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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 (four years ago) link
i love the syncopated chorus so much and the falsetto "wild" in "wild horses"
― ufo, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:57 (four years ago) link
I'll have to check my ballot, but I think I forgot to vote for this!
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, 19 March 2020 22:59 (four years ago) link
quite possibly the classiest song ever recorded
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:00 (four years ago) link
'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 (four years ago) link
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 (four years ago) link
*to submit* post
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:04 (four years ago) link
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 (four years ago) link
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 (four years ago) link
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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 (four years ago) link
Um, too low?
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:19 (four years ago) link
NO YOU WON'T!
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:20 (four years ago) link
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 (four years ago) link
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 (four years ago) link
uh yeah this is too low. my no. 2
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:28 (four years ago) link
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 (four years ago) link
can't believe "the wedding march" has made it this high
― ufo, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:30 (four years ago) link
hey, i voted for it
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:31 (four years ago) link
"goodbye lucille #1" was my #1. it's everything all in one song
― ufo, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:32 (four years ago) link
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 (four years ago) link
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#2BONNYfrom Steve McQueen (1985)Points: 597Votes: 23 (2)
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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 (four years ago) link
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#1APPETITEfrom Steve McQueen (1985)Points: 695Votes: 26 (2)
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― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:38 (four years ago) link
crazy to think that thomas dolby believed he never did justice to the song
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:38 (four years ago) link
i think it's very appropriate that whatever true version of "appetite" dolby has an idea of is forever out of reach
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:39 (four years ago) link
"Appetite" was the very first Prefab Sprout song I heard, and it sounded pleasant, but I think I was put off by the dude with a beard in Smash Hits saying mean things about... Duran Duran, or something. LOL
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:43 (four years ago) link
Well, my voting strategy tanked.
I would have been ok with any order if ranking of the top 3.
― righteousmaelstrom, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:46 (four years ago) link
thanks for running this!
― ufo, Thursday, 19 March 2020 23:52 (four years ago) link
Yeah, thanks Nag! I had the Sound of Crying at #1 so that was TOO LOW, but Appetite was my #2 so overall I'm happy with these results.
A bit disappointed that Cowboy Dreams and Dublin were shut out tho
― J. Sam, Friday, 20 March 2020 00:01 (four years ago) link
didn't vote but that would have been my exact top 2...
― gospodin simmel, Friday, 20 March 2020 00:01 (four years ago) link
Thanks everyone for voting and writing stuff, etc, etc. I'll extract the full results a little later, cuz stats are awesome.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Friday, 20 March 2020 00:04 (four years ago) link
Definitely. Thank you, Nag! This poll, the Physical Graffiti thread and the bass players thread have helped me get through this work week from home!
― righteousmaelstrom, Friday, 20 March 2020 00:05 (four years ago) link
"Appetite" was (and is) my #1!
Thank you for doing this! Good way to get me to delve back into the PS catalog.
― henry s, Friday, 20 March 2020 00:27 (four years ago) link
I hear McAloon has an entire album of songs named 'Goodbye Lucille', hence the 'Goodbye Lucille #2'.
For some reason I didn't vote for Bonny or Goodbye Lucille, even though they're both great.
― aphoristical, Friday, 20 March 2020 00:41 (four years ago) link
This was such a delightful poll and the only good thing that's happened this week!
Thanks so much for putting it together Nag! One of the best top 10s I've ever seen on any of these polls. 10 absolutely perfect songs.
― kitchen person, Friday, 20 March 2020 01:00 (four years ago) link
So, it’s official. I Love Music doesn’t love “I Love Music”.
Also, pouring one out for “Here On The Eerie” and “Mercy”
Thanks, Nag!
― Jeff W, Friday, 20 March 2020 01:04 (four years ago) link
Huh, just realised Ghost Town Blues didn't make it. My highest Swoon track I think. I assumed that was seen as one of the highlights.
― kitchen person, Friday, 20 March 2020 01:05 (four years ago) link
Most of the tracks in the last two posts were just beyond the arbitrary cut-off!
Just a moment, I'll make the formatting a bit neater...
