"She Sells Sanctuary" by the Cult....in actuality the BEST SONG EVER.

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Heh. Bet you thought I would've nominated "Eighties" by Killing Joke, right? Well, that is my favorite song, but it's barred from being the best song ever due to its titular limitation (i.e. the 80's are over).

But really....there's no beating "She Sells Sanctuary". It's got everything. Great, amazing riff. Ominous, sitarish beginning, Satisfying twelve-string CA-CHING-CHING, great hoary, soaring vocals, tantalizingly oblique lyrics, endless moments of chiming guitar splendor. It's the best.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:03 (8 years ago) Permalink

I played this when I DJed at a bar last night. It's made many a day for me.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:08 (8 years ago) Permalink

Whenever I'm listening to it, I feel the exact same way.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:08 (8 years ago) Permalink

the video is fun too. while watching it for the first time on VH1 Classic me and my then girlfriend were trying to do Ian Astbury's little hopping dance.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:10 (8 years ago) Permalink

Remembering how wow'd I was seeing him play it live as a saucer-eyed Canuck tyke, for a minute I would agree this song is IT. Then I'd dither and and veer off somewhere else.

― Thea (Thea), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:10 (8 years ago) Permalink

Totally remember their Saturday Night Live performance of this, which came after the Dream Acadamy's performance of "Life in a Northern Town". What a great night.

― frankE (frankE), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:11 (8 years ago) Permalink

And not that it matters, but great video too! Ian Astbury's endearingly ridiculous microphone dancing, those hairstyles, those guitar up-shots (camera looking skyward from Billy Duffy's fretboard), Big Country's Mark Bryzwyki (sp?) inexplicably on drums and looking very much like not a member of the band, Jamie Stewart's inability to stop grinning. BRILLIANT

X-post. Anthony and I agree!!!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:12 (8 years ago) Permalink

I love this song enough that I'm gonna wait a respectful period of time (possibly weeks) before making my own best song ever thread.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:17 (8 years ago) Permalink

some times I like "Rain" better though.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:18 (8 years ago) Permalink

A great song too, yes, but....I don't know, it doesn't have the sheer euphoric lift of "Sanctuary".

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:19 (8 years ago) Permalink

"Fire Woman" occasionally is my fave Cult track cuz it's so over-the-top ("c'MAWN little honey!"), though the beat-stopping break is a bit long for my tastes. I'll give "Sanctuary" the nod.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:21 (8 years ago) Permalink

My second fave Cult track is a toss-up between "Spiritwaker" and "Wild Flower", but neither can really touch "Sanctuary" either.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:22 (8 years ago) Permalink

Cult love gurgles forth from the crusty crit crust. Hallelujah.

Suddenly I'm suspicious.

― Thea (Thea), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:23 (8 years ago) Permalink

Cult love

ehhh only so much Cult love from me

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:25 (8 years ago) Permalink

"She Sells Sanctuary" love, though, is effusive

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:25 (8 years ago) Permalink

"Fire Woman" occasionally is my fave Cult track cuz it's so over-the-top ("c'MAWN little honey!"), though the beat-stopping break is a bit long for my tastes. I'll give "Sanctuary" the nod.
"Fire Woman" is such a "She Sells Sanctuary" ripoff, though! The opening riff, the bridge in the middle, etc. Good song, but I prefer the original.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:29 (8 years ago) Permalink

