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Moonbeam
 Feb 6, 08 - 9:19 PM |
2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
Part 1 was a blast to complete, but it's time to move on and up the list! Thank you to everyone who has contributed, and I look forward to some more gems in this second segment of the poll results! The story so far: 200 . Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out 199 . Kylie Minogue - Can’t Get You Out of My Head 198 . Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message 197 . Curtis Mayfield - Move on Up 196 . Police, The - Every Breath You Take 195 . Björk - Isobel 194 . Smashing Pumpkins, The - Today 193 . Beatles, The - And Your Bird Can Sing 192 . Clash, The - Spanish Bombs 191 . Björk - Bachelorette 190 . Miles Davis - So What 189 . Doors, The - The End 188 . Thunderclap Newman - Something in the Air 187 . Bruce Springsteen - Jungleland 186 . Deee-Lite - Groove Is in the Heart 185 . Flaming Lips, The - Race for the Prize 184 . Human League - Don't You Want Me 183 . Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps 182 . Jam, The - Going Underground 181 . New Order - Ceremony 180 . Beatles, The - Revolution 179 . Joy Division - Disorder 178 . Byrds, The - Eight Miles High 177 . Band, The - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 176 . Johnny Cash - Hurt 175 . Beatles, The - Happiness is a Warm Gun 174 . Coldplay - Yellow 173 . Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat 172 . R.E.M. - Drive 171 . Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin' 170 . Blur - This Is A Low 169 . Prince - Sign o' The Times 168 . Who, The - My Generation 167 . Kinks, The - You Really Got Me 166 . Prince - Kiss 165 . Replacements, The - Unsatisfied 164 . Bob Marley and the Wailers - No Woman No Cry 163 . Smiths, The - Bigmouth Strikes Again 162 . Notorious B.I.G. - Juicy 161 . Prince - Little Red Corvette 160 . Smashing Pumpkins, The - Tonight, Tonight 159 . Flaming Lips, The - Do You Realize? 158 . Blur - Song 2 157 . Mercury Rev - Godess On A Hi-Way 156 . David Bowie - Space Oddity 155 . Pixies - Gigantic |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 9:20 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
154. Simon and Garfunkel- America (1968)  Total points: 165.93 Place in the 2005 poll: 185 Appears on: 4 ballots Ranked by: Miguel (12) Honorio (15) John (53) Midaso (162) Comments: Honorio: Paul Simon describes the journey of a young couple in a bus trip to “look for America”, travel in which reappears Kathy (Simon’s ex-girlfriend and protagonist of several previous songs). The songs is running with a gentle tone till it takes a restlessness touch (“I’m empty and aching and I don’t know why”) understanding the uselessness of the trip cause “they’ve all come to look for America”. |
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John
Feb 6th, 2008 - 9:22 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
Good start to part II! |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 9:23 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
153. Sufjan Stevens- John Wayne Gacy, Jr. (2005)  Total points: 166.48 Place in the 2005 poll: unranked Appears on: 5 ballots Ranked by: Henrik (4) Honorio (49) Fred (98) Ozphoenix (104) Otisredding (132) Comments: Honorio: A quite recent song that has climbed directly to my Top 50. Sufjan tells the scary story of John Wayne Gacy, Jr., a famous serial killer that killed “twenty-seven people / even more”. But the most disturbing is the gentle and sweet tone that Sufjan applies to that tremendous story. And its devastating conclusion: “And in my best behaviour / I am really just like him / Look beneath the floorboards / for the secrets I have hid”. |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 9:27 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
152. Del Shannon- Runaway (1961)  Total points: 167.35 Place in the 2005 poll: 233 Appears on: 5 ballots Ranked by: Ozphoenix (11) Andre (19) Jonah (96) Giuseppe (102) Rune (181) |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 9:29 PM |
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151. R.E.M.- It’s the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) (1987)  Total points: 167.49 Place in the 2005 poll: 155 Appears on: 7 ballots Ranked by: Toni (22) Rocky Raccoon (45) Slush (67) BillAdama (100.5) Neoptolemos (108) Ozphoenix (120) Schleuse (152) |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 9:34 PM |
