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The Cure, f.l.t.r: Simon Gallup, Robert Smith, & Lol Tolhurst, TV Program : Veronica's Countdown, Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, 17-10-1980, Foto Rob Verhorst

20 at 20: 20 Tracks that still give me goosebumps

As God In The TV Zine continues its 20th anniversary celebrations, here are 20 songs that still stop me in my tracks.

A few caveats here:
– There is no such thing as guilty pleasures, there is just music that we love.
– It’s a given that this would change on a daily basis. This is my current list of 20.
– Decided to go with music from pre-Covid. I admit, to help the decision-making!
– To make the list, the tracks still had to induce goosebumps
– To avoid having to make any more decisions, listed in alphabetical order.

I hope you enjoy.

’10:15 on a Saturday Night’
The Cure

A Thousand Trees’
Stereophonics


‘At The Edge’
Stiff Little Fingers


Born Slippy’
Underworld

‘French Disko’
Stereolab


‘Hurricane Laughter’
Fontaines D.C.

I Travel’
Simple Minds

‘Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)’
INXS

‘Life’s What You Make It’
Talk Talk

Lose Yourself’
Eminem

Love My Way’
Psychedelic Furs

One Rizla’
Shame

One Way’
The Levellers

The Passenger’
Iggy Pop

Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)’
Safri Duo

The Power Is Yours’
Redskins

‘She Sells Sanctuary’
The Cult

Song to the Siren’
This Mortal Coil

Teenage Kicks’
The Undertones

This Is The One’
Stone Roses

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God is in the TV is an online music and culture fanzine founded in Cardiff by the editor Bill Cummings in 2003. GIITTV Bill has developed the site with the aid of a team of sub-editors and writers from across Britain, covering a wide range of music from unsigned and independent artists to major releases.