Booker T and the MG's

Because this is the default song one plays when presented with a couple of saucepans and a pair of chopsticks...

Public Image Limited

Because there is life after guns...

Grace Jones

Because the line between cool and crazy is very fine...

Madonna

Because once she was actually musically credible...

Nina Simone

Because I think the piano riff sounds like someone 'referenced' it for this

Bee Gees

Because it would be too obvious to play the 'other song' RIP...

Candi Staton

 Because this woman has an awesome back catalogue of classics...

She and Him

 Because who said dance numbers are defunct...

Blueboy

Because it's the song I sing when signing in to websites...

The Jam

Because one of the best pop songs ever...

Jona Lewie

Because where does everyone go at parties?...

Cream

Because few can hold a candle to Clapton on guitar...

Peter Skellern

Because sunday mornings should always be soundtracked to this piece of music...

Jean Knight

Because I bet you can't listen to this without thinking you've now got an afro...

Womack and Womack

Because this is a stone wall classic...

Benny Goodman

Because Jazz, nice...

Blind Melon

Because this hails from a time when shirts were flannel, boots were desert, and the center of a musical genre was Seattle...

Peggy Lee

Because mixing time signatures can have fantastic results...

The Herbaliser

Because...

Gang Starr

Because am I just old saying things were better, including music, 20 years ago...