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150. The Stone Roses- I Am the Resurrection (1989)  Total points: 167.73 Place in the 2005 poll: 61 Appears on: 4 ballots Ranked by: Slush (9) Rendle (39) Ozphoenix (41) Mitchell Stirling (63) |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 9:43 PM |
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149. Otis Redding- Try a Little Tenderness (1966)  Total points: 169.27 Place in the 2005 poll: 318 Appears on: 3 ballots Ranked by: Schwah (2) Schleuse (15) Honorio (132) (‘Monterey International Pop Festival’ Live Version) |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 9:44 PM |
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148. Neil Young- Cortez the Killer (1975)  Total points: 170.51 Place in the 2005 poll: 407 Appears on: 4 ballots Ranked by: Greg (4) Nicolas (19) Vgrd (116) Ozphoenix (133) |
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sonofsamiam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 9:46 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
This list is pretty much all killer, no filler, eh? Again, great work Moonbeam. |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 9:48 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
It's an awesome list, sonofsamiam! |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 9:49 PM |
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147. New Radicals- You Get What You Give (1998)  Total points: 170.96 Place in the 2005 poll: unranked Appears on: 5 ballots Ranked by: Anthony (5) Neoptolemos (25) Greg (116) Vgrd (128) Pop Elton (177) |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 9:55 PM |
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146. The Knife- Heartbeats (2003)  Total points: 171.02 Place in the 2005 poll: unranked Appears on: 6 ballots Ranked by: Rune (12) Pop Elton (37) Slush (64) Mitchell Stirling (96) Mo (122) Eduard (177) |
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Neoptolemos
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:00 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
Woot, we're off! Great pick on New Radicals Anthony. I voted for the cover of Heartbeats by José González. |
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Henrik
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:05 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
Surprises all the way! And what surprises! The Knife at place 146! You should've let me know and I had included the song in my top 100 (or at least extended my list to 200). Great to see Sufjan coming up too. I was hoping that it would reach even higher with my 4th place, but I'm happy! |
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Honorio
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:06 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
Nice to see some of my favourites, but I've expected Sufjan Stevens one much higher. That song is superb. |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:06 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
145. R.E.M.- World Leader Pretend (1988)  Total points: 171.53 Place in the 2005 poll: unranked Appears on: 3 ballots Ranked by: Andre (4) Jonah (17) Michel (57) |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:07 PM |
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144. The Breeders- Cannonball (1993)  Total points: 174.29 Place in the 2005 poll: 392 Appears on: 8 ballots Ranked by: Schwah (23) Michel (45) Dumbangel (64) Stammer (85) Rocky Raccoon (107) Pop Elton (166) Otisredding (179) Mo (195) |
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sonofsamiam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:08 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
Nice to see some of my favourites, but I've expected Sufjan Stevens one much higher. That song is superb. Sufjan seems like an artist who might suffer from vote-splitting -- there are several tracks from Illinois, a few more from Michigan, and even a couple things from Seven Swans that I wouldn't be surprised got votes. JW Gacy always freaks me out -- I grew up in close proximity to where that happened, so it's a little close to home. |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:15 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
143. The Zombies- Hung Up on a Dream (1968)  Total points: 174.45 Place in the 2005 poll: unranked Appears on: 4 ballots Ranked by: Anthony (4) Giuseppe (37) Sonofsamiam (55) Eduard (75) Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a youtube video, or even a stream of the full song! However, I did manage to track down a 30-second preview. If any of you are aware of a link where the full song can be heard, it would be greatly appreciated! 
