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"Garota de Ipanema" is found in Um Encontro no au Bon Gourmet (recorded in 1962; unofficial). On August 2, 1962, "Garota De Ipanema" was played for the first time in a small night club of Copacabana, Au Bon Gourmet. For 40 nights, Tom, Vinicius and a talented guitarist named João...

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It doesn't. You see the majority of those albums marked red above are from the 90s where CDs are at their most accessible and cheap and piracy was just a minor itch for record companies. Vinyls (pre-mid80s) are expensive in comparison and remember SoundScan, used in late 1991, changed the way Billbo...

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Another great year for films. 1. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, USA) 2. Trois couleurs: Rouge [Three colors: Red] (Krzysztof Kieslowski, France) 3. Hoop Dreams [doc] (Steve James, USA) 4. Chong Qing Sen Lin [Chungking Express] (Wong Kar Wai, Hong Kong) 5. Ed Wood (Tim Burton, USA) 6. Crumb [doc] (...

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Scorsese really loves the blues (I think he made a documentary about it) and the Stones. However, "Gimme Shelter" was used well in the first few films he used it (GoodFellas, Casino) but by the time he used it on 'The Departed', the song's power to move, for me, had diminished greatly sinc...

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If you're wondering how a British publication would rank the best TV shows of all time, check this one out by Empire: Empire's The 50 best TV shows ever James Dyer, Owen Williams, Ed Gross, James White, John Nugent, Phil De Semlyen, Chris Hewitt 15 Jun 2016 The Wire. Breaking Bad. Sex And The City. ...

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So, I've recently watched the new South Park episode (season 20, episode 2) and heard a couple of familiar songs, Boston's "Smokin'" and Len's "Steal My Sunshine" , both are great songs with "Steal My Sunshine" ranking at 4697 in AM's inofficial update. But the song tha...

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RS as an US publication obviously will favor American show, good journalism or not. The British shows in the list: Downtown Abbey, Monty Python's Flying Circus and Doctor Who are really the only ones I can think of (aside from Sherlock) that truly have wide appeal, otherwise the readers will be left...

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Also, has anyone heard of "Dae Jang Geum" (or Dai Cheung Gum in Cantonese) from South Korea? It's titled 'Jewel in the Palace' in my country which was dubbed and shown on local TV. So popular was the show that the lead actors' visit made headlines. Excellent show and would make my persona...

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And you call Twilight Zone an omission when it is in fact #7 on the list. Do you mean the reboot or something? Not the reboot. I completely did not see it at #7. Thanks for pointing it out. Great show, a couple of its episodes gave me nightmares when I was a child. I like that Friends is pretty hig...

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I think it's better to put this here than on the General Discussion Board index since I feel while both are different mediums, they are closely linked. Below is a rundown of the article: From time-capsule sitcoms to cutting-edge Peak-TV dramas — the definitive ranking of the game-changing small-scre...

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...I especially want to watch Ju Dou, as Zhang Yimou has quickly become one of my favorite directors... I don't know about you but where I'm from a simple search of the film in youtube will display a result, with English subtitles to boot. So if you can't find one with much better video resolution, ...

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Yep, great year for movies (particularly East Asian films)... and the color blue. Lots of excellent films left out in my list. 1. Schindler's List (Steven Spielberg, USA) 2. The Piano (Jane Campion, Australia) 3. Short Cuts (Robert Altman, USA) 4. Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould [doc] (Fran...

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Thanks! I'll keep your explanation in mind. I'm halfway done with my list.

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To add, most publications like RS, Pitchfork, NME, Mojo, etc. that churn out lists that it seems their life depended on it as well as most critics are almost exclusively rock oriented with a few exceptions like Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline. But really the real reason is that, let's face it, rock is t...

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Classical music is really problematic; I have the same problem with Holst's Planets particularly, Mars and Jupiter. So you mean if I put "Planets" at number 1 all seven planets/movements will get the maximum points? However if I put "Mars" at No. 1 and "Jupiter" at No. ...

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Bah, Henrik! I have a 4-day long weekend but halfway through all I got from it are dark circles under my eyes!!

