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― the dutiful and the banned (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 02:22 (five years ago) link
definitely.
― |Restore| |Restart| |Quit| (Doctor Casino), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 02:34 (five years ago) link
Hey (sic), give us the full list when you get a chance!
― Hideous Lump, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 02:48 (five years ago) link
nah, it's all 1-vote and 2-vote songs from there, except Birds Fly with three votes and 92 points
― Sing The Mighty Beat (sic), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 03:32 (five years ago) link
No, I mean the top 77--we need a summary list.
― Hideous Lump, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 03:35 (five years ago) link
oh yeah!
― Sing The Mighty Beat (sic), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 07:08 (five years ago) link
1 Ana Ng 1786 points, 20 votes , 3 #1s2 Don't Let's Start 1677 points, 19 votes 3 Birdhouse In Your Soul 1537 points, 17 votes , 1 #14 They'll Need A Crane 1524 points, 18 votes 5 She's An Angel 1426 points, 17 votes , 2 #1s6 We Want A Rock 1282 points, 16 votes , 1 #17 Where Your Eyes Don't Go 1205 points, 17 votes 8 Purple Toupee 1204 points, 16 votes 9 Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head 1132 points, 15 votes , 1 #110 Dead 1026 points, 12 votes 11 Twisting 1014 points, 14 votes 12 Kiss Me, Son Of God 994 points, 13 votes , 2 #1s13 Doctor Worm 971 points, 12 votes , 1 #114 Nightgown Of The Sullen Moon 934 points, 12 votes , 1 #115 Particle Man 930 points, 12 votes , 1 #116 Whistling In The Dark 902 points, 13 votes 17 Till My Head Falls Off 898 points, 11 votes , 2 #1s18 Fingertips 865 points, 11 votes 19 I Palindrome I 806 points, 12 votes 20 Snowball In Hell 797 points, 11 votes 21 Rhythm Section Want Ad 784 points, 10 votes 22 Your Racist Friend 772 points, 10 votes 22a It's Not My Birthday 759 points, 10 votes 23 Narrow Your Eyes 751 points, 11 votes 24 Istanbul (Not Constantinople) 743 points, 10 votes 25 Everything Right Is Wrong Again 708 points, 10 votes 26 Spiraling Shape 695 points, 10 votes 27 The Statue Got Me High 694 points, 11 votes 27a I've Got A Match 688 points, 9 votes 28 Mammal 682 points, 11 votes 29 Destination Moon 676 points, 8 votes 30 The World's Address 654 points, 10 votes 31 Someone Keeps Moving My Chair 645 points, 10 votes 32 Minimum Wage 639 points, 11 votes 34 Number Three 616 points, 8 votes 35 Cowtown 592 points, 9 votes 36 The Bells Are Ringing 571 points, 8 votes 37 James K. Polk 571 points, 9 votes 38 Man It's So Loud In Here 565 points, 9 votes 39 Boat Of Car 565 points, 8 votes , 1 #140 Meet James Ensor 558 points, 10 votes 41 Youth Culture Killed My Dog 557 points, 9 votes 42 No One Knows My Plan 551 points, 8 votes 43 New York City 547 points, 8 votes 44 Which Describes How You're Feeling 544 points, 8 votes 46 Sensurround 541 points, 7 votes 47 See The Constellation 541 points, 9 votes 48 Letterbox 540 points, 9 votes 49 Mr. Me 535 points, 8 votes , 1 #150 Dinner Bell 515 points, 8 votes 51 Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes 513 points, 10 votes 52 Boss Of Me 513 points, 7 votes 53 Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal 510 points, 7 votes 54 Metal Detector 495 points, 9 votes , 1 #155 They Might Be Giants 473 points, 8 votes 56 Older 469 points, 8 votes 57 Women & Men 468 points, 8 votes 58 Lucky Ball & Chain 463 points, 8 votes 59 The End Of The Tour 456 points, 6 votes 60 Subliminal 456 points, 10 votes 61 The Famous Polka 453 points, 8 votes 62 Shoehorn With Teeth 447 points, 9 votes 63 My Evil Twin 447 points, 8 votes 64 Why Does The Sun Shine? 446 points, 7 votes 65 Sleeping in the Flowers 443 points, 8 votes 65a Hope That I Get Old Before I Die 441 points, 9 votes 66 South Carolina 431 points, 6 votes 67 I Should Be Allowed To Think 429 points, 7 votes 68 A Self Called Nowhere 416 points, 6 votes , 1 #169 Piece Of Dirt 406 points, 9 votes 70 Turn Around 378 points, 6 votes 71 Weep Day 374 points, 6 votes 72 Road Movie To Berlin 370 points, 7 votes 73 Hide Away Folk Family 359 points, 6 votes 74 32 Footsteps 353 points, 5 votes 75 How Can I Sing Like A Girl? 350 points, 6 votes 76 For Science 347 points, 5 votes 77 Snail Shell 337 points, 5 votes
― Sing The Mighty Beat (sic), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 07:09 (five years ago) link
South Carolina beating out Montana and Maine as the top-ranked State Song is a travesty.