It's not "Tower of Strength" or "Homesick" or "Alphabet Street" or "Strange Relationship" or "Sweet & Tender Hooligan" or "Nemesis" or "Cannons" or "Candyman" or "Night Shift" or "Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa" or "Let's Go All The Way" or "Buffalo Stance" or "I Zimbra" or "Dead" or "De-Luxe" or "Bushfire" or "Kiss" or "Mountains" or "Sometimes It Snows In April" or "Tambourine" or "When Doves Cry" or "World War" or "The Day The Whole World Went Away" or "Sin" or "The Wretched" or "Closer" or "Days Of Swine And Roses" or "Don't Blow Your Top" or "Weekend" or "DJs Take Control" or "Euphoria" or "Close Your Eyes" or "Android" or "Everybody In The Place" or "Your Love" or "Rhythm Of Life" or "Fly Life" or "Flash" or "I Only Have Eyes For You" or "Randy Scouse Git" or "Pleasant Valley Sunday" or "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone" or "Getting Closer" or "Join In The Chant" or "Kashmir" or "The Immigrant Song" or "Land Of Confusion" or "Debaser" or "La La Love You" or "Curiosity" or "Rent" or "Why Don't We Live Together?" or "King's Cross" or "2 Divided By 0" or "The Nature Of Love" or "Never Let Me Down Again" or "A Question Of Time" or "Useless" or "Vexed And Glorious" or "Lucretia My Reflection" or "Ribbons" or "The 180" or "Good Morning" or "Jay" or "Glasses" or "Excursions" or "I Left My Wallet In El Segundo" or "Can I Kick It" or "Butter" or "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See" or "She's A Bitch" or "For My People" or "Work It" or "Tragedy (For You)" or "Wailing Wall" or "M" or "Metal Postcard" or "Safe From Harm" or "Unfinished Sympathy" or "Sly" or "Teardrop" or "Home" or "Roads" or "Lusty" or "Softly" or "Gorecki" or "This Night Has Opened My Eyes" or "Shoplifters Of The World Unite" or "Bigmouth Strikes Again" or "Flashback" or "Thieves" or "N. F. L. (Efilnikufesen)" or "Aces High" or "Southern Hospitality" or "I Love You" or "Jump 'N Shout" or "Brutal-8-E" or "Mindcontroller" or "Anesthesia" or "Dog Star Man/Helter Skelter" or "Psychosexual" or "Euthenasia" or "Remind" or "Adnan's" or "Strange But True" or "The Box" or "Funny Break" or "Satan" or "Choice" or "Go" or "Music For Da People" or "Nobody Move" or "Dance For Me" or "Smothered Hope" or "The Choke" or "Tormentor" or "Tin Omen" or "1963" or "True Faith" or "Sunrise" or "Guilty Partner" or "Dream Attack" or "Crystal" or "ICB" or "The Him" or "And This Is What The Devil Does" or "Alice" or "The Porpoise Song" or "Vibrate" or "Prototype" or "Hey Ya!" or "Happy Valentine's Day" or "Rosa Parks" or "B.O.B" or "The Whole World" or "Ghettomusick" or "The Rooster" or "Ms Jackson" or "The Art Of Storytelling" or "Humble Mumble" or "On and On" or "Next Lifetime" or "Bag Lady" or "The Lost Ones" or "Doo Wop (That Thing)" or "Ready Or Not" or "Been Around The World" or "Son Of A Preacher Man" or "Atomic Dog".

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:29 (8 years ago) Permalink

There's was no Cure in that list.
The Cult > The Cure, it's official (according to Dan)!!! :)

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:31 (8 years ago) Permalink

"Pleasant Valley Sunday"

I CALL BULLSHIT.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:32 (8 years ago) Permalink

Dan you need to check out the Kinks its like that song plus a brain.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:33 (8 years ago) Permalink

Oh man, I really hope you whipped up a script or something to do that...

xpost

― chopher, Friday, 10 September 2004 01:33 (8 years ago) Permalink

You're right. It's not those songs. It's BETTER than those songs. Glad we agree.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:35 (8 years ago) Permalink

Since when did "Homesick", "M", "Wailing Wall" and "World War" stop being Cure songs?

("Siamese Twins" is supposed to be on this list, too.)

(xpost No, I did actually type that out. That's why I forgot "The Kiss", "A Japanese Dream", "To The Sky", "2 Late", "A Man Inside My Mouth", "Lament", "New Day", "Stop Dead", "A Strange Day", "Plastic Passion", "The Snakepit", "Like Cockatoos", "The Same Deep Water As You", "Play", "Open", "Apart", "End", "Going Nowhere", "Labyrinth", "Before Three", "The Loudest Sound", "Bananafishbones", "All I Want", "Faith", "The Drowning Man", "The Hanging Garden", "Doubt", "Other Voices", "How Beautiful You Are...", "Out Of This World", "Treasure", "Jupiter Crash", "The 13th", "Want", "High", "Piggy In The Mirror", "Kyoto Song", "Screw", "Six Different Ways" and "Close To Me".

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:40 (8 years ago) Permalink

(xpost Alex you stinker, you know very well that every song on that list uses The Cult as toilet paper.)

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:41 (8 years ago) Permalink

I am downloading this now. I had previously just thought it a pleasant little brit-ditty, but I wasn't really thinking to hard, I admit.

