188. Thunderclap Newman- Something in the Air (1969)



Total points: 148.17

Place in the 2005 poll: 175

Appears on: 4 ballots

Ranked by:

Dumbangel (2)
Mitchell Stirling (76)
Mo (83)
Mark Propp (181)

Two pleasant surprises there from the late sixties - I don't think anything left here is going to disappoint somehow.

187. Bruce Springsteen- Jungleland (1975)



Total points: 148.53

Place in the 2005 poll: unranked

Appears on: 4 ballots

Ranked by:

Slush (16)
Rendle (19)
Neoptolemos (81)
Nicolas (115)

186. Deee-Lite- Groove Is in the Heart (1990)



Total points: 149.02

Place in the 2005 poll: unranked

Appears on: 4 ballots

Ranked by:

Otisredding (23)
Andre (29)
Schwah (30)
Honorio (117)

"Groove Is in the Heart" just missed my top 200. It is one of the best singles of the 90s for sure, and I could go on and on about how worthy Lady Miss Kier is of massive success. She has the talent, style, and "it" factor that arguably no female artist has had since the 80s. It's really a shame that they are one-hit wonders, as they have many other solid songs.

I'm so glad Jungleland made it. I think it's the most quintessential Springsteen song: over-done, over-emoted and over-long, which somehow just works to its advantage.

185. The Flaming Lips- Race for the Prize (1999)



Total points: 149.09

Place in the 2005 poll: 357

Appears on: 6 ballots

Ranked by:

Rune (22)
Pop Elton (41)
Stammer (66)
BillAdama (100.5)
Mo (152)
Midaso (17

After the disappointingly early exit of the Flips in Survivor earlier, a significant blow-softener in the big leap for Race For The Prize. Very nice indeed.

184. The Human League- Don’t You Want Me (1981)



Total points: 149.55

Place in the 2005 poll: unranked

Appears on: 5 ballots

Ranked by:

Otisredding (
Neoptolemos (52)
John (91)
Ajackson (132)
Slush (146)

Don't you want me ! I saw this video for the first time 2 days ago while watching MTV something !
The magic of this Human League album is a mystery to me, there are everything I can't stand about 80's in it, but I can not resist to it anyway.

I adore The Human League, but there are a few songs I prefer to "Don't You Want Me".

183. Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Maps (2003)



Total points: 149.90

Place in the 2005 poll: unranked

Appears on: 6 ballots

Ranked by:

Jonah (45)
Ajackson (56)
Slush (5
Rocky Raccoon (6
Moonbeam (82)
Mo (93)

Comments:

Rocky Raccoon: The ultimate punk ballad.

Moonbeam: This, my friends, is what we call disarming.



The real video can't be embedded.

Sloop John B, Lithium, and All Apologies are the only of my picks so far.

Henrik, Itunes links would work but you'd need Itunes installed. Rhapsody costs nothing to just stream songs but again you need the player installed and register a username. So, maybe that wouldn't be worth the hassle either. Maybe somebody could suggest an online site where you can directly link to samples without having to navigate through websites or open an app. I don't know if that exists. Probably not.

So far I'm 0 for 200. And Your Bird Can Sing was pretty close though. I need to find myself a Thunderclap Newman record. I've always liked that song but never haved listened to anything else.

Make that 1 for 200! I didn't expect the Human League to make it.

182. The Jam- Going Underground (1980)



Total points: 149.99

Place in the 2005 poll: 91

Appears on: 5 ballots

Ranked by:

Otisredding (24)
Honorio (27)
Midaso (65)
Giuseppe (73)
Mitchell Stirling (184)

Comments:

Honorio: They (and Costello) invented it. Then it was called new wave, now we call it power pop. Melodies came from the sixties pop but the energy came from the punk. And the fury. Paul Weller attacked against the mass media and the nuclear and military policy of Thatcher government. “You choose your leaders and place your trust / as their lies wash you down and their promises rust / you’ll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns”.

I just heard that song for the first time and can't wait to put it on my 2010 top 200 list.

181. New Order- Ceremony (1981)




Total points: 150.92

Place in the 2005 poll: unranked

Appears on: 5 ballots

Ranked by:

Midaso (26)
Rendle (40)
Slush (42)
Mitchell Stirling (73)
Moonbeam (132)

Comments:

Moonbeam: The last song Joy Division recorded, and the first New Order would release. It is this duplicity of end and beginning that renders this songs emotions so complex. I listened to this song on repeat for the entire plane ride home after my Dad died, and it never fails to strike a nerve.

