― danh (danh), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 03:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 03:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Shmool McShmool (shmuel), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 03:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 03:52 (nineteen years ago) link
Complete crazy talk.
"I can't believe how weak that Magnetic Fields song sounded when I listend back."
Even more crazy talk. Frankly Stephen Merritt should have probably quit after that song.
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 03:55 (nineteen years ago) link
The superchunk cover is a diservice to the original.
― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 03:56 (nineteen years ago) link
It is with this track that we get our first glimpse of Stephen Merritt's lyrical and musical genius. The line 'You won't be happy with me/ but give me one more chance/ you won't be happy anyway' is both desvastatingly sad and strangely funny. Pure joy!
― daavid (daavid), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 03:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― john'n'chicago, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 04:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― danh (danh), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 04:03 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 04:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 04:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― fact checking cuz (fcc), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 04:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― fact checking cuz (fcc), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 04:05 (nineteen years ago) link
How do you know what my favourite rave tracks are?
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 04:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― From a Land of Grass Without Mirrors (AaronHz), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 04:08 (nineteen years ago) link
I don't, but "Renegade Snares", "Hitman", "Dred Bass" and "Open Your Mind" should be among everyone's favorite rave tracks!
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 04:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mike O. (Mike Ouderkirk), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 04:15 (nineteen years ago) link
I was just thinking about this, listening to this song today. I totally forgot to vote for it... but it definitely took the top of my head off on that first listen.
― bnw (bnw), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 04:22 (nineteen years ago) link
i've never seen the appeal of "your woman" so it's funny that they tied. funny for me anyway.
― amateur!!st, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 04:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 04:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 05:01 (nineteen years ago) link
Um...considering I think it is easily one of the best songs of the 90s - I certainly enjoy it more than fucking REM - yes, I am filled w/ righteous anger, even though I thought the "insert..." part of the post would make it clear I was hardly SHOCKED by this low ranking.
I swear, if Breaking Atoms was nominated and made #7 on the list, you'd be bitching about how it should've been top five.
I'd be very pleased if it made top ten. I don't have unreasonable expections - "One in a Million" is simply a great song and I think its reasonable that on ILM I should expect it to place above #47.
And in case people didn't get it the first time, seriously - fuck REM.
:)
― djdee2005 (djdee2005), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 05:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― amateur!!st, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 05:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― m. (mitchlnw), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 08:41 (nineteen years ago) link
Point is you've got to be reasonable. Even though I think it should be top ten, I'd be positively thrilled to see "Black Metallic" at this point because chances are it didn't make it at all. Lists are never going to look exactly like yours and it's very cool that Aaliyah made it all (and very well might make it again).
Also, cool about Cube (I think #40 is very reasonable) and "Losing My Religion" is by some margin R.E.M.'s finest moment.
― Andrew Unterberger (Andrew Unterberger), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 12:54 (nineteen years ago) link
THE KLF (FEATURING TAMMY WYNETTE) - "Justified and Ancient" (392 points, 19 votes, 1 first place vote)
http://hitparade.ch/cdimages/klf-justified_ancient_s.jpg
comments?
― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:22 (nineteen years ago) link
― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:23 (nineteen years ago) link
PULP - "Babies" (394 points, 23 votes)
http://www.mackers.com/pulpworld/pulp_babies.jpg
"I always saw it as being totally sincere - he never got past the platonic stage w/ her, and she went off w/ someone else (even tho they both really wanted each other); him having sex with her sister ended any possibilities of this ever changing. I dunno, for me the last line works a lot better as a statement on the irony of the whole chain of events than as him trying to talk himself out of a problematic situation, the idea that neither of them got what they really wanted adds a bit of poignancy to the song, plus it's very in tune with the title ("babies" as a signifier of a lack of maturity, they were all too young to deal with things like they should have.) He sounds very bitter and regretful, and the "it happened years ago" line suggests that he's only thinking back on her, or maybe talking to her after a long time has passed (tho of course they could have been an item during all that time too, so the other interpretation is credible here, too, but I still prefer mine)" -- Daniel_Rf
― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:24 (nineteen years ago) link
Justified And Ancient really has everything - 3-4 minutes, 3-400 great bits. Wynette is so delightful on it esp. her pronunciation of 'Mu Mu Land', the choir is so soothing, the rap so sublime and succinct yet satisfyingly nonsensical, that siren/cowbell thing in the background, the 808 usage, the funky geetaw - all combined with the rich KLF imagery (video and TOTP performance just brilliant), there are other perfect pop songs/moments/concepts but not sure any can TOP this
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:34 (nineteen years ago) link
THE PET SHOP BOYS - "Can You Forgive Her?" (397 points, 23 votes)
http://djbrecord.free.fr/petshopboys002.jpg
" "Can You Forgive Her?" is the best thing they ever did. Just huge and bitter and wonderful. As you say, not what you expect in the top 10." -- Jim Eaton-Terry
― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:38 (nineteen years ago) link
OMNI TRIO - "Renegade Snares (Foul Play VIP Mix)" (399 points, 22 votes, 1 first place vote)
http://www.marshyboy.co.uk/full/ashadow01cd.JPG
" "Renegade Snares"? It's fucking BLINDING..."-- Dan Perry
― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― Matt DC (Matt DC), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 16:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― RickyT (RickyT), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:08 (nineteen years ago) link