POLLSTAL BLOWFISH - ILM Artist Poll #8 - Guided By Voices - ReSuLtS!!!

3. "Tractor Rape Chain" (Bee Thousand, 1994) [765 points, 28 votes, 4 #1 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ6yS71j-cw

I would like to hear a bluegrass take of this song

Awesome. I do wish Glenn Campbell had covered this instead of Hold On Hope.

Johnny, you should reveal #2 and #1 at the same time. Once #2 comes up it will be obvious which one will win it.

Hunting Knife is a perfect track, almost too perfect - I prefer the messier ones. I imagine that TRC would be a lot less popular than it is if the lyrics were different, which of course isn't an argument that it's overrated but IMO it's a less anthemic track than people give it credit for.

Awesome. I do wish Glenn Campbell had covered this instead of Hold On Hope.

― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, September 29, 2011 9:15 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

YES! <3

that said TRC is Chumbawumba-level catchy.

it's a less anthemic track than people give it credit for

the way it crescendoes on "PARALLEL lines ... BETTER yet" is pretty anthemic

I listened to a long bluegrass cover of Witchita Lineman last night. I'll have to share the link with yall if you're interested

By the way, what is a tractor rape chain?

You don't want to know.

I have no idea.

oh, you know

the acoustic intro of TRC is so classic, it shouldn't work as a lead-in to the song but it does! that's genius right there.

yeah, great guitars all the way through.

You don't want to know.

Which is to say that I also have no idea.

speed up slow down go all around yeah <-- kind of stupid, but sounds good with that melody because it's only such a tune that will carry a song called "tractor rape chain" into the hearts of the people

the idea that you can "get wet" on it is what intrigues/disturbs me most about it

in the first place it's probably just paranoia

I had heard it was inspired by some news of the weird article about a farmer who tried to do autoerotic asphyxiation by tying something to his tractor wheel. Maybe that's BS, I dunno.

Ohio's motto is "the heart of it all"
It's a thing I know, it's a thing I believe in.

always thought of it as a chain of tractor's raping the earth or something? i dunno about the rest of it

"Big School" isn't going to be appearing now :(

dmr, that story is too great not to be true; it's a thing I believe in.

game of pricks
motor away
mo
tor
a
way

not gonna google it to verify tbqh (xp)

so its motor away and game of pricks?
i hold on hope that Hold On Hope isnt gonna win this

Big School was my #10. Surprised it is no where in the top 60. It always seemed to be the most requested song at shows that was never played.

auditorium/motor away! can't separate them

a chain of tractor's raping the earth or something?

That makes sense considering Bob's lyrical interests in "earth"/"planet"/etc.

READY?!!!!!!! drumroll please...

ptptptptptptptptpptptptptptpt

i'm afraid to f5

2. "Motor Away" (Alien Lanes, 1995) [802 points, 33 votes, 4 #1 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN3gmKltn88

1. "Game of Pricks" (Alien Lanes, 1995) [1,091 points, 38 votes, 8 #1 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zRmp_RrEMA

Thanks Johnny!!!!!!!!!!! great job!

aaaaaaa, that's just the right result!

no surprises

hooray, same #1 as the poll I did 4 years ago. And Game of Pricks was my #1. All is right in the world.

and thats good

My #1 won at least

always thought of it as a chain of tractor's raping the earth or something? i dunno about the rest of it

Yeah Pollard refers to something along those lines in an interview in the 33 1/3 book.

WOW! It won by almost 300 points.

same results in the Alien Lanes poll, too.

i wanna ask you a question: what is the best song in GBV's Alien Lanes?

"Game Of Pricks" was my #1 of course, as it was the first GBV song I fell in love with! you could never be stroooooong, you can only be freeeeee....

Am disappointed there weren't more bob solo tracks. Definitely deserve to be in the top 60.

Yeah 'Game of Pricks' was #1 for me too. Cool!

Am disappointed there weren't more bob solo Tobin tracks.

Atom Eyes?
Awful Bliss?
To Remake the Young Flyer???

"Pricks", in terms of sheer songwriting, is probably the best thing he ever wrote.

― tom d: he did what he had to do now he is dead (Tom D.), Sunday, July 18, 2010 2:33 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

This guy knew what he was talking about, whatever happened to him?

Yeah that's domination. But it deserves it!

Actually these were my #1 and #4