one of the few songs in my life that a relationship gone South has pretty much ruined a tune i useda love
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― making plans for nyquil (outdoor_miner), Friday, 13 December 2013 22:00 (ten years ago) link
Voted for "Got to Be Real"... The Emotions track is cool too, and as someone said in the thread I linked to, having EWF as your backing band is certainly better than having Toto, but there's just something so uplifting, sincere, and, er, "real" about Lynns vocals on that track... I don't get that from "Best of My Love", as pretty as it is.
― Tuomas, Friday, 13 December 2013 22:02 (ten years ago) link
i'm just glad the emotions placed. i love their voices.
― From the Album No Baby for You! (Matt P), Friday, 13 December 2013 22:08 (ten years ago) link
Hmmm, looks like Myonga von Bontee was exaggerating a bit in that thread, I checked the credits, and there appears to be only one member of Toto on "Got to Be Real", the keyboard player. The guitarist on that tune is Ray Parker Jr.!
― Tuomas, Friday, 13 December 2013 22:10 (ten years ago) link
Though IIRC Parker appeared on many 70s records as a session player, before his Ghostbusters fame. He's on some Herbie Hancock's funk albums from that era too.
― Tuomas, Friday, 13 December 2013 22:14 (ten years ago) link
whoever said upthread how great it is that we're getting a perfect mix of big hits and cult classics at all levels of this rollout otm
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Friday, 13 December 2013 22:19 (ten years ago) link
re: Donna Summer, I realized too late that "Dim All The Lights" was never nominated, but it should be on this list (I'll pretend it replaced Last Dance). The 12" version has never failed to kill, and dat 16 second vocal note!
― octobeard, Friday, 13 December 2013 22:51 (ten years ago) link
If it had been a poll of 51 tracks, then "Got To Be Real" would have got my vote.
― mike t-diva, Friday, 13 December 2013 23:08 (ten years ago) link
got to be real is amazing, i especially love the multitracked voices singing "TO be REAL"
― do a formal proof or w/e (brimstead), Friday, 13 December 2013 23:09 (ten years ago) link
29. Earth, Wind & Fire - Fantasy (1977)345 points, 7 votes, one 1st place vote.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/lixnixn/R-3432956-1330195734_zps80f1ff7f.jpeg
http://youtu.be/6mV8ew_stNs
I distrust any man who doubts the buoyancy of "Fantasy" and "Serpentine Fire."
― Rich Lolwry (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), 17. maaliskuuta 2011 23:48
Their late-'70s move towards MOR strangely did very little to diminish their power as a band.
― Eric H. (Eric H.), 23. heinäkuuta 2003 0:30
That said, *classic* for their magma '70s output. My favorites are "Fantasy" (best use of Philip's falsetto) and "Boogie Wonderland" (for sheer memorability). P.S. I have had a giant poster of them c. 1980 hanging in my studio apartment for three years.
― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), 9. tammikuuta 2006 7:48
I often these days think, to myself, when listening to Earth, Wind & Fire: "this was the best fucking band in the world"
― get your bucket of free wings (underrated aerosmith albums I have loved), 7. kesäkuuta 2010 10:25
― Tuomas, Friday, 13 December 2013 23:31 (ten years ago) link
I think fantasy is just a miracle of songwriting... The arrangement is so tight and colourful, and it's quite rare to hear a song where not just the chorus but also the verses and the bridge all have such memorable and catchy melodies. Plus those falsettos!
― Tuomas, Friday, 13 December 2013 23:34 (ten years ago) link
aerosmith otm
― From the Album No Baby for You! (Matt P), Friday, 13 December 2013 23:35 (ten years ago) link
I........I can't say anything about this song. It's staring at the face of god.
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 13 December 2013 23:35 (ten years ago) link
Saw "Thank God It's Friday" in the "Last Dance" picture and got excited...then swiftly crushed that it wasn't the title track placing. What are the chances that enough of you rated Love & Kisses enough for it to place?
― KCB (Kent Burt), Friday, 13 December 2013 23:38 (ten years ago) link
Last fall I spent a lot of time with "Raise!" and, god, it's more consistent than some of tbe seventies stuff.
