Biggest Fan Songs - May 2021

Wezzo · Post by **Wezzo** » Wed May 26, 2021 1:10 pm

Hymie wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 12:53 pmI suppose you won't "celebrate" this 1907 hit either

Crikey, I find it hard to imagine anyone listening to that in 2021 and getting pleasure from it. I feel dirty just listening to it once!

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Wed May 26, 2021 1:13 pm

866. Danny & the Champions of the World – (Never Stop Building) That Old Space Rocket: 6

Thanks!

Schüttelbirne · Post by **Schüttelbirne** » Wed May 26, 2021 1:47 pm

867. The Beach Boys | "Hawaii": 5/10

When has this thread turned into: "Let's share racist coon songs and discuss which songs about about domestic violence are the most horrible"?

Just asking...

Hymie · Post by **Hymie** » Wed May 26, 2021 2:26 pm

Schüttelbirne wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 1:47 pm 867. The Beach Boys | "Hawaii": 5/10

When has this thread turned into: "Let's share racist coon songs and discuss which songs about about domestic violence are the most horrible"?

Just asking...

Nothing wrong with discussing all aspects of the history of recorded music.

LunarPiper · Post by **LunarPiper** » Wed May 26, 2021 3:16 pm

867. The Beach Boys - Hawaii: 6

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed May 26, 2021 3:48 pm

The Beach Boys - Hawaii: 6
I'm always in for Beach Boys harmonies. They did it better elsewhere, but this is still fine.

StevieFan13 · Post by **StevieFan13** » Wed May 26, 2021 4:34 pm

Rob wrote: ↑Mon May 24, 2021 5:41 pm Big Joe Turner – Honey Hush: 3

I'm being generous, because I can't deny that if it was just the music with the same voice singing different lyrics I would have liked it. As it is though, I don't have time for a guy insulting, demeaning and even violently threatening his wife simply because she talks. You could say that this is light-hearted or that the lyrics are comedy, but that makes it only worse. Domestic violence isn't a good joke. Not now, not in 1953 and not ever.

For those reasons and more, I give Honey Hush a 1. I felt weird hearing it in that 1001 Songs book and I still don't like it.

Hymie · Post by **Hymie** » Wed May 26, 2021 6:14 pm

StevieFan13 wrote: ↑Wed May 26, 2021 4:34 pm
Rob wrote: ↑Mon May 24, 2021 5:41 pm Big Joe Turner – Honey Hush: 3

I'm being generous, because I can't deny that if it was just the music with the same voice singing different lyrics I would have liked it. As it is though, I don't have time for a guy insulting, demeaning and even violently threatening his wife simply because she talks. You could say that this is light-hearted or that the lyrics are comedy, but that makes it only worse. Domestic violence isn't a good joke. Not now, not in 1953 and not ever.
For those reasons and more, I give Honey Hush a 1. I felt weird hearing it in that 1001 Songs book and I still don't like it.

Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand

If this was true you wouldn't be giving a song a 1 just because of the words.

spiritualized · Post by **spiritualized** » Wed May 26, 2021 6:37 pm

OK my 2p, although I'm not particularly impressed at how this became a discussion about people rather than the music. I thought Rob, all credit to you, kept it cool and "unpersonal" in spite of the attacks.
I liked the song (ish). The lyrics are really quite cringy and on the wrong side of patriarchal. But I can't help myself in thinking that there are zillions of rappers out there who were sending the same disrespectful message to women, not so long ago.
It's a good thing that it's become less and less acceptable. But I also appreciate that it's difficult to judge historical societal values with today's eyes.

