Biggest Fan Songs - January 2021

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Rob wrote: Sun Jan 10, 2021 10:15 am731. Michael Bublé - Lost
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Michael Bublé - Lost: 3

I hadn't heard this in years, but I didn't exactly want to either. Not only do I remember a time when Michael Bublé was always on the radio, especially with this song, I also vividly remember my little sister playing this album on repeat in what at the time seemed like an endless vicious cycle. No wonder I moved out soon after and decided to study at the other side of the country!
Michael Bublé is one the few artists who makes inoffensive music sound offensive, simply by his blandness. Some call his the heir to Sinatra, but did Sinatra ever sound this dull, flat and lifeless? At least Lost is not from Sinatra's repertoire, but otherwise it is the boring song I remember it being. Sorry to Neil, but this song brings back memories.

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Moonbeam blesses us with the fourteenth Prince song to appear in Biggest Fan.

732. Prince – 3 Chains o’ Gold
Year: 1992
Album: O(+> ["Love Symbol Album"]
Biggest Fan: Moonbeam (#75)

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730. Orbital - Belfast - 8
731. Michael Bublé - Lost - 2 - Dear God in Heaven.
732. Prince – 3 Chains o’ Gold - 3 - Prince tries to out-Queen Freddie. Not liking either of them very much
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729. Black Sabbath – Under the Sun/ Every Day Comes and Goes - 5
730. Orbital - Belfast - 5
731. Michael Bublé - Lost - 6
732. Prince – 3 Chains o’ Gold - 6
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728. XTC - Earn Enough for Us: 7.25
729. Black Sabbath – Under the Sun/ Every Day Comes and Goes: 7.75
730. Orbital - Belfast: 7.25
731. Michael Bublé - Lost: 4

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Michael Bublé - Lost

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I usually think of Bublé as the lowlight of the Christmas radio rotation. Now that I'm raising a kid, I must admit that he does a good rendition of Sesame Street's "Believe in Yourself."
https://youtu.be/5mw5E6gYpB8
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Prince – 3 Chains o’ Gold: 8

In all honesty I haven't been too impressed in general with the Prince deep cuts that Moonbeam has served us, but this one is a happy exception. It is quite the epic!
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Rob wrote: Mon Jan 11, 2021 8:51 am732. Prince – 3 Chains o’ Gold
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Hey Rob,
No need to apologize. LOL I was kind of dreading the day this one came up in rotation. I anticipated that it would be ripped to shreds. Believe me, there is more mindless, sappy drivel to come from my top songs...happy listening. ha ha This is one of the few threads I follow. It is always interesting to see what one person really likes on the AM forum but, everybody else totally despises. I am still surprised that my highest ranking song in this forum is from Mama Cass. Keep up the good work. I thoroughly enjoy this thread. I'm pretty sure this one has fallen out of my TOP 1000. We shall see when the next top songs poll rolls around.
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733. Hubert-Félix Thiéfane - Quand la banlieue descendra sur la ville
Year: 2001
Album: Défloration 13
Biggest Fan: Romain (#482)

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732. Prince – 3 Chains o’ Gold: 6.5

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733. Hubert-Félix Thiéfane - Quand la banlieue descendra sur la ville - 6
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Rob wrote: Tue Jan 12, 2021 9:54 am733. Hubert-Félix Thiéfane - Quand la banlieue descendra sur la ville
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Hubert-Félix Thiéfane - Quand la banlieue descendra sur la ville: 6

Considering I in general don't connect to chansons that is actually rather high. It has a good melody, but there also seems to be a lot going on in a lyrical sense, which goes past my French knowledge I'm afraid.
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734. Nina Simone – Love Me or Leave Me
Year: 1959
Album: Little Girl Blue
Biggest Fan: prosecutorgodot (#993)

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Rob wrote: Wed Jan 13, 2021 8:33 am734. Nina Simone – Love Me or Leave Me
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733. Hubert-Félix Thiéfane - Quand la banlieue descendra sur la ville: 6

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728. XTC – Earn Enough for Us: 6
729. Black Sabbath – Under the Sun/ Every Day Comes and Goes: 7.5
730. Orbital - Belfast: 6.5
731. Michael Bublé - Lost: 5 - I've never heard this before: Formulaic but not that bad.
732. Prince – 3 Chains o’ Gold: 7
733. Hubert-Félix Thiéfane - Quand la banlieue descendra sur la ville: 8
734. Nina Simone – Love Me or Leave Me: 7.5
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Nina Simone – Love Me or Leave Me: 8
I already knew this one, but it is still worth mentioning she really never disappoints me.
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Kind of funny all those Dutch bands coming up and me having nothing to do with it, with one exception. Here is another one, by some guys who for the most part would later be in the far more famous band Focus:

735. Brainbox - Summertime
Year: 1969
Album: Brainbox
Biggest Fan: BobPatience (#unranked)

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734. Nina Simone – Love Me or Leave Me: 7.25

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734. Nina Simone – Love Me or Leave Me - 7
735. Brainbox - Summertime - 5
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Rob wrote: Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:36 am735. Brainbox - Summertime
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Black Sabbath - Under the Sun/Every Day Comes and Goes 7
Orbital - Belfast 8 Oh I recognise this one...and it's a goodie!
Michael Bublé - Lost 5
Prince - 3 Chains o' Gold 3
Hubert-Félix Thiéfane - Quand la banlieue descendra sur la ville 6
Nina Simone - Love Me or Leave Me 5
Brainbox - Summertime 4
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Brainbox - Summertime: 9
Damn low votes here, but to me this is a great version of a song that you'd think had been covered enough by 1969. This one sounds so big and epic, with those enormous riffs. I love it.
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736. Taj Mahal – Leaving Trunk
Year: 1968
Album: Taj Mahal
Biggest Fan: Woodymac (#458)

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Brainbox - Summertime: 7

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Rob wrote: Fri Jan 15, 2021 9:54 am736. Taj Mahal – Leaving Trunk
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Catching up...

