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Rob wrote: Thu Jul 08, 2021 7:42 am910. Justin Timberlake – Like I Love You
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910. Justin Timberlake – Like I Love You: 6
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910. Justin Timberlake | "Like I Love You": 5/10
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Justin Timberlake – Like I Love You: 5

Just leave it to Justin Timberlake to try and make schmaltz sound cool. I'm sadly insensitive to most of his attempts. Hardly the worst music in the world, but it leaves me cold.
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Today one of prosecutorgodot’s anonymous traditional songs. I picked the version that ranked on AM for the playlist, the one by The Weavers, but if you have a personal favourite rendition, feel free to vote for that one.

911. Traditional – On Top of Old Smokey
Year: Who knows?
Biggest Fan: Prosecutorgodot (#841)

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Rob wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:28 am911. Traditional – On Top of Old Smokey
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Traditional – On Top of Old Smokey: 7
One of those songs I don't know the name or lyrics to, but I certainly recognize the melody. The Weavers version is a bit of an oddity, where the corny and the profound for a strange mixture, like with a lot of things Pete Seeger had a hand in. I like it though.
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911. The Weavers | "On Top of Old Smokey": 6/10
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911. Traditional – On Top of Old Smokey: 6
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Rob wrote: Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:28 am Today one of prosecutorgodot’s anonymous traditional songs. I picked the version that ranked on AM for the playlist, the one by The Weavers, but if you have a personal favourite rendition, feel free to vote for that one.
This one was a hit at the same time as the Weavers version:

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If we count the Weavers version of On Top of Old Smokey this is the fourth big hit in a row here. We might just as well change the name of this topic into Billboard Fan.

912. Maroon 5 – One More Night
Year: 2012
Album: Overexposed
Biggest Fan: kaue (#301)

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Rob wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 9:02 am912. Maroon 5 – One More Night
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One More Night is a 1
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StevieFan13 wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 3:28 pm One More Night is a 1
LOL, I'm glad someone else here thinks it's worse than I do!

I have trouble even calling it music.
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Maroon 5 – One More Night: 2.5
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Maroon 5 – One More Night

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I feel like I'm waiting the whole time for the song to start. The chorus has no liftoff.

Odd fact: So many years ago, I once saw them headline a big local music showcase in Tempe...except they weren't local. I remember them doing a poppier version of Nine Inch Nails' "Closer" ("I want to fuck you like an animal...")
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912. Maroon 5 | "One More Night": 4/10

This isn't really worse than other pop music.
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Hymie wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 3:38 pm
StevieFan13 wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 3:28 pm One More Night is a 1
LOL, I'm glad someone else here thinks it's worse than I do!

I have trouble even calling it music.
28th biggest song of the decade according to Billboard! Get hip with the times!

Maroon 5 – One More Night: 3
There is worse than this for sure, but for biggest overuse of auto-tune it has to be in the running for the top award. It's odd as Adam Levine's voice is usually fine without it, but I guess when this song came out it was pretty much a requirement for any pop song to use autotune. What annoys me here is that I feel that even the instruments have autotune and it sounds ugly. Too bad, as I think the melody itself would have made for a decent pop song.
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Rob wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 6:37 pm
Hymie wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 3:38 pm
StevieFan13 wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 3:28 pm One More Night is a 1
LOL, I'm glad someone else here thinks it's worse than I do!

I have trouble even calling it music.
28th biggest song of the decade according to Billboard! Get hip with the times!
Hey, my favorite decade of the 50s has plenty of dogshit stuff that was huge like this. For instance...

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And today not an actual hit, but about someone who did have hits. The song ranks on AM at #6549.

913. Adam Green - Jessica
Year: 2003
Album: Friends of Mine
Biggest Fan: Neil (#525)

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Hymie wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 3:38 pm
StevieFan13 wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 3:28 pm One More Night is a 1
LOL, I'm glad someone else here thinks it's worse than I do!

I have trouble even calling it music.
I really don’t care for Maroon 5 post-2007 or so, and this is one of their worst.
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913. Adam Green | "Jessica": 5/10
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Adam Green - Jessica: 6

Damn, it's already six years since I wrote about this one: http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/vi ... ica#p44269
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912. Maroon 5 – One More Night: 3
913. Adam Green - Jessica: 5
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Rob wrote: Sun Jul 11, 2021 9:05 am913. Adam Green - Jessica
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Another shitty monotone singer.
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Today an oldie from France that ranks on AM at #6375 on AM:

914. Henri Salvador - Le Loup, la biche et le chevalier
Year: 1950
Released as a single (B-side to Le Marchand de Sable)
Biggest Fan: Nicolas (#357)