180. The Beatles- Revolution (1980)



Total points: 153.11

Place in the 2005 poll: 38

Appears on: 6 ballots

Ranked by:

Schleuse (13)
Michel (50)
Mo (104)
Toni (104)
Midaso (136)
Rocky Raccoon (153)

179. Joy Division- Disorder (1979)



Total points: 153.15

Place in the 2005 poll: 178

Appears on: 4 ballots

Ranked by:

Rendle (7)
Mitchell Stirling (26)
Michel (85)
Moonbeam (196)

Comments:

Moonbeam: Never did Joy Division sound so urgent- “Disorder” captures the quintessential JD sound better than any other song. “I’ve got the spirit, but lose the feeling”. Ugly and beautiful.

178. The Byrds- Eight Miles High (1966)



Total points: 154.47

Place in the 2005 poll: 348

Appears on: 4 ballots

Ranked by:

Stammer (5)
Andre (46)
John (59)
Ozphoenix (154)

very fun
Indeed, much more than the album poll
much more variety
Now I'm going to bed
I like the sopranos

I love this list although I only have 2 songs so far from my own list. The many points for songs that are really high in someone's list make this all the more interesting!

178. The Band- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (1969)



Total points: 155.69

Place in the 2005 poll: 274

Appears on: 4 ballots

Ranked by:

Schwah (
Honorio (29)
Rocky Raccoon (7
Slush (10

Comments:

Honorio: While its contemporaries were facing the Vietnam War, Robbie Robertson and The Band got us back to the American Civil War. And they did it with sympathy for the loser’s side, telling the story of a Confederate soldier who comes back from the front after burying his brother only to find his world and his life shattered. “They should never have taken the very best”. So they weren’t really talking about Vietnam after all?

Thanks for that nicolas. You're a weiner.

That last one should read Number 177!

176. Johnny Cash- Hurt (2002)



Total points: 156.42

Place in the 2005 poll: unranked

Appears on: 7 ballots

Ranked by:

Ajackson (13)
Pop Elton (69)
Lonesome Panda (81)
Neoptolemos (130)
Ozphoenix (159)
Mo (160)
Eduard (171)

Anthony, let's face it. Moonbeam has beaten us by a long shot. Which is nothing to be sad about!

175. The Beatles- Happiness Is a Warm Gun (196



Total points: 157.23

Place in the 2005 poll: 157

Appears on: 6 ballots

Ranked by:

Ajackson (16)
Eduard (35)
Rendle (56)
John (152)
Nicolas (174)
Anthony (189)

No way, Henrik! I borrowed many ideas from the two of you, and I really enjoyed both your poll and Anthony's! I'm lucky I had a template to follow and I'm lucky that the list is so diverse and fun!

I really like this cover of Hurt, gives me chills every time I see the video. A song about insanity becoming a song about life and death, it's the sincerity of this version that is fantastic.

I'm coming back to these links. Do youtube links often get deleted or even replaced by other clips? Is it because of permission problems or what's the usual reason?

This list is really fantastic so far.

Moonbeam, interesting take on the Bjork triumvirate, though I always include "New World" from Selmasongs along with "Isobel" and "Bachelorette" in my version of it. They all have that huge orchestral quality, which is when she shines the most I reckon.

And hopefully that wasn't it for Curtis, but I fear it likely was.

174. Coldplay- Yellow (2000)



Total points: 157.32

Place in the 2005 poll: 129

Appears on: 6 ballots

Ranked by:

Mo (13)
Dumbangel (5
Midaso (59)
Pop Elton (106)
Toni (151)
Eduard (167)

173. Leonard Cohen- Famous Blue Raincoat (1971)



Total points: 158.01

Place in the 2005 poll: unranked

Appears on: 5 ballots

Ranked by:

Miguel (4)
Rune (71)
Sonofsamiam (102)
Otisredding (10
Ozphoenix (132)

In essence they are all disobeying copyright law. But in reality, music videos on Youtube is a small fish in a huge sea and the industry has kind of embraced it. You don't see them pulled much like TV shows get pulled and they use it as a tool as well.

My #258. Great stuff so far.

Great list. I have two songs yet in the top 200, Take Me Out and Race for the Prize.

Can't wait to make a compilation out of this.

