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AMF Poll: Songs of 2010 Round 2

Welcome to the second round of voting for the AMF 2010 end-of-year songs poll. In Round 1, we nominated 148 songs as a community. Here is where we will rank these songs. The process is as follows:

Rank 20-50 songs from the list of nominees. You can submit your list in the thread or by emailing me at jgovatos3@gmail.com. Lists are due Monday, February 21, 2011.

In order to try to get as much possible participation, I'll allow three ways of ordering your list:

1. You can submit a list with 250 points to assign to your 20-50 songs, with a maximum of 30 for any one song.
2. You can submit an unordered list of 20-50 songs, and I'll distribute the 250 points evenly among them.
3. You can submit an ordered list of 20-50 songs without points assigned, and I'll distribute the 250 points using a 50-49-48-47... point system scaled down so the total is 250. Basically, this option is for people that want to rank songs but don't want the trouble of assigning points.

I realize this system is more complex than what we usually use, but I'm trying to address some of the concerns in the other thread while maximizing participation by giving people a variety of ways to vote. If you have any questions or if I was unclear on anything, just ask in the thread.

Finally, here are the nominees themselves, complete with YouTube links:

Actress - Maze
Allo Darling - Dreamin'
Angus & Julia Stone - I'm Not Yours
Angus & Julia Stone - Draw Your Sword
Anna von Hausswolff - Old Beauty, Du kan No Do
Arcade Fire - Empty Room
Arcade Fire - We Used to Wait
Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Arcade Fire - Ready to Start
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Bright Lit Blue Skies
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Menopause Man
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round
Arnaud-Fleurent Didier - France Culture
Avi Buffalo - What's In It For?
Barren Earth - Our Twilight
Beach House - Zebra
Beach House - Silver Soul
Beach House - Walk in the Park
Belle & Sebastian - I Didn't See It Coming
Bertrand Berlin - Hypernuit
Best Coast - Boyfriend
Big Boi - The Train Pt. 2
Big Boi - Turns Me On
Big Boi - You Ain't No DJ
Big Boi - Shutterbug
Birds of Tokyo - Plans
Black Keys - Tighten Up
Brandon Flowers - Crossfire
Caribou - Odessa
Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You!
Crystal Castles - Not in Love
Crystal Castles - Celestica
Crystal Fighters - Swallow
Deerhunter - Desire Lines
Deerhunter - Coronado
Deerhunter - He Would Have Laughed
Deerhunter - Revival
Deerhunter - Helicopter
Die Antwoord - Enter the Ninja
DOM - Living in America
Drake - Over
Emeralds - Genetic
Erykah Badu - Window Seat
Flying Lotus - ...And the World Laughs With You
Flying Lotus - MmmHmm
Flying Lotus - Do the Astral Plane
Foals - Blue Blood
Foals - Spanish Sahara
Four Tet - Love Cry
Four Tet - She Just Likes to Fight
Gil Scott-Heron - I'll Take Care of You
Girl Unit - Wat
Gold Panda - You
Gorillaz - Stylo
Gorillaz - Empire Ants
Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill
Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes
Grinderman - Palaces of Montezuma
Highlife - F Kenya Rip
Jaga Jazzist - Toccata
James Blake - Limit to Your Love
Jamey Johnson - Macon
Janelle Monae - Cold War
Janelle Monae - Tightrope
Janelle Monae - Faster
Janelle Monae - Wondaland
Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company
Joanna Newsom - Baby Birch
John Grant - Caramel
John Mellencamp - Easter Eve
Johnny Cash - Ain't No Grave
Kanye West - Lost in the World
Kanye West - Runaway
Kanye West - Power
Kanye West - Monster
Kanye West - All of the Lights
Kanye West - Devil in a New Dress
Katerine - La Banane
Katy Perry - California Gurls
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
Keane - Stop for a Minute
Knife - Colouring of Pigeons
Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
Laura Veirs - July Flame
LCD Soundsystem - All I Want
LCD Soundsystem - Home
LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean
LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change
Liars - Scissor
Lindstrom & Christabelle - Lovesick
M.I.A. - Born Free
M.I.A. - XXXO
MGMT - Brian Eno
MGMT - Siberian Breaks
Midlake - Acts of Man
Morning Benders - All Day Day Light
National - Afraid of Everyone
National - Conversation 16
National - Runaway
National - Terrible Love
National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
National - England
Neil Young - Love and War
Nicholas Jaar - Time For Us
No Age - Chem Trails
No Age - Fever Dreaming
Owen Pallett - Lewis Takes Off His Shirt
Owen Pallett - E is For Estranged
Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Say No to Love
Pantha du Prince - The Splendour
Rick Ross - Aston Martin Music
Robyn - Dancing On My Own
Roots - How I Got Over
Roots - Radio Daze
Salif Keita - La Difference
Sleigh Bells - Treats
Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill
Sleigh Bells - Tell 'Em
Spoon - I Saw the Light
Sufjan Stevens - Djohariah
Sufjan Stevens - Get Real Get Right
Sufjan Stevens - Too Much
Sufjan Stevens - Vesuvius
Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
Sufjan Stevens - Impossible Soul
Sufjan Stevens - I Want To Be Well
Surfer Blood - Floating Vibes
Swans - Jim
Swedish House Mafia - Miami 2 Ibizia
Tallest Man on Earth - Love is All
Tallest Man on Earth - Thousand Ways
Teenage Fanclub - Baby Lee
These New Puritans - We Want War
These New Puritans - Attack Music
Titus Andronicus - Richard II
Titus Andronicus - A More Perfect Union
Twin Shadow - Castles in the Snow
Vampire Weekend - Cousins
Vampire Weekend - Giving Up the Gun
Vampire Weekend - Run
Vampire Weekend - White Sky
Walkmen - Angela Surf City
Warpaint - Undertow
Wavves - King of the Beach
Women - Eyesore
Yeasayer - O.N.E
Yeasayer - Ambling Amp

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1. Fuck You- Cee Lo Green 25
2. All I Want- LCD Soundsystem 25
3. Shutterbugg- Big Boi 20
4. Runaway- Kanye West 20
5. Tightrope- Janelle Monae 18
6. Dancing On My Own- Robyn 18
7. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)- Arcade Fire 17
8. Round and Round- Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti 14
9. Power- Kanye West 12
10. Rill Rill- Sleigh Bells 10
11. Not in Love- Crystal Castles 7
12. I Can Change- LCD Soundsystem 7
13. Bloodbuzz Ohio- The National 7
14. Stylo- Gorillaz 7
15. Odessa- Caribou 7
16. Limit to Your Love- James Blake 5
17. Tighten Up- The Black Keys 5
18. Good Intentions Paving Company- Joanna Newsom 4
19. Dance Yrself Clean- LCD Soundsystem 4
20. We Used to Wait- Arcade Fire 4
21. Desire Lines- Deerhunter 2
22. Boyfriend- Best Coast 2
23. Monster- Kanye West 2
24. O.N.E.- Yeasayer 2
25. Norway- Beach House 1
26. Window Seat- Erykah Badu 1
27. Lost in the World- Kanye West 1
28. Helicopter- Deerhunter 1
39. Silver Soul- Beach House 1
30. A More Perfect Union- Titus Andronicus 1

My number 25 pick, "Norway" is not on your list of nominated songs, but it was nominated by both Alex D and Jonah.

