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544. Paul McCartney - The Pound Is Sinking: 5/10
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538. Bob Dylan – Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You 8.5 (#3002 on my all-time list)
539. Neneh Cherry – Move With Me 4
540. The Beatles – I Need You 8.75 (#2477 on my all-time list)
541. Art Tatum – Tea for Two 8.25 (#5104 on my all-time list)
542. Fatal Flowers – Younger Days 7.25
543. Kylie Minogue – Your Disco Needs You 3
544. Paul McCartney – The Pound is Sinking 7

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545. Guy – Teddy’s Jam
Year: 1988
Album: Guy
Biggest Fan: Bootsy (#253)

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Guy – Teddy’s Jam: 4
There is a fine instrumental here, but somehow the way these guys and their backing vocalist keep saying "jam" over and over, becomes tedious rather quickly, to the point that these three and a half minute feel much too long to me.
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545. Guy - Teddy's Jam: 5/10
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545. Guy – Teddy’s Jam: 5
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Second Bootsy selection in a row!

546. TLC – Red Light Special
Year: 1994
Album: CrazySexyCool
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546. TLC – Red Light Special: 6
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Rob wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2020 2:13 pmGuy – Teddy’s Jam:
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Rob wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 6:52 am546. TLC – Red Light Special
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TLC – Red Light Special: 5
I only know TLC for their hits, which I like, but this ballad doesn't strike me as something special.
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Happy belated birthday, Rob! If I remember rightly, you had the Stones on your last birthday, didn't you? You might actually get a band we'll have heard of next year!

The Beatles - I Need You 5
Art Tatum - Tea for Two 5
Fatal Flowers - Younger Days 7
Kylie Minogue - Your Disco Needs You 6
Paul McCartney - The Pound Is Sinking 4
Guy - Teddy's Jam 3
TLC - Red Light Special 4 Waterfalls is at least a 9
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545. Guy – Teddy’s Jam: 5.5

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546. TLC - Red Light Special: 5/10
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538. Bob Dylan – Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You: 6
539. Neneh Cherry – Move With Me: 8
540. The Beatles – I Need You: 7.5
541. Art Tatum – Tea for Two: 4
542. Fatal Flowers – Younger Days: 5
543. Kylie Minogue – Your Disco Needs You: 5.5
544. Paul McCartney – The Pound is Sinking: 4
545. Guy – Teddy’s Jam: 5.5
546. TLC – Red Light Special: 5.5
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538. Bob Dylan - Tonight I'll Be Staying Here with You: 7/10
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539. Neneh Cherry – Move With Me 7
540. The Beatles – I Need You 8
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543. Kylie Minogue – Your Disco Needs You: 5
544. Paul McCartney – The Pound is Sinking: 7
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546. TLC – Red Light Special: 5
"On a mountain range, I'm Dr. Strange"
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547. Fish – A Gentleman’s Excuse Me
Year: 1990
Album: Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors
Biggest Fan: JamieW (#38)

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mileswide wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:23 pm Happy belated birthday, Rob! If I remember rightly, you had the Stones on your last birthday, didn't you?
Thanks, Miles. It were indeed The Stones last year. A funny coincidence, although I do like to compare my life to the British Invasion (despite not being from the UK, but that's a detail).
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Rob wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:15 am547. Fish – A Gentleman’s Excuse Me
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Fish – A Gentleman’s Excuse Me: 4
I enjoy prog from time to time, but why are ballads usually their worst efforts? There is something too polished and clean about this to convince me of the emotion.

That album cover is something else though:
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Even in a genre obsessed with fantasy themes this attempt at an actual genre movie poster is... Ridiculous beyond words, but I absolutely love it.
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Rob wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 2:24 pm Fish – A Gentleman’s Excuse Me: 4
I enjoy prog from time to time, but why are ballads usually their worst efforts. There is something too polished and clean about this to convince me of the emotion.
One of the things I love most about music is how it can affect people different ways. I actually consider this one of the most emotional songs I've ever heard. I can count on one hand the number of songs that actually make me choke up, but the final line gets me every time I hear this one, which I've always interpreted as being about him leaving a fragile lover because she refuses to stop living in the fantasy world she's created. I always wonder what happened to her. Maybe I relate somehow.

