Lots of my faves here. The ones that get my pulse going just reading the titles would be Everywhere, Escapade, Sweet Love, Take A Bow, at first glance. Even allowing for the songs I don't know or don't care about, the list captures a certain overcome-by-music *wow* feeling that I'm very familiar with (and that makes me go quiet and ignore people when I hear them in company). Hope no one mistakes the poll name for hyperbole.
― geoffreyess, Tuesday, 9 January 2018 00:42 (six years ago) link
Voted “Escapade,” because “MINNEAPOLIS!”
― Fred Klinkenberg (Eric H.), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 23:39 (six years ago) link
Womack & Womack
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 9 January 2018 23:49 (six years ago) link
RLJ's debut and Pirates have mysteriously been off (US, at least) Spotify for a handful of weeks.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 00:34 (six years ago) link
Jumbo.
You know..
― Mark G, Wednesday, 10 January 2018 00:45 (six years ago) link
i say this a lot though imo i'm always correct in the moment. not exhaustive, obv, and in no particular order, basically listed them as they came to mind and stopped when i got to 50the blue nile: "the downtown lights"annie lennox: "why"Vote ― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Sunday, January 7, 2018 8:29 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
the blue nile: "the downtown lights"annie lennox: "why"
Vote ― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Sunday, January 7, 2018 8:29 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Funny enough I checked out The Blue Nile after really liking the Annie Lennox cover song of "The Downtown Lights" back in the day.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 01:28 (six years ago) link
brad yr love of spacy country and Sarah MacLachlan makes me wonder if you've listned to Blue Rodeo's Five Days in July which features some of both and an incredibly distended last couple tracks
― Simon H., Wednesday, 10 January 2018 01:50 (six years ago) link
This is the book I never readThese are the words I never saidThis is the path I'll never treadThese are the dreams I'll dream insteadThis is the joy that's seldom spreadThese are the tearsThe tears we shedThis is the fearThis is the dreadThese are the contents of my headAnd these are the years that we have spentAnd this is what they representAnd this is how I feelDo you know how I feel?
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 01:57 (six years ago) link
Great list! I would have put lots of these on any "best ever" list, too. It's Love Come Down for me, but Sweet Love and tears for fears are close behind
― Dan I., Wednesday, 10 January 2018 02:54 (six years ago) link
regardless of how good it is i hope i don't have to endure Teardrops ever again. put Teardrops in a locked box with several of the most famous chic songs and bury them in an unknown location.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 03:00 (six years ago) link
Aaaallllll the way down
― porg and bess (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 10 January 2018 04:41 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Friday, 19 January 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link
voted for Tessio
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Friday, 19 January 2018 00:08 (six years ago) link
voted Mariah Carey. there was a time when i saw that music video every morning before school. to this day the wordless "do-do-do dum do-do-do-da-do-da-dum" bit randomly pops into my mind, especially around moments of wordless joy
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 19 January 2018 00:16 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Saturday, 20 January 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link
great results
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Saturday, 20 January 2018 00:05 (six years ago) link
Thank fuck this self-indulgent nonsense is over.
― Full of bile and Blue Nile denial (Turrican), Saturday, 20 January 2018 00:09 (six years ago) link
<3 love u boo
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Saturday, 20 January 2018 00:09 (six years ago) link
I've always been in love with you
― trife's rich padgett (rip van wanko), Saturday, 20 January 2018 00:15 (six years ago) link
the blue nile: "the downtown lights" 10
Never heard of it.
― Tarr Yang Preminger Argento Carpenter (Eric H.), Saturday, 20 January 2018 00:27 (six years ago) link
Didn't vote for it (Tessio 4 lyfe <3) but glad to see the ilx blue nile fan club coming in full force here
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Saturday, 20 January 2018 01:16 (six years ago) link
Best poll ever.
I ended up voting for Patrice Rushen but could have easily gone for The Blue Nile, Fleetwood Mac, Saint Etienne, Evelyn King, Womack & Womack, Luomo, John Martyn, Underworld or about half a dozen others.
― Tim F, Saturday, 20 January 2018 01:20 (six years ago) link
I tried to change my vote to sade but it said I’d already voted
― k3vin k., Saturday, 20 January 2018 02:51 (six years ago) link
Brad, what did you vote for?
― hoooyaaargh it's me satan (voodoo chili), Saturday, 20 January 2018 03:18 (six years ago) link
the first four songs listed with zero votes were all robbed tbh
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 20 January 2018 10:06 (six years ago) link
In a way I’m glad I missed this poll because so much of it lines up with my tastes too closely to pick
― You're all losing so many points on your progress bars (Champiness), Saturday, 20 January 2018 10:19 (six years ago) link
Solitary vote for Summertime in England! Some people shouldn't be allowed to have ears.
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Saturday, 20 January 2018 10:55 (six years ago) link
"cloud city" is like... the best song i've ever heard― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, June 24, 2020 6:25 PM (one hour ago)
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, June 24, 2020 6:25 PM (one hour ago)
― mookieproof, Thursday, 25 June 2020 05:16 (three years ago) link
stiff competition:
this is the best song everhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=KylJMl_ms54&feature=emb_logo― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), maandag 15 juni 2020 22:31 bookmarkflaglink
http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=KylJMl_ms54&feature=emb_logo
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), maandag 15 juni 2020 22:31 bookmarkflaglink
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Thursday, 25 June 2020 06:53 (three years ago) link