100 Great Scottish Songs: Scotland's Best Loved Songs

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If the winter of 1985 heralded a musical epiphany of sorts - ground zero even - then the seeds were sown twelve months earlier. Almost to the day in fact. As debut singles go, nothing could have prepared the synthetic pop landscape of the 1980s for the three minutes of visceral noise that was 'Upside Down'. Borne out of frustration from living in a deadend smalltown (East Kilbride), records like this only come around once in a blue moon. Guitar music would never be the same again. Flower of Scotland” is a celebration of Scotland’s history and the resilience of its people. It expresses a deep love for everything Scottish, from its landscapes to its inhabitants. It’s a reminder of the identity and unity of Scots, evoking a strong sense of pride and patriotism. Summing Up Our List Of Scottish Songs Here is a collection of around 200 Scottish songs which we all know and love - but sometimes forget the exact words. They have either been written by Scots or about Scotland. Last year saw something of a haul of Scottish artists reaching Number 1, with both Lewis Capaldi and DJ duo LF SYSTEM enjoying Number 1 success with Forget You and Afraid To Feel, respectively (Lewis also gained a fourth char-topper this year with Pointless).

The glittering first single on major label EMI for the songwriter from the town of Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands who first appeared on this list five years ago.Like this list? Take a look at: Every Australian Number 1 ever, Every Welsh act to score a UK chart topper, ALL the Canadians to hit the Official Singles Chart top spot Related artists Scotland is indeed a beautiful country and has produced some of the most beautiful songs. These are a reminder of the rich heritage and cultural significance of Scotland. A wilfully wobbly and floaty machine-pop with light beats that drifts into the subconscious from the underground electronic music producer from near Edinburgh. LFM also presents The Magic Window on madwaspradio.com, apparently. It is taken from her glorious third EP Take Care Of Yourself which she describes as a "meditation on self-care, a rap to emotional openness, an ode to feeling okay (maybe even great) about you, yourself, and everything." I’ll see your “best Scottish song” challenge, Drowned In Sound, and raise you the best outsider anthem ever written. Released in the interim between If You’re Feeling Sinister and The Boy With The Arab Strap, ‘Lazy Line Painter Jane’ is the sound of Belle and Sebastian at the very peak of their creative powers. Cross-country running, furtive fumblings on public transport, yeast infections: Stuart Murdoch sets the minutiae of a stifling, small-town adolescence against joyous swells of Hammond organ, adds soaring guest vocals from Thrum’s Monica Queen, then slathers the whole lot in nostalgic, Super-8-style fuzz. Desperately sad, yet inexplicably uplifting, these are the finest 5 minutes and 52 seconds of music any Scot has ever committed to tape. NOW WHERE’S MY PRIZE MONEY?

This includes a "I lost control and I liked it" vocal hook that will no doubt make for the perfect call and response live. Meaning “beyond the clouds”, this is a precious avant garde folk Edinburgh-based Romanian singer-songwriter's immigrant journey, having moved to Scotland at age 18 to study. It is simply heavenly cut from her enigmatic fifth album While I Sit And Watch This Tree Volume 2. Irresistible cut from the killer Surface Pressure from Steg G, aka Steven Gilfoyle, who was the winner of the 2019 Scottish Alternative Music Award for Best Hip Hop featuring a penetrating mix of piano hooks, woodwind twists, whispers of reggae, reliable rasps of Conscious Route and a coherent social message. Seven years after the release of their last album Later… When The TV Turns To Static, the Glasgow's cult heroes with the awful pun band name returned with this triumphant single from their fourth album Godpseed that is a sublime sonic blast of Ramones vs Phil Spector wall of sound vs My Bloody Valentine. With an LP slated for release in April 2021, this taster is their finest ever four-and-a-bit minutes so far. A soaring version of the song about suicide by the superstar Scots singer-songwriter which topped the UK Singles chart in January. He says it was "by far the most personal tune" he had ever written and he drew on feelings surrounding his aunt who took her own life when he was younger.The Hidden World, the seductive seventh album featuring the golden larynx of innovative Edinburgh-born singer-songwriter, who is a classically trained double bass player, is a tantalising and sensual and yet still unsettling not-quite-three-minute melodic meditation underpinned by harp-like synths from another galaxy that just ends far too soon. An irresistible ballad telling the true story of a young man who took his own life from the gothic voiced Scottish Music Award Breakthrough 2020 nominee who describes his subject as a "life of the party" character with so much to live for. The Glasgow-based artist/band aka Fionn Crossan produces/produce a fascinating kaleidoscopic mash of genre-bending instrumentation scattering drum n bass across the kind of dissonnant keyboard and guitar textures favoured by My Bloody Valentine.

I wrote this song because I was having a stressful day comparing myself to others and being a wee negative nancy which is very unlike me! I went into the studio with the idea of calling a song 20s and talking about all the highs and lows of being in your 20s. There’s a lot of pressure in your 20s to be social but also be hard working. To drink and party but be healthy. It’s a rollercoaster of emotions and we are still learning who we are. I wanted to write this song because I think a lot of people think they are the only ones going through it (including myself), when really we all have our struggles. I wanted to remind people we all have our own chapters and stories to tell." The singer-songwriter is adept at spouting her stark warped Tori Amos songs of 'abusive c*nts; through the most minimal of instrumentation. This transcendent highlight from her SAY Award-nominated album For You Who Are The Wronged hits through with a killer hook.

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It’s got drum and bass rhythms, prime Depeche Mode-style synths and fantastic vocals. "It’s a song that we’re very proud of and we hope you like it too," they said. The Scots-Swedish duo led by ex-Geneva singer Andrew Montgomery produce one of their most seductive four minutes yet. The Edinburgh shoegze outfit with a dream pop meets shoegaze tune marrying a killer pop hook with dark edges from their promising debut EP Making Sense Of It All.