Horn synth owns this.
The lyrics are a trifle stupid but it is a slammin track overall.
― I bless Claire Danes down in Africa (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 19:57 (three years ago) link
"02:34-02:50 drums and stuff + "Lemme tell ya something. Bustin' makes me feel good!" will win in a landslide, imho
― glumdalclitch, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 19:58 (three years ago) link
I like the bits where he busts
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 19:58 (three years ago) link
Bustin makes me feel good
― frogbs, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 20:00 (three years ago) link
^ obv
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 20:01 (three years ago) link
I ain't afraid of no sleepI ain't afraid of no bedan invisible bedfreaky ghost bedYEAH YEAH YEAH
― frogbs, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 20:02 (three years ago) link
young, dumb and bustin’ makes me feel good
― a denim head and an aficionado of Japanese craftsmanship (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 20:06 (three years ago) link
just listened to the original and was like no this is all wrong
― frogbs, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 20:08 (three years ago) link
Considered within the overall sexiness of his oeuvre, this song is clearly about necrophilia
― calstars, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 20:10 (three years ago) link
An invisible man sleepin' in your bed
Chilling depiction of severe mental illness
― some infected evening (Matt #2), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 20:18 (three years ago) link
the Key & Peele sketch about this guy is imo the funniest thing they've ever done
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxjNOv5QPzM
― frogbs, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 20:20 (three years ago) link
How is this going to be anything other than "Bustin' makes me feel good!"?
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 20:23 (three years ago) link
PleasePleasePlease, let's make someI believe it's magicI believe it's magicI believe it's magic, magic
― lumen (esby), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 20:34 (three years ago) link
Rly torn between spooky intro and the horn synth dotted 8th lick
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 21:02 (three years ago) link
"02:34-02:50 drums and stuff + "Lemme tell ya something. Bustin' makes me feel good!"will win in a landslide, imho
...etc
OK, so, yeah, it's what I'm going for myself as well. I confess I wasn't aware of the universal prevalence of this classic bit.I do think there are multiple other bits worth of a vote or two. Like the bits that include when he goes 'Ow!'. Or the 'Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!' part. Or the soulful delivery of "Pick up the phone. And call.". The intro. The main themes. The main catchphrase.
― Valentijn, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 21:09 (three years ago) link
POLLing makes me feel goood
― voodoo chili, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 21:10 (three years ago) link
I had no idea he was saying 'if you've had a dose of a freaky ghost'! I thought it was something like 'if you have ghosts or a freaky ghost', like he accidentally repeated the line.
― peace, man, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 21:18 (three years ago) link
Love that bit in the video where Huey’s singing with his head in the sink of iced water
― Master of Treacle, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 21:26 (three years ago) link
like he accidentally repeated the line
You may be onto something. If we are to believe "Pop-Up Videos" (and why shouldn't we?), Parker Jr. famously could not think of a rhyme for "Ghostbusters," and so chose to repeatedly rhyme "Ghostbusters" with "Ghostbusters."
Per "Pop-Up Videos," he was... most flustered.
― I bless Claire Danes down in Africa (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 21:31 (three years ago) link
“I Can’t heeear yooou” FTW
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 21:37 (three years ago) link
I'm giving it to "sinister opening bit" with "drums and stuff" as the runner-up, which would be a great breakdown even without "bustin makes me".
― peace, man, Tuesday, 26 May 2020 22:25 (three years ago) link
Bustin makes me feel good.
I have boxers that say that
― I am a free. I am not man. A number. (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 22:29 (three years ago) link
neil cicierega has proven through science that the answer is a mixture of "horn synth keyboard melody" + "bustin makes me feel good"
― The Cognitive Peasant (ogmor), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 22:40 (three years ago) link
voted ctrl + f Bustin' makes me feel good!
― Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 22:54 (three years ago) link
feel-good bustin is the safe, solid option but 'I hear it likes the girls' is the connoisseur's choice IMO
― umsworth (emsworth), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 23:35 (three years ago) link
3:16 - 3:23 is underrated imho, esp in the vid when RPJr rips off his coat to display his undershirt
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 26 May 2020 23:47 (three years ago) link
great poll
1.
