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Kanye West, featuring Young Jeezy - Amazing: 2

I find this song's parent album close to unlistenable and this song is a good example why. It's not just that Kanye West uses auto-tune, but especially how horrible he makes it sound. His vocal performance is just grating to my ears and the whole song, which probably wouldn't be great regardless (it's production is boring for Kanye West) becomes extremely ugly.

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896. Kanye West, featuring Young Jeezy - Amazing: 5
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896. Kanye West ft. Young Jeezy | "Amazing": 3/10
I don't mind Autotune if it's used the right way (like Bon Iver), but this album isn't very good.
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892. Bob Dylan – One Too Many Mornings - 5
893. Huerco S. - Prinzif - 3
894. Traditional – Dona Nobis Pacem (Canon) - 3
895. Gnarls Barkley – Who’s Gonna Save My Soul - 6
Reserved track for this duo, and it's appreciated.
896. Kanye West, featuring Young Jeezy - Amazing - 8
Fun fact: this was the first Kanye album I actually listened through. I like this track in particular and I cannot justify why because on paper it is not something I would enjoy.
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897. Javiera Mena – No Te Cuesta Nada
Year: 2010
Album: Mena
Biggest Fan: Moonbeam (#469)

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896. Kanye West, featuring Young Jeezy - Amazing - 7
897. Javiera Mena – No Te Cuesta Nada - 7.5
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Rob wrote: Fri Jun 25, 2021 9:24 am897. Javiera Mena – No Te Cuesta Nada
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Javiera Mena – No Te Cuesta Nada: 8
There is something to this song that makes it absolutely endearing. Mena has a warm voice and the words seam to roll pleasingly from her tongue. The melody also just hits a sweet spot. Maybe not the type of thing I usually give an 8, but something just clicks here.
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897. Javiera Mena | "No Te Cuesta Nada": 6/10
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A lot of songs from 2008 this week. This one is bubblin’ under on AM.

898. Hot Chip – One Pure Thought
Year: 2008
Album: Made in the Dark
Biggest Fan: Nassim (#508)

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887. They Might Be Giants – Careful What You Pack: 7
888. Big Audio Dynamite – E=MC²: 8
889. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – All the Wrong Reasons: 4
890. Ella Fitzgerald – Don’t Get Around Much Anymore: 5
891. Smashing Pumpkins - Hummer: 9
892. Bob Dylan – One Too Many Mornings - 4
893. Huerco S. - Prinzif - 7
894. Traditional – Dona Nobis Pacem (Canon) - 6
895. Gnarls Barkley – Who’s Gonna Save My Soul - 7
896. Kanye West, featuring Young Jeezy - Amazing - 5 (God I hate Autotune. it's not even necessary here. Actually, when is it ever ?)
897. Javiera Mena – No Te Cuesta Nada: 6
898. Hot Chip – One Pure Thought 6
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Rob wrote: Sat Jun 26, 2021 9:19 am898. Hot Chip – One Pure Thought
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896. Kanye West, featuring Young Jeezy - Amazing: 4.5
897. Javiera Mena – No Te Cuesta Nada: 5

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897. Javiera Mena – No Te Cuesta Nada: 6
898. Hot Chip – One Pure Thought: 6.5
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898. Hot Chip | "One Pure Thought": 5/10
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Hot Chip – One Pure Thought: 7
More guitar driven than I'm used to with these guys. Cool.
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895. Gnarls Barkley – Who’s Gonna Save My Soul - 8
"On a mountain range, I'm Dr. Strange"
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899. X – True Love Pt. #2
Year: 1983
Album: More Fun in the New World
Biggest Fan: BryanBehar (#244)

