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
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-O6_FD-TXCN0/U0G9CVfdalI/AAAAAAAAAzg/oizL5QN0-KY/w640-h320-no/Babylon+Sisters.jpg
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
yeah not to say Scam was tops in the canon but Gaucho was the one that took forever, didn't equal the success of its predecessor and effectively ended the band for a decade
― some dude, Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:16 (ten years ago) link
this beat "Black Cow" by just 12 Points, those 4 number ones are what actually put it over the top.
― Bee OK, Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:18 (ten years ago) link
Kirschwasser: A type of German brandy made from cherries. The name comes from the German words Kirsch (cherry) and Wasser (water), and true to its name, is colourless rather than red (though artificially-coloured varieties exist). Trivia fact: it takes over 20 pounds of cherries to make a single bottle.
― Bee OK, Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:20 (ten years ago) link
Sunset: Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles — the "Boulevard of Dreams", which runs from Central LA to the ocean, via Hollywood. Made famous by the classic 1950 Billy Wilder movie — also infamous as the site of Hugh Grant's 1995 liaison with hooker Divine Brown.
― Bee OK, Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:22 (ten years ago) link
ha, there are a few of these:
Santa Ana Winds: The seasonal Santa Ana winds are hot, dry and strong easterly gusts which blow across Southern California between September and February. "Santa Ana" is Spanish for "Saint Anne" and refers to the Santa Ana Canyon near Anaheim, where the winds were thought to originate (however, in reality they come from near the Rocky Mountains). A boon to surfers but a nemesis to firefighters and homeowners, the hot winds are said to fuel aggression and can even foretell a coming earthquake — the so-called "shake and bake" syndrome.
TJ: Tijuana, a city just across the Mexican border from California. Being less than 30 minutes from downtown San Diego, Tijuana is a popular destination for Californians seeking good times and cheap booze.
― Bee OK, Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:23 (ten years ago) link
I cannot not think of this song every time I drive PCH and see the distant lights from across the bay (either north or south). such a depressed exhausted decadent song, it's amazing. My #1!
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:24 (ten years ago) link
colorless / artificially colored, the result of an elaborate process of reduction, loss of virginity......it's an alternate greatest hits title, no? "Kirschwasser: The Very Best of Steely Dan"
― Swag Heathen (theStalePrince), Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:25 (ten years ago) link
Go on I'll call it..."Deacon Blues" for no 1
― X-Prince Protégé (sonnyboy), Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:29 (ten years ago) link
Not jinxing my #1 by calling it yet.
― how's life, Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:33 (ten years ago) link
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kpZAtwAGeuk/U0HHPluBvJI/AAAAAAAAA0M/3j9-loiGoSs/w640-h320-no/Rikki+Dont+Lose+That+Number.jpg
6. Rikki Don't Lose That NumberB-side: "Any Major Dude Will Tell You"From: Pretzel LogicSingle Released: April 25, 19741,158 Points, 46 Votes, 4 Number Ones
― Bee OK, Sunday, 6 April 2014 21:34 (ten years ago) link