― alpine static, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 07:52 (five years ago) link
Are you gonna say they’re great?
― Sing The Mighty Beat (sic), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 08:49 (five years ago) link
is that a lyrical reference i'm not getting?
― alpine static, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 09:03 (five years ago) link
I'm not gonna say you ain't
― Vinnie, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 10:07 (five years ago) link
Don't blame me I had "Montana" in my top 10 (but then again maybe you should blame me for having "South Carolina" in my top 25)
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 12:30 (five years ago) link
The highest placing post-"Flood" song being at #17 is harsh but fair.― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Monday, October 29, 2018 4:08 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Monday, October 29, 2018 4:08 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
"Doctor Worm" is post-Flood isn't it?
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 12:35 (five years ago) link
Whoops, forgot about that one.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 13:31 (five years ago) link
Don't blame me I had "Montana" in my top 10 (but then again maybe you should blame me for having "South Carolina" in my top 25)― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, October 31, 2018 5:30 AM (three hours ago)
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, October 31, 2018 5:30 AM (three hours ago)
you can definitely blame me since i didn't submit a ballot. kept meaning to...
― alpine static, Wednesday, 31 October 2018 15:59 (five years ago) link
You can blame me 'cause South Carolina was my #4
My ballot (songs that didn't place bolded)
1 - Ana Ng2 - Particle Man3 - Birdhouse in Your Soul4 - South Carolina5 - 32 Footsteps6 - Don't Let's Start7 - Destination Moon8 - It's Not My Birthday9 - Number Three10 - Hope That I Get Old Before I Die11 - I Palindrome I12 - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)13 - Cowtown14 - Letterbox15 - Sensurround16 - Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes17 - No One Knows My Plan18 - Hot Cha19 - Turn Around20 - Purple Toupee21 - Dinner Bell22 - Cage & Aquarium23 - They Might Be Giants24 - See the Constellation25 - For Science26 - Spy ('Why Does the Sun Shine?' EP version)27 - Boss of Me28 - The Famous Polka29 - Nightgown of the Sullen Moon29 - Minimum Wage30 - Shoehorn with Teeth31 - Someone Keeps Moving My Chair32 - Dig My Grave33 - Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head34 - A Self Called Nowhere35 - Boat of Car36 - When It Rains It Snows37 - Mammal38 - She Was a Hotel Detective ('Back to Skull' EP)40 - Spider41 - Twisting42 - Mr. Me43 - Kiss Me, Son of God ('Miscellaneous T' version)44 - Mink Car45 - Rhythm Section Want Ad46 - She Thinks She's Edith Head ('Mink Car' version)47 - She's an Angel48 - We Want a Rock49 - Maine50 - Meet James Ensor51 - Hypnotist of Ladies52 - Subliminal53 - Snowball in Hell54 - O, Do Not Forsake Me55 - Stand on Your Own Head56 - Why Does the Sun Shine? ('Severe Tire Damage' version)57 - Cyclops Rock58 - Unsupervised, I Hit My Head59 - They'll Need a Crane60 - Sleeping In the Flowers61 - Hall of Heads62 - We're the Replacements63 - Yeh Yeh64 - The Biggest One65 - Ondine66 - Become a Robot67 - Thermostat68 - Your Racist Friend69 - Theme from Flood70 - West Virginia71 - Doctor Worm72 - The Statue Got Me High73 - Older ('Malcolm in the Middle' soundtrack version)74 - Youth Culture Killed My Dog75 - Where Your Eyes Don't Go
Out of curiosity, how many songs per album made my list?
(# of songs from album / # of contemporaneous non-LP cuts & side projects)They Might Be Giants – 10/5Lincoln – 10/4Flood – 12/0Apollo 18 – 10/0John Henry – 8/6Factory Showroom – 0/2Severe Tire Damage – 2/0Mink Car – 4/2No! - 0/0 (I forgot to relisten to this before voting)
― Hideous Lump, Thursday, 1 November 2018 02:28 (five years ago) link
I've had "Mink Car" stuck in my head ever since we did this poll.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 8 November 2018 22:43 (five years ago) link
You've been hit by a mink carIt's all in your head
― Sing The Mighty Beat (sic), Thursday, 8 November 2018 22:50 (five years ago) link
I just really like the weird way the words fall in the rhythm of the line
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 8 November 2018 22:57 (five years ago) link
i genuinely prefer the last 21 years to the first 21 years. i would be extremely interested in a relevant poll
― imago, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 11:51 (two months ago) link
this idea sponsored by me listening to My Murdered Remains repeatedly this morning and just shaking my head at how great it is
also sponsored by my firm belief, created by listening to all their albums in chronological order, that The Else was the point where they became a great band. rogue opinion sure but I will defend it in court sir
― imago, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 11:52 (two months ago) link
now if you'll excuse me I need to listen to Tractor for the literally 12th time today
― imago, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 11:53 (two months ago) link
I tried to get back on the TMBG train with Book, and it did nothing for me. Sure is pretty though.