If you've had a dose of a freaky ghost, babyl
^ underrated . the syncopated vocal line and the double-tracked vocals really do it for me
2. the descending progression during horn synth part is great, really adds some depth to the song
3. would vote "peter falk" cameo if i could, the man is just so good
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 00:19 (three years ago) link
― I bless Claire Danes down in Africa (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, May 26, 2020 4:31 PM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
amazing, makes me miss watching all the oldies content on vh1 as a kid
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 00:20 (three years ago) link
00:25-00:31 "One that won't make crash my car, or make me feel three feet thick,"
― pplains, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 01:35 (three years ago) link
BMMFG
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 06:29 (three years ago) link
"Yeahyeahyeahyeah" is underrated tho
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 06:32 (three years ago) link
"I hear it likes the girls" narrowly over creepy intro.worst part is 0:10-0:20
― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 06:48 (three years ago) link
I don't mind if people have bits from the video weigh in on their vote. All part of the experience.Alternatively, I might see about following this up with a video breakdown poll on ILE. Or is Peter Falk going to walk that as much as Bustin' will do over here?My fave video bit is probably 01:23 Ray sliding out from under the girl's bed.
― Valentijn, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 07:07 (three years ago) link
I had totally forgotten about the cameos so I was quite surprised when Chevy Chase appeared (and for ashort while was trying to remember if he was in the movie) !I don't think I've watched this video since my childhood, though (and at the time I'm not sure I was familiar with all the actors).I suppose there's no logic to the cameos except friends popping by.How I loved this movie as kid. It had the whole package : great movie, great song, great logo !
― AlXTC from Paris, Wednesday, 27 May 2020 09:33 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 1 June 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Monday, 1 June 2020 09:55 (three years ago) link
Unfortunately for Ray Parker, Jr., his other better hits don't get airplay:
https://radioinsight.com/ross/187495/lost-hits-of-the-80s-year-by-year/
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 1 June 2020 10:15 (three years ago) link
Agreed about “Ghostbusters” not being his best (if you include his hits with/as “Raydio”), but I only see one of his songs there, the forgettable “I Still Can’t Get Over Loving You”.(That ONJ’s “Twist Of Fate” is apparently the most forgotten big hit of that particular year is the real travesty imo)
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Monday, 1 June 2020 10:47 (three years ago) link
Concerned the horn synth vote will be split.
― chap, Monday, 1 June 2020 10:55 (three years ago) link
I only see one of his songs there, the forgettable “I Still Can’t Get Over Loving You”.
The marvelous "The Other Woman" made the 1982 list: https://radioinsight.com/ross/185677/how-lost-are-pop-music-lost-hits/
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 1 June 2020 11:00 (three years ago) link
"yeahyeahyeahyeah" underrated.
― chap, Monday, 1 June 2020 11:42 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 2 June 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
Bustin' landslide
― dominance and transmission (Matt #2), Tuesday, 2 June 2020 00:03 (three years ago) link
correct winner. kind of feel like it's the only thing that makes the song worthwhile anymore.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Tuesday, 2 June 2020 00:06 (three years ago) link
Notable Bustin' victory but nice to see so many different parts got some votes. Slightly disappointed that nobody went for that seductive "If you're all alone, pick up the phone. And call.".
Concerned the horn synth vote will be split
I figured everyone would just go for the first one, but didn't group the three sections together for the possibility of people adding extra value to the timing of the section within the entire song - sometimes I think too much. The votes actually ended up being split: first occurence 3 votes; second 1 vote; third 1 votes.I suppose it's up to anyone whether to make it 6 votes for the part in their own mind or not. It's the difference between sole third placing or shared with "I can't hear you!".
― Valentijn, Tuesday, 2 June 2020 06:44 (three years ago) link
This Mortal Coil should have covered this.
― avellano medio inglés (f. hazel), Tuesday, 2 June 2020 16:46 (three years ago) link
Jedward - the secret glue, as we are now finding out, that has been holding ILX together all along: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTkyWeoSEM8(no footage of their version of “The Other Woman” exists, unfortunately)
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 3 June 2020 06:34 (three years ago) link
Solved
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tdyU_gW6WE
― Anti-Cop Ponceortium (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 17 July 2020 21:33 (three years ago) link
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