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Rob wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:48 pm The Doors – You Make Me Real: 7

Don't think I ever heard The Doors play this bluesy. It suits Morrison's voice very well.
The flip side is "Roadhouse Blues."


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Today a song I am lightly surprised got only one vote. It almost made my list. On AM it ranks at #3335.

678. Leonard Cohen – First We Take Manhattan
Year: 1988
Album: I’m Your Man
Biggest Fan: Otisredding (#67)

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677. The Doors – You Make Me Real: 6
678. Leonard Cohen – First We Take Manhattan: 9 (#1031 on my AT list)

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Rob wrote: Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:25 am678. Leonard Cohen – First We Take Manhattan
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Leonard Cohen – First We Take Manhattan: 10!!!
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Billy Wallace – Burning the Wind: 8/10

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First We Take Manhattan is a 7
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Leonard Cohen – First We Take Manhattan: 8

The synths border on the tacky and the background singers are pure cheese, but somehow this all works. There is something in the bemused way Leonard Cohen delivers these lines of subtle sarcasm and half-threats that never fails to work for me.
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677. The Doors - You Make Me Real: 6/10
678. Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan: 8/10
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A mainly formidable week, including what I think is my highest score this year for a song I haven't previously heard:

The Heartbeats - A Thousand Miles away 3
Flint Tillsammans - Staden 6
LiLiPUT - Die Matrosen 8.5 So taken by this I'm currently listening to their self-titled, which is just as dazzling so far!
Billy Wallace - Burning the Wind 9
The Doors - You Make Me Real 6
Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan 7
All I got inside is vacancy!
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679. Kendrick Lamar, featuring Ab-Soul – Ab-Soul’s Outro
Year: 2011
Album: Section.80
Biggest Fan: Prosecutorgodot (#286)

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Rob wrote: Thu Nov 19, 2020 9:49 am679. Kendrick Lamar, featuring Ab-Soul – Ab-Soul’s Outro
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Kendrick Lamar, featuring Ab-Soul – Ab-Soul’s Outro: 7
Very good early Lamar, even if like the title says it is Ab-Soul's song for a long while. Both rappers are good though and I love the jazz solo at the end.
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673. The Heartbeats – A Thousand Miles Away 4.5
674. Fint Tillsammans - Staden 7.5
675. LiLiPUT – Die Matrosen 7
676. Billy Wallace – Burning the Wind 3
677. The Doors – You Make Me Real 7
678. Leonard Cohen – First We Take Manhattan 5.5
679. Kendrick Lamar, featuring Ab-Soul – Ab-Soul’s Outro 6
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The song today was originally made for the movie Singles, but that version is not on Spotify. A shorter single cut is. That one is on the playlist for now. If fasbjd does not agree, let me know. It bubbles under on AM.

680. Smashing Pumpkins - Drown
Year: 1992
Album: Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Rob wrote: Fri Nov 20, 2020 10:00 am680. Smashing Pumpkins - Drown
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679. Kendrick Lamar ft. Ab-Soul - Ab-Soul's Outro: 7/10
680. The Smashing Pumpkins - Drown: 7/10
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677. The Doors – You Make Me Real: 8
"On a mountain range, I'm Dr. Strange"
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680. The Smashing Pumpkins - Drown: 8
"On a mountain range, I'm Dr. Strange"
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678. Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan: 7

This is the first time I’ve heard this song. Not a Cohen fan but I don’t mind this track.
"On a mountain range, I'm Dr. Strange"
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679. Kendrick Lamar, featuring Ab-Soul – Ab-Soul’s Outro 6
"On a mountain range, I'm Dr. Strange"
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The third appearance by Elvis Costello and the second song from his This Year’s Model:

681. Elvis Costello – Lip Service
Year: 1978
Album: This Year’s Model
Biggest Fan: Brad (#91)

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Rob wrote: Sat Nov 21, 2020 8:56 am681. Elvis Costello – Lip Service
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Smashing Pumpkins - Down: 6
It's a fine song, but this band has done much better.

Elvis Costello – Lip Service: 7
Everything on this album is worth a listen. There are better choruses on there, but this a case were I prefer the verses anyway.
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679. Kendrick Lamar, featuring Ab-Soul – Ab-Soul’s Outro: 6.5
680. The Smashing Pumpkins - Drown: 6.5
681. Elvis Costello – Lip Service: 10 (now #72 on my AT list) - "Don't act like you're above me, just look at your shoes"... Probably my favorite bassline from one of the best (Bruce Thomas), this song kicks ass - epitomizes the early Costello sneering vocals. Moves my blood.

