this is going too fast!
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 29 August 2019 19:52 (four years ago) link
Where do the rockets find planets?
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 29 August 2019 19:57 (four years ago) link
i love that cat next to the beer glass!
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 29 August 2019 20:00 (four years ago) link
i never paid too much attention to "good woman" but it definotely is a lovely song. warren ellis "noisy" violin makes the difference for me.
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 29 August 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/TN2riJb.png
14. He Turns Down, 140 points, 6 votes
Youtube
― Melon Musk (Leee), Thursday, 29 August 2019 20:39 (four years ago) link
"he turns down" for me is all about the flute which brings this special bukolic flavour. it is almost a jazz improvisation.
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Thursday, 29 August 2019 20:57 (four years ago) link
I didn't vote in this but "Good Woman" would have been my #1. Vedder a shockingly effective counterpoint
― Simon H., Thursday, 29 August 2019 20:59 (four years ago) link
The "would've voted for 'Good Woman'" crowd is hurting my heart!
― Melon Musk (Leee), Thursday, 29 August 2019 21:27 (four years ago) link
Anyway, I have a special fondness for the next image, also, a great song.
https://i.imgur.com/1DzKJRG.png
13. Maybe Not, 144 points, 5 votes, 1 #1 votes
― Melon Musk (Leee), Thursday, 29 August 2019 21:28 (four years ago) link
That would have been my no.1 probably, had I voted
― Duke, Thursday, 29 August 2019 21:31 (four years ago) link
"Maybe Not" is another example of the Urgent Cat Power Chorus. It doesn't let up and I'm always swept away in its emotional wash.
― Melon Musk (Leee), Thursday, 29 August 2019 21:53 (four years ago) link
say is just as enchanted and strange as when I first heard it. always puts me in mind of the summer dusk.
― ogmor, Thursday, 29 August 2019 22:05 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/ftdtVWx.png
12. Manhattan, 144 points, 6 votes, 2 #1 votes
― Melon Musk (Leee), Thursday, 29 August 2019 22:11 (four years ago) link
haha, another great image!
I love both Say and Maybe Not
― Dan S, Thursday, 29 August 2019 22:26 (four years ago) link
Big love to whoever else had Manhattan at #1.
― piscesx, Thursday, 29 August 2019 23:13 (four years ago) link
The video is awesome
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Thursday, 29 August 2019 23:22 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/09NrwGj.png
11. Speak For Me, 149 points, 6 votes
― Melon Musk (Leee), Friday, 30 August 2019 00:35 (four years ago) link
hope people voted for Nude as the News (also a few others that I’m thinking are likely to place in the top 10)
― Dan S, Friday, 30 August 2019 01:21 (four years ago) link
I didn't vote, but Nude as the News would have been my #1
― Darin, Friday, 30 August 2019 02:50 (four years ago) link
hell yes I voted for it
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Friday, 30 August 2019 02:51 (four years ago) link
my #1 as well...
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Friday, 30 August 2019 05:07 (four years ago) link
"Maybe Not" was my number one, I basically had this song on a loop when I was 17-18. I'm kind of surprised it didn't make the top 10, actually! Happy to see "Manhattan" rank so high, though; it's my favourite off Sun.
― ˈʌglɪɪst preɪ, Friday, 30 August 2019 08:17 (four years ago) link
Wherein I figure out how to use gradients in GIMP:
https://i.imgur.com/tsa3nGN.png
10. American Flag, 162 points, 8 votes
― Melon Musk (Leee), Friday, 30 August 2019 17:24 (four years ago) link
I had this at 12 which seems too low. I'm now a bit worried her Robert Johnson cover isn't going to place at all.
