Blur tracks poll - the RESULTS thread

I'm sure Blue Jeans will place. I'm surprised that Out of Time is either (a) Top 10 or (b) not in it at all.

I mean, I love it, but I wasn't sure how many other people did.

I didn't vote because I'm not *that* into Blur, but if I had, I'd have put "Out of Time" top 5.

Low, For Tomorrow, G&B imo - no idea what #4 might be

I only voted for one of them but I'm pretty sure both Blue Jeans and Out of Time will be in the top ten. Also Sing - that hasn't shown up yet right?

yeah i assume 'sing' will make it also

If I had voted "Don't Bomb..." and "Money Makes Me Crazy" would have been near the top of my list. Would love to see 'em here but I'd be surprised to say the least.

If I had voted, "Music Is My Radar" would have been near the top of my list

I gave it some but not enough I fear

"Music Is My Radar" is tops too. I shoulda got off my ass to vote in this.

Yay On Your Own! Yay Coffee & TV!

Pleased people are voting On Your Own - that was, like, the fifth single off the album, no? It's really good - possibly my favourite track on Blur(?)

Coffee & TV - This was my number 1. I have some very particular memories of the summer before I left for university absolutely loving this track and the video too. Loved Graham's too-quietly-mixed vocals (which he also used on The Sky Is Too High). It seemed so strange and fresh at the time, but these days is almost par for the course.

Also, while Coffee & TV is about alcoholism, it could easily be attributed to comedowns and worked very well in the context of me seeing them at Glasto.

Shit - does this mean Peach won't place?

blue jeans is my number 1 too. i'm sure it will make it.

Well if it's your number 1 too then it will definitely place. I knew you guys wouldn't let me down.

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Tracy Jacks?

11. Tracy Jacks
(11 votes, 264 points)

Never got the popularity of this one. I mean, it's nice enough, but people utterly adored it bitd.

Debating whether to save the top ten for tomorrow or to the rest of the chart later this evening...

^or to *do* the rest....

This was never a favourite, but for some reason I really like it now. It's placed very high all the same. Maybe it's the quintessential Parklife track?

Reminds me of that thread (which I can't find now) about isolating the quintessence of an album - not the best song but the most representative. TJ fits the bill on Parklife.

The thread was something about 'pure essence' rather than 'quintessence' - iirc it got stuck after I removed 'Over & Over' from Tusk, which I hugely regret now.

the pure essence of an album

I'm with you on Tracy Jacks.... it encapsulates the sound Parklife and at that a huge chunk of the mid-90s rock scene rather well. Also it's one of the few songs in their catalogue where the peppiness doesn't sound too cynical or self-concious.

Re: my earlier point, it's a song where satire and empathy coexist. He's creating a cartoonish character but he cares about him too. Hard to do.

Save it for tomorrow imo - I'm planning an early night tonight, would be nice to actually succeed for once.

Actually, I'm pretty busy tomorrow, so maybe I'll just go for it...

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10. The Universal
(10 votes, 1 first place, 264 points)

Oh noes! That's another tie. Strict application of the Johnny Fever principle would have Tracy Jacks above The Universal with 11 votes as opposed to 10. But if I invoke the just invented Face Saving principle, The Universal nicks it because it has a first place vote.

That's the way I've done it on my polls fwiw

top tune

http://www.londonmarkets.co.uk/London%20Markets%20Portobello%20Road_files/image003.jpg

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London loves?

Air-cushioned soles, I got them on the Portobello Road on a Saturday...

I should get the Blur best-of, I think

9. Blue Jeans
(10 votes, 2 first places, 274 points)

considering that this poll has made me realize I only know like 5 of their songs

The newish Midlife one is very good - nice mix of hits and beloved album tracks. The late 90s single-disc one not so much.

http://www.baxterboo.com/images/storefront/large/denim-blue-jean-dog-shorts-1.jpg

the Midlife one doesn't have "Music Is My Radar" tho

Midlife is the better compilation. Also the Observer Ep has pretty much all the highlights from their different eras.

http://www.vblurpage.com/gigography/1996/1205_matrix.htm
Stumbled across this website this afternoon, just watched this performance of Country Sad Ballad Man

And yay for blue jeans and sing breaking into the top 10.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Lt6Yc4rAb6w/SnmCDm7YMNI/AAAAAAAADxI/a_U26byX29M/s400/boys_and_girls.jpg

I know this one.

8. Chinese Bombs