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

Usher/Lil Jon's "Yeah!" was in the top 10 for like 100 weeks or something.

those are all great but name one you can play to an 8 year old and find that they recognize that song immediately

"get low"?

I'd have to think that "California Love" and "Regulate" are as recognizable as "Nothin But a G Thang" but I guess I could be wrong.

Perhaps I am out of touch with 8 year olds but I seriously doubt most 2nd graders have heard "Nuthin but a G Thang".

but my opinion doesn't actually bear research, it's more of a definition "imo" statement from general observance in my lyfe

Depends on the 8 year-old.

57. (TIE) NINA SIMONE "Sinnerman" (1965) [1,447 points, 14 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn5tiuZU4JI

"a milli"?

xxpost

Gotta say, my 7 year old son loves music but would never recognize any of those. Maybe next year?

And to think I imagined he'd be just like that little kid in the video...

pretty sure i've heard california love and gangsta's paradise each more times in my life than g thang, both before and since i started listening to rap

I heard Wierd Al's version of gangster's paradise before the actual, but I know as likely one of the younger members here (yes its apparent hurr hurr) me and buds were definitely listening to this (g thang) while we did our homework and ate our carrot snacks

circa when i was 10

anecdotal evidence doesnt change the fact that if you think this was the last iconic rap song you've probably been willfully ignoring rap for a while

Hey, I sure do like that Nina Simone song.

Cool, I cut 'Sinnerman' from my list in my last bit of pruning so I'm glad other people voted for it.

As for 'Paranoid Android', I still like OKC as an album a lot but that song's appeal's been weakened by overplay for me.

xp It's taken everyone 10 minutes to listen to it! It's a stunning song, not sure I had heard it before.

didn't vote for sinnerman but what a track.

xxp same for a lot of these so far, but it was a revelation the first time I heard OKC.

i regret my opinion after reading mention of eminem - totally forgot the guy and how wildly slim shady instilled itself into pop culture

Sad tale: I got into Nina Simone after watching that Bridget Fonda movie Point of No Return. At least something good came out of watching it.

Sad tale: I got into Nina Simone after watching that Bridget Fonda movie Point of No Return. At least something good came out of watching it.

Inland Empire for me (though I actually liked the film too).

56. THE BEACH BOYS "Wouldn't it Be Nice" (1966) [1,460 points, 12 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L--cqAI3IUI

Yeah, tough to argue with this one, though I personally chose another Beach Boys track to vote for.

Too low!

Probably my favourite track on Pet Sounds (and an all-time classic album opener) but, yeah, I voted for a different Beach Boys song.

Great to see Nina Simone here. I voted for that, and obviously it's a titanic track, but I think I would probably have gone with 'Wild Is The Wind' in its place if that had been nommed.

not one of the Beach Boys tracks I voted for but approve wholeheartedly!

Both the Beach Boys songs I voted for have now made it. I always preferred Wouldn't It Be Nice to God Only knows but I will be more than happy when that appears in the top ten later.

Turns out I didn't vote for this. My one Beach Boys song is sure to appear later.

55. QUEEN ft. DAVID BOWIE "Under Pressure" (1981) [1,475 points, 12 votes, 2 first place votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a01QQZyl-_I

Barf out, people!

u crazy. This song is godhead.

Were there any other songs with 2 first place votes or was this the only one? Seems pretty crazy to me, I like the song OK but wouldn't have thought to put it in my top 100.

There are, but this is the first to appear.

Wow I'm shocked to see this so high. This really should have been on my list.

Yeah, this is just bizarre. It's not that it's a terrible song, it's just that I can't see by what criteria anyone would pick this as their top song of the century.

wow, two people are seriously feeling the pressure here (wonder if they also voted for "Pressure Drop"?).

It's all about the Bowie-sung build up part at the end. I still get a chill half the times I listen to it.

At least it's not all "lol predictable canon"...

might as well be the Fripp masturbation.

― gospodin simmel, Monday, 29 November 2010 22:36

srsly go 2 hell :P

― rmad and dangerous (acoleuthic), Monday, November 29, 2010

wonder if he's still checking the results down in hades

didn't vote for it, but i do luv it, tbh.

54. PET SHOP BOYS "West End Girls" (1985) [1,491 points, 14 votes, 1 first place vote]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAKk9XhX_GA

yesssss

were there ever more dorky cool people?

and yes I voted for this amazing track.

Another one I cut from my ballot... I did vote for another PSBs song instead but I doubt any others will place higher?

Queen/Bowie was one of my votes though.

Lately, I've been feeling "It's a Sin" more than "West End Girls" as far as golden-age PSB goes. I'm sure it's just a momentary affair, though, because I've been committed to "West End Girls" for 24 years.

i voted. *waves PSB flag*

hard to think of a more cinematic pop hit from this period