PREDICT: ILM's TOP 20 TRACKS of the half decade...

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"Miss Jackson" (or maybe even "Milkshake".)

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 26 August 2004 14:53 (nineteen years ago) link

I am, too, Blount. I reckon that people eager to vote for "Hey Ya!" and "B.O.B." just didn't have room for "Miss Jackson." If that's the case, though, I'm a little surprised that it was beat out by "The Whole World."

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 26 August 2004 14:54 (nineteen years ago) link

Ive just checked my ballot and I forgot to vote for B.O.B!! :( I hope it's not the MYSTERY FAILURE.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 26 August 2004 14:57 (nineteen years ago) link

Eight of my top ten left. Pretty good.

I'd say "Ms. Jackson" is the odd one out, except that'd mean "The Whole Word" placed higher, and that just doesn't make much sense, does it? So I'm going with "Yeah!," though I'm by no means confident.

10. "Ms. Jackson" - OutKast
9. "Milkshake" - Kelis
8. "Losing My Edge" - LCD Soundsystem
7. "One More Time" - Daft Punk
6. "Get Ur Freak On" - Missy Elliot
5. "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)" - OutKast
4. "Digital Love" - Daft Punk
3. "Hey Ya!" - OutKast
2. "Ignition (Remix)" - R. Kelly
1. "I Luv U" - Dizzee Rascal

And how did we all miss the Avalanches?

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:04 (nineteen years ago) link

i didn't! number one album and i think i had 'since i left you' on my track votes too

― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:05 (nineteen years ago) link

I think Dr. Bill means, how did we miss predicting "Since I Left You" in the Top 20?

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:07 (nineteen years ago) link

That. It was an obvious (well, semi-obvious) one that Scott and I shouldn't have missed.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:09 (nineteen years ago) link

If "Miss Jackson" isn't in the top 100 then that's a total shame.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:11 (nineteen years ago) link

I could live with that. Not having "Yeah!" would be far worse.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:13 (nineteen years ago) link

not having 'Addictive' is worse than that

― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:13 (nineteen years ago) link

not having ANYTHING off 'kaleidoscope' is the worst of all

― pete b. (pete b.), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:14 (nineteen years ago) link

or indeed 'Mundian Te Bach Ke' (unless you say it was before 2000 anyway blah mumble)

― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:14 (nineteen years ago) link

"House of Jealous Lovers" is the big loss here. I'm pretty sure it would've been top 20 if it had been nominated. I'm an idiot for not doing so myself.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:15 (nineteen years ago) link

or jeez maybe even some bootlegs? i mean stevem's running the fucking poll - how did THAT happen?

― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:16 (nineteen years ago) link

but oh well, only ourselves to blame, etc., the old poll is nothing more than a punchline anyway and at best this'll rise to that occasion.

― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:17 (nineteen years ago) link

haha "they're animals anyway so let them lose their souls"

― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:18 (nineteen years ago) link

i should've just nominated 'A Stroke Of Genieus' or 'Freak Like Me' because even I didn't believe 'Rubicon' might make the top ten.

― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:19 (nineteen years ago) link

'freak like me' is like the number two song i associate with freaky trigger (after 'no good advice') for some reason

― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:20 (nineteen years ago) link

to me, "freak like me" is the biggest omission here. I'm surprised only one Kylie song was nominated, and that it did so poorly.

(for lps = as heard on radio soulwax pt. 2, we love life, fever were regrettably left out)

― scott pl. (scott pl.), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:21 (nineteen years ago) link

haha big xpost

― scott pl. (scott pl.), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:21 (nineteen years ago) link

Kylie was definitely a big loss. "More, More, More," "Love at First Sight" and "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (not to mention the original "Come Into My World") were all top 100 worthy.

"Freak Like Me," eh.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:22 (nineteen years ago) link

i'd say that about the Kylie songs tho. i feel that CGYOOMH should be here more for the relevance that got attached to it rather than it's qualities as a song (pleasant and as hooky as they get but hardly as inspired and exciting as people constantly make out hello Paul Morley and his loyal disciples)

― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:33 (nineteen years ago) link

prefer 'In Your Eyes' still

― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:33 (nineteen years ago) link

This loyal Morley disciple thinks Kylie is generally a bit rub.

― Tom (Groke), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:34 (nineteen years ago) link

even the indie phase?!?!?!

― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Thursday, 26 August 2004 15:35 (nineteen years ago) link

apparently i'm the only upset by liz phair's absence.

― danh (danh), Thursday, 26 August 2004 18:15 (nineteen years ago) link

I'd have voted for "Love at First Sight." Highly, at that.

― Mike Ouderkirk (Mike Ouderkirk), Friday, 27 August 2004 00:16 (nineteen years ago) link

5. "Yeah" - Usher
4. "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad)" - OutKast
3. "I Luv U" - Dizzee Rascal
2. "Get Ur Freak On" - Missy Elliot
1. "Digital Love" - Daft Punk

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 27 August 2004 13:06 (nineteen years ago) link

No, fuck Usher. 'Hey Ya' will surely be there.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 27 August 2004 13:09 (nineteen years ago) link

Actually, maybe fuck Dizzee.

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 27 August 2004 13:11 (nineteen years ago) link

I am massively scared 'Hey Ya!' is going to no.1. Missy will chart above Dizzee and under Daft Punk. Usher for no. 5, I guess.

'Freak...' (and 'Overload') and 'Love At First Sight' are sad omissions and I honestly think the Kiley Dean track I nominated would've made it if more people were familiar with it. Dem's da breaks.

― R.I.M.A. (Barima), Friday, 27 August 2004 13:17 (nineteen years ago) link

No, B.O.B then?

― Alba (Alba), Friday, 27 August 2004 13:21 (nineteen years ago) link

what's with the Love At First Sight love? A Stardust rip FIVE years later? Come on! IN YOUR EYES people!

― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Friday, 27 August 2004 13:24 (nineteen years ago) link

No Usher, hopefully. God, Lil Jon and Ludacris do all they can for him and he still ends up sounding like a princess.

― danh (danh), Friday, 27 August 2004 14:03 (nineteen years ago) link

or prince. whatever, but very very silly/dumb/weak.

― danh (danh), Friday, 27 August 2004 14:14 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm kinda surprised that "I Luv U" got nominated and "Fix Up Look Sharp" didn't.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 27 August 2004 17:30 (nineteen years ago) link

Really? "I Luv U" was just talked about so much on ILM for sooo long before it even had a proper release.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 27 August 2004 17:38 (nineteen years ago) link

I kind of have to say that expecting FULS over ILU is akin to expecting any Nirvana song over "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 27 August 2004 17:39 (nineteen years ago) link

If it's 'Hey Ya' I'll eat Andre 3000's velvet hat.

-- Alba (albab...), August 22nd, 2004 3:39 PM. (later)
How's it taste?

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 27 August 2004 17:58 (nineteen years ago) link

See, I missed a lot of the "I Luv U" talk. I miss a lot of things.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 27 August 2004 17:59 (nineteen years ago) link

It is so not going to be Hey Ya.

-- roxymuzak (emilysu...), August 22nd, 2004. (roxymuzak)

wouldn't shock me there are some corny-ass lurkers or so i hear

-- artiste (theartist...), August 22nd, 2004. (artiste)

but i was still kind of shocked when i opened this thread, i couldn't help it, i think there is something really corny and awful about picking hey ya #1 that there is not about picking kid a

― artiste (artiste), Friday, 27 August 2004 18:03 (nineteen years ago) link

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