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Biggest Fan Songs - April 2019

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 5:53 am
by Rob
Welcome to the April 2019 edition of Biggest Fan. Let me explain for those who only join now. It's about those songs that only got one vote in our recent All-Time Best Song Poll. There were 13051 of them! That's too much to get collectively into, but through this series we are going to introduce you to one of them every day. A randomly selected song, so you never know what you're gonna get.

There is also a game element, to make things more interactive. You can give a grade to each song, from 1 (for the worst of them) to 10 (the masterpieces). A 0 will be counted as a 1. Every 100 days I will calculate the average grades and post the current top 100. At the end of each year I'll post the whole list as is.

Some points of note:
- A topic for each song would be a little much, but all songs in one topic too. That's why I make monthly new topics for the entries of that month.
- There will be links to old topics in each new one, so you can easily go back. Once we have collected a decent amount of songs, I will also post a topic with all the songs listed and a link to their initial appearance.
- There is gonna be a Spotify playlist (see below). Each new song will be put atop of the playlist! If songs aren't on Spotify there will be a link to YouTube or any platform it's available on. I will contact the biggest fan through a message if I can't find the song anywhere.
- You can always still vote for each song, even months later. Just go to the right topic.
- You can always change your grade. Again, place it in the right topic.
- You don't have to vote for each song if you don't want to.
- I think this goes without saying but still: always name the artist and title of the song you vote for. I'm not going to guess for which song you vote.
- Comments on the song are more than welcome. Nobody is probably going to review them all, but if you have something to say, please do.
- I know some wanted to go faster. Two songs a day, 10 songs a week, something like that. I'm decided against this, because I wanted to keep it small. We can't deal with 13051 songs, so I'm not trying. I just want to give you all one small discovery (or re-discovery) for the day. We'll never get all these songs done before the next All Time Song poll rolls along, but we can have fun getting there.
- I'll try to get each new song up soon after awakening, so in most cases it should be here relatively early.
- Feel free to ask questions or make general comments about this poll if you think it could be better.

You can still vote for the songs of earlier months, but please so do that in it's own topic.

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February
March

The playlist:

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 5:56 am
by Rob
90. Woody Guthrie – I Ain’t Got No Home In This World Anymore
Year: 1940
Album: Dust Bowl Ballads
Biggest Fan: Panam (#847)

Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your vote!

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 8:42 am
by Romain
90. Woody Guthrie – I Ain’t Got No Home In This World Anymore
Sorry Panam but I completely reject this particular kind of music and voice. 2/10

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 9:28 am
by PlasticRam
Woody Guthrie – I Ain’t Got No Home In This World Anymore: 7

Fun song.

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 12:38 pm
by TheLastEnemy
Woody Guthrie – I Ain’t Got No Home In This World Anymore: 5

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 1:07 pm
by Hymie
Rob wrote:90. Woody Guthrie – I Ain’t Got No Home In This World Anymore
5

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 5:03 pm
by Honorio

1. Ray Charles | (The Night Time) is the Right Time | 8
2. Woody Guthrie | I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore | 8
3. Giorgio Moroder | (Theme from) Midnight Express | 7
4. Aphex Twin | On | 7
5. Prince | Free | 7
6. Two Doors Cinema Club | What You Know | 6
7. blink-182 | Stay Together for the Kids | 5

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 5:17 pm
by Huangal70
Woody Guthrie - I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore:
8

Not my favourite genre, but Dust Bowl Ballads is one of (if not the) best examples of it and this has always been one of the standouts off that album in my opinion.

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 10:00 pm
by Rob
Woody Guthrie - I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore: 8

Big fan of Dust Bowl Ballads here and this song captures what makes it so special. Simple, yet truly poetic and heartfelt. I love Guthrie's voice too.

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 5:52 am
by Rob
91. Judas Priest - United
Year: 1980
Album: British Steel
Biggest Fan: Slick (#754)

Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your vote!

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 11:55 am
by PlasticRam
Judas Priest - United: 5

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 12:58 pm
by Hymie
Rob wrote:91. Judas Priest - United
4

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 6:32 pm
by Rob
Judas Priest - United: 6

It starts as expected from Judas Priest: with screeching guitars. But somehow it quickly changes into something else than a metal song. The guitars take a back seat for what is basically a We Will Rock You like chant. It's goofy and the vocals aren't exactly a match for Freddy Mercury, but it is silly fun and perhaps empowering if you are in the right mood.

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:10 pm
by Huangal70
Judas Priest - United:
4

I never really got British Steel. I understand it is their most famous album in the mainstream because Breaking the Law was so catchy but for me the main appeal of Judas Priest was the dual lead guitar thing. Their guitar solos (eg on Beyond the Realms of Death from the late 70s and Painkiller from the early 90s - both of which have two incredible solos) and Rob Halford's great vocals were the main draw, but here they are both thrown away and replaced by weak, generic AC/DC-lite hard rock.

