POLLSTAL BLOWFISH - ILM Artist Poll #8 - Guided By Voices - ReSuLtS!!!

8. "Smothered in Hugs" (Bee Thousand, 1994) [454 points, 19 votes, 1 #1 vote]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aWZ3ycJkC0

Just heard the original 'Teenage FBI' for the first time. How can anyone like this better?!?

Okay, imagine hearing it in 1997 for the first time and waiting two years to get a big, great-sounding studio version of it...and then being met with a corny sub-Rentals keyboard pop romp.

I actually think Smothered drags a bit. Still a good song but not one of my faves.

XP Man, that keyboard is the best thing in the GBV catalog!

But you might be right, because I was just going to post this:

Don't Stop Now - not one of my favorites. I like the early version on Devil Between My Toes.

i love the DTC production

I really love this kind of dragging and now I wish I had put "Smothered" on my ballot

I actually think Smothered drags a bit. Still a good song but not one of my faves

Totally OTM.

^ This

I don't like that keyboard bit in Teenage FBI either. a too-obvious Ric Ocasek addition imo

Teenage FBI is polarizing. Wasn't these a big controversy as to which version was included on the greatest hits.

Don't Stop Now - not one of my favorites. I like the early version on Devil Between My Toes.

― dmr, Thursday, September 29, 2011 4:56 PM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark

You mean King Shit And The Golden Boys of course...

Next seven songs:

Tractor
Scientist
Motor
Pricks
Neptune
Exit Flagger
Hunting Knife

Smothered in Hugs was my #1
I've probably played it on repeat for hours before. It takes me to a warm fuzzy land that I don't mind zoning out to

Love how drawn out the phrasing is on 'Smothered', would have been in the 20-30 range for me.

Frankly I'm amazed at the number of high-placing songs that I don't know. I mean, I thought I knew the GBV'iverse pretty well, but 'Jill Hives', 'If We Wait' and 'Brides Have Hit Glass' are all new to me.

I have to say that 'Jill Hives' is very lovely, though.

High five to my other "Offical Ironmen" #1 voter!

SPOILER

xp exit flagger awful bliss

No way.

The next is the highest placing track to not have any first place votes (which is surprising in itself)...

7. "I Am a Scientist" (Bee Thousand, 1994 / I Am a Scientist, 1994) [470 points, 21 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc-IXlravj0

I knew this would place top ten, so I didn't vote for it. It's ok. I know people love this song though.

Big school should pop up

I think this is one of the first GBV songs I ever heard, because they were playing a live session on a Dutch radio show and I can't imagine them not playing 'Scientist'.

The day after the broadcast I got the album, together with Weezer's blue album. Oh 1994...

High five to my other "Offical Ironmen" #1 voter!

Who was this, btw?

Scientist was my #2...in a different mood it would have topped

I like this song and voted it #18, perhaps I should have thrown my points to something else that needed it more though. Great song anyways.

6. "Exit Flagger" (Propeller, 1992) [514 points, 21 votes, 1 #1 vote]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCFyN5kpeX8

"I'm not gonna race you today" has sort of become my position on life.

wow, picture me absolutely surprised. I had no idea this one is such a big deal in the GBV catalogue? for me it's not even a highlight on Propeller

cool video

There's my #1. I was wondering if there was much love on ILM for this. I think #5 is a perfectly respectable showing.

oops, sorry #6.

Misheard lyrics, part 362: 'Extra daggers'...

I had no idea this one is such a big deal in the GBV catalogue?

definitely one of their anthems

I'm (pleasantly) surprised it made it so high though

You mean King Shit And The Golden Boys of course...

yeah

Yeah, 'Exit Flagger' regularly shows up in their encores with the other "hits."

Listening to these songs in countdown order I notice that most Bee Thousand tracks work far better in context of the album than as stand-alone songs.

5. "Over the Neptune / Mesh Gear Fox" (Propeller, 1992) [634 points, 23 votes, 3 #1 votes]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSd-80X-GEo

GBV! GBV! GBV!

kisses to the crying cooks

YES!! I have nothing to say aside from this song RULES SO HARD.

I'm much greater than you think.

People will roll their eyes, but I say it came in TOO LOW!

I always thought he said "I'm much cleaner than you think". I found it hilarious and now I'm sort of disappointed.

Hey maybe it's cleaner! I have no idea! I always thought greater because that is my personal motto.

I really don't get all this Propeller love, but I have to admit this version is better than the one on Fast Japanese Spin Cycle.

missed loads of the last unveiling, but am psyched to see the final countdown while cooking :-)

:)

I love OTN/MGF so much! It was my #3

Time's wastin' man, you're not gonna live forever.

I really wish I had voted for this. It's a great song. Guess it didn't need my votes.

Officially:

I'm much greater than you think
I'm swimmer in the drink
I'm much greedier than you think
I'm slammer in the drink