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-- 16 points --
1. (aptly) Yeasayer - O.N.E.
-- 15 points --
2. Titus Andronicus - A More Perfect Union
3. DOM - Living In America
-- 12 points --
4. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round
5. LCD Soundsystem - Home
-- 10 points --
6. Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
7. Wavves - King of the Beach
8. Sufjan Stevens - Impossible Soul
9. Sleigh Bells - Treats
10. Girl Unit - Wut
-- 8 points --
11. Kanye West - Lost In The World
12. Big Boi - Shutterbugg
13. Kanye West - Runaway
14. The National - Conversation 16
15. Four Tet - She Just Likes To Fight
-- 7 points --
16. Cee Lo Green - Fuck You!
17. The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
18. Deerhunter - Desire Lines
19. Caribou - Odessa
20. MGMT - Siberian Breaks
-- 6 points --
21. Best Coast - Boyfriend
22. Vampire Weekend - Giving Up The Gun
23. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Bright Lit Blue Skies
24. Women - Eyesore
25. James Blake - Limit To Your Love
-- 4 points --
26. Janelle Monae - Tightrope
27. Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill
28. Surfer Blood - Floating Vibes
29. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
30. No Age - Chem Trails

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i could pick out 30 songs from here. I'll use a descending system similar to Nick's to organize my picks.

1-2 Place: 25 Points

1)Birds of Tokyo-Plans
2)Yeasayer-O.N.E.

3-4: 20 Points

3)Gorillaz-Stylo
4)Caribou-Odessa

5-6: 18 points

5)National-Bloodbuzz Ohio
6)Arcade Fire-Suburbs

7: 17 Points

7)LCD Soundsystem-All I Want

8: 14 Points

8)Black Keys-Tighten Up

9: 12 Points

9)Runaway-Kanye West

10: 10 Points

10) Janelle Monae-Codl War

11-15: 7 Points

11)Yeasayer-Ambling Alp
12)Cee-Lo Green-F*** You
13)Drake-Over
14)Sufjan Stevens-Too Much
15)Gorillaz-On Melancholy Hill

16-17: 5 Points

16) Arcade Fire-Sprawl II
17) James Blake-Limit to Your Love

18-20: 4 Points

18)Kanye West-Power
19)Arcade Fire-Ready to Start
20)Deerhunter-Helicopter

21-24: 2 Points

21)Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti-Bright Lit Blue Skies
22)Beach House-Zebra
23)Foals-Spanish Sahara
24)Brandon Flowers-Crossfire

25 or Lower: 1 Point

25)Janelle Monae-Tightrope
26)Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti-Menopause Man
27)Tallest Man on Earth-Love is All
28)Keane-Stop for a Minute
29)Arcade Fire-We Used to Wait
30)Kanye West-All of the Lights

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Robyn- Call Your Girlfriend is missing which was nominated by myself and Tim E.

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Actually, I think you missed all of my entries. My two autos- Jeremy Messersmith: Organ Donor and Eddy Current Suppression Ring: Girlfriend aren't on the final list either.

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Mine automatic songs are not on there either... did we change the rules?

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You guys were right, I somehow forgot to include your lists, and I now can't edit the original post.

So, add these to the list of nominees:

Beach House - Norway
Eddy Current Supression Ring - Gentlemen
Girls - Carolina
Hot Chip - Thieves in the Night
Hot Chip - Brothers
Jeremy Messersmith - Organ Donor
Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend

I'm so sorry about this, John and Jonah.

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30 : Kanye West : Runaway
25 : Kanye West : Power
20 : Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti : Bright Lit Blue Skies
15 : The Roots : How I Got Over
13 : Janelle Monae : Cold War
12 : Joanna Newsom : Good Intentions Paving Company
12 : Gil Scott-Heron : I'll Take Care of You
11 : Beach House : Norway
10 : James Blake : Limit To Your Love
10 : Laura Veirs : July Flame
10 : Highlife : F Kenya Rip
8 : Actress : Maze
8 : LCD Soundsystem : All I Want
8 : Caribou : Odessa
6 : Kanye West : Lost In The World
6 : Johnny Cash : Ain't No Grave
5 : Yeasayer : Ambling Alp
4 : The Roots : Radio Daze
4 : Kanye West : All Of The Lights
4 : Spoon : I Saw the Light
2 : Kanye West : Devil In A New Dress
2 : Owen Pallett : Lewis Takes Off His Shirt
2 : Girl Unit : Wut
2 : The Black Keys : Tighten Up
2 : Jaga Jazzist : Toccata
2 : These New Puritans : Attack Music
2 : Sleigh Bells : Tell 'Em
2 : Gorillaz : Stylo
2 : Janelle Monae : Wondaland
1 : Janelle Monae : Tightrope
1 : The National : Terrible Love
1 : Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti : Menopause Man
1 : Deerhunter : He Would Have Laughed
1 : Joanna Newsom : Baby Birch
1 : Avi Buffalo : What's In It For?
1 : Arnaud Fleurent-Didier : France Culture
1 : Angus & Julia Stone : Draw Your Swords
1 : Arcade Fire : Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
1 : Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti : Round and Round
1 : Yeasayer : ONE

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29 - The National ~~~ Bloodbuzz Ohio
28 - Kanye West ~~~ Runaway
23 - Arcade Fire ~~~ Ready To Start
21 - Brandon Flowers ~~~ Crossfire
19 - Vampire Weekend ~~~ Cousins
15 - Gorillaz ~~~ Stylo
14 - Cee-Lo Green ~~~ Fuck You!
13 - Keane ~~~ Stop For A Minute
12 - M.I.A. ~~~ Born Free
12 - Yeasayer ~~~ O.N.E.
11 - The Roots ~~~ How I Got Over
10 - Vampire Weekend ~~~ Giving Up The Gun
9 - Arcade Fire ~~~ We Used To Wait
9 - Janelle Monae ~~~ Tightrope
9 - Kanye West ~~~ Power
8 - LCD Soundsystem ~~~ I Can Change
7 - The Black Keys ~~~ Tighten Up
6 - Gorillaz ~~~ On Melancholy Hill
5 - Big Boi ~~~ Shutterbug
4 - Arcade Fire ~~~ The Suburbs
4 - Crystal Castles ~~~ Not In Love
4 - Kanye West ~~~ Monster
4 - The National ~~~ Terrible Love
3 - Janelle Monae ~~~ Cold War
3 - Johnny Cash ~~~ Ain't No Grave
3 - Kanye West ~~~ Lost In The World
2 - Erykah Badu ~~~ Window Seat
2 - Gorillaz ~~~ Rhinestone Eyes
2 - M.I.A. ~~~ xxxo
2 - The National ~~~ Conversation 16
2 - Teenage Fanclub ~~~ Baby Lee
1 - Beach House ~~~ Zebra
1 - Foals ~~~ Blue Blood
1 - LCD Soundsystem ~~~ Dance Yrself Clean
1 - Twin Shadow ~~~ Castles In The Snow
1 - The Walkmen ~~~ Angela Surf City

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I'm trying to listen to all the songs I don't know so as usual I'll post my list in the end

Re: AMF Poll: Songs of 2010 Round 2

That is what I did at my desk yesterday. I listened to everything on the list. A couple made me take a second look at. There were honestly about 15 songs that made me cringe and wish I could put negative points on.

Re: AMF Poll: Songs of 2010 Round 2

Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" was first released as a single in 2009, so it's ineligible. Henry chose it as one of his automatic picks; perhaps he could have a do-over?