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:39 pm
by Henrik
I am perhaps the biggest JP fan in the forum, but that does not include ”United”.

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 12:45 am
by Brad
90. Woody Guthrie – I Ain’t Got No Home In This World Anymore 6
91. Judas Priest - United 6

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 6:31 am
by Rob
92. Fiona Apple - Limp
Year: 1999
Album: When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing 'fore He Enters the Ring There's No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might so When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and If You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and If You Fall It Won't Matter, Cuz You'll Know That You're Right.
Biggest Fan: Jirin (#194)

Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your vote!

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:56 am
by PlasticRam
Fiona Apple - Limp: 5

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 1:10 pm
by Hymie
Rob wrote:92. Fiona Apple - Limp
4

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 1:54 pm
by andyd1010
Fiona Apple - Limp: 5

...

Avenged Sevenfold - Fiction: 9.5
Nick Drake – Saturday Sun: 9.5
KT Tunstall – Suddenly I See: 9
Blink-182 - Stay Together for the Kids: 9
Empire of the Sun – Walking on a Dream: 8.5
Ray Charles - (The Night Time) Is the Right Time: 8.5
Prince - Free: 8.5
Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue: 8
The Heavy – How You Like Me Now: 8
Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know - 7.5
Dusty Springfield - Goin' Back: 7.5
The Coral – In the Morning: 7.5
Beyoncé – Pray You Catch Me: 7.5
Blurry - Puddle of Mudd: 7
Rush - YYZ: 7
Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E.'s in Love: 6.5
Eminem - Drug Ballad: 6.5
Belle and Sebastian – The Act of the Apostle (I): 6.5
My Chemical Romance - Famous Last Words: 6.5
Minnie Riperton - Inside My Love: 6
Muddy Waters - Good News: 5.5
JJ Cale - Magnolia: 5.5
Elton John - Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock & Roll): 4
Los Saicos - Demolición: 3.5
Janet Jackson - If: 3.5
Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This: 3
Queen - Good Company: 3
The Stooges - Fun House: 3
Fergie, featuring Ludacris - Glamorous: 3
Aphex Twin - On: 2

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 1:57 pm
by Rob
Fiona Apple - Limp: 8

One of the great albums of the nineties, from one of the greats, who makes her greatest work here. Yes, there are better songs on When the Pawn than Limp, but it is still captures everything I love about Apple and that album: the spastic jazz tunes, her acerbic delivery and lyrics meant to either punch her enemies or herself in the gut (here it is clearly the former). Impossible for me not to love.

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 3:29 pm
by Zombeels
90. Woody Guthrie – I Ain’t Got No Home In This World Anymore 5
91. Judas Priest - United 3
92. Fiona Apple - Limp 5

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2019 6:18 am
by Rob
By now, Hymie has got this game under his spell:

93. The Harptones – Life Is But a Dream
Year: 1955
Released as a single.
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#528)

Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your vote!

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:08 am
by PlasticRam
The Harptones – Life Is But a Dream: 5

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2019 12:39 pm
by Huangal70
The Harptones - Life is But A Dream:
7

Remember this one from Goodfellas - always like a bit of doo wop but this one's a bit too thin to be one of the all time classics.

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2019 1:18 pm
by Rob
The Harptones - Life is But A Dream: 4
I just don't find it very captivating or memorable.

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2019 4:00 pm
by Hymie
The Harptones – Life Is But a Dream:
9

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2019 4:02 pm
by Hymie
Jap123 wrote:The Harptones - Life is But A Dream:
7

Remember this one from Goodfellas - always like a bit of doo wop but this one's a bit too thin to be one of the all time classics.
On the contrary. Among hard core doo wop fans it's in the all time top 25. Number 20 on this list.

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Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2019 6:27 pm
by Huangal70
Hymie wrote:
Jap123 wrote:The Harptones - Life is But A Dream:
7

Remember this one from Goodfellas - always like a bit of doo wop but this one's a bit too thin to be one of the all time classics.
On the contrary. Among hard core doo wop fans it's in the all time top 25. Number 20 on this list.

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I was just saying in my opinion that is the case. For example if i personally made a doo wop list i would put songs such as Maybe by the Chantels or Oh What a Nite by the Dells higher than this one, even though they rank lower on the list you gave.

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 6:01 am
by Safetycat
90. Woody Guthrie – I Ain’t Got No Home In This World Anymore - 4

91. Judas Priest - United - 5

92. Fiona Apple - Limp - 9

93. The Harptones – Life Is But a Dream - 6

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 8:05 am
by Rob
94. Bruce Springsteen – Take ‘Em As They Come
Year: 1998
Album: Tracks (a compilation album)
Biggest Fan: Wezzo (#173)

Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your vote!

