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“Timeless Melody” by The La's
From the album The La’s (1990)
“Timeless Melody” by The La's appears on 8 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2000 and 2005. It was first released in 1990 on the album The La’s. Its best result is #562 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,492 alternative song of all time.
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Liverpool singer and guitarist Lee Mavers wrote "Timeless Melody", and the La's cut it for their self-titled 1990 album with Steve Lillywhite producing and Mark Wallis engineering and lending extra production. Mavers sings lead and shares guitars with Peter Camell, John Power plays bass and adds backing vocals, and Neil Mavers drums: a tight little unit chasing a perfect pop song and, for once, very nearly catching it.
The video mixes live footage, some of it slowed right down, with Egyptian hieroglyphs, a burst of animation and studio clips, and it closes on a night sky where the stars spell out the band's name.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1863 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1871 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1857 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2002 | 1300 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1831 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2003 | 562 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2004 | 1831 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1824 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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