Biggest Fan Songs - July 2019

[StevieFan13]

I gotta go back and check everyone else’s songs, but obviously mine are the easiest to come up with snap opinions on. This one is an 8.

[PlasticRam]

Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar: 6.5

[Hymie]

Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar

4

[BobPatience]

201. Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar - 8

Imo one of the most underrated songs of the decade, it did well on some charts (#2 UK et al.) but it didn't even make it in the US or Canada and scored low on others e.g. it hit 53 on Dutchcharts Top 100 and didn't make the Dutch Top 40. Good to know that it's at least appreciated by the critics.

I was gonna 'complain' about it only having one vote, but tbh I don't think it'd have made my top 1k if I made one. Still a fantastic effort, I strongly prefer it over 'The Man.'

[Rob]

201. Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar: 8

I considered this one for my top 1000, but it did eventually fell just a little short. A very good song though.

[Hymie]

Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dolla

Then there's the urban version, "Ken I Hol' a dolla."

[Safetycat]

201. Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar - 8
I remember hearing this a lot around back when it was released. I think I somehow convinced myself it was a much older song, and then also forgot about it. Very good to find it again.

[Rob]

202. The Colourfield - Take
Year: 1984
Album: Virgins and Philistines
Biggest Fan: Akhenaten (#unranked)

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

[PlasticRam]

The Colourfield - Take: 6

[Hymie]

The Colourfield - Take

2

[Krurze]

Krurze’s techno tracks are among the best things in this game.

Haha, it's great to see that at least someone appreciates them. It does come down to set and setting with these tracks, really. But I'm glad that even Hymie can (kind of) see the appeal. Vril - UV gets an 8/10 from me.

I don't think I have rated Ty Segall Band's I Bought My Eyes yet either, it gets an 8/10 too.

And since it feels strange just chiming in when my own tracks come up, I'm gonna rate some more:

The Magnetic Fields - I Don't Really Love You Any More: 7/10. Pleasing little pop song.

Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar: Wasn't a fan from the beginning anyway, but German radio really has been playing it do death. 4/10

[BobPatience]

202. The Colourfield - Take - 7

Great British New Wave, the intro sounds like it could've been in a 60s British Beat song in some form, the verses would've done well in Britpop. The percussion in the last third of the song is a nice touch.

[Rob]

The Colourfield - Take: 7

Yes, this one is very solid. It has a nice flow to it.

[Honorio]

1 | The Colourfield | Take | 8
2 | Neil Young | Peaceful Valley Boulevard | 8
3 | The Magnetic Fields | I Don’t Really Love You | 7
4 | Aloe Blacc | I Need a Dollar | 7
5 | Stackridge | Humiliation | 7
6 | Have a Nice Life | Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000 | 6
7 | They Might Be Giants | Man, It’s So Loud in Here | 5
8 | Vril | UV | 5
9 | The Gaslight Anthem | 1,000 Years | 5

[andyd1010]

Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar: 8
The Rolling Stones – Soul Survivor: 7
The Notorious B.I.G. – Suicidal Thoughts: 6
Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby: 6
Simple Plan – Welcome to My Life: 4.5
AC/DC – Who Made Who: 4
Slick Rick – Hey Young World: 4
R.E.M. – Little America: 3.5

...

Avenged Sevenfold - Fiction: 9.5
Nick Drake – Saturday Sun: 9.5
Middle Kids - Edge of Town: 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
Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know: 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
Elvis Costello – Hand in Hand: 8
Radiohead - The Numbers: 7.5
Dusty Springfield - Goin' Back: 7.5
The Libertines – Up the Bracket: 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
Bob Dylan – To Ramona: 6.5
Gillian Welch – Elvis Presley Blues: 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
Adele – Hometown Glory: 6
Vampire Weekend – I Think Ur A Contra: 5.5
Muddy Waters - Good News: 5.5
JJ Cale - Magnolia: 5.5
Fiona Apple - Limp: 5
David Axelrod - Holy Thursday: 5
Traffic – The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys: 4.5
Fleet Foxes - Kept Woman: 4.5
Tom Waits – Johnsburg, Illinois: 4.5
Elton John - Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock & Roll): 4
The Spaniels - Baby It's You: 4
"Weird Al" Yankovic - Hardware Store: 3.5
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

[Safetycat]

202. The Colourfield - Take - 7
A tricky one, it's quite good, but needs more time for me to solidify my opinion. Seven for now.

[Brad]

196. Vril - UV: 7.25
197. Have a Nice Life – Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000: 7.5 (bonus for the Trio sample)
198. The Magnetic Fields – I Don’t Really Love You Anymore: 7
199. Stackridge - Humiliation: 6
200. Neil Young – Peaceful Valley Boulevard: 7
201. Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar: 5.5
202. The Colourfield - Take: 5.5

Thanks!