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Rob wrote: Sun Jun 27, 2021 8:59 am899. X – True Love Pt. #2
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899. X | "True Love, Pt. 2": 5/10
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899. X – True Love Pt. #2: 6
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X – True Love Pt. #2: 8
Surprisingly low ratings so far, because I think this is a very fun, high-energy romp through music history. Of course it extremely referential, especially near the end, but that is part of the appeal. They pull it off very well. The oddest thing is that the main riff seems to actually precede a later song: it reminds me a lot of Smells Like Teen Spirit.
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894. Traditional – Dona Nobis Pacem (Canon): 8
895. Gnarls Barkley – Who’s Gonna Save My Soul: 8.5
896. Kanye West, featuring Young Jeezy - Amazing: 7.5
897. Javiera Mena – No Te Cuesta Nada: 6
898. Hot Chip – One Pure Thought: 6.5
899. X – True Love Pt. #2: 7.5
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Today Hymie brings the second song by The Clover that appears here. We open the week on a classy note.

900. The Clovers – Cocksuckers Ball
Year: 1974
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#412)

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I agree with you Rob!

X – True Love Pt. #2: 8
"On a mountain range, I'm Dr. Strange"
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898. Hot Chip – One Pure Thought: 7
899. X – True Love Pt. #2: 6
That riff is pure Doobie Brothers:
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900. The Clovers – Cocksuckers Ball: 7.5

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898. Hot Chip – One Pure Thought - 6
899. X – True Love Pt. #2 - 6
900. The Clovers – Cocksuckers Ball - 5
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Rob wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:12 am900. The Clovers – Cocksuckers Ball
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Here's another excellent version of this wonderful song. Two guys and two girls with one of the girls singing bass!

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The Clovers – Cocksuckers Ball: 6
Maybe most interesting as a novelty. Recorded in the fifties, but unsurprisingly not released until the seventies (if my info is correct). It does have sing-along quality to it though.
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900. The Clovers – Cocksuckers Ball: 5.5
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897. Javiera Mena – No Te Cuesta Nada - 7
898. Hot Chip – One Pure Thought - 9
This likely won't be eligible next time because it's high on my own fledgling list! A very strong 9.
899. X – True Love Pt. #2 - 9
Immediately was drawn to this track, it's so fun!
900. The Clovers – Cocksuckers Ball - 4
I didn't like the song much. However, I do like their out and proud attitude about doing that at a ball, good for them.
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901. Ennio Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe
Year: 1986
Album: The Mission
Biggest Fan: Dexter (#326)

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Hymie wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 1:22 pm
Rob wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:12 am900. The Clovers – Cocksuckers Ball
Here's another excellent version of this wonderful song. Two guys and two girls with one of the girls singing bass!

Wow. Do they do any other numbers?
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Live in Phoenix wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 2:30 pm
Hymie wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 1:22 pm
Rob wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:12 am900. The Clovers – Cocksuckers Ball
Here's another excellent version of this wonderful song. Two guys and two girls with one of the girls singing bass!

Wow. Do they do any other numbers?
Not that I know of. They're from somewhere in Western Europe I think, just 4 friends hanging out. I think the woman singing bass has some solo stuff.
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Rob wrote: Tue Jun 29, 2021 9:08 am901. Ennio Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe
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Ennio Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe: 8

There are 8 Morricone songs eligible for this game and 6 of those come from my list. As we can see this is not one of them, but that is not because I don't like it. I think Morricone's work for The Mission is one of the most beautiful ever written for a film, even if the film in question isn't all that great in my opinion. The album ranked #31 last year on my All Time list. Gabriel's Oboe is its most famous piece and has been turned into pop songs and whatnot. It is has a spiritual tranquility that is appealing. The reason it was not on my song list is that I instead opted for On Earth As It Is In Heaven (which may still appear in Biggest Fan), which is built around the same motifs as Gabriel's Oboe, but adds more drama and tempo to it. It becomes one of the most religious uplifting songs I know, without the bombast you'd expect from such a Hollywood production. It is not Gabriel's Oboe's fault it never takes flight, that is not its purpose, but I always want it to.
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The second Hymie this week and the third “5” Royales entry. This one is bubbling under on AM.

