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Well, bonjoir everyone. :greetings-waveyellow: And thank you to my fellow AMers who were with me in Montpellier for all the posts so far – they bring back a lot of lovely memories. While we’re waiting for the top 5 songs, it might be a good time to continue writing about what happened the rest of th...

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I remember being really excited when the decade lists for the 2000s starting coming out in 2009. I thought I'd be less excited about this kind of thing 10 years later (and being 10 years older) but I'm not, goddammit. So I've spent quite a bit of time over the past couple of months revisiting my yea...

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6 | Andrew Bird | Sisyphus I hope you listened to the whole album because it remains for the moment at the head of my albums of the year. A rare perfect album with all the songs on the same perfect level. I haven't listened to the whole album yet, but I will now. :music-listening: Another good song...

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My 25 favourite songs of 2019 so far (and I thought I might as well add brief comments)... Excellent list, Dan! It was the soundtrack (both during the car trip and then with headphones) to our visit to the impressive Praia das Catedrais (Cathedrals Beach) , so these songs will always be tied for me...

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Thanks for this, Moonbeam. It was an absolute pleasure to get to know you better through these posts. Looking forward to meeting you in person in a couple of months' time.

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I’ve already said it, but thanks again for this thread, Honorio. All of us who post lists on this forum don’t really have the time to comment on the lists we post, so even though many of the threads contain some very interesting lists, they turn out to be lists devoid of wider critical, historical o...

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My 25 favourite songs of 2019 so far (and I thought I might as well add brief comments)... 1 | Lizzo | Cuz I Love You I noticed that this song is described as pop soul. It may be pop soul, but it needs a few superlatives and maybe some expletives to describe the massive sound of it. Gigantic pop so...

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I'm also inclined to think that expanding the number of songs and albums would result in more work for participants but with anticlimactic results... there won't be much difference in the top 100, whether there's 150 or 400 songs in the final. But that's just the nature of year-end or decade or all-...

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I've expanded my songs list from 40 to 45 songs, mostly because I forgot about Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero".

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Not sure if I love Sufjan's new track Love Yourself on first listen. It sounds a little too middle of the road for him. Were it not for his unmistakable voice, I might not even recognize it as a Sufjan song. Hopefully it's a grower. It might come across as middle of the road synthpop at first, but ...

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Will votes for Katrina and the Waves’ ”Walking on Sunshine” from 1983 (original version and AM entry) and 1985 (popular version) be combined, or how does it work? I think it makes sense to combine versions. In that case, I'll save my vote for "Walking on Sunshine" for the 1985 version. I've removed...

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My favourite was Conan Osíris from Portugal. But he got voted off in the semi-final. Maybe Europe isn't ready yet for an eccentric mix of Portugese fado, frantic Angolan kuduro, pop and hip-hop. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIGn9_yMLn4 Fortunately Iceland made it through to the final to add a bit ...

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My favourites so far... 1 | Little Simz | Grey Area I like the sleek production, which ranges from fiery to soulful. And lyrically, I'm loving how she's both badass and feminine. A track: Selfish 2 | James Blake | Assume Form His dubstep origins are still very noticeable, but this album is firmly r...

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1. The Heavy – How You Like Me Now https://fanart.tv/fanart/music/ea99eec5-bd72-4b4f-86e4-54c5a34f7e10/artistbackground/heavy-the-519957fcc1f89.jpg Year: 2009 Album: The House That Dirt Build Biggest Fan: Dan (#645) Points: 7,279411765 Votes: 17 Oooooohhh. I admit that I haven't been paying close a...

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jamieW wrote:"Self Control" is definitely one of those songs I feel has stood the test of time. There's an underlying, eerie quality that fits the theme well and has always given me chills.

Agreed. So catchy yet slightly terrifying at the same time. ~~And kinda hot.~~

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jamieW wrote: Butterfly Kisses

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jamieW wrote: 9. Self Control - Laura Branigan

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Wonderful that Nassim, spiritualized, and StevieFan could all potentially join us! :happy-partydance: Guys, I'm far too shy and homey to meet you there (do you think, I've never been to Paris when it's 1h30 by TGV) but I'll think of you. You are a bunch of very pleasan guy. For the music, at karaoke...

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When I was a teenager and listened to Alanis Morissette's "Ironic" I assumed that the lyrics were actually ironic. Then I learnt that most of it wasn't. It definitely had an effect on my understanding of irony. About 20 years later she updated the lyrics in a duet with James Corden. And I still wasn...

