Acclaimed Music Forums

Dan

Dan

Dan

Delighted to see Little Simz in the top 10 and kicking the male rappers' asses.

"I'm a boss in a fucking dress."
- Little Simz, from the song Boss

Dan

Listyguy, I've made a change to my songs list. I thought "Heartbreaker of the Year" by Denise LaSalle was from 1971 but it looks like it was released in 1970. I've added it at #11 on my list. Thanks!

Dan

8 songs by solo female artists in the top 10.

Thanks for the rollout and hard work, acroamor.

Dan

Andre wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 19, 2020 10:29 pm
Songs

Er... I think you meant to say ‘My Finest Worksongs of 1970’. And I think you forgot the RYM link: https://rateyourmusic.com/list/DrDre/fi ... ongs-1970/

It’s so lovely to have you back.

Dan

Dan, how did you stumble upon the Ernie K-Doe stuff? Can't speak for Dan but a lot of us Brits (me included) would have first heard Here Come the Girls on a long-running commercial for Boots (our version of Walgreens). The advertising campaign was so popular that girl group Sugababes took their rem...

Dan

Holden, I've just made a minor change to my albums list - I've replaced my previous #25 with Gérald Genty's Là-Haut . Thanks! Yes, Dan ! Gérald Genty's album is great, especially the first song, "Planeur", a song that is much too low in my list stuffed with Nick Cave songs :D His lyrics are excelle...

Dan

Dan

Holden, I've just made a minor change to my albums list - I've replaced my previous #25 with Gérald Genty's Là-Haut. Thanks!

Dan

At the risk of repeating myself, it's worth noting that Buckley was actually inspired by John Cale's cover version of the song, and in fact appropriates the alternate Cohen-penned verses Cale used into his (Buckley's) own version. A minor point maybe, but worth giving some credit to Cale's intermed...

Dan

Thanks for all the effort going into this, Moonbeam. It's all very interesting. The negative quote for Hallelujah is too good. It's brutal. :mrgreen: ;) [162] Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah Points : -0.140, W/L Pct : 46.78% Finished #19 in the 1984 Poll AM 1980s Rank: 107, Previous 1980s Poll Rank: Unra...

Dan

I'm loving the Exuma and Rodriguez recommendations. Both artists' 1970 albums will appear high on my list. And I need to check out Schüttelbirne's recommendation as I'm not familiar with Czeslaw Niemen. Speaking of artists like Niemen who don't sing in English, here are a couple of song recommendati...

Dan

Thanks very much for hosting this poll, Holden. I feel confident about my lists below, but there might be a change or two as I discover music I like from others' lists. I'll let you know if there are any changes - I hope this won't be a problem. http://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/im...

Dan

Dan

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...

Dan

Dan

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...

Dan

Dan

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...

Dan

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...

Dan

Deleted

Dan

Dan

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.

Dan

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...

Dan

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...

Dan

Dan

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-...

Dan

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

Dan

Dan

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 ...

Dan

Dan

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...

Dan

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 ...

Dan

Dan

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...

Dan

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...

Dan

Dan

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.~~

Dan

jamieW wrote: Butterfly Kisses

[imgsize 357x123]http://data.whicdn.com/images/66488574/large.gif[/imgsize]

jamieW wrote: 9. Self Control - Laura Branigan

Dan

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...

Dan

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...

Dan

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.

Dan

... 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...

Dan

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...

Dan

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...

Dan

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...

Dan

Dan

*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...

Dan

Search found 871 matches