January 3, 200521 yr Coldplay, David Bowie and the Bee Gees are among a list of 25 musicians doing battle for a new best song award at the Brits, Radio 2 has announced. Presenter Davina McCall unveiled the nominees on her Monday afternoon show and then asked listeners to vote for their top five hits. All of the singles have been performed by a British act since 1977. The five will be named at the Brits nominations on 10 January and the winner at the awards on 10 February. The award has been introduced to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Brit awards. The longlist has been chosen by a panel made up of members of the music industry and media and it includes a wide range of musical genres. Bowie made the list of 25 for his hit Heroes, Coldplay is on the list for Yellow and the Bee Gees were chosen for Night Fever. Listeners to Radio 2's Ken Bruce show will be able to hear the top five songs between Monday 17 January and Friday 21 January. Voting will be open via the internet, text and telephone from 21-30 January to decide on the best song. Also on the longlist are True by Spandau Ballet, Careless Whisper by George Michael, Angels by Robbie Williams and Dry Your Eyes by The Streets. Colin Martin, editor of BBC Radio 2 Music, who sat on the panel, added: "Distilling over a quarter century of hits to a list of 25 to be voted on by Radio 2 listeners has been one of the most difficult tasks I have ever shared in." The awards also added another category recently - best British live act is to replace the dance music category. The songs are: 1. Heroes by David Bowie 2. We Are The Champions by Queen 3. Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush 4. Night Fever by Bee Gees 5. London Calling by The Clash 6. Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division 7. That's Entertainment by The Jam 8. I Don't Want To Talk About It by Rod Stewart 9. Look of Love by ABC 10. Golden Brown by The Stranglers 11. True by Spandau Ballet 12. Careless Whisper by George Michael 13. Holding Back The Years by Simply Red 14. Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel 15. Sacrifice by Elton John 16. Unfinished Sympathy by Massive Attack 17. Why by Annie Lennox 18. Fields of Gold by Sting 19. Kiss From A Rose by Seal 20. Wonderwall by Oasis 21. Angels by Robbie Williams 22. Yellow by Coldplay 23. Babylon by David Gray 24. Leave Right Now by Will Young 25. Dry Your Eyes by The Streets Source: BBC
January 10, 200521 yr 20. Wonderwall by Oasis 21. Angels by Robbie Williams 22. Yellow by Coldplay ^favourites in a row well it's just the coldplay classic Tanith.... will young has no chance :cool: heroes by david bowie....*looks at Denise*
January 14, 200521 yr C'moooon Kate Bush, or Massive Attack. HELL The Stranglers are on there, Gahd... Hard.
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