My Tigermilk choices were a bit more arbitrary than those for other albums. In retrospect I should maybe have picked I Don't Love Anyone, just on the basis of how often I've found myself singing it since relistening to the album.
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:48 (five years ago) link
All songs in the countdown so far have started with the letter I. How long can this carry on?
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:49 (five years ago) link
Love Sarah Martin's vocals on Caught in Love, especially the 'give up your will' bit. The simple village girl verse is far more embarrassing than anyone's religion though.
― Brand Slipper, Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:50 (five years ago) link
I think some of Write About Love is very much in the same vein as their early stuff. I Want The World To Stop probably is my favorite 2010’s B&S next to I Didn’t See It Coming
― ヽ(_ _ヽ)彡 ᴵ'ᵐ ᵒᵏᵃʸ_(・_ .)/ (FlopsyDuck), Thursday, 13 December 2018 10:52 (five years ago) link
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57. The Blues Are Still Blue From The Life Pursuit (2006)Original promo videoPoints: 168 Votes: 13#1 Votes: 0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:02 (five years ago) link
^ I was generally avoiding front covers for this bit, as we've seen a lot of them already, but then I saw this charming TBASB promo CD cover.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:03 (five years ago) link
Can I put in the first "too low!" here?
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:06 (five years ago) link
Too high!
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:09 (five years ago) link
That will be my last piece of carping about my dislike of The Life Pursuit. Sorry.
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:11 (five years ago) link
the blues rock thing they do on this one really does nothing for me
― ufo, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:11 (five years ago) link
I'm generally down with The Life Pursuit but I seem to get the least mileage out of the Bolan-esque bits.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:12 (five years ago) link
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56. I Fought in a War From Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant (2000)Live at Glastonbury, 2004Points: 177 Votes: 13#1 Votes: 0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:22 (five years ago) link
Wish I'd voted to drive the Blues higher. It's such a festival of sweet supporting details and goofy vocal tics. But then I'm in the minority who think that Side A of TLP is the best sequencing they ever did. Weird that people don't like its big pay-off moment.
― Brand Slipper, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:23 (five years ago) link
I like I Fought in a War a lot but it does have one fatal flaw: the implausible concept of Stuart Murdoch having fought in a war.
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:29 (five years ago) link
Fold Your Hands - so many good songs jumbled up with some very bad songs. I Fought In a War serves as a promising intro though.
― frame casual (dog latin), Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:32 (five years ago) link
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55. Put the Book Back on the Shelf From 3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light (1997)Youtube audio trackPoints: 178 Votes: 12#1 Votes: 1
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:37 (five years ago) link
...incorporating "Songs for Children" on record. Though I don't think anyone made any reference to that section on ballots.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:42 (five years ago) link
Also: too low!
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:44 (five years ago) link
yes, a serious "too low!" now, a top 5 for me easily, such a joy from start to finish this one
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:45 (five years ago) link
I mentioned Songs for Children!
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:52 (five years ago) link
Yes, I see you did! I guess I meant that no-one highlighted it as the main attraction or indicated that they were voting principally for SFC. :)
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 11:59 (five years ago) link
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54. I Know Where the Summer Goes From This is Just a Modern Rock Song (1998)Live at Bowlie Weekender, 1999Points: 179 Votes: 13#1 Votes: 0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:02 (five years ago) link
I'd have voted for PTBBOTS anyway but the SFC coda pushed it way up my ballot.
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:03 (five years ago) link
one of many very lovely songs that didn't quite make my ballot. the This Is Just A Modern Rock Song EP is definitely my favourite EP - it's so delightful the whole way through while even Lazy Line Painter Jane has an oddity like A Century of Elvis on it
― ufo, Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:14 (five years ago) link
good morning!
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:16 (five years ago) link
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53. Beautiful From 3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light (1997)Youtube audio trackPoints: 181 Votes: 10#1 Votes: 0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:25 (five years ago) link
Arguably a bit much seventies knitwear in this section. Definitely a lot of too-low-ness as well.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:28 (five years ago) link
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52. Ease Your Feet in the Sea From The Boy With the Arab Strap (1998)Youtube audio trackPoints: 187 Votes: 11#1 Votes: 1
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:42 (five years ago) link
a longtime ex had an interpolation of this as her email so I couldn't in good conscience give it any points
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:48 (five years ago) link
Image not necessarily related to this particular song, but they seemingly spent more than a little time in Hyndland Parish Church in '97/'98.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 12:58 (five years ago) link
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51. Is It Wicked Not to Care? From The Boy With the Arab Strap (1998)Original promo videoPoints: 206 Votes: 12#1 Votes: 0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:00 (five years ago) link
good song for singing at home because you can just adlib freely, ie "is it wicked not to care about the vacuum in the air \\ and how the shampoo in the bathroom's beyond compare?"
― L'assie (Euler), Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:02 (five years ago) link
Must try this.
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:05 (five years ago) link
Quoting the name of this track got me blocked from Lena Dunham's Twitter.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:06 (five years ago) link
what?!
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:11 (five years ago) link
She posted a pic of her book Is It Evil Not to be Sure? and I replied "Is It Wicked Not To Care?" and was immediately blocked.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:17 (five years ago) link
That promo video of Isobel singing the song to a stuffed lion might be the most B&S thing I've ever seen.
― enochroot, Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:18 (five years ago) link
What does Isobel mean by "counting acts"? She uses the phrase in both IIWNTC and The Gate.
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:23 (five years ago) link
XP: Innit. I fiddled around trying to capture suitable frames for ages this week. :)
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:24 (five years ago) link
I've just remembered when Isobel turned up to a cafe I was in with that cuddly lion.
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:24 (five years ago) link
50. Dress Up in You From The Life Pursuit (2006)Unidentified TV footagePoints: 209 Votes: 10#1 Votes: 0
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:25 (five years ago) link
OH NO! Wait...
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― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 13:27 (five years ago) link
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49. I Didn't See It Coming From Belle & Sebastian Write About Love (2010)Promo video for the Richard X remixPoints: 216 Votes: 13, including one vote specifically for the Richard X remix.#1 Votes: 1
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 13 December 2018 14:05 (five years ago) link
I'm concerned that's going to be Sarah's only entry.
― Alba, Thursday, 13 December 2018 14:09 (five years ago) link
wow i thought this one would be much higher, it's right up with their very best. it builds so well the whole way through but when it really gets going in the middle section when the synth line comes in is fantastic
― ufo, Thursday, 13 December 2018 14:09 (five years ago) link
Huh. A #1 vote even...
― enochroot, Thursday, 13 December 2018 14:11 (five years ago) link
Dress Up In You would be a lot higher if I'd voted. A LOT higher.
― frame casual (dog latin), Thursday, 13 December 2018 14:19 (five years ago) link
“i didn’t see it coming” is way too low
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 13 December 2018 14:20 (five years ago) link
dress up in you was my #6. the least life pursuit-y track on life pursuit. the horn solo kills me (a theme on my ballot)
― big crime for a SPECIAL WHATEVER (voodoo chili), Thursday, 13 December 2018 14:20 (five years ago) link