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“Mother Universe” by The Soup Dragons
From the album Lovegod (1990)
“Mother Universe” by The Soup Dragons appears on 7 radio countdowns from 1 station between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1990 on the album Lovegod. Its best result is #851 on the CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,247 alternative song of all time.
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"Mother Universe" comes from the Soup Dragons' 1990 album Lovegod, released on Big Life, and it lived two lives. The first cut hung on a Marc Bolan riff and got shrugged off as weird. Then "I'm Free" took off, and Sean Dickson, who wrote the song top to bottom, rebuilt it in that single's image: the guitar chords in the chorus swapped for a gospel-style refrain, with whoops and flecks of toasting scattered over the groove. The makeover reached 26 on the UK charts and was later put out again in America with "Sweetmeat" on the flip.
Dickson sings it, with Jim McCulloch on guitar and backing vocals, Sushil K. Dade on bass and Paul Quinn on drums and percussion, and it sounds like indie guitars learning to move their hips. For his part, Dickson still likes the original better.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 851 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 902 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 907 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 907 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 899 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 899 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 899 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
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