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 9:46 am
by PlasticRam
Bruce Springsteen – Take ‘Em As They Come: 7

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 1:17 pm
by Hymie
Bruce Springsteen – Take ‘Em As They Come
4

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 1:37 pm
by Rob
Bruce Springsteen – Take ‘Em As They Come: 7

Pretty much what you expect of Bruce Springsteen. Even that it is an outtake of The River album is no surprise. On that one it would probably almost feel like filler, as it may be a bit too much like the general sound of that album. To me however, that is not a bad thing at all, as I love The River.

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2019 5:48 pm
by Huangal70
Bruce Springsteen - Take 'Em As They Come:

7

The River has some of the best outtakes around and i thouroughly recommend giving the full box set version of the album with all of them on the third and fourth disks (first two are the original double album) a listen. This is one of the more memorable ones, but doesn't reach classic status like some of his other outtakes have (i.e. The Promise, Because The Night, Be True etc.)

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:53 am
by Rob
The next song is, fittingly, bubbling under on AM:

95. Nirvana - Dive
Year: 1990
Released as a single (the b-side to Sliver)
Biggest Fan: Live in Phoenix (#469)

Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your vote!

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 12:03 pm
by TheLastEnemy
Judas Priest United 5
Fiona Apple Limp 5
The Harptones Life Is But A Dream 3
Bruce Springsteen Take 'Em As They Come 7
Nirvana Dive 3

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 1:37 pm
by Hymie
Rob wrote:Nirvana - Dive
2

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 1:45 pm
by PlasticRam
Nirvana - Dive: 5

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:17 pm
by Madzong
90. Woody Guthrie - I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore 2/10
91. Judas Priest - United 9/10
92. Fiona Apple - Limp 8/10
93. The Harptones - Life Is But A Dream 3/10
94. Bruce Springsteen - Take 'Em As They Come 7/10
95. Nirvana - Dive 8/10

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 8:08 am
by Rob
96. Son House – Death Letter
Year: 1965
Album: Father of Folk Blues
Biggest Fan: Sonofsamiam (#332)

Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your vote!

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 1:38 pm
by Hymie
Rob wrote:96. Son House – Death Letter
6

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 2:03 pm
by PlasticRam
Son House – Death Letter: 6

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 6:29 pm
by Rob
Nirvana - Dive: 6
Son House - Death Letter: 6

Enjoyed both, but also don't have that much to say about them.

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 7:04 pm
by Madzong
90. Woody Guthrie - I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore 2/10
91. Judas Priest - United 9/10
92. Fiona Apple - Limp 8/10
93. The Harptones - Life Is But A Dream 3/10
94. Bruce Springsteen - Take 'Em As They Come 7/10
95. Nirvana - Dive 8/10
96. Son House - Death Letter Blues 3/10

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 8:06 pm
by DaveC
90. Woody Guthrie – I Ain’t Got No Home In This World Anymore: 4
Guthrie has never appealed to me.

91. Judas Priest - United: 3
I see this has been compared to AC/DC and Queen. My reaction to it then is not surprising.

92. Fiona Apple - Limp: 7.5
I prefer this to 'Paper Bag'.

93. The Harptones – Life Is But a Dream: 6

94. Bruce Springsteen – Take ‘Em As They Come: 6.5
I am not a fan of Bruce Springsteen; Mainly because so many of his songs sound the same. Taken on their own, most of his songs are decent versions of 'the Springsteen song' , and this is no exception.

95. Nirvana - Dive: 5

96. Son House – Death Letter: 6.5

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 6:19 am
by Rob
97. Branford Marsalis – Berta, Berta
Year: 1992
Album: I Heard You Twice the First Time
Biggest Fan: fasbjd (#945)

Don’t forget you can always vote for earlier songs or change your vote!

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 6:24 am
by Rob
Also, a question. For Wednesday I have song named Konomi by Nujabes lined up. The thing is, I can not find any proof on the internet that this song actually exists. Search engines suggest Kumomi, an actual song by Nujabes, but I'm trying to confirm whether this is the song that is actually meant. The nominator - Bootsy - can't be send a private message, so I hope he reads this or someone else can point me to Konomi. With no reply on Wednesday, I will replace the song with something else.

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 10:41 am
by PlasticRam
Branford Marsalis – Berta, Berta: 5

Re: Biggest Fan - April 2019

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 3:15 pm
by Hymie
Branford Marsalis – Berta, Berta
5

Could have been a good record if there was more than just the chorus over and over all throughout.