You Have Seen Some UnbelievaPOLL Things - ILM Artist Poll #99 - Cat Power Results

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14. He Turns Down, 140 points, 6 votes

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"he turns down" for me is all about the flute which brings this special bukolic flavour. it is almost a jazz improvisation.

I didn't vote in this but "Good Woman" would have been my #1. Vedder a shockingly effective counterpoint

The "would've voted for 'Good Woman'" crowd is hurting my heart!

Anyway, I have a special fondness for the next image, also, a great song.

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13. Maybe Not, 144 points, 5 votes, 1 #1 votes

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That would have been my no.1 probably, had I voted

"Maybe Not" is another example of the Urgent Cat Power Chorus. It doesn't let up and I'm always swept away in its emotional wash.

say is just as enchanted and strange as when I first heard it. always puts me in mind of the summer dusk.

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12. Manhattan, 144 points, 6 votes, 2 #1 votes

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haha, another great image!

I love both Say and Maybe Not

Big love to whoever else had Manhattan at #1.

The video is awesome

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11. Speak For Me, 149 points, 6 votes

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hope people voted for Nude as the News (also a few others that I’m thinking are likely to place in the top 10)

I didn't vote, but Nude as the News would have been my #1

hell yes I voted for it

my #1 as well...

"Maybe Not" was my number one, I basically had this song on a loop when I was 17-18. I'm kind of surprised it didn't make the top 10, actually! Happy to see "Manhattan" rank so high, though; it's my favourite off Sun.

Wherein I figure out how to use gradients in GIMP:

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10. American Flag, 162 points, 8 votes

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I had this at 12 which seems too low. I'm now a bit worried her Robert Johnson cover isn't going to place at all.

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9. No Sense, 167 points, 6 votes, 1 #1 votes

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One of my discoveries (along with "Free") from this poll. Incredible song

I didn't vote but I Found a Reason might have been my #1.

Images are great, btw.

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8. I Don't Blame You, 197 points, 9 votes

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Brilliant!

I always thought "I Don't Blame You" was about Dylan when he went electric, but then, I never paid close attention to the lyrics after the first verses.

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7. Colors and the Kids, 207 points, 8 votes

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nice

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6. Free, 226 points, 8 votes

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phantastic picture! and nice title art.

I honestly don't know what "Free" is about but I love her vocal gymnastics on it, especially the "real one" part.

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5. He War, 273 points, 10 votes, 2 #1 votes

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Hah, I just realized I had no idea what "Speak For Me" was, because I'd forgotten I'd voted for it. Her vocal rhythm in the chorus is great.

“No Sense” my #1 for musical and personal reasons. Surprised to see “Colours and the Kids” that high, I find it too repetitive and it grates by the end.

it's so hard to go into the city

'He War' my #1, I always hoped she'd one day make a whole album in the style of that and 'Free'.

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4. The Greatest, 282 points, 12 votes

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I love this song, one of my favorites of all of work

'No Sense' would've been my #1 as well

a great sad bruise of a song

All these would'ves!

I needed a LONG time to warm up to "The Greatest," its sound is so different from YAF (which was the first Cat Power album that I fell in love with), but I've grown on this a lot. The swoony strings make "The Greatest" sound like one of her most romantic songs, in contrast to the darkness of the lyrics.

very dark lyrics, on the surface about Ali, but going to a more personal place. they are beautiful. I also love the nostalgic echo of Moon River in the song

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3. Nude As The News, 319 points, 12 votes, 1 #1 votes

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Great performance:

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so fantastic! one of her strangest, most striking, and most beautiful songs

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2. Metal Heart (Moon Pix), 343 points, 11 votes, 3 #1 votes

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TOO LOW

Too low indeed! But a very cool top 10!

can see why people think of it as her strongest song, but I would still place the coming #1 above it