I Do Like To Be On The B-side.

[Jah Lush]

For older listeners - Tasty B-sides of 7" singles.

I'll kick things off with this B-side of God Save The Queen by the Sex Pistols - I Did You No Wrong.

 

[Hawley]

And this classic from New Order - (superior) B-side to True Faith:

[Jeremy]

Lipstick by the Buzzocks - far superior to the A side, 'Promises'.

[KidKruger]

Friday by Joe Jackson

[Jah Lush]

One of those country style ballads they used to do so well slipped out on the B-side of It's Only Rock n'Roll.

 

[earlydoors]

The Smiths: 'How soon is now', originally the b side for 'William,it was really nothing'

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HUMh8GQnDW8

[LadyNorwood]

The Korgis - B side to Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - played the B side incessantly....

[GSJ57]

Murder by Numbers - The Police. B side to Every Breath You Take. Still love it.

[Parkdrive]

B side of Jimmy Ruffin "What becomes of the broken hearted"

[FJDGoose]

'Why can't I touch it' by the Buzzcocks, was a b side wasn't it? It was brilliant,... can't remember what the a - side was.

[uncleglen]

Maggie May..the b side of Reason To Believe

[maxxi]

B-side of T.V.O.D by The Normal - Warm Leatherette

later a Grace Jones cover.

[red devil]

Yes! Yes! Yes! Excellent shout maxxi.

That reminded me of this Kraftwerk song, which has an interesting twist.

Computer Love was originally the A-side with The Model the B-side.

After Computer Love peaked and started falling down the charts, DJs picked up on the more radio friendly sound of The Model, and the record company re-released it as an A-side single with Computer Love now the B-side.

So, take your pick pop-pickers...

 

[????]

Great thread Jah...

B-side of Strangetown the Jam

 

[*Bob*]

Wasn't 'We Will Rock You' a b-side?

That one seemed to do well.

[Jah Lush]

Later covered by The Rezillos. B-side of Man Of The World. Someone's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight.

 

[malumbu]

Really, Fleetwood Mac did the original? Wow.

Rock and Roll Part II (B side to Rock and Roll Part I) by Gary Glitter. Funnily enough I can't find and clips of this, and actually preferred the A side at the time.

[malumbu]

Why is this thread so quiet? It's the second best one after the Rock Anthems one. Yet look at some of the other ones where you lot are talking utter bollox and see the large number of postings.

Right I am going to be contary and put forward an A side where the B one was the hit.

Morning of our Lives by Jonathan Richman. B side was alright - Road Runner, and more poppy. But A side ruled.

So good here are two versions

and www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbUYJfbZ-Qc&nohtml5=False

Forget the Damned, the Pistols, the New York Dolls, Television, Richard Void, MC5s etc this bloke is the architect behind punk.

[Jah Lush]

Ian Dury's witty tale of teenage thieving of 'nudie books'. The B-side of Sex & Drugs & Rock n'Roll.

 

[Jah Lush]

Not only that but also the B-side of Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick was another witty toe-tapper.

 

[Sue]

Play With Fire. B side to The Last Time. Stones, 1965 aaaarrrrggghhh

And For Miss Caulker. B side of Animals' Bring It On Home To Me

[Jah Lush]

Ah, yes Play With Fire is a favourite of mine to.

 

[Jah Lush]

Flipside of I Hear You Knocking is a terrific instrumental boogie shuffle.

 

[Jeremy]

"Go" was the lead single from the second Pearl Jam album - although it was rather a forgettable song.

However, as some kind of protest/stunt, the single came with a one-track cassette of "Animal" stuck to it, to prevent it from being eligible for the singles charts. "Animal" was a far better song than "Go"...

https://youtu.be/d8fggO6g-8s

[maxxi]

Quite a few Bowie 7"s had good B-sides - best for me was probably Queen Bitch on the back of Rebel Rebel.