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nicolas
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:15 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
A lot of unexpected (but good) songs in this segment |
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schleuse
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:16 PM |
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"JW Gacy always freaks me out -- I grew up in close proximity to where that happened, so it's a little close to home" With your username, I would have guessed you'd be beyond freaking out over that by now! |
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Anthony
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:19 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
Holy shitballs - "Hung Up on a Dream" made it?? That's awesome. |
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Honorio
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:19 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
I can undertsand you, sonofsamiam, but the most disturbing thing about that song is that bizarre mix of repulsion and fascination. If repulsion weights more... |
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nicolas
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:20 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
greg, once again great spirits meet  Godd to see the poll back, but i gotta go to bed, i'll listen to that tomorrow at work And France lost against Spain (0-1) (soccer) 
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:21 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
142. The White Stripes- Fell In Love with a Girl (2001)  Total points: 175.20 Place in the 2005 poll: unranked Appears on: 8 ballots Ranked by: Rocky Raccoon (32) Ajackson (49) Ozphoenix (67) Mo (89) BillAdama (100.5) Schleuse (101) Eduard (128) Lonesome Panda (155) |
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Anthony
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:22 PM |
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Oh, thanks Neo! Same to you! (I f$#kin' love that tune.) |
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John
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:22 PM |
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Wow, Heartbeats made it. That was most definitely on my bubbling under. This list is awesome. |
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Honorio
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:22 PM |
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Really? Spain won? With Aragonés, our shitty manager? |
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Rune
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:23 PM |
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nicolas wrote: "And France lost against Spain (0-1) (soccer)" That's nothing. Norway lost 0-3 to Wales. |
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nicolas
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:24 PM |
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yes, they have a good team, even without Raul and we were a bit unlucky |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:26 PM |
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141. Radiohead- Pyramid Song (2001)  Total points: 177.03 Place in the 2005 poll: unranked Appears on: 6 ballots Ranked by: Sonofsamiam (29) Anthony (34) Ozphoenix (61) Vgrd (63) Mitchell Stirling (68) Jonah (84) |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:28 PM |
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140. David Bowie- Station to Station (1976)  Total points: 177.51 Place in the 2005 poll: 377 Appears on: 3 ballots Ranked by: Mitchell Stirling (4) Fred (23) Vgrd (31) |
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Anthony
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:30 PM |
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Sonofsamiam - you have great taste, if I may say so.
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sonofsamiam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:30 PM |
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With your username, I would have guessed you'd be beyond freaking out over that by now! Ha, good point! My username is actually a reference to obscure early-90s indie popsters Too Much Joy; I always liked the serial killer/children's book dichotomy. Hopefully no one thinks I'm into serial killers because of my user name -- I'll take Sam I Am over Son of Sam anyday! |
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John
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:32 PM |
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I always just figured it was an Elliott Smith reference. |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:32 PM |
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139. Beck- Loser (1993)  Total points: 177.66 Place in the 2005 poll: unranked Appears on: 7 ballots Ranked by: Michel (11) Schwah (62) Rocky Raccoon (66) BillAdama (100.5) Stammer (101) Mo (132) Schleuse (166) |
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sonofsamiam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:33 PM |
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Sonofsamiam - you have great taste, if I may say so. Thanks! Those Zombies and Radiohead tracks are mind-blowing. But now I'll ruin my rep with you by saying I never quite got into that New Radicals track, but hey, I never said I was perfect.... Ooh, Station to Station, fantastic! Just missed my 200, but a nifty surprise up there! |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:37 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
138. New Order- Bizarre Love Triangle (1986)  Total points: 178.23 Place in the 2005 poll: 221 Appears on: 6 ballots Ranked by: Midaso (18) Honorio (30) Ajackson (54) Toni (81) Slush (88) Mo (150) Comments: Honorio: How to survive to the suicide of the writer, singer and leader of the band, Ian Curtis. How to give itself to the hedonism of the dance without losing the mysterious halo of Joy Division. And how to create songs equally moving polished with sumptuous electronic clothes or, like in Frente!’s cover, naked or barely dressed with a simple acoustic guitar. |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:43 PM |
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137. Prince and the Revolution- Let’s Go Crazy (1984)  Total points: 178.99 Place in the 2005 poll: 376 Appears on: 3 ballots Ranked by: Rocky Raccoon (1) Schwah (26) Moonbeam (43) Comments: Rocky Raccoon: From the electric organ and Princely religious psycho-babble sermonizing of the opening to the meaty guitar riff to the explosive climax complete with a stunning guitar lick and thundering drums, this is my favorite song of all time. It's Prince at a most exciting peak. Moonbeam: Beginning with a drawn out pseudo-sermon backed by an organ, Prince then launches into a crunching rocker that reigns as his most energetic song ever. A motivational call to arms, the lyrics actually portend the end times and urge the listener to seek spiritual treasures. The energy builds until it bleeds into an absolutely blistering guitar solo to end all guitar solos. If “Little Red Corvette” hinted to the masses that Prince could cross over into rock, “Let’s Go Crazy” would knock their socks off, and with good reason. A bit of a silly side note- I used to listen to this song on repeat right before competing in track and field events. Again, no youtube vid. But the special extended version with a truly warped piano segment can be heard by clicking the image below. 
