Your Fave Forgotten B Sides

That was 1971 btw

B-side of Dr Hook's, Sylvia's Mother

Queen Bitch - Bowie.

But surely by revealing them, they cannot be considered as forgotten

Comfort comes - Manics. The blue print of Faster and easily James best ever solo...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpkLQ5nGZNY


Jeane - The smiths. Underrated classic...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUJI9yc6zbU

agree with ' jeane' if i remember correctly produced by troy tate ( teardrop explodes )

Forgotten now but brought back to life Angoose

"DARK SIDE", The Shadows of Knight,B-Side of Gloria 1966

All through the night /wild side of life

What Is Life: George Harrison

B side to My Sweet Lord.

Days of Pearly Spencer - David McWilliams

Black Bill, B-side of I Hear You Knocking.

terry yr name made me smile ,,, i loved yr work wiff arfur daly ,,, the world is yr lobster ,,, terry yr lobster

Just Another Nervous Wreck  - Supertramp (Logical Song)
TV Stars - The Skids (Into The Valley)
Baby Your A Rich Man - The Beatles  (All You Need Is Love)
Who Killed Bambi S3x Pistols (Silly Thing)
Autonomy - Buzzc0cks (I Don't Mind)
Noise Annoys - Buzzc0cks (Love You More)
A Bomb In Wardour Street - The Jam (David Watts)

wah had a couple of decent b sides- seven minutes to midnight( originally a single) was b side to story of the blues and one of b sides to hope was a version of 3 degrees ' year of decision '

Bear My Guest was the b-side to Stand and Deliver and was an absolute corker.

Can also remember The Lemongrass Mrs Robinson EP had Into Your Arms and Being Around which were great songs.

John Otway & Wild Willy Barratt - Beware Of The Flowers (Cos I'm Sure There Gonna Get You)
B-side of their massive hit 'Really Free'

A lot of the above are quite famous B'sides.

Regularly brought up in 'How were these great songs B'sides?' pieces.

Therefore not really 'forgotten'

(The Lennon-hate song posted by OP, is enjoyable, but the B'side of Uncle Albert?)

Some would say the greatest pop song of all-time was a B'side,
released way back in 1966?

god only knows

Indeed

Need Your Love So Bad - Fleetwood Mac

Yes was B-Side of Uncle Albert, for some reason thinking Albert and Back Seat were one,age I guess, But God Only Knows was a double A side surely?

Ah! B side in the states but A side in many including UK

"Down on my knees" on the flip side of "Diary", two great songs by the mighty Bread circa 1972.

Who Am I?, melancholic and soulful b-side of Love Train by the O'Jays. Circa 1973

The song ‘ I’ll Be Your Mirror’ by the Velvet Underground and Nico
( b side to all tomorrow’s parties )

Is perhaps the greatest pop song ever

I’ll be your mirror
Reflect what you are , in case you don’t know
I’ll be the wind , the rain and the sunset
The light in your door to show that you’re home

When you think the night has seen your mind
That inside you’re twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
Cause I see you
I find it hard to believe you don’t know
The beauty you are
But if you don’t let me be your eyes
A hand to your darkness , so you won’t be afraid

I’ll be your mirror
I’ll be your mirror
I’ll be your mirror .........

'We Will Rock You' by Queen started life as the b side of 'We are the Champions' as I recall

Similarly, 'Brown Girl In the Ring' (Boney M) was the b side of 'Rivers of Babylon'

Both were made double a sides after the b sides became popular I think.


I'll have a listen to that one lfc when I get chance.

Sung by Nico in that beautiful German accent

please do yhtl , everyone should know this beautiful song

sorry its gmad :)

Listen to Nico sing it , and look at her beautiful face also , of course :)

I'll Be Your Mirror is a great song, but appears on so many records in so many versions, it's not really forgotten.

A few years later the Velvets released Who Loves The Sun as a single from the Loaded LP, and stuck Oh! Sweet Nuthin' on the back of the US release, and Sweet Jane on the back of the UK version, which is just about the ultimate example of a band sticking the wrong song on an A-side ... twice.

I'm struggling to think of a great B-side which disappeared without a trace, though.

New Order had a few really obscure B-sides which only re-emerged years later on compilations, but which everyone who heard them at the time cherished - Cries And Whispers, off the B-side of Everything's Gone Green, is the best one, I think. But everyone knows it now.

Funky Moped / Magic Roundabout

Shimmy shimmy / Soldiers of Love The Milkshakes

My first got a thumbs down in the forgotten category (accepted). To me this is second one just as memorable, hopefully it gets past the scrutineers for consideration

Roland the headless Thompson gunner - Warren Zevon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRWCK9zGynA

I'm a bit of sucker for Suede B'sides.

Possibly the last important artists to put some decent effort into it.

'Europe Is Our Playground' - The B'side of 'Trash'.
https://youtu.be/LGW7JghZ3A8

Epic production, stunning haunting guitars and a theme that resonates in current times

"Sookie Sookie" B Side of "Magic Carpet Ride" Steppenwolf 1969.

1968 actually

Liza Radley - The Jam

(Can't remember what the A side was)

I am a Lou Reed and Velvet Underground nut, but have to say I don't like Nico's voice. Whilst she is incredibly cool & sexy and the accent is great, she sings flat imo. I agree with you though, that "I'll be your mirror" is a superb song, "Sweet Jane" is the greatest pop song ever written!

Changes/Velvet Goldmine - Bowie
Life’s A Gas - T. Rex