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The Hymie renaissance is in full swing:

682. Bobby Bland – Don’t Want No Woman
Year: 1957
Released as a single (B-side to I Smell Trouble)
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#598)

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Rob wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:33 am682. Bobby Bland – Don’t Want No Woman
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Hymie wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:25 pm
Rob wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:33 am682. Bobby Bland – Don’t Want No Woman
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Hymie I’m really curious, have you ever rated someone else’s song a 9/10? No judgement you’re allowed to like what you like but have you ever come across someone else’s Biggest Fan song and liked it as much as the ones on your own list?
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Smashing Pumpkins - Drown: 8/10
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Holden wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:27 pm
Hymie wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:25 pm
Rob wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:33 am682. Bobby Bland – Don’t Want No Woman
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Hymie I’m really curious, have you ever rated someone else’s song a 9/10? No judgement you’re allowed to like what you like but have you ever come across someone else’s Biggest Fan song and liked it as much as the ones on your own list?
He gave a 9 to Sound of the Crowd by The Human League. There is a rare 7 or 8 too, but over 600 of his votes are 5 or lower. He has a very clear taste in music that doesn't overlap much with most of us, especially when we go beyond the 1960's and especially the 1970's.
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Bobby Bland – Don’t Want No Woman: 6
Solid blues
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681. Elvis Costello - Lip Service: 6/10
682. Bobby Bland - Don't Want No Woman: 7/10
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681. Elvis Costello – Lip Service 7
"On a mountain range, I'm Dr. Strange"
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Holden wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:27 pm
Hymie wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:25 pm
Rob wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 9:33 am682. Bobby Bland – Don’t Want No Woman
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Hymie I’m really curious, have you ever rated someone else’s song a 9/10? No judgement you’re allowed to like what you like but have you ever come across someone else’s Biggest Fan song and liked it as much as the ones on your own list?
I don't think so, but Rob could tell you I suppose. I think I've had a couple of eights. There are a few hundred songs that are nines but that did not make my top 1,000, so it's certainly possible. What's virtually impossible though would be for a song in this contest that I never heard before to get a 9 or a 10 right away upon first listen. That has happened to me many times in my life, but given that the vast majority of songs in this tournament are from the past 40 years I would be shocked if it ever happened. My favorite stuff generally runs from the late 1940s through the early 1970s.

I'd certainly love to discover a 9 or a 10 that I don't already know.
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Rob wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:11 pm He gave a 9 to Sound of the Crowd by The Human League.
There you go.
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Woops, I thought I'd posted this some hours ago. Sorry for the delay.

Second appearance by Eurythmics:

683. Eurythmics – I Could Give You (A Mirror)
Year: 1983
Albums: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Biggest Fan: Moonbeam (#49)

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Rob wrote: Mon Nov 23, 2020 11:41 am683. Eurythmics – I Could Give You (A Mirror)
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678. Leonard Cohen – First We Take Manhattan : 6 (I prefer the R.E.M. cover to the original...)
679. Kendrick Lamar, featuring Ab-Soul – Ab-Soul’s Outro : 7
680. The Smashing Pumpkins - Drown : 8
681. Elvis Costello - Lip Service : 9
682. Bobby Bland - Don't Want No Woman : 6
683. Eurythmics – I Could Give You (A Mirror) : 4
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677. The Doors – You Make Me Real - 7
678. Leonard Cohen – First We Take Manhattan - 8
679. Kendrick Lamar, featuring Ab-Soul – Ab-Soul’s Outro - 6
680. The Smashing Pumpkins - Drown - 5.5
681. Elvis Costello - Lip Service - 8.5
682. Bobby Bland - Don't Want No Woman - 6
683. Eurythmics – I Could Give You (A Mirror) - 5.5
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683. Eurythmics – I Could Give You (A Mirror) 7
"On a mountain range, I'm Dr. Strange"
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Eurythmics – I Could Give You (A Mirror): 7

Certainly a catchy song.
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676. Billy Wallace – Burning the Wind: 6
677. The Doors – You Make Me Real: 5
678. Leonard Cohen – First We Take Manhattan: 7
679. Kendrick Lamar, featuring Ab-Soul – Ab-Soul’s Outro: 6.5
680. Smashing Pumpkins - Drown: 5
681. Elvis Costello – Lip Service: 8
682. Bobby Bland – Don’t Want No Woman: 6.5
683. Eurythmics – I Could Give You (A Mirror): 5
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683. Eurythmics - I Could Give You (A Mirror): 7/10
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682. Bobby Bland – Don’t Want No Woman: 5

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684. Latin Quarter – Radio Africa
Year: 1985
Albums: Modern Times
Biggest Fan: Red Ant (#781)

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683. Eurythmics - I Could Give You (A Mirror): 6

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Rob wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 8:35 am684. Latin Quarter – Radio Africa
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Latin Quarter – Radio Africa: 6
A serious topic, but a pleasing sound. Not the best mixture, but at least I don't mind hearing it.
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684. Latin Quartet - Radio Africa: 8/10
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Second Red And in a row.

685. Kirsty MacColl - Days
Year: 1989
Albums: Kite
Biggest Fan: Red Ant (#303)

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