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

Yeah, I regret the Delia Derbyshire and the Johnny Cash omissions, as well as the Supremes, who must have stayed in contention for my final 100 'til the last few seconds.

I was not familiar w but really dig:
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122. STAN GETZ & ASTRUD GILBERTO "The Girl From Ipanema" (1964) [1,160 points, 11 votes]
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107. BOBBY WOMACK "Across 110th Street" (1972) [1,203 points, 11 votes]

Really? You hadn't heard these before?!

Hi guys, just had a quick skim of your thread, looks fun, won't staying as I don't want to have to SB a couple of dozen people in one go. Enjoy yourselves!

Ha ha, glad you're not staying then!

(I mean, genuinely confused, why would you want to ban people for talking about their favourite music, however awkward they/we might express it?)

wouldn't claim to speak for mr vague but i would think that it's more the people bitching about other peoples' favourite music that is the problem

all the young dudes makes me smiley but i didn't even consider voting for it (or any bowie).

just realised that i did in fact vote for 'my favorite things'. that makes one so far in that case.

Was totally racking my brains last night trying to figure out what it was that sampled the opening twenty seconds of 'Across 110th Street'.

* "Across 110th Street"
Ghostface Killah ft Tekitha - "Walking through the Darkness"
Tim Dog - "Bronx Nigga"

Ghostface Killah ft Tekitha - "Walking through the Darkness"

^ that is exactly what I was thinking of. Off the Ghost Dog soundtrack yeah?

It's on Bulletproof Wallets, one of Ghostface's best songs.

Yeah, it's a great track.

Only one track so far that I've never heard - the Miles Davis - and nothing so far that I'd rate lower than 6/10.

This is a fine selection methinks. Could have happily allocated points to virtually all of these in different circumstances. I seem to recall that I actually did vote for Ipanema, Ondioline, Cortez, Dr Who and Naive Melody.

Turns out that "I'm not in love" is a great headphones track - YouTube over laptop speakers doesn't do it justice.

i've always found 'i'm not in love' adds poignancy when it pops up in a movie scene or something, but it seems to come up a bit short when it has to make up all the yards itself. that corny, corny clip doesn't help much.

more hits, johnny

Coming up...

Woop! I was in danger of getting some work done...

98. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND "Heroin" (1967) [1,231 points, 11 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xcwt9mSbYE

hell of a way to start the day's count

Didn't vote for this, but yeah.

To be perfectly honest, I don't listen to VU a whole lot. But when I put one of the records on (especially & Nico), I'm surprised by how well I remember every moment of them.

97. THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. "Juicy" (1994) [1,266 points, 11 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxiKwXhR_0w

Nothing?

Maybe people are at lunch.

I didn't vote for Juicy nor is it among my favourite tunes of all time, but it's nice to see some rap after a long string of Old Fogey Rock.

I wonder what other rappers are gonna break it to the top 100? PE and Wu most likely, possibly Nas too. Any others?

I always wonder what was going through my mom's mind when I excitedly played Heroin for her after first listening to VU & Nico freshman year of college.

"The Message" xp

Had never heard Juicy before...don't really see the fuss but I know it's considered canon.

"It Takes Two" xp

Love the Velvets and Biggie to pieces(though I didn't vote for these songs)

"Heroin" is another one I voted for. It's placed too low here. "Juicy" is nice to see, though there are several other tracks I prefer off of Ready to Die (maybe the best album of the 90's).

true that (the Ready To Die bit)

96. BOB DYLAN "Tangled Up in Blue" (1975) [1,268 points, 11 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwSZvHqf9qM

Blood on the Tracks is probably my favourite Dylan album, so yay. Voted for "If you see her, say hello" rather than this, though.

amazing no doubt. Big fan, but still avoided Dylan on my ballot

I put "If You See Her, Say Hello" on a break-up mix I sent to a girl who dumped me once. SMOOVE.

Maybe people are at lunch.

I like the idea that ILM is something you do during office hours only.

(not quite your point, I know)

Also, woah at the concept of "break-up mix".

I know, right? Fortunately, we're still friends. Not too long ago, she read the tracklist for the cd to me and a) I didn't remember half of the songs and b) cringed at the half I did remember. I wasn't going for quality, just randomly putting anything on there that had a "you squished my heart" sentiment.

94. (TIE) NIRVANA "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (1991) [1,275 points, 12 votes]

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

Terrible, but I guess inevitable.

xpost Yeah I was going to say a break up mix is an interesting idea. Was the compilation meant to win her back or just show how much you were hurting?

I'm not really a Dylan fan at all but Tangled Up In Blue is a really good song.

I'm glad to see "Smells Like Teen Spirit" here (I voted for it), though huge overplay has significantly hurt its impact today. Still a great song though.

Yeah, it was a totally self-indulgent self-pitying mix to show her I was a broken man. Not my finest hour. xp

do you remember the tracklist?

Terrible, but I guess inevitable.

― Tuomas, Tuesday, November 30, 2010 6:10 PM (4 minutes ago)

Is this a reaction to Nirvana being in the list or the low position?

image of dave grohl & his kit on that youtube frame is astounding, want to paint it like 8x12

True story: when she was a teen, a friend of mine made a friend of hers a mixtape after she'd broken up with a boyfriend, and on that tape every other track was "Everybody Hurts" by REM. Like, first it had some sad song, then "Everybody Hurts", then some other sad song, then "Everybody Hurts" again, etc.

lol

(at the concept, not at her heartbreak)