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Janelle Monae - Cold War: 25
Kanye West - Runaway: 24
Emeralds - Genetic: 20
Jaga Jazzist - Toccata: 20
Actress - Maze: 15
Flying Lotus - Do the Astral Plane: 15
Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company: 15
MGMT - Siberian Breaks: 15
The Knife - Colouring of Pigeons: 15
Janelle Monae - Tightrope: 13
Robyn - Dancing On My Own: 13
The Roots - How I Got Over: 11
Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill: 11
Gil Scott-Heron - I'll Take Care of You: 7
These New Puritans - We Want War: 6
Kanye West - Monster: 5
John Grant - Caramel: 5
Big Boi - Shutterbugg: 3
Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You!: 3
Deerhunter - Desire Lines: 3
Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz: 3
Pantha du Prince - The Splendour: 3

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Slick vote: they are 300 points

Re: AMF Poll: Songs of 2010 Round 2

Otisredding
Slick vote: they are 300 points


I just noticed this as well. Slick, either send a list with new point values or I can multiply your current point values by 5/6 so the total is 250.

I have tabulated the 7 votes so far (6 are in the thread and Daniel's came via email) and the poll is a runaway so far...

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thanks man I subscribed

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27 - The National ~~~ Bloodbuzz Ohio
26 - Kanye West ~~~ Runaway
20 - Arcade Fire ~~~ Ready To Start
17 - Brandon Flowers ~~~ Crossfire
15 - Vampire Weekend ~~~ Cousins
14 - Gorillaz ~~~ Stylo
13 - Cee-Lo Green ~~~ Fuck You!
13 - Keane ~~~ Stop For A Minute
11 - M.I.A. ~~~ Born Free
11 - Yeasayer ~~~ O.N.E.
10 - The Roots ~~~ How I Got Over
9 - Vampire Weekend ~~~ Giving Up The Gun
8 - Arcade Fire ~~~ We Used To Wait
8 - Janelle Monae ~~~ Tightrope
8 - Kanye West ~~~ Power
7 - LCD Soundsystem ~~~ I Can Change
6 - The Black Keys ~~~ Tighten Up
5 - Gorillaz ~~~ On Melancholy Hill
4 - Big Boi ~~~ Shutterbug
4 - Arcade Fire ~~~ The Suburbs
4 - Crystal Castles ~~~ Not In Love
4 - Kanye West ~~~ Monster
3 - The National ~~~ Terrible Love
3 - Janelle Monae ~~~ Cold War

Sorry about that, I'm not sure why I thought it was 300 points. I have readjusted this to 250.

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This is getting a really convoluted way to rank songs.

1. The Tallest Man On Earth - Love Is All (30)
2. National - Afraid of Everyone (26)
3. Angus & Julia Stone - I'm Not Yours (25)
4. Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) (19)
5. Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes (18)
6. Beach House - Zebra (17)
7. Tallest Man on Earth - Thousand Ways (17)
8. Janelle Monae - Cold War (15)
9. Kanye West - All of the Lights (15)
10. National - Runaway (14)
11. Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You! (11)
12. National - Bloodbuzz Ohio (9)
13. Angus & Julia Stone - Draw Your Sword (7)
14. Janelle Monae - Tightrope (6)
15. Kanye West - Runaway (6)
16. National - Terrible Love (5)
17. Robyn - Dancing On My Own (3)
18. Kanye West - Power (3)
19. Beach House - Walk in the Park (3)
20. LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change (1)

That should be 250.

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30 : Beach House : Silver Soul
25 : Beach House : Zebra
20 : MGMT : Brian Eno
20 : Deerhunter : Desire Lines
14 : Spoon : I Saw The Light
12 : MGMT : Siberian Breaks
12 : Arcade Fire : Empty Room
11 : Beach House : Norway
10 : Titus Andronicus : A More Perfect Union
10 : Kanye West : Runaway
10 : Best Coast : Boyfriend
8 : Caribou : Odessa
8 : Sleigh Bells : Treats
8 : Black Keys : Tighten Up
6 : Kanye West : Lost In The World
6 : Deerhunter : He Would Have Laughed
5 : Titus Andronicus : Richard II
4 : Wavves : King Of The Beach
4 : Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti : Menopause Man
4 : Swans : Jim
2 : Belle & Sebastian : I Didn't See It Coming
2 : Surfer Blood : Floating Vibes
2 : Walkmen : Angela Surf City
2 : Sufjan Stevens : The Age Of Adz
2 : LCD Soundsystem : All I Want
2 : Neil Young : Love And War
2 : Deerhunter : Revival
2 : Deerhunter : Helicopter
2 : Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti : Round and Round
1 : Janelle Monae : Tightrope
1 : Beach House - Norway
1 : Eddy Current Supression Ring - Gentlemen
1 : Grinderman – Palaces of Montezuma
1 : Joanna Newsom : Good Intentions Paving Company
1 : Joanna Newsom : Baby Birch

Thanks!

(Edited)

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Thanks for those youtube links, it made compiling a list a whole lot easier.

30: Big Boi – Shutterbug
25: No Age – Chem Trails
25: Deerhunter – He Would Have Laughed
18: Spoon – I Saw the Light
16: Cee Lo Green – Fuck You!
16: Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Say No to Love
15: Janelle Monae – Tightrope
15: Deerhunter – Desire Lines
12: Gorillaz – Stylo
10: No Age – Fever Dreaming
8: Black Keys – Tighten Up
7: Big Boi – You Ain’t No DJ
6: Women – Eyesore
6: Best Coast – Girlfriend
5: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Bright Lit Blue Skies
5: MIA – Born Free
5: Deerhunter – Coronado
5: Deerhunter – Revival
3: Swans – Jim
3: Kanye West – Runaway
2: Gil Scott Heron – I’ll Take Care of You
2: Vampire Weekend – Giving Up the Gun
2: Waves – King of the Beach
2: James Blake – Limit to Your Love
2: Grinderman – Palaces of Montezuma
1: Kanye West – Monster
1: Big Boi – Turns Me On
1: LCD Soundsystem – All I Want
1: Roots – Radio Daze
1: Caribou – Odessa

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27 : The National - Terrible Love
24 : Beach House - Zebra
19 : Flying Lotus - ...And the World Laughs with You
16 : The Black Keys - Tighten Up
16 : Deerhunter - Helicopter
16 : Sufjan Stevens - I Want to Be Well
14 : Grinderman - Palaces of Montezuma
14 : Foals - Spanish Sahara
12 : Beach House - Silver Soul
08 : The Knife - Colouring of Pigeons
08 : Johnny Cash - Ain't No Grave
08 : Pantha du Prince - The Splendour
08 : Owen Pallett - E Is for Estranged
08 : The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
08 : Neil Young - Love and War
06 : Flying Lotus - MmmHmm
06 : Sufjan Stevens - Vesuvius
05 : The Tallest Man on Earth - Love Is All
05 : Warpaint - Undertow
05 : Gil Scott-Heron - I'll Take Care of You
03 : Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill
03 : Caribou - Odessa
03 : Beach House - Walk in the Park
02 : Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
01 : James Blake - Limit to Your Love
01 : Deerhunter - Revival
01 : Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company
01 : Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round
01 : The Roots - How I Got Over
01 : Die Antwoord - Enter the Ninja

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Sent mine.

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Alex D
Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" was first released as a single in 2009, so it's ineligible. Henry chose it as one of his automatic picks; perhaps he could have a do-over?


Is that right Alex?

Please note that Lady Antebellum's Need You Now is rated as number 96 in the latest Acclaimed Music 2010 songs spreadsheet and we also have it winning the best song award at the Grammy's as described below and at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110214/ap_on_en_mu/us_grammys :

Lady Antebellum was the big winner at the Grammys with five awards, including record and song of the year for the band's yearning crossover ballad "Need You Now."

