Ladies and gentlemen....the 1990s ILX SINGLES POLL RESULTS

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I can't believe I didn't vote for "Pictures of You"! I must have missed it on the list. This would be at least 15 points higher.

― milozauckerman (miloaukerman), Sunday, 7 November 2004 03:18 (twenty-one years ago)

26 in my list, which in retrospect is probably too low.

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Sunday, 7 November 2004 03:22 (twenty-one years ago)

#70

NOTORIOUS B.I.G. featuring PUFF DADDY and MASE - "Mo Money, Mo Problems" (290 points, 21 votes)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000005K1K.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

"citizen kane's ideology = mo money mo problems."

-- nnnh oh oh nnnh nnnh oh

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 7 November 2004 03:27 (twenty-one years ago)

daft punk's #1 single of 1997 too!

― cinniblount (James Blount), Sunday, 7 November 2004 03:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm going to finish off the first fifty singles tomorrow afternoon/evening. Keep the discussion going, such as it is.

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 7 November 2004 04:00 (twenty-one years ago)

'Angel', by Massive Attack was 21 on my list - I find it odd that it only tied for 79. Still, this is all before 30, and it's mostly stuff I didn't vote for, so I probably shouldn't complain.

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Sunday, 7 November 2004 04:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd be curious to see how this would have broken down if it were separated into American voters and British voters.

― Hurting (Hurting), Sunday, 7 November 2004 04:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Not looking good for "Hey Jealousy".

And the low scores for "Belfast" and "Like a Motorway" are more than a little shocking. I thought the latter would almost definitely be top 20. And does "Belfast"'s low placing mean that "Chime" didn't make it at all? Oh well.

"O.P.P." making it is good stuff though.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Sunday, 7 November 2004 06:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Damn, seven of my top 30 have appeared already.
I think the low placing for "Belfast" and "Like a Motorway" are an indication that there are other songs by the same bands that earned a lot more votes. Same for "When You Sleep" (I hope).

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 7 November 2004 07:31 (twenty-one years ago)

"'Rendez-Vu' = immediate satisfaction."
- Eric H

I don't even remember sending comments, but I know I could've done a whole lot better than that. I should at least mention that the fuzzy friction of the last chord in the flamenco's four-chord progression in the intro is like pulling what you think is a pubic hair out of your mouth and discovering it's pull-n-peel red licorice.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 7 November 2004 09:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Gear!, I'm willing to write comments for anything that appeared in my top 20 -- e-mail me if there are particular ones that need writing.

― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 7 November 2004 09:22 (twenty-one years ago)

fuck, i'm pretty sure i had OPP at 3, this is a travesty. OPP!!

― m. (mitchlnw), Sunday, 7 November 2004 10:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Eric H., Some of the comments are being taken from old ILM posts.

― Rockist_Scientist (rockist_scientist), Sunday, 7 November 2004 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

"Red Alert" is so much better than "Rendez-Vu" that it isn't even funny. Why wasn't that one nominated???

― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 7 November 2004 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Continuing on...

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 7 November 2004 19:16 (twenty-one years ago)

I would like the set the next several results were a nice coincidence.

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 7 November 2004 19:16 (twenty-one years ago)

*would like to say

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 7 November 2004 19:21 (twenty-one years ago)

#69

SAINT ETIENNE - "Avenue" (291 points, 14 votes, 2 first place votes)

http://www.saint.etienne.net/ec/Avenue.jpg

Search: Nearly everything, but especially "Avenue". It is not only my single of the 90's, I think it might just be my favorite single of all time full stop. I don't really have any rational explanations of why, it just is. St. Etienne are magical.

- Nicole

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 7 November 2004 19:23 (twenty-one years ago)

jaymc: due to some computer viral issues right now, it's taking forever to search through my yahoo e-mails at the moment. searching through ILX for comments seems to be quicker for me. Starting a new job on Monday with a better computer so then that won't be an issue, but for the first 50 I think I'll do it like this. Send your comments for anything that has yet to appear!

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 7 November 2004 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Damn, I guess the Curse of the Split Votes is going to strike Saint Etienne in the mid-60's?

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 7 November 2004 19:30 (twenty-one years ago)

'Angel', by Massive Attack was 21 on my list - I find it odd that it only tied for 79

It was 7th on mine!

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Sunday, 7 November 2004 19:33 (twenty-one years ago)

#68

SAINT ETIENNE - "You're In A Bad Way" (294 points, 17 votes, 1 first place vote)

http://www.saint.etienne.net/ec/Youre_In_A_Bad_Way.jpg

1.Saint Etienne - “You’re In A Bad Way”

"This is how retro should be done. This is how kitsch should look, and sound. It should bounce like a space-hopper and be mixed like a
beautiful cocktail. Sipped by a girl of dubious-origin on a beach,
while a ropey porn-movie plays in the background."