― artdamages (artdamages), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:42 (8 years ago) Permalink

Wow, I thought I was the only one who thought "She Sells Sanctuary" was the best song ever. It's been my secret for years!

CA-CHING-CHING!

― snazz, Friday, 10 September 2004 01:43 (8 years ago) Permalink

(artdamages OTM; I have never understood Cult-mania)

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:43 (8 years ago) Permalink

now I am dling all dan's songs...

― artdamages (artdamages), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:44 (8 years ago) Permalink

Haha see you in November!

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:45 (8 years ago) Permalink

Dan, the Cure certainly are a fine little band who've released many fine little singles. But "She Sells Sanctuary" is perfection. I'm not saying everything the Cult did was brilliant. They certainly made more than their share of missteps. I'm just talking about this one solitary song.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:47 (8 years ago) Permalink

It's like Unforgettable Fire-era U2 with a giant codpiece

*runs away*

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:48 (8 years ago) Permalink

It's much beefier than Unforgettable Fire-era U2.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:49 (8 years ago) Permalink

Since when did "Homesick", "M", "Wailing Wall" and "World War" stop being Cure songs?
Ack!!! In my defense, they weren't listed together like with all of the other bands.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:51 (8 years ago) Permalink

THAT REMINDS ME:

The following U2 songs are better: "Pride", "Gloria", "I Will Follow", "Sunday Bloody Sunday", "Seconds", "Bullet THe Blue Sky", "With Or Without You", "Trip Through Your Wires", "Desire", "The Fly", "Even Better Than The Real Thing", "I Threw A Brick Through A Window", "Until The End Of The World", "Ultraviolet", "Numb", "Zoo Station", "Elevation", "Beautiful Day" and the second track on Boy.

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:52 (8 years ago) Permalink

Not in a squadrillion years, Dan. Have another bonghit.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:53 (8 years ago) Permalink

Killing Joke Songs That Are Better Than "She Sells Sanctuary":

Eighties, Requiem, Unspeakable, Love Like Blood, You'll Never Get To Me

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:55 (8 years ago) Permalink

(xpost) Two can play the unreasonable blowhard card, my friend. Do not dance with the king unless you brought your best tap shoes.

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:55 (8 years ago) Permalink

(Only the king is going to bed now, so just mentally fill in strenuous disagreement with any posts you make disputing my position this evening, ok thx)

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:56 (8 years ago) Permalink

Dan are there any foxy-attempting long-hairs from the '80s you DO like? Anthrax so don't count.

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 10 September 2004 01:58 (8 years ago) Permalink

This wouldn't come anywhere near my "favourite songs of all time" list, but all the same it's classic, and an excellent choice. It's actually been far too long now since I've heard it. I was a big fan of the "Love" album. I remember how funny it was in the end-of-the-year NME/MM polls...I mean people literally either went apeshit over that album or they wanted to smash the vinyl over their knee. No inbetween.
The album also reminds me the way the 60's were so in vogue in my high school. Not that anyone else in my school was listening to The Cult, of course, but the Love album was the first time I realized there were these things called hippies and that style of paisley and such.

I don't understand why, though, out of all the songs on "Love", the one that still returns to my head sometimes is "Brother Wolf, Sister Moon". It's not like it was ever my favourite or anything. Music is weird in retrospect that way.

See now I'm going to have to pull that album out, and it's all your fault, Alex. It seems to me I did eventually get the b-sides to the Revolution 12", too...argh. Don't send me down this road! I've got plenty of other things to listen to I assure you!

Also I hate to say it but I agree with Barry...some of those KJ songs are better than She Sells Sanctuary.

― Bimble (bimble), Friday, 10 September 2004 02:02 (8 years ago) Permalink

Killing Joke Songs That Are Better Than "She Sells Sanctuary":

Eighties, Requiem, Unspeakable, Love Like Blood, You'll Never Get To Me

You had me waivering until you cited "You'll Never Get to Me," which clearly indicates that you don't have the foggiest idea of what you're talking about. As far as I'm concerned, "She Sells Sanctuary"'s only real rival is "Eighties". "Requiem" and "Unspeakable" are both uniquely sublim, but "Sanctuary" still trumps them. "Love Like Blood" is great, but it's become Killing Joke's "Whip It". It's the song that, basically, steered them down some rum roads. For that, it is disqualified from the running.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 September 2004 02:03 (8 years ago) Permalink

I can understand your disqualification of "Eighties".

