really one of those staggering works of art that i hope to someday match in writing
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:03 (six years ago)
my #2. totally obliterates me every time i hear it.
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:09 (six years ago)
if i ever listened to it in a car, i would crash.
I feel compelled to allow 22+ minutes before the next entry.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:10 (six years ago)
Didn’t vote for anything from Megahertz as I see it as a complete piece, but if I had would have been this.
― Dan Worsley, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:16 (six years ago)
lol the first 5 songs on steve are in the top 6
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:17 (six years ago)
Seems Megahertz ended up half way down my ballot, but it was immediately amongst the "no brainer" entries in my earliest from-memory shortlist.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:20 (six years ago)
I have no idea what the sixth song is though. Blueberry Pies? An early single?
― aphoristical, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:20 (six years ago)
i know what it is
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:21 (six years ago)
shares a name with another famous song by a famous british band
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:22 (six years ago)
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#6FARON YOUNGfrom Steve McQueen (1985)Points: 406Votes: 19 (0)Youtube audio
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:25 (six years ago)
the first side of steve mcqueen has to be one of the greatest sides of a record ever
― ufo, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:26 (six years ago)
This is the song that hooked me into Steve McQueen. I remember having it running through my head while on a weekend tramp.
― aphoristical, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:28 (six years ago)
the sunset makes a fence out of the forest!!!!
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:29 (six years ago)
god that line is so brilliant
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:30 (six years ago)
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, March 19, 2020 3:17 PM (thirteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
predictable, yet... otm
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:31 (six years ago)
name five better songs
you can't
As obsolete as warships in the Baltic
― aphoristical, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:34 (six years ago)
i didn't vote for faron (for some godforsaken reason) but yeah, hard to argue.
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:34 (six years ago)
I had always misheard the line, "But here I am with head inside the bonnet" as "But I fear I have my head inside the bottle" until my band recently started working on covering this and I learned the real lyric. I mentioned to my bandmates that what other reason would there be to listen to Faron Young at 4 in the morning? A bottle must be involved.
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:35 (six years ago)
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#5WILD HORSESfrom Jordan: The Comeback (1990)Points: 480Votes: 24 (1)Youtube audio
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:41 (six years ago)
extra tiiiiime
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:42 (six years ago)
Ah, voodoo chili's clue makes sense. Great song that's found a new audience with younger groups. Pretty high on my list as I recall.
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:43 (six years ago)
This song always reminds me of New Zealand's former prime minister harassing a young waitress by repeatedly pulling her ponytail.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/67949918/prime-minister-john-key-pulled-waitress-ponytail
― aphoristical, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:45 (six years ago)
Ha!
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:52 (six years ago)
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#4WHEN LOVE BREAKS DOWNfrom Steve McQueen (1985)Points: 499Votes: 21 (2)Youtube: promo video
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:57 (six years ago)
i love the syncopated chorus so much and the falsetto "wild" in "wild horses"
― ufo, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:57 (six years ago)
I'll have to check my ballot, but I think I forgot to vote for this!
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:59 (six years ago)
quite possibly the classiest song ever recorded
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:00 (six years ago)
'When Love Breaks Down' has a convoluted history - released as a single in 1984 and again in 1985. Also in different mixes and lengths on the UK and US versions of the album.
― aphoristical, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:02 (six years ago)
Also in different mixes and lengths on the UK and US versions of the album.
Was just about ready post with this question. Thanks!
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:03 (six years ago)
*to submit* post
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:04 (six years ago)
was mystified by the phrase 'boxing clever' for a while before i realized it's a thing that british people say, i guess.
cool phrase, either way.
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:05 (six years ago)
I thought this song was on a movie soundtrack, but wikipedia says it was in a grand theft auto game and was covered by the Zombies (!)
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:10 (six years ago)
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#3GOODBYE LUCILLE #1 (aka. JOHNNY JOHNNY)from Steve McQueen (1985)Points: 582Votes: 23 (2)Youtube: promo video
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:18 (six years ago)
Um, too low?
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:19 (six years ago)
NO YOU WON'T!
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:20 (six years ago)
This would be my preferred #1 of the remaining options, but it's far too high for a 'too low!' [XP: Haha!]
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:22 (six years ago)
I've neglected to prepare a witty false #1 or whatever. So, if you wish, imagine an entry for "Farmyard Cat" or something at around this point, with a suitably amusing image, etc. :)
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:26 (six years ago)
uh yeah this is too low. my no. 2
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:28 (six years ago)
oh my god appetite vs. bonny
i have no idea
"bonny" was my very first prefab sprout song and its effect was immediate
same
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:29 (six years ago)
can't believe "the wedding march" has made it this high
― ufo, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:30 (six years ago)
hey, i voted for it
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:31 (six years ago)
"goodbye lucille #1" was my #1. it's everything all in one song
― ufo, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:32 (six years ago)
The margin between #2 and #1 is much bigger than that between #3 and #2. Anyway...
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:36 (six years ago)
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#2BONNYfrom Steve McQueen (1985)Points: 597Votes: 23 (2)
Youtube audio
well i sorta knew in my heart "appetite" would be no. 1. how could i not vote for it
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:37 (six years ago)
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#1APPETITEfrom Steve McQueen (1985)Points: 695Votes: 26 (2)
Youtube: promo video
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:38 (six years ago)