Next, one of the greatest cover versions ever done.
Fixed.
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:37 (twelve years ago) link
it'll be Rent instead of NYCB.
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
Love that well over half of us voted for "Paninaro", more than any of the big hits so far.
xpost: except AOMM!
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
Voted for On my mind/in my house version, in a moment of bravado/lunacy.
― oppet, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:39 (twelve years ago) link
Possible controversial placing, which I'll throw open for discussion. Their were two votes and 49 points given to Always On My Mind/In My House, which would have given a total of 574 points and 4th place. However using the same logic for Viva La Vida/Domino Dancing I marked it seperately.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:39 (twelve years ago) link
Ewing's take
My number 1.
― Gukbe, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:42 (twelve years ago) link
"In My House" isn't really a song, is it? I would've just counted it as a remix. It doesn't make a big difference anyway.
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:42 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, I would have counted those votes with Always on My Mind. No biggie though!
― skip, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
My favourite review of AOMM by Tanya Headon.
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
Speaking of reviews this is what Melody Maker wrote about it:
"The lousiest, most ham-fisted idea that Pet Shop Boys will ever have... they sound like they want to get it all over and done with so Neil can fit in his X-mas shopping."
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:48 (twelve years ago) link
Anyway, moving on.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:49 (twelve years ago) link
4. West End Girls. (1985, Please, 541 points, 20 votes, 4 number ones)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3j2NYZ8FKs
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/0By5MDC5oK9gYHy8Qe0MZz
RIF:The only UK and US number one to be inspired by T.S. Eliot's poem 'The Wasteland'.
hey sound like they want to get it all over and done with so Neil can fit in his X-mas shopping."
how is this a bad thing?
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:50 (twelve years ago) link
What? Was not expecting that at all!
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
re WEG
More proof that I'm out of touch: "King's Cross" is great, I voted for it, but I had no expectation of it being that high.
xpost: A full three songs did better than WEG! Also surprising.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
gonna be boring when "Being Boring" wins this but yay "Rent" getting top 3
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
not sure how you can leave this out of the top 20 PSB songs but #4 is still a high placement.
― skip, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
I said it before, but having been pretty tired of that track for a number of years, I heard it again this past week and it is just too unfuckwithable not to vote for.
― Gukbe, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
maybe not surprised West End Girls wasn't top as some seem tired of it now. i never could be, it was the first and it'll be the last, my number 1.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:53 (twelve years ago) link
lol I didn't vote for WEG even though I love it
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:53 (twelve years ago) link
that's just contrarianism gone mad.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
I didn't vote for it either.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
(a) I'm not that wowed by it (b) 98% of voters would have voted for it anyway.
Next up the top 3 and there's not a lot in it.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:56 (twelve years ago) link
WEG is a great song but I can absolutely name 20 PSB songs I like more, especially when you factor in Alternative.
I would have picked "Opportunities" before I picked WEG (though in practice I picked neither; did vote for "Love Comes Quickly" tho)
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:56 (twelve years ago) link
Genuinely quite excited. Come on Rent.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:57 (twelve years ago) link
Now I'm rooting for WHIDTDT to beat "Rent" though it probably won't happe
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:58 (twelve years ago) link
hope Rent wins now yeah.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:58 (twelve years ago) link
nonono come on WHIDTDT?, "Rent" should be #2
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:58 (twelve years ago) link
(since it's a given "Being Boring" is #1)
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:59 (twelve years ago) link
I didn't vote for WEG either and now I feel I should have really.
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 20:59 (twelve years ago) link
I feel more of you should have voted for "Don Juan"
I dunno, i find "Rent" a little bland tbh. Great track and all but not a top 3 for me.
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
still hoping "Comrades!" might sneak in ftw
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
I've got this sinking feeling I'm not dreamingWe'll be sorry soon
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
3. Being Boring. (1990, Behaviour, 607 points, 22 votes, 4 number ones)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnvFOaBoieE
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/6K7uuzEC4I4BCEDNIcS8ky
RIF:Originally started as an attempt to write a Stock, Aitken and Waterman style pop song.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
wait WAHT
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
omg I love you guys
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
So I see what's happened here. A lot of people didn't bother with WEG assuming it wouldn't need any more votes. See what you've done?
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:03 (twelve years ago) link
Originally started as an attempt to write a Stock, Aitken and Waterman style pop song.
Wow, did not know that, It doesn't sound like SAW at all!
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:04 (twelve years ago) link
Genuine shock here.
― Gukbe, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:06 (twelve years ago) link
RENT FOR #1
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:07 (twelve years ago) link
I now feel like anything is possible
i don't get this mentality of not voting for something because you assume others will. it's a poll!
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:07 (twelve years ago) link
I didn't vote for Rent, and WHIDTDT was my number one so am buzzin' right now.
― oppet, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
Being Shocking
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
Pretty sure "What Keeps Mankind Alive?" won't make it at this point.
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
Think of it like voting in a safe liberal district.
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:08 (twelve years ago) link
I lost some of my love for "WHIDTDT" over time so I didn't vote for it. "Rent" was my #3.
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:10 (twelve years ago) link