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Friday, 20 March 2020 01:15 (four years ago) link
FULL RESULTS Points votes #1 votes 1 Appetite SMc (1985) 695 26 2 2 Bonny SMc (1985) 597 23 2 3 Goodbye Lucille #1 SMc (1985) 582 23 2 4 When Love Breaks Down SMc (1985) 499 21 2 5 Wild Horses JTC {1990) 480 24 1 6 Faron Young SMc (1985) 406 19 0 7 I Trawl the Megahertz ITtMHz (2003) 380 16 0 8 Cars and Girls FLPTM (1988) 369 18 1 9 The Ice Maiden JTC {1990) 356 17 2 10 We Let the Stars Go JTC {1990) 337 17 0 11 Moving the River SMc (1985) 332 20 0 12 Desire As SMc (1985) 315 13 2 13 The Sound of Crying LoS (1992) 302 15 2 14 The Best Jewel Thief in the World C/R (2013) 287 19 0 15 I Remember That FLPTM (1988) 283 14 1 16 Looking for Atlantis JTC {1990) 281 18 0 17 Scarlet Nights JTC {1990) 272 16 1 18 Lions in My Own Garden (Exit... A-side (1982) 269 16 2 19 Life of Surprises PS (1989) 224 16 0 20 Cruel Swoon (1984) 220 13 1 21 Cue Fanfare Swoon (1984) 217 11 0 22 If You Don't Love Me LoS (1992) 211 13 0 23 The King of Rock 'n' Roll FLPTM (1988) 206 13 0 24 Nightingales FLPTM (1988) 205 10 0 25 Moondog JTC {1990) 197 12 0 26 All the World Loves Lovers JTC {1990) 193 12 0 27 Technique Swoon (1984) 184 10 1 28 The Golden Calf FLPTM (1988) 180 11 0 29 Don't Sing Swoon (1984) 157 9 0 30 The World Awake PS (1989) 153 7 0 31 Carnival 2000 JTC {1990) 147 9 0 32 Jesse James Bolero JTC {1990) 144 8 0 33 Hallelujah SMc (1985) 130 8 0 34 Enchanted FLPTM (1988) 128 10 0 35 Doo-Wop in Harlem JTC {1990) 127 7 0 36 Horsin' Around SMc (1985) 114 8 0 37 Ride LCtWwM (2009) 113 6 0 38 Hey Manhattan! FLPTM (1988) 110 7 0 39 Jordan: The Comeback JTC {1990) 110 6 0 40 Green Isaac I Swoon (1984) 107 8 0 41 Elegance Swoon (1984) 102 6 0 42 The End Of The Affair B-Side (1997) 102 5 1 43 Wicked Things PS (1989) 99 6 0 44 Paris Smith JTC {1990) 88 6 0 45 A Prisoner of the Past AH (1997) 85 6 0 46 I Never Play Basketball Now Swoon (1984) 84 5 0 47 When the Angels SMc (1985) 79 7 0 48 Knock on Wood FLPTM (1988) 79 5 0 49 Earth: The Story So Far LCtWwM (2009) 77 5 0 50 Til the Cows Come Home PS (1989) 76 5 0 51 Donna Summer B-side (1984) 75 6 0 52 Billy C/R (2013) 74 4 0 53 Cornfield Ablaze TG&OS (2001) 71 5 0 54 God Watch Over You LCtWwM (2009) 68 5 0 55 Diana PS (1989) 65 4 0 56 Weightless AH (1997) 64 4 0 57= Machine Gun Ibiza JTC {1990) 62 4 0 57= One of the Broken JTC {1990) 62 4 0 59 Couldn't Bear to Be Special Swoon (1984) 61 6 0 60 Tiffanys PS (1989) 59 3 0 61 Here on the Eerie Swoon (1984) 58 3 0 62 Mercy JTC {1990) 56 3 0 63 Swans AH (1997) 55 3 0 64 Horsechimes PS (1989) 53 5 0 65 Michael JTC {1990) 48 3 0 66 The Songs of Danny Galway C/R (2013) 47 4 0 67 Electric Guitars AH (1997) 43 4 0 68 Andromeda Heights AH (1997) 42 3 0 69 Adolescence C/R (2013) 36 3 0 70 Talking Scarlet PS (1989) 36 2 0 71 Jesse James Symphony JTC {1990) 34 2 0 72 Ghost Town Blues Swoon (1984) 31 2 0 73 Dublin PS (1989) 30 3 0 74 Sleeping Rough ITtMHz (2003) 28 3 0 75= The Dreamer C/R (2013) 24 2 0 75= Cowboy Dreams TG&OS (2001) 24 2 0 77 The Wedding March JTC {1990) 23 3 0 78 Real Life (Just Around The Corner) B-side 23 1 0 79 The Venus of the Soup Kitchen FLPTM (1988) 22 2 0 80 Let There Be Music LCtWwM (2009) 20 3 0 81= Blueberry Pies SMc (1985) 20 1 0 81= Tin Can Pot B-Side 20 1 0 81= Where The Heart Is TV Theme 20 1 0 81= Esprit de corps ITtMHz (2003) 20 1 0 85 I Love Music LCtWwM (2009) 19 1 0 86 Radio Love B-side 18 2 0 87= Walk On B-side 17 1 0 87= Wild Card in the Pack TG&OS (2001) 17 1 0 87= The Old Magician C/R (2013) 17 1 0 87= Mysterious C/R (2013) 17 1 0 91 Nancy (Let Your Hair Down for Me) FLPTM (1988) 15 1 0 92 The Devil Has All the Best Tunes A-side 14 1 0 93 ...But We Were Happy ITtMHz (2003) 12 1 0 94= Blue Roses TG&OS (2001) 11 1 0 94= Last of the Great Romantics LCtWwM (2009) 11 1 0 96 Bearpark B-side 10 1 0 97= The Yearning Loins B-side 8 2 0 97= Pearly Gates PS (1989) 8 2 0 99 Angel of Love LCtWwM (2009) 8 1 0100= Devil Came a Calling C/R (2013) 7 1 0100= Sweet Gospel Music LCtWwM (2009) 7 1 0102= Nero The Zero B-side 3 1 0102= Life's a Miracle AH (1997) 3 1 0102= I'm 49 ITtMHz (2003) 3 1 0102= Meet the New Mozart LCtWwM (2009) 3 1 0102= Farmyard Cat TG&OS (2001) 3 1 0107 Green Isaac II Swoon (1984) 2 1 0
