Biggest Fan Songs - August 2021
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Brad – The Day Brings: 6
A decent ballad. In contrast to the Spiritualized I find the voice of the singer appealing, which might raise my rating up a little.
A decent ballad. In contrast to the Spiritualized I find the voice of the singer appealing, which might raise my rating up a little.
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944. David Bowie – The Width of a Circle: 7.5
945. Can – Dizzy Dizzy: 9
946. Plastikman - Ethnik: 7.5
947. The Shondells – Hanky Panky: 6
948. George Harrison – Love Comes to Everyone: 4
949. Brad – The Day Brings: 4
Raises the question: Is the nominator of Ethnik the real Damo Suzuki?
945. Can – Dizzy Dizzy: 9
946. Plastikman - Ethnik: 7.5
947. The Shondells – Hanky Panky: 6
948. George Harrison – Love Comes to Everyone: 4
949. Brad – The Day Brings: 4
Raises the question: Is the nominator of Ethnik the real Damo Suzuki?
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950. Billy Vera and the Beaters – At This Moment
Year: 1981
Album: Billy and the Beaters
Biggest Fan: Live in Phoenix (#963)
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Year: 1981
Album: Billy and the Beaters
Biggest Fan: Live in Phoenix (#963)
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950. Billy Vera and the Beaters – At This Moment - 8.5
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Billy Vera likes the kind of stuff I like. He's written liner notes for a bunch of albums of 1950s R&B material, and even produced some of those compilations himself, where he picked out the tracks that would be used.
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I don't know what the most unlikely Number One song would be, but At This Moment would be in the conversation. It took 6 years from its original release to take off, the difference-maker being its usage in the popular sitcom Family Ties. (And then you'd have a song like Hanky Panky or Red Red Wine that would die a quick death or have a modest showing, then it'd take off in one market, years later, and things would build from there. I don't know if that kind of thing even happens anymore.)
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Billy Vera and the Beaters – At This Moment: 6
It's very much a piano ballad of its time. Something Elton John or Billy Joel might consider. Sparse piano and a focus on heartfelt and also a little sappy vocals. Easy enough to like for me, but it doesn't quite move me as much as it could. Maybe it reminds me too much of other songs?
It's very much a piano ballad of its time. Something Elton John or Billy Joel might consider. Sparse piano and a focus on heartfelt and also a little sappy vocals. Easy enough to like for me, but it doesn't quite move me as much as it could. Maybe it reminds me too much of other songs?
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There are tons of them. How about this one from 1964.Live in Phoenix wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 5:13 pm I don't know what the most unlikely Number One song would be, but At This Moment would be in the conversation.
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Had a good time with this selection!
946. Plastikman - Ethnik - 6
947. The Shondells – Hanky Panky - 8
948. George Harrison – Love Comes to Everyone - 8
949. Brad – The Day Brings - 7
950. Billy Vera and the Beaters – At This Moment - 4
946. Plastikman - Ethnik - 6
947. The Shondells – Hanky Panky - 8
948. George Harrison – Love Comes to Everyone - 8
949. Brad – The Day Brings - 7
950. Billy Vera and the Beaters – At This Moment - 4
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951. Cerys Matthews – Arlington Way
Year: 2009
Album: Don’t Look Down
Biggest Fan: Wezzo (#451)
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Year: 2009
Album: Don’t Look Down
Biggest Fan: Wezzo (#451)
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951. Cerys Matthews – Arlington Way - 9.5 [from my list, now #485]
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945. Can – Dizzy Dizzy: 7.5
946. Plastikman - Ethnik: 6.5
947. The Shondells – Hanky Panky: 7.25
948. George Harrison – Love Comes to Everyone: 5.5
949. Brad – The Day Brings: 7.5
950. Billy Vera and the Beaters – At This Moment: 3
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946. Plastikman - Ethnik: 6.5
947. The Shondells – Hanky Panky: 7.25
948. George Harrison – Love Comes to Everyone: 5.5
949. Brad – The Day Brings: 7.5
950. Billy Vera and the Beaters – At This Moment: 3
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949. Brad | "The Day Brings": 6/10
950. Billy Vera & The Beaters | "At This Moment": 5/10
951. Cerys Matthews | "Arlington Way": 7/10
950. Billy Vera & The Beaters | "At This Moment": 5/10
951. Cerys Matthews | "Arlington Way": 7/10
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Cerys Matthews – Arlington Way: 7
Sounds very dynamic, with those strings and the shifting vocals. Good be a grower.
Sounds very dynamic, with those strings and the shifting vocals. Good be a grower.
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Today’s song – on which you may or may not hear anybody being murdered – ranks on AM at #5021.
952. Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster
Year: 1975
Album: Honey
Biggest Fan: panam (#560)
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952. Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster
Year: 1975
Album: Honey
Biggest Fan: panam (#560)
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Love Rollercoaster is a 9
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A live version of one of the songs that was in this contest:
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Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster: 7
One of those rare funk tracks that does really work for me.
One of those rare funk tracks that does really work for me.
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952. Ohio Players | "Love Rollercoaster": 6/10
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Second nomination by panam in a row.
953. Calle 13 - Adentro
Year: 2014
Album: MultiViral
Biggest Fan: panam (#902)
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953. Calle 13 - Adentro
Year: 2014
Album: MultiViral
Biggest Fan: panam (#902)
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952. Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster - 6
953. Calle 13 - Adentro - 6
953. Calle 13 - Adentro - 6
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Calle 13 - Adentro: 5
One of those songs that I feel the lyrics might be important for. On its own musical merits I find it forceful at times, but the end-result comes off as a little try-hard, even if I find it difficult to explain why it does more so than your average American rap song.
One of those songs that I feel the lyrics might be important for. On its own musical merits I find it forceful at times, but the end-result comes off as a little try-hard, even if I find it difficult to explain why it does more so than your average American rap song.
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Today a rare example of an avant-garde jazz song you can actually find on AM, albeit bubblin’ under.
954. Dave Holland Quartet – Four Winds
Year: 1973
Album: Conference of the Birds
Biggest Fan: sonofsamiam (#864)
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954. Dave Holland Quartet – Four Winds
Year: 1973
Album: Conference of the Birds
Biggest Fan: sonofsamiam (#864)
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Dave Holland Quartet – Four Winds: 6
Tough stuff. Might need some more time to fully click.
Tough stuff. Might need some more time to fully click.
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Today the third appearance of Tom Petty within two months. It’s his fourth appearance in total. Also notable is that this is the third song from the Wildflowers album. Is there a last-minute attempt going on to have every song from that album be part of Biggest Fan before we hit 1000?
955. Tom Petty – A Higher Place
Year: 1994
Album: Wildflowers
Biggest Fan: Zombeels (#587)
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955. Tom Petty – A Higher Place
Year: 1994
Album: Wildflowers
Biggest Fan: Zombeels (#587)
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951. Cerys Matthews – Arlington Way: 7.75
952. Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster: 7
953. Calle 13 - Adentro: 7
954. Dave Holland Quartet – Four Winds: 6.5
Thanks!
952. Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster: 7
953. Calle 13 - Adentro: 7
954. Dave Holland Quartet – Four Winds: 6.5
Thanks!
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An unexpected song today, which I would have guessed to get a few votes. It ranks rather high on AM, at #2292.
956. Ramones – Rockaway Beach
Year: 1977
Album: Rocket to Russia
Biggest Fan: Jap123 (#693)
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956. Ramones – Rockaway Beach
Year: 1977
Album: Rocket to Russia
Biggest Fan: Jap123 (#693)
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955. Tom Petty – A Higher Place: 6
956. Ramones – Rockaway Beach: 8.5 (#3690 on my AT list)
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956. Ramones – Rockaway Beach: 8.5 (#3690 on my AT list)
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I made up my Ramones CD recently.
Blitzkrieg Bop
Beat On The Brat
Judy Is A Punk
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
Let's Dance
I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You
Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
Carbona Not Glue
Suzy Is A Headbanger
Pinhead
Swallow My Pride
California Sun
Cretin Hop
Rockaway Beach
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
Teenage Lobotomy
Do You Wanna Dance
Needles And Pins
I Wanna Be Sedated
Rock & Roll High School
Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio
Let's Go
We Want The Airwaves
The KKK Took My Baby Away
Little Bit O' Soul
Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La)
Bonzo Goes To Bitburg
Pet Sematary
Poison Heart
I Don't Want To Grow up
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953. Calle 13 | "Adentro": 6/10
954. Dave Holland Quartet | "Four Winds": 8/10
955. Tom Petty | "A Higher Place": 6/10
956. Ramones | "Rockaway Beach": 6/10
954. Dave Holland Quartet | "Four Winds": 8/10
955. Tom Petty | "A Higher Place": 6/10
956. Ramones | "Rockaway Beach": 6/10
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I thought you weren't into punk. Or are the Ramones the exception?
Tom Petty - A Higher Place: 7
Another good one from this album. I said it before, but I really need to check Wildflowers out again.
Ramones – Rockaway Beach: 8
Ramones aren't very varied in their songs, but some still work better for some reason, like this one.
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No, I like lots of punk and new wave through like 1983. It's Alternative that I can't stand.
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Already the fourth entry by Brad favourite The Verlaines. This one is not available on Spotify.