[mileswide]

Haha, it's great to see that at least someone appreciates them.

You can include me in that, Vril- UV gets a 9 from me, just immense, goosebump-causing stuff. I've been looking at everyone's all-time song lists from last year and yours Krurze is definitely one I'll have to delve into further, especially if the smattering of DnB tracks I know is indication of similar goodness.

Have a Nice Life- Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000 6 Not as abrasive as I was fearing/hoping (must admit Bob's reference to dubstep caught my attention). Agree with Rob about its disjointedness and would've preferred the reverbed vocals to go with the distorted guitars but can't fault its ambition.

The Magnetic Fields- I Don't Really Love You Anymore 5 The echoey drums at the start promise so much, then it gets overbearingly kooky for my liking. Even from hearing the few Magnetic Fields songs on my radar, I know Merritt's done so much better elsewhere.

Stackridge- Humiliation 5 Twee in my view, the vocals don't help.

Neil Young- Peaceful Valley Boulevard 8 How can I vote so much for this ridiculously high voice after the last entry? At his best, Young has more grit in his voice for me or the songs at least provide the grit. When he doesn't, he loses me (I couldn't get past the Silver and Gold album's sentimentality for instance). Environmental catastrophe seems to be happening in the lyrics, while Young and the producer Lanois whip up a brooding hubbub of sound that doesn't reach a peak but such is the atmosphere generated, it doesn't need to.

Aloe Blacc- I Need a Dollar 6 Overfamiliar but nothing inherently wrong with it and he can clearly sing as Wake Me Up showed.

The Colourfield- Take 7 There seemed to be a sub-genre of 80s indie/new wave with sarcastic lyrics set to middle-of-the-road music (Housemartins, some of what Squeeze, Elvis Costello and the Style Council were doing) and I'm partial to much of this style but, as Safetycat says, it probably doesn't reveal all of itself within the first few listens. Terry Hall sounds as stroppy as he did in The Specials but with more soul, maybe finding his voice in a band where he did most of the songwriting.

[Rob]

I kind of announced it already, but let's make it official: I now rate Hedningarna - Pornopolska with a 10. I really don't know how many times I heard it since it first appeared here. Might just end up on Spotify as my most played track of the year!

[DaveC]

201. Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar: 7
202. The Colourfield - Take: 5

[Wezzo]

181. The Icicle Works – Love is a Wonderful Colour - 8 [really memorable]
182. Hedningarna - Pornopolska - 6.5
183. The Rolling Stones – Soul Survivor - 5.5
184. Tom Petty – House in the Woods - 7
185. The Nite Riders – Women & Cadillacs - 6
186. Willie Nelson – He Won’t Ever Be Gone - 7
187. Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby - 5
188. James Brown – I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll Get It Myself) - 7.5
189. The Verlaines - Angela - 6
190. Magazine – You Never Knew Me - 6
191. Thelonious Monk – In Walked Bud - 6.5
192. Lightnin’ Hopkins – Mojo Hand - 5.5
193. Boudewijn de Groot – Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen - 8
194. They Might Be Giants – Man, It’s So Loud in Here: 9 [from my list]
195. The Gaslight Anthem - 1,000 Years - 9 [from my list]
196. Vril - UV - 6.5
197. Have a Nice Life – Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000 - 5
198. The Magnetic Fields – I Don’t Really Love You Anymore - 9 [from my list]
199. Stackridge - Humiliation - 8 [beautiful vocals]
200. Neil Young – Peaceful Valley Boulevard - 6.5 [could be a grower in the future]
201. Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar - 5.5
202. The Colourfield - Take - 7

[Zombeels]

193. Boudewijn de Groot – Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen 8
194. They Might Be Giant – Man, It’s So Loud in Here 7
195. The Gaslight Anthem – 1,000 Years 7
196. Vril - UV 1
197. Have a Nice Life – Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000 3
198. The Magnetic Fields – I Don’t Really Love You Anymore 8
199. Stackridge - Humiliation 7
200. Neil Young – Peaceful Valley Boulevard 7
201. Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar 7
202. The Colourfield - Take 6

[Romain]

An excellent month overal.

