Ladies and gentlemen....the 1990s ILX SINGLES POLL RESULTS

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I couldn't vote in either. All I own from the eighties is electro and old school rap, and from the seventies just jazz.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:51 (twenty-one years ago)

you don't have to own it to vote it

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Steve OTM. I fail to comprehend why anyone would think any era's poll would be exciting.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:52 (twenty-one years ago)

At this point, this poll seems significantly less sucky than the 2000-2004 one.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:55 (twenty-one years ago)

as if!

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah I'm not so sure about that either. Fuck three St Etienne songs in a row and god knows how many Pulp and Belle & Gofuckyourself songs doesn't speak much for it's quality to me.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

(i.e. some of the stuff I nominated has actually shown up)

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

I just think the 70s poll might be more unlike the typical NME/Q ones than an 80s one would be. People still aren't sure what to value from the 70s. They will change their mind about the 80s too, in time, but I don't think we're there yet.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

You are wrong about Belle & Gofuckyourself, Alex.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:59 (twenty-one years ago)

its

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:00 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah the further back we go the more the corny indie fuxx will cling to the canon. k-ugh.

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Wrong in the sense that they deserve to be here or wrong in the sense that there seems to be only one song by them?

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:01 (twenty-one years ago)

well the 90s poll has an advantage over the 00-04 one in that it's longer established in our minds and time is a big factor - there's also a lot more material to consider (altho with 00s p2pmania maybe that's not really the case)

the 80s poll would hopefully have 'voodoo ray' and 'straight outta compton' in it as well as 'there is a light never goes out' and 'come on eileen'

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:02 (twenty-one years ago)

No, I don't think that's the case with the 70s, blount. Unless disco and stuff is now properly part of the canon. There weren't enough years of indie for it to dominate, and I don't think it would just be full of Neil Young and Nick Drake either.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

(xpost) Also "I Wanna Be A Cowboy", "Let's Go All The Way" and "Right On Track".

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

i realise all four of those tracks are 'canon' anyway but surely a 70s poll would be even more canonical

xxpost

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

And of course "The Final Countdown".

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Am I the first to remark that this thread is titled 'SINGLES POLL' when it's not just singles?

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

well the 90s poll has an advantage over the 00-04 one in that it's longer established in our minds and time is a big factor - this is a huge disadvantage for the 90s poll and will only get worse for earlier decades

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

I've looking forward to the '50s one, personally. I can vote for lots of Louis Prima.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:12 (twenty-one years ago)

A 50s one would also be great, yes. It's not a linear regression.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Am I the first to remark that this thread is titled 'SINGLES POLL' when it's not just singles?

it's meant to be ILX SING LES POLL RESULTS - Gear was being joyous and slightly French

okay, that's the worst thing i've ever said

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Can we have a poll to establish what the worst thing you've ever said is? Or is the canon already too ingrained?

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:21 (twenty-one years ago)

We'll have to break it down by decade -- I volunteer to organize the "Dumb Things said by Steve in the 80's" poll.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:24 (twenty-one years ago)

it's something along the lines of asking why my mother doesn't have a penis i think

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:34 (twenty-one years ago)

sorry to spoil the surprise! (no 'that's what she said' comments next please, oh go on then...)

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Stevem's mom + tranny-seeking babes + madcap misunderstandings = SEXY RESULTS

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:36 (twenty-one years ago)

worst poll ever

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I wish people would get over the anti-canon madness. Over time things get sifted through. Natural way of culture. Etc. And "more interesting" choices aren't necessarily better.

― RS, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:46 (twenty-one years ago)

is anybody going to make a CD-R of the 100, like Dr. Bill's for the OMGWTF list? I think it'd be a great listen. I think our canon beats most.

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:47 (twenty-one years ago)

No, but they are "more interesting".

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:47 (twenty-one years ago)

#35

THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. - "Juicy" (401 points, 22 votes)

http://allabout.co.jp/entertainment/soulrb/closeup/CU20020917D/juicy.JPG

"I find "Juicy" by the Notorious BIG to be very sad. Talking about his shitty life growing up & how great he has it now, there's still a strong undercurrent of meloncholy to it (probably coming from the instrumental track), that the riches don't compensate for the pain. The fact that he was dead like three years later makes it worse."
--Mark

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Woo hoo! Two in a row.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:49 (twenty-one years ago)

#34

NEW RADICALS - "You Get What You Give" (414 points, 26 votes)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00000INL7.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

"I love the new radicals cus they are fun and groovy.
Some people feel offended by those qualities in music. I have no idea why."
-- supercub

"Incidently, he did a song for Hanson on their new album! Apparently he no longer hates them."
-- djdee2005

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Well that's the end of that streak.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:53 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think I know that song, hmmm.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Blah Alex I'm w/ you when you diss Belle and Sebastien or whatever corny rock touchstones but you CANNOT TOUCH GREGG ALEXANDER.

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Although it is really weird how high this song was ranked.

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:56 (twenty-one years ago)

timing

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:57 (twenty-one years ago)

'Super Nintendo Sega Genesis, when i wuz broke man i couldn't picture this'

is either the best or worst line in rap history

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:58 (twenty-one years ago)

i do like that track tho, mainly for the girly chorus

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:59 (twenty-one years ago)

#33

THE PET SHOP BOYS - "Being Boring" (427 points, 22 votes)

http://petshopboysinparis.free.fr/boring.jpg

comments?

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Here's a better image for MBV - "To Here Knows When"

http://www.irishmusiccentral.com/mbv/mbv_tremolo.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 19:00 (twenty-one years ago)

(xpost)
"So Hard" is way better.
*flees*

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 19:01 (twenty-one years ago)

“Being Boring” – The mildly smug chorus sentiment stains an otherwise entirely successful shift into ballad territory. You can see the seeds of their downfall – they never wrote a ballad as great again and the production touches are just starting to become clumsy (picking out the melody in the intro, icky ‘stardust’ keyboard trills) but all is redeemed by the payoff which – even if you can see it coming – turns the single into the most bittersweet EVER MADE! - Tom Ewing

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 19:01 (twenty-one years ago)

just back to 'Juicy' for a sec: two other lines really stand out for me, 'birthdays were the worst days, now we sip champagne when we thirstay' and just the 'stereotype of a black make misunderstood, and it's still all good'. i liked it when Biggie was annoying on purpose (the former), the latter - harder to say why

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 19:02 (twenty-one years ago)

(xxxpost) stevem, its the best.

there are so many classic lines in "juicy"

'birthdays were the worst days, now we sip champagne when we thir-stay"

― todd swiss (eliti), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 19:02 (twenty-one years ago)

haha xpost

― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 19:02 (twenty-one years ago)

(I never saw it coming)

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 19:02 (twenty-one years ago)

woah

― todd swiss (eliti), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

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