957. The Verlaines – Gloom Junky
Year: 1991
Album: Ready to Fly
Biggest Fan: Brad (#712)
YouTube-link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tvfH8n ... MilesOkeef
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957. The Verlaines – Gloom Junky
Year: 1991
Album: Ready to Fly
Biggest Fan: Brad (#712)
YouTube-link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tvfH8n ... MilesOkeef
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957. The Verlaines | "Gloom Junky": 6/10
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954. Dave Holland Quartet – Four Winds - 6
955. Tom Petty – A Higher Place - 7.5
956. Ramones – Rockaway Beach - 6
957. The Verlaines – Gloom Junky - 7
955. Tom Petty – A Higher Place - 7.5
956. Ramones – Rockaway Beach - 6
957. The Verlaines – Gloom Junky - 7
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957. The Verlaines – Gloom Junky: 9 (has since dropped to my #1378 AT)
lol - actually listening to The Verlaines right now!
lol - actually listening to The Verlaines right now!
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In particular, I thought if Bruce liked any punk band, it would be the Ramones, who at times sounded like an early '60s band gone punk, with the influence made plain with their oldies covers like California Sun and Surfin' Bird on their '70s albums.
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I am not a "Surfin' Bird" fan, but they also did "Do You Wanna Dance" and "Let's Dance" and "Needles And Pins" and "Little Bit 'O Soul."Live in Phoenix wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 3:19 pmIn particular, I thought if Bruce liked any punk band, it would be the Ramones, who at times sounded like an early '60s band gone punk, with the influence made plain with their oldies covers like California Sun and Surfin' Bird on their '70s albums.
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950. Billy Vera & The Beaters | "At This Moment": 4/10. Way too mushy, musically and lyrically
951. Cerys Matthews | "Arlington Way": 6/10 - Ah Mrs Matthews' famous Welsh Accent. I did like her in Catatonia, less so in solo.
952. Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster: 8/10. I really liked the Red Hot Chili Peppers version of this song. But the original is as good, really.
953. Calle 13 - Adentro: 4 - Not fond of this, sounds like a decent song if it weren't for the gangsta growls.
954. Dave Holland Quartet – Four Winds: 5 - as usual, I value the originality, the sheer audacity of this music. I just don't consider it as music, really.
955. Tom Petty – A Higher Place - 8 - Another cut from Wildflowers, which I discovered recently, great number.
956. Ramones – Rockaway Beach - 8 - You cannot not love the Ramones.
957. The Verlaines – Gloom Junky - 7
951. Cerys Matthews | "Arlington Way": 6/10 - Ah Mrs Matthews' famous Welsh Accent. I did like her in Catatonia, less so in solo.
952. Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster: 8/10. I really liked the Red Hot Chili Peppers version of this song. But the original is as good, really.
953. Calle 13 - Adentro: 4 - Not fond of this, sounds like a decent song if it weren't for the gangsta growls.
954. Dave Holland Quartet – Four Winds: 5 - as usual, I value the originality, the sheer audacity of this music. I just don't consider it as music, really.
955. Tom Petty – A Higher Place - 8 - Another cut from Wildflowers, which I discovered recently, great number.
956. Ramones – Rockaway Beach - 8 - You cannot not love the Ramones.
957. The Verlaines – Gloom Junky - 7
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950. Billy Vera and the Beaters – At This Moment: 2 - Sir Elton wouldn't stoop to generic songwriting and over-emoting, would he? No.
951. Cerys Matthews – Arlington Way: 6
952. Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster: 3
953. Calle 13 - Adentro: 7 - It is worth checking out the lyrics in translation.
954. Dave Holland Quartet – Four Winds: 3
955. Tom Petty – A Higher Place: 5.5
956. Ramones – Rockaway Beach: 6
957. The Verlaines – Gloom Junky: 6.5
951. Cerys Matthews – Arlington Way: 6
952. Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster: 3
953. Calle 13 - Adentro: 7 - It is worth checking out the lyrics in translation.
954. Dave Holland Quartet – Four Winds: 3
955. Tom Petty – A Higher Place: 5.5
956. Ramones – Rockaway Beach: 6
957. The Verlaines – Gloom Junky: 6.5
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The Verlaines – Gloom Junky: 5
I'm sorry, Brad, but I keep struggling to connect to The Verlaines.
I'm sorry, Brad, but I keep struggling to connect to The Verlaines.
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958. ማሕሙድ ፡ ኣሕመድ ፡ [Mahmoud Ahmed] – Tizita (Tezeta)
Year: 1975
Album: ማሕሙድ ፡ ኣሕመድ ፡ (Mahmoud Ahmed)
Biggest Fan: panam (#336)
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Year: 1975
Album: ማሕሙድ ፡ ኣሕመድ ፡ (Mahmoud Ahmed)
Biggest Fan: panam (#336)
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