Biggest Fan Songs - July 2019
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Biggest Fan Songs - July 2019
Welcome to the July 2019 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 introduce you to one of them every day. A randomly selected song, so you never know what you're gonna get.
There is also a game element, to make things more interactive. You can give a grade to each song, from 1 (for the worst of them) to 10 (the masterpieces). A 0 will be counted as a 1. Every 100 days I will calculate the average grades and post the current top 100. At the end of each year I'll post the whole list as is.
Some points of note:
- A topic for each song would be a little much, but all songs in one topic too. That's why I make monthly new topics for the entries of that month.
- There will be links to old topics in each new one, so you can easily go back. Once we have collected a decent amount of songs, I will also post a topic with all the songs listed and a link to their initial appearance.
- There is gonna be a Spotify playlist (see below). Each new song will be put atop of the playlist! If songs aren't on Spotify there will be a link to YouTube or any platform it's available on. I will contact the biggest fan through a message if I can't find the song anywhere.
- You can always still vote for each song, even months later. Just go to the right topic.
- You can always change your grade. Again, place it in the right topic.
- You don't have to vote for each song if you don't want to.
- I think this goes without saying but still: always name the artist and title of the song you vote for. I'm not going to guess for which song you vote.
- Comments on the song are more than welcome. Nobody is probably going to review them all, but if you have something to say, please do.
- I know some wanted to go faster. Two songs a day, 10 songs a week, something like that. I'm decided against this, because I wanted to keep it small. We can't deal with over 13.000 songs, so I'm not trying. I just want to give you all one small discovery (or re-discovery) for the day. We'll never get all these songs done before the next All Time Song poll rolls along, but we can have fun getting there.
- I'll try to get each new song up soon after awakening, so in most cases it should be here relatively early.
- Feel free to ask questions or make general comments about this poll if you think it could be better.
You can still vote for the songs of earlier months, but please so do that in it's own topic.
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May
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The playlist:
There is also a game element, to make things more interactive. You can give a grade to each song, from 1 (for the worst of them) to 10 (the masterpieces). A 0 will be counted as a 1. Every 100 days I will calculate the average grades and post the current top 100. At the end of each year I'll post the whole list as is.
Some points of note:
- A topic for each song would be a little much, but all songs in one topic too. That's why I make monthly new topics for the entries of that month.
- There will be links to old topics in each new one, so you can easily go back. Once we have collected a decent amount of songs, I will also post a topic with all the songs listed and a link to their initial appearance.
- There is gonna be a Spotify playlist (see below). Each new song will be put atop of the playlist! If songs aren't on Spotify there will be a link to YouTube or any platform it's available on. I will contact the biggest fan through a message if I can't find the song anywhere.
- You can always still vote for each song, even months later. Just go to the right topic.
- You can always change your grade. Again, place it in the right topic.
- You don't have to vote for each song if you don't want to.
- I think this goes without saying but still: always name the artist and title of the song you vote for. I'm not going to guess for which song you vote.
- Comments on the song are more than welcome. Nobody is probably going to review them all, but if you have something to say, please do.
- I know some wanted to go faster. Two songs a day, 10 songs a week, something like that. I'm decided against this, because I wanted to keep it small. We can't deal with over 13.000 songs, so I'm not trying. I just want to give you all one small discovery (or re-discovery) for the day. We'll never get all these songs done before the next All Time Song poll rolls along, but we can have fun getting there.
- I'll try to get each new song up soon after awakening, so in most cases it should be here relatively early.
- Feel free to ask questions or make general comments about this poll if you think it could be better.
You can still vote for the songs of earlier months, but please so do that in it's own topic.
January
February
March
April
May
June
The playlist:
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Re: Biggest Fan - July 2019
Yesterday's entry:
181. The Icicle Works – Love is a Wonderful Colour
Year: 1983
Album: The Icicle Works
Biggest Fan: JohnnyBGoode (#454)
I've noticed the votes for this on June 1.
