― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:18 (nineteen years ago) link
2PAC - "California Love" (490 points, 28 votes)
http://morning365.nefficient.co.kr/cd_img/20020404145248949.jpg
"California Love, odd it'd come up because once my parents let go of their iron-anti-rap grip that'd developed from about 88 - 94 or 95, I played that song non-stop. There are no rap songs besides California Love. I could be shot dead this instant, and if California Love was playing, I'd die happy. In fact, I'd go so far to say that there are virtually no other songs, period, besides California Love. Genius - when the bass and piano come swaggering in like John Wayne on a bender, it's simply the best moment ever and I never tire of it."-- Ally
― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:21 (nineteen years ago) link
OTM re: Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Avenue (and throw in Who Do You Think You Are for good measure)
― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:22 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:23 (nineteen years ago) link
DEPECHE MODE - "Enjoy the Silence" (494 points, 30 votes, 3 first place votes)
http://music.porkrind.org/Depeche%20Mode/Enjoy%20The%20Silence/cover.jpg
"'Violator' = delicious. The only reason I would lose interest after that record would be to fall into a deep funk when I realize I may never hear a song quite as perfect as "Enjoy the Silence" ever again."--Clarke B.
― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:29 (nineteen years ago) link
Bullshit.
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:30 (nineteen years ago) link
DAFT PUNK - "Da Funk" (495 points, 27 votes)
http://www.thefirstcut.net/dafdaf.jpghttp://perso.wanadoo.fr/benjamingouzien/images/clips/daftpunkdafunk.jpg
"The best thing is, oddly, that 'Da Funk' is one of those tracks that sounds incredible no matter what speed you play it at. Speed it up a little, and it's amazing. Slow it down, it *still* sounds great..."-- Paul Strange
― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:30 (nineteen years ago) link
i'd actually tend to agree, maybe adding in the Pet Shop Boys to that list
― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:32 (nineteen years ago) link
As for Saint Etienne, I'd say "Like a Motorway" and "Nothing Can Stop Us" were both deserving, but "He's on the Phone" really isn't so great.
― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Horse of Babylon (the pirate king), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:37 (nineteen years ago) link
THE CARDIGANS - "Lovefool" (500 pts, 31 votes, 3 first place)
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" "Lovefool" is perfect on so many levels." -- nickalicious
"I never realized that Coolio was lamenting the lack of "Lovefool" in his life."-- roxymuzak (in response to "Gangsta's Paradise" lyrics)
― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:44 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― tricky (disco stu), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:50 (nineteen years ago) link
If Everlong doesn't make it I swear to God I am gonna kill all you motherfuckers.
― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:50 (nineteen years ago) link