Following on from last week's #fridayflash story, The Devil Wants Your Small Change, here are 20 songs about Old Nick...
20. Robert Johnson - Me & The Devil Blues
He sold his soul to the devil, just to play songs like this.
19. Bruce Springsteen - Devils & Dust
The best track from my least favourite Springsteen album.
What if what you do to survive
Kills the things you love
Nice harmonica.
18. Marty Robbins - Devil Woman
The cooler song with this title. Don't worry, we'll get to the uncooler one in a moment.
17. Superman Revenge Squad - The Devil Has Two Hands
If Star Wars single-handedly killed decent cinema
Then MTV single-handedly killed music
And the devil has two hands, he uses one to shove all these bands onto the telly, and the other one to stab them in the back
And Coca-Cola owns Christmas these days, I’d start a riot but might miss Eastenders, and that would be too much of a price to pay
And everything I love is mass-produced and meant to last a day; my favourite records started life an a glint in some sweat shop owner's eye
16. Skip James - Devil Got My Woman
The song Steve Buscemi gets all worked up about in the movie Ghost World.
15. Modest Mouse - This Devil's Workday
MM trying to sound like Tom Waits... again.
14. John Martyn - I'd Rather Be The Devil
I'd rather be the devil
Than I would be my woman's man
13. Wild Beasts - The Devil's Crayon
I saw Wild Beasts live once, in a support slot. I hated them.
On record though, they're growing on me.
12. Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive
Ah those leather pants and white boots.
11. Luke Haines - All The English Devils
Where Mrs. Beeton meets Nobby Stiles - only in a Luke Haines lyric.
10. Cliff Richard - Devil Woman
Look, everyone, it's Cliff!
Or, if you prefer, the Flight of the Conchords parody... guest starring Chloe from 24.
9. INXS - Devil Inside
Before Michael Hutchence did his last dance, I was a huge INXS fan. It all seems like such a long time ago...
8. Gil Scott Heron - Me & The Devil
If anyone knows the darkness in men's souls, it's GSH...
7. Elvis - You're The Devil In Disguise
Oh yes you are.
6. The Lawrence Arms - The Devil's Taking Names
A literary punk band? Really?
5. The Smiths - Handsome Devil
Let me get my hands on your mammary glands
And let me get your head on the conjugal bed
I say, I say, I say...
That sweet-tongued devil... maybe Morrissey wouldn't be so unlucky in love if he changed his chat up lines.
4. Billie Holliday - That Ole Devil Called Love
See also Alison Moyet, the second greatest version of this classic.
3. Shed Seven - Devil In Your Shoes
Some may scoff at such a high placing for the Sheds... but this is their finest hour. Give them their due.
2. The Charlie Daniels Band - The Devil Went Down To Georgia
Johnny, rosin up your bow and play your fiddle hard.
'Cos hells broke loose in Georgia and the devil deals the cards.
And if you win you get this shiny fiddle made of gold.
But if you lose, the devil gets your soul.
I really wanted this to be Number One.
Fire on the mountain, run boys, run.
The devil's in the house of the risin' sun.
Chicken in the bread pan, pickin' out dough.
"Granny, does your dog bite?"
"No, child, no."
1. Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
When you search for "The Rolling Stones" on youtube, this is the first track that comes up. For good reason...
So... what will I be damned to hell for all eternity for not including?
