Ladies and gentlemen....the 1990s ILX SINGLES POLL RESULTS

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IF YOU HATE "HE'S ON THE PHONE" THEN YOU HAVE NO SOUL AND YOU ARE A BAD DANCER.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:16 (nineteen years ago) link

I was surprised 'Born Slippy' was as high as it was - I thought it had been forever tainted by the uncool of Trainspotting.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:18 (nineteen years ago) link

I have nothing against St Etienne, but FIVE FUCKING TRACKS IS LITTLE MUCH DONTCHYA THINK!!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:18 (nineteen years ago) link

wasn't the "Long Train" mix of Dark And Long?"
You're totally right of course. My mind was elsewhere.
I meant "Deep Pan Nuxx"

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:18 (nineteen years ago) link

#25

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

I don't really hate 'He's On The Phone', but it's one of those times when the 'smart pop' thing gets to me and I just want to listen to some proper commercial pop instead. I prefer it when their records are more tainted by 'indie cred'. Like 'Avenue', or better for dancing, like 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart'.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:20 (nineteen years ago) link

(the Weatherall mix of which has just come on my iTunes - hurrah!)

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:21 (nineteen years ago) link

yeah I'll agree that even as much as I love St Et, "He's On The Phone" is one of my least favorite singles of theirs. which is why it didn't show up in my list

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

As I said, I don't know much about 90s hiphop, but I did vote for 'California Love' and it seems it should be higher than #25.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:23 (nineteen years ago) link

#24

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

(x-post re: Weatherall mix of OLCBYH) what's that bit at the break where she says something about "the DJ licks the spliff with his lyical lips" or something like that? love that part. think i'll have to go home and put that one on just now

― rentboy (rentboy), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:25 (nineteen years ago) link

I have nothing against St Etienne, but FIVE FUCKING TRACKS IS LITTLE MUCH DONTCHYA THINK!!
I agree that five tracks is a hell of a lot (and probably too many) for only one artist in a top 100, but Saint Etienne and Pulp were probably the best singles bands of the 90's, so their swamping of the list is somewhat justifiable.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:26 (nineteen years ago) link

Is that "California Love" comment from Ally the kind of stuff that led Chuck Eddy to call her one of the most promising young music critics?

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:26 (nineteen years ago) link

Hahahahaha the top of this list is going to be all "The Bends", "Just", "Paranoid Android", "Sex-Type Thing", "Evenflow", "Alive", "Jeremy", "Smells Like Teen Spirit", etc

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:26 (nineteen years ago) link

"The DJ eases a spliff from his lyrical lips" yeah - right at the start.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:27 (nineteen years ago) link

Dr. Bill, you made me cower in fear but then I remembered that most of the songs you named weren't nominated.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:29 (nineteen years ago) link

"but Saint Etienne and Pulp were probably the best singles bands of the 90's"

Bullshit.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:29 (nineteen years ago) link

Dr Perry?

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:30 (nineteen years ago) link

#23

DAFT PUNK - "Da Funk" (495 points, 27 votes)

http://www.thefirstcut.net/dafdaf.jpg
http://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

bullshit

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

All I can think of when looking at this list unfold is jed's disdainful face.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:32 (nineteen years ago) link

Well I was wrong about everything else, but at least I was right about "Da Funk" and "Enjoy the Silence".

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

Most of the best Pet Shop Boys are '80s, I think. I'd certainly have Pulp as my favourite singles band, or just band, of the '90s, but Saint Etienne would be a fair way down my list.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:35 (nineteen years ago) link

'Where Ther Streets Have No Name', 'Being Boring', 'Can You Forgive Her?', 'Se A Vida E', 'Go West'. I dunno. 80s vs. 90s PSB singles is a tough one for me. Agree about Pulp and St. Etienne.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:37 (nineteen years ago) link

I was sure Da Funk would be top ten, especially after so many people were creaming themselves over the far inferior Digital Love in the other poll.

― The Horse of Babylon (the pirate king), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:37 (nineteen years ago) link

#22

THE CARDIGANS - "Lovefool" (500 pts, 31 votes, 3 first place)

http://www.swr3.de/__pix/cover/500x435/3685.jpg

" "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

Even taking the vote splitting into account, I'm really surprised that "He's on the Phone" handily beat out every other Saint Etienne single. I would have put my money on "Like a Motorway" or "Avenue" finishing highest out of the bunch.

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:38 (nineteen years ago) link

"LOVEFOOL"!!!!!!!

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:39 (nineteen years ago) link

So "Lovefool" made it. That's pretty cool, I guess, though I don't think it's anywhere near #22. Nice little song.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:39 (nineteen years ago) link

: D

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:40 (nineteen years ago) link

Is 'Lovefool' the one that goes 'you will never know, cause I will never show'. I get confused. Don't understand why anyone would think they were that great, anyway.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:40 (nineteen years ago) link

Good to see it come up - a little too low. I had it at 17.

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:40 (nineteen years ago) link

LOVE ME LOVE ME
SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME
MOTHERFUCKER

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:41 (nineteen years ago) link

Oh yeah, that one. I think I must have heard the radio edit though.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:41 (nineteen years ago) link

Wait that's that SONG?!?!? WTF people?!?

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:41 (nineteen years ago) link

That's "Carnival," "Lovefool" goes "love me, love me, say that you love me, fool me, fool me, go on and fool me" has a vid with the band as a message in a bottle and was in Baz Luhrman's Romeo & Juliet.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:42 (nineteen years ago) link

haha, the high placing is kind of strange. One of those overrated underrated songs I guess.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:42 (nineteen years ago) link

ILMers be loving soppy indiepop!

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:42 (nineteen years ago) link

Are 'The State I Am In' and 'The Stars Of Track & Field' both still to come? I lose any sense of wider reality when it comes to Belle & Sebastian.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:44 (nineteen years ago) link

"The Stars of Track & Field" is like 46, I think.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:45 (nineteen years ago) link

We already had "The Stars of Track & Field" (#45 I think) and yes, I believe "The State I Am In" is yet to come.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:45 (nineteen years ago) link

#5. "#1 Crush" - Garbage

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:47 (nineteen years ago) link

i am finding the list quite funny alba!

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:47 (nineteen years ago) link

and baffling obvs.

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:47 (nineteen years ago) link

as long as mary j blige beats the cardigans all will be well

― tricky (disco stu), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:48 (nineteen years ago) link

"Lovefool" is a victory for all the great late 90s lounge pop.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:49 (nineteen years ago) link

I am baffled by the Cardigans. I remember it very clearly, I just never liked it or realised that so many did.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:49 (nineteen years ago) link

"Real Love" was my #14. I don't think it has a chance, but I've been totally wrong about my estimations for that so far so maybe it does. I'd love to see it.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:50 (nineteen years ago) link

The Cardigans???

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

Haha, I actually hate "Lovefool", but I kinda love how it took by surprise everyone waiting for a indie/rap/techno three-way tie.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 22:50 (nineteen years ago) link

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