A few weeks back I set myself a challenge to come up with 101 tracks - classic tracks - that don't get played endlessly on the radio, MTV, and the like, but in my mind should do. I didn't sit down with pen and paper but instead posted off the top nof my head in 10 posts on a family and friends blog. As such some of these probably shouldn't be in here, and some of the links to youtube are to versions that in some cases plane suck, but ... I still like to think I've put a few interesting and overlooked gems in here (also I tried not to put too mant todd/utopia tracks in - only 4 ... maybe the 101 todd tunes is next??? 1. The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town . 2. The Swimming Pool Q's - Some New Highway. 3. Guadalcanal Diary - Always Saturday. 4. Lucinda Williams - Essence. 5. Bob Dylan - Not Dark Yet. 6. Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - The Ship Song. 7. Kathyrn Tickell - Mr Nelson's Birthday Waltz. 8. Frank Zappa - Whippin' Post. 9. Liz Phai...