A spanking when I was a kid was not unusual, whereas today, it's child abuse

852. Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid – People Need Love: 7
853. Avey Tare & Panda Bear – Chocolate Girl - 6
854. Tony Christie – Avenues and Alleyways - 7
855. 10cc – The Things We Do for Love - 2
863. Wild Beasts – All the King’s Men - 7
864. Boyz II Men | "Water Runs Dry": 2
865. Big Joe Turner – Honey Hush: 5
866. Danny & the Champions of the World – (Never Stop Building) That Old Space Rocket: 4
867. The Beach Boys - Hawaii: 6

Post by **Honorio** » Wed May 26, 2021 8:21 pm

Well, maybe now it's a good moment to stop the discussion. I think everyone's position is clear by now.

mileswide · Post by **mileswide** » Thu May 27, 2021 12:12 am

Aww, I wanted to chime in with my thoughts on the matter! I'll restrict myself to ratings though:

Barbara Manning - Smoking Her Wings 8
Wild Beasts - All the King's Men 4
Boyz II Men - Water Runs Dry 3
Big Joe Turner - Honey Hush 7 The Johnny Burnette Trio's version would earn a 9 off me, the latter is presently #675 on my AT draft
Danny & the Champions of the World – (Never Stop Building) That Old Space Rocket 5
The Beach Boys - Hawaii 4

Hymie · Post by **Hymie** » Thu May 27, 2021 12:33 am

mileswide wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 12:12 am Big Joe Turner - Honey Hush 7 The Johnny Burnette Trio's version would earn a 9 off me, the latter is presently #675 on my AT draft

They are both tens for me, but I agree the Burnette Trio version is better. It's in my top 10 of all time.

mileswide · Post by **mileswide** » Thu May 27, 2021 12:49 am

Hymie wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 12:33 am They are both tens for me, but I agree the Burnette Trio version is better. It's in my top 10 of all time.

Finally some common ground in this thread!

I found the JBT rendition after Elvis Costello's take of it on Almost Blue where he also does Why Don't You Love Me like You Used to Do by Hank Williams but in a rock & roll/rockabilly style.

I'd recommend both EC tracks if you don't already know his versions as I know you like that kind of music and it helped me embrace some songs within the genre.

Hymie · Post by **Hymie** » Thu May 27, 2021 1:21 am

mileswide wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 12:49 am
Hymie wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 12:33 am They are both tens for me, but I agree the Burnette Trio version is better. It's in my top 10 of all time.
Finally some common ground in this thread!

I found the JBT rendition after Elvis Costello's take of it on Almost Blue where he also does Why Don't You Love Me like You Used to Do by Hank Williams but in a rock & roll/rockabilly style.

I'd recommend both EC tracks if you don't already know his versions as I know you like that kind of music and it helped me embrace some songs within the genre.

Okay, just listened to them. I don't like "Why Don't You Love Me" at all by Costello. He sucked all of the greatness out of that song by turning it into a very fast punk record, and He's nowhere hear Hank Williams as a singer. "Honey Hush" is even worse. No wonder I never heard them before. If they were good they would have been shown to me by people who like what I like and are on top of remakes of our stuff.

I do like his live version of "Penny Lane" from the White House even better than the Beatles version.

Hymie · Post by **Hymie** » Thu May 27, 2021 2:22 am

The Paul McCartney take on "Honey Hush" is miles better than the Costello version IMO. He's actually trying to sound like the Burnette version.

mileswide · Post by **mileswide** » Thu May 27, 2021 2:24 am

Hymie wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 1:21 am Okay, just listened to them. I don't like "Why Don't You Love Me" at all by Costello. He sucked all of the greatness out of that song by turning it into a very fast punk record, and He's nowhere hear Hank Williams as a singer. "Honey Hush" is even worse. No wonder I never heard them before. If they were good they would have been shown to me by people who like what I like and are on top of remakes of our stuff.

I do like his live version of "Penny Lane" from the White House even better than the Beatles version.

Thanks for giving 'em a go and keeping an open mind towards them, that's all I can ask!

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu May 27, 2021 7:59 am

868. Queens of the Stone Age - Mexicola
Year: 1998
Album: Queens of the Stone Age
Biggest Fan: Krurze (#990)

Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your vote!

