Could it be I'm POLLING in love? ~~~ ILM 70s SOUL/FUNK/DISCO TRACKS POLL ~~~ RESULTS THREAD!

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178. The Stylistics - Peek-a-Boo
159 points / 2 votes
https://youtu.be/qZtgs54z3-U

Think I ended up cutting "Blame it on the Boogie" b/c I had at least 5 or 6 other Jackson family songs on my ballot.

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176 (TIE). The Supremes - Stoned Love
160 points / 3 votes
https://youtu.be/Rglxw5cbZWY

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176 (TIE). Smokey Robinson - Cruisin'
160 points / 3 votes
https://youtu.be/WlzY6cWpoMQ

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174 (TIE). Chic - At Last I Am Free
161 points / 4 votes
https://youtu.be/Qo0LYX6COv0

174 (TIE). Aretha Franklin - Angel
161 points / 4 votes
https://youtu.be/9FqZ1yyeVAI

"Finders Keepers" was my discovery of this poll. Never knew they were this funky (awesome clavinet again!).

that's what happens when you replace your backing band with Funkadelic

Cruisin' doesn't make the top 150? Come on voters!

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173. The Pointer Sisters - Yes We Can Can
162 points / 3 votes
https://youtu.be/F2U1OUxXSMM

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172. Bill Withers - Lovely Day
163 points / 4 votes
https://youtu.be/sYi7uEvEEmk

One of the few nominated Withers tracks that I *didn't* vote for!

"Lovely Day" was one of the two that got my vote.

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171. Idris Muhammad - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This
164 points / 3 votes
https://youtu.be/SYH0ORfHQMY

Could Heaven Ever Be Placed Higher Than This?

fwiw ... THIS is the version I voted for:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0skigTyA4NE

FOUR-way tie coming up...

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167 (TIE). The O'Jays - I Love Music
165 points / 3 votes
https://youtu.be/e_1s2UFc_z8

167 (TIE). Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From
165 points / 3 votes
https://youtu.be/WhgY4Te0uFs

167 (TIE). The Manhattans - Kiss and Say Goodbye
165 points / 3 votes
https://youtu.be/5ie3oDNpRHE

167 (TIE). Ashford & Simpson - Stay Free
165 points / 3 votes
https://youtu.be/-yKFlgg8WiM

Maxine Nightingale, awesome

i probably haven't heard that in 30 years

I've updated the Spotify playlist, after something of a lag.

Last one for today:

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165 (TIE). The Trammps - Disco Inferno
165 points / 4 votes
https://youtu.be/V7EfnYwpmOE

165 (TIE). The Honey Cone - Want Ads
165 points / 4 votes
https://youtu.be/_ndBMp_ZyE0

fun mix today of obv disco stuff/things I voted for/things I've never heard of

All of you are wrong with the reverence for P-Funk. I know that's a bizarre opinion to have so I will contain it to this one post. I know they used to get described as the funk Kiss and that's pretty otm.

I have little reverence for P-Funk and only included one song from each if the two major acts on my ballot. Funkadelic albums, more often than not, I find, are a chore.

challops medals all around

Very glad about Ashford & Simpson and Dr. Buzzard placing. Hope there's more to come. Cruisin and Angel seem sort of crazy low?

re: Cruisin', there's some classic s10cki "sad youtube comments" shit in the link:

my friend had a voice like this only raspier. we called him smokey. he shot himself 2 weeks ago, breaks my heart how much this music hurts and heals at the same time. I love my black people, I'm proud of my black family. I love you all. just know that you do matter. no one should be able to make you feel differently

I really should've gotten my shit together and voted. I feel like a failure, especially since there are a few songs already I could've bumped way up the list.

I just didn't have time to dedicate to compiling a ballot for this poll. If I had, "In the Rain" would have gotten more points - love that song.

I know predictions are gauche but screw it. Super Bad, I Bet You and Cruisin' have all somehow managed to miss the top 150 of this poll. So nobody apart from ArchCarrier has any idea what's going to happen.

I'm predicting something from There's A Riot wins this. Probably Family Affair.

nobody apart from ArchCarrier has any idea what's going to happen

This. There's so much territory and (frankly) so few ballots it could go any direction.

With only 19 voters and 762 songs receiving votes anything could happen.

I was glad to Al Wilson's Show & Tell make the list. Didn't know that one until this poll. Great tune.

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164. The 5th Dimension - One Less Bell to Answer
167 points / 2 votes
https://youtu.be/pjW_z02EjaA

Wish I'd voted in this after kicking in some nominations, but may I just say this is a fucking fantastic list so far? Really looking forward to hearing the songs I don't know already.

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163. The Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23
168 points / 6 votes
https://youtu.be/q-ipH9Ws-zs

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162. David Bowie - Golden Years
171 points / 2 votes
https://youtu.be/A8u8mODGOlg

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161. Sylvester - (You Make Me Feel) Mighty Real
172 points / 3 votes
https://youtu.be/s5iqfk4CPQ8

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160. Sister Sledge - Thinking of You
173 points / 3 votes
https://youtu.be/de4_vbntd50

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159. Hot Chocolate - Every 1's a Winner
176 points / 4 votes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SFFRaIUisY

oops!

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158. MSFB - T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)
176 points / 5 votes
https://youtu.be/G_h-FthvF-w

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157. The Isley Brothers - Love the One You're With
177 points / 3 votes
https://youtu.be/brKwex4UXaw

^ I'd like to think this is here because of my (small) campaign for it. Awesome song for the summer!

Love the One You're With always baffled me. Like, no one warned Stills just how toxic the idea is? Thinking of You is out of this world and I can't understand how it wasn't on every ballot.

I'm not sure what you mean by "toxic".

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156. Stevie Wonder - As
179 points / 2 votes
https://youtu.be/KWhMyOs0pCQ

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155. Parliament - Bop Gun (Endangered Species)
180 points / 3 votes
https://youtu.be/SkBHwY5xVCc

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154. Michael Jackson - I Wanna Be Where You Are
181 points / 3 votes
https://youtu.be/MFL_gYXE6Rk

I think I axed "As" at the last minute. For no reason really. A fantastic song.

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153. War - Low Rider
181 points / 4 votes
https://youtu.be/F_iJ28iXwo0

xp It's just an off-putting sentiment. Especially in the revolutionary context Stills dabbled in up until that point. It's sort of standard country song stuff I guess but most country songs have the good sense not to marry defetist lyrics to soaring choruses about eagles and doves.