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77. Cheryl Lynn – Got to Be Real - 6
78. Swing Out Sister - Breakout - 7
79. The Supremes – Stoned Love - 9
80. Elvis Costello & the Attractions – You Little Fool - 6
81. Billy Talent – River Below - 6
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NIce !
Billy Talent is definitely an acquired taste, but their first two albums are excellent punk-rock with attitude. The Canadian band opened for Green Day in Paris, but I missed them and saw Paramore instead (booh)
The singer's voice is very nasal but they have a "chanting" quality I absolutely adore.
River Below is a great song, but not their best - I would however listen to it many times over 80s disco.

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81. Billy Talent | "River Below": 5/10
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Billy Talent – River Below: 7
It's no surprise to hear these guys opened for Green Day, as I immediately thought of that band when this song started. And this song came out one year after American Idiot, to which this bears some resemblance. Billy Talent do have a harder sound though, but not as good a singer. Nonetheless, this is some welcome punishing punk rock.

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81. Billy Talent – River Below - 6
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River Below is an 8
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81. Billy Talent – River Below: 6
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81. Billy Talent – River Below | 3
"The first word in this song is discorporate. It means to leave your body."
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81. Billy Talent – River Below (2003) 5/10
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Elvis Costello & the Attractions – You Little Fool: 5
Billy Talent – River Below: 8
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There’s an interesting fact about today’s song. It is one of Lupe Fiasco’s biggest hits and most iconic songs, but it is dismissed by the artist himself, who was apparently contractually forced to record it. He doesn’t like it, but StevieFan13 does. Do you?

82. Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On
Year: 2010
Album: Lasers
Biggest Fan: StevieFan13 (#775)

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82. Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On 8/10
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82. Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On: 4
I agree with the artist on this one.
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82. Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On - 4
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Billy Talent – River Below: 5

Thanks!
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I was hoping today was gonna be one of mine (then again, I’m always hoping it’s gonna be one of mine). I’ve flip-flopped on this song before, and while I’m not necessarily a gigantic fan of Lupe, I can’t act like this one isn’t pretty triumphant. I’ll give it a 10.
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82. Lupe Fiasco | "The Show Goes On": 5/10
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Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On: 6
Turns out I knew this one. There were more hip-hop songs like this at the time, with a hook-filled pop sound and a triumphant party sound. Nothing special and I can hear why Lupe Fiasco found this a bit of a sell-out, but it kind of works.
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82. Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On (2010) 5/10
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Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On: 6
What Rob said!

This came out at the end of my senior year of high school and I agree there was a ton of this kind of music at that time, with this, b.o.b, Flo Rida, Travie McCoy, etc. that filled up so many party playlists when I first got to college. Nostalgia points push it above a 5
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82. Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On - 6
I certainly remember this, but it was never ridiculous or good enough to stick in my head. Probably haven't heard it since 2011 either.
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Sick and tired of the English language? You’re in luck, as Toni takes us to Brazil for a song in Portuguese. Enjoy!

83. Os Paralamas do Sucesso - Alagados
Year: 1986
Album: Selvagem?
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83. Os Paralamas do Sucesso - Alagados: 6
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82. Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On: 5

Thanks!
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Os Paralamas do Sucesso - Alagados: 7
Some bright Latin music.
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Alagados is an 8
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83. Os Paralamas do Sucesso - Alagados (1986) 8/10
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82. Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On | 5.5
83. Os Paralamas do Sucesso - Alagados | 7.5
"The first word in this song is discorporate. It means to leave your body."
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83. Os Paralamas do Sucesso | "Alagados": 6/10
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Cheryl Lynn - Got to Be Real 8
Swing out Sister - Breakout 7
The Supremes - Stoned Love 8
Elvis Costello & the Attractions - You Little Fool 4
Billy Talent - River Below 6
Lupe Fiasco - The Show Must Go on 5
Os Paralamas do Sucesso - Alagados 7
All I got inside is vacancy!
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Ah yes, Tom Waits. This man made a few appearances during the first edition of Biggest Fan and they were always divisive. But who knows, perhaps acr0320 has found the one Waits song we can all love (or hate)?

84. Tom Waits – Down, Down, Down
Year: 1983
Album: Swordfishtrombones
Biggest Fan: acr0320 (#866)

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84. Tom Waits – Down, Down, Down: 7.5
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82. Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On: 4
83. Os Paralamas do Sucesso - Alagados: 7
84. Tom Waits – Down, Down, Down: 8.5
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Down, Down, Down is a 10.
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84. Tom Waits | "Down, Down, Down": 6/10
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Tom Waits – Down, Down, Down: 8
Tom Waits on his most Captain Beefheart. I dig it!
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Been sad lately that I no longer have time to participate in the forum as much as before, so I picked one game I could play to keep my foot in the door and this was the one. Catch up time!