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 13 December 2013 23:39 (ten years ago) link
I hadn't thought of the EW&F as disco for some reason, but that's a fantastics song. Not much I'm not liking on this list, but the Euro disco stuff tends to be iffy for me.
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 14 December 2013 01:06 (ten years ago) link
I had known this song, but I rediscovered it when someone mentioned it on a Latin music forum and I checked it out and went: oh yeah, that one.
(Not that I'm into contemporary Cuban music, but EW&F are a huge influence on Cuban timba, especially when you go back to the 90s stuff. It's actually a bit of a joke amongst timba fans how much timba has sometimes been indebted to this band.)
― _Rudipherous_, Saturday, 14 December 2013 01:08 (ten years ago) link
Curious that we've had two in a row from Heatwave, and then from Chaka Khan, and then from Gloria Gaynor.
― mike t-diva, Saturday, 14 December 2013 01:38 (ten years ago) link
i challenge any "i will survive" haters not to break down and give in over this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDKc51RO2gc
pretty far out, imo.
thanks for all the work on this Tuomas!
― i lost my shoes on acid (jed_), Saturday, 14 December 2013 02:25 (ten years ago) link
so, does italo not qualify or did you guys just not vote for them?
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Saturday, 14 December 2013 03:17 (ten years ago) link
Didnt vote any italo, savin up for the italo poll, Mostly went for capital D studio 54 disco
― brimstead, Saturday, 14 December 2013 03:27 (ten years ago) link
I voted plenty italo, but didn't expect them to show up. I think there will be a separate Italo poll in the future though.
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 14 December 2013 03:28 (ten years ago) link
Italo poll is going to be so much fun
― brimstead, Saturday, 14 December 2013 03:29 (ten years ago) link
I have a couple hundred nominations waiting to go....! Oh wait.
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 14 December 2013 03:31 (ten years ago) link
"Fantasy" is obviously one of the greatest pop-R&B songs ever written.
... but disco?
― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Saturday, 14 December 2013 05:22 (ten years ago) link
My EW&F vote went to "Can't Let Go." I defy you to resist it.
I voted for four EWF songs - including this one and "Can't Let Go" - which is kind of absurd, I know. They aren't even primarily a disco band. But I couldn't fucking not do that. I mean, there are way more than four Earth Wind and Fire songs that are among my favorite songs ever.
― thewufs, Saturday, 14 December 2013 07:09 (ten years ago) link
Voted 'fantasy' top 5 iirc but regretting not backing one or two other ew&fs at least, especially 'in the stone' which makes me instantaneously happier more than p much any other song ever.
― ewar woowar (or something), Saturday, 14 December 2013 11:05 (ten years ago) link
damn, no Honey Bee then.
― g simmel, Saturday, 14 December 2013 11:23 (ten years ago) link
worried the boss won't be here
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Saturday, 14 December 2013 11:49 (ten years ago) link
Dancing In The Dark was 1985
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 14 December 2013 12:00 (ten years ago) link
at this point my number one concern is Lowdown
― g simmel, Saturday, 14 December 2013 12:49 (ten years ago) link
I've been w/out internet access for over a week and dying to catch up with this poll's results; so far, I'm just really, really happy that "Haven't You Heard" placed... a great one I hadn't heard of until the 2006 Larry Levan comp.
― chris_coolidge, Saturday, 14 December 2013 23:12 (ten years ago) link
28. Bee Gees - Night Fever (1978)356 points, 8 votes.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/lixnixn/R-1711642-1342120107-2493_zps40a7f414.jpeg
http://youtu.be/-ihs-vT9T3Q
"night fever" is FABULOUS, the string arranging is brilliant and it's so well composed (with three distinct parts).
― fred solinger, 6. kesäkuuta 2001 3:00
Man, have you ever got up and shook yo ass to "Night Fever?" It's gold. Pure gold. Seriously, play that tune really loud in your room and boogie, and see if you don't feel the power.
― Gage-o, 23. joulukuuta 2001 3:00
I can't help but love every single track from the SNF soundtrack -- I mean the movie on its own kills me, but goddamn so many good Bee Gees songs on there (not to mention the others).
I get a good feeling from this song.
