1. Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division 1979

Back in 2010, I went to the Palais Theatre in St. Kilda to see Peter Hook and his band perform "Unknown Pleasures" the first Joy Division album. This song was worth the price of admission alone!. I've never been a big Joy Division fan back in my younger days but I can remember the first time I heard this song. I was a Mod in the early 80's and at a gathering, Graham, then editor of Start fanzine played this song. It blew me away it was just so powerful. Amongst all the songs played at Mod parties, this song always seemed to get played. It was part of the soundtrack of our lives in Melbourne.
Later when I became a DJ at places like Barbarella's, Beehive, and the Lizard Lounge Lounge this record stayed on my playlists.
One of my brief romances in the early eighties had the lyrics taped to her bedroom wall. That she lived in the heart of St. Kilda seemed even more poignant. And what lyrics! All these years after its release it still has the power to generate emotion. I saw Peter Hook and the Light again quite recently and Love Will Tear Us Apart remains the highlight of their set.

Nowadays I have a lot more time for Joy Division. I think it was when I started playing the Substance compilation which had been sitting at the back of my record collection for a very long time.