44. Fugazi – Sieve-Fisted Find 6
45. Gorillaz, featuring André 3000 & James Murphy – DoYaThing 2 (I love all these artists, but I don’t get what people see in this song at all.)
46. Alice Cooper – You and Me 6
47. Kris Kristofferson – Me and Bobby McGee 6
48. The Decemberists – The Crane Wife 1 & 2 6
49. Duane Eddy – Rebel Rouser 9
50. Cocteau Twins – Iceblink Luck 7
51. Beny Moré – Cómo Fue 6
52. Ministry – Revenge 10 (Nassim questioned whether this was Al Jourgensen’s choice of sound. From what I’ve heard, it was the record company that forced it upon him, and Al hated it, so he filled the synthpop with as much anger and menace as possible. It’s this juxtaposition that makes “With Sympathy” my favorite Ministry album.)
53. Billy Bragg – She’s Got a New Spell 6
54. Steve Reich – Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ 9
55. Suzanne Vega – Ironbound / Fancy Poultry 7
56. Triana – En el lago 9
57. Rosalía - Pienso en tu mirá – Cap 3: Celos 6
58. The Long Blondes – Once and Never Again 6
59. Breakout – Kamienie 6
60. Vance Joy – Riptide 7
61. Michael Bolton – When a Man Loves a Woman 1 (My least favorite artist of all time with one of my least favorite songs by him.)
62. Smog – Teenage Spaceship 6
63. Marilyn Manson – Rock is Dead 5
64. Kelly Clarkson – Mr. Know It All 7 (Her songs are hit-and-miss for me, but I think this is one of Kelly’s better ones.)
65. Vonda Shepard – Hooked on a Feeling 4
66. The Go-Betweens – Clouds 6
67. Katy Perry – Roar 4
68. Colin Blunstone – Her Song 6 (I love this album, but not one of my favorite songs from it.)
69. Al Green – All ‘n All 5
70. Leonard Cohen – Please Don’t Pass Me By (A Disgrace) 5 (Another artist I adore with a song that leaves me somewhat cold, though Leonard belts it out with passion. But then I’m not big on live songs altogether.)
71. Interpol – Slow Hands 7
72. Chocolate Genius – My Mom 6
73. The Soul Stirrers – Were You There? 6
74. C+C Music Factory – Take a Toke 4
75. Robbie Williams – The Heavy Entertainment Show 6
76. Declan McKenna – Be an Astronaut 6
77. Cheryl Lynn – Got to Be Real 7
78. Swing Out Sister – Breakout 5
79. The Supremes – Stoned Love 6
80. Elvis Costello & the Attractions – You Little Fool 5
81. Billy Talent – River Below 7
82. Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On 5
83. Os Paralamas do Sucesso – Alagados 7
84. Tom Waits – Down, Down, Down 6
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84. Tom Waits – Down, Down, Down | 8
"The first word in this song is discorporate. It means to leave your body."
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Elvis Costello & the Attractions – You Little Fool: 7.5
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80. Elvis Costello & the Attractions – You Little Fool : 4
81. Billy Talent – River Below : 7
82. Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On : 6
83. Os Paralamas do Sucesso – Alagados : 7
84. Tom Waits – Down, Down, Down : 8
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84. Tom Waits – Down, Down, Down (1983) 8/10
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83. Os Paralamas do Sucesso - Alagados - 8
This is so sunny and joyous! Great find.
84. Tom Waits – Down, Down, Down - 8
Fantastic instrumental, but I always found Tom's vocal performance here less exciting. Still, a clear highlight of Swordfishtrombones.
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79. The Supremes – Stoned Love: 7.5
80. Elvis Costello & the Attractions – You Little Fool: 7
81. Billy Talent – River Below: 5
82. Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On: 6.5
83. Os Paralamas do Sucesso - Alagados: 7.5
84. Tom Waits – Down, Down, Down: 5.5
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Last time around sonofsamiam gave us the longest song yet. This time he brings a very short one, but does that mean it will be more accessible?

85. Edan, featuring Mr. Lif – Making Planets
Year: 2005
Album: Beauty and the Beat
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76. Declan McKenna – Be an Astronaut | 4
77. Cheryl Lynn – Got to Be Real | 2.5
78. Swing Out Sister – Breakout | 3
79. The Supremes – Stoned Love | 3.5
80. Elvis Costello & the Attractions – You Little Fool | 6
81. Billy Talent – River Below | 6
82. Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On | 2.5
83. Os Paralamas do Sucesso – Alagados | 6.5
84. Tom Waits – Down, Down, Down | 6.75
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78. Swing Out Sister – Breakout | 6.5
79. The Supremes – Stoned Love | 8
80. Elvis Costello & the Attractions – You Little Fool | 6.5
81. Billy Talent – River Below | 6
82. Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On | 6
83. Os Paralamas do Sucesso – Alagados | 6.5
84. Tom Waits – Down, Down, Down | 6.5
85. Edan, featuring Mr. Lif - Making Planets 6.5
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85. Edan featuring Mr. Lif – Making Planets (2005) 7/10
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85. Edan, featuring Mr. Lif – Making Planets | 8.5
"The first word in this song is discorporate. It means to leave your body."
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85. Edan, featuring Mr. Lif – Making Planets - 8
3 in a row!
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Edan, featuring Mr. Lif – Making Planets: 7
I really love this album, but it's one where I hardly think about the songs individually. Hearing this on its own for the first time does work I must say.
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