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), 20. kesäkuuta 2012 18:56
Fun fact about "Night Fever": looped sections of its rhythm track are the basis for "More Than a Woman" and "Stayin' Alive" (and according to the engineer, "Woman In Love" on the Streisand record, but I'm not sure I believe that). Less fun fact: it's because the drummer's dad died and he had to leave the sessions for a few days.
― Naive Teen Idol, 20. kesäkuuta 2012 20:02
― Tuomas, Saturday, 14 December 2013 23:46 (ten years ago) link
27. Grace Jones - Pull up to the Bumper (1981)359 points, 11 votes.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/lixnixn/R-17639-1304886940_zpsa63b396e.jpeg
http://youtu.be/Tc1IphRx1pk (music video)http://youtu.be/oNyo-I6OF2Y (12" version)
How can you not bump to this? That bassline - Sly & Robbie
"Percussive frothy funk, knee-deep in sexual metaphor" “Pull up to my bumper baby/ And drive inbetween” The attraction in this case is less the instant/immediate thrills but more a long held admiration of the icon that is Grace, notwithstanding that this is one hellova jam, especially the longer Larry Levan mix. Basically, its the sex appeal, the amazonian stature of Grace (her vocals alone convey this); most times this song makes me horny and that in itself makes it a significant choice.
― Tannenbaum Schmidt, 14. marraskuuta 2009 21:06
i didnt know, but i never know these things. i learned every single one from ilm like how 'pull up to the bumper' is abt anal sex. i think its because i learned to love music thru classical music and it took me ages to learn how to listen to lyrics
― minna (minna), 4. syyskuuta 2005 11:59
"Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper"
My parents bought this single saying:"She's cool! You have to listento this!"
Of course I never did. Until a few years ago. *sigh*
― nathalie's baby (stevie nixed), 14. toukokuuta 2005 20:04
DJed "Use Me" and "Nightclubbing" and "Pull Up to the Bumper" on Friday night. what's great about those tracks is that they can really spring you into just about anywhere (weird rock, funk, dub, disco) afterwards.
― beta blog, 27. heinäkuuta 2008 18:54
Such an interesting point. Whereas some music leads you very firmly in one direction, Grace Jones' music is supple and genre-shifting enough for that simply not to be an issue.
― Daniel Giraffe, 30. heinäkuuta 2008 12:02
― Tuomas, Sunday, 15 December 2013 00:01 (ten years ago) link
I don't think I voted for a Grace Jones track, but I'm glad she's in the mix.
― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Sunday, 15 December 2013 00:09 (ten years ago) link
26. Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Megamix) (1980)362 points, 8 votes, two 1st place votes.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/lixnixn/R-62697-1319727150_zpsb750e947.jpeg
http://youtu.be/xSTf0B-9laQ
The 15-minute version is indescribably great. Better than the original. One of the best remixes ever.
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), 19. joulukuuta 2003 3:38
It's pretty amazing. I like starting it in the middle where it's just the Cowley part so you can't even tell it's I Feel Love at first.
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), 19. joulukuuta 2003 3:46
HA, this thread amuses me as someone who's been away from the board for a couple years but whenever listening to Patrick Cowley (which is quite often), wants to start a "TS: Patrick Cowley vs. Giorgio Moroder" thread, which I feel is a more appropriate matchup than Russell. The teacher vs. the student, burning out vs. fading away, etc.
So what does ILM have to say about THIS particular matchup? Moroder's peaks (From Here to Eternity, "The Chase", "I Feel Love", No. 1 in Heaven, fucking inventing this shit) definitely beat Cowley's, but I can't help but wonder if Patrick hadn't died so young (wasn't he the first celebrity AIDS casualty?), what would he have accomplished? I mean, did Moroder do anything worth a shit in the 25 years since Cowley died?
― mikeohhh, 23. elokuuta 2007 0:43
I love the 12" and album mixes of I Feel Love, but Cowley's mix is an entirely different beast, more like a mixture of the original and an entirely new Patrick Cowley epic.
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), 3. kesäkuuta 2004 21:04
Rocking the 15 minute Patrick Cowley megamix of "I Feel Love" as I type. So great.
