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 (thirteen years ago) link
wait WAHT
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:02 (thirteen years ago) link
omg I love you guys
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:03 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link
Genuine shock here.
― Gukbe, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:06 (thirteen years ago) link
RENT FOR #1
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:07 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link
Being Shocking
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Pretty sure "What Keeps Mankind Alive?" won't make it at this point.
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:08 (thirteen 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 (thirteen 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 (thirteen years ago) link
and look what happens. xp.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:11 (thirteen years ago) link
oops, at work and forgot that video has a bunch of naked guys in it.
― skip, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:11 (thirteen years ago) link
"Rent" was my highest single; I had 3 b-sides and an album track above it
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Struggled for a moment to remember what this other contender was besides "Rent"? What's this "WHIDTDT"? Oh yes, that... Didn't even occur to me to vote for it. You know, hating fun as I do.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Are you ready for the top 2? There was virtually nothing in it with the top spot swapping a number of times.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Cue...Sound of the atom splitting.
― oppet, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:15 (thirteen years ago) link
2. Rent. (1987, Actually, 617 points, 23 votes, 4 number ones)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d0GARTk_Nk
An infamous appearance on UK TV from 1987:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6HIsJg2wGY
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/track/112ksLSxzrJ3yZoVfWaA5s
RIF: Covered by Liza Minelli and less successfully Carter USM
1. What Have I Done To Deserve This? (1987, Actually, 624 points, 23 votes, 3 number ones)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn9E5i7l-Eg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8nN7Ecrj7E
Spotify:http://open.spotify.com/track/3noCRXN06iyXDyWL3MhW3T
RIF: Originally Parlophone wanted Tina Turner to do the duet.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Deserve is a total jam, deserved #1.
― skip, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:16 (thirteen years ago) link
YES!
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Ah, so close! Can't complain though - great work Billy, many thanks!
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:17 (thirteen years ago) link
<3 that performance at the Brits. Neil looks really nervous.
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:18 (thirteen years ago) link
DAMMIT A FEW PLACES UP AND RENT WOULD HAVE BEEN #1
I wouldn't have bumped any of the songs above it tho
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Yes, thanks Billy! Great job!
damn
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:19 (thirteen years ago) link
if anything, this track sounds a bit too perfect. Did they have help in the songwriting?
― skip, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:19 (thirteen years ago) link
thanks Billy!
50-1 for your pleasure, note the points for #1, not that it makes much difference.
1 What Have I Done To Deserve This? Actually 634 23 32 Rent Actually 617 23 43 Being Boring Behaviour 607 22 44 West End Girls Please 541 20 45 Always On My Mind Standalone 525 20 16 Left To My Own Devices Introspective 411 15 27 King's Cross Actually 409 15 28 Paninaro B-side 398 17 29 Love Comes Quickly Please 355 14 010 It's A Sin Actually 296 14 011 This Must Be The Place I Waited Years To Leave Behaviour 287 13 012 Heart Actually 272 10 013 Two Divided By Zero Please 266 11 114 Can You Forgive Her? Very 253 12 015 Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) Please 237 11 016 You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk Nightlife 235 10 117 So Hard Behaviour 231 11 018 Go West Very 223 10 119 Home and Dry Release 216 10 020 Se A Vida E (That's The Way Life Is) Bilingual 215 9 121 Suburbia Please 205 9 022 I'm Not Scared B-side 195 8 023 Domino Dancing Introspective 195 10 024 Young Offender Very 194 7 125 I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing Very 189 9 126 I Want A Dog Introspective 169 7 027 I Want To Wake Up Actually 162 6 128 Flamboyant Standalone 161 7 129 Jealousy Behaviour 158 9 030 In The Night B-side 157 7 031 We All Feel Better In The Dark B-side 138 6 132 Try It (I'm In Love With A Married Man) Disco 3 136 5 033 I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Anymore Nightlife 129 6 034 Your Funny Uncle B-side 124 6 035 One More Chance B-side 123 5 036 The Truck Driver and his Mate B-side 120 6 037 It's Alright Introspective 118 4 038 My October Symphony Behaviour 116 5 039 Losing My Mind (Liza Minelli) Collaboration 109 6 040 Miserabilism B-side 106 6 041 It Couldn't Happen Here Actually 105 5 042 It Must Be Obvious B-side 98 5 043 Some Speculation B-side 98 4 044 Love Etc Yes 94 5 045 Where The Streets Have No Name(I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You) Standalone 87 4 046 A Red Letter Day Bilingual 83 4 047 Liberation Very 81 4 048 To Face The Truth Behaviour 77 3 049 Do I Have To? B-Side 76 4 050 I'm Not Scared (Eighth Wonder) Collaboration 69 4 0
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
fancied it for top 5 but not ftw. was my 13, Rent ws 3.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
My favorite poll yet. Thanks, guys!