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181. The Icicle Works – Love is a Wonderful Colour
Year: 1983
Album: The Icicle Works
Biggest Fan: JohnnyBGoode (#454)
I've noticed the votes for this on June 1.
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182. Hedningarna - Pornopolka
Year: 1994
Album: Trä
Biggest Fan: Bonnielaurel (#821)
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Year: 1994
Album: Trä
Biggest Fan: Bonnielaurel (#821)
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182. Hedningarna - Pornopolka - 6
Just the first half of the song would get a 7, but I really dislike the sound of the jaw harp. So I'll leave it at a respectable 6.
Just the first half of the song would get a 7, but I really dislike the sound of the jaw harp. So I'll leave it at a respectable 6.
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Hedningarna - Pornopolka: 6
It's almost like they're speaking Finnish. I guess it's Sami language, spoken in the north of Finland and Sweden prolly too.
It's almost like they're speaking Finnish. I guess it's Sami language, spoken in the north of Finland and Sweden prolly too.
I feel like that
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2Hedningarna - Pornopolka
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182. Hedningarna - Pornopolka: 8
I found myself listening to this seven times today already - once for four times straight. I love the bounce this has as much as I love the unlikeliness of something like this showing up in any of this site's poll.
I found myself listening to this seven times today already - once for four times straight. I love the bounce this has as much as I love the unlikeliness of something like this showing up in any of this site's poll.
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So what song do I get for my birthday?
The Rolling Stones now join the group of acts that have two songs included in this game, with a track that is bubbling on AM:
183. The Rolling Stones – Soul Survivor
Year: 1972
Album: Exile on Main Street
Biggest Fan: Bonnielaurel (#966)
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The Rolling Stones now join the group of acts that have two songs included in this game, with a track that is bubbling on AM:
183. The Rolling Stones – Soul Survivor
Year: 1972
Album: Exile on Main Street
Biggest Fan: Bonnielaurel (#966)
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183. The Rolling Stones – Soul Survivor - 5
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4183. The Rolling Stones – Soul Survivor
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Happy Birthday Rob! Sounds like Pornopolka would've been a better present for you than Soul Survivor but...you can't always get what you want!
Soul Survivor's a 6 from me- I like the Stones more when there's a sense of danger or poignancy but Jagger doesn't let up with his vocal and you can imagine it was fun to record, that comes across well.
Pornpolka's infectious, an easy 8 . This will probably show my ignorance of mainland European folk
and geography but it appeals to me in the same way as Gogol Bordello.
If I'm right in voting for Love Is A Wonderful Colour here rather than for June's selections, it gets 9 from me- it's just so heroically cheesy with a great wide-eyed post-punk vocal. Best part is when the sedate instrumental break ramps up to one last huge chorus from seemingly nowhere. Like the synchronicity in it landing here the same day as the 1984 songs results since I was the only one to vote for it in that poll!
Soul Survivor's a 6 from me- I like the Stones more when there's a sense of danger or poignancy but Jagger doesn't let up with his vocal and you can imagine it was fun to record, that comes across well.
Pornpolka's infectious, an easy 8 . This will probably show my ignorance of mainland European folk
and geography but it appeals to me in the same way as Gogol Bordello.
If I'm right in voting for Love Is A Wonderful Colour here rather than for June's selections, it gets 9 from me- it's just so heroically cheesy with a great wide-eyed post-punk vocal. Best part is when the sedate instrumental break ramps up to one last huge chorus from seemingly nowhere. Like the synchronicity in it landing here the same day as the 1984 songs results since I was the only one to vote for it in that poll!
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"What did you get for your birthday?"mileswide wrote:Happy Birthday Rob! Sounds like Pornopolka would've been a better present for you than Soul Survivor but...you can't always get what you want!
"Porno polka!"
Anyway:
The Rolling Stones - Soul Survivor: 6
Exile on Main Street is jam packed with great songs, but this is a rare one whose existence I forget, maybe because it blends in a little too much with the general sound. No matter, this is a fine song on it's own.