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Anthony
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:46 PM |
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Quick story about "Pyramid Song"... One of the coolest experiences in recent memory was performing that song with my music professor and his assistant in his office, all the while trying to figure out the time signature (which eluded all three of us.) Wikipedia claims it’s 4/4, but I just can’t hear it. I will say this though: Thom Yorke has a way of writing songs using strange time signatures, but in a way that still feels comfortable. Now, that's a gift. |
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Honorio
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:46 PM |
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Wow, fantastic Bowie performance!! Was Adrian Belew the guitar player, was he? |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:48 PM |
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136. Iggy Pop- The Passenger (1977)  Total points: 179.65 Place in the 2005 poll: 181 Appears on: 6 ballots Ranked by: Michel (15) Andre (1  Ajackson (85) Eduard (9 Mo (136) Slush (140) |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:49 PM |
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Andre 18 Eduard 98
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Neoptolemos
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:52 PM |
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If anyone hasn't figured out that is 8 ) shame on them. 
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:53 PM |
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135. New Order- Temptation (1982)  Total points: 180.24 Place in the 2005 poll: unranked Appears on: 3 ballots Ranked by: Slush (1) Midaso (10) Moonbeam (185) Comments: Moonbeam: Leave it to New Order to make the color of someone’s eyes sound like the most important thing in the world. This song is pure ecstasty and led the way to future endeavors such as “Age of Consent” and “Bizarre Love Triangle”. |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:58 PM |
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134. Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here (1975)  Total points: 180.25 Place in the 2005 poll: 35 Appears on: 7 ballots Ranked by: Anthony (25) Michel (33) Ozphoenix (42) Otisredding (98) Honorio (119) Greg (134) Giuseppe (135) |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 10:59 PM |
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133. The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Purple Haze (1967)  Total points: 180.26 Place in the 2005 poll: 222 Appears on: 6 ballots Ranked by: Henrik (14) Otisredding (36) Rocky Raccoon (50) Midaso (79) BillAdama (100.5) Ozphoenix (150) |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 11:03 PM |
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132. David Bowie- Ashes to Ashes (1980)  Total points: 180.43 Place in the 2005 poll: 120 Appears on: 7 ballots Ranked by: Honorio (3) Rendle (71) Pop Elton (94) John (124) Schleuse (150) Greg (173) Vgrd (194) Comments: Honorio: Bowie succeeded with “Ashes to Ashes”, a second part better than the first one, “Space Oddity”, turning the heroic Major Tom into a junkie “strung out in heaven’s high, hitting an all-time low”. In Bowie’s own words: “Ashes to Ashes deals about the dissolution of the big dream that had send Major Tom to space; ten years later everything’s turned bitter because there was no reason to send him there the first time”. |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 11:04 PM |
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131. Pixies- Where Is My Mind? (1988)  Total points: 182.38 Place in the 2005 poll: unranked Appears on: 7 ballots Ranked by: Ozphoenix (28) Eduard (29) Ajackson (45) Vgrd (70) BillAdama (100.5) Pop Elton (163) Toni (167) |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 11:08 PM |
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130. The Arcade Fire- Wake Up (2004)  Total points: 182.74 Place in the 2005 poll: unranked Appears on: 4 ballots Ranked by: Lonesome Panda (16) Schwah (20) Jonah (26) Ozphoenix (60) Comments: Lonesome Panda: I've spent many time wondering if my favourite Funeral song was Power out or Laika… but now it's clear that Wake Up overpass both of them. I don't know many song with such intensity and my favourite music memory is discovering this song live, surrounded by a crowd singing its intro and captivated by this band truly living their song, singing as if they were a single person and as if their life depended of how truly they gave out all their guts... Truly one of the most intense moment of my whole life. My second favourite music memory is seeing them 2 years later, knowing this song and being one of thousands people singing it all together. |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 11:09 PM |
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129. James Brown- Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine (1970)  Total points: 183.36 Place in the 2005 poll: 302 Appears on: 6 ballots Ranked by: Otisredding (6) Schwah (22) Honorio (99) Nicolas (126) Miguel (178) Schleuse (191) |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 11:10 PM |
