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Rob

Sapokanikan was one of my top 10 songs I found hard to predict whether it would appear at all, so I'm happy to see it here. Real Death, though, is making me want to say stupid things like: "Only #308? This is very obviously a masterpiece and not voting for it shouldn't even be an option." Or somethi...

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Kylie Minogue – Your Disco Needs You: 8

I didn't like Miss Minugue's previous entries to this game at all, but this is an epic! Reminds me a lot of Pet Shop Boys and that is a plus in my book.

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I'm more shaken by this news than is usual. Last year when we did our all-time artist poll I named Ennio Morricone as my #2 artist, only behind Bob Dylan. While preparing my All-Time album list this very weekend (early version, I still want to listen to as many once again before finalizing the list)...

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Moonbeam has been responsible for many Prince tracks here, but his side project of dropping as many Kylie Minogue songs on our lap as possible is also beginning to bear fruit, as this is the fourth song by her to appear here: 543. Kylie Minogue – Your Disco Needs You Year: 2000 Album: Light Years Bi...

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Fatal Flowers – Younger Days: 5
So these are Dutch, but I never heard of them before. This sounds about twenty years older than it is. The melody is fine, but the fake-Southern accent grates a bit.

Rob

Can't wait to see the full result."Paradise" is kinda low,I didn't expect that. I didn't expect it to rank at all ! "Paradise" is definitely one of the best Coldplay songs,So There was a high chance for this song to rank. This forum has never shown any love for anything Coldplay did after Viva la V...

Rob

Today a song by a band from my home country:

542. Fatal Flowers – Younger Days
Year: 1986
Album: Younger Days
Biggest Fan: BobPatience (#Unranked)

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Rob

Art Tatum – Tea for Two: 5
I liked most jazz that appeared here, but this one didn't capture my interest all that much.

Rob

Great roll-out so far!

I thought Pearly Gates was something of a forum favorite, but apparently not.

By the way, the picture for Reagan isn't working.

Rob

Apparently I find myself unable to vote. I know my answer is "absolutely, most definitely not the eighties" and I guess also not the nineties, but otherwise I don't care and seem to get enough out of every other decade. As to the question of rock, there was a lot, and I mean a lot, of great stuff in...

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Today’s old-timer ranks on AM at #5802! It’s even older than AM suggests, because although it became a hit in 1939, it apparently was already released six years earlier. I hope I have the right version, as Tatum made multiple recordings of the song. 541. Art Tatum – Tea for Two Year: 1933 Released a...

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The Beatles - I Need You: 6
I'm not surprised that StevieFan13 wouldn't remember this one from Help! as this isn't one of it's more memorable tracks. It is still very solid, but this band has a much higher standard than this.

Rob

So, as many of you probably noticed there hadn't been an updated playlist since the half of April, because highlights kept missing in the overview above. It turned out that OtisRedding didn't have time to find all the highlights anymore, so I have offered to take over this part. So it went and altho...

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Who are going to perform at my birthday? No less than the Beatles! It’s their second appearance here. The song bubbles under on AM:

540. The Beatles – I Need You
Year: 1965
Album: Help!
Biggest Fan: Listyguy (#123)

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Rob

Neneh Cherry – Move With Me: 7
A little dated in production, but Neneh Cherry has a lot of character and her mix between a smooth pop sound and her more spontaneous rap-like vocals are still a joy.

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539. Neneh Cherry – Move With Me
Year: 1992
Album: Homebrew
Biggest Fan: Fred (#697)

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Rob

Bob Dylan – Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You: 7 I have a lot of Dylan songs on my list, but this one I never seriously considered. Like most of Nashville Skyline it is very likable. Perhaps it is one of his most warm songs (but let's face it, Dylan isn't known for his warmth). Not amazing, but ...

Rob

Today the second appearance by Bob Dylan. This one ranks on AM at #7842:

538. Bob Dylan – Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You
Year: 1969
Album: Nashville Skyline
Biggest Fan: 9 (#510)

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Rob

Welcome to the July 2020 edition of Biggest Fan. Let me explain for those who only join now. It's about those songs that only got one vote in our recent All-Time Best Song Poll. There were over 13.000 of them! That's too much to get collectively into, but through this series we are going to introduc...

Rob

Toy Love – Don’t Ask Me: 6
It's good, but after 537 I sometimes feel that it becomes harder and harder to write something about songs that don't stand out all that much.

Rob

8. Depeche Mode – Songs of Faith and Devotion So, the second appearance by Depeche Mode this year and by now we have established that I don’t like this band. This album already appeared in this very game a couple of years ago and although I don’t recall if I already wrote something about it back th...

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537. Toy Love – Don’t Ask Me
Year: 1980
EP: Toy Love
Biggest Fan: Brad (#572)

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Rob

On the song front I was able to keep up a little better. I am familiar with most of the songs in at least the AM top 2000. Still, my list is still very idiosyncratic, with a top 2 that is not included on AM. I'm dead certain that no matter how weird things get in the future, my #2 and #5 will never ...

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Well, here we finally are. The 2010's were a strange for me when it comes to albums. I started actively listening to albums as my preferred format around the turn of the decade, but for the first half I barely listened to anything from the 2010's. This explains why I still haven't heard quite a bit ...

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Lady Gaga - Brown Eyes: 7
Feels a bit different than the stuff Lady Gaga was putting out at the time. Half-way burlesque, half-way Gwen Stefani, if that makes sense.