172. R.E.M.- Drive (1992)



Total points: 159.03

Place in the 2005 poll: unranked

Appears on: 4 ballots

Ranked by:

Pop Elton (7)
Jonah (31)
Mo (73)
Anthony (100)

171. The Mamas and the Papas- California Dreamin’ (1965)



Total points: 159.17

Place in the 2005 poll: 231

Appears on: 8 ballots

Ranked by:

Pop Elton (40)
Miguel (57)
Giuseppe (75)
Neoptolemos (95)
Michel (100)
Mark Propp (123)
Stammer (130)
Honorio (183)

170. Blur- This Is a Low (1994)



Total points: 159.69

Place in the 2005 poll: 380

Appears on: 4 ballots

Ranked by:

Mitchell Stirling (6)
Slush (24)
Schleuse (99)
Ozphoenix (135)

Listening to "Famous Blue Raincoat" was my 'moment of the day'. So beautiful. Thanks to those who voted for it.

No way! I had expected California Dreaming to go much higher.

169. Prince- Sign o’ the Times (1987)



Total points: 159.74

Place in the 2005 poll: 57

Appears on: 6 ballots

Ranked by:

Vgrd (13)
Moonbeam (44)
Otisredding (106)
Greg (109)
Honorio (110)
Andre (12

Comments:

Moonbeam: Prince has done a lot of social commentary songs, with varied levels of success. This minimal message captures the fears of the 1980s and delivers it with a delectable slice of funk.

That's all for now, folks! I might come back on later tonight, but I'm not making any guarantees! I hope you all have enjoyed the proceedings so far.

Good to see some Prince love, although "Sign o' the Times" didn't make my list. I wonder if I voted for more Prince songs(9)than anyone else? Just kidding of course.

We have surely enjoyed it, Moonbeam!

And I'm glad you stopped it, as it's high time for me to say goodnight...

Anthony: I doubt nicolas thought that message through, and I seriously doubt he meant any offense to you. That the results in the songs poll have more variety is neither your fault nor a surprise.

I was so excited about this, I was sneaking peeks on my Treo in the courtroom today.

Today's entries that I wish I had put in at least my bubbling under list: Can't Get You Out Of My Head, Don't You Want Me, Maps.

Well, he's a stupid dummy-head. And I'm hoppin' the next flight to France to wring his little neck!

Sorry, I just reverted back to kindergarten there for a second.

I'm really happy that "Disorder" made the top 200.

Did you folks make only serious selections, or did anyone else combine their most loved songs with crackpot choices?

Well crackpot is relative. I had a few proverbial "guilty pleasures" (not many at all, but a few, mostly in my bubbling under list). But even those I have a degree of intrigue about what they are trying to acheive and how they are trying to acheive it. And an intriguing song is one that could be loved.

400 . Walker Brothers - The Electrician
399 . Nick Drake - Things Behind the Sun
398 . Marlena Shaw - California Soul
397 . Nick Drake - Pink Moon
396 . PJ Harvey - Down by the Water

What an amazing little run! Who else voted for California Soul, I wonder?

I did! We might have a few more in commen. Let's await the individual lists!

Outstanding work, Moonbeam. You and Anthony have permanently raised the bar for those of us who do survey-type thingies on this forum. Neoptolemos and I have some catching up to do...

Now I have to figure out a way to top this in my next project (it's cooler than bracketology and Survivor put together...and that's all the info you're getting on it until this summer).

Thanks schleuse, but I don't deserve any credit - I shamelessly ripped off Henrik's ideas. The only thing I did was a few minor typeface changes.

And let me be the first to say, I'm stoked about your latest idea! I have absolutely no clue what it is mind you, but it's exciting to know you've got something in the works.

JUst when I posted that comment I said -oops, anthony's ego is not gonna like it-.
Anthony my man I meant no harm.
Neo summed it up : I commented on the result, on the content, not on the presentation !
You did a great job, and God knows I had waited for this albums list to unravel and was delighted when it did.
I didn't want to hurt you and I never criticized the great job you've done.
What I meant is that the songs results hold more genre variety, which is something I appreciate
OK ?
If you still want to come to Farnce to strangle me, I'm waiting for you with a few bottles of red wine

Did you folks make only serious selections, or did anyone else combine their most loved songs with crackpot choices?<:I>

"serious" ?
Is pop music serious ?
Is life serious ?