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128. Radiohead- Idioteque (1997)  Total points: 183.93 Place in the 2005 poll: 405 Appears on: 4 ballots Ranked by: Rendle (11) Anthony (17) Lonesome Panda (30) BillAdama (100.5) |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 11:11 PM |
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127. Gnarls Barkley- Crazy (2006)  Total points: 184.56 Place in the 2005 poll: unranked Appears on: 7 ballots Ranked by: Henrik (12) Ajackson (58) Rocky Raccoon (60) Nicolas (78) Neoptolemos (85) Otisredding (128) Slush (187) |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 11:12 PM |
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126. Lou Reed- Perfect Day (1972)  Total points: 185.96 Place in the 2005 poll: 56 Appears on: 7 ballots Ranked by: Giuseppe (8) Eduard (32) Mo (92) Midaso (116) Neoptolemos (133) Ozphoenix (152) Pop Elton (181) |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 11:14 PM |
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That's all for now, folks! I may report back for duty later (in about 10 hours or so). Stay tuned! |
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Honorio
Feb 6th, 2008 - 11:16 PM |
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Awesome list, boys. Great work, Moonbeam. Go to bed. Good Night. |
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Anthony
Feb 6th, 2008 - 11:22 PM |
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Great work, Moonbeam. (minor error on #128 - artwork and year are incorrect.) |
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Jonah
Feb 6th, 2008 - 11:22 PM |
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I know this is going to be repetitive, but I'm loving this. You can see how much a single vote makes all the difference. Hopefully this list will play a small role in bringing some hidden classics up to standard top 200 material. I'm not saying anyone's tastes shouldn't change with the times of course. I was very excited to see Del Shannon, one of the few "oldies" station songs I really like, to make the cut. And World Leader Pretend, which was the lesser known R.E.M. close to my heart. |
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Henrik
Feb 6th, 2008 - 11:22 PM |
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Thanks Moonbeam! |
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Moonbeam
Feb 6th, 2008 - 11:26 PM |
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Shoot! "Idioteque" should have had the cover from Kid A and be listed with the year 2000! Drat! I'm loving this list too. There are more surprises in store! |
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Jonah
Feb 6th, 2008 - 11:28 PM |
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I just saw the video Moonbeam put up of Runaway. Is it anyone else's version of heaven to be a pop star playing a totally awesome pop song while gorgeous 60s-era girls circle and bounce around you over and over and over again.  I think I've hypnotized myself. |
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Anthony
Feb 6th, 2008 - 11:40 PM |
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That's pretty much my Saturday nights, Jonah. (except, replace "'60s-era girls" with "bar skanks"). |
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LonesomePanda
Feb 7th, 2008 - 12:41 AM |
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Amazing part of the list ! Some of my personal favorite (Idioteque), some of my 22 bubblind unders (I am the resurrection), some songs which were in my first list but did not make the final cut (Wayne Gacy Jr), some good old classics (Perfect day, the passenger,purple haze...), some recent wonders (Crazy), some revenge on AM3000 list (how the hell can Wake Up not be ranked ?), some interesting discoveries (Heartbeats), some forgotten treasures (Hung Up on a dream), some songs i truly like but often overlook (Bizarre Love Triangle), even a song of which I only know a silly french cover (Runaway, becoming "Vanina" in France)... everything you could expect ! I just have a little fear, won't too many R.E.M. kill R.E.M (same for Radiohead, and probably in a near future for the Beatles) ? To come back on Sufjan Stevens, yes I think its votes has been splitted, I have voted for 4 of his songs, 2 finishing close to the top 200 (Chicago and Casimir Pulaski Day) and the 2 others a little further. By the way, would anyone be able to use Henrik methods to make a list of best artists using our albums and songs polls ? (when this one will be totally revealed of course) |
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Fred
Feb 7th, 2008 - 4:06 AM |
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"1999" with Prince started my musical journey. "Where Is My Mind" fueled it and..."Doctor Wu" ended it...was that poetic? |
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nicolas
Feb 7th, 2008 - 6:02 AM |
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Great list ! Every taste is represented here at this stage, from Sex Machine to Radiohead |