Rob

536. Lady Gaga – Brown Eyes
Year: 2008
Album: The Fame
Biggest Fan: Elder (#954)

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Rob

533. Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack Boogie: 6/10 533. Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack Boogie: 6 Could you two vote for the right version of the song (in case you didn't already vote for the YouTube-link provided by Hymie)? Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack: 7 I preferred the "Boogie". This remake is slicker,...

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I think the one I added to my playlist now is the right one. Could you check? Nope. The right one is called "Chicken Shack," not "Chicken Shack Boogie." It has a WAY faster tempo than the 1948 hit. I think I got it now. I was confused because I read your earlier post as if you wanted the older song...

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And yet another song from our AM master list. This one ranks at #7167:

535. Super Furry Animals – (Drawing) Rings Around the World
Year: 2001
Album: Rings Around the World
Biggest Fan: JohnnyBGoode (#597)

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Rob

A Zombeels song followed by a Hymie, just like in the old days! What is new is that this is a Hymie actually ranking on AM, at #3675! 533. Amos Milburn – Chicken Shack Boogie Year: 1948 Released as a single Biggest Fan: Hymie (#802) The 1948 record is not the correct version that is on my list. It'...

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Another song that ranks on AM, this time at #5477:

534. Icehouse – Great Southern Land
Year: 1982
Album: Primitive Man
Biggest Fan: Safetycat (#unranked)

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Rob

Amos Milburn – Chicken Shack Boogie: 8

One of these best Hymie's yet. A loose rhytm and blues song that clearly paved the way for rock. A lot of fun, not in the least thanks to Milburn's delivery.

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A Zombeels song followed by a Hymie, just like in the old days!

533. Amos Milburn – Chicken Shack
Year: 1956
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#802)

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Rob

I'm curious if someone will run a "Biggest Fan - the album version" after this...if not, I may actually fancy doing this...it will be a lot slower, but I like the idea. I'm not going to run it, but if it is one album a week I'll certainly participate. I think if it would be more than that it would ...

Rob

Roger Daltrey – Without Your Love: 5
With The Who Roger Daltrey has sung some powerful ballads but in his solo work he has a tendency to become mawkish, like he does here. Not really awful, but it definitely doesn't move me, either.

Rob

Today’s song is not on Spotify around here, but you can find it on YouTube. 532. Roger Daltrey – Without Your Love Year: 1980 Album: McVicar Biggest Fan: Zombeels (#893) The song on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z76dglPucRM Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your...

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Ananda Shankar – Dancing Drums: 8
Psychedelic rock, but made in India. This song just plain rocks and has a burning groove. Close to a 9. Great stuff!

Rob

There was an Animal Collective album last year that also got 0 votes in the first round. I can't remember it's opponent. It was Art Angels, the eventual winner. Can't see the same future for Washed Out but you never know... Oh, me neither. I actually expect that whoever wins this week in the third ...

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Brad wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:58 pm

Listyguy wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:47 pm
Was the Air Supply album the first to get no votes this year?
Yes. Probably the worst skunking ever.

There was an Animal Collective album last year that also got 0 votes in the first round. I can't remember it's opponent.

Rob

531. Ananda Shankar – Dancing Drums
Year: 1975
Album: Ananda Shankar and His Music
Biggest Fan: Henrik (#962)

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Rob

Edgar Winter Group - Free Ride: 7 One of those songs that I'm sure I've always known, but never even once paid consciously attention to. I couldn't have told you the name of the song or the band. In fact, I couldn't even tell you a band named Edgar Winter Group existed. But now, being forced by this...

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This song ranks at #3079 on AM:

530. Edgar Winter Group – Free Ride
Year: 1972
Album: They Only Come Out at Night
Biggest Fan: Henry (#538)

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Rob

I agree that it shouldn't be eligible, but I am still happy it was posted as this guy and me seem to have quite a bit in common taste-wise, so I'm curious about the songs I don't know yet. Many of the more left-field choices I do know are great.

Rob

Ministry - Thieves: 7
Heavy shizzle. Also very good shizzle. A good example of how you can use a thundering, nasty sound for pure emotion.

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I don’t know how he does it, but somehow Ordinaryperson manages to get three songs in a row:

529. Ministry - Thieves
Year: 1989
Album: The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
Biggest Fan: Ordinaryperson (#871)

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Rob

8. Air Supply – The Earth Is… Like Jirin already said, it is hard to imagine any band being more schmaltzy than Air Supply. If only it was as a bit like Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge!, a movie that stacks kitsch upon kitsch and becomes transcendent and amazing as a result. Alas, The Earth Is… just fe...

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R.E.M. - Belong: 5
R.E.M. rarely if ever make a bad song, but this one doesn't have too much purpose.

Rob

Back to back nominations by Ordinaryperson this weekend. It also marks the third appearance by R.E.M.: 528. R.E.M. - Belong Year: 1991 Album: Out of Time Biggest Fan: Ordinaryperson (#553) Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your vote! http://open.spotify.com/user/theonering...

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Radiohead - Kid A: 5 It's tough to give something from Kid A only a 5, as I adore the album. In context I would perhaps give this a 6, as it works well as a segue between Everything In It's Right place and the National Anthem, but taken on it's own it barely makes an impact at all. Now, this song is...

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The second appearance by Radiohead, with the title track of one of their most renowned works. The song bubbles under on AM:

527. Radiohead – Kid A
Year: 2000
Album: Kid A
Biggest Fan: Ordinaryperson (#191)

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