723. Oingo Boingo - Home Again: 6/10
724. Raul Seixas - Cowboy fora da Lei: 4/10
725. Bruce Springsteen - Two Faces: 5/10
726. The Moonglows - See Saw: 5/10
727. The Libertines - Gunga Din: 7/10
728. XTC - Earn Enough for Us: 5/10
729. Black Sabbath - Under the Sun/Every Day Comes and Goes: 6/10
730. Orbital - Belfast: 5/10
731. Michael Bublé - Lost: 5/10
732. Prince - 3 Chains o' Gold: 4/10
733. Hubert-Féli Thiéfane - Quand la banlieue descendra sur la ville: 4/10
734. Nina Simone - Love Me or Leave Me: 7/10
735. Brainbox - Summertime: 7/10
736. Taj Mahal - Leaving Trunk: 6/10
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736. Taj Mahal - Leaving Trunk: 5.5

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736. Taj Mahal - Leaving Trunk:

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No new song today Rob?
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I added one to the playlist this morning, but I seem to have forgotten to post it here somehow... This is especially shameful as the song marks the return of Zombeels after some time.

737. The Dandy Warhols - Godless
Year: 2000
Album: Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia
Biggest Fan: Zombeels (#535)

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Taj Mahal – Leaving Trunk: 7
Powerful blues. The harmonica is fierce on this one!

The Dandy Warhols - Godless: 6
Though I have heard Bohemian Like You more times than I could possible count I don't think I ever heard anything else from The Dandy Warhols. This is a far less catchy song. It's good, but it never catches fire so to speak.
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737. The Dandy Warhols - Godless: 6/10
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Rob wrote: Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:39 pm737. The Dandy Warhols - Godless
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737. The Dandy Warhols - Godless


give it a 10
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In a coincidence, shortly after the news of the death of MF Doom and while I’m preparing for the review for Madvilliany, one of the songs from the duo Madvillain makes it’s appearance here. It is their only ranking song, at #6732.

738. Madvillain, featuring Quasimoto – America’s Most Blunted
Year: 2003
Album: Madvillainy
Biggest Fan: Bootsy (#816)

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Rob wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:19 am738. Madvillain, featuring Quasimoto – America’s Most Blunted
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Would get a 5 as an instrumental.
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738. Madvillain, featuring Quasimoto – America’s Most Blunted

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Hymie wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 2:40 pm
Rob wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:19 am738. Madvillain, featuring Quasimoto – America’s Most Blunted
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Would get a 5 as an instrumental.
You're in luck! A purely instrumental version was actually released: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2EhtSo ... l=AlexBeat

Madvillain, featuring Quasimoto – America’s Most Blunted: 7

Not actually my favorite song on Madvillainy, but still a good showcase of the looney approach this duo had to making music, where everything seems possible and you end up surprised that all the disparate elements end up making one whole, even though it shouldn't. It's also plain fun, despite all the experimentation.
The review of the album should be up by Tuesday if all goes well.
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Rob wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 7:14 pm
Hymie wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 2:40 pm
Rob wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:19 am738. Madvillain, featuring Quasimoto – America’s Most Blunted
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Would get a 5 as an instrumental.
You're in luck! A purely instrumental version was actually released: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2EhtSo ... l=AlexBeat
Nice funky bass jam!
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738. Madvillain ft. Quasimoto - America's Most Blunted: 5/10
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Hymie wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 2:40 pm
Rob wrote: Sun Jan 17, 2021 10:19 am738. Madvillain, featuring Quasimoto – America’s Most Blunted
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Would get a 5 as an instrumental.
With the vocals it's cacophonous.
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739. Galaxie 500 – Decomposing Trees
Year: 1989
Album: On Fire
Biggest Fan: Depeche Mode (#417)

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Great batch of songs !!!

733. Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine - Quand la banlieue descendra sur la ville: 6/10
734. Nina Simone - Love Me or Leave Me: 8/10
735. Brainbox - Summertime: 6/10
736. Taj Mahal - Leaving Trunk: 7/10
737. The Dandy Warhols - Godless - 9/10 - Great opener to a most fantastic album.
738. Madvillain, featuring Quasimoto – America’s Most Blunted - 7/10
739. Galaxie 500 – Decomposing Trees : 8/10 - excellent album, but I'm not sure Galaxie 500 (spelt the French way, Rob :D ) is suited to the single song format. Dean Wareham never could sing.
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726. The Moonglows – See Saw 5
727. The Libertines – Gunga Din 8
728. XTC – Earn Enough for Us 6.5
729. Black Sabbath – Under the Sun/ Every Day Comes and Goes 6
730. Orbital - Belfast 4
731. Michael Bublé - Lost 4
732. Prince – 3 Chains o’ Gold 6
733. Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine - Quand la banlieue descendra sur la ville 9.5
734. Nina Simone – Love Me or Leave Me 7
735. Brainbox - Summertime 6
736. Taj Mahal – Leaving Trunk 7.5
737. The Dandy Warhols - Godless 6.5
738. Madvillain, featuring Quasimoto – America’s Most Blunted 5
739. Galaxie 500 – Decomposing Trees 6
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spiritualized wrote: Mon Jan 18, 2021 9:09 am Galaxie 500 (spelt the French way, Rob :D )
French chauvinism strikes again! Fixed it.
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736. Taj Mahal – Leaving Trunk - 5
737. The Dandy Warhols - Godless - 5
738. Madvillain, featuring Quasimoto – America’s Most Blunted - 5
739. Galaxie 500 – Decomposing Trees - 7
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