This was tough, but I compiled my list of favorite B-sides. Personally, I think B-sides are like treasures. They are usually well kept secrets that merit a lot of attention! Certain songs are just meant to be B-sides...

1 Prince Loveleft, Loveright
2 Bjork Scary
3 Prince Hello
4 Prince Erotic City
5 Bjork I Go Humble
6 Eurythmics Step on the Beast
7 The Cure Fear of Ghosts
8 Annie Lennox Lovesong for a Vampire
9 Prince She's Always in My Hair
10 Prince 17 Days
11 Eurythmics Satellite of Love
12 Roxette Silver Blue
13 The Cure A Few Hours After This
14 The Cure Breathe
15 Janet Jackson One More Chance
16 Prince Feel U Up
17 Eurythmics Grown Up Girls
18 The Cure A Man Inside My Mouth
19 The Cure Halo
20 David Bowie John, I'm Only Dancing
21 New Order 1963
22 Prince La, La, La, He, He, Hee
23 Bjork Sweet Sweet Intuition
24 Prince I Love U in Me
25 Eurythmics Invisible Hands
26 The Cure The Exploding Boy
27 Bjork Charlene
28 Eurythmics See No Evil
29 The Cure A Japanese Dream
30 Eurythmics 4/4 in Leather
31 The Cure Throw Your Foot
32 Prince Irresistible Bitch
33 Kylie Minogue Baby
34 Bjork Generous Palmstroke
35 Prince How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
36 Blondie Poets Problem
37 The Cure Mr. Pink Eyes
38 Prince God
39 Prince Girl
40 Bjork Domestica
41 New Order Hurt
42 New Order Mesh
43 Janet Jackson Accept Me
44 Madonna Has to Be
45 The Cure Harold and Joe
46 Eurythmics Le Sinsitre
47 Bjork My Snare
48 Eurythmics Home Is Where the Heart Is
49 Prince Another Lonely Christmas
50 Eurythmics Monkey, Monkey

i don't think i even know 50 b-sides. but. they're probably all Prince, Madonna, Bowie or the Beatles.

AaronForever said:

Are there more Bowie B-sides I should consider? I considered the Heathen ones, Crystal Japan, Velvet Goldmine and Sweet Head as well. Are there any other great ones I'm neglecting? I get the feeling there are tons...

Moonbeam said:

the original 1970 version of Conversation Piece.
the 4 from "hours..."
Nothing To Be Desired, Get real (b-sides from Outside singles)
Holy Holy

New Order's 1963 must go!

Oops, sorry. Forgot where I was. Thanks for the list, ian. I'm gonna check some of these out.

This boy - The Beatles
I'm down - The Beatles
Rain - The Beatles (first ever backwards singing on record)
Revolution - The Beatles
You know my name (look up the number) - The Beatles
Don't let me down - The Beatles

The Beatles really made superb B-sides!!!

Where's 'And On, And On' on this list?

and 'Into the Groove'?

TRON said:

Didn't make it.

TRON said:

Didn't consider it!

No way! I thought that was one of your favorite janet songs. I stand corrected.

TRON said:

Not nearly as great as "One More Chance" to me. It nearly made the cut- it was number 53. There are so many other great ones though- it was hard to limit!

Madonna had b-sides before janet did. j/k

TRON said:

Do you have the "Don't Stand Another Chance" single? I think not!

Moonbeam said:

In other words, Janet's pretty much "Dream Street."

I'm pretty much Dream Street.

TRON said:

Me too. I don't stand another chance, not a single one.

What about Jesse's "Fast Girls" by janet? Or was that on the album, I forget.

The B-side "I Need You" by janet was pretty fierce -- especially since it was autobiographical about her feeling that her father wasn't there for her when she needed him.

Prince "Hello"???

Henk said:

Yep, my list would have all these on as well as
How cone U Don't call me Anymore
Hello
Irresitable Bitch
17 Days

Gosh the only B-side that comes to mind is Duran Duran's "Secret Oktober." It's a great song to hear live. I might as well jump on the Beatles bandwagon, since I love most of their songs, but I have no idea about B-sides.

Yum, time for breakfast

funkyslsistah said:

I LOOOVE THAT SONG And yes, it is great to hear live, especially from the 4th row like I was!!!


Don't forget Tiger Tiger, I Believe/All I Need to Know, and the kick ass Arcadia b-side, Flame Game. God I love Duran Duran

Moonbeam, where the heck do you get the time to compile all these lists???