Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Chig's Referendum Countdown - Number 9

#9 Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never 

(Or in two years, when we might do it all again after the UK's EU referendum,)
(Or you could just vote Yes now.)

Chig's Referendum Countdown - Number 10

#10 That Petrol Emotion - Big Decision

Mainly because this is brilliant (and never even made the UK top 40).

"What you`ve gotta do in this day and age; you gotta agitate, educate and organise."

Chig's Referendum Countdown - Number 11

#11 JLS - One Shot

Political pundits JLS (Jocks Love Scotland) really hit the nail on the head with this summary of the referendum; 

"You only get one shot, so make it count. You might never get this moment again."

Although, if you believe the journalist who was on the Daily Politics today, Scotland will get chance to do it all over again, if there's a yes vote this week (after the UK referendum takes us out of the EU but Scotland wants to stay in). JLS have now split up, so will be unable to address this point in any future singles.

Chig's Referendum Countdown - Number 12

#12 The Ronettes - (The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up

"The best part of breaking up is when you know that you're making up with me."
Phil Spector had the foresight to realise that, even after Scottish independence, the rest of us will still want to go to the Edinburgh Festival.

Chig's Referendum Countdown - Number 13

#13 George Michael - Freedom '90

"All we have to do now, is take these lies and make them true somehow."
If that doesn't sum up political campaigning, I don't know what does.

Chig's Referendum Countdown - Number 14

#14 Yazoo - Don't Go

The actual views of the Franco-Essex duo on independence remain unknown at the time of writing (although Alison's family were probably quite keen on the revolutionary aspects of it in 1789).

Chig's referendum countdown begins! Number 15

You know what this referendum campaign has been missing (said no one at all)? A countdown of poptabulous referendum songs! So, let's put that right for the rest of today. It's time for Chig's referendum countdown! (All shades of political opinion will be represented. I'm not stupid.) There are more songs about the referendum than you might think.(Snigger.)

Kicking off our top 15 with.... number 15.

Let's get the bleedin' obvious one out of the way. It's the one that must have earnt the surviving members of The Clash more money this month in TV royalties than in the 32 years since it was released.

"Darling, you've got to let me know - should I stay or should I go?"

#15 The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?