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I’m not sure it’s humanly possible to listen to this song for more than 60 seconds without doing a little bum-shaking boogie-woogie in your chair.

Five or six years ago, a roomie of mine was heavily into stuff like the Smiths and Stone Roses, and I just couldn’t stand that 80′s sound. A few years later, I’ve come to love the Stone Roses.

Back in 2007, that song in the video up there — Fool’s Gold — was ranked 32nd in NME Magazine‘s very subjective list of the top 50 indie rock anthems of all time.

The top ten:

1. Oasis – ‘Live Forever’
2. Nirvana – ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
3. Pulp – ‘Common People’
4. The Smiths – ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’
5. The Libertines – ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’
6. The Libertines – ‘Time For Heroes’
7. The Smiths – ‘How Soon Is Now?’
8. The Stone Roses – ‘I Am The Resurrection’
9. The Strokes – ‘Last Nite’
10. Arctic Monkeys – ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’

But even with my newfound musical sensibilities, I still can’t bloody stand the Smiths. (Sorry Allison.) Give There is a Light that Never Goes Out a listen and tell me I’m wrong. Blecch…