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Nick wrote:If there's ever an AM meet up in the US (particularly the east coast), count me in.

I'm a little surprised you guys have never attempted to organise something similar on the American side of the Atlantic.

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... I've been expecting a post about the allegations of sexual assault against Michael Jackson and how that affects people's appreciation of his music. Cold Butterfly, even though you seem to be OK now, I'm sorry to hear about the horrible things you've experienced. I've been fortunate to have neve...

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Marseille isn't too far away - just a 2 hour train ride. A closer option could be Sète, the home of Georges Brassens! It's a cool little town by the water and it's only a 30-minute train ride. George Brassens. Now you're talking. I'd be happy to experience anything related to this compassionate yet...

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Not Marseille, but Montpellier! Lol, OMG (or should it be OMG, lol)? I totally knew it was Montpellier, not Marseille. I've even been doing research about what to do in Montpellier (not Marseille). I've corrected the title of the thread. So, yeah, we hope to see some of you in Montpellier, if anyon...

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Moonbeam will be… well… beaming himself over from Australia to Montpellier in France during October, so naturally a few forumers have arranged to meet up during that time because, you know, life is short, and we are a friendly community on this forum, and if you love music and lists you might as wel...

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*blissfully ignoring some undoubtedly annoying comments by everyone's favourite forumer to say...* Thanks very much for this, Honorio. I’m not nearly as familiar with acclaimed films and books as I am with music. If one day (hopefully soon) I feel that I have the strength to throw myself into litera...

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I wish I could like post-punk as much as the critics and many of you here on the forum do. With the exception of a few songs by Joy Division, it's a style that just doesn't click with me. Fortunately there are other genres that blow my hair into a glorious 1981 hairstyle, especially pop and synthpop...

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Moonbeam wrote:
Dan wrote: 35 | Lipps Inc. | Funkytown
This amazing song is from 1979. Care to replace it?

Thanks for pointing that out. I've removed the song from my list and added "The Affectionate Punch" by The Associates.

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DaveC wrote:Maybe we need another World Music Cup or Foreign World Cup.

Sounds like a good plan to me.

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Not a very rich year, but I haven't been listening to as many albums as I would have liked to. Nice list. I’m glad to see the Brandi Carlile album so high on it. I love how she seems to throw everything she has into most of the songs, emotionally and vocally, even on some of the more subtle country...

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My brain has a hard time comprehending the notion that people exist who do not like Say It Ain't So. Surprised it has 4 "Not Fans." Yes, I would like to hear from the people who don't like "Buddy Holly," and thoughts on Weezer in general. As someone who is “not a fan” of 2 of the 3 Weezer songs tha...

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Thanks very much for doing this again, DaveC. You've hosted quite a few of these big, time-consuming polls, and they always seem to be error-free. You make it look easy, and I know it's not! And the presentation is looking very good once again. While listening to the 150 songs that made it through t...

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I've not had a chance yet to make the changes I want to make to the opening post, but I thought I'd post the entries from #20GAYTEEN here for now. As always, I've listened to a lot of songs to narrow things down to the below (unfortunately only songs sung in English). And as always, I might have mis...

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Henrik wrote:posted my list!

Thanks! My two favourite new discoveries from your list (which will both likely end up in my top 20) are the two songs with the exciting Eastern rhythms: "Dance of the Bacchantes" by Dead Can Dance and "Tatli dile güler yüze" by Altin Gün.

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1. Robyn - Honey 2. Timecop1983 - Static 3. Jessica Pratt - This Time Around ... I need a playlist of this to explore. Here's my current 1-hour playlist of favourites from 2018: http://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/4XaXl2Cn3xOXHFDzsnRfby 1 | Childish Gambino | This Is America 2 | Janelle M...

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:greetings-waveyellow: It’s exciting times for all of us with the year-end critics lists starting to come in, and all the questions about who’s gonna end up where when all is said and done. (I have a feeling Janelle Monáe will be crowned queen by the critics, but let’s see.) I’ve done my annual thin...

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Thanks for the posts in this thread last month. I'm having fun exploring the songs I don't know, from the French ones to the Eurovision entries and beyond. I noticed that the "Tainted Love" version of Soft Cell is not on the general list. I thought it would be an obvious choice. "Tainted Love" was o...

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