Those feelings aside, I didn't expect it to do well. I find the melody beautiful but not especially original, so if someone doesn't connect with it lyrically the way I have, there isn't much there. I do always enjoy reading your honest reviews though, Rob. And at least you enjoyed the album cover! :P
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546. TLC – Red Light Special: 2

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547. Fish – A Gentleman’s Excuse Me: 5
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It’s been less than a month since we last heard Ozzy Osbourne here, but he’s back again, this time with a song that ranks at #7775:

548. Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears
Year: 1991
Album: No More Tears
Biggest Fan: Karla (#212)

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Rob wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:16 am Thanks, Miles. It were indeed The Stones last year. A funny coincidence, although I do like to compare my life to the British Invasion (despite not being from the UK, but that's a detail).
I can't see any reason why you wouldn't draw similarities between your life and the British invasion, that's a perfectly logical comparison to make :D
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Rob wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2020 8:11 am548. Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears
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547. Fish - A Gentleman's Excuse Me: 7/10
548. Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears: 4/10
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Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears: 7
A lot better. It still misses some of the texture and character of Black Sabbath, but all in all this is a very enjoyable heavy metal song.
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548. Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears: 5
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A song not on Spotify, but you can find it on YouTube:

549. Scritti Politti & Ranking Ann – Flesh & Flood
Year: 1985
Released as a single (double a-side to The Word Girl)
Biggest Fan: Jirin (#79)
YouTube-link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK8h6KNd57o

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Rob wrote: Sun Jul 12, 2020 9:05 am549. Scritti Politti & Ranking Ann – Flesh & Flood
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549. Scritti Politti & Ranking Ann – Flesh & Flood: 6
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Scritti Politti & Ranking Ann – Flesh & Flood: 6

Kind of hard to define. Didn't like it at all at first listen, but it has grown on me after three tries. Maybe it'll grow more.
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548. Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears: 8.5
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550. Manic Street Preachers – So Why So Sad
Year: 2001
Album: Know Your Enemy
Biggest Fan: DaveC (#588)

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550. Manic Street Preachers – So Why So Sad: 6.5
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550. Manic Street Preachers – So Why So Sad: 8.5
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539. Neneh Cherry – Move With Me: 5
540. The Beatles – I Need You: 7
541. Art Tatum – Tea for Two: 5
542. Fatal Flowers – Younger Days: 6
543. Kylie Minogue – Your Disco Needs You: 6
544. Paul McCartney – The Pound is Sinking: 6
545. Guy – Teddy’s Jam: 3
546. TLC – Red Light Special: 5
547. Fish - A Gentleman's Excuse Me: 2
548. Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears: 6
549. Scritti Politti & Ranking Ann – Flesh & Flood: 5
550. Manic Street Preachers – So Why So Sad: 6
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541. Art Tatum – Tea for Two - 5
542. Fatal Flowers – Younger Days - 7
543. Kylie Minogue – Your Disco Needs You - 4.5
544. Paul McCartney – The Pound is Sinking - 7
545. Guy – Teddy’s Jam - 6
546. TLC – Red Light Special - 6
547. Fish – A Gentleman’s Excuse Me - 7.5
548. Ozzy Osbourne – No More Tears - 6
549. Scritti Politti & Ranking Ann – Flesh & Flood - 5
550. Manic Street Preachers – So Why So Sad - 8
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545. Guy – Teddy’s Jam - 5
546. TLC – Red Light Special - 2.5
547. Fish - A Gentleman's Excuse Me - 4.5
548. Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears - 9 [#1887 AT]
549. Scritti Politti & Ranking Ann – Flesh & Flood - 6
550. Manic Street Preachers – So Why So Sad - 7.5 [#5105 AT]
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Rob wrote: Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:05 am550. Manic Street Preachers – So Why So Sad
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550. Manic Street Preachers – So Why So Sad: 7
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Manic Street Preachers – So Why So Sad: 6

I thought I had these guys figured, but never would have guessed they would try their hands at the Beach Boys sound. It works, a bit.
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551. Laura Mvula - She
Year: 2012
Album: Sing to the Moon
Biggest Fan: JohnnyBGoode (#575)

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548. Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears: 6
549. Scritti Politti & Ranking Ann – Flesh & Flood: 7
550. Manic Street Preachers – So Why So Sad: 7.25

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Rob wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:38 am551. Laura Mvula - She
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