182. Hedningarna - Pornopolska Fresh... and interesting. 7.5/10
183. The Rolling Stones – Soul Survivor They are so good even the third level songs are goods. 7/10
184. Tom Petty – House in the Woods I adore the music, less the voice, it's a Petty... heuu.. a pity. 7.5/10
185. The Nite Riders – Women & Cadillacs As usual 5/10
186. Willie Nelson – He Won’t Ever Be Gone Country.... 3.5/10
187. Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby 6.5/10
188. James Brown – I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll Get It Myself) Voice and trumpet... my favorite Brown's songs 7/10
189. The Verlaines - Angela This rythm is so strange. 7/10
190. Magazine – You Never Knew Me Very Bowiesque, very good 8/10
191. Thelonious Monk – In Walked Bud A classic and a good song. I really like the recording, the voice is so powerful like that 7/10
192. Lightnin’ Hopkins – Mojo Hand Another classic 7.5/10
193. Boudewijn de Groot – Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen you feel nostalgia without even understanding the words. 7/10
194. They Might Be Giants – Man, It’s So Loud in Here 3/10 I don't like the music.
195. The Gaslight Anthem - 1,000 Years Inniocent song 4.5/10
196. Vril - UV Not my kind of music but quite hypnotic 4.5/10
197. Have a Nice Life – Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000 I like it, the final progression is epic 7/10
198. The Magnetic Fields – I Don’t Really Love You Anymore Not bad, not extraordinary 5.5/10
199. Stackridge - Humiliation a little beatlesian ballad, calm and pleasant 6.5/10
200. Neil Young – Peaceful Valley Boulevard 6/10
201. Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar difficult to judge a huge hit like that, that's StevieFan's speciality
Is it good because it's good or is it good because we've heard it ten thousand times? 7/10
202. The Colourfield - Take A long time since we have a classical 80's spirit song 6/10

[StevieFan13]

The funny thing is hearing how many Europeans are calling I Need a Dollar a huge, inescapable hit when I just heard it by chance a few years ago and it never really dented the charts here. Aloe Blacc is much more well-known in the States for his feature on Avicii’s Wake Me Up and, to a degree, The Man. I Need a Dollar was never a hit here, but I wish it was.

[Romain]

Héhéhé... indeed. The song has not only been played on radio and TV on a loop, but has also been used in commercials and in many reports on musical background here in France. i don't know for the other countries.

[Akhenaten]

193. Boudewijn de Groot – Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen - 5.5
194. They Might Be Giants – Man, It’s So Loud in Here - 6
195. The Gaslight Anthem - 1,000 Years - 5
196. Vril - UV - 3
197. Have a Nice Life – Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000 - 4
198. The Magnetic Fields – I Don’t Really Love You Anymore - 5
199. Stackridge - Humiliation - 7
200. Neil Young – Peaceful Valley Boulevard - 2.5
201. Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar - 9
202. The Colourfield - Take - 10

[Rob]

Héhéhé... indeed. The song has not only been played on radio and TV on a loop, but has also been used in commercials and in many reports on musical background here in France. i don't know for the other countries.

I peaked at #53 here in The Netherlands, but I can't remember hearing it back than.

[antonius]

My favourites for this month

The Rolling Stones – Soul Survivor - 8
Willie Nelson – He Won’t Ever Be Gone - 6
Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby - 7
James Brown – I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll get It Myself) - 6
Magazine – You Never Knew Me - 7
Thelonious Monk – In Walked Bud - 10 (off "genius of modern music")
Lightnin’ Hopkins – Mojo Hand - 8
Boudewijn de Groot – Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen - 8
Vril - UV - 7
Neil Young – Peaceful Valley Boulevard - 6
Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar - 8

[Live in Phoenix]

Neil Young – Peaceful Valley Boulevard

EDIT: Changed from a 4 to a 7. Original review below.

From one of his "sort-of albums," as I derisively call his 2010s work, the kind of stuff musicians apparently do when their legend is secure and they don't have to try that hard anymore, or even connect with their audience. (Another example is the album he recorded entirely in an ancient Voice-o-Graph booth.) I had once been on a trajectory of listening to all the Neil Young albums -- hell, maybe I'll still do it, if he doesn't live to be 110. Anyway, this song just seems like something that's all been done before, just not on solo electric guitar. I wouldn't recommend any Neil Young from 1995-onward that's not in a loud band setting.

[SL3]

181. The Icicle Works – Love is a Wonderful Colour - 8
182. Hedningarna – Pornopolska : 6
183. The Rolling Stones – Soul Survivor : 6
184. Tom Petty – House in the Woods : 5
185. The Nite Riders – Women & Cadillacs : 6
186. Willie Nelson – He Won’t Ever Be Gone : 7
187. Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby : 6
188. James Brown – I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing : 6
189. The Verlaines – Angela : 5
190. Magazine – You Never Knew Me : 6
191. Thelonious Monk – In Walked Bud : 9
192. Lightnin’ Hopkins – Mojo Hand : 7
193. Boudewijn de Groot – Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen : 6
194. They Might Be Giants – Man, It’s So Loud in Here : 4
195. The Gaslight Anthem – 1,000 Years : 6
196. Vril – UV : 8
197. Have a Nice Life – Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000 : 7
198. The Magnetic Fields – I Don’t Really Love You Anymore : 7
199. Stackridge – Humiliation : 5
200. Neil Young – Peaceful Valley Boulevard : 5
201. Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar : 7
202. The Colourfield – Take : 4

