песни исполняли такие звезды, как Джонни Кэш, Дж Коккер, Мери Джей Блайдж.
Второе место в рейтинге лучших песен заняли The Smiths с "How Soon is Now?", третье - Nirvana с " Smells Like Teen Spirit". Четвертое и пятое места оказались у Боба Марли ("Redemption Song") и у группы Coldplay ("Yellow"). Также в десятке оказались Radiohead с "Creep" и Робби Уильямс с "Angels".
Top 20 полностью:
1. U2 - One
"One Life, With Each Other Sisters, Brothers"
2. The Smiths - How soon is Now
"So You Go, And You Stand On Your Own, And You Leave On Your Own, And You Go Home, And You Cry, And You Want To Die"
3. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
"I Feel Stupid And Contagious, Here We Are Now, Entertain Us"
4. Bob Marley - Redemption Song
"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, None but ourselves can free our minds, Have no fear for atomic energy, Cause none of them can stop the time"
5. Coldplay - Yellow
"look At The Stars, Look How They Shine For You"
6. Eminem - Lose Yourself
"Look, If You Had One Shot Or One Opportunity, To Seize Everything You Ever Wanted, One Moment, Would You Capture It Or Just Let It Slip?"
7. Robbie Williams - Angels
"And Through It All She Offers Me Protection, A Lot Of Love And Affection, Whether I'm Right Or Wrong"
8. The Who - My Generation
"Hope I Die Before I Get Old"
9. Radiohead - Creep
"I'm A Creep, I'm A Weirdo, What The Hell Am I Doing Here? I Don't Belong Here"
10. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
"Father, Father, We Don't Need To Escalate, You See, War Is Not The Answer, For Only Love Can Conquer Hate"
11. U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
"I Want To Run, I Want To Hide, I Want To Tear Down The Walls, That Hold Me Inside"
12. Abba - The Winner Takes It All
"The Winner Takes It All, The Loser Standing Small, Beside The Victory, That's Her Destiny"
13. The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
"Every Day I Look At The World From My Window, But Chilly, Chilly Is Evening Time. Waterloo Sunset's Fine"
14. Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall
"We Don't Need No Education, We Don't Need No Thought Control. No Dark Sarcasm In The Classroom, Teachers, Leave Them Kids Alone."
15. Tupac ft Snoop - California Love
"Now Let Me Welcome Everybody To The Wild, Wild West, A State That's Untouchable Like Elliot Ness"
16. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
"Is This The Real Life? Is This Just Fantasy? Caught In A Landslide, No Escape From Reality"
17. Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues
"Johnny's In The Basement Mixing Up The Medicine. I'm On The Pavement Thinking About The Government"
18. Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot
"Watching The People Get Lairy, Is Not Very Pretty I Tell Thee, Walking Through Town Is Quite Scary, And Not Very Sensible Either"
19. David Bowie - Heroes
"We Can Be Heroes, Just For One Day"
20. The Police - Every Breath You Take
"Every Single Day, Every Word You Say, Every Game You Play, Every Night You Stay, I'll Be Watching You"
