ILM POLLS THE 20TH CENTURY'S BEST TRACKS ››› YOUR RESULTS THREAD ‹‹‹

TOO LOW

I mean seriously TOO GODDAMN LOW.

First time I ever heard it was two minutes ago, tbh.

haha wait, awesome

lol britishes

That is some pretty forward thinking shit for 1963, I admit. I can dig it.

My love for that track has nothing to do with the programme, by the way. It's an awesome piece of music, and deserves to be in the top 100 of all time, never mind the 20th century. Can't believe it didn't even break the hundred.

First serious "failed to vote for" regret on Dr Who theme.

I voted for it and I have never seen the tv show either.

103. THE KINKS "You Really Got Me" (1964) [1,220 points, 12 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2GmzyeeXnQ

TOO LOW

YAWN

love the minimum point difference

both "too low" and "yawn" are right!

Okay, y'all.. there is no #101 or #100 because #99 is a three-way tie. Shall I post them down through #99 now or call it a day after #102 goes up?

Yes, the third of mine to show - wonderful tune, even if I prefer the Vanilla Fudge version

Dude, that is so wrong...

Kim Wilde version is where's it at imo.

oh wow, the last ten seconds of that Supremes track are amazing.

xp

you are both joking of course

"You Really Got Me" is one of the canon classic rock hits that has never really appealed to me. A type of song that's been done much better many other times.

JF, do it now!

102. TALKING HEADS "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (1983) [1,221 points, 10 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf2s7UHUrBw

???

Yeah, post all the way to 99!

People love Talking Heads around here, but seldom actually discuss Talking Heads around here. So, here's the first of three tracks that tied for #99...

99. (TIE) THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" (1968) [1,223 points, 12 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxzpKf7f990

I am officially the opposite of ILM tastemaker. shame
1 pick so far.

I haven't had any! Voodoo Child is the closest I came to voting for anything thus far

we are doomed to wyatting aboot life

haha spoiler: I gave 200 points to a Wyatt song (but I already said I would)

Sea Song will make it, though

LJ, shame on you for not voting for the Who theme. Shame shame shame.

I've only had two so far, but there's been a whole bunch of stuff that I like.

list is gonna be mostly really rockist or really popist, and progressive/avant-garde be heavily damned

PROVE ME WRONG EVERYONE haha

emil.y, I did not have it impressed upon me enough, either as a kid or in the run-up to voting :(

Plenty of good stuff so far, mind. Rumble probably deserves to be higher, Stereolab always welcome etc

Good call on Voodoo Child, ILM. I almost went with this, but opted for Watchtower instead.

oh and one day Davis/Coltrane/other oldskool jazzers will click and I will turn into a raving fan, this is inevitable

someone said they voted for basically every genre but purposely avoided prog-rock in the nomination thread
:?

I voted for at least one prog track, not sure about avant, I've forgotten exactly what made my final 100...

I hate to say it but I think I forgot to vote for the Soft Machine track you repped for, LJ. Really meant to do so.

Also didn't vote for much jazz, as I couldn't really think of any individual song to vote for.

99. (TIE) KING CRIMSON "21st Century Schizoid Man" (1969) [1,223 points, 12 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Yo3FJDrbc

lolsy

W00t! Pretty sure I ended up not voting for this (I like it a lot but I'm not sure it's the best thing ever), but again, happy to see it.

Ha, yep, that's the one.

Robert Wyatt: "Oh no. I don't really like disconcerting people. Although often when I try to be normal I disconcert anyway." 21ST CENTURY SCHIZOID MAN DUNNNN NUNNNN NUNNN NUNN NUH NUHHHHH

99. (TIE) MOTT THE HOOPLE "All the Young Dudes" (1972) [1,223 points, 12 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HFGY2qCKaM

And that's it for today!

125. JOHNNY CASH "Folsom Prison Blues" (1955) [1,153 points, 13 votes]
124. FLEETWOOD MAC "Go Your Own Way" (1977) [1,155 points, 10 votes]
123. MOTÖRHEAD "Ace of Spades" (1980) [1,159 points, 13 votes]
122. STAN GETZ & ASTRUD GILBERTO "The Girl From Ipanema" (1964) [1,160 points, 11 votes]
121. PIXIES "Debaser" (1989) [1,161 points, 11 votes]
120. HENRY MANCINI & JOHNNY MERCER "Moon River" (1961) [1,165 points, 9 votes]
119. 10CC "I'm Not in Love" (1975) [1,167 points, 12 votes]
118. LINK WRAY & HIS RAY MEN "Rumble" (1958) [1,170 points, 12 votes]
117. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "Born to Run" (1975) [1,175 points, 10 votes]
116. PRINCE "Controversy" (1981) [1,176 points, 9 votes]
115. THE BEACH BOYS "Surf's Up" (1971) [1,184 points, 10 votes]
114. THE ROLLING STONES "Paint it Black" (1966) [1,185 points, 12 votes]
113. MILES DAVIS "Shhh/Peaceful" (1969) [1,186 points, 11 votes]
112. N.W.A "Straight Outta Compton" (1988) [1,195 points, 11 votes]
111. JOHN COLTRANE "My Favorite Things" (1961) [1,195 points, 12 votes]
110. STEREOLAB "Jenny Ondioline" (1993) [1,197 points, 11 votes]
109. KATE BUSH "Wuthering Heights" (1978) [1,197 points, 13 votes]
108. NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE "Cortez the Killer" (1975) [1,198 points, 11 votes]
107. BOBBY WOMACK "Across 110th Street" (1972) [1,203 points, 11 votes]
106. KRAFTWERK "Computer Love" (1981) [1,209 points, 10 votes]
105. THE SUPREMES "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (1966) [1,216 points, 13 votes]
104. RON GRAINER & DELIA DERBYSHIRE "Theme From 'Dr. Who'" (1963) [1,219 points, 12 votes]
103. THE KINKS "You Really Got Me" (1964) [1,220 points, 12 votes]
102. TALKING HEADS "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (1983) [1,221 points, 10 votes]
99. (TIE) THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" (1968) [1,223 points, 12 votes]
99. (TIE) KING CRIMSON "21st Century Schizoid Man" (1969) [1,223 points, 12 votes]
99. (TIE) MOTT THE HOOPLE "All the Young Dudes" (1972) [1,223 points, 12 votes]

xp - Mott the Hoople??? This better be surprisingly good...

ok lol I complain and my #5 shows up

n.b. my #5 was not mott the fucking hoople

It is a jam.

xp: It's actually a David Bowie song. Bowie liked Mott the Hoople so much he wrote this song for them under the condition they will continue recording together. They recorded the song, it became a hit but they still disbanded shortly after.

90s aren't getting much love, eh?

damn, three classic rock songs tied for 99. Does that mean this list is ready to go pop (or even better, r'n'b) in a major way?

All the Young Dudes is the most beautiful genre/scene-defining song in the pop cannon. Best thing Bowie (or Hunter) ever did. Way to go ilm! First song from my ballot to make it.

Hendrix is a force of nature of course, and I guess we needed a prog song in the top 100 (we did?), might as well be the Fripp masturbation.

Fripp masturbation your ass.