― Bimble (bimble), Friday, 10 September 2004 02:05 (8 years ago) Permalink

Well, yeah. I mean, like "1969" by the Stooges, it's still a great song, but it's quite literally "DATED", which somewhat tempers its timelessness. It will always be my favorite, though, despite this flaw.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 September 2004 02:07 (8 years ago) Permalink

Do not dance with the king unless you brought your best tap shoes.

This is a great, great line.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 September 2004 02:10 (8 years ago) Permalink

You had me waivering until you cited "You'll Never Get to Me,"
Certainly the worst song on the list, but I wanted something newer on there, and that's the best I've heard from them in a while.

Pardon me for daring to suggest that KJ have done something in the Upper Pantheon of Classic during the last 20 years.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 10 September 2004 02:13 (8 years ago) Permalink

but I wanted something newer on there, and that's the best I've heard from them in a while.

What? "Blood On Your Hands" didn't do it for you? What about "Seeing Red" or "Implant"? What about "The Death a& Resurrection Show"? All those tracks take giant dumps on "You'll Never Get To Me," which -- though still better than "Loose Cannon" -- is far from the best part of that album.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 September 2004 02:18 (8 years ago) Permalink

All good songs ... it's the anthemic chorus in "You'll Never Get To Me" that, er, gets to me.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 10 September 2004 02:20 (8 years ago) Permalink

Agreed that "Love Like Blood" is KJ's "Whip It", but unfortunately, I'd say "She Sells Sanctuary" is the Cult's "Whip It", so I'm not sure that argument holds.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 10 September 2004 02:22 (8 years ago) Permalink

(that argument = the argument for disqualifying the song from consideration here)

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 10 September 2004 02:23 (8 years ago) Permalink

I'd say "She Sells Sanctuary" transcends that stigma, though.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 10 September 2004 02:24 (8 years ago) Permalink

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As great as "Lucky Number" is (if you mean the Lene Lovich track), it's still not as great as "She Sells Sanctuary". And the rest of those songs lick big, huge, vast mountains of ass, so you're obviously not in full command of your senses.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 11 September 2004 06:52 (8 years ago) Permalink

apparently billy duffy is my gf's fashion hero

― big chaki (chaki), Saturday, 11 September 2004 08:27 (8 years ago) Permalink

And the rest of those songs lick big, huge, vast mountains of ass, so you're obviously not in full command of your senses.

I will totally defend "99 Luft Balloons" as a premiere piece of early 80s euro-new wave - it's up there with "Kids Of America".

SSS is a great great song

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Saturday, 11 September 2004 08:45 (8 years ago) Permalink

it's up there with "Kids Of America".

"Kids IN America".

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 11 September 2004 09:28 (8 years ago) Permalink

(sorry, there should be a :) there )

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 11 September 2004 09:29 (8 years ago) Permalink

"Nirvana" vs "Soul Asylum"

― dave q, Saturday, 11 September 2004 13:16 (8 years ago) Permalink

Dave, you are my HERO.

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Saturday, 11 September 2004 13:18 (8 years ago) Permalink

My god, why didn't I think of that earlier. *bows*

"WHO...
WOULD BREAK...
A BUTTERFLY ON A WHEEL..."

*Kashmir riff continues building*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 11 September 2004 14:12 (8 years ago) Permalink

NO NO NO...

The greatest song ever as officially quoted in the Guiness book of records is Teenage Kicks by The Undertones.

No debate.. Only flat earth'ist may be fool enough to disagree

― Steve Wilson-Copp, Saturday, 11 September 2004 16:35 (8 years ago) Permalink

How ya doin', Mr Peel.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 11 September 2004 16:39 (8 years ago) Permalink

Am I that transparent?

Its just that luckily despite championing Can and other prog rock groups in the mid seventie's Mr Peel saved his reputation forever, by embracing Punk, new wave ETC.

― Steve WC, Saturday, 11 September 2004 17:01 (8 years ago) Permalink

"Teenage Kicks" just ummmm....well, I don't know. It's a good song, but it just doesn't go anywhere.

My fave Undertones track, now and forever = "Mars Bar".