61 Here on the Eerie Swoon (1984) 58 3 0 62 Mercy JTC {1990) 56 3 0 63 Swans AH (1997) 55 3 0 64 Horsechimes PS (1989) 53 5 0 65 Michael JTC {1990) 48 3 0 66 The Songs of Danny Galway C/R (2013) 47 4 0 67 Electric Guitars AH (1997) 43 4 0 68 Andromeda Heights AH (1997) 42 3 0 69 Adolescence C/R (2013) 36 3 0 70 Talking Scarlet PS (1989) 36 2 0 71 Jesse James Symphony JTC {1990) 34 2 0 72 Ghost Town Blues Swoon (1984) 31 2 0 73 Dublin PS (1989) 30 3 0 74 Sleeping Rough ITtMHz (2003) 28 3 0 75= The Dreamer C/R (2013) 24 2 0 75= Cowboy Dreams TG&OS (2001) 24 2 0 77 The Wedding March JTC {1990) 23 3 0 78 Real Life (Just Around The Corner) B-side 23 1 0 79 The Venus of the Soup Kitchen FLPTM (1988) 22 2 0 80 Let There Be Music LCtWwM (2009) 20 3 0 81= Blueberry Pies SMc (1985) 20 1 0 81= Tin Can Pot B-Side 20 1 0 81= Where The Heart Is TV Theme 20 1 0 81= Esprit de corps ITtMHz (2003) 20 1 0 85 I Love Music LCtWwM (2009) 19 1 0 86 Radio Love B-side 18 2 0 87= Walk On B-side 17 1 0 87= Wild Card in the Pack TG&OS (2001) 17 1 0 87= The Old Magician C/R (2013) 17 1 0 87= Mysterious C/R (2013) 17 1 0 91 Nancy (Let Your Hair Down for Me) FLPTM (1988) 15 1 0 92 The Devil Has All the Best Tunes A-side 14 1 0 93 ...But We Were Happy ITtMHz (2003) 12 1 0 94= Blue Roses TG&OS (2001) 11 1 0 94= Last of the Great Romantics LCtWwM (2009) 11 1 0 96 Bearpark B-side 10 1 0 97= The Yearning Loins B-side 8 2 0 97= Pearly Gates PS (1989) 8 2 0 99 Angel of Love LCtWwM (2009) 8 1 0100= Devil Came a Calling C/R (2013) 7 1 0100= Sweet Gospel Music LCtWwM (2009) 7 1 0102= Nero The Zero B-side 3 1 0102= Life's a Miracle AH (1997) 3 1 0102= I'm 49 ITtMHz (2003) 3 1 0102= Meet the New Mozart LCtWwM (2009) 3 1 0102= Farmyard Cat TG&OS (2001) 3 1 0107 Green Isaac II Swoon (1984) 2 1 0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Friday, 20 March 2020 01:23 (four years ago) link
here's my ballot
tracks:Goodbye Lucille #1AppetiteIf You Don't Love MeWhen Love Breaks DownWild HorsesDoo Wop in HarlemBonnyJesse James BoleroI Trawl the MegahertzLooking for AtlantisThe Best Jewel Thief in the WorldFaron YoungCars and GirlsI Remember ThatThe Sound of CryingMoving the RiverRideScarlet NightsSleeping RoughDesire AsWhen the AngelsEarth: The Story So FarJordan: The ComebackLet There Be MusicThe Ice MaidenThe King of Rock 'N' RollNightingalesLife of SurprisesGod Watch Over YouThe Golden Calf
albums:Steve McQueenJordan: The ComebackFrom Langley Park to MemphisLet's Change the World With MusicCrimson/Red
― ufo, Friday, 20 March 2020 01:27 (four years ago) link
Mine - bolded didn't place
Tracks:The End Of The AffairThe Ice MaidenAppetiteThe Best Jewel Thief In The WorldThe World AwakeI Remember ThatCornfield AblazeFaron YoungScarlet NightsBillyJordan: The ComebackThe Sound Of CryingI Trawl the MegahertzWhen Love Breaks DownLife Of SurprisesLooking For AtlantisIf You Don't Love MeCars And GirlsMoving The RiverLions In My Own Garden (Exit Someone)DublinLet There Be MusicWe Let The Stars GoMoon DogThe DreamerElectric GuitarsThe Songs Of Danny GalwayEnchantedDonna SummerPearly Gates
Albums:Jordan: The ComebackSteve McQueenCrimson/RedProtest SongsI Trawl the Megahertz
― aphoristical, Friday, 20 March 2020 01:43 (four years ago) link
And thanks very much for running the poll, it was fun!