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184. Tom Petty – House in the Woods
Year: 1994
Album: Wildflowers
Biggest Fan: Zombeels (#577)
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Year: 1994
Album: Wildflowers
Biggest Fan: Zombeels (#577)
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184. Tom Petty – House in the Woods - 8
I'm not the biggest Petty fan, but this song is really good.
I'm not the biggest Petty fan, but this song is really good.
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2Tom Petty – House in the Woods
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Tom Petty – House in the Woods: 7
Same as BobPatience. I'm not that huge on Tom Petty, but this is certainly one of his better efforts. Good guitar.
Same as BobPatience. I'm not that huge on Tom Petty, but this is certainly one of his better efforts. Good guitar.
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When Zombeels gets a song, Hymie can’t be far off.
185. The Nite Riders – Women & Cadillacs
Year: 1954
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#247)
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185. The Nite Riders – Women & Cadillacs
Year: 1954
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#247)
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185. The Nite Riders – Women & Cadillacs - 9
R&B right on the verge of Rock and Roll is generally already amazing, but this is truly a magnificent performance. Great blend of vocals, piano and horns, and a very strong rhythm section. I'm hooked.
R&B right on the verge of Rock and Roll is generally already amazing, but this is truly a magnificent performance. Great blend of vocals, piano and horns, and a very strong rhythm section. I'm hooked.
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Two new to me excellent songs to kick off July.
181. The Icicle Works – Love is a Wonderful Colour: 8.5 Definitely would have been worthy of a place on my 1984 songs list.
182. Hedningarna - Pornopolka: 8
183. The Rolling Stones – Soul Survivor: 6
181. The Icicle Works – Love is a Wonderful Colour: 8.5 Definitely would have been worthy of a place on my 1984 songs list.
182. Hedningarna - Pornopolka: 8
183. The Rolling Stones – Soul Survivor: 6
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The Nite Riders – Women & Cadillacs: 8
Pleasant. Goes to my all-time list.
Pleasant. Goes to my all-time list.
I feel like that
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10The Nite Riders – Women & Cadillacs
I first heard it in the movie "Cry Baby."
Here's the clip:
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"Women And Cadillacs" was done very faithfully by Nick Curran on his debut album in 2000.
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Is that really Johnny Depp? I've never seen him before 'Fear and Loathing'.
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The Nite Riders – Women & Cadillacs: 8
Very good indeed, my favorite Hymie yet.
I saw Cry-Baby about a year ago, but didn't remember the song, though I should have. Many of Depp's best films are from before Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, BobPatience!
Very good indeed, my favorite Hymie yet.
I saw Cry-Baby about a year ago, but didn't remember the song, though I should have. Many of Depp's best films are from before Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, BobPatience!
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186. Willie Nelson – He Won’t Ever Be Gone
Year: 2017
Album: God’s Problem Child
Biggest Fan: Prosecutorgodot (#606)
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Year: 2017
Album: God’s Problem Child
Biggest Fan: Prosecutorgodot (#606)
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186. Willie Nelson – He Won’t Ever Be Gone - 6
Country. Not usually my taste, but I like how this song has both a minimalistic and a very full sound at the same time.
Country. Not usually my taste, but I like how this song has both a minimalistic and a very full sound at the same time.
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Willie Nelson – He Won’t Ever Be Gone: 7
I like Willie Nelson. The album is on my all-time list.
I like Willie Nelson. The album is on my all-time list.
I feel like that
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Not much of a Willie fan, this one is just okay. 4Willie Nelson – He Won’t Ever Be Gone
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Willie Nelson – He Won’t Ever Be Gone: 6
A fine tribute to Merle Haggard, but not that outstanding in itself.
A fine tribute to Merle Haggard, but not that outstanding in itself.
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Tom Petty- House In The Woods 5 Give the drummer some! Nothing else in the song progresses from being solid.
The Nite Riders- Women & Cadillacs 6 All that's to be expected in mid-50s R&B in one package. Like the raspy vocals though.
Willie Nelson- He Won't Ever Be Gone 5 Mainly know Merle Haggard's music through Gram Parsons' multiple covers, otherwise this may have cut through the polished production and affected me more.