Safetycat · Post by **Safetycat** » Thu May 27, 2021 9:39 am

867. The Beach Boys - Hawaii - 2
This sounds genuinely bad to me, the harmonies are fine but both the high pitched "Hawa-ee" and I'm guessing Mike Love's lead vocal on the verses both sound really off.
868. Queens of the Stone Age - Mexicola - 8

Wezzo · Post by **Wezzo** » Thu May 27, 2021 9:47 am

868. Queens of the Stone Age - Mexicola - 5.5

Hymie · Post by **Hymie** » Thu May 27, 2021 12:36 pm

Rob wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 7:59 am868. Queens of the Stone Age - Mexicola

3

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Thu May 27, 2021 1:19 pm

867. The Beach Boys - Hawaii: 4.5
Hey! There's pretty girls and good surfing weather in Hawaii too!

Thanks!

Live in Phoenix · Post by **Live in Phoenix** » Thu May 27, 2021 4:35 pm

Just listened to Johnny Burnette's "Honey Hush," that was pretty cool. It seems to belong in what is practically a mini-genre like, "Don't come near me, man, I'm on edge."

LunarPiper · Post by **LunarPiper** » Thu May 27, 2021 4:43 pm

868. Queens of the Stone Age - Mexicola: 7.5

Live in Phoenix · Post by **Live in Phoenix** » Thu May 27, 2021 5:10 pm

The Beach Boys - Hawaii

5

I listened to way too many of the early Beach Boys albums (though I did bump into an album cut of "Misirlou" because of that, which was sort of amusing).

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu May 27, 2021 6:33 pm

Queens of the Stone Age - Mexicola: 8
Very heavy sound, I love it.

DaveC · Post by **DaveC** » Fri May 28, 2021 1:01 am

862. Barbara Manning – Smoking Her Wings: 7
863. Wild Beasts – All the King’s Men: 6
864. Boyz II Men – Water Runs Dry: 4
865. Big Joe Turner – Honey Hush: 5
866. Danny & the Champions of the World – (Never Stop Building) That Old Space Rocket: 4
867. The Beach Boys - Hawaii: 4
868. Queens of the Stone Age - Mexicola: 8

Hymie · Post by **Hymie** » Fri May 28, 2021 1:37 am

Live in Phoenix wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 4:35 pm Just listened to Johnny Burnette's "Honey Hush," that was pretty cool. It seems to belong in what is practically a mini-genre like, "Don't come near me, man, I'm on edge."

One of the greatest 2 sided singles ever, with this on the flip:

They got that fuzz guitar sound by accident, there was a loose tube in the amp.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri May 28, 2021 8:17 am

Today’s song ranks on AM at #7392.

869. Prefab Sprout – Faron Young
Year: 1985
Album: Steve McQueen
Biggest Fan: Safetycat (#unranked)

Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your vote!

Hymie · Post by **Hymie** » Fri May 28, 2021 12:56 pm

Rob wrote: ↑Fri May 28, 2021 8:17 am869. Prefab Sprout – Faron Young

4

Live in Phoenix · Post by **Live in Phoenix** » Fri May 28, 2021 2:18 pm

Prefab Sprout – Faron Young

8

I had to listen to this album to get through all the yearly top 10 albums from the '80s on the main site. The 1985 year was kind of disappointing; but this was the highlight of the Two Wheels Good album.

andyd1010 · Post by **andyd1010** » Fri May 28, 2021 3:32 pm

Prefab Sprout – Faron Young: 8

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri May 28, 2021 6:29 pm

Prefab Sprout – Faron Young: 8
My experience with Prefab Sprout hasn't been too great, but this is an exception. Perhaps because the sophisti-pop stayed at home and we get an interesting mix between jangle pop and country, with irresistible guitars.

Safetycat · Post by **Safetycat** » Fri May 28, 2021 10:43 pm

869. Prefab Sprout – Faron Young - 9
Discovered the band in the 80's poll two years back and have come to really like them. This song is one of their best (the entire first half of Steve McQueen is brilliant, really).