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For example, if you vote for "Four Last Songs" in the 1900-1949 songs section, we'll only worry about it if someone else votes for it in the 1950-1959 section because we wouldn't want the vote-splitting. If everyone votes for a song/composition in the same section, problem averted!) How a...

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1. Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, USA) 2. The Crying Game (Neil Jordan, UK) 3. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, USA) 4. Howards End (James Ivory, UK) 5. Malcolm X (Spike Lee, USA) 6. Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography [doc] (Andrew Glassman/Arnold Glassman/Todd McCarthy/Stuart Samuels, USA) ...

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Although I did not participate in the decades poll, I am very much interested in participating in this thread. If allowed, I have a query on classical music - I find it hard to find information on the year of first publication compared to year composed or the year it premiered which is what is usual...

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Some really great lists have been posted recently (most of them by stefanocarraro) that will give a huge boost to underexposed countries and genres. For me the goal with the 10,000 songs update is to expand the musical palette, so it would feel wrong to make the update and skip many Italian, Spanis...

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Now that I read it again, you're right. Well then, apparently, its me and Neil against the world.

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Decent list. I see majority of our top 150 movies in the 2000s are more or less similarly ranked here.

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Don't be sorry Toni. I actually didn't expect you to respond so thank you for that. I agree with everything you stated. I could probably count with one hand Filipino music truly worth the standards of acclaim in this forum but I've been all over Asia and indeed there are diverse styles and unnoticed...

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If this is the poll you are referring to , the 5 options in the poll were selected by Tom Rowley, and "Long, Long, Long" received the least amount of votes. Not a big surprise that "Revolution 9" received the most votes. It's actually the poll that the your linked article/poll m...

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1. Da Hong Deng Long Gao Gao Gua (Raise the Red Lantern) 2. The Silence of the Lambs 3. Beauty and the Beast 4. Terminator 2: Judgment Day 5. Guling Jie Shaonian Sha Ren Shijian (A Brighter Summer Day) 6. Barton Fink 7. Boyz 'N the Hood 8. Thelma & Louise 9. Slacker 10. La Belle Noiseuse 11. My ...

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Some stars are a natural fit for music videos: the girls in ABBA, Debbie Harry, David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and of course Michael Jackson, among others.

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Yeah, I'm a minority on that one in this forum but not really outside it. I think there was a Telegraph reader's poll listing it as one of their worst songs.

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Part of Pitchfork's celebration of the 70s. I know this is not eligible but watching awesome 70s videos is a good way to pass the time. Note that the Prince video does not contain the original audio 'cuz you know why. The 25 Best Music Videos of the 1970s From Grace Jones’ erotic castle to Kraftwerk...

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Having seen all the entries I'm slightly embarrassed that I didn't put The Beatles [White Album] in my top 10, though it's my top 11 Beatles album. Two well-known Beatles songs that I just love to hate, "Revolution 9" and "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" are found here, not to mention the ve...

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I like that they have incorporated the "see also" part after every song. It'll probably take me about a couple of weeks to digest all the new songs. Dinosaur, Roy Ayers and the Congos are artists in the top 100 I'm unfamiliar with and I'm excited to discover them.

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I think those films that were first shown in TV/cable but later shown in theaters are acceptable, for example: The Last Seduction or TV/cable mini-series that later had a theatrical release such as Fanny and Alexander; but how about those that did not get a theatrical release? for example Angels in ...

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Here's 100-1 (sorry, Nassim): 100. Brian Eno, “1/1” See also: Fripp & Eno: “Wind on Water” / Tangerine Dream: “Sequent C” 99. Miles Davis, “Right Off” See also: Miles Davis: “On the Corner” / Miles Davis: “Bitches Brew” 98. Jimi Hendrix, “Machine Gun” See also: Mandrill: “Peace and Love (Movemen...

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I agree: yours is yours mine's mine. I said my piece and I don't care if it makes a difference to you; I did not set out and comment to change your mind.

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I just got through the Pitchfork Tracks of the 1980s list! Interesting to see those top 3 (Purple Rain, Wanna Be Startin' Something, and Straight Outta Compton). I like "Rain" and "Compton", but to put "Startin'" as the #2 of the decade and the #1 MJ song, is plain wro...