― campreverb, Friday, 30 August 2019 17:54 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/VwSMcAc.png
9. No Sense, 167 points, 6 votes, 1 #1 votes
― Melon Musk (Leee), Friday, 30 August 2019 18:32 (four years ago) link
One of my discoveries (along with "Free") from this poll. Incredible song
― flappy bird, Friday, 30 August 2019 18:34 (four years ago) link
I didn't vote but I Found a Reason might have been my #1.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Friday, 30 August 2019 19:07 (four years ago) link
Images are great, btw.
https://i.imgur.com/aUfl3pX.png
8. I Don't Blame You, 197 points, 9 votes
― Melon Musk (Leee), Friday, 30 August 2019 19:31 (four years ago) link
Brilliant!
― world's #1 piece of shit (rip van wanko), Friday, 30 August 2019 19:33 (four years ago) link
I always thought "I Don't Blame You" was about Dylan when he went electric, but then, I never paid close attention to the lyrics after the first verses.
― Melon Musk (Leee), Friday, 30 August 2019 19:38 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/Y2skYbA.png
7. Colors and the Kids, 207 points, 8 votes
― Melon Musk (Leee), Friday, 30 August 2019 20:06 (four years ago) link
nice
― mookieproof, Friday, 30 August 2019 20:07 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/mOOPA1s.png
6. Free, 226 points, 8 votes
― Melon Musk (Leee), Friday, 30 August 2019 20:41 (four years ago) link
phantastic picture! and nice title art.
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Friday, 30 August 2019 21:01 (four years ago) link
I honestly don't know what "Free" is about but I love her vocal gymnastics on it, especially the "real one" part.
― Melon Musk (Leee), Friday, 30 August 2019 21:23 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/OaucMOG.png
5. He War, 273 points, 10 votes, 2 #1 votes
― Melon Musk (Leee), Friday, 30 August 2019 21:26 (four years ago) link
Hah, I just realized I had no idea what "Speak For Me" was, because I'd forgotten I'd voted for it. Her vocal rhythm in the chorus is great.
― Melon Musk (Leee), Friday, 30 August 2019 21:31 (four years ago) link
“No Sense” my #1 for musical and personal reasons. Surprised to see “Colours and the Kids” that high, I find it too repetitive and it grates by the end.
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Friday, 30 August 2019 21:40 (four years ago) link
it's so hard to go into the city
― mookieproof, Friday, 30 August 2019 21:45 (four years ago) link
'He War' my #1, I always hoped she'd one day make a whole album in the style of that and 'Free'.
― Gavin, Leeds, Friday, 30 August 2019 21:46 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/FLOoe0P.png
4. The Greatest, 282 points, 12 votes
― Melon Musk (Leee), Friday, 30 August 2019 21:47 (four years ago) link
I love this song, one of my favorites of all of work
― Dan S, Friday, 30 August 2019 21:49 (four years ago) link
'No Sense' would've been my #1 as well
― world's #1 piece of shit (rip van wanko), Friday, 30 August 2019 21:55 (four years ago) link
a great sad bruise of a song
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Friday, 30 August 2019 22:11 (four years ago) link
All these would'ves!
I needed a LONG time to warm up to "The Greatest," its sound is so different from YAF (which was the first Cat Power album that I fell in love with), but I've grown on this a lot. The swoony strings make "The Greatest" sound like one of her most romantic songs, in contrast to the darkness of the lyrics.
― Melon Musk (Leee), Friday, 30 August 2019 22:23 (four years ago) link
very dark lyrics, on the surface about Ali, but going to a more personal place. they are beautiful. I also love the nostalgic echo of Moon River in the song
― Dan S, Friday, 30 August 2019 22:45 (four years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/WFqP6GF.png
3. Nude As The News, 319 points, 12 votes, 1 #1 votes
― Melon Musk (Leee), Friday, 30 August 2019 23:04 (four years ago) link
Great performance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx6F1jesJ5o
― flappy bird, Friday, 30 August 2019 23:08 (four years ago) link
so fantastic! one of her strangest, most striking, and most beautiful songs
― Dan S, Friday, 30 August 2019 23:11 (four years ago) link