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Henry
Alex D
Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" was first released as a single in 2009, so it's ineligible. Henry chose it as one of his automatic picks; perhaps he could have a do-over?


Is that right Alex?

Please note that Lady Antebellum's Need You Now is rated as number 96 in the latest Acclaimed Music 2010 songs spreadsheet and we also have it winning the best song award at the Grammy's as described below and at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110214/ap_on_en_mu/us_grammys :

Lady Antebellum was the big winner at the Grammys with five awards, including record and song of the year for the band's yearning crossover ballad "Need You Now."


Yes, it won the Grammy and it's on the spreadsheet, but we're going by the first release date, and the single was released in 2009 according to Wikipedia and RYM.

Then again, I'm not running this so we might as well let Jackson have the final say.

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If it's on the spreadsheet, I think it should be eligible (besides, "Need You Now" has not been a factor in the poll thus far).

Also, I received your list, Evan.

Right now, 12 votes are in. This is significantly less than we had in the first round, so I hope everyone that voted then will vote now. Remember, you can submit a straight list and I'll distribute the points for you (as I did with Evan) if you don't want to worry about the numbers.

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Janelle Monae Cold War 15
Katy Perry Teenage Dream 12
Belle & Sebastian I Didn't See It Coming 12
Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg California Gurls 11
Lady Antebellum Need You Now 11
Cee Lo Green Fuck You 11
LCD Soundsystem All I Want 9
Arcade Fire The Suburbs 9
LCD Soundsystem I Can Change 8
Arcade Fire Ready to Start 8
Foals Blue Blood 7
James Blake Limit to Your Love 7
Arcade Fire We Used To Wait 6
LCD Soundsystem Drunk Girls 5
LCD Soundsystem Dance Yrself Clean 5
National Bloodbuzz Ohio 5
Janelle Monae Tightrope 5
Arcade Fire Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) 5
Gorillaz Empire Ants 4
Kanye West All of the Lights 4
Beach House Walk in the Park 4
Crystal Castles Not In Love 4
Sleigh Bells Tell 'Em 4
Brandon Flowers Crossfire 4
Jaga Jazzist Toccata 4
MGMT Siberian Breaks 3
National England 3
Janelle Monae Wondaland 3
Flying Lotus MmmHmm 3
Ariel's Pink Haunted Graffiti Bright Lit Blue Skies 3
Sleigh Bells Rill Rill 3
Foals Spanish Sahara 3
Birds of Tokyo Plans 3
John Grant Caramel 3
Warpaint Undertow 3
Vampire Weekend White Sky 2
Sufjan Stevens Too Much 2
National Terrible Love 2
Kanye West Runaway 2
Kanye West Devil in New Dress 2
Joanna Newsom Baby Birch 2
Arcade Fire Empty Room 2
Beach House Zebra 2
Beach House Silver Soul 2
Emeralds Genetic 2
Jamey Johnson Macon 2
Yeasayer O.N.E. 2
Erykah Badu Window Seat 1
Spoon I Saw the Light 1
Gorillaz feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack Stylo 1
The Black Keys Tighten Up 1
Gorillaz On Melancholy Hill 1
M.I.A. Xxxo 1
Vampire Weekend Giving Up The Gun 1
Sufjan Stevens Djohariah 1
Janelle Monae Faster 1
Flying Lotus And the World Laughs With You 1
Deerhunter Helicopter 1
Four Tet She Just Likes To Fight 1
Allo Darlin' Dreaming 1
Barren Earth Our Twighlight 1
Best Coast Boyfriend 1
Caribou Odessa 1
Kanye West Power 1
Joanna Newsom Good Intentions Paving Company 1
Deerhunter Coronado 1
Ariel's Pink Haunted Graffiti Menopause Man 1
Big Boi The Train Pt. 2 1
Big Boi Turns Me On 1
Angus & Julia Stone Draw Your Swords 1
Johnny Cash Ain't No Grave 1
Yeasayer Ambling Alp 1

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Jackson

Rank 20-50 songs from the list of nominees.
1. You can submit a list with 250 points to assign to your 20-50 songs, with a maximum of 30 for any one song...



Henry??

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30 | Laura Veirs – July Flame
25 | Beach House – Walk In The Park
20 | Gorillaz – Stylo
20 | Warpaint – Undertow
15 | Crystal Castles – Celestica
15 | Deerhunter – Helicopter
15 | Girl Unit – Wut
15 | Midlake – Acts Of Man
15 | Pantha Du Prince – The Splendour
15 | Robyn – Dancing On My Own
15 | These New Puritans – We Want War
5 | Arcade Fire – We Used To Wait
5 | Caribou – Odessa
5 | Deerhunter – Desire Lines
5 | Erykah Badu – Window Seat
5 | Four Tet – Love Cry
5 | James Blake – Limit To Your Love
5 | Kanye West – Lost In The World
5 | The Black Keys – Tighten Up
1 | Beach House – Norway
1 | Big Boi – Shutterbugg
1 | Gorillaz – On Melancholy Hill
1 | Janelle Monae – Faster
1 | Kanye West – Monster
1 | Kanye West – POWER
1 | Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
1 | Neil Young – Love And War
1 | Owen Pallett – Lewis Takes Off His Shirt
1 | Teenage Fanclub – Baby Lee

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Jackson
Right now, 12 votes are in. This is significantly less than we had in the first round, so I hope everyone that voted then will vote now. Remember, you can submit a straight list and I'll distribute the points for you (as I did with Evan) if you don't want to worry about the numbers.


I will vote (by mail, to save some suspens) but I still have to listen to about 70 songs ><
Some great discoveries already, the Actress song in particular.

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Otisredding
Jackson

Rank 20-50 songs from the list of nominees.
1. You can submit a list with 250 points to assign to your 20-50 songs, with a maximum of 30 for any one song...



Henry??


Thanks for the reminder regarding the 50 song maximum. Below, please find a revised (and hopefully conforming) list.

Janelle Monae Cold War 21
Belle & Sebastian I Didn't See It Coming 16
Katy Perry Teenage Dream 15
Cee Lo Green Fuck You 13
Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg California Gurls 11
Lady Antebellum Need You Now 11
LCD Soundsystem All I Want 10
Arcade Fire The Suburbs 10
LCD Soundsystem I Can Change 9
Arcade Fire Ready to Start 8
Foals Blue Blood 7
James Blake Limit to Your Love 7
Arcade Fire We Used To Wait 6
LCD Soundsystem Drunk Girls 6
LCD Soundsystem Dance Yrself Clean 6
National Bloodbuzz Ohio 6
Janelle Monae Tightrope 6
Arcade Fire Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) 5
Gorillaz Empire Ants 4
Kanye West All of the Lights 4
Beach House Walk in the Park 4
Crystal Castles Not In Love 4
Sleigh Bells Tell 'Em 4
Brandon Flowers Crossfire 4
Jaga Jazzist Toccata 4
MGMT Siberian Breaks 4
National England 3
Janelle Monae Wondaland 3
Flying Lotus MmmHmm 3
Ariel's Pink Haunted Graffiti Bright Lit Blue Skies 3
Sleigh Bells Rill Rill 3
Foals Spanish Sahara 3
Birds of Tokyo Plans 3
John Grant Caramel 3
Warpaint Undertow 3
Vampire Weekend White Sky 2
Sufjan Stevens Too Much 2
National Terrible Love 2
Kanye West Runaway 2
Kanye West Devil in New Dress 2
Joanna Newsom Baby Birch 2
Arcade Fire Empty Room 2
Beach House Zebra 2
Beach House Silver Soul 2
Emeralds Genetic 2
Jamey Johnson Macon 2
Yeasayer O.N.E. 2
Erykah Badu Window Seat 1
Spoon I Saw the Light 1
Gorillaz feat. Mos Def and Bobby Womack Stylo 1

