loveless
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Bringing ballet to the masses. Sticking to the funk.
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Post by loveless on Oct 21, 2021 23:24:04 GMT
I have a theory about this. You gave me 12 votes. I love the Smiths, generally speaking. They were gonna get a vote, cause...well, it's the 80s, and I'm not really spoilt for choice. That's ME (probably preferring a lot of non A side Smiths material), but...we're all getting 12 votes, and the Smiths are getting some general goodwill (not necessarily any wild affection for that particular number, but..yeah, it's a good one). So, by virtue of being the 6th, 7th, 11th, 12th? choice of every voter, it comes out looking like some universal top vote (which I don't think it is).
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2021 5:33:54 GMT
I have a theory about this. You gave me 12 votes. I love the Smiths, generally speaking. They were gonna get a vote, cause...well, it's the 80s, and I'm not really spoilt for choice. That's ME (probably preferring a lot of non A side Smiths material), but...we're all getting 12 votes, and the Smiths are getting some general goodwill (not necessarily any wild affection for that particular number, but..yeah, it's a good one). So, by virtue of being the 6th, 7th, 11th, 12th? choice of every voter, it comes out looking like some universal top vote (which I don't think it is). I can't understand why Americans of your generation are so down on the decade.
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Post by cousinlou on Oct 22, 2021 7:19:53 GMT
Billy Jean at nmbr 3??
Brilliant yada yada yada. I am wondering what sort of person ever feels the need to hear it and put it on voluntarily.
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Post by bungo the mungo on Oct 22, 2021 7:32:25 GMT
can someone post up the poll results? i can't view them.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2021 7:37:23 GMT
Billy Jean at nmbr 3?? Brilliant yada yada yada. I am wondering what sort of person ever feels the need to hear it and put it on voluntarily. They should switch their vote to "Atomic".
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Post by DarknessFish on Oct 22, 2021 8:54:21 GMT
I nearly didn't vote for This Charming Man because I figured it would come top of the poll, and I don't think it's the best song there. However, unlike loveless, I'm not much of a Smiths fan; I like a handful of songs, but I think TCM is a stand-out amongst their catalogue, a fairly remarkable song.
As for Billie Jean, to me it's a titan of 80s music, a great track that would be strange to leave out. Sure, not only do I not play it regularly, I don't own it. I don't own most of these. The only tracks I dig out and play on a vaguely regular basis are:
Pump Up The Volume Say Hello, Wave Goodbye Holiday in Cambodia Fight the Power The Mercy Seat Never Understand
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