There was a bunch of reissues on the albums poll (Pacific Ocean Blue for one) - same difference?
― Frank Sumatra (NickB), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:12 (fifteen years ago) link
I love Kala, but better songs like Bamboo Banga, Boyz and 20 Dollar are invisible in comparison with Paper Planes since Pineapple Express it seems
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:13 (fifteen years ago) link
and slumdog millionaire, ugh.
― danzig, Friday, 6 February 2009 23:14 (fifteen years ago) link
Likewise, the Vampire Weekend songs have been floating around since the fall of 2007, yet "A-Punk" (and possibly "Oxford Comma") wasn't officially released until the top of 2008.
I guess the real argument is that it placed on the ILM poll two years running. Perhaps we can install a "Paper Planes" clause in the future that will prevent such a thing from happening.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 6 February 2009 23:14 (fifteen years ago) link
Again, the public at large didn't give two shits about "Lust for Life" until 1996 and, if it was re-released as a physical single at the time, it would've probably been eligible for consideration.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, February 6, 2009 6:09 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark
By this rationale, could "Bohemian Rhapsody" have been considered in a 1991 poll, or would it have been disqualified b/c it was also a hit the first time around (even though it was a bigger hit the second time)?
― Ricky Apples (Pillbox), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:16 (fifteen years ago) link
Naw, cause then you get things like "Rehab" or "With Every Heartbeat" that scrape in one year on certain demographics and then are consensus picks the next. xp
― The Reverend (rev), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:16 (fifteen years ago) link
How many non-singles feature in this top 50? I know National Shite Day is one...
― Robin van Injury (country matters), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:17 (fifteen years ago) link
you'd think after years of those robyn/annie albums being part of polls, ilx would have come up with some sort of reasoning for this situation already.
xpost.
― . (a hoy hoy), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:18 (fifteen years ago) link
i dont think that there needs to be any rules - as i said earlier this is a pretty unique situation
― your infinity in you is mad lifted (J0rdan S.), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:18 (fifteen years ago) link
i think the reasoning is, "who gives a shit, if they get votes they're a song of the year"
― caek, Friday, 6 February 2009 23:19 (fifteen years ago) link
^^^^
― The Reverend (rev), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:20 (fifteen years ago) link
I didn't expect "Paper Planes" to place, but I'm certainly not mad that it did.
caek otm
Would laugh my arse off if Brother Sport is next though.
― Frank Sumatra (NickB), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:21 (fifteen years ago) link
Good point. If enough people had voted up "Lust for Life," maybe it should have ranked (had we done a poll in 1996). There was reason behind it. If it ranked in 2008, it would just be WTF.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 6 February 2009 23:21 (fifteen years ago) link
Well, it seems this dilemma has been sorted out. On to number two then..
― Ricky Apples (Pillbox), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:22 (fifteen years ago) link
2 - The Pogues feat. Kirstie McCall - Fairytale In New York336.5 points, 40 votes, 3 #1 votes
http://www.youtube.com/v/3VVuZIIB2hC0&hl=en
― Maximo Park Ji-Sung (Matt DC), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:26 (fifteen years ago) link
save the lolwinners for #1
― The Reverend (rev), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:27 (fifteen years ago) link
lol "Auld Lang Syne" for #1?
― Ricky Apples (Pillbox), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Jeff Buckley's got it locked.
― . (a hoy hoy), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:28 (fifteen years ago) link
put a donk on it
― The Reverend (rev), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:28 (fifteen years ago) link
okay, u guys earned it:
― lil waynes babymama (musically), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:29 (fifteen years ago) link
2 - Juan Maclean, The - Happy House314 points, 22 votes, 8 #1 votes37 in P&J, 20 in p4k
Happy House - the Juan Maclean
notice the number of #1 votes...nothing comes close (including the #1 song)
― lil waynes babymama (musically), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:30 (fifteen years ago) link
now time will be alloted for joek winners
SO EXCELLENT
― The Reverend (rev), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:30 (fifteen years ago) link
http://regmedia.co.uk/2006/07/24/rocket_launch.jpg
― your infinity in you is mad lifted (J0rdan S.), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:31 (fifteen years ago) link
too bad the youtube is only like 40% of the song
― The Reverend (rev), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:31 (fifteen years ago) link
don't really get the love for this
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:33 (fifteen years ago) link
-_-
― your infinity in you is mad lifted (J0rdan S.), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, older Juan Maclean stuff really towers over this. *shrug*
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 6 February 2009 23:36 (fifteen years ago) link
The only thing Juan did (that I've heard) before "Happy House" within a nautical mile of it is "Give Me Every Little Thing"
― The Reverend (rev), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:37 (fifteen years ago) link
1 - Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire486 points, 35 votes, 15 #1 votes1 in P&J, 1 in p4k
― ilxor, Friday, 6 February 2009 23:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Okay I'm still a bit nonplussed by the love for Happy House but mad props to ILM for a totally unpredictable top five. Give Me Every Little Thing is way better though.
― Maximo Park Ji-Sung (Matt DC), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:38 (fifteen years ago) link
lol @ that pause moment
― your infinity in you is mad lifted (J0rdan S.), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:39 (fifteen years ago) link
So #1 pretty much has to be A Milli, right? Meaning Oxford Comma got the snub.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 6 February 2009 23:39 (fifteen years ago) link
has a joke number 1 ever been funny?
― caek, Friday, 6 February 2009 23:40 (fifteen years ago) link
THIS SEX IS ON FIRE
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 6 February 2009 23:40 (fifteen years ago) link
a milli already placed
― your infinity in you is mad lifted (J0rdan S.), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:40 (fifteen years ago) link
"A Milli" was #7. It's "Blind". "Oxford Comma" got the snub.
― The Reverend (rev), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh, duh. I missed it.
Yeah, "Blind" it is.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 6 February 2009 23:41 (fifteen years ago) link
1 - Melis'a Morgan - Do Me Baby10000000000.75 points, 100000000 votes, 150 #1 votes1 in P&J, 1 in p4k
― The Brainwasher, Friday, 6 February 2009 23:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Hoping the Frankie Knuckles remix, which I nommed and voted for, does well.
― The Reverend (rev), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:42 (fifteen years ago) link
JF, I think he's referring to an act of coitus whilst being literally set ablaze.
― Ricky Apples (Pillbox), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:42 (fifteen years ago) link
― caek
joke #1s are classic
― lil waynes babymama (musically), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:42 (fifteen years ago) link
//////////////////shawty got troll troll troll troll troll troll\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
― Maximo Park Ji-Sung (Matt DC), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:43 (fifteen years ago) link
@Pillbox: I just like writing that chorus in all caps. It's almost as dumb as ARE WE HUMAN OR ARE WE DANCER
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 6 February 2009 23:44 (fifteen years ago) link
1 - Soulja Boy - YAHHH!!!394 points, 43 votes, 4 #1s1 in P&J, 1 in p4k
― The Reverend (rev), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:44 (fifteen years ago) link
STANDING ON THE SHOULDER OF GIANTS
― Ricky Apples (Pillbox), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:45 (fifteen years ago) link
mad props to ILM for a totally unpredictable top five
Oh come the fuck on. #s 5 and arguably 4, maybe. Everyone knew what the top 3 was gonna be.
― Robin van Injury (country matters), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Wasn't everyone saying A Milli really recently?
― Plaxico (I know, right?), Friday, 6 February 2009 23:46 (fifteen years ago) link