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1.National - England - 30
2.James Blake - Limit to Your Love - 25
3.Nicholas Jaar - Time For Us - 25
4.National - Bloodbuzz Ohio - 20
5.Lindstrom & Christabelle - Lovesick - 20
6.Gorillaz - Rhinestone Eyes - 20
7.National - Runaway - 20
8.Gorillaz - Empire Ants - 20
9.Tallest Man on Earth - Love is All - 6
10.Arcade Fire - Ready to Start - 6
11.National - Afraid of Everyone - 6
12.Pantha du Prince - The Splendour -6
13.Robyn - Dancing On My Own - 6
14.Tallest Man on Earth - Thousand Ways - 6
15.Angus & Julia Stone - I'm Not Yours - 6
16.Arcade Fire - Empty Room - 6
17.Erykah Badu - Window Seat - 6
18.National - Conversation 16 - 6
19.Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill - 6
20.Foals - Spanish Sahara - 4

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Henry: 50 songs but 259 points

Re: AMF Poll: Songs of 2010 Round 2

Otisredding
Henry: 50 songs but 259 points


6 of those went to "Drunk Girls," which wasn't nominated, so I didn't count that or the three one-point votes so it came out to 250.

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Jackson
Otisredding
Henry: 50 songs but 259 points


6 of those went to "Drunk Girls," which wasn't nominated, so I didn't count that or the three one-point votes so it came out to 250.


Thanks Jackson.

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16 = Erykah Badu - Window Seat
15 = The Black Keys - Tighten Up
15 = Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
14 = Janelle Monae - Cold War
14 = Deerhunter - Desire Lines
14 = These New Puritans - Attack Music
13 = MGMT - Siberian Breaks
13 = Grinderman – Palaces of Montezuma
13 = Neil Young : Love And War
13 = Girls - Carolina
11 = Kanye West - Runaway
11 = The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
11 = Beach House - Zebra
11 = Big Boi - Shutterbugg
11 = LCD Soundsystem - All I Want
11 = Caribou - Odessa
11 = The Roots - How I Got Over
11 = Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Bright Lit Blue Skies
11 = Crystal Castles - Not In Love
11 = Four Tet - Love Cry

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Only three days left in the voting, I'd love to see more lists!

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My list:

Swans | Jim | 25
Deerhunter | He Would Have Laughed | 25
Flying Lotus | Do the Astral Plane | 25
Janelle Monae | Tightrope | 20
Caribou | Odessa | 20
Janelle Monae | Cold War | 15
LCD Soundsystem | Dance Yrself Clean | 15
Kanye West | Devil in a New Dress | 10
Kanye West | Power | 10
Roots | How I Got Over | 10
Jaga Jazzist | Toccata | 5
Roots | Radio Daze | 5
Emeralds | Genetic | 5
Flying Lotus | MmmHmm | 5
Grinderman | Palaces of Montezuma | 5
LCD Soundsystem | Home | 5
Liars | Scissor | 5
Lindstrom & Christabelle | Lovesick | 5
Sleigh Bells | Rill Rill | 5
These New Puritans | We Want War | 5
Walkmen | Angela Surf City | 5
Kanye West | Monster | 2
Janelle Monae | Faster | 2
Actress | Maze | 2
Gorillaz | On Melancholy Hill | 2
Pains of Being Pure at Heart | Say No to Love | 2
Titus Andronicus | A More Perfect Union | 2
MGMT | Brian Eno | 2
Sufjan Stevens | Vesuvius | 2
Big Boi | Shutterbug | 2
Tallest Man on Earth | Love is All | 2

Quite a few of these are new discoveries, thanks to everyone for their excellent nominations.

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1) Djohariah - Sufjan Stevens: 25
2) Runaway - Kanye West: 15
3) Bloodbuzz Ohio - The National: 14
4) Fuck You! - Cee-Lo Green: 14
5) Tighten Up - The Black Keys: 13
6) Acts Of Man - Midlake: 13
7) Power - Kanye West: 12
8) Love Is All - The Tallest Man On Earth: 12
9) Rill Rill - Sleigh Bells: 11
10) Tightrope - Janelle Mone: 11
11) Toccata - Jaga Jazzist: 10
12) Ain't No Grave - Johnny Cash: 10
13) Shutterbugg - Big Boi: 9
14) Siberian Breaks - MGMT: 9
15) Impossible Soul - Sufjan Stevens: 8
16) The Suburbs - Arcade Fire: 8
17) White Sky - Vampire Weekend: 7
18) Desire Lines - Deerhunter: 7
19) Zebra - Beach House: 6
20) On Melancholy Hill - Gorillaz: 6
21) Stylo - Gorillaz: 5
22) Limit To Your Love - James Blake: 5
23) Maze - Actress: 4
24) The Train, Pt. 2 - Big Boi: 4
25) I'm Not Yours - Angus & Julia Stone: 3
26) Cold War - Janelle Monae: 3
27) Lost In The World - Kanye West: 2
28) Faster - Janelle Monae: 2
29) Love And War - Neil Young: 1
30) Norway - Beach House: 1

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20 | Arcade Fire - We Used to Wait
19 | Deerhunter - Desire Lines
18 | Deerhunter - Coronado
15 | Four Tet - Love Cry
15 | LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean
10 | Deerhunter - Revival
9 | LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change
8 | Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
8 | Deerhunter - He Would Have Laughed
8 | National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
8 | Sufjan Stevens - Vesuvius
7 | LCD Soundsystem - Home
6 | Roots - How I Got Over
5 | Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
5 | Arnaud-Fleurent Didier - France Culture
5 | Bertrand Berlin - Hypernuit
5 | Foals - Blue Blood
5 | Four Tet - She Just Likes to Fight
5 | Grinderman - Palaces of Montezuma
5 | James Blake - Limit to Your Love
5 | Janelle Monae - Cold War
5 | Laura Veirs - July Flame
5 | Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Say No to Love
5 | Sufjan Stevens - Djohariah
5 | Sufjan Stevens - Impossible Soul
5 | Sufjan Stevens - Too Much
5 | Tallest Man on Earth - Love is All
2 | Angus & Julia Stone - I'm Not Yours
2 | Avi Buffalo - What's In It For?
2 | National - Conversation 16
2 | National - England
2 | National - Terrible Love
2 | Pantha du Prince - The Splendour
2 | Swans - Jim
1 | Beach House - Walk in the Park
1 | Best Coast - Boyfriend
1 | Big Boi - The Train Pt. 2
1 | Black Keys - Tighten Up
1 | Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You!
1 | Knife - Colouring of Pigeons
1 | M.I.A. - Born Free
1 | Midlake - Acts of Man
1 | No Age - Chem Trails
1 | No Age - Fever Dreaming
1 | Robyn - Dancing On My Own
1 | Salif Keita - La Difference
1 | Sleigh Bells - Treats
1 | Titus Andronicus - Richard II
1 | Wavves - King of the Beach

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30 Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
20 Deerhunter - Desire Lines
20 LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change
20 National - Conversation 16
15 Angus & Julia Stone - I'm Not Yours
15 Arcade Fire - We Used to Wait
15 Beach House - Norway
15 National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
15 Vampire Weekend - Giving Up the Gun
10 Arcade Fire - Ready to Start
10 Beach House - Zebra
10 Caribou - Odessa
10 Foals - Spanish Sahara
10 Tallest Man on Earth - Love is All
10 Vampire Weekend - White Sky
5 Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round
5 John Grant - Caramel
5 LCD Soundsystem - All I Want
5 National - Afraid of Everyone
5 Yeasayer - O.N.E

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OK, I did my best to listen to everything but ran out of time.

30- Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
30- Jeremy Messersmith - Organ Donor
30- Grinderman - Palaces of Montezuma
30- Black Keys - Tighten Up
30- Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend
20- Robyn - Dancing On My Own
20- Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round
20- LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean
20- Eddy Current Supression Ring - Gentleman
2- Deerhunter - Revival
2- Vampire Weekend - White Sky
2- LCD Soundsystem - Home
2- Vampire Weekend - Giving Up the Gun
2- Yeasayer - Ambling Amp
2- Arcade Fire - Ready to Start
2- Janelle Monae - Wondaland
2- Beach House - Zebra
2- Best Coast - Boyfriend
1- Foals - Blue Blood
1- Yeasayer - O.N.E

Re: AMF Poll: Songs of 2010 Round 2

When making my Mog playlist of all these songs I accidentally put And the Boys by Angus and Julia Stone on instead of something else. Funny thing is I would have given And The Boys 30 points after hearing it again!

Re: AMF Poll: Songs of 2010 Round 2

The results are still changing quite a bit with each new list I put in, and I think a lot of placements will surprise people.

Keep the lists coming if you haven't voted.

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I keep finding myself going back to "Down The Way", and it has now climbed to around ~150 of all time, and I'm listening to it again now and it might climb even further. What a fantastic album, and you are right John: "And The Boys" should be among the nominations. Then again, so should "For You" and "Yellow Brick Road".

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Finally listened through every single song. I didn't like some songs, but overall I liked more than I didn't like. Hope I did my math correctly:

30 - Kanye West - Monster
30 - Janelle Monae - Cold War
28 -The National - Runaway
28 - Sufjan Stevens - Vesuvius
26 - Jamey Johnson - Macon
6 - Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You!
5 - Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill
5 - Kanye West - Power
5 - Robyn - Dancing on my Own
5 - Sufjan Stevens - Djohariah
4 - Actress - Maze
4 - Knife - Colouring of Pigeons
4 - Arcade Fire - Sprawl II
4 - Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz
4 - Black Keys - Tighten Up
4 - The National - England
4 - LCD Soundsystem - Dance yrself clean
4 - Angus and Julia Stone - I'm Not Yours
4 - Surfer Blood - Floating Vibes
4 - Deerhunter - Desire Lines
4 - Big Boi - Shutterbugg
4 - The Roots - How I Got Over
4 - Caribou - Odessa
4 - Sleigh Bells - Treats
4 - LCD Soundsystem - All I Want
1- Arcade Fire - Ready to Start
1- Ariel Graffiti - Round and Round
1- Bertrand Belin - Hypernuit
1- Big Boi - Turns Me On
1- Crystal Castles - Not In Love
1- Deerhunter - Coronado
1- Emeralds - Genetic
1- Gil-Scott Heron - I'll Take Care of You
1- Girl Unit - Wat
1- Gorillaz - Stylo
1- Jaga Jazzist - Toccata
1- Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company
1- Johnny Cash - Ain't No Grave
1- Kanye West - Runaway
1- MIA - Born Free
1- The National - Terrible Love
1- The National - Afraid of Everyone
1- Neil Young - Love and War
1- Pantha du Prince - The Splendor
1- Sufjan Stevens - Impossible Soul
1- Tallest Man on Earth - A Thousand Ways
1- Vampire Weekend - White Sky

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30 - Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You!
27 - Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company
24 - Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill
21 - Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round
18 - Robyn - Dancing On My Own
16 - Owen Pallett - Lewis Takes Off His Shirt
14 - Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
13 - Kanye West - Runaway
11 - Janelle Monae - Cold War
10 - Kanye West - Monster
9 - Janelle Monae - Tightrope
8 - LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean
7 - Big Boi - Shutterbug
6 - Die Antwoord - Enter the Ninja
5 - Joanna Newsom - Baby Birch
5 - Sleigh Bells - Treats
4 - Black Keys - Tighten Up
4 - Deerhunter - Desire Lines
3 – Drake - Over
3 - Jamey Johnson - Macon
3 – Yeasayer – O.N.E.
3 - MGMT - Brian Eno
2 - National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
2 - Sufjan Stevens - Impossible Soul
2 - Twin Shadow - Castles in the Snow

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here's my list, sorry Jackson no time for points, there are people being slaughtered in Ivory Coast right now, I'm quite busy

1 Philippe Katerine - La Banane
2 John Mellencamp - Easter Eve
3 Arcade Fire - We Used To Wait
4 Midlake - Acts of Man
5 Janelle Monae - Cold War
6 Salif Keita - La Différence
7 Arcade Fire -The Suburbs
8 Arnaud Fleurent-Didier - France Culture
9 Neil Young - Love and War
10 Janelle Monae - Faster
11 Spoon - I Saw The Light
12 Big Boi - Turns Me On
13 Cee Lo Green - Fuck You!
14 LCD Soundsystem - All I Want
15 Johnny Cash - Ain't No Grave
16 The Tallest Man On Earth -Thousand Ways
17 MGMT - Siberian Breaks
18 The Black Keys - Tighten Up
19 Arcade Fire - Ready To Start
20 High Life - F Kenya RIP
21 Janelle Monae - Wondaland
22 John Grant - Caramel
23 The Roots - How I Got Over
24 Janelle Monae - Tightrope
25 Beach House - Zebra
26 Big Boi - The Train pt.2
27 Deerhunter - Desire Lines
28 Sufjan Stevens - Impossible Soul
29 Vampire Weekend - White Sky
30 Titus Andronicus - Richard II
31 Grinderman - Palaces of Montezuma
32 Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round And Round
33 Deerhunter - Coronado
34 The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio
35 Kanye West - Runaway
36 Titus Andronicus - A More Perfect Union
37 Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company
38 Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill
39 Barren Earth - Our Twilight
40 Owen Pallet - E Is For Estranged
41 LCD Soundsystem - Home
42 Beach House - Walk in the Park
43 Jaga Jazzist - Tocatta
44 Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill
45 Beach House - Silver Soul
46 The Tallest Man On Earth - Love Is All
47 Swans - Jim
48 Pantha du Prince - The Splendor
49 MGMT - Brian Eno
50 M.I.A. - Born Free

So nobody voted for my numbers 1 and 2 ? I'm disappointed Did you even listened to those songs ? (not that I am expecting any answer though)

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La banane, in my opinion, is the worst song of the year

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another Katerine hater lool !! well PK's a love/hate guy !

Re: AMF Poll: Songs of 2010 Round 2

Apart from yourself, someone loves Katerine?

Ohlalá, France is in crisis

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I agree, La Banana is definitely the worst song in the list. Sorry nic. Easter Eve is one of the best Mellencamp songs in a long time, but not quite good enough to make my list.

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otisredding your photos are great

and I still believe that a song beginning with "NOn je ne veux plus jamais travailler" is a great song

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just one thing : did you guys understand FRench ? because if u don't it's difficult to get the song

anyway humor is the most difficult thing to translate and a singer with funny songs is a blessing in these times of gloomy (but good) bands like Arcade Fire/ The National etc...

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If you think the lyrics are very good, I'll look and try to understand.