The Nite Riders- Women & Cadillacs 6 All that's to be expected in mid-50s R&B in one package. Like the raspy vocals though.
Willie Nelson- He Won't Ever Be Gone 5 Mainly know Merle Haggard's music through Gram Parsons' multiple covers, otherwise this may have cut through the polished production and affected me more.
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187. Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby
Year: 1965
Album: Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Biggest Fan: Listyguy (#859)
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Year: 1965
Album: Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Biggest Fan: Listyguy (#859)
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187. Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby - 7
It's a very good rendition of the song, I do prefer the original by the King though (although it wasn't the most original song out there).
It's a very good rendition of the song, I do prefer the original by the King though (although it wasn't the most original song out there).
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The original is not by King. It's by Lil' Son Jackson from 1951, and it was called "Rockin" and Rollin'."BobPatience wrote:187. Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby - 7
It's a very good rendition of the song, I do prefer the original by the King though (although it wasn't the most original song out there).
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5187. Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby
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I know, that's exactly why I added the bracketed part about it not being 'the most original song.'Hymie wrote:The original is not by King. It's by Lil' Son Jackson from 1951, and it was called "Rockin" and Rollin'."BobPatience wrote:187. Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby - 7
It's a very good rendition of the song, I do prefer the original by the King though (although it wasn't the most original song out there).
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Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby: 7
I'm the official biggest fan of Otis Redding on this forum now
I'm the official biggest fan of Otis Redding on this forum now
I feel like that
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Erm, http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/me ... ofile&u=85PlasticRam wrote:Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby: 7
I'm the official biggest fan of Otis Redding on this forum now
Besides I give it a 7 too. Not original maybe, but I think Redding gives quite a powerhouse performance.
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Today, James Brown joins the ranks of artists to have appeared twice in this game:
188. James Brown – I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll get It Myself)
Year: 1969
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Bootsy (#502)
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188. James Brown – I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll get It Myself)
Year: 1969
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Bootsy (#502)
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James Brown – I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll get It Myself) - 7
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6BobPatience wrote:James Brown – I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll get It Myself)
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James Brown – I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll get It Myself): 7
I feel like that
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James Brown – I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll get It Myself): 6
Considering I usually don't like James Brown much, especially because of the repetitive nature of his songs, I'm surprised that I could somehow swallow all 9 minutes of this, but here we are.
Considering I usually don't like James Brown much, especially because of the repetitive nature of his songs, I'm surprised that I could somehow swallow all 9 minutes of this, but here we are.
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1. The Nite Riders | Women & Cadillacs | 7
2. The Rolling Stones | Soul Survivor | 7
3. James Brown | I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll get It Myself) | 7
4. Otis Redding | Rock Me Baby | 7
5. Hedningarna | Pornopolka | 7
6. Tom Petty | House in the Woods | 7
7. Willie Nelson | He Won't Ever Be Gone | 7
7: Very Good
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And today yet again an artist appearing for the second time:
189. The Verlaines - Angela
Year: 1982
Album: Dunedin Double (this a ‘Various artists’ album)
Biggest Fan: Brad (#424)
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189. The Verlaines - Angela
Year: 1982
Album: Dunedin Double (this a ‘Various artists’ album)
Biggest Fan: Brad (#424)
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189. The Verlaines - Angela - 8
The song's got some weird bits, but on the whole a great 80s indie tune.
The song's got some weird bits, but on the whole a great 80s indie tune.
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184. Tom Petty – House in the Woods: 4.5
185. The Nite Riders – Women & Cadillacs: 5.5
186. Willie Nelson – He Won’t Ever Be Gone: 4
187. Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby: 7.5
188. James Brown – I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll get It Myself): 6
185. The Nite Riders – Women & Cadillacs: 5.5
186. Willie Nelson – He Won’t Ever Be Gone: 4
187. Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby: 7.5
188. James Brown – I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll get It Myself): 6
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3The Verlaines - Angela