― aphoristical, Friday, 20 March 2020 01:48 (four years ago) link
FUN FACTSAlbum tracks attracting no votes:All Boys Believe Anything JTC {1990)The Mystery of Love AH (1997)Anne Marie AH (1997)Whoever You Are AH (1997)Steal Your Thunder AH (1997)Avenue of Stars AH (1997)The Fifth Horseman AH (1997)I'm a Troubled Man TG&OS (2001)Streets of Laredo/Not Long... TG&OS (2001)Love Will Find Someone for You TG&OS (2001)When You Get to Know Me Better TG&OS (2001)The Gunman TG&OS (2001)Fall from Grace ITtMHz (2003)We Were Poor... ITtMHz (2003)Orchid 7 ITtMHz (2003)Ineffable ITtMHz (2003)Music Is a Princess LCtWwM (2009)Falling in Love LCtWwM (2009)List of Impossible Things C/R (2003)Grief Built the Taj Mahal C/R (2003)
All Boys Believe Anything JTC {1990)The Mystery of Love AH (1997)Anne Marie AH (1997)Whoever You Are AH (1997)Steal Your Thunder AH (1997)Avenue of Stars AH (1997)The Fifth Horseman AH (1997)I'm a Troubled Man TG&OS (2001)Streets of Laredo/Not Long... TG&OS (2001)Love Will Find Someone for You TG&OS (2001)When You Get to Know Me Better TG&OS (2001)The Gunman TG&OS (2001)Fall from Grace ITtMHz (2003)We Were Poor... ITtMHz (2003)Orchid 7 ITtMHz (2003)Ineffable ITtMHz (2003)Music Is a Princess LCtWwM (2009)Falling in Love LCtWwM (2009)List of Impossible Things C/R (2003)Grief Built the Taj Mahal C/R (2003)
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Friday, 20 March 2020 01:50 (four years ago) link
List of Impossible Things and Orchid 7 were on my longlist
― ufo, Friday, 20 March 2020 02:03 (four years ago) link
― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili),
He didn't. I think it sounds stupid. I like the song a lot, fwiw.
― Alain the Botton (jed_), Friday, 20 March 2020 02:14 (four years ago) link
anyway here's the real number one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StTYET71jDQ
― Alain the Botton (jed_), Friday, 20 March 2020 02:15 (four years ago) link
TRACKS (all placed!)Cars and GirlsAppetiteWhen Love Breaks DownThe King of Rock 'N' RollWe Let the Stars GoMoving the RiverWicked ThingsGoodbye Lucille #1Hey Manhattan!Moon DogDoo-Wop in HarlemFaron YoungParis SmithWhen the AngelsScarlet NightsThe End of the AffairBonnyLooking for AtlantisWild HorsesA Prisoner of the Past
ALBUMSSteve McQueenJordan: The ComebackFrom Langley Park to Memphis
LYRICS"If there ain't a heaven that holds you tonight / they never sang doo-wop in Harlem""Little boy got a hot rod / thinks it makes him some kind of new god / but this is one race he won't win""If you take, then put back good / if you steal, be Robin Hood / if your eyes are wanting all you see / then I think I'll name you after me""Any music worth its salt is good for dancing / but I tried to be the Fred Astaire of words""You were never fleet of foot, hippie"
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Friday, 20 March 2020 02:18 (four years ago) link
― aphoristical, Friday, 20 March 2020 00:41 (one hour ago)
I think he makes up stories about vast catalogues of unwritten work. If he had these songs he'd put them out.
― Alain the Botton (jed_), Friday, 20 March 2020 02:21 (four years ago) link