Anyway, I think I'm spending too much time Katerine

By the way, I thought that possibly a photograph of the Eiffel Tower might hurt feelings

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I understand some French, but not enough I guess.

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Not the type of music that you normally recommend, nicolas, but that's fine. What is not so fine is that it reminds me of the Eurovision Song Contest, you know the one "joke song" that mysteriously has been chosen by its country and gets zero points from the rest of Europe. And no, I didn't understand the lyrics. About the banane on the beach maybe?

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Kanye West - All of the Lights - 16
Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You - 15
Kanye West - Monster - 14
Kanye West - Power - 13
Sufjan Stevens - Impossible Soul - 12
Caribou - Swim - 12
Beach House - Norway - 11
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs - 10
Kanye West - Lost in the World - 10
Arcade Fire - Ready to Start - 9
Sleigh Bells - Tell 'Em - 8
Sufjan Stevens - Get Real Get Right - 8
Sufjan Stevens - Vesuvius - 7
Beach House - Silver Soul - 7
Kanye West - Devil in a New Dress - 6
Sufjan Stevens - I Want to Be Well - 6
Vampire Weekend - Giving Up the Gun - 6
Robyn - Dancing On My Own - 5
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream - 5
Janelle Monae - Cold War - 4
Yeasayer - O.N.E. - 4
Katy Perry - California Gurls - 4
Drake - Over - 4
Arcade Fire - We Used to Wait - 3
Janelle Monae - Faster - 3
Swedish House Mafia - Miami 2 Ibiza - 3
Vampire Weekend - Cousins - 2
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round - 2
The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio - 2
The National - England - 2
Beach House - Zebra - 1
Best Coast - Boyfriend - 1
Highlife - F Kenya RIP - 1
Sufjan Stevens - Too Much - 1
The National - Afraid of Everyone - 1
James Blake - Limit to Your Love - 1
Erykah Badu - Window Seat - 1
M.I.A. - XXXO - 1
Vampire Weekend - Run - 1
LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean - 1
Vampire Weekend - White Sky - 1
Neil Young - Love and War - 1

I sure hope this adds up right!

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nicolas
here's my list, sorry Jackson no time for points, there are people being slaughtered in Ivory Coast right now, I'm quite busy

1 Philippe Katerine - La Banane
2 John Mellencamp - Easter Eve
So nobody voted for my numbers 1 and 2 ? I'm disappointed Did you even listened to those songs ? (not that I am expecting any answer though)


I listened to Easter Eve and found it to be unremarkable (11.4 on my enjoyment scale, where 1 is an all-time favorite and 11 is worth a second listen).

Please describe what you find so wonderful about the song, and I'll gladly give it another try.

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Nicolas, I like La Banane's melody well enough, but I used Google to translate the lyrics, and I find the song's sexual implications to be very disturbing.

Re: AMF Poll: Songs of 2010 Round 2

Hey Jackson, when will the results be posted?

Re: AMF Poll: Songs of 2010 Round 2

Ahhh!!!!!!!
Give me a coulple of hours!

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Alex D
Kanye West - All of the Lights - 16
Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You - 15
Kanye West - Monster - 14
Kanye West - Power - 13
Sufjan Stevens - Impossible Soul - 12
Caribou - Swim - 12
Beach House - Norway - 11
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs - 10
Kanye West - Lost in the World - 10
Arcade Fire - Ready to Start - 9
Sleigh Bells - Tell 'Em - 8
Sufjan Stevens - Get Real Get Right - 8
Sufjan Stevens - Vesuvius - 7
Beach House - Silver Soul - 7
Kanye West - Devil in a New Dress - 6
Sufjan Stevens - I Want to Be Well - 6
Vampire Weekend - Giving Up the Gun - 6
Robyn - Dancing On My Own - 5
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream - 5
Janelle Monae - Cold War - 4
Yeasayer - O.N.E. - 4
Katy Perry - California Gurls - 4
Drake - Over - 4
Arcade Fire - We Used to Wait - 3
Janelle Monae - Faster - 3
Swedish House Mafia - Miami 2 Ibiza - 3
Vampire Weekend - Cousins - 2
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round - 2
The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio - 2
The National - England - 2
Beach House - Zebra - 1
Best Coast - Boyfriend - 1
Highlife - F Kenya RIP - 1
Sufjan Stevens - Too Much - 1
The National - Afraid of Everyone - 1
James Blake - Limit to Your Love - 1
Erykah Badu - Window Seat - 1
M.I.A. - XXXO - 1
Vampire Weekend - Run - 1
LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean - 1
Vampire Weekend - White Sky - 1
Neil Young - Love and War - 1

I sure hope this adds up right!


Having added it up now, I realize it's only 229 points and that I've forgotten a few songs. So Jackson, can you please add:

Kanye West - Runaway - 11
Rick Ross - Aston Martin Music - 6
Black Keys - Tighten Up - 4

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01 Sufjan Stevens - Get Real Get Right ◄ 30 ►
02 Janelle Monae - Cold War ◄ 28 ►
03 LCD Soundsystem - All I Want ◄ 26 ►
04 Sufjan Stevens - I Want to Be Well ◄ 24 ►
05 Robyn - Dancing on My Own ◄ 22 ►
06 Gorillaz - Empire Ants ◄ 20 ►
07 LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change ◄ 18 ►
08 Janelle Monae - Faster ◄ 16 ►
09 Sufjan Stevens - Vesuvius ◄ 15 ►
10 LCD Soundsystem - Home ◄ 14 ►
11 Twin Shadow - Castles in the Snow ◄ 12 ►
12 Sufjan Stevens - Impossible Soul ◄ 10 ►
13 Gorillaz - On Melancholy Hill ◄ 2 ►
14 Beach House - Norway ◄ 2 ►
15 Robyn - Call Your Girlfriend ◄ 2 ►
16 Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz ◄ 2 ►
17 LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean ◄ 1 ►
18 Gorillaz - Stylo ◄ 1 ►
19 Sufjan Stevens - Too Much ◄ 1 ►
20 Sleigh Bells - Tell 'Em ◄ 1 ►
21 Best Coast - Boyfriend ◄ 1 ►
22 Hot Chip - Thieves in the Night ◄ 1 ►
23 Caribou - Odessa ◄ 1 ►

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Alex D
Alex D
Kanye West - All of the Lights - 16
Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You - 15
Kanye West - Monster - 14
Kanye West - Power - 13
Sufjan Stevens - Impossible Soul - 12
Caribou - Swim - 12
Beach House - Norway - 11
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs - 10
Kanye West - Lost in the World - 10
Arcade Fire - Ready to Start - 9
Sleigh Bells - Tell 'Em - 8
Sufjan Stevens - Get Real Get Right - 8
Sufjan Stevens - Vesuvius - 7
Beach House - Silver Soul - 7
Kanye West - Devil in a New Dress - 6
Sufjan Stevens - I Want to Be Well - 6
Vampire Weekend - Giving Up the Gun - 6
Robyn - Dancing On My Own - 5
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream - 5
Janelle Monae - Cold War - 4
Yeasayer - O.N.E. - 4
Katy Perry - California Gurls - 4
Drake - Over - 4
Arcade Fire - We Used to Wait - 3
Janelle Monae - Faster - 3
Swedish House Mafia - Miami 2 Ibiza - 3
Vampire Weekend - Cousins - 2
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round - 2
The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio - 2
The National - England - 2
Beach House - Zebra - 1
Best Coast - Boyfriend - 1
Highlife - F Kenya RIP - 1
Sufjan Stevens - Too Much - 1
The National - Afraid of Everyone - 1
James Blake - Limit to Your Love - 1
Erykah Badu - Window Seat - 1
M.I.A. - XXXO - 1
Vampire Weekend - Run - 1
LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean - 1
Vampire Weekend - White Sky - 1
Neil Young - Love and War - 1

I sure hope this adds up right!