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Revised my list. It seems that the film Flirting belongs to 1991; replaced it with Mr. and Mrs. Bridge 1. GoodFellas 2. Cyrano de Bergerac 3. The Grifters 4. Miller's Crossing 5. Ju Dou 6. Metropolitan 7. Life Is Sweet 8. Milou en mai (May Fools) 9. A Fei zheng chuan (Days of Being Wild) 10. An Ange...

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The word overrated is itself overrated. It is used today way too much to discredit any band or song or album without having to give a proper explanation as to why they think they are not worthy of praise. For example, Eagles' reputation built by years of popular and critical acclaim really took a di...

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Welcome to AM Forums, Hijukona! Your list is pretty decent. Your top 50 is not "classic" nor is it "mainstream." Your top 6 are a familiar sight but they are undisputed classics. I like that your Metallica choices are not the obvious ones and also for your Iron Maiden or Rush cho...

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Bruno wrote:List has been expanded for 2000 albums (2015 included):
http://www.topsongs.com.br/ranking-geral-albuns/

Most of the albums can be heard by spotify.

Thanks for the info. Looks like a great reference for albums to listen to. Superb job! Keep it up.

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If "Licensed to Ill" is akin to doing a keg stand at a frat party, then "Paul's Boutique" is a sonic amusement park ride through the cultural detritus of the 1970s and 1980s. And of course there's the MCs themselves, which litter the album with hilarious pop culture references a...

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I bet the votes for "another singer" was for... Miles Davis!!! Kidding aside, I voted for Freddie Mercury. Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera (and even Celine Dion) may register the higher notes but that does not make them great singers. Also, having a great voice is not limited to Englis...

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I'm certain there are more than 1 Latin Americans in this forum.

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Albums: 1. Abbey Road 2. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 3. Revolver 4. Rubber Soul 5. Magical Mystery Tour 6. Help! 7. Please Please Me 8. A Hard Day's Night 9. With the Beatles 10. Beatles for Sale Songs: 1. Hey Jude 2. Let It Be 3. Yesterday 4. Eleanor Rigby 5. Come Together 6. Something 7....

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Now we reach our top 2 David Bowie tracks, separated by a mere 2 points! I'm impressed by the results. I'd be fine with either song being #1. That's one thing what I think sets Bowie apart from other legends is that he lacks a signature song, which is a good thing. U.S. critics chose "Space Od...

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I didn't know Dexter was from Philippines. Thought Luney6 was the only Asian here. So now we can expect the thread "Philippines - One song per day"! Nice one, Toni. :) From what country in Asia is Luney6 from? If he's not from the Philippines (based on Pierre's categories, I'm guessing In...

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Could this be extended to 20 albums and 50 songs? This is the Beatles we're talking about... I'm not exactly sure what extending albums would do (as popular as they are, they don't have that many), and while I considered increasing the song limit for this specific group, I also don't want the song ...

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I also like "Alagados" with its tropical vibe and laid-back beat. Correct me if I'm wrong, the music video seems to tell me that the song talks about being happy and enjoying life despite having less in life (flavela or slum setting) and trouble brewing around (police checking up on you), ...

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Michel wrote:9. The Bonfire of the Vanities (Brian De Palma)

May I know your reasons for making this your #9 movie of 1990? I'm not trying to criticize your choice but only to enlighten me since I found it to be bad, or maybe I was trying to compare it with the novel.

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Could this be extended to 20 albums and 50 songs? This is the Beatles we're talking about...

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I still hope our secret Filipino members will take this opportunity to come out of the woods and start the long-awaited Asian takeover of our community :happy-smileyinthebox: lol! I'm from the tropical archipelagic nation of the Philippines, :happy-partydance: Were you talking about the one you pos...

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I dunno how far they can go into the past without running out of material. I think doing the 1970s would be possible, but even then, film criticism kind of grows quiet beyond earlier points of history, and I dunno how long film criticism or popular film criticism, has been around, but I doubt there...

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