The album was originally conceived after Richard Thompson, along with many other artists, was asked by Playboy magazine to nominate his choice of the best songs of the millennium in anticipation of the year 2000. The magazine intended the use of the term "millennium" to be hyperbole that emphasized the end of the 2nd millennium or songs within the collective memory of their readership at that time, probably expecting nothing earlier than the British Invasion at best. In an act of malicious compliance, Thompson followed these instructions exactly as they were worded, and produced a list which did span 1000 years of music, including the oldest-known English-language songs, a medieval Italian dance tune, and various other folk songs, alongside slightly more contemporary fare.[2] The list was never published by Playboy; it was subsequently released into CD format.[1] The songs comprising the track list cover a roughly thousand-year period, 1068–2001, starting with "Sumer Is Icumen In". The most recent song included on the album is Britney Spears' hit "Oops!... I Did It Again".
The songs, arranged for play on a single guitar, are played by Thompson, vocalist Judith Owen, and percussionist Michael Jerome, when needed.
A DVD with the same name was released in 2006. This was recorded in 2005 during a different tour, has a slightly different track listing and features Debra Dobkin replacing Michael Jerome on percussion and vocals.
"Marry, Ageyn Hic Hev Donne Yt" (Traditional, arranged by Thompson) – introduced as a "medieval tune from Brittany", but actually a medieval-style version of Britney Spears' "Oops!... I Did It Again"
Track listing of 2CD/DVD versionedit
(Recorded at Bimbo's club, San Francisco, 2005)
"Sumer Is Icumen In" (trad., arr. by Thompson)
"King Henry" (trad., arr. by Thompson)
"So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo" (Orazio Vecchi, arr. by Thompson)
^ abDeming, Mark. "Richard Thompson – 1000 Years of Popular Music". AllMusic.
^ abreviewer. "Richard Thompson: 1000 Years of Popular Music/Richard Thompson Band: Ducknapped". Greenmanreview.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
^Deusner, Stephen M. (17 July 2006). "Richard Thompson: 1,000 Years of Popular Music | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
^. Uncut. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
1000, years, popular, music, 2003, live, album, richard, thompson, live, album, richard, thompsonreleasedjuly, 2003recordedjuly, 2002venuejoe, yorkgenrerocklength76, 06labelbeeswingproducersimon, tassanorichard, thompson, chronologymore, guitar, 2003, 2003, du. 1000 Years of Popular Music is a 2003 live album by Richard Thompson 1000 Years of Popular MusicLive album by Richard ThompsonReleasedJuly 2003RecordedJuly 2002VenueJoe s Pub New YorkGenreRockLength76 06LabelBeeswingProducerSimon TassanoRichard Thompson chronologyMore Guitar 2003 1000 Years of Popular Music 2003 Ducknapped 2003 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Greenman ReviewRecommend 2 Pitchfork7 1 10 3 Uncut 4 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 5 The album was originally conceived after Richard Thompson along with many other artists was asked by Playboy magazine to nominate his choice of the best songs of the millennium in anticipation of the year 2000 The magazine intended the use of the term millennium to be hyperbole that emphasized the end of the 2nd millennium or songs within the collective memory of their readership at that time probably expecting nothing earlier than the British Invasion at best In an act of malicious compliance Thompson followed these instructions exactly as they were worded and produced a list which did span 1000 years of music including the oldest known English language songs a medieval Italian dance tune and various other folk songs alongside slightly more contemporary fare 2 The list was never published by Playboy it was subsequently released into CD format 1 The songs comprising the track list cover a roughly thousand year period 1068 2001 starting with Sumer Is Icumen In The most recent song included on the album is Britney Spears hit Oops I Did It Again The songs arranged for play on a single guitar are played by Thompson vocalist Judith Owen and percussionist Michael Jerome when needed A DVD with the same name was released in 2006 This was recorded in 2005 during a different tour has a slightly different track listing and features Debra Dobkin replacing Michael Jerome on percussion and vocals Contents 1 Track listing of original CD version 1 1 Track listing of 2CD DVD version 2 Personnel 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksTrack listing of original CD version edit Sumer Is Icumen In Traditional arranged by Thompson King Henry V s Conquest of France Traditional arranged by Thompson When I Am Laid In Earth Henry Purcell arranged by Thompson So Ben Mi Chi Ha Bon Tempo Orazio Vecchi arranged by Thompson Shenandoah Traditional arranged by Thompson Blackleg Miner Traditional arranged by Thompson Waiting at the Church Henry E Pether and Fred W Leigh arranged by Thompson Trafalgar Square C W Murphy arranged by Thompson There Is Beauty in the Bellow from The Mikado by Gilbert and Sullivan arranged by Thompson Why Have My Loved Ones Gone Stephen Foster arranged by Thompson Old Rocking Chair s Got Me Hoagy Carmichael Orange Coloured Sky Milton DeLugg William Stein Cry Me a River Arthur Hamilton Drinking Wine Spo dee o dee Stick McGhee J Mayo Williams The Fool Lee Hazlewood A Legal Matter Pete Townshend Tempted Glenn Tilbrook Chris Difford Kiss Prince Oops I Did It Again Max Martin Rami Yacoub Sam Hall unknown arranged by Thompson Money Money Money Benny Andersson Bjorn Ulvaeus It Won t Be Long John Lennon Paul McCartney Marry Ageyn Hic Hev Donne Yt Traditional arranged by Thompson introduced as a medieval tune from Brittany but actually a medieval style version of Britney Spears Oops I Did It Again Track listing of 2CD DVD version edit Recorded at Bimbo s club San Francisco 2005 Sumer Is Icumen In trad arr by Thompson King Henry trad arr by Thompson So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo Orazio Vecchi arr by Thompson Bonnie St Johnstone trad arr by Thompson O Sleep Fond Fancy Thomas Morley Remember O Thou Man Thomas Ravenscroft Shenandoah trad arr by Thompson Blackleg Miner trad arr by Thompson I Live in Trafalgar Square C W Murphy There Is Beauty in the Bellow of the Blast from The Mikado W S Gilbert Arthur Sullivan arr by Thompson Java Jive Ben Oakland Milton Drake Night and Day Cole Porter Orange Coloured Sky Milton DeLugg William Stein Drinking Wine Spo Dee O Dee Granville Stick McGhee J Mayo Williams A 11 Hank Cochran See My Friends Ray Davies Friday on My Mind George Young Harry Vanda Tempted Chris Difford Glenn Tilbrook Oops I Did It Again Max Martin Rami Yacoub Cry Me A River Arthur Hamilton 1985 Mitch Allen John Allen Sam Hall trad arr by Thompson Personnel editRichard Thompson guitar and vocals Michael Jerome percussion Judith Owen vocals Debra Dobkin percussion and vocals DVD version See also editThe 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone magazine The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll List of best selling singlesReferences edit a b Deming Mark Richard Thompson 1000 Years of Popular Music AllMusic a b reviewer Richard Thompson 1000 Years of Popular Music Richard Thompson Band Ducknapped Greenmanreview com Archived from the original on 24 July 2011 Retrieved 6 September 2011 Deusner Stephen M 17 July 2006 Richard Thompson 1 000 Years of Popular Music Album Reviews Pitchfork Retrieved 15 May 2019 Richard Thompson 1000 Years Of Popular Music Review Uncut Archived from the original on 9 December 2015 Retrieved 15 May 2019 Larkin Colin 2007 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4th ed Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0195313734 External links editBeesWeb The official site of Richard Thompson The Great Valerio by Dave Smith Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1000 Years of Popular Music amp oldid 1218107557, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