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat May 29, 2021 8:48 am

Considering there are 59 Todd Rundgren songs available for this game (I think all courtesy of Henry) it is surprising that he only makes his Biggest Fan debut today (under a pseudonym).

870. Runt – Be Nice to Me
Year: 1971
Album: Runt. The Ballad of Todd Rundgren
Biggest Fan: Henry (#205)

Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your vote!

LunarPiper · Post by **LunarPiper** » Sat May 29, 2021 6:52 pm

869. Prefab Sprout – Faron Young: 7.5
870. Runt – Be Nice to Me: 6.5

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat May 29, 2021 8:36 pm

Runt – Be Nice to Me: 5
It's okay I guess, but never really comes alive.

Hymie · Post by **Hymie** » Sat May 29, 2021 10:31 pm

Rob wrote: ↑Sat May 29, 2021 8:48 am870. Runt – Be Nice to Me

4

Henry · Post by **Henry** » Sat May 29, 2021 11:25 pm

Runt – Be Nice to Me: 9.2

Clearly, I'm biased

Hymie · Post by **Hymie** » Sat May 29, 2021 11:29 pm

Henry wrote: ↑Sat May 29, 2021 11:25 pm Runt – Be Nice to Me: 9.2

Clearly, I'm biased

Wow, so you have less than 200 tens. I have about 450 tens.

Safetycat · Post by **Safetycat** » Sun May 30, 2021 7:57 am

870. Runt – Be Nice to Me - 7

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun May 30, 2021 10:07 am

The second Safetycat pick this week is also another New-Zeeland track, but this time no Dunedin sound.

871. Dragon – Speak No Evil
Year: 1985
Album: Dreams of Ordinary Men
Biggest Fan: Safetycat (#unranked)
YouTube-link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVtnJW0 ... ineMelodic

Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your vote!

Hymie · Post by **Hymie** » Sun May 30, 2021 1:26 pm

Rob wrote: ↑Sun May 30, 2021 10:07 am871. Dragon – Speak No Evil

4

Schüttelbirne · Post by **Schüttelbirne** » Sun May 30, 2021 8:29 pm

868. Queens of the Stone Age | "Mexicola": 6/10
869. Prefab Sprout | "Faron Young": 5/10
870. Runt | "Be Nice to Me": 5/10
871. Dragon | "Speak No Evil": 6/10

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun May 30, 2021 8:47 pm

Dragon – Speak No Evil: 6
This song would have scored a 7 if it didn't decide to repeat the chorus over and over again for the whole second half. It's an infectious song, but it is at least a minute too long.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sun May 30, 2021 8:53 pm

LunarPiper wrote: ↑Mon May 24, 2021 4:19 pm 865. Big Joe Turner – Honey Hush:

Did you change your vote here? Do I count this as no vote?

LunarPiper · Post by **LunarPiper** » Mon May 31, 2021 5:52 am

Rob wrote: ↑Sun May 30, 2021 8:53 pm
LunarPiper wrote: ↑Mon May 24, 2021 4:19 pm 865. Big Joe Turner – Honey Hush:
Did you change your vote here? Do I count this as no vote?

Oops thanks for the follow up. I will knock off a point from before and rate it a 5.5

LunarPiper · Post by **LunarPiper** » Mon May 31, 2021 6:01 am

871. Dragon – Speak No Evil: 7

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon May 31, 2021 7:16 am

Today’s track is not on Spotify.

872. John Zorn – Latin Quarter
Year: 1990
Album: Naked City
Biggest Fan: Panam (#728)
YouTube-link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdS_3HI ... StickManga

Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your vote!

Hymie · Post by **Hymie** » Mon May 31, 2021 1:15 pm

Rob wrote: ↑Mon May 31, 2021 7:16 am872. John Zorn – Latin Quarter

5

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Mon May 31, 2021 1:55 pm

868. Queens of the Stone Age - Mexicola: 7.5
869. Prefab Sprout - Faron Young: 7.25
870. Runt - Be Nice to Me: 5
871. Dragon - Speak No Evil: 4.5

Thanks!