even though i actually voted for it, i was shocked this actually made the overall Top 10.
― Bee OK, Sunday, 6 April 2014 19:52 (ten years ago) link
Aw, that's totally a major dude! ace fucking job, pp.
― how's life, Sunday, 6 April 2014 19:55 (ten years ago) link
I'm starting to be either pleased that my #1 made it so high or worried that it didn't make it at all
― I got the glares, the mutterings, the snarls (President Keyes), Sunday, 6 April 2014 19:57 (ten years ago) link
me too.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 6 April 2014 19:59 (ten years ago) link
there's a fine line, in this poll, between #1 and #61.
― fact checking cuz, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:03 (ten years ago) link
nah, no fine lines, the band already snorted them
― Euler, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:04 (ten years ago) link
Squonk: A mythical woodland creature, originating in Pennsylvania. Squonks spend much of their time crying due to their ugliness, and when captured, will dissolve into a puddle of tears. Also the subject of a song on the 1976 Genesis album A Trick of The Tail.
― Bee OK, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:06 (ten years ago) link
a fine genesis song it is
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:09 (ten years ago) link
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8. Black CowFrom: AjaReleased: September 23, 19771,117 Points, 45 Votes, 3 Number Ones
― Bee OK, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:19 (ten years ago) link
uptown baby
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:21 (ten years ago) link
so outrageous
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:22 (ten years ago) link
love both of these and voted for AMDWTY. My Old School should come next. it's great and all but not really top 5 Dan (or number one CTE)
― g simmel, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:22 (ten years ago) link
chain lightning surprise no. 1
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:25 (ten years ago) link
high five to the 2 fellow Major Dude For Number 1 fans.
― piscesx, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:25 (ten years ago) link
My #1 still has a shot, which is not usually the case.
― WilliamC, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:27 (ten years ago) link
uptown baby― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Sunday, April 6, 2014 4:21 PM
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Sunday, April 6, 2014 4:21 PM
i knew about that song when it was on mtv, but never knew about the sample until a few years ago.
― markers, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:27 (ten years ago) link
will throw a minor fit if "kid charlemagne" is no. 1, but i'm about deacon blues/doctor wu/my old school/babylon sisters taking it
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:27 (ten years ago) link
also the horns in the lord tariq and peter gunz song are also in "hips don't lie"
that's my contribution to the thread
― markers, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:28 (ten years ago) link
xpost
this is one I've never got--too astringent? lyrically kinda meh? who knows, but.....never dug it.
― Swag Heathen (theStalePrince), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:33 (ten years ago) link
I fear one you haven't mentioned yet, Brad....
― Swag Heathen (theStalePrince), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:34 (ten years ago) link
didn't vote for it i think this is a great song lyrically. phrasing is exquisite, "surely will screen out the sorrow," "you will stagger homeward to your precious one"
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:36 (ten years ago) link
I think our little wild time has just begun
― Euler, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:36 (ten years ago) link
oh yeah i guess it's possible that "with a gun" is up there
yeah, the lyrics are great! Had it at #8 myself, but I'm happily surprised to see it in the top 10.
― Belgian Flanders Albums Chart (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:37 (ten years ago) link
xp there are more possibilities
― Belgian Flanders Albums Chart (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:38 (ten years ago) link
Hey Nineteen was the last song cut from my ballot. And if I can I'd like to use my "Too low!" card, belatedly, for FM, which I thought would place way higher.
― weatheringdaleson, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:38 (ten years ago) link
xp he's thinking of East St. Louis Toodle-Oo
― g simmel, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:39 (ten years ago) link
I'm saving my "too low" card for my #1, and I will play it if it winds up any lower than #1. (And if I'm at my computer in time to play it.)
― Set the Ctrl-Alt-Del for the heart of the sun (SlimAndSlam), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:42 (ten years ago) link
Rudy's Bar and Grill, a popular drinking establishment in New York City. Located on 9th Avenue & 44th Street in the heart of the formerly-infamous but now-gentrified "Hell's Kitchen" district of Manhattan. Rudy's is a lively and informal "dive" bar best known for its cheap drinks and free hot dogs, and regarded by many as the perfect place to get legless after work.
― Bee OK, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:43 (ten years ago) link
Two of mine are left--either could be #1, or not. I really hope the other five aren't Aja/Groucho.
― clemenza, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:43 (ten years ago) link
Black Cow: A type of soda. Depending on who you ask, a true black cow consists of either Coke or root beer mixed with either milk or ice cream (with optional chocolate sauce). There's even an alcoholic version, containing Grand Marnier and cold coffee.
xp they can't be. not enough songs left!
― Belgian Flanders Albums Chart (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:44 (ten years ago) link
"_____" is such a bizarre hit i can't begrudge it placing high or even hitting #1
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:44 (ten years ago) link
Okay, that's good. (xp)
― clemenza, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:45 (ten years ago) link
i taught myself how to beatmatch using 2 copies of aja by practicing a live loop of the first 8 bars over and over for days
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:49 (ten years ago) link
it's great how one can buy 2 pristine copies of these albums for cheap at most record stores.
― Belgian Flanders Albums Chart (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:50 (ten years ago) link
that is rad as hell gr80
― how's life, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:51 (ten years ago) link
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7. Babylon SistersFrom: Gaucho Released: November 21, 19801,129 Points, 44 Votes, 4 Number Ones
― Bee OK, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:53 (ten years ago) link
TOO LOW
one of my all-time favorite songs.
― Bee OK, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:55 (ten years ago) link
My #1. Too low. I can't cry anymore.
― Inty Tyga Et La Tyga Loma (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:55 (ten years ago) link
xp I mean Black Cow not Babylon Sisters
― Inty Tyga Et La Tyga Loma (Dr. Joseph A. Ofalt), Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:56 (ten years ago) link
I thought this had a shot at #1.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 6 April 2014 20:59 (ten years ago) link
ilx's absurd overcorrection of Gaucho's traditionally bad rep continues to bug me, but it least y'all got the best song right
of the remaining 6, there's only one mayyyybe two songs that i wouldn't be happy to see at #1
― some dude, Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:00 (ten years ago) link
song is the ultimate desultory beach (or pool) party jam in my personal experience
i mean, c'mon:
drink kirschwasser from a shell
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:04 (ten years ago) link
Babylon Sisters works so well as the final track on the 'Reelin' In The Years' compilation
― soref, Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:08 (ten years ago) link
Gaucho doesn't have any more of a "traditionally bad rep" than Royal Scam
― Euler, Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:09 (ten years ago) link
― Euler, Sunday, April 6, 2014 5:09 PM (16 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
back in the 80s and 90s? no way
― some dude, Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:10 (ten years ago) link
too low! (i didn't vote for it)
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:13 (ten years ago) link
in my ~1990 red Rolling Stone album guide, Royal Scam gets 3 stars & Gaucho 2 1/2 stars. seemed like both were widely considered the closest to duds in their catalog
xp
― Euler, Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:15 (ten years ago) link