902. The “5” Royales – Baby, Don’t Do It
Year: 1952
Released as a single
Biggest Fan: Hymie (#532)

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By the way, we passed #900 this Monday. Usually that means an update of the top 100 in the following weekend, but I'm really full then, so it will be the weekend after. Enough time to catch up with voting!
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901. Ennio Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe - 8
902. The “5” Royales – Baby, Don’t Do It - 6
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901. Ennio Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe: 6.5
902. The “5” Royales – Baby, Don’t Do It: 7.5

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Rob wrote: Wed Jun 30, 2021 7:49 am902. The “5” Royales – Baby, Don’t Do It
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901. Ennio Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe: 6
902. The “5” Royales – Baby, Don’t Do It: 6.5
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900. The Clovers | "Rotten Cocksuckers Ball": 3/10
901. Ennio Morricone | "Gabriel's Oboe": 7/10
902. The "5" Royales | "Baby, Don't Do It": 4/10
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900. The Clovers – Cocksuckers Ball: 5.5
901. Ennio Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe: 5
902. The “5” Royales – Baby, Don’t Do It: 5
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The “5” Royales – Baby, Don’t Do It: 6
Not as rocking as their earlier entries here, but still rather dynamic for doo-wop.
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901. Ennio Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe - 6
902. The “5” Royales – Baby, Don’t Do It - 7
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901. Ennio Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe: 10
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873 These New Puritans - Fragment Two 7
874 Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys - Wreck on the Highway 8
875 The Cure – Let’s Go to Bed 8
876 辻横由佳 [Yuka Tsujiyoko], 森下弘生 [Hiroki Morishita] & 近藤嶺 [Rei Kondoh] – Id (Purpose) 7
877 New Order – Vanishing Point 7
878 Pere Ubu – (Pa) Ubu Dance Party 6
879 Jocelyn Pook – Masked Ball 9
880 The Spiders – Love’s All I’m Puttin’ Down 7
881 Exuma – African Rhythm 2 (Exuma should be an artist I love, but I just find him annoying personally.)
882 Secos & Molhados - Sangue Latino 6
883 Kandace Springs – Place to Hide 5
884 Flaming Ember – Westbound #9 6
885 Electric Light Orchestra – Showdown 10
886 Dizzy Gillespie – Manteca 9
887 They Might Be Giants – Careful What You Pack 6
888 Big Audio Dynamite – E=MC² 5
889 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – All the Wrong Reasons 5
890 Ella Fitzgerald – Don’t Get Around Much Anymore 7
891 Smashing Pumpkins – Hummer 6
892 Bob Dylan – One Too Many Mornings 6
893 Huerco S. – Prinzif 8
894 Traditional – Dona Nobis Pacem (Canon) 6
895 Gnarls Barkley – Who’s Gonna Save My Soul 7
896 Kanye West, featuring Young Jeezy – Amazing 6
897 Javiera Mena – No Te Cuesta Nada 6
898 Hot Chip – One Pure Thought 6
899 X – True Love Pt. #2 7
900 The Clovers – Cocksuckers Ball 8
901 Ennio Morricone – Gabriel’s Oboe 7
902 The “5” Royales – Baby, Don’t Do It 6
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Trying to catch up a bit :

902 The "5" Royales - Baby Don't Do It : 7,5
901 Ennio Morricone - Gabriel's Oboe : 4
900 The Clovers - Cocksuckers Ball : 5
899 X - True Love Pt. #2 : 7,5
898 Hot Chip - One Pure Thought : 9
897 Javiera Mena - No Te Cuesta Nada : 5
896 Kanye West feat. Young Jeezy - Amazing : 7,5 (would be 8 without Young Jeezy)
895 Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul : 7,5
894 Traditional - Dona Nobis Pacem (canon) : 6
893 Huerco S. - Prinzif : 7
892 Bob Dylan - One Too Many Morning : 8
891 Smashing Pumpkins - Hummer : 8
890 Ella Fitzgerald - Don't Get Around Much Anymore : 7
889 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - All the Wrong Reasons : 4 (I don't get the love for Tom Petty in the US, his music is as bland as can be to me)
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