Mos Def

Background information
Birth name	Dante Terrell Smith
Born	December 11, 1973
Born place	Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Origin	Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City
Genre(s)	Hip-hop
Years active	1994—present
Label(s)	Geffen Records Rawkus Records Priority Records Downtown Records GOOD Music
Associated acts	Kanye West The Roots Gorillaz Soulquarians Blakroc Talib Kweli Curren$y Jay Electronica Black Star Native Tongues Posse Dave Chappelle Immortal Technique

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Morrissey Includes New York Dolls, Roxy Music In 13 Favourite Singles Ever

September 28, 2010

Morrissey has included songs by New York Dolls and Roxy Music in a list of his 13 favourite singles of all time.

The former Smiths star published the countdown on his Facebook page yesterday (September 27) to mark the re-release of his single, 'Everyday Is Like Sunday'.

The countdown was topped by New York Dolls' 1979 hit 'Jet Boy', while Sparks' 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both of Us' was second.

The list also included The Crystals 1962 song 'All Grown Up', Roxy Music's 'Do The Strand' and 'Young, Gift and Black' by Bob & Marcia.

Morrissey recently included the New York Dolls seminal self-titled album on a list of his favourite LPs of all time.

Morrissey's top-13 singles are:

New York Dolls – 'Jet Boy'
Sparks – 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both of Us'
The Sundown Playboys – 'Saturday Nite Special'
Bob & Marcia – 'Young, Gifted and Black'
The Tams – 'Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy'
Buffy Sainte-Marie – 'Soldier Blue'
Al Martino – 'Granada'
Shocking Blue – 'Mighty Joe'
The Crystals – 'All Grown Up'
Paul Jones – 'I've Been A Bad, Bad Boy'
The Supremes – 'I'm Livin' In Shame'
Roxy Music – 'Do The Strand'
Mr Bloe – 'Groovin With Mr Bloe'

(by Jason Gregory)

Morrissey Includes New York Dolls, Roxy Music In 13 Favourite Singles Ever

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