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Snusmumrik
Feb 7th, 2008 - 7:15 AM |
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Hey, the term "Just another day at the office" is taking on an entirely different meaning this week: I come in, turn on the computer, and I'm in music heaven. I hope you sleep well, these days, Moonbeam, you did something to deserve it. |
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Giuseppe
Feb 7th, 2008 - 8:18 AM |
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Another song among my top 10 (Perfect Day) is out. There are 6 left. About 2 of them I'm sure they will be in top 10 (maybe in top 3), other 2 ones should do the cut, as well as my #1. about my #9, i think I'm the only one to love this song so much. I'm very happy to see that Zombies' "Hung Up On A Dream" made the cut |
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nicolas
Feb 7th, 2008 - 10:19 AM |
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"John Wayne Gacy, Jr." is a masterpiece I hadn't paid too much attention to it (I've listened to Illinoise maybe 1 or 2 times) Very beautiful song, simple, clear. |
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Ozphoenix
Feb 7th, 2008 - 10:36 AM |
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You are doing an amazing job here, Moonbeam. You're putting in such a bloody effort, but it's well worth it! This is one of the best list experiences ever - and it's made this whole week such a pleasure! There are soooo many Great songs high up, AMers obviously have the very finest taste in music. As an Aussie, I'd dearly love to see songs by a few more artists from this part of the world... some more Nick Cave and Triffids... and where are the Go-Betweens? Alas, I fear they may not get a look in this time round... |
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Snusmumrik
Feb 7th, 2008 - 10:44 AM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
Ozphoenix, I regret again not having suceeded in finishing my list. It had Nick Cave's "Red Right Hand" and "Bromptom Oratory" in the top-17-or-so that I made it to. And something off of Born Sandy Devotional might have cropped up further down, althoug to me they're an albums band with few songs standing out from the general feel of the entire song collection on a disc. |
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Ozphoenix
Feb 7th, 2008 - 10:56 AM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
That's a shame, Snusmumrik. I did include "Red Right Hand" on my list - in my opinion Cave's best ever song, so brooding and ominous yet so damn catchy too! Sadly it probably won't find its way into the upper reaches here, but who knows? And, yeah, that's the problem with the Triffids, their albums do work better as a whole than as pulled apart individual songs - I guess that's why they never succeeded in having hits back in the 80s. I did put few of their more indelible tracks on my list though! |
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Fred
Feb 7th, 2008 - 12:01 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
Ozphoenix! I sleep well when it comes to the aussie songs! In Her Diary by Go-Betweens, The Long Fidelity by Triffids and even Flash & The Pan - Where Were You. Plus the usual Nick Cave songs...Divinyls! check my personal list later on! Saints were from NZ, right? |
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Neoptolemos
Feb 7th, 2008 - 12:03 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
What do you think of "Hey, St. Peter"? I didn't include in my list because I had forgotten about it, but I heard it again yesterday and it's great fun. Probably still wouldn't have made it, but it's close. |
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Vgrd
Feb 7th, 2008 - 12:19 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
This continues to be great fun! I'm happy to see that "Station To Station" made the cut. The live clip makes me regret I didn't place it higher on my list. And the clip of Otis Redding performing "Try A Little Tenderness" is just stunning! |
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Ozphoenix
Feb 7th, 2008 - 12:21 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
No, Fred, the Saints weren't Kiwis, but were from my hometown of Brisbane, Australia. The original line up actually got back together late last year for a gig here, kind of as a celebration of 30 years since their debut album I'm Stranded (and the long-gone Brisbane punk scene of the 70s). Unfortunately I missed them, but heard that they still kicked ass. Why the Saints don't have a bigger following I don't know. They're certainly up there with the best acts of 70s punk. I put "Just Like Fire Would" from '87 on my list. Great howlin' blues-rock song... They had a new line up by the late 80s and a more mellow sound, but still with that old punk roar... |
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Fred
Feb 7th, 2008 - 12:35 PM |
Re: 2008 Acclaimed Music Songs Poll: The Results (Part 2)
Neo, Flash & The Pan had a few hits which I didn't fell for, but "Where Were You" knocked me. The Saints had a |