[Schüttelbirne]

181. The Icicle Works - Love Is a Wonderful Colour (1983): 6/10
182. Hedningarna - Pornopolka (1994): 8/10
183. The Rolling Stones - Soul Survivor (1972): 6/10
184. Tom Petty - House in the Woods (1994): 7/10
185. The Nite Riders - Women & Cadillacs (1954): 7/10
186. Willie Nelson - He Won't Ever Be Gone (2017): 7/10
187. Otis Redding - Rock Me Baby (1965): 7/10
188. James Brown - I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I'll Get It Myself) (1969): 6/10
189. The Verlaines - Angela (1982): 5/10
190. Magazine - You Never Knew Me (1980): 5/10
191. Thelonious Monk - In Walked Bud (1958): 8/10
192. Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand (1962): 7/10
193. Boudewijn de Groot - Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen (1968): 6/10
194. They Might Be Giants - Man, It's So Loud in Here (2001): 4/10
195. The Gaslight Anthem - 1,000 Years (2014): 7/10
196. Vril - UV (2011): 3/10
197. Have a Nice Life - Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000 (2008): 5/10
198. The Magnetic Fields - I Don't Really Love You Anymore (2004): 7/10
199. Stackridge - Humiliation (1974): 7/10
200. Neil Young - Peaceful Valley Boulevard (2010): 6/10
201. Aloe Blacc - I Need a Dollar (2010): 7/10
202. The Colourfield - Take (1984): 6/10

[mileswide]

I promise I'll only do this for two other previously rated songs for now but can I be cheeky and bump Pornopolka up from an 8 to a 9?

[Akhenaten]

Re-ratings:
9 (was 8) - 190. Magazine – You Never Knew Me
8.5 (was 7) - 199. Stackridge - Humiliation
9 (was 10) - 202. The Colourfield - Take

[Rob]

I promise I'll only do this for two other previously rated songs for now but can I be cheeky and bump Pornopolka up from an 8 to a 9?

I don't know. You still don't really seem to appreciate the song. That one is a 10. At least.

Seriously, as long as the change is made clear I'll happily update anything.

[mileswide]

You're right, such divine perfection is wasted on false acolytes as I. Teach me your ways on how best to praise the true Gods of Sami folk, oh Prophet Rob! Is it too late to repent and score it an 11? Honestly though, I'm grateful for bonnielaurel for choosing this and you for running BF, your reviews are a large part of the appeal

[sonofsamiam]

183. The Rolling Stones – Soul Survivor : 7
184. Tom Petty – House in the Woods : 5
186. Willie Nelson – He Won’t Ever Be Gone : 7
187. Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby : 7
188. James Brown – I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing : 8
190. Magazine – You Never Knew Me : 8
191. Thelonious Monk – In Walked Bud : 8
192. Lightnin’ Hopkins – Mojo Hand : 8
194. They Might Be Giants – Man, It’s So Loud in Here : 6
197. Have a Nice Life – Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000 : 7
198. The Magnetic Fields – I Don’t Really Love You Anymore : 7
200. Neil Young – Peaceful Valley Boulevard : 5
201. Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar : 7

[Myself]

181 The Icicle Works – Love is a Wonderful Colour 5
182 Hedningarna – Pornopolka 6
183 The Rolling Stones – Soul Survivor 4
184 Tom Petty – House in the Woods 4
185 The Nite Riders – Women & Cadillacs 7
186 Willie Nelson – He Won’t Ever Be Gone 5
187 Otis Redding – Rock Me Baby 8
188 James Brown – I Don’t Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open Up the Door, I’ll get It Myself) 8
189 The Verlaines – Angela 6
190 Magazine – You Never Knew Me 6
191 Thelonious Monk – In Walked Bud 8
192 Lightnin’ Hopkins – Mojo Hand 7
193 Boudewijn de Groot – Als de rook om je hoofd is verdwenen 6
194 They Might Be Giant – Man, It’s So Loud in Here 5
195 The Gaslight Anthem – 1,000 Years 6
196 Vril – UV 5
197 Have a Nice Life – Holy Fucking Shit: 40,000 6
198 The Magnetic Fields – I Don’t Really Love You Anymore 6
199 Stackridge – Humiliation 6
200 Neil Young – Peaceful Valley Boulevard 7
201 Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar 7
202 The Colourfield – Take 6