- hobart paving

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 7 November 2004 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Fuck, if "He's on the Phone" is next then I'm trashing my apartment.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 7 November 2004 19:42 (twenty-one years ago)

i still can't get over how low "Hypnotize" is, I think that's the only one so far I voted for, and I mighta had that one top ten.

― Josh Love (screamapillar), Sunday, 7 November 2004 19:51 (twenty-one years ago)

It's gotta great beat, but I have to admit the only lyric I can remember is "no car payment."

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 7 November 2004 19:53 (twenty-one years ago)

i wish i hadn't sold my st etienne records

― amateur!!st, Sunday, 7 November 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

4 of my choices have charted so far.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 7 November 2004 19:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Only "Girl/Boy Song" so far (although I had votes for different Wu-Tang, Biggie and Destiny's Child songs.)

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

#67

SAINT ETIENNE - "Nothing Can Stop Us" (297 points, 14 votes, 2 first place votes)

http://www.saint.etienne.net/ec/Nothing_Can_Stop_Us.c.jpg

The first single to feature Sarah Cracknell, unless I'm mistaken, and still one of their best cuts. Not sure about the cover art, though!

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

This is getting ridiculous.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)

My 12" doesn't look like that!

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha, what an unlikely occurance...

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:03 (twenty-one years ago)

That cover is horrendous.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:03 (twenty-one years ago)

omg the silver lamé jacket!! the hoop earrings!!

― amateur!!st, Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:04 (twenty-one years ago)

What do you suppose a maxi-single is?

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:06 (twenty-one years ago)

#66

JEFF BUCKLEY - "Hallelujah" (304 points, 18 votes)

http://www.liquidgnome.com/JeffBuckley/images/hall.jpg

"First time I listened to it I was lying in bad with the flu at 3 in the morning. It's just TOO lovely, and made the feel even worse than I did at the time, which was pretty bad!"

- Johnney B

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:09 (twenty-one years ago)

A maxi-single is an American term for a 12" or CD EP, isn't it?

The UK issue was like this:

http://www.saint.etienne.net/ec/Nothing_Can_Stop_Us.jpg

but less blurry.

― Alba (Alba), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:09 (twenty-one years ago)

What do you suppose a maxi-single is?

-- Kevin Gilchrist (KevinGil14...), November 7th, 2004.

a single that doubles as a tampon?

xpost

― amateur!!st, Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

It's gotta great beat, but I have to admit the only lyric I can remember is "no car payment."

Uh, is that a joke? "Escargot, my car go" ring a bell?

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:13 (twenty-one years ago)

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:17 (twenty-one years ago)

ah, I remember that one now. I have to admit I remember more of Chris Rock's "Champagne."

― miccio (miccio), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:18 (twenty-one years ago)

#65

PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH - "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)" (307 points, 13 votes, 2 first place votes)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002H84.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
(from the album Mecca and the Soul Brother)

"pete rock & cl smooth created a subgenre with "they reminisce over you" which is a perfect marriage of elegiac rhymes and muted horns..."

- fred solinger

"nothing sadder in the world than Pete Rock & CL Smooth's "TROY (They Reminisce Over You)" "

- M Matos

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:20 (twenty-one years ago)

ah that's a good one

― amateur!!st, Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:21 (twenty-one years ago)

The squillion-way splitting of the St Etienne vote is no less devastating for it's utter predictability. *cries*

― Nag! Nag! Nag! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

#64

ORBITAL - "Halcyon" (322 points, 17 votes)

http://www.paulstephenson.freeserve.co.uk/orbital_singles/orb_raddico_us12.jpg

"Halcyon is one of the most glorious bizarre and fantastic tracks around."

- Ronan

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, I think there were comments to that effect on the noms thread.
But we still have "He's on the Phone" to root for!

(xpost)

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:32 (twenty-one years ago)

#63

LL COOL J - "Mama Said Knock You Out" (323 points, 19 votes)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000024II.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

"And you thought the word "damn" had lost its power..."

- Anthony Miccio

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:42 (twenty-one years ago)

#62

MISSY ELLIOTT - "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" (326 points, 25 votes)

http://www.thehumangenomeproject.com/missy/rain.jpg

"Supa Dupa Fly remains her shining, most coherent, razzle-dazzling moment."

- Vic

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Fuck, "Mama Said Knock You Out" must be one of the best straight pop/rock/rap songs ever, I love it so much. That I only rated it #14 says more about how lame and soulless and prog-damaged I am than about the song itself. It's such an amazing performance; he jumps at you and doesn't let go of your collar for the rest of the song, spitting out the simplest rhymes with such aggro poise that they become oratory. In case anyone thought jocks couldn't be poets.

xpost "The Rain" rules too. I love that Ann Peebles song too.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Sunday, 7 November 2004 20:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I suppose I should be happy that "Troy," "The Rain" and LL beat Jeff Buckley.

― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Sunday, 7 November 2004 21:00 (twenty-one years ago)

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