there's a lack of one/two hit wonders, isn't there? as if the poll where the best songs but only from the subset of the best artists.
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Love the synth line so much.
― Gavin in Leeds, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:44 (thirteen years ago) link
xxxpost yeah I know that now I am grown up and can google it :D
― absinthe of malithe (Noodle Vague), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:45 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, the grandmaster flash song is justified even if it isn't my bag.
― charlie h, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:45 (thirteen years ago) link
I've come to terms with the fact that this poll will have no Elvis Presley.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:46 (thirteen years ago) link
I wouldn't be surprised to see Bohemian Rhapsody show up.
― Spectrist, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:46 (thirteen years ago) link
xxxxpost sorry, I'm a boring physical anthropology pedant. XD
― the structuralist constructions of (Viceroy), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Seems criminal, right? xps
― Señor Mexico (Johnny Fever), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:46 (thirteen years ago) link
wait, did i miss gold soundz or is that still to come?
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:47 (thirteen years ago) link
now watch, the next track will be "Hound Dog"
― Yeezy reupholstered my pussy (DJP), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Gold Soundz is #1 I think.
― seandalai, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Gold Soundz is #2. That Modest Mouse song is #1.
― Señor Mexico (Johnny Fever), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:47 (thirteen years ago) link
also Johnny Fever 100% OTM about why pre-60s stuff gets lost in the shuffle. it's distant, so what survives seems too familiar, and what doesn't can be hard to see. and it's just vast. the amount of supposedly worthy music recorded in the 20th century is absolutely overwhelming, a sea that no one could ever become fully familiar with, no matter how much time they dedicated to the pursuit. the fact that this list is composed almost entirely of pop hits from the US and UK is testament to this. there are endless seas of music from elsewhere that we've never even heard of.
― phish in your sleazebag (contenderizer), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Well I guess some of us can stop watching the countdown now, thanksxp
― Spectrist, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:48 (thirteen years ago) link
is there honestly going to be no leonard cohen or zappa in this poll?
― charlie h, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:48 (thirteen years ago) link
I thought #1 was going to be:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psuRGfAaju4
― Yeezy reupholstered my pussy (DJP), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Gimme Shelter I Feel LoveBillie JeanWichita LinemanAnarchy In The UKGood VibrationsBohemian RhapsodySex Machine
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:49 (thirteen years ago) link
^^^ that would be boring. though the first two you mentioned deserve to be up there.
― charlie h, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:50 (thirteen years ago) link
which zappa song is among the best of the 20th century?
― mookieproof, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:50 (thirteen years ago) link
like, the point of voting for your favorite songs from a list of nominees isn't to flex about how broad your musical tastes are, it's to tell someone what your favorite songs are; doing otherwise is gaming the system and totally dishonest
― Yeezy reupholstered my pussy (DJP), Friday, December 3, 2010 11:39 AM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark
yes, but if your legitimate favorites are boring and narrow, then you are boring and narrow and deserve a vigorous pooh-poohing
― phish in your sleazebag (contenderizer), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:50 (thirteen years ago) link
gold soundz
― ciderpress, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:50 (thirteen years ago) link
The lack of Leonard Cohen is a heartbreaker. I voted for a couple of his tracks I think... (I know at least one).
― the structuralist constructions of (Viceroy), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:50 (thirteen years ago) link
....and You Set The Scene (although I'd dispute a coupla those) xps
― gospermaban sim gishel (acoleuthic), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:51 (thirteen years ago) link
was hoping for "white lines", tbph
― phish in your sleazebag (contenderizer), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Just looking over the nominations list there's a few I thought would be in here for sure,
Walk On BySay a Little PrayerSon of a Preacher ManSuspicious Minds
Definitely think we're waiting for two more Beach Boys songs, Wichita Lineman, Billie Jean and I Feel Love.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:52 (thirteen years ago) link
I think none of the songs I mentioned downthread will make it and I fear I'll have to keep my promise thus vetoing myself out of ILM for a while
― Moka, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:52 (thirteen years ago) link
well, i voted 'peaches en regalia' at #37, so that for starters. @ mookieproof
― charlie h, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Didn't seandalai say 15 out of the top 25 are by artists that only appear once? Is anyone counting cards in this round?
― Spectrist, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:53 (thirteen years ago) link
also no Scott Walker so far... another gross injustice.
― the structuralist constructions of (Viceroy), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:53 (thirteen years ago) link
I Feel LoveBillie JeanBe My BabyGod Only KnowsSatisfactionanother Beatles oneAnarchy In The UK
― daavid, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:53 (thirteen years ago) link
'Watermelon in Easter Hay' got points from me. Keeping my fingers crossed!
― Gavin in Leeds, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:53 (thirteen years ago) link
But yes I'll be sorely dissapointed if Gang of Four, Human League, The Normal or Can don't show up. Chances are very slim now but you never know.
― Moka, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Thought all these would be certs for the 100:
Alone Again OrLost in Music(I'm) StrandedIn the Midnight HourTutti FruttiSex Machine
― Krampus Interruptus (NickB), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Telstar too.
― Krampus Interruptus (NickB), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Cowbells Shakin' is a lock, bro.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:55 (thirteen years ago) link
omg i'm puking my guts out if Anarchy in the UK is #1
― the structuralist constructions of (Viceroy), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:55 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't think the Beach Boys will show up twice.... 'god only knows' is a given not sure if any other one of them will make it.
― Moka, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:55 (thirteen years ago) link
Didn't seandalai say 15 out of the top 25 are by artists that only appear once?
Did I say this? It might be true but I'd have to check.
― seandalai, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:56 (thirteen years ago) link
No fucking way is "Anarchy in the UK" placing
― absinthe of malithe (Noodle Vague), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:56 (thirteen years ago) link
xxpost: JF said that.
― Moka, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:56 (thirteen years ago) link
massive cosign
― Yeezy reupholstered my pussy (DJP), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:56 (thirteen years ago) link
― absinthe of malithe (Noodle Vague), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:56 (21 seconds ago)
― gospermaban sim gishel (acoleuthic), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm on board for gut-puking
― ciderpress, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link
It's maybe the 6th or 7th best Pistols single maybe.
― absinthe of malithe (Noodle Vague), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Marquee Moon could be a dark horse, people.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link
'the long and winding road' is obviously #1
― mookieproof, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link
it better place. hoping alone again or will too
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link
xpost I would love to see Warm Leatherette in the top ten, it certainly is an important song and it wouldn't suffer from split voting. I voted Being Boiled quite high too.
― Kitchen Person, Friday, 3 December 2010 19:58 (thirteen years ago) link
Did "Who Killed Bambi?" get released as a single? It's not as good as that for example.
― absinthe of malithe (Noodle Vague), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:58 (thirteen years ago) link
lol'ing at complaints there needs to be more arty white acts here
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Friday, 3 December 2010 19:58 (thirteen years ago) link