Next up, my number one.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
I voted for quite a few later songs, including "The Way It Used To Be".
― LeRooLeRoo, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
I'm still hoping Fugitive will make it.
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
24. Young Offender. (1993, Very, 194 points, 7 votes, 1 number one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNdfweCLbws
http://open.spotify.com/track/2mW9NoDYvVCz4wxixsGYjf
RIF: This pisses over the track with the same title by New Order.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:04 (twelve years ago) link
This almost made my list, really love this song but I already had five songs from Very in my list.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:06 (twelve years ago) link
So far, only 3 songs from my ballot.
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:10 (twelve years ago) link
I'll do what you want if you want me enoughI'll put down my book and start falling in love
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:12 (twelve years ago) link
Next up, a song we've already had.
23. I'm Not Scared. (1988, Introspective, 195 points, 8 votes, 0 number ones)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dj3ymyCl3s
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/1nBb2RD977IqXEY3yWxjBW
RIF: Written by Tennant after successfully overcoming his agoraphobia.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:12 (twelve years ago) link
daavid, I put Fugitive high on my ballot so you never know.
Only paid attention to Young offender after people were hyping it for the poll. Like it a lot.
― oppet, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:14 (twelve years ago) link
Awesome. I voted for most of this batch. But... inexplicably, I'm not sure I've ever even heard "Flamboyant" before!!!
xpost: would never have guessed there was this much love for "I'm Not Scared" in any of its incarnations.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:15 (twelve years ago) link
I'm Not Scared my number 5, Young Offender my number 2.
― Gukbe, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:15 (twelve years ago) link
xxpost fingers crossed!
"I'm Not Scared" so far my favourite song on the list
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:16 (twelve years ago) link
Dan, look away now.
22. Domino Dancing. (1988, Introspective, 195 points, 10 votes, 0 number one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik2YF05iX2w
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/2ttsl8yf9YJhlHEUKobmeJ
RIF: Their last US Top 40 single.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:17 (twelve years ago) link
The version of "I'm Not Scared" on Introspective is majestic in the right way. Love the rising and falling sequencer line.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:18 (twelve years ago) link
Lots of Introspective in the last few tracks. My favorite PSB album but I think I only voted for WEG and Domino Dancing.
― skip, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:19 (twelve years ago) link
omfg
it didn't make the top 20
really really really happy (because I knew it was going to show up; I was dreading a top 5 finish)
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:19 (twelve years ago) link
I didn't think DD would make it! Pleasantly surprised.
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:19 (twelve years ago) link
Domino Dancing is my favourite PSB video.
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:21 (twelve years ago) link
I wanna BE in that video!
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:22 (twelve years ago) link
21. Suburbia. (1986, Please, 205 points, 9 votes, 0 number ones)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VCqAjYO3NM
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/5pe3YdqFq6jUc4WardZgto
RIF: Inspired by the Penelope Spheeris film of the same name.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:22 (twelve years ago) link
such pretty people
― skip, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:23 (twelve years ago) link
20. Se A Vida É (That's the Way Life Is) (1996, Bilingual, 215 points, 9 votes, 1 number one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6dV59MEc_o
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/3CDWeAFgNs5lUsPCySDSxK
RIF: The translation is incorrect and should be 'If Life Is'.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:26 (twelve years ago) link
can I just say the Deep Dish Liquid remix of this is FANTASTIC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exv_HdcnU6o
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:28 (twelve years ago) link
think I Want To Wake Up was my number one vote... TOO LOOOOW
― I'm A Genius, Too! (Jamie_ATP), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:29 (twelve years ago) link
Domino Dancing RIF (#2): Title inspired by Chris being upset from losing at dominoes. Never thought of this before but the line "...or are you just a bad loser" is probably a reference to that.
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:30 (twelve years ago) link
19. Home And Dry. (2002, Release, 216 points, 10 votes, 0 number ones)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ossii9Ipiv4
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/0ZlVW64JVzh7QXKAwfza1t
RIF: Chris's spoken "We're going home" near the end of the song is a conscious nod to Paul McCartney's matching spoken words at the end of the Beatles track "Two of Us."
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:32 (twelve years ago) link
3 mins into this deep dish rmx and...woah.
― oppet, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:32 (twelve years ago) link
yeah! tbh this was the first version of "Se A Vida E" I heard and is what I always think of when I think of the song
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
At this point it seem very likely that all tracks on Introspective will chart.
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:35 (twelve years ago) link
Huh. Only three of my songs have placed so far. Seems to be the way with me and polls - my choices either make up most of the top 20 or don't appear at all.
― Strictly vote-splitting (DL), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:36 (twelve years ago) link
18. Go West. (1993, Very, 223 points, 10 votes, 1 number one)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNBjMRvOB5M
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/3kkwL9s48fjogUXKfbLgqx
RIF: This song is played whenever SSC Napoli win a home game.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:38 (twelve years ago) link
Glad to see something from Bilingual show up. I never knew people rated "Se A Vida É". Was it it's inclusion on the last tour that helped it? (x-post)
― LeRooLeRoo, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:39 (twelve years ago) link
Always loved it. Wasn't it their biggest Brit hit from the album?
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:40 (twelve years ago) link
Nice video too, filmed in Florida.
I rank Se A Vida E behind the first three songs on Bilingual but it's a solid track. Funny how closely the first few tracks on Bilingual mirror Nightlife, with #4 being a total dud.
― skip, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
IIRC ppl have been all about "Se A Vida E" since it came out (that was why I originally sought it out, which lead me to that Deep Dish remix)
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
"Home and Dry" was one of only 3 21st century choices for me. One-phrase-repeated choruses always have the potential to annoy but this keeps on giving. Hadn't seen this video until this week though. Fabulousness.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
That's your lot for tonight. I'm up early tomorrow and need my beauty sleep. 17-1 tomorrow evening.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:42 (twelve years ago) link
tbh I have never really "gotten" "Go West"
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:43 (twelve years ago) link
Se A Vida É is a lovely song and so much better than Before which is a contender for my least favourite single of theirs.
I really don't understand the appeal of Home & Dry, it's the first song in the list I'm pretty disappointed to see place.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:43 (twelve years ago) link
This is worth checkinhg out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M10gkdP6tt4
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:45 (twelve years ago) link
who voted for "It Always Comes As a Surprise"?
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:45 (twelve years ago) link
OK here goes my top 10 prediction and back to work:
10 - King's Cross9 - What Have I Done To Deserve This8 - Left To My Own Devices7 - Love Comes Quickly6 - Rent 5 - Always On My Mind4 - Paninaro3 - Can You Forgive Her?2 - West End Girls1 - Being Boring
― daavid, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:46 (twelve years ago) link
The miners' choir in that vid is breathtaking. xpost
― scotstvo, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:46 (twelve years ago) link
I really like "Se A Vida É", but it would probably come 7th or 8th for me on Bilingual. (x-post)
― LeRooLeRoo, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:47 (twelve years ago) link
New York City Boy is a far superior take on the Go West theme.
― skip, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:50 (twelve years ago) link
^^^^ agreed!
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:52 (twelve years ago) link
"New York City Boy" got a fair amount of airplay here -- without checking I think it's their biggest American crossover hit since the early nineties -- but I know a lot of rong people who think it's rather tacky.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:53 (twelve years ago) link
That would be me. I find it a bit PSB-by-numbers and much less moving than Go West.
― Strictly vote-splitting (DL), Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:54 (twelve years ago) link
I don't understand that at all. There really isn't anything about "Go West" that doesn't make me roll my eyes to the point of sprain.
― DJP, Tuesday, 5 July 2011 21:57 (twelve years ago) link