In 1981, Pazz & Jop Voters had a tie for the best single. It is up to us, the ILM collective, to break this tie between "O Superman" and "Start Me Up" once and for all

Well, one of the top two is. (And 9, and 10.)

Am I the only one that finds nothing remarkable about “That’s the Joint”? Sounds like every other old-school rap hit to me.

It sounds at least two years ahead of its time to me

You make a dead man poll

But these days I’ll take Bette Davis eyes overall

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

'That's the Joint' is the joint, u mad.

Laurie over Mick? I’m leaving Ilx, that’s the last straw

LOL — 59 of y’all are straight trolling

No doubt

Well done, ILM.

Was gonna say that the only real leg up the Stones have here is the shreds video but heck this isn't too far off:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJBZifZ4TIc

Shreds, shmeds... the “Start Me Up” video itself is all-time!

I dunno why ILM has some challops-y vendetta against what is clearly one of the greatest rock hits (and I’m not even much of a Stones fan).

eh I don't really like "o superman". "start me up" is good, sounds better hearing it blasting out of a truck's mediocre FM stereo

Dont "genius of love" fans totally cringe at the 'James brown' part? Was there ever an instrumental mix? The vocals suck!!

xxp it doesn't seem like a vendetta against one of the great rock hits to me, just how can it compete with O Superman

I’ve seen “Start Me Up” trashed on here before recently (I think one of those “dad rock” threads).

Who needs to hear “O Superman” more like twice in their life? Honestly!

I mean it’s fine. It’s crushed by the Liquid Sky soundtrack

I like Laurie Anderson up to a point, so perhaps my thinking Strange Angels the loveliest, most ethereal, and most realized of her albums is contrarian. I've head "O Superman" once in the last decade; when I play that debut, I liner on "From the Air."

Correct winner

O Superman is the greatest song of all time. Start Me Up is a song.

Am I the only one that finds nothing remarkable about “That’s the Joint”? Sounds like every other old-school rap hit to me.

― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 17 February 2019 22:52 (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Wind that back..

I dunno why ILM has some challops-y vendetta against what is clearly one of the greatest rock hits (and I’m not even much of a Stones fan).

I didn't vote but I was actually surprised that the choice was so easy for so many people. I'm not the biggest Stones fan either but I've always really liked "Start Me Up". "O Superman" is cool too, though.

omg the totp performance

I am not surprised at the result but I am pleased that over 100 ILXors voted.

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O Superman is the greatest song of all time. Start Me Up is a song.

― frame casual (dog latin)

otm

LOL — 59 of y’all are straight trolling

I'm not surprised at the result either, as wrong as it is. I appreciate 'O Superman' as a piece of art, but morrisp hit the nail on the head. 'Start Me Up' retains its potency for me as an essential slab of classic rock after hundreds of plays. I've heard 'O Superman' in full perhaps a fraction of that and I don't need to hear it again. You can always count on ILM to vote for the artiest choice, though, lest their music snob friends make fun of 'em for listening to and liking something that rawks.

Ha, I was trying to work that one out. xp

lol at the idea of a Some Girls outtake being remotely on the same level as one of the 20th century's greatest artistic achievements

I own both, btw

I would have paid Laurie Anderson to cover "Start Me Up," complete with video projection of Lou Reed so she can mumble, "You make a dead man come."

The projection being footage of the Ecstasy sleeve shoot, I assume.

'Start Me Up' is far more entertaining.

(xxpost)

Well sure, how could you not be entertained by a middle-aged man strutting about in that little outfit.

The dude was (somewhat incredibly) four years younger than I am now!

...this isn’t how those numbers work

Haha, maybe not... but the math at least told me how many posters I could expect to be ticked off by my ‘tude

(...I think I’m still getting the math wrong!! XP)

Start Me Up is a totally ok song, but it’s to the Stones as My Way is to Sinatra.

Dont "genius of love" fans totally cringe at the 'James brown' part? Was there ever an instrumental mix? The vocals suck!!

― brimstead, Sunday, February 17, 2019 7:23 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

no we yell along with it!

otm, james brooown is the best part

Ehhhhhhh, let's back up there just a bit

fine, i'll back it up ten seconds and say 'bohannon bohannon' is the best part

Trying hard not to troll but you Superman supporters are smoking some wild shit

i have never inhaled the devil's lettuce so i say this with the full strength of sobriety that "o superman" is masterful and the rolling stones are overrated af

So sorry to hear that

'Start Me Up' more like wake me up when ur done boring me with your dancing granddad

lol

Oh, Superman
Oh, poll
Oh, ILM

ILM

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I'm not surprised at the result either, as wrong as it is. I appreciate 'O Superman' as a piece of art, but morrisp hit the nail on the head. 'Start Me Up' retains its potency for me as an essential slab of classic rock after hundreds of plays. I've heard 'O Superman' in full perhaps a fraction of that and I don't need to hear it again. You can always count on ILM to vote for the artiest choice, though, lest their music snob friends make fun of 'em for listening to and liking something that rawks.

Contrarian, heal thyself.

I'm way more into the wheels of steel, that track still jacks me up

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