The complete collection of Noel Gallagher’s favourite songs
It was recently announced that Noel Gallagher and Oasis are among the nominees for the 2024 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Despite respectively being a slightly more modern mention, it is hardly a surprise they are being considered for the honour, given how much Oasis managed to take over the world with their swagger, catchy choruses and all-around great music.
If you work hard at something, you will become good at it. You can see that in many bands’ discographies as they progressively improve throughout their careers. With Oasis, it feels like Noel Gallagher was born to write songs. When their first album, Definitely Maybe, came on to the scene, people hadn’t heard anything like it, and the songs were so infectious they couldn’t be ignored.
This songwriting ability has never left Noel either, as even now, whilst Oasis has disbanded, he continues to put out music to a very high standard, with crowds from near and far flocking to see him. The likes of Council Skies and Who Built The Moon were met with acclaim from critics and fans alike, as Noel has matured as a songwriter but kept the energy that was present with Oasis.
Music makes everyone feel differently, so there is no definitive answer on what the best songs of all time are. Equally, there is no answer to what songs you have to spend your time listening to. However, if you are going to take requests from anybody, it would be hard to go wrong with listening to the recommendations put forward by one of the greatest songwriters out there.
After multiple radio appearances, playlists and general interviews, we have a complete list of some of Noel Gallagher’s favourite songs. There is a mixed bag available, as Gallagher dabbles between new and old, dipping his toes in different styles but with guitar music unsurprisingly at the forefront.
Bob Dylan makes an appearance with his song ‘Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)’. This will be surprising to some, given how much of a rock purist Gallagher is, but he has shown his appreciation for Dylan and his music on multiple occasions by covering some of his songs, such as ‘You Ain’t Going Nowhere’ and ‘Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright’.
Other big names that make an appearance include The Doors, Pink Floyd, Elvis Presley, and Sex Pistols. There’s a lot of range for music lovers to sink their teeth into, so here is the complete list of Noel Gallagher’s favourite songs that you should definitely listen to.
Noel Gallagher’s favourite songs
- Aphrodite’s Child – ‘The Four Horsemen’
- The Pretty Things – ‘Baron Saturday’
- The Soundtrack Of Our Lives – ‘Infra Riot’
- The Doors – ‘Back Door Man’
- Bob Dylan – ‘Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)’
- Michael Andrews – ‘The Artifact And Living’
- Marmalade – ‘I See The Rain’
- Colosseum – ‘The Kettle’
- Pink Floyd – ‘One Of These Days’
- Elvis Presley – ‘Moody Blue’
- ‘All Back to Mine’ broadcast on BBC Radio 1
- Blue Mink – ‘Melting Pot’
- Small Faces – ‘The Universal’
- Sex Pistols – ‘Pretty Vacant’
- Sugar Bear – ‘Don’t Scandalise Mine’
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – ‘Supersonic’
- Billy Taylor – ‘I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free)’
- The Lovin’ Spoonful – ‘Darling Be Home Soon’
- The Bee Gees – ‘The Earnest of Being George’
- The Beatles – ‘It’s All Too Much’
- Ennio Morricone – ‘Svolta Definitiva’
- Left Banke – ‘Desiree’
- Yvonne Elliman – ‘Can’t Explain’
- Cher – ‘Walk on Gilded Splinters’
- My Bloody Valentine – ‘Soon (Remix)’
- Edgar ‘Jones’ Jones – ‘(You’re Gonna Have) More Than You’ve Ever Had’
- Blue Seed – ‘Can’t Be Satisfied’
- The Prodigy – ‘Guns’
- Kasabian – ‘Fast Fuse’
- Slaughter And The Dogs – ‘Where Have All The Bootboys Gone’
- The Kinks – ‘Sittin on My Sofa’
- The Jam – ‘Private Hell’
- The Who – ‘I Can See For Miles’
- The Soundtrack of Our Lives – ‘Confrontation Camp’
- The Pretty Things – ‘S.F. Sorrow Is Born’
- Can – ‘Mother Sky’
- Primal Scream – ‘Shoot Speed Kill Light’
- The Doors – ‘Love Me Two Times’
- Vince Earl – ‘Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In’
- Hawkwind – ‘Gimme Shelter’
- Kasabian – ‘Reason is Treason’
- Elvis Presley – ‘There Ain’t Nothing Like A Song’
- TSOOL – ‘Sister Surround’
- Led Zeppelin – ‘Rock and Roll’
- The Stone Roses – ‘Love Spreads’
- The Beatles – ‘She Loves You’
- Kingsmen – ‘Louie Louie’
- World Of Twist – ‘Sons of the Stage’
- Arctic Monkeys – ‘Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair’
- Kasabian – ‘Switchblade Smiles’
- Talking Heads – ‘Once In A Lifetime’
- Grace Jones – ‘Pull Up To The Bumper’
- Beck – ‘E-Pro’
- The Rolling Stones – ‘Undercover Of The Night’
- David Bowie – ‘John, I’m Only Dancing’
- Zoot Woman – ‘Grey Day’
- Bob Marley – ‘Could You Be Loved’
