Find Tony's lost discs
- 14 Aug 07, 03:29 PM
By Steve Smith
Many of you have been getting in touch to say how much Tony 鈥淢r Manchester鈥 Wilson will be missed.
We were fortunate enough to record the last substantial interview with the former Factory Records boss before his untimely death. The producers of Desert Island Discs were set to invite Wilson on the programme. The music mogul, telly motormouth and inspiration for the film 24 Hour Party People would have been a great guest, but regrettably it was not to be.
Tony Wilson told us that he would have included Idiot Wind by Bob Dylan in his selection, and Lazyitis by the Happy Mondays. He wanted Atmosphere by Joy Division played at his funeral, he said. But he didn't complete the list of favourite songs while we were with him.
Newsnight Editor Peter Barron wonders what other discs Tony Wilson would have picked to complete the eight that every castaway is allowed to take to the fabled island...
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Here's my own, not very scientific, suggestion:
Boredom - The Buzzcocks
Pretty Vacant - The Sex Pistols
Blue Monday - New Order
Shack up - A Certain Ratio
From the Ritz to the Rubble - Arctic Monkeys
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