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 11 September 2004 18:08 (8 years ago) Permalink

I think the "CA-CHING CHING" part is too loud in the mix. I don't mind it being in the arrangement, but as a rhythmic accent, especially given the obviousness of the resolution, it sounds pretty lame being that prominent - a spindly mouse climbing out to the shoulder of a giant house-stomping robot to shake its fist at rubble. I'm with Alex in NYC in preferring the long version. I think the "regular" version sounds like an edit (for example, the "aaaaahh" vocal part at the end of the middle section sounds as if a singer wouldn't have had time to work up to doing something like that. It sounds stuck over top, whereas in the long version, the "aaaaahh" is the end of a longer phrase). I think "Rain", while being pretty much the same idea (different key, I guess), is a more interesting song (it's got a decent bridge and and a better guitar line). Unfortunately, I think "Rain" plods a bit rhythmically and the vocal lines don't work as well. I think the best part of "She Sells Sanctuary" is the vocals. I think the weakes part is the lack of any interesting instrumental harmony - that flanged (phased? can't remember) guitar line (beginning, mid-section, end) sounds to me like someone simply running through how the chord progression works, without even alluding to any possible tensions. The later Butch Vig remix with the redone middle section and solo is much more satisfying to me, because that original guitar part got old fast. I used to feel that they should have combined the guitar lines of "She Sells Sanctuary" with those from "Rain" and just made one song out of both.

― Trouble Hand, Saturday, 11 September 2004 18:49 (8 years ago) Permalink

a spindly mouse climbing out to the shoulder of a giant house-stomping robot to shake its fist at rubble

I sorta see it as the Cult aiming for something they never really could do -- subtlety -- and actually making it work as such.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 11 September 2004 18:53 (8 years ago) Permalink

I think it would be a reasonable sutble touch if it weren't put so up-front.

― Trouble Hand, Saturday, 11 September 2004 19:02 (8 years ago) Permalink

*bows* Subtle for them.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 11 September 2004 19:11 (8 years ago) Permalink

note to djs: segue from "she sells sanctuary" into harry nilsson's "jump into the fire." you can thank me later.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Saturday, 11 September 2004 21:56 (8 years ago) Permalink

1 year passes...

(I think this thread contains the most frightening posts I've made to this board.)

― Dan (Holy List Obsession) Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 6 April 2006 04:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

The tap dancing line redeems it all.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 6 April 2006 04:13 (7 years ago) Permalink

Dan Perry, you are mad as a bike.

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Thursday, 6 April 2006 04:24 (7 years ago) Permalink

Hahahaha hasn't it already been established that in musical matters we are practically matter/antimatter, Snrub?

― Dan (World Still In Alignment) Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 6 April 2006 12:19 (7 years ago) Permalink

These guys just performed on The Late Late Show last week; played "Love Removal Machine" - dude, they killed! ...even at 20 years hence.

Love -vs- The Head on the Door??? I don't care, but damn if this isn't an example of seminal 80s music.

― christoff (christoff), Thursday, 6 April 2006 12:56 (7 years ago) Permalink

3 years pass...

Gotta love the Eddie Cochran-inspired acoustic "cha-ching-ching" guitar riff in this song that, for whatever original song meaning there was, always conjured up feelings, for me at least, of hedonism and near comic debauchery.

― Cunga, Saturday, 18 April 2009 02:07 (4 years ago) Permalink

the Eddie Cochran-inspired acoustic "cha-ching-ching" guitar riff

This is the part about the song I love most.

― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 18 April 2009 02:23 (4 years ago) Permalink

Oh yeah it's ALL about that thing.

― Earl of Gothington Manor (Bimble), Saturday, 18 April 2009 03:37 (4 years ago) Permalink

G is a good chord.

― butt-rock miyagi (rogermexico.), Saturday, 18 April 2009 03:39 (4 years ago) Permalink

Great song, no doubt.

― Mark, Saturday, 18 April 2009 03:52 (4 years ago) Permalink

It's like Unforgettable Fire-era U2 with a giant codpiece

― manthony m1cc1o (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, September 9, 2004

hence BEST SONG EVER QED

My second fave Cult track is a toss-up between "Spiritwaker" and "Wild Flower"...

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, September 9, 2004

Since you're dead on about LRM as Stones/Zep pastiche, I'll assume you're familiar with a little AC/DC number goes by "Rock'n'Roll Singer"? If you like "Wild Flower" you'll like that one too.

― butt-rock miyagi (rogermexico.), Saturday, 18 April 2009 06:28 (4 years ago) Permalink

oh man sorry but this song sucks balls.

