Song title: Birthday
Artist: Sugarcubes
Year: 1988
Why I like this song:
It sounds like nothing else around at the time. Unique, expressive and delightfully strange.
Also it's a favourite to play every June 11th.
Song title: Army of Me
Artist: Bjork
Year: 1995
Why I like this song:
Another slice of nightmare fuel - and that's even without that bonkers video. The pounding beats, the thick bass and Bjork's detached vocals make for something that will but the fear in anyone.
Funny how metal bands try to freak people out but they get upstaged by an exercise in mood.
I wonder how many teenage girls went goth upon hearing this song?