24. The Libertines: 'Time For Heroes' (2003) - Pete Doherty wrote this Libertines anthem after witnessing the violence of the May Day riots on London, 2001. Typical of the band's idealised romance, 'Time For Heroes' tells the tale of falling in love during the riot with lines like “Did you see the stylish kids in the riot, We were shovelled up like muck, You know I cherish you my love.” It's difficult to contextualise now following The Libertines demise and Pete Doherty's descent into infamy but The Libertines rise to fame was one of the most genuinely exciting and evocative moments of the decade and with songs as good this you can see why. Surely “There's no more distressing sight than that of an Englishman in a baseball cap” will go down as one of the neatest song lyrics of recent times?
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- That was a Daft Punk song with some crappy lyrics over it.
- F#ck off with all your Radiohead!!!
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- Well deserved Idioteque first place. That song never gets old, truly fantastic and inovative, even almost ten years later. Reckoner - from In Rainbows - deserved to be in the top 10 IMO. And great to see Seven Nation Army on the list, great song.
- Yay for Midlake's Roscoe!! SUCH a great song.
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