― I will destroy you all, starting with your tiny ridiculous bathtubs (jjjusten), Saturday, 18 April 2009 06:51 (4 years ago) Permalink

Go listen to Prince

― Alex in NYC, Saturday, 18 April 2009 11:18 (4 years ago) Permalink

this is essentially a prince song anyway

― Just one thing I was thinking about as I was getting on the copter (J0hn D.), Saturday, 18 April 2009 12:13 (4 years ago) Permalink

I'm going to pretend you never said that.

― Alex in NYC, Saturday, 18 April 2009 12:14 (4 years ago) Permalink

it sounds like an Around the World in a Day track!

― Just one thing I was thinking about as I was getting on the copter (J0hn D.), Saturday, 18 April 2009 12:19 (4 years ago) Permalink

JOhn. you know I love ya, man, but I'm afraid you're now DEAD. TO. ME.

― Alex in NYC, Saturday, 18 April 2009 12:20 (4 years ago) Permalink

mind you this is totally one of the best tracks ever, although I burned out on it back then by playing it too much & especially by hearing the long mix too many times

― Just one thing I was thinking about as I was getting on the copter (J0hn D.), Saturday, 18 April 2009 12:21 (4 years ago) Permalink

and also, it's wrong to be this way I know, but the embarrassment of the Edie Sedgwick song a couple of years later kinda put a patina of ewww on the Cult and fucked up their music for me pretty bad

― Just one thing I was thinking about as I was getting on the copter (J0hn D.), Saturday, 18 April 2009 12:22 (4 years ago) Permalink

I don't know if this is the best song ever but Ian Ashbury is definitely the best dancer ever

― I'm the head soul brother in the US. Where to now? (bernard snowy), Saturday, 18 April 2009 12:28 (4 years ago) Permalink

and also, it's wrong to be this way I know, but the embarrassment of the Edie Sedgwick song a couple of years later kinda put a patina of ewww on the Cult and fucked up their music for me pretty bad

it is really embarrassing but also an awesome "Fade To Black" crib!

― butt-rock miyagi (rogermexico.), Saturday, 18 April 2009 13:28 (4 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

You better fucking believe it, bitches.
If it says "embedding disabled by request" just double click it.
Look at that man's threads! He is fucking styling. No doubt.

― Definitely More Goth Than You (Bimble), Monday, 8 June 2009 04:30 (3 years ago) Permalink

ah! I screwed up again damnit

― Definitely More Goth Than You (Bimble), Monday, 8 June 2009 04:31 (3 years ago) Permalink

This is what I need, bitch. This is what I need.

― Definitely More Goth Than You (Bimble), Monday, 8 June 2009 04:32 (3 years ago) Permalink

1 year passes...

jesus christ @ me in this thread

― ancient, but very sexy (DJP), Wednesday, 16 March 2011 21:53 (2 years ago) Permalink

Do not dance with the king unless you brought your best tap shoes.

Put this on a t-shirt and make a mint.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 16 March 2011 21:56 (2 years ago) Permalink

I'm tempted to go back and list bands for each of those songs but I can't remember if I meant that to be "Dead" by The Pixies or something else

― ancient, but very sexy (DJP), Wednesday, 16 March 2011 22:00 (2 years ago) Permalink

1 year passes...

YEAH-HEAHHHHH

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 13 October 2012 23:42 (7 months ago) Permalink

Dan's list would make an amazing Spotify playlist imo

― skeevy wonder (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 14 October 2012 01:49 (7 months ago) Permalink

Everytime I hear She Sells Sanctuary I keep waiting for the "Love Removal Machine" chorus, and then am mildly disappointed.

― sarahell, Sunday, 14 October 2012 06:38 (7 months ago) Permalink

YEAH-HEAHHHHH

― Ned Raggett

agree

― the late great, Sunday, 14 October 2012 08:27 (7 months ago) Permalink

I remember when this was the very essence of indie-gone-wrong. I think purely because Ian Astbury once turned up at a Stone Roses gig in a leather coat.

I've seen him fronting The Doors, as it happens. It's one strange existence - he actually does inspire a degree of fervour, only it's from middle-aged men holding cameraphones, in comfortable auditoriums.

― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 14 October 2012 10:19 (7 months ago) Permalink

I started one but gave up half way through, if anyone wants to finish it off.... It is amazing fwiw.

http://open.spotify.com/user/unterwasser/playlist/3Hkocs6acSuTDAoMiFB69V

― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Sunday, 14 October 2012 15:54 (7 months ago) Permalink

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