Having added it up now, I realize it's only 229 points and that I've forgotten a few songs. So Jackson, can you please add:

Kanye West - Runaway - 11
Rick Ross - Aston Martin Music - 6
Black Keys - Tighten Up - 4


Even with the extras it's only 246 if I added correctly. Also, I assume you meant "Odessa" as your Caribou selection.

Re: AMF Poll: Songs of 2010 Round 2

Ouch, this is impossible. But here we go.

Belle & Sebastian - I Didn't See It Coming 20
Owen Pallett - E is For Estranged 20
Beach House - Norway 15
National - Bloodbuzz Ohio 15
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Bright Lit Blue Skies 15
Liars - Scissor 10
Allo Darling - Dreamin' 10
Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company 10
Pantha du Prince - The Splendour 9
Jeremy Messersmith - Organ Donor 8
Knife - Colouring of Pigeons 8
Deerhunter - Desire Lines 7
Swans - Jim 6
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round 5
Sufjan Stevens - Impossible Soul 5
Swedish House Mafia - Miami 2 Ibizia 5
John Grant - Caramel 5
Vampire Weekend - Run 4
Vampire Weekend - White Sky 4
Jaga Jazzist - Toccata 4
Warpaint - Undertow 4
Yeasayer - O.N.E 4
Caribou - Odessa 4
Twin Shadow - Castles in the Snow 4
Angus & Julia Stone - I'm Not Yours 3
Anna von Hausswolff - Old Beauty, Du kan No Do 3
Gorillaz - Empire Ants 3
Four Tet - She Just Likes to Fight 3
Erykah Badu - Window Seat 3
Owen Pallett - Lewis Takes Off His Shirt 3
Wavves - King of the Beach 3
Titus Andronicus - A More Perfect Union 3
Laura Veirs - July Flame 2
James Blake - Limit to Your Love 2
Janelle Monae - Tightrope 2
National - Terrible Love 2
Arcade Fire - Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) 2
Arcade Fire - We Used to Wait 2
Janelle Monae - Wondaland 2
Sufjan Stevens - Djohariah 2
Sufjan Stevens - Vesuvius 2
Johnny Cash - Ain't No Grave 2
LCD Soundsystem - All I Want 1
Kanye West - Runaway 1
Arcade Fire - Ready to Start 1
Emeralds - Genetic 1
Actress - Maze 1

Re: AMF Poll: Songs of 2010 Round 2

Ok. I've tried my best - I didn't realise it would take me 10 hours to listen to it all!

1. Sufjan Stevens - Impossible Soul - 25
2. Kanye West - Runaway - 23
3. Kanye West - Power - 23
4. Sleigh Bells - Treats - 21
5. Kanye West - Monster - 21
6. Robyn - Dancing On My Own - 21
7. Sleigh Bells - Rill Rill - 18
8. Deerhunter - Desire Lines - 18
9. Janelle Monae - Wondaland - 13
10. Janelle Monae - Cold War - 11
11. Ariel Pink's Haunted Grafitti - Menopause Man - 8
12. Anna von Hausswolff- Old Beauty, Du Kan Nu Do -8
13. Ariel Pink - Round And Round - 7
14. Arcade Fire - Sprawl 2 - 6
15. Big Boi - The Train Pt. 2 - 6
16. Caribou - Odessa - 5
17. Big Boi - Shutterbugg - 4
18. Cee Lo - Fuck You! - 3
19. The National - Runaway - 3
20. M.I.A. - Born Free - 2
21. The National - England - 2
22. LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean - 2

Re: AMF Poll: Songs of 2010 Round 2

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Kanye West - All of the Lights - 16
Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You - 15
Kanye West - Monster - 14
Kanye West - Power - 13
Sufjan Stevens - Impossible Soul - 12
Caribou - Swim - 12
Beach House - Norway - 11
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs - 10
Kanye West - Lost in the World - 10
Arcade Fire - Ready to Start - 9
Sleigh Bells - Tell 'Em - 8
Sufjan Stevens - Get Real Get Right - 8
Sufjan Stevens - Vesuvius - 7
Beach House - Silver Soul - 7
Kanye West - Devil in a New Dress - 6
Sufjan Stevens - I Want to Be Well - 6
Vampire Weekend - Giving Up the Gun - 6
Robyn - Dancing On My Own - 5
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream - 5
Janelle Monae - Cold War - 4
Yeasayer - O.N.E. - 4
Katy Perry - California Gurls - 4
Drake - Over - 4
Arcade Fire - We Used to Wait - 3
Janelle Monae - Faster - 3
Swedish House Mafia - Miami 2 Ibiza - 3
Vampire Weekend - Cousins - 2
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round - 2
The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio - 2
The National - England - 2
Beach House - Zebra - 1
Best Coast - Boyfriend - 1
Highlife - F Kenya RIP - 1
Sufjan Stevens - Too Much - 1
The National - Afraid of Everyone - 1
James Blake - Limit to Your Love - 1
Erykah Badu - Window Seat - 1
M.I.A. - XXXO - 1
Vampire Weekend - Run - 1
LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean - 1
Vampire Weekend - White Sky - 1
Neil Young - Love and War - 1

I sure hope this adds up right!


Having added it up now, I realize it's only 229 points and that I've forgotten a few songs. So Jackson, can you please add:

Kanye West - Runaway - 11
Rick Ross - Aston Martin Music - 6
Black Keys - Tighten Up - 4


Even with the extras it's only 246 if I added correctly. Also, I assume you meant "Odessa" as your Caribou selection.


Nice! Add one more point to "Aston Martin Music" and "Tighten Up" then give one point each to Janelle Monae's "Tightrope" and Robyn's "Call Your Girlfriend".

Re: AMF Poll: Songs of 2010 Round 2

I don't want to spoil the whole thread but as you asked me about my favorite songs I'll answer

1. La Banane (translation)

No I never want to work again
I' d rather die
No I'ln never ever go to the supermarket
I' d rather die

Just let me, Just let me
Eat my banana
Just let me, just let me
Eat my banana naked on the beach

No I never want to dress again
I'd rather die
Than to get up in the morning because you ask me to
I'd rather die (chorus)

Bridge : Yes, sier, I know that these are your children
But when they see me they laugh all the time

(chorus)

Not a sexual song but a song about censorship and freedom. Yes, it can be disturbing for some people, because it is about what society forbids you to do.
(in the album he had his father and mother sing with him a song that goes like "I want to make a movie with a naked woman and disabled people"; he did it after havng a conversation with them about censorship).
And otis, Katerine has a lot of fans in France. The guy is really smart, found of art, and his songs make sense. He's like a cool Lars Von Trier.


2. Easter Eve's lyrics are one of the best i've heard in a long time. I love narrative songs. It sounds to me like a good Cormac McCarthy novella. It's a father/son song. A song about youth too. But please read "The Border Trilogy" or "The Road" if you haven't and maybe you'll see what I mean.
Makes me think of old barroom ballads of the 1930s (jimmie Rodgers in particular) and Irish traditional music.
Sorry if my songs don't please you I admit they both are very idiosyncratic, but that's why I love them. They just stand out IMO.

Re: AMF Poll: Songs of 2010 Round 2

Katerine did an album with Anna Karina, so he's A-OK in my book!