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19. The Cranberries – Animal Instinct 8
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19. The Cranberries – Animal Instinct: 6
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The Cranberries – Animal Instinct: 8

Dolores O'Riordan just has one of those voices and deliveries that I find hard to resist. This song comes from the moment they were basically falling out of popularity, but if this song is any indication it can't be because of the quality.

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Interestingly, no one has mentioned that ”It Ain’t Easy” is a cover. Original by Ron Davies in 1970.
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19. The Cranberries – Animal Instinct | 6
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Henrik wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:59 pm Interestingly, no one has mentioned that ”It Ain’t Easy” is a cover. Original by Ron Davies in 1970.
Gillingham at least mentioned it not being written by Bowie - is this an example of a song being completely covered up? Don't think I've ever heard of Ron Davies outside of knowing this was a cover. I'm actually curious what it's doing on Ziggy Stardust, which otherwise seems to have an overarching narrative.
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Henrik wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:59 pm Interestingly, no one has mentioned that ”It Ain’t Easy” is a cover. Original by Ron Davies in 1970.
My vinyl said "R. Davies" on it so for years I just assumed it was an obscure Kinks cover!
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BleuPanda wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 5:08 pm
Henrik wrote: Wed Jan 26, 2022 4:59 pm Interestingly, no one has mentioned that ”It Ain’t Easy” is a cover. Original by Ron Davies in 1970.
Gillingham at least mentioned it not being written by Bowie - is this an example of a song being completely covered up? Don't think I've ever heard of Ron Davies outside of knowing this was a cover. I'm actually curious what it's doing on Ziggy Stardust, which otherwise seems to have an overarching narrative.
The original is easy to find on YouTube at least:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVdUg6R ... =vertigo60

It's a bit country rock. Oddly, listening to this one and the cover back to back makes me notice the country influences on the Bowie version for the first time. He basically glammed up the chorus, making it a good fit for the Ziggy album. Why it is on there I don't know, but it fits in a narrative of "Rise and Fall". The album's plot is rather sketchy as is.
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19. The Cranberries | "Animal Instinct": 5/10
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19. The Cranberries – Animal Instinct (1999) 6/10
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19. The Cranberries – Animal Instinct: 7.5
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19. The Cranberries – Animal Instinct: 8.2 (my 1871st fave of all time)
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18. N I G H T P O O L NEON – Perfume From Now On - 3
Ambient really isn't my thing.
19. The Cranberries – Animal Instinct - 7
Good but lacks the edge or hook that completes most Cranberries songs for me.
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19. The Cranberries – Animal Instinct 7

I love this album, particularly "Promises," which made my all-time songs list.
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Hey, remember Mötley Crüe? You’ll remember them today at Biggest Fan. The song is high on andyramones1234’s list.

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19. The Cranberries – Animal Instinct: 8
20. Mötley Crüe – Red Hot 7.5
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20. Mötley Crüe – Red Hot: 6
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Red Hot is a 6
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20. Mötley Crüe – Red Hot | 4
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20. Mötley Crüe | "Red Hot": 5/10
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Mötley Crüe – Red Hot: 6
Hair metal like it never went out of style! I'm still waiting for the revival. Come on, all the eighties came back except this!
Seriously though, this dumb and fun; the type of song I can almost shamefully enjoy when it is on, but never really feel the need to put on myself.
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20. Mötley Crüe – Red Hot (1983) 5/10
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Ariel Pink feat. Weyes Blood - Tears on Fire - 5
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N I G H T P O O L N E O N - Perfume From Now On - 4.5
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16. Th’ Faith Healers – Moona Inna Joona - 6
17. Iggy Azalea, featuring Charli XCX - Fancy - 4
18. N I G H T P O O L NEON – Perfume From Now On - 3
19. The Cranberries – Animal Instinct - 7
20. Mötley Crüe – Red Hot - 4
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20. Mötley Crüe – Red Hot 5
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20. Mötley Crüe – Red Hot: 5
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The Cranberries – Animal Instinct - 5.5
Mötley Crüe – Red Hot - 5
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17. Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX - Fancy: 3
18. N I G H T P O O L NEON – Perfume From Now On: 5
19. The Cranberries – Animal Instinct: 7
20. Mötley Crüe – Red Hot: 4
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The Cranberries – Animal Instinct: 6
Mötley Crüe – Red Hot: 5

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20. Mötley Crüe – Red Hot - 4.5
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Of course, in this game Neil can’t be ignored and neither can Morrissey. The critics together rank it as the #4945 of all time.

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20. Mötley Crüe – Red Hot - 5
Reminds me of Kiss, in the sense that something about the song feels hollow.
21. Morrissey – The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get - 7
Ingenious move by Morrissey to ensure he is always talked about; after all, who would want to be close to Morrissey?
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21. Morrissey – The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get 8.75 (#2071 on my AT list)

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21. Morrissey – The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get: 4
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Morrissey – The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get

8

Before I ever heard the Smiths, I knew this song on the radio.
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Funny enough, this was on my list in 2018. Don’t know why I took it off. It’s an 8.
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21. Morrissey – The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get - 8
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21. Morrissey – The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get - 7.5
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21. Morrissey – The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get | 8
"The first word in this song is discorporate. It means to leave your body."
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21. Morrissey | "The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get": 5/10
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21. Morrissey – The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get (1994) 8/10
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14. The Dukes of the Stratosphere – Vanishing Girl - 6
15. Ariel Pink & Weyes Blood – Tears on Fire - 6.5
16. Th’ Faith Healers – Moona Inna Joona - 6
17. Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX - Fancy - 2.5
18. N I G H T P O O L NEON – Perfume From Now On - 3.5
19. The Cranberries – Animal Instinct - 7
20. Mötley Crüe – Red Hot - 6.5
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21. Morrissey – The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get 6
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Morrissey – The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get: 6

The lyrics are great of course and Morrissey is in good voice, but somehow the song is brought down by the music. Is it just me or is the band barely there? It feels like some sort of sweeping support should be there to really launch this thing into the stratosphere, but the actual playing sounds thin.
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21. Morrissey – The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get: 4
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Forum Legend Moonbeam graces us with his presence today. He doesn’t yet unleash the Purple Prince on us, but gives us some Bootsy’s Rubber Band (just Bootsy Collins on Spotify, for some reason).

22. Bootsy’s Rubber Band – Roto-Rooter
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18. N I G H T P O O L NEON – Perfume From Now On: 5
19. The Cranberries – Animal Instinct: 6
20. Mötley Crüe – Red Hot: 6
21. Morrissey – The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get: 4
22. Bootsy’s Rubber Band – Roto-Rooter: 5
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Roto-Rooter is a 9. Would you mind posting the Spotify link again?
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22. Bootsy's Rubber Band | "Roto-Rooter": 6/10
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22. Bootsy’s Rubber Band – Roto-Rooter - 7.5
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