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910. Justin Timberlake – Like I Love You - 4
911. Traditional – On Top of Old Smokey - 4
912. Maroon 5 – One More Night - 6
913. Adam Green - Jessica - 8
914. Henri Salvador - Le Loup, la biche et le chevalier - 6
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Rob wrote: Mon Jul 12, 2021 8:00 am914. Henri Salvador - Le Loup, la biche et le chevalier
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it's okay.
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908. Die Goldenen Zitronen, featuring Michaela Melián – Beautiful People: 6.5
909. Panic! at the Disco – I Write Sins Not Tragedies: 4
910. Justin Timberlake – Like I Love You - 5
911. Traditional – On Top of Old Smokey - 3
912. Maroon 5 – One More Night - 2.5
913. Adam Green - Jessica: 8 (#7526 on my AT list)

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Henri Salvador - Le Loup, la biche et le chevalier: 6
Very calm and subdued, which gives it a breezy charm, but not much more.
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Let's post this here too:

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

As people might have noticed we are getting close to 1000 entries. At the same time, when we hit that number 1000 the poll for the 2021 edition of the All-Time Song Poll will have closed. We might not have the results by then, but I always wanted to start anew when we have the new results. Since 1000 is also a nice number to go out on, I want to close this first edition of Biggest Fan with the top 1000 presentation. After that this game will go on hiatus until the 2021 list is revealed, whenever that may be.

This means, if you want to catch up and influence what the FINAL list will look like this is your chance. I know that the playlist is very long now, but if you ever had any interest in this you still have 86 days to catch up. Perhaps you will even discover some songs that will make your own All-Time list. I know I have.
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We continue on with songs that rank on Acclaimed Music. This one you can find at #2985. It is also the second appearance by Blood Orange.

915. Blood Orange – Best to You
Year: 2016
Album: Freetown Sound
Biggest Fan: BleuPanda (#323)

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Rob wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 7:48 am915. Blood Orange – Best to You
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Henri Salvador - Le Loup, la biche et le chevalier: 6

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914. Henri Salvador - Le Loup, la biche et le chevalier: 6
915. Blood Orange – Best to You: 8
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914. Henri Salvador | "Le Loup, la biche et la chevalier": 5/10
915. Blood Orange | "Best to You": 5/10
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Blood Orange – Best to You: 7
As pop goes this is very appealing. Not very sporting to not give Empress Of a featuring credit, though, as she carries much of the song.
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916. Lene Marlin – Where I’m Headed
Year: 1999
Album: Playing My Game
Biggest Fan: Neil (#637)

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915. Blood Orange - Best to You - 7
916. Lene Marlin – Where I’m Headed - 7.5 - I remember "Sitting Down Here", which was a top 5 hit in the UK, but I don't think I'd heard this one before
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Rob wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 8:23 am916. Lene Marlin – Where I’m Headed
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915. Blood Orange - Best to You: 8

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Lene Marlin – Where I’m Headed: 4

Sitting Down Here is one of those sort-of-forgotten hits of the nineties, but hearing me takes me back to childhood. Not that it is particularly great, but Marlin's voice does have its appeal and the melody is nice and easy. Where I'm Headed though is just dull and weak.
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916. Lene Marlin | "Where I'm Headed": 3/10
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910. Justin Timberlake – Like I Love You: 5.5
911. Traditional – On Top of Old Smokey: 7
912. Maroon 5 – One More Night: 5.5
913. Adam Green - Jessica: 6
914. Henri Salvador - Le Loup, la biche et le chevalier: 5.5
915. Blood Orange – Best to You: 4
916. Lene Marlin – Where I’m Headed: 5
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916. Lene Marlin – Where I’m Headed: 5
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917. Girlpool – Before the World Was Big
Year: 2015
Album: Before the World Was Big
Biggest Fan: acroamor (#461)

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Rob wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 7:59 amGirlpool – Before the World Was Big
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916. Lene Marlin – Where I’m Headed: 5

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903. Dale Howard - Limit: - 3
904. John Coltrane - Naima - 4
905. Yung Hurn, featuring RIN - Bianco - 2
906. The Lemonheads – Alison’s Starting to Happen - 7
907. The Germs – Circle One - 6
908. Die Goldenen Zitronen, featuring Michaela Melián – Beautiful People - 2
909. Panic! at the Disco – I Write Sins Not Tragedies - 8.5 [#3344 AT]
910. Justin Timberlake – Like I Love You - 2.5
911. Traditional – On Top of Old Smokey - 7
912. Maroon 5 – One More Night - 5.5
913. Adam Green - Jessica - 6
914. Henri Salvador - Le Loup, la biche et le chevalier - 6
915. Blood Orange – Best to You - 5.5
916. Lene Marlin – Where I’m Headed - 5
917. Girlpool – Before the World Was Big - 3
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Girlpool – Before the World Was Big: 6
Rather sparse musically, with it's repetitive guitar and bass, all in service of some shouty girl vocals. If you focus on the lyrics it is rather fun, even if not something I see myself returning to.

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