― Soccer mom, hopeless and lost, in utter despair (Dan Peterson), 17. toukokuuta 2012 19:30
― Tuomas, Sunday, 15 December 2013 00:25 (ten years ago) link
The Larry Levan mix of "Pull Up To The Bumper" is so good : http://youtu.be/U3RCPNKHBRs
― brimstead, Sunday, 15 December 2013 00:54 (ten years ago) link
Pull Up To The Bumper was in my top 5. Perfect song from one of the best albums of all time.
― Kitchen Person, Sunday, 15 December 2013 01:16 (ten years ago) link
Wtf. Here's that vote split I was worried about :(
― ewar woowar (or something), Sunday, 15 December 2013 01:50 (ten years ago) link
As I think I mentioned in the nominations thread, have never, ever, ever gotten the love people have for that specific remix.
― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Sunday, 15 December 2013 02:15 (ten years ago) link
the grace jones disco lp i have is muse, from 1979, and im kinda underwhelmed by it... pull up to the bumber such a classic tho
― flopson, Sunday, 15 December 2013 02:36 (ten years ago) link
astonishing how Night Fever beat Stayin Alive by so many votes but glad to see it there anyway.
― piscesx, Sunday, 15 December 2013 02:40 (ten years ago) link
amazes me how the original *extended DJ mix* of Stayin Alive eluded me for so many years. didn't even know it existed until last year.
― piscesx, Sunday, 15 December 2013 02:42 (ten years ago) link
I voted another Grace Jones track into my top 10, but there's no way in hell it's gonna place here. Her first album Portolio is her most disco-ish.
― Josefa, Sunday, 15 December 2013 03:34 (ten years ago) link
Portfolio that is
― Josefa, Sunday, 15 December 2013 03:39 (ten years ago) link
if carrie lucas doesn't make it I just won't know what to say
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Sunday, 15 December 2013 04:26 (ten years ago) link
YES. I voted for both the original and the Cowley mix, and I'm stoked Cowley's version made it. At this point I'm assuming the original will be a top fiver here.
― octobeard, Sunday, 15 December 2013 04:54 (ten years ago) link
Night Fever lost out due to my 'three per artist' limit. It is so slick, but other than the title phrase section I can't really love it.
The Pull Up To The Bumper rhythm track is extraordinary. I could listen to just that on an endless loop, but the track is so sparse that I kind of am. I had been uneasy about nominating it in case it wasn't really disco as such, but listening to the 12" it clearly is. It pulls the genre into some weird shapes.
― Ismael Klata, Sunday, 15 December 2013 07:59 (ten years ago) link
25. Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out (1980)373 points, 8 votes.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/lixnixn/R-652069-1348057436-7241_zps8df6402c.jpeg
http://youtu.be/4rKJcA3I5Fg
Now "I'm Coming Out" might give IFL a run. One of the best singles of the 80s.
― Mark (MarkR), 23. kesäkuuta 2006 12:51
Who cares about the verses. The beginning has that guitar and just the 3 words of the title and it's plenty. Actually, my favorite part might just be 2 words--Diana's 'I'm coming' (with no 'Out').
― Carlos Keith (Buck_Wilde), 23. kesäkuuta 2006 13:18
I think part of what makes Diana Ross such an awesome figure for me is her place in gay history: in the mode of Judy Garland & Liza Minelli & Babs, Ross spends a fair bit of her career acknolwledging her core audience (sometimes gigantic-stage-winkingly as on "I'm Coming Out," sometimes with slightly more code in place a la "It's My Turn"). Donna Summer also knew which side her bread was buttered on, but doesn't seem to have had as much fun with it. I think Ross engaging her public like this (if you accept that that's what she was doing, which naturally you needn't) makes her one of those transcendent pop figures in the mode of Garland or Streisand: somebody whose material is both awesome on its own & rich as social text.
― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), 23. kesäkuuta 2006 21:10
i actually don't know the difference between mixes, &c, but the first minute of this is such a teasing triumph, and the moment it kicks in as satisfying as most anything
― (oboe interlude) (schlump), 3. elokuuta 2011 14:31
I do think that "I'm coming out" by la Diana is one of the best dance tunes ever written. Best tunes ever written, period, but, hey, its purpose really is dancing. And I'm not even gay. But I just feel so good everytime I hear...
― Simon, 11. syyskuuta 2001 3:00
― Tuomas, Sunday, 15 December 2013 11:17 (ten years ago) link