― Cow_Art, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 12:30 (two months ago) link
this might be a 'guy who has only seen Boss Baby getting a lot of Boss Baby vibes from his second movie' thing, but I listened to some Lana Del Rey for the first time recently and it reminded me of TMBG in a weird way - preoccupation with death and dissociation and mid 20th century Americana, some other stuff that I struggle to identify. I need someone to write a comparative study of Lana and TMBG.
― soref, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 12:48 (two months ago) link
“Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd“ could be a TMBG lyric
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 14:32 (two months ago) link
― imago, Wednesday, January 24, 2024 5:52 AM (six hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
as someone who saw the band live three times on this tour - they definitely sounded a lot tighter and more like a classic power-pop around that era, in fact I do remember thinking that they sounded better than they did on any of the full band live recordings I had, which often felt just a little off-time or out of tune somehow. the early shows they did with the DAT machine were totally classic though.
I will always have a soft spot for those first 6 albums but yeah I way more often reach for the "newer" ones (anything from The Else on). could be that I'm just burned out on the old ones which I listened to constantly as a teenager but I do think as songwriters they've remained incredibly clever. also these albums feel a lot more solid, TMBG's whole thing back in the day was each album had 19 songs but like 5-7 of them were kind of throwaways
― frogbs, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 18:18 (two months ago) link
What album was the cut-off point for this poll?
― The SoyBoy West Coast (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 18:27 (two months ago) link
Reading this reminded me of something neat. A couple years ago I went to see a band that had a friend of a friend in it. They played on a pirate ship here in London and as soon as they started I was like ok someone really likes tmbg. After the set I asked who the big fan was. Turned out to be the lead singer who was from Norwalk CT anyway yadda yadda yadda she and I had been at the same TMBG show in said CT town something nuts like 27 years ago.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 18:31 (two months ago) link
xp It went up through "No" (2002)
― Hideous Lump, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 19:32 (two months ago) link
My first real Rock n' roll gig was seeing TMBG in 1990 at Toad's Place. It was a 21 and over show, but the doorman let me in anyway. Probably helped that my dad was with me. Flood had been out for a couple months, but there was not a big turnout.
― B. Amato (Boring, Maryland), Wednesday, 24 January 2024 19:46 (two months ago) link
a poll from The Spine on would be pretty interesting if enough people vote. according to TMBW the 10 best post-2002 songs are:
Lets Get This Over WithEraseBrontosaurusUnpronounceableMrs. BluebeardWhen Will You Die?Can't Keep Johnny DownMuseum of IdiotsECNALUBMAI Love You For Psychological Reasons
― frogbs, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 19:53 (two months ago) link
Could go for a comp covering "Join Us" onwards. Looking at their discography, it looks like "Up To Date" and "Modern" are collections covering that stuff?
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 20:23 (two months ago) link
Up to Date seems okay, dunno wtf is going on with Modern
― frogbs, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 20:33 (two months ago) link
can and will come up with ten songs that absolutely smoke those ones xxp
― imago, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 20:36 (two months ago) link
here I put together an hours worth of TMBG from 2010 on, imo this is a lot of the best stuff
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7abcwqaZlDgULGKj6PsRBu
― frogbs, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 20:38 (two months ago) link
okay good, stone cold coup d'etat and i'll be haunting you are on there...
― imago, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 20:42 (two months ago) link
and some other good choices fine
tractor and like 5 other insane bangers off mmr safe from the spotify claw alas
― imago, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 20:43 (two months ago) link
I had to make a lot of cuts to get it to an hour, mostly taking out some similar-sounding stuff
― frogbs, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 20:52 (two months ago) link
I can't tell you how often "No one in the world ever gets what they want, and that is beautiful. Everybody dies frustrated and sad, and that is beautiful" pops into my head. One of the all-time great lyrics.
― piscesx, Wednesday, 24 January 2024 21:53 (two months ago) link
Xposts - Toad's place! I am not from CT but my best friend growing up was so I've been to a bunch of shows there. This was at The Globe in Norwalk.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Thursday, 25 January 2024 05:14 (two months ago) link