Linden Arden POLL the Highlights--ILM Van Morrison Poll Results

correction

39 tie. I've Been Working
from His Band and the Street Choir
6 votes, 79 points

http://i.imgur.com/aWQdXNM.jpg

39 (tie). Bulbs
from Veedon Fleece
5 votes, 79 points

aw i'm glad "dweller on the threshold" and "bulbs" made it even though i didn't vote for either

http://i.imgur.com/jj6Giw3.jpg

38 (tie). Everyone
from Moondance
5 votes, 82 points

man moondance is having a rough time

let's enjoy it while we can

Help me share my load

Here's one that's too low...

http://i.imgur.com/g8igBcf.jpg

38 (tie). And the Healing Has Begun
from Into the Music
6 votes, 82 points

http://i.imgur.com/4JYAat3.jpg

37. Contemplation Rose
from The Philosopher's Stone
7 votes, 83 points

both of those tracks are amazing

Going to be interesting to see brad's ballot

http://i.imgur.com/cMGiOwJ.jpg

36. Baby Please Don't Go
Them! single
5 votes, 85 points

"And the Healing Has Begun" has marvelous violin.

We were just a few points away from having this poll get truly mysitical...

http://i.imgur.com/F3gjnFU.jpg

35. Cleaning Windows
from Beautiful Vision
7 votes, 92 points

It would have been incredible to have Van prophetically predict this song's placement, "Number 36."

hi my name is van i love to clean windows and hate on the record industry

http://i.imgur.com/Ig2jwEA.jpg

34. Mystic Eyes
Them! single
6 votes, 94 points

http://i.imgur.com/UgiW8Ei.jpg

33. Redwood Tree
from Saint Dominic's Preview
5 votes, 102 points

http://i.imgur.com/BBqWUuO.jpg

32. Wavelength
from Wavelength
6 votes, 103 points
One #1 vote

OK that's it for today. We'll finish up on Monday.

Recap:

52. Country Fair
51. Coney Island
50. I’ll Be Your Lover Too
49. Gypsy
48. Glad Tidings
47. Raglan Road
46. Bright Side of the Road
45. He Ain’t Give You None
44 tie. Real Real Gone
44 tie. Beside You
43 tie. These Dreams of You
43 tie. In the Garden
42. Here Comes the Night
41. Haunts of Ancient Peace
40 tie. Tupelo Honey
40 tie. Dweller on the Threshold
39 tie. I’ve Been Working
39 tie. Bulbs
38 tie. Everyone
38 tie. And the Healing Has Begun
37. Contemplation Rose
36. Baby Please Don’t Go
35. Cleaning Windows
34. Mystic Eyes
33. Redwood Tree
32. Wavelength

glad to see redwood tree make it, love the scat singing at the end

"Wavelength" is the closest he came to an American pop hit after the early seventies.

Maybe but "Have I Told You Lately" did fine; Rod's version went higher I think.

C or D: Smoking moodily in front of vaguely new-wavey-colored crayon scribbles

...while thinking about how much record companies suck

You know, I've long had a nagging feeling about the graphic style of the Wavelength cover - the teal and purple swipes. I finally figured out what it reminds me of.

https://nouvellegamine.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/nagel08.jpg

Damn, now I wanna hear Van cover "Rio".

agree that "and the healing has begun" feels greater to me but I don't get to gripe since I assigned equal points to all the songs on my ballot

It's a small shame that "Everyone" didn't get a boost in popularity after Tenenbaums like some of the other Wes Anderson cratedigger cues of the era ("Making Time", "Ooh La La", even "Me & Julio...") did.

The Wavelength photo was by Norman Seeff, but the design looks like Judith Jacklin, who did the hand-tinted photos of hosts and musical guests that were used during the commercials on Saturday Night Live. (ehh...just checked wikipedia and she's not the designer, but that cover looks just like the SNL photos of the era.)

I love "Real Real Gone", glad to see I'm not the only one. I first heard it on a Dylan bootleg from the 90s.

xp i voted for Everyone at #2, and Tenenbaums was a big reason why

Originally he wanted to use "Sloop John B", and there are a few fan-made cuts on youtube subbing it in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y44jSgtwTkY

predictably i like "everyone" much better in that scene

not a beach boys fan?

Feel like my pre rollout ambiguous post to kornrulez about coming through delayed the rollout so it didn't finish Friday as intended. Sorry all.

Not at all. I was going to do all the tracks today but the thread was dead all morning and early afternoon. I can do more this evening if there's any interest.

not a beach boys fan?

― Gaspard de la Nuit: III. ScarJost (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, August 4, 2017 12:05 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

eh i am but "everyone"'s got kind of this walking rhythm that works unsurprisingly well with a slow motion shot of people walking

http://i.imgur.com/CREizJG.jpg

31 (tie). Wonderful Remark
Greatest Hits / King of Comedy
7 votes, 105 points

That was high on my ballot, one of my very favorites.

http://i.imgur.com/duKJlYP.jpg

31 (tie) Warm Love
Hard Nose the Highway
7 votes, 105 points

Maybe but "Have I Told You Lately" did fine; Rod's version went higher I think.

― okapi paste (Ye Mad Puffin),

only on the A/C chart maybw

Van's version, that is. Stewart's was a massive hit (it peaked at #2).

Ok. I still can't stand it, not least because it depends on the laziest rhyme ever, love/above.

Glad to see some Them in the roll out. The list is a good mix of all the different Van sounds.

Xpost Tupelo Honey. I had a lot of 70s Van on my ballot but not much from TH and not the title song. Not really sure why ... maybe I don't think she's an angel.

TIL that "Why Must I Always Explain" is the same chord progression as "Tupelo Honey."

man in the garden is a jam, though it gives me catholic mass flashbacks. Strange that kozelek is using that di acoustic guitar sound on recent albums.

No track so far has had more than 7 votes.

Song with the highest votes/points ratio to date: he ain't give you none.