― The Edge of Gloryhole (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, great job Billy. I've had an absolute blast.
― Gukbe, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Did they have help in the songwriting?
Yes, Allee Willis is credited as co-writer. She wrote the 'Since you went away...' part.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:22 (thirteen years ago) link
Great poll. Every song a hit. Thanks Billy. Phew.
― oppet, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Thanks for the kind words. It was a blast doing it, rediscovered my love for them and discovered a lot of new stuff. If no one has any objection I'll post a link to the google spreadsheet.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:24 (thirteen years ago) link
no objection :)
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:25 (thirteen years ago) link
nice work billy. 17 0f my 20 charted, canonical boring taste obv. think so many are absolute gold that they simply had to be there tho. shame about The Way It Used To Be.
― second only to popcorn (or something), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Go for it, I want to see if Battleship Potemkin got any other votes.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:27 (thirteen years ago) link
'The Way It Used To Be' nearly made it:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqP5CgmgGL00dC13Wm5pSkI3TF9qNGhqajhiMEhYWVE&hl=en_US#gid=0
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Wow kind of unexpected no? It's a great song though. Thanks Billy, that was fun!
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:30 (thirteen years ago) link
14 of mine charted. The fallen six: in private, bet she's not your girlfriend, one of the crowd, that's my impression, on my mind/in my house, and fugitive.
― oppet, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:30 (thirteen years ago) link
2 Rent Actually 617 23 47 King's Cross Actually 409 15 28 Paninaro B-side 398 17 29 Love Comes Quickly Please 355 14 013 Two Divided By Zero Please 266 11 119 Home and Dry Release 216 10 025 I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing Very 189 9 126 I Want A Dog Introspective 169 7 030 In The Night B-side 157 7 031 We All Feel Better In The Dark B-side 138 6 135 One More Chance B-side 123 5 042 It Must Be Obvious B-side 98 5 043 Some Speculation B-side 98 4 0
songs I voted for
saddest about "Don Juan", "You Know Where You Went Wrong", "Jack The Lad", "Why Don't We Live Together?" and "Yesterday, When I Was Mad" not making it
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:32 (thirteen years ago) link
So nothing from Fundamental... and only 4 tracks from the 00s. Still think Fugitive should have been top 50.
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Thomas, I hadn't heard that version of 'In Private' before, a really great collaboration with Elton John. Sadly not available on youtube, otherwise I'd have linked it.
― The multi-talented F.R. David (Billy Dods), Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:34 (thirteen years ago) link
(my other two tracks were "For Your Own Good" and "One and One Make Five"
― DJP, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:35 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't really mind but there are people's real names on that spreadsheet. Just thought I should mention it.
― daavid, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:36 (thirteen years ago) link
I voted for 11 of the top 13. And yes, every Battleship Potemkin vote was mine.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:37 (thirteen years ago) link
xps In Private w/ Elton is ridiculously overblown and great, and yeah not available on youtube or spotify. Might not have made my ballot either if skip hadn't sent it over to me.
